Tony Mowbray pointed to his team’s ‘strength of character’ after Blackburn came from behind to deservedly beat Sheffield United 3-1 in the Sky Bet Championship.Smarting from a club record home defeat to Fulham on Wednesday, Rovers made the worst possible start, conceding in the second minute through Rhian Brewster’s stunning volley – his first goal for the club.Howe...Full Story »

Stoke boss Michael O’Neill hailed striker Jacob Brown as he capped a week that saw him earn a first international call-up to the Scotland senior squad with the only goal in a 1-0 win at Luton.The 23-year-old celebrated his inclusion in Steve Clarke’s squad by scoring in the 34th minute, sliding home Romaine Sawyer’s cross from close range for his fifth goal of the season.And O&...Full Story »

Teenage substitute Jahmari Clarke scored twice as Reading ended a run of four straight defeats and nearly seven hours without a goal with a 2-1 win in a delayed game against Birmingham at St Andrew’s.Academy graduate Clarke, 18, equalised in the 70th minute with his first senior goal and then netted again in the 82nd.Scott Hogan had put Birmingham on their way to what for a while looked li...Full Story »

Substitutes Danilo Orsi and Simon Power saved Harrogate from an FA Cup upset with second-half goals to secure a 2-1 win against Wrexham.The non-league visitors had earlier taken a 38th-minute lead courtesy of striker Jordan Ponticell’s first goal of the season.Ponticelli tapped in from a yard after Ben Tozer had sent in a cross from the left that the home defence failed to deal with and Ja...Full Story »

Altrincham came from two goals down to secure an FA Cup first-round replay against National League North promotion challengers Gateshead following a 2-2 draw.It was Gateshead that had the better of the chances in a surprisingly low-key first-half as the quarter-hour mark passed when top goalscorer Macaulay Langstaff diverted a cross narrowly wide with the goal at his mercy.Altrincham slowly warm...Full Story »

Sam Nombe scored a late equaliser to earn Exeter a first round FA Cup replay after a 1-1 draw at Valley Parade in a match where Bradford had the bulk of the chances.Exeter’s extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to 16 but Bradford enjoyed most of the play before striker Theo Robinson deservedly put them in front in the 28th minute.Robinson, who had earlier seen a close-range shot...Full Story »

Daniel Jebbison’s clinical late finish handed Burton a gritty 2-1 win at League One rivals Fleetwood.Jebbison darted in to convert Tom Hamer’s measured cross to hand the visitors victory with 13 minutes to go in dreadful conditions on the Fylde coast.Fleetwood struck the opener after 12 minutes at a blustery Highbury.Shayden Morris’s crisp low cross was spilled by goalkeeper Be...Full Story »

Gillingham and Cheltenham will battle it out again in an FA Cup replay following a 1-1 draw between the two League One sides at Priestfield.Young Gills striker Gerald Sithole cancelled out Mattie Pollock’s first-half strike and neither side could find a winner, meaning both will be in the hat for the second-round draw.Christian Norton headed wide and Kyle Vassell miscued an effort from 10 ...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola praised his team for silencing Old Trafford after his Manchester City side eased to a comfortable 2-0 derby win over Manchester United. An early own goal from Eric Bailly and a Bernardo Silva effort proved enough for the champions on Saturday but their margin of victory in a one-sided Premier League encounter could have been even more emphatic. City were thwarted a number of ti...Full Story »

The 41-year-old club legend will return to take over as head coach from Ronald Koeman, who was sacked at the end of October. Xavi says goodbye to Santi Cazorla (right) and other figures at the club An emotional tears up after ending his two-year spell with Al Sadd The former midfielder had to wipe away his tears with his players also emotional by his departure And it was clearly an emotional...Full Story »

The Liverpool hotshot, 29, has been tipped to win the Ballon d'Or after a remarkable year with the Reds. Liverpool star Mo Salah follows a strict diet And this season he has been the standout performer in the Premier League, scoring 10 goals in as many games for Jurgen Klopp's title-chasing side. The Egyptian star has achieved greatness thanks to a strict diet and rigorous exercise plan, incl...Full Story »

Brazilian icon Neymar has shared his shock and disbelief following reports Brazilian pop star Marilia Dias Mendonca has tragically died in a light aircraft crash. The plane is said to have come down during mid-afternoon local time near the city of Piedade de Caratinga near a mountain region in the Southeast of Brazil. The 26-year-old singer was one of five reported dead in the crash, with Mend...Full Story »

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Following the recent arrival of new manager Antonio Conte, Spurs are now expected to welcome several fresh faces over the course of the next few transfer windows. One player who is understood to be high up on Conte’s wish-list is Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic. That’s according to a recent report from Italian outlet TMW, who has suggested that Conte would like a reunion ...Full Story »

Real Madrid superstar Bale returned to training this week after being sidelined by a serious hamstring injury in September. Pacy frontman Gareth Bale is set to join the Wales squad despite being out injured for the past two months with Spanish giants Real Madrid Credit: Getty The 32-year-old attacker will miss Saturday's LaLiga clash with Rayo Vallecano at the Bernabeu. But Real boss Ancelott...Full Story »

The Portuguese superstar was the 18-yard box predator, the finisher, the presence the champions needed to go again and stay ahead of the rest. It was lunchtime on August 27 when a clearly shellshocked Guardiola faced the press, his plans in tatters. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hopeful Cristiano Ronaldo can deliver once more against Manchester City Pep Guardiola thought his club was going to land ...Full Story »

Xavi is set to return to Barcelona as their new permanent head coach following the sacking of Ronald Koeman. Koeman's 14-month reign came to an end following Barca's 1-0 defeat to Rayo Vallecano on October 27, with the Dutch boss failing to convince. Barca have now turned to another club legend in an effort to steady their ship, with World Cup winner Xavi leaving Qatar-based club Al Sadd as ...Full Story »

Dean Smith is confident he can turn around Aston Villa’s fortunes if he is afforded time.Villa slumped to a fifth straight defeat as Adam Armstrong’s early strike was enough for Southampton to earn a 1-0 win at St Mary’s on Friday night.If results go against Smith’s side this weekend they could go into the international break in the Premier League bottom three.The 50-year...Full Story »

Adam Armstrong’s early strike was enough for Southampton to earn three points against Aston Villa and inflict a fifth consecutive loss to increase pressure on manager Dean Smith.Villa have not collected a single point since winning at Manchester United on September 25 and this 1-0 reverse will only fan the flames of speculation regarding Smith’s position.The travelling supporters at ...Full Story »

Sutton will be without Richie Bennett for the trip to Hayes and Yeading in the first round of the FA Cup.Bennett will be serving the final game of his three-match ban after receiving a red card.Omar Bugiel could be in line to make his 100th Sutton appearance in the first round.Sutton are currently ninth in the fourth tier of English football and will be hoping for a good run in the FA Cup.Southe...Full Story »