Candy, 47, is one of several interested parties that has expressed a desire to purchase the Blues after Abramovich announced he was selling the club for £3billion. Chelsea's owner Abramovich has been hit with a number of sanctions that prevent him from selling the club for profit Credit: PA It was reported that the avid Blues fan and property developer is talking to a number of American i...Full Story »

Andy Carroll scored a late equaliser as West Brom staged a comeback to spare the blushes of England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone and rescue a 2-2 Championship draw against promotion-chasing Huddersfield on Friday night.Mistakes by Johnstone saw a brace from Danny Ward give Huddersfield a 2-0 lead but late goals in the last six minutes from former Town striker Karlan Grant and substitute Carroll earn...Full Story »

Swansea will be hoping goalkeeper Andy Fisher is fit to face table-topping Fulham on Tuesday night.Fisher was in discomfort making a save in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Coventry but should be fine to keep his place.Hannes Wolf will miss out after testing positive for coronavirus but Korey Smith is expected to be available despite receiving treatment at the end of the weekend victory.Cyrus Chri...Full Story »

Port Vale assistant manager Andy Crosby felt his team were denied three points by a wrongly disallowed goal at Harrogate.Just two minutes before heading in an equaliser midway through the second half to cancel out Alex Pattison’s opening goal, on-loan Leeds striker Ryan Edmondson had seen a similar effort chalked off after being penalised for an alleged push.But Crosby, standing in for Dar...Full Story »

Port Vale assistant manager Andy Crosby was proud to see his side step up to the challenge in the absence of boss Darrell Clarke as they claimed a 2-0 win over Stevenage.Clarke was away on compassionate leave following a family bereavement, but an own goal from Luke O’Neill plus Ryan Edmondson’s strike saw the Valiants extend their unbeaten run to eight games and stay in the League T...Full Story »

That’s because former suitors Man City have made Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland their No1 target. Man Utd are favourites to land Tottenham star Harry Kane this summer Credit: Rex Kane's former suitors Man City have made Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland their top target Credit: Getty Bild claims Pep Guardiola is no longer in the running for Kane, 28, after having FOUR bids re...Full Story »

Andy Crosby will continue to take charge of Port Vale in the absence of Darrell Clarke when Stevenage visit.Boss Clarke remains on compassionate leave following a close family bereavement.Vale announced on Thursday that Adam Murray has joined the club on a temporary basis to support Crosby.Tom Conlon has been absent since January with an Achilles injury and it remains to be seen whether he will ...Full Story »

Andy Crosby said Port Vale only had themselves to blame for missing out on three points in the 1-1 draw at Rochdale.Vale were on course for victory, with Ben Garrity’s first-half header separating the sides and the home team having failed to test Valiants goalkeeper Tomas Holy all game.But James Ball fired home a 93rd-minute leveller with Dale’s first effort of the match.“We wa...Full Story »

Port Vale assistant manager Andy Crosby said he was immensely proud of everyone at the club after the Valiants ended a difficult week by snatching a last-gasp equaliser at high-flying Tranmere.Prior to the match, Vale players and staff wore shirts with the message “Thinking of you Gaffer” with boss Darrell Clarke this week having taken a period of leave after a close family bereaveme...Full Story »

The Scottish full-back was pleased with the Reds' latest performance but feels Manchester City remain out of sight for the time being Andrew Robertson has played down Liverpool's title chances despite their "important" 2-0 victory over Leicester on Thursday night, insisting the gap at the top of the table is "still too big". Liverpool picked up a comfortable home win against the Foxes thanks...Full Story »

Bradford earned their third win in five games with a 2-1 victory against Walsall at the Banks’s Stadium.Matthew Daly put the Bantams ahead in the 37th minute before George Miller levelled the scoring early in the second half.Derek Adams’ side snatched the winner late on when former Walsall striker Andy Cook converted from the penalty spot following Zak Mills’ handball.Walsall m...Full Story »

Hull will be without Andy Cannon for the visit of Stoke in the Championship on Sunday.The 25-year-old midfielder had been pushing for a place in Grant McCann’s starting line-up before picking up an injury.On the training field, Cannon sustained a knock which resulted in ankle ligament damage and could face up to three weeks on the sidelines.Alfie Jones, Callum Elder, Lewie Coyle and Mallik...Full Story »

Clark Robertson and Ryan Tunnicliffe have handed Portsmouth a fitness boost ahead of the visit of MK Dons.Skipper Robertson has been sidelined for four months having suffered a hip injury in early September.Midfielder Tunnicliffe has been out since October due to a hamstring injury.But both got a run-out in the Papa John’s Trophy in midweek to increase boss Danny Cowley’s option...Full Story »

Yoann Barbet’s stoppage-time strike gave QPR a 2-1 Championship win at Ashton Gate over a Bristol City team reduced to 10 men.The defender connected perfectly with a near-post header from a right-wing corner to send traveling fans behind the goal into ecstasy.It was rough justice on City, who were depleted from the 56th minute when midfielder Andy King was shown a second yellow card for pu...Full Story »

First-team coach Andy Parkinson praised Tranmere’s resilience following a fifth successive Sky Bet League Two win that lifted Rovers into the top three.Nicky Maynard’s seventh-minute opener and an 85th-minute effort from Kieron Morris secured a 2-0 win for the Prenton Park side.“In between the two goals was a battle where we had to show resilience which we did really well,&rdqu...Full Story »

Bradford will be without Andy Cook, Charles Vernam and Abo Eisa as they prepare to welcome Sutton to the Utilita Energy Stadium on Saturday.Much of Eisa’s time at Bradford has been riddled with injury problems and the summer signing recently underwent a hamstring operation which will keep him out of action for the next four months.Cook had a double hernia operation and is not expected back...Full Story »

Assistant manager Andy Crosby was delighted by Port Vale’s defending in all areas, which was the catalyst for their 2-0 win at home to Hartlepool.The Valiants had gone three games without a win but preventing their visitors from having a shot on target led to them winning with goals from Ben Garrity and Tom Pett.Garrity bundled in the opener from close range on the half-hour mark and Pett ...Full Story »

Reading boss Veljko Paunovic hailed the contribution of Andy Carroll and Danny Drinkwater after their 3-2 Sky Bet Championship win at Swansea.The former England pair notched their first Reading goals as the Royals claimed a first win since being deducted six points for breaching English Football League financial regulations.Paunovic said: “Andy and Danny are very important with their exper...Full Story »

Reading won 3-2 at Swansea as former England pair Andy Carroll and Danny Drinkwater rolled back the years with their first goals for the Royals.Carroll struck after Tom Dele-Bashiru had cancelled out Jamie Paterson’s quickfire Swansea opener that had set the tone of a frenetic Sky Bet Championship contest.Ryan Manning equalised at the start of the second half but Drinkwater’s first g...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will not have any of his injured players back for the visit of Southampton.The Reds boss will, therefore, again be selecting from the same squad which featured against Porto in the Champions League in midweek, with Virgil Van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho and Diogo Jota all set to return after being rested.Left-back Andy Robertson came off the bench against...Full Story »