Bristol City manager Nigel Pearson will assess his illness-hit squad before naming his side to face Sheffield United.A number of players missed the draw against Swansea with ‘flu-like symptoms, with Rob Atkinson forced out during Saturday’s warm-up.Andreas Weimann was also left out of the squad and it remains to be seen if he, Atkinson or Timm Klose can feature against the Blades.Tom...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola does not think Manchester City would have found life any easier in their 1-0 win at Leicester if Erling Haaland had played.City were without the Norway striker for the first time this season due to an ankle injury picked up against his former club Borussia Dortmund in midweek and they missed his predatory instincts.In the end they needed a stunning free-kick from Kevin De Bruyne to...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson was justly proud of his illness-hit Bristol City side after they had the better of a 1-1 Championship draw with high-flying Swansea.Tommy Conway fired the hosts in front in the midday kick-off with his eighth goal of the season on 24 minutes, a low drive from Nahki Wells’ perfectly-paced pass.But other chances went begging and the Swans levelled on 76 minutes, substitute Oliv...Full Story »

Kevin De Bruyne’s stunner fired Manchester City back to the top of the Premier League after victory at Leicester.The midfielder’s sensational freekick broke the stubborn Foxes’ resistance as City, without the injured Erling Haaland, grabbed a hard-earned 1-0 win.Youri Tielemans hit the bar for the hosts, who made City work, but Pep Guardiola’s men moved a point clear of A...Full Story »

Substitute Olivier Ntcham volleyed a second-half equaliser to earn Swansea a 1-1 draw againt illness-hit Bristol City at Ashton Gate.Nigel Pearson’s side took a deserved 24th-minute lead when Tommy Conway latched onto a Nahki Wells pass to drill home his eighth goal of the season from 12 yards.But Swansea levelled on 76 minutes, Ntcham finding the bottom corner with a volley from 20 yards ...Full Story »

Manchester United forward Anthony Martial is set to miss Sunday’s clash with West Ham with a back injury.Fellow France international Raphael Varane will be sidelined but defender Harry Maguire made his return from injury as a substitute in Thursday’s Europa League win against Sheriff, so did midfielder Donny Van De Beek.Aaron Wan-Bissaka is back in team training but Brandon Williams ...Full Story »

Jonny Evans could be available for Leicester’s clash with Manchester City.The defender has been battling a calf injury and will be assessed ahead of Saturday.Wilfred Ndidi has also returned to training after a hamstring problem but Ricardo Pereira (Achilles) and Ryan Bertrand (knee) are out.Manchester City have an injury doubt over star striker Erling Haaland.The Norwegian, who has 22 goal...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag vowed to correct any Manchester United players doing skills for the sake of it after Antony’s superfluous spins in the Europa League win against Sheriff Tiraspol.The Red Devils wrapped up qualification for the knockout phase with a game to spare as Diogo Dalot, Marcus Rashford and the returning Cristiano Ronaldo scored in Thursday’s 3-0 win at Old Trafford.The result set...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo made a goalscoring return as Manchester United shot down Sheriff to seal Europa League qualification and set-up a tussle for top spot with Real Sociedad next week.Having lost their Group E opener at home to the Spanish side, Erik ten Hag’s side won four straight matches to wrap up a top-two finish with a match to spare.Diogo Dalot and substitute Marcus Rashford headers pu...Full Story »

Bristol City will be without Tomas Kalas and Kal Naismith for the visit of Swansea on Saturday.Defender Naismith has been out since the start of the month with a calf injury and though Kalas is nearing a return from a long-term knee injury, neither will be available to face the Swans.Boss Nigel Pearson confirmed there are “one or two” players suffering from illness heading into the w...Full Story »

ERLING HAALAND has been hasty to shine in the Prem and tasty in front of goal - but is too pasty for some in the swimming pool. The Norwegian has made every other striker look pale by comparison - until Manchester City posted these snaps of a team recovery session. The paleness of Erling Haaland's toned physique drew teasing commentsCredit: Getty Etihad stars went through a recovery session a...Full Story »

Chelsea and Manchester City are looking to make a sensational swoop for PSG star Lionel Messi. Despite reaching the latter stage of his career, Messi is showing no signs of slowing down. The Argentine has managed 23 goals and assists in just 16 games in all competitions, with PSG having an excellent chance of reaching the final stages of the Champions League. There aren’t many better f...Full Story »

Arsenal have joined Manchester United and Chelsea in the race to sign Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie. Simon Phillips recently reported that Chelsea and Manchester United were among a host of clubs showing an interest in Juventus midfielder McKennie. The American may be searching for a move away from the Italian club, who are struggling in Serie A at this moment. If McKennie becomes avail...Full Story »

Manchester United are set to face competition from Tottenham in the race to sign England international Tammy Abraham. Abraham left the Premier League last year in search of regular first-team football after Chelsea brought in Romelu Lukaku rather than giving the young striker a chance. As Lukaku flopped on his return to Chelsea, Abraham flourished at Roma, and a return to the Premier League ...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola declared it mission accomplished after his side’s 0-0 Champions League draw against Borussia Dortmund.The shared points after a largely uneventful encounter at Signal Iduna Park were enough to see already-qualified City clinch top spot in Group G with one game remaining and Dortmund also progress to the last 16.City went closest to breaking the deadlock w...Full Story »

Manchester City secured top spot in Group E following a largely uneventful 0-0 draw with Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park.City went closest to breaking the deadlock when Riyad Mahrez’s second-half penalty was saved and they remain unbeaten and are assured of top spot in with one game to play.The point was also enough for Dortmund, who were intent on keeping a clean sheet after having...Full Story »

Casemiro’s stoppage-time header scrambled Manchester United a point in a 1-1 draw at Chelsea.The Brazil midfielder levelled by the slimmest margin, with goal-line technology rightly awarding his effort at Stamford Bridge.Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga clawed the ball onto a post before the ricochet crossed the line.Jorginho thought his penalty had earned Chelsea maximum points (John Walton/P...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola was stuck for words to describe Erling Haaland’s latest goalscoring heroics as Manchester City returned to winning ways.The prolific Norwegian struck twice – including one from the penalty spot – as City bounced back from last week’s loss at Liverpool with a 3-1 victory over Brighton at the Etihad Stadium.The striker’s double took his tally since joini...Full Story »

Erling Haaland and Manchester City returned to form as the Premier League champions saw off Brighton 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium.The prolific Norwegian endured a rare off day as City slipped to their first defeat of the campaign at Liverpool last week but he responded impressively by scoring twice against the Seagulls.Both his goals came in the first half, the second from the penalty spot, but it ...Full Story »

Reading ended a run of three successive Championship defeats with a hard-earned 2-0 victory over Bristol City at the SCL Stadium.Neither side offered much going forward in a drab first half, with the defences on top and the goalkeepers barely tested.But Reading made the breakthrough in the 52nd minute, when loanee Mamadou Loum headed in from a Tom Ince corner.Deep in stoppage time, Andy Carroll ...Full Story »