Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola was left cursing a second controversial handball decision against his team in the space of four days after the 1-0 Carabao Cup defeat at West Ham.On Sunday the Cherries had a stoppage-time goal disallowed by VAR against Newcastle despite the ball appearing to go in off the shoulder of Dango Ouattara.So Iraola could not believe his luck when Jarrod Bowen’s 88t...Full Story »

Two goals in added time from James Bree and Cameron Archer earned Southampton their first win of the season as they secured a 5-3 triumph at Cardiff City Stadium.Bree’s 30-yard screamer was the fourth time the Premier League side had gone ahead and then Archer’s second added an extra bit of security at the end of a superb Carabao Cup second-round match.Three times Cardiff had hit bac...Full Story »

Jarrod Bowen’s late, lucky strike put West Ham into the Carabao Cup third round after a 1-0 win over Bournemouth.A penalty shoot-out was looming at the London Stadium until England forward Bowen found the net two minutes from the end.A shot from substitute Mohammed Kudus hit the chest of Bowen and flew past Cherries keeper Neto to send the Hammers through.The final touch may have come off ...Full Story »

Barrow boss Stephen Clemence was dreaming of a tie at former club Tottenham after his League Two outfit knocked Championship Derby out of the Carabao Cup.The Cumbrians won 3-2 on penalties after a goalless 90 minutes, with Paul Farman saving the crucial spot-kick from Craig Forsyth after Ben Jackson, Robbie Gotts and David Worrall had netted for Barrow.Clemence said: “The owners would prob...Full Story »

QPR beat Championship rivals Luton 4-1 on penalties to reach the third round of the Carabao Cup following a tough encounter at Loftus Road.After the game ended level at 1-1 after 90 minutes, Kenneth Paal stepped up to score the winning penalty as Rangers won the shootout, converting all their spot-kicks.Summer signing Hevertton Santos, making his full debut for QPR, put them ahead after 11 minut...Full Story »

Jay Stansfield refused to celebrate his goal on his return to Birmingham as Fulham cruised to a 2-0 Carabao Cup second-round win.Stansfield, 21, who was Birmingham’s multiple player of the year and 13-goal top scorer last season, netted after 14 minutes after Raul Jimenez’s 10th-minute penalty gave Fulham the lead.Birmingham – who are set to sign QPR striker Lyndon Dykes for ar...Full Story »

Ryan Graydon bagged a brace as League Two Fleetwood dumped Rotherham out of the EFL Cup with a fine comeback 2-1 victory.The Cod Army turned the tables on their League One opponents, who went ahead inside the first two minutes thanks to Jamie McCart’s opener at Highbury.He reacted quickest as Joe Powell’s delivery caused chaos in the hosts’ box as he fired into the roof of the ...Full Story »

Charlie McCann scored an added-time winner as Forest Green beat Altrincham 2-1 in the National League.The Gloucestershire side forged ahead after 20 minutes through Christian Doidge’s composed effort from the edge of the area, his fourth goal of the campaign.Altrincham drew level in the 83rd minute with a deflected strike from George Wilson, raising the visitors’ hopes of gaining at ...Full Story »

Gus Scott-Morriss headed a stoppage-time equaliser to earn Southend a 2-2 home draw against Dagenham & Redbridge.Defender Scott-Morriss leapt highest to glance home a header in the third minute of added time to deny the Daggers a third league win of the season.Oli Coker fired Southend into an early lead after being teed up by Harry Cardwell, but the Daggers hit back before the break through ...Full Story »

Gateshead remain second in the National League despite being held to a 1-1 draw at Oldham.A powerful 10th-minute effort by Tyrelle Newton fired Gateshead ahead and they stayed in front at the break.But Micky Mellon’s Oldham returned much-improved for the second half and secured a deserved 55th-minute leveller when Dan Gardner’s free-kick found Manny Monthe, who finished impressively....Full Story »

Chelsea’s hat-trick hero Noni Madueke has apologised for insulting the city of Wolverhampton on social media before his match-winning display at Molineux.The England Under-21 winger scored three times in 15 second-half minutes in Chelsea’s 6-2 win against Wolves.He was heavily booed throughout by the home fans due to a hastily-deleted Instagram post in the early hours that contained ...Full Story »

Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah scored as Arne Slot’s first competitive home game in charge of Liverpool ended with a 2-0 win over Brentford.Slot was given a warm welcome at Anfield and serenaded in the closing stages as his side made it two from two in the Premier League against Brentford, who left out Ivan Toney for the second week in a row.With Liverpool owner John W Henry watching on, Diaz...Full Story »

Celtic’s impressive start to the season continued apace with a comprehensive 3-0 William Hill Premiership win over St Mirren in Paisley.Skipper Callum McGregor fired the visitors ahead inside three minutes and fellow midfielder Reo Hatate added a second in the 33rd minute as Celtic ignored the inclement weather to take control.Hoops defender Alistair Johnston swept in a third in the 71st m...Full Story »

AS Roma are encouraging West Ham to bid for Tammy Abraham. Foot Mercato says the Hammers are in contact with Roma for the former Chelsea striker. And the Giallorossi are ready to sell, having also fielded enquiries from AC Milan and Juventus. Roma are seeking to sell for the £35m they paid Chelsea for Abraham two years ago. West Ham are now entering negotiations with Roma for the cent...Full Story »

But Los Blancos fans will be praying her infamous 'curse' does not strike again. Kim Kardashian linked up with Jude Bellingham as she visited Real MadridBellingham signed a shirt for her son Saint Kim loves taking her kids North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm to watch their favourite sports teams in action. And this week, she and son Saint, 8, were in Madrid to see Real in action. Kim, who recent...Full Story »

Phil Parkinson insists Wrexham have got to keep enjoying the challenge after their fine start to the League One campaign continued with a 3-0 win over Reading.The hosts opened the scoring through Ollie Palmer’s header and soon doubled their lead after Elliot Lee scored from close range.Andy Cannon netted a fine third just minutes into the second half and the Red Dragons’ boss has spo...Full Story »

Wycombe manager Matt Bloomfield was pleased with his side’s resilience after they beat Rotherham 2-0 to earn their first League One win of the season.Debutant Cameron Humphreys and Kieran Sadlier struck at Adams Park, ending a run of back-to-back 3-2 defeats to Wrexham and Birmingham respectively.Bloomfield said: “I’m really pleased with the performance as we dominated possessi...Full Story »

Barnsley head coach Darrell Clarke said his side have a “soft under-belly” after throwing away a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw against Northampton.Goals from Max Watters and Adam Phillips put the hosts in control before Northampton equalised with goals from Liam McCarron and Jack Baldwin.Clarke said: ”It’s two points dropped, isn’t it? We get ourselves two-nil up at t...Full Story »

Oliver Glasner refused to pin Crystal Palace’s 2-0 loss to West Ham on the departure of key players and insisted he had the squad to win.The Austrian found himself two more players down in the 24 hours before their home opener after Joachim Andersen and Jordan Ayew’s respective departures for Fulham and Leicester were finalised on Friday.Tomas Soucek and Jarrod Bowen struck in the se...Full Story »

Carlos Corberan says a positive start for his side has been important as West Brom picked up their second successive away win of the season after a 2-1 win against Stoke.Goals from Karlan Grant and Josh Maja – either side of a equaliser from Lewis Koumas – ensured they would be travelling back down the M6 with all three points.Corberan was full of praise for his team’s performa...Full Story »