Portsmouth continued their strong recent form with a 1-0 victory at Cambridge.They had to withstand heavy pressure in the first half and did not create an opening themselves during the first hour.Liam Bennett headed James Brophy’s deep cross wide at the far post on 16 minutes, before Michael Morrison headed Conor McGrandles’ corner over.The big chance of the half came five minutes be...Full Story »

West Ham fans turned on David Moyes after they slumped to an alarming 4-0 defeat at Brighton.The Hammers are now winless in 11 away matches in the Premier League and still perilously close to the relegation zone after a feeble display.It was another case of the curse of Brighton for West Ham – Moyes’ side have never beaten the Seagulls in the Premier League and left the Amex Stadium ...Full Story »

Accrington moved out of the bottom four thanks to a come-from-behind 2-1 win over 10-man Forest Green Rovers.Duncan Ferguson is still looking for his first league win as Rovers boss after seven games in charge as they remain rooted to the foot of the table.They had led but after they went down to 10 men just before the break, their afternoon unravelled.Forest Green started well and Stanley keepe...Full Story »

Josh Ginnelly scored a brace as Hearts tightened their grip on third spot in the cinch Premiership with a 3-0 home win over St Johnstone.The Englishman notched in either half before Jorge Grant sealed an ultimately comfortable victory for Robbie Neilson’s side, who remain five points clear of city rivals Hibernian in the battle for a European place.Hearts made three changes to the team tha...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola never had any doubt Phil Foden would get back to his best for Manchester City.The England midfielder scored a superb individual goal to put the champions on course for their 2-0 victory over Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.The 22-year-old has endured a difficult few months since the World Cup with poor form compounded by injury and illness.That now looks to be behind hi...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams praised his side’s performance as they picked up a deserved point against promotion-chasing Bolton at the Mazuma Stadium.The Shrimps, who started the day out of the relegation zone on goal difference, produced a rare clean sheet as they kept Ian Evatt’s side at bay with a solid display, putting a dent in the Trotters’ automatic promotion hopes in the ...Full Story »

Blackburn head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson played down his team’s promotion chances despite an impressive 1-0 win over Sheffield United.Victory for the Blades would have been a blow to Blackburn’s chances of gate-crashing the top two.But Rovers put in a performance of energy, discipline and verve to overpower their opponents.The game was settled by Harry Pickering’s fifth-minute go...Full Story »

Cardiff scored two second-half goals to pick up the third win under new boss Sabri Lamouchi as they beat Bristol City 2-0 in the Severnside Derby to edge closer to safety at the bottom of the Championship.They had goalkeeper Ryan Allsop sent off in the first minute of the six added on at the end of the game. Allsop came out of his goal to try to smother an attack and claimed he had used his ches...Full Story »

Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva struck as Manchester City maintained their pursuit of Premier League leaders Arsenal with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Newcastle.Foden opened the scoring at the Etihad Stadium after a superb run before Silva came off the bench to secure the points from a feisty encounter in the second half.Foden’s brilliant 15th-minute effort, albeit coming with the aid of a def...Full Story »

Morecambe and Bolton fought out a competitive 0-0 draw at the Mazuma Stadium.In a game where defences were always on top, chances came at a premium.Bolton started the game on the front foot with Shola Shoretire being played in on goal only to be denied by an excellent save from Connor Ripley.Morecambe hit back with Farrend Rawson heading over and Cole Stockton hooking a volley wide before Bolton...Full Story »

Blackburn catapulted themselves into automatic promotion contention with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Sheffield United in the Sky Bet Championship.A frantic encounter was settled by Harry Pickering’s first goal of the campaign in the fifth minute, capping off a devastating counter-attack.Both sides, fresh off giant-killing exploits in the FA Cup, created chances with Chris Basham and Oli McB...Full Story »

ARSENAL star Gabriel Magalhaes issued a now-deleted enigmatic post after missing out on Brazil's squad. Gabriel has played a major role in the Gunners' Premier League title challenge this season after forming a strong partnership with William Saliba at centre-back. Gabriel Magalhaes issued a now-deleted enigmatic post on Twitter Gabriel Magalhaes wasn't included in Brazil's squad for the upco...Full Story »

ARSENAL manager Mikel Arteta revealed he wears the same clothes in the dugout during every winning streak. Arteta has led his team to a surprise Premier League title hunt as the Gunners are top of the table with five points ahead of second-placed Manchester City. Mikel Arteta has adopted a strange ritual amid Arsenal's title challenge Arteta pictured on February 18, after Arsenal's 4-2 win ov...Full Story »

Manuel Neuer has provided a positive update on his recovery from an injury sustained on a mid-season skiing holiday Neuer posts recovery update States 'leg feels good' following injury Veteran stopper endured sticky few months WHAT HAPPENED? Bayern Munich goalkeeper Neuer has provided an insight into how his recovery is going after sustaining a leg injury while away on a mid-season skiin...Full Story »

Liverpool and Newcastle are both reportedly interested in Bayer Leverkusen forward Iker Bravo, who is on loan at Real Madrid’s second side, Castilla. The 18-year-old has been in fine form under the guidance of Castilla manager and legendary Madrid striker Raul, attracting the interest of several European clubs. Both the Reds and the Magpies seem to be targeting young players at the mo...Full Story »

Transfer insider Ben Jacobs has given TEAMtalk the very latest on Harry Maguire’s future at Manchester United and pinpointed a few surprise names who could try and swoop for the Red Devils skipper. Maguire enjoyed a rare start on Wednesday evening as United came back from a goal down to beat West Ham in the FA Cup and book a quarter-final date with Fulham later this month. However, the...Full Story »

Ever since Newcastle were taken over by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), things seemed to have got better and better for the Geordies. Eddie Howe’s hire was a master stroke, given that the quality of football compared to the Steve Bruce era has been like chalk and cheese. With money seemingly no object from a board perspective, from a players point of view this is an exciting ti...Full Story »

FOOTBALL chiefs will today confirm a new law to ban Emi Martinez-style shoot-out antics. The game’s law-making body, the International FA Board, has agreed a major clampdown after Aston Villa keeper Martinez used every trick in the book during Argentina’s World Cup shoot-out wins over the Netherlands and France. Aston Villa keeper Emi Martinez sparked a rule change after his World ...Full Story »

ERIK TEN HAG  has brought exciting football back to Manchester United — but he bored the pants off players in his first job as a boss. Initially, at least . . .  Erik ten Hag helped Go Ahead Eagles reach the Dutch top-flight with 'crazy' routines in training that sometimes frustrated his squad Now Ten Hag has awakened the Red Devils as they hunt a Quadruple Sjoerd Overgoor was p...Full Story »

The Portuguese has collected more red cards than anyone else in Serie A this season, and his pathetic petulance is hurting Roma's top-four hopes In his very first press conference as Roma coach, Jose Mourinho insisted he was a changed man. "I won't be the one going looking for trouble," he promised. "I have more experience now. I'm more solid emotionally." If that claim sounded borderline co...Full Story »