Patrick Vieira warned Crystal Palace they will have to improve if they want to reach Wembley after they were made to work hard to beat Stoke 2-1 in the FA Cup fifth round.Jairo Riedewald struck the winner with eight minutes left at a rain-soaked Selhurst Park after Josh Tymon had cancelled out Cheikhou Kouyate’s 53rd-minute opener.The Eagles struggled to hit top gear throughout against the...Full Story »

Queen of the South booked their place in the Scottish Challenge Cup final with a 1-0 win at League One leaders Cove Rangers.The visitors took an early lead after two minutes when Aidan Fitzpatrick was played clear down the right before drilling an angled shot into the top corner.Rangers were close to an equaliser midway through the first half when Mitch Megginson’s shot bounced back off th...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will rotate his side for the FA Cup fifth-round tie against Norwich after a gruelling 120 minutes and penalty shoot-out victory at Wembley on Sunday.Six players – Caoimhin Kelleher, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil Van Dijk, Andy Robertson, Fabinho and Mohamed Salah – were on the pitch from beginning to end of the Carabao Cup final and it is unlikely most...Full Story »

The Spain 'keeper was unable to save any of Liverpool's penalties at Wembley before missing himself, in what may prove one his final acts for the club It was pre-planned by Chelsea that Kepa Arrizabalaga would come on for penalties against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final. Yet it must have been hard to take that he did not start the match in the first place, with Edouard Mendy coming in fo...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Grant McCann has hinted he will make changes to his side for their FA Cup fifth-round tie at home to Manchester City.McCann returned for a second stint in charge of Posh last week but was unable to prevent them losing 3-0 at home to Hull on Saturday.While he has no fresh injury concerns following the defeat, the quick turnaround means he is likely to shuffle his pack.Dan Butler...Full Story »

Middlesbrough will welcome back FA Cup hero Matt Crooks for the fifth-round visit of Tottenham.Crooks scored the goal against Manchester United that sent the fourth-round tie to extra time, with Boro going on to win on penalties, but has been serving a two-match suspension in the league.Riley McGree missed the 3-2 defeat at Barnsley on Saturday with a knock and he will be assessed before kick-of...Full Story »

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Thomas Tuchel has insisted Kepa Arrizabalaga cannot shoulder any burden for Chelsea’s 11-10 penalty shoot-out Carabao Cup final loss to Liverpool.Spain stopper Kepa came off the bench in the closing stages of extra time specifically for the shoot-out, but would not have expected to step up to strike from the spot himself.A stunning set of penalties left both keepers having to shoot at goal...Full Story »

Caoimhin Kelleher won the battle of the second-choice goalkeepers against Chelsea’s Kepa Arrizabalaga as Liverpool claimed a record ninth League Cup after an incredible penalty shoot-out.The Irishman scored the decisive kick, with his opposite number – sent on specifically for the shoot-out with two minutes of extra time remaining – blazing over as the spot-kicks finished 11-10...Full Story »

Paris will stage the 2022 Champions League final after UEFA stripped Saint Petersburg of hosting rights for the showpiece fixture following Russia's military invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops continued their advance on Ukraine on Friday, which has caused widespread condemnation and sanctions from world leaders. The decision to move the game to the Stade de France, which last hosted the Cha...Full Story »

Tite led Brazil to quarterfinals at the 2018 World Cup. Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images Brazil will have a new coach in charge in 2023 following Tite's announcement that he will not remain at the helm of the national team. Tite, 60, confirmed he will remain with the squad through the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. "I'm going until the end of the World Cup," Tite told SporTV. "I have no reas...Full Story »

Reece James could make a surprise Chelsea return in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Liverpool.The England wing-back has been out of action since December with hamstring trouble, but has impressed on his return to full training this week.Hakim Ziyech and Mateo Kovacic have shaken off worrying knocks to be available for the Blues, who are only missing long-term absentee Ben Chilwell.Liver...Full Story »

Super sub Anthony Elanga spared Manchester United’s blushes at Atletico Madrid as Ralf Rangnick’s side snatched a scarcely deserved 1-1 draw in the first leg of this Champions League last-16 tie.Wednesday’s clash at a rocking Wanda Metropolitano brought together two Jekyll and Hyde sides that stand no chance of ending challenging seasons with domestic honours.United again under...Full Story »

Noor Husin’s superb second-half strike earned Southend a 1-1 draw in their Vanarama National League clash at Eastleigh.The draw ended Southend’s four-match winning run but did extend their unbeaten streak to seven, while Eastleigh are now nine games without a win.Harry Pritchard fired Eastleigh into the lead just nine minutes in. Brennan Camp, on his Spitfires debut, whipped a low cr...Full Story »

Sergio "Kun" Aguero will be working on the Argentina backroom staff at the World Cup after talks with coach Lionel Scaloni and the president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA). Aguero suffered an arrhythmia while playing a league game with Barcelona on Oct. 30 and announced six weeks later that he had to retire from football at the age of 33 due to a heart condition. Aguero spoke in...Full Story »

Manchester United FA Cup winner Paul McGrath says he's heard Ralf Rangnick is set for a director's job with the club. McGrath wrote for the Sunday World: "The word is that Ralf Rangnick has a guaranteed two further seasons with Manchester United 'upstairs' as a Director of Football. "For me, he is halfway up the stairs already, because the players are not putting in a shift for the German. ...Full Story »

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has backed his knock-out kings to deliver again when they host Lille in the Champions League round-of-16 first leg on Tuesday. The Blues needed an 89th-minute winner from Hakim Ziyech to clinch all three points at Crystal Palace on Saturday following a subdued performance in which Romelu Lukaku only had seven touches of the ball. While Chelsea have struggled for...Full Story »

And Liverpool fans will not exactly be celebrating. Stuart Attwell will take charge of Liverpool's Carabao Cup final against Chelsea Credit: Getty Attwell will not be a popular choice with Liverpool, including Fabinho's wife Rebeca Tavares The whistler from Nuneaton has been involved in controversy this season. But he is still one of the three Premier League officials who will be considered ...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel is expected to be without Mason Mount for two key fixtures at the Times report that the Chelsea graduate is set to miss the Carabao Cup final vs Liverpool and their upcoming tie vs Lille. Mount was forced off in the 31st minute of the Blues’ Club World Cup final clash against Palmeiras, having suffered an ankle ligament injury after an early collision in the encounter. Th...Full Story »

Dundee boss James McPake was content to see his cinch Premiership side grind out victory as they overcame Peterhead 3-0 to progress to the Scottish Cup quarter-finals.McPake’s men had to battle to progress, with a Charlie Adam penalty giving them the lead just after the half-hour mark before Niall McGinn and Josh Mulligan added further goals in the second half.Dundee’s reward was a h...Full Story »