Mark Hughes hailed striker Andy Cook as Bradford knocked out Championship side Hull in the Carabao Cup.Andy Cook scored twice for the League Two side, who came from behind to win 2-1 – their first home win in the competition for eight years.Hughes said: “We showed a little bit too much respect to Hull at the beginning, but after that we were excellent.“It was a really pleasing ...Full Story »

Swansea boss Russell Martin was fuming after his Championship side squandered a two-goal lead at half-time and lost 5-3 on penalties against League One side Oxford at the Kassam Stadium.Jay Fulton and Liam Cullen put the Swans two up in 25 minutes and they had other good opportunities before an error from keeper Steven Benda on 72 minutes gave Oxford hope.His casual clearance was charged down by...Full Story »

Middlesbrough defender Darragh Lenihan will sit out Wednesday night’s Carabao first-round clash with Barnsley through suspension.The Republic of Ireland international was sent off late in Saturday’s 3-2 Sky Bet Championship defeat at QPR for bringing down substitute Macauley Bonne and will serve a one-match ban as a result.Manager Chris Wilder has indicated he will make changes in ad...Full Story »

Manchester United are in talks to sign Benjamin Sesko and Marko Arnautovic, sources have told ESPN. United have made contact with Bologna about former Stoke and West Ham striker Arnautovic after Erik ten Hag pressed the club to sign an experienced forward who would be content with a back up role off the bench. Arnautovic is 33-years-old and sources have told ESPN that Ten Hag is a fan of his...Full Story »

Inter close to selling Pinamonti to Sassuolo Sassuolo will replace Giacomo Raspadori with #Inter forward Andrea Pinamonti in a deal worth €18M + bonuses and a buy-back clause included. [via @MarcoBarzaghi 🌖]— Inter Xtra (@Inter_Xtra) August 7, 2022 Kalajdzic attracting Premier League interest Stuttgart striker Sasa Kalajdzic is attracting interest from a host of Premier League...Full Story »

David Martindale revealed he told Cristian Montano at half-time he was going to score the winner for Livingston in their cinch Premiership match against Dundee United at Tannadice.The Lions’ boss prediction duly came true, with the 30-year-old Colombian netting the only goal of the game – his first for the club – with a spectacular strike just after the break to make it 1-0.Mar...Full Story »

Fans’ favourite Martin Boyle enjoyed a fairytale return to Hibernian as he stepped off the bench to score a 95th-minute equaliser against city rivals Hearts at a full-house Easter Road.Lawrence Shankland’s first competitive goal for the Jambos looked like it was going to be enough to secure a third Edinburgh derby victory in succession for the visitors.But Boyle, who signed for the E...Full Story »

Defender Marcos Alonso was not included in Chelsea's line-up for their opening match of the Premier League season against Everton as he wants to leave the club, manager Thomas Tuchel said on Saturday. "He asked to leave and we agreed to his wish," Tuchel told reporters after his team beat Everton 1-0 for their first victory at Goodison Park since 2017. "That is why it would not have made sen...Full Story »

Leeds boss Jesse Marsch laughed off his verbal battle with opposite number Bruno Lage during his side’s opening Premier League win of the season against Wolves.Rayan Ait-Nouri’s second-half own goal clinched Leeds a 2-1 victory at Elland Road after Rodrigo had cancelled out Daniel Podence’s opener for Wolves before the interval.The two managers first clashed after Wolves strike...Full Story »

Nigel Clough believes Mansfield’s 1-0 win over Tranmere sets a benchmark for the rest of the season.Riley Harbottle’s second-half header from Hiram Boateng’s corner proved to be the difference in a game of few clear-cut chances.Victory saw last season’s beaten play-off finalists get their season up and running following an opening-day defeat at Salford and Clough was deli...Full Story »

Brian Graham rescued Partick Thistle a 1-1 draw against Hamilton after the hosts had fallen behind to an unfortunate own goal.Hamilton took the lead two minutes before the break when Thistle goalkeeper David Mitchell booted the ball against his own defender Jack McMillan and it rebounded into the empty net.That looked to have given the Accies their first Scottish Championship win of the season b...Full Story »

Gabriel Martinelli helped fire Arsenal to the first three points of the Premier League season in their 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace.Martinelli headed home after 20 minutes as the Gunners made a promising start at Selhurst Park.And while the hosts returned brighter after the break in a second half that saw few chances for either side, the wind was firmly taken out of their sails when Bukayo Sa...Full Story »

Alfredo Morelos returns to the Rangers squad for the cinch Premiership game against Kilmarnock at Ibrox on Saturday.The Colombia forward has fully recovered from a thigh injury which has kept him out since March last season and which required surgery.Defender Filip Helander remains out with a foot problem and midfielder Ianis Hagi has been sidelined since January after suffering cruciate ligamen...Full Story »

Newly promoted Bournemouth will be without summer signings Ryan Fredericks and Joe Rothwell for Saturday’s Premier League opener against Aston Villa but Marcus Tavernier could make his debut.Defender Fredericks and midfielder Rothwell have been ruled out by manager Scott Parker after sustaining calf and quad injuries respectively during pre-season.Midfielder Tavernier is pushing for inclus...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Grant McCann could unleash Jack Marriott from the start when they host Morecambe on Saturday.Marriott netted off the bench in last weekend’s 3-2 win at Cheltenham to help the Posh bounce back from two goals down at half-time.Joe Ward and Ben Thompson were also introduced during the break and they could be handed starts at the Weston Homes Stadium.A number of players remai...Full Story »

Martin Odegaard rejoined Arsenal on a permanent basis at the start of the 2021-22 Premier League campaign and his wages appeared to stun defensive ace Kieran Tierney Arsenal left-back Kieran Tierney said "f***ing hell" when he learned about Martin Odegaard's £4million per season wages. The Norwegian wonderkid joined the Gunners on a permanent basis last season in a £30m deal from Rea...Full Story »

Barcelona have made a €15m offer for Athletic Bilbao defender Inigo Martinez. Sport says sources close to the negotiation say Barca's director Mateu Alemany has already contacted Athletic's general manager, Jon Berasategi, and has presented an initial offer of fifteen million euros plus incentives for the centre-back. The proposal seems too low for the Basque club to accept, but Bar...Full Story »

Mark Bonner lauded his Cambridge side after they beat 10-man Millwall 1-0 in the Carabao Cup.Liam O’Neil scored the winner just before the hour for the Sky Bet League One side, and Bonner said: “It’s a brilliant night for us.“Without doubt it’s the most physical game we’ve had.“Many of the games we’ve played so far in pre-season have been quite foo...Full Story »

Cambridge boss Mark Bonner will use the depth of his squad for Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup first-round clash with Sky Bet Championship Millwall.Bonner has signalled his intention to get competitive minutes into the legs of players on the fringes of his team, which launched its League One campaign with a 1-0 win over MK Dons on Saturday.Summer arrivals Saikou Janneh and Brandon Haunstrup we...Full Story »

England are taking on Germany in the Euro 2022 final with the women handed the chance to go one further than the men last year and win the tournament at Wembley Gareth Southgate will no doubt be watching on as the England Women take on Germany in the European Championship final at Wembley. But he might have been left a bit down in the dumps after cameras panned to one fan's banner, indicating ...Full Story »