Reading could have full-backs Andy Yiadom and Baba Rahman back from the Africa Cup of Nations as they host Huddersfield in the Sky Bet Championship.The pair will be returning to their club earlier than expected following Ghana’s surprise elimination at the group stage in Cameroon but it remains to be seen if they will be available this weekend.Liam Moore’s future remains the subject ...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp praised the mentality and quality of “world-class” Diogo Jota after the forward hit a brace to send Liverpool into the Carabao Cup final at the expense of 10-man Arsenal.After a goalless first leg at Anfield last week, Jota’s first-half daisy-cutter caught Aaron Ramsdale flat-footed and he then saw a second-half VAR check rule he was onside following a smart finish...Full Story »

Liverpool reached the Carabao Cup final for the first time in six years as Diogo Jota’s brace was enough to seal semi-final success at the expense of 10-man Arsenal. After a goalless first leg at Anfield last week, Jota’s first-half daisycutter caught Aaron Ramsdale flat-footed and he then saw a second-half VAR check rule he was onside following a smart finish as Liverpool won 2-0...Full Story »

As a footballer, you would think being one of the select few players to cross the Merseyside divide would be what people remember you for, but when it comes to Abel Xavier, that simply isn't the case. The Portuguese defender hit the headlines when he made the controversial move from Everton to Liverpool back in January of 2002, but that wasn't the only thing that got people talking. It was, in...Full Story »

Real Madrid have won the first title of the 2021/22 Spanish football season, with Luka Modric and Karim Benzema goals and a Thibaut Courtois penalty save seeing them defeat Athletic Club 2-0 in Saudi Arabia to lift the Supercopa de Espana. After overcoming Barcelona in their semi-final, Los Blancos dominated last season's Supercopa winners from start to finish at the King Fahd Stadium. Rodry...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough was delighted to see Harry Charsley end the day as a super substitute with a second-half brace that hauled his in-form side into the League Two play-off spots following a 2-0 home win over Walsall.It was a sixth home league win in a row and their ninth in 10, and Clough said: “It was an enforced change unfortunately as Ollie Clarke felt his hamstring, but he cou...Full Story »

FA Cup hero Joe Ironside was Cambridge’s matchwinner once again as he headed home in stoppage time to snatch a 1-0 win at Lincoln.A week on from firing the U’s to a stunning win at Newcastle, the striker was at it again at the LNER Stadium.Adam May forced Lincoln goalkeeper Josh Griffiths into a fingertip save early on, before the Imps took control in the run up to half-time.Their be...Full Story »

Ten-man Arsenal displayed all the resilience and fight which was missing in their weekend FA Cup exit as a goalless draw at Liverpool saw them carry the initiative into next week’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg.Granit Xhaka’s second red card in just 13 appearances this season handed Liverpool the numerical advantage for 71 minutes of this tie but they had been well below their be...Full Story »

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Defending Serie A champs Inter Milan beat Juventus to win the Italian Super Cup. Marco Luzzani/Getty Images Internazionale striker Alexis Sanchez scored in the final minute of extra time to clinch a 2-1 win against Juventus in the Italian Super Cup at San Siro on Wednesday, marking the Nerazzurri's first victory in the competition for 11 years. The home crowd, reduced to 50% capacity due to CO...Full Story »

Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez lauded his team's performance against Real Madrid on Wednesday despite going down 3-2 after extra time in a thrilling Spanish Supercopa semifinal in Saudi Arabia. Federico Valverde struck the winner in the 98th minute as Madrid recorded their 100th Clasico win after Luuk de Jong and Ansu Fati had earlier cancelled out goals from Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema...Full Story »

The Germany international, who is out of contract this summer, scored the only goal of the game as the Blues booked their place at Wembley Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea: Match Statistics It's incredible how quickly things can turn around for a footballer. A year ago, Tottenham were one of a host of clubs looking to sign Antonio Rudiger after the Chelsea defender had fallen out of favour with then-m...Full Story »

Chelsea booked their place in the Carabao Cup final with a 3-0 semi-final aggregate win over Tottenham, whose hopes of a comeback were denied by VAR misery.Thomas Tuchel’s men did half the job in last week’s first leg at Stamford Bridge when they won 2-0 and Antonio Rudiger’s first-half goal in north London settled matters, setting up a Wembley date against either Liverpool or ...Full Story »

Paul Glatzel came off the bench to rescue Tranmere a point in a 1-1 draw at Salford.The Ammies took the lead when Remi Oteh capitalised on a miskick from Rovers goalkeeper Ross Doohan to convert the easiest of chances on the half hour.Salford were seeking a third straight win and saw Tyreik Wright and Matty Lund come close either side of Oteh’s first-half gift.Having won six in a row thems...Full Story »

Tottenham will not have any of their injured players back for the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg with Chelsea.Spurs, who are trailing 2-0 from the first leg, are without Son Heung-min (muscle), Steven Bergwijn, Eric Dier (both calf) and Cristian Romero (hamstring) for the game.It remains to be seen whether Tanguy Ndombele will be involved after he was booed off the pitch by supporters at the ...Full Story »

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Manchester United edged a pulsating FA Cup clash with Aston Villa as Scott McTominay’s early header proved enough against Steven Gerrard’s side.After a weekend of intrigue and upsets, the third round ended with an all-Premier League encounter and one of Liverpool’s greatest-ever players managing at Old Trafford for the first time.Monday’s tie lacked goals but provided ple...Full Story »

Barcelona travel to Saudi Arabia for the Supercopa de Espana on Monday, but Ferran Torres and Pedri will not be on the plane. The two players are still testing positive for COVID-19 and will be unavailable for the Blaugrana's Supercopa semi-final against Real Madrid on Wednesday, January 12. Pedri would have been able to play if he had tested negative, but Ferran has still not been registere...Full Story »

Boss Mikel Arteta questioned Arsenal’s desire after the Gunners crashed out of the FA Cup at Nottingham Forest.Lewis Grabban’s late winner gave the hosts a deserved 1-0 third-round win against the slapdash Gunners.The 14-time winners suffered an early exit without managing a shot on target at the City Ground on Sunday.It was their first third-round defeat since losing 4-2 to Forest i...Full Story »

Lewis Grabban’s late strike stunned Arsenal as Nottingham Forest dumped the Gunners out of the FA Cup.The substitute sealed a 1-0 win for the Championship side to book an East Midlands derby with Leicester in the fourth round.Arsenal, 14-time winners, produced a disjointed performance which got what it deserved, with Forest more than matching the visitors to continue their upward curve und...Full Story »