Barcelona are confident of a deal for Athletic Bilbao defender Inigo Martinez. Sport says Barcelona have had his signing under control for months, but there are teams trying to convince him to pick them. The Athletic defender is close to a return to action after overcoming an injury that has kept him out of action since November. Meanwhile, he is awaiting a final renewal offer from his club...Full Story »

Liverpool could have had a boost in their pursuit of Jude Bellingham with Borussia Dortmund plotting a move to find his replacement. Liverpool’s interest in Bellingham is no secret, with Fabrizio Romano confirming to CaughtOffside via his Substack column that the England international is their priority for the summer. Dortmund will of course need to find a replacement, and they’r...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone complained that Real Madrid receive preferential treatment from referees after a straight red card was shown to Angel Correa in a 1-1 draw against their rivals in Saturday's derby. Simeone was fuming over referee Gil Manzano's sending off of Atletico forward Correa in the 64th minute after an elbow to the chest of defender Antonio Rudiger with the score 0-0...Full Story »

Notts County’s seven-match winning streak was brought to an end by a 2-1 home defeat to Dagenham and Redbridge in the National League.County remain top of the table, but their lead over second-place Wrexham was cut to two points after their loss at Meadow Lane.Ruben Rodrigues put the home side ahead in the 21st minute with his 14th goal of the season.However, 10 minutes later Dagenham equa...Full Story »

Neil Warnock remains optimistic about Huddersfield’s survival chances because they have not lost ground on the teams above them despite a 4-0 defeat at Sky Bet Championship leaders Burnley.Warnock’s side remain four points adrift of safety after the defeat, as their hosts extended their unbeaten league run to 14 matches.Ashley Barnes scored Burnley’s opener while Connor Roberts...Full Story »

Carlos Corberan was as delighted by Daryl Dike’s defensive efforts as he was by the West Brom striker’s brace after he sunk Middlesbrough with a quick-fire early double at The Hawthorns.USA international Dike found the net in the eighth minute when teed up by Jed Wallace, and two minutes later John Swift was the provider.Boro, who had been in rampant goalscoring form prior to this, w...Full Story »

Gabriel Martinelli hit the only goal of the game as Premier League leaders Arsenal secured a narrow victory at Leicester.The Gunners were the better side at the King Power Stadium but left with a hard-fought 1-0 win courtesy of Martinelli’s effort early in the second half.The game lacked much of the drama witnessed in Arsenal’s last-gasp victory at Aston Villa a week ago but it does ...Full Story »

Barnsley manager Michael Duff was delighted with his team’s performance in a 4-1 victory against a strong Derby.Devante Cole scored two much-needed goals in the first half and Adam Phillips was also on the scoresheet.David McGoldrick gave hopes of a Derby comeback after a fabulous finish, but substitute Luke Thomas secured the vital three points with a late stoppage-time strike to seal the...Full Story »

Sutton kept pace with the Sky Bet League Two play-off contenders with a 2-0 win at Newport.The hosts’ relegation fears have been eased in recent weeks by a five-game unbeaten run, but they were undone on home soil by a goal in each half from Coby Rowe and Alistair Smith.Rowe bundled in the opener in the ninth minute after the Exiles failed to clear a corner, which they felt should never ha...Full Story »

Barnsley leapfrogged Derby in the League One table with a thumping 4-1 win at Oakwell.The Tykes made it an impressive seven games without a defeat against Paul Warne’s side, climbing over them into fifth.An opener was found in the 21st minute, as chaos in the Derby defence gave Devante Cole his ninth goal of the season with a simple close-range strike.Adam Phillips then scored his third go...Full Story »

Cheye Alexander scored the winner against his former club as Gillingham came from behind to win 2-1 at home to AFC Wimbledon.The highlight of a goalless first half came when Dons goalkeeper Nik Tzanev diverted Alex MacDonald’s goal-bound effort on to the bar eight minutes into added time.But the second period was just seven minutes old when Iraqi forward Ali Al-Hamadi beat the offside trap...Full Story »

Viktor Gyokeres marked his 100th Coventry appearance with the winning goal as the Sky Blues beat Sunderland 2-1 at the CBS Arena.The Sweden international met Matt Godden’s cross in the closing stages to net his 15th Championship goal of the season as Coventry made it three wins on the bounce.Gyokeres had earlier teed up Jamie Allen to set Coventry on their way before Manchester United loan...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool future is under threat. The Reds have endured one of their worst seasons in recent times. Not only are they out of the race for the Premier League title, but currently sitting seven points outside of the top four, it seems unlikely they'll qualify for next season's Champions League. And while domestic success has so far eluded them, so has cup success. Crashing out o...Full Story »

Arsenal have not dropped their pursuit of Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans. Arsenal are again rated favourites for Tielemans, who has also been linked with Manchester United. Football Insider reports the Gunners are best placed to sign the Leicester midfielder, despite reported interest for the Belgian from Barcelona and Newcastle. The Foxes still hope the 25-year-old will sign a c...Full Story »

Arsenal are reportedly the frontrunners for Leicester City’s Youri Tielemans ahead of his contract expiring at the King Power this summer. That is according to Football Insider, who reports that Leicester haven’t given up hope of the Belgium international extending his stay, but all signs point towards a summer exit. The midfielder has been with the Foxes since 2019 and has accumul...Full Story »

Wrexham kept pace at the top of the Vanarama National League with leaders Notts County as two Paul Mullin penalties secured a 2-0 home win against lowly Scunthorpe.Mullin converted his 26th and 27th league  goals of the season in either half and Phil Parkinson’s side remain five points behind the Magpies.The Dragons extended their unbeaten league run to 20 matches and remain unbe...Full Story »

Rotherham boss Matt Taylor said his side’s 2-1 win over Sunderland relieved the pressure in their battle against relegation from the Sky Bet Championship.The Millers had won just once in 12 games since beating Sheffield United in November but came good with goals either side of half-time from Ollie Rathbone and Shane Ferguson.They had to work hard for it as Joe Gelhardt’s first goal ...Full Story »

Captain Angelo Balanta led from the front as Dagenham & Redbridge got their season back on track with a 2-1 win over Aldershot Town.Daryl McMahon’s men went into the game on the back of just one league win in seven but secured the points that saw them clamber back into the top 10.Making his first start of the season, Balanta needed just 14 minutes to put his side in front when he produ...Full Story »

Derek Adams was full of praise for teenager Adam Mayor after his goal earned Morecambe three points against Port Vale and took them out of the Sky Bet League One relegation zone.Mayor produced a fierce left-foot drive six minutes into the second half that beat goalkeeper Aidan Stone at his near post and gave the home side a valuable three points.Boss Adams said: “Both sides were at it and ...Full Story »

Rotherham boosted their Sky Bet Championship survival chances with a much-needed 2-1 win over Sunderland at the New York Stadium.The Millers had won just once in 12 games since beating Sheffield United in November but came good with goals either side of half-time from Ollie Rathbone and Shane Ferguson.They had to work hard for it as Joe Gelhardt’s first goal for Sunderland since his Januar...Full Story »