Man Utd to face competition from Spurs for Branthwaite According to The Evening Standard, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are set to compete in the transfer market to secure the signature of Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite in the summer. The English defender has a contract with the Toffees until 2027 and it remains to be seen if the Merseyside club would entertain any offers in t...Full Story »

Andre Breitenreiter is resigned to Huddersfield playing in Sky Bet League One next season after his side drew 1-1 at home to fellow strugglers Birmingham at the John Smith’s Stadium.The Terriers need to win at Ipswich on the final day along with Plymouth losing at home to Hull, while also needing to claw back a 15-goal deficit on Argyle in order to climb out of the bottom three.The German ...Full Story »

Substitute Ryan Andrews ended Watford’s dismal run of form at Vicarage Road as they clinched a 1-0 victory over Sunderland.Tom Cleverley was able to celebrate his appointment as permanent manager with the club’s first home victory since November 28, ending a run of 12 winless games.In spite of improved performances since taking charge on a caretaker basis from the sacked Valerien Ism...Full Story »

Huddersfield manager Andre Breitenreiter insists his side have to continue believing they can beat the drop from the Championship, despite a 4-0 defeat at home to Swansea leaving them two points from safety with just two matches left to play.Second-half goals from Jamal Lowe, Ronald, Jerry Yates and Liam Walsh condemned the Terriers to a fifth loss in their last 10 outings – a run which in...Full Story »

Birmingham edged another point clear of the Championship relegation zone after being held 0-0 by already relegated Rotherham in a game which was held up by a medical emergency in the stands.The Blues were left frustrated by Rotherham, who had Steve Evans back in the dugout after his shock return from Stevenage midweek, and the stalemate left the visitors just two points clear of the bottom three...Full Story »

West Ham’s European hopes suffered a second blow in the space of four days after a meek 2-0 home defeat by Fulham.The Hammers were beaten 2-0 by Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday, leaving them with a mountain to climb in the return match.They then blew the chance to climb up to sixth place in the Premier League, and right ...Full Story »

Andre Breitenreiter called for VAR to be used in Championship matches after Nahki Wells’ stoppage-time penalty had denied his Huddersfield team a crucial win.The former Terriers striker sent a powerful spot-kick past Lee Nicholls with almost the last kick of the game after referee Rebecca Welch had judged substitute Ollie Turton to have handled a Cameron Pring cross.The goal cancelled out ...Full Story »

Huddersfield boss Andre Breitenreiter was delighted to have secured a “dirty” win after his side sealed a dramatic 1-0 success against fellow strugglers Millwall.Substitute Rhys Healey pounced for the Terriers’ late, late winner in added time, one which handed his side a first win in seven games and lifted them out of the Championship drop zone.A clearly relieved Breitenreiter ...Full Story »

Andre Breitenreiter was pleased with Huddersfield’s performance even as they let another lead slip in a 1-1 draw at Stoke to remain in the relegation zone.The Terriers’ winless run stretched to six games, with Breitenreiter without a victory since his opening game in charge.Bojan Radulovic broke the deadlock on the cusp of half-time with his first goal following a January switch from...Full Story »

Brighton bounced back from European embarrassment at the hands of Roma by scraping a 1-0 Premier League success over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest.Albion returned to the Amex Stadium with their maiden Europa League adventure in dire straits following Thursday’s 4-0 thrashing in the Italian capital.But Andrew Omobamidele’s first-half own goal got the Seagulls back to winning...Full Story »

Calvin Miller scored the only goal of the game as Falkirk earned a 1-0 win against Cove Rangers in cinch League One.The winger finished from a tight angle to extend the Bairns’ unbeaten run in the league and they now sit 17 points clear at the top.Stranraer returned to winning ways with a 5-0 victory against Dumbarton in League Two.A poor start from the Sons saw Stranraer take the lead fro...Full Story »

Manchester United have received a transfer hammer blow - Ivan Provedel has penned a new long-term deal with Lazio. Back in November, there were rumours the goalkeeper might be on United's radar as a potential replacement for Andre Onana after talks over a new contract hit a bump in the road. But, Provedel has now dashed any hopes by sticking with Lazio. "I am very happy and I want to thank t...Full Story »

Andre Breitenreiter got off to a winning start as Huddersfield boss thanks to Danny Ward’s brace from the bench, which gave the visitors a 2-1 victory after Emmanuel Dennis had opened the scoring for Watford.The German head coach started work with the Terriers on Tuesday after being unveiled as Darren Moore’s permanent replacement the previous week, and had acknowledged at his first ...Full Story »

New Blackburn boss John Eustace made a losing return to St Andrew’s as his side were beaten 1-0 by former club Birmingham.Andre Dozzell struck the only goal of the Sky Bet Championship contest in the 77th minute to end City’s 388-minute drought and reward their dominance.Tony Mowbray’s side were good value for their first win in four matches, which saw them climb to within a po...Full Story »

West Brom boss Carlos Corberan celebrated the birth of his son with a 1-0 derby victory over Birmingham.Wife Claudia welcomed baby Dario on Friday night before Andreas Weimann snatched a late winner to cap a perfect weekend.The Bristol City loanee netted his first Baggies goal, having joined last month, as Albion consolidated their play-off place.They remain fifth in the Sky Bet Championship whi...Full Story »

Andre Onana is 'considering' his international future again due to barely playing for Cameroon at AFCON amid a feud with FA president Samuel Eto'o. WHAT HAPPENED?The goalkeeper played just once in his country's four games in the Africa Cup of Nations as they fell to Nigeria in the last 16 of the competition on Saturday. Now, the Daily Mail claims the 27-year-old's lack of game time and an ong...Full Story »

Michael Carrick could not understand why the officials made the two “massive” offside decisions they did as Middlesbrough came from behind to claim a point from a 1-1 draw with Rotherham.The Millers had taken a 59th-minute lead when Cafu finished brilliantly after he was played in behind the defence by former Boro striker Jordan Hugill – despite Carrick’s claims the strik...Full Story »

Everton midfielder Andre Gomes’ first Goodison Park goal in almost five years settled a dreary FA Cup third-round replay against Crystal Palace.With the temperature sub-zero the match did little to animate the 37,796 hardy souls in attendance but Gomes’ strike – the Toffees’ first from a direct free-kick in 197 games in a run dating back to August 2019 – was the one...Full Story »

Ryan Andrews’ second-half equaliser secured Watford a 3-3 Championship draw from a topsy-turvy New Year’s Day thriller at Plymouth.Visiting goalkeeper Ben Hamer made a brilliant stoppage-time save to deny Plymouth’s 13-goal top scorer Morgan Whittaker and central defender Lewis Gibson nearly sealed it with a thumping 18-yard shot, which flew just over in the final minute.Despit...Full Story »

Bristol City’s charge towards the Championship play-offs hit a bump in the road as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Birmingham at St Andrew’s.A low-quality contest did little to ease Wayne Rooney’s concerns, with the Blues boss still having only two wins to his name since succeeding John Eustace 14 games ago, while Liam Manning saw his team’s three-game winning streak snap...Full Story »