Charlton manager Nigel Adkins was delighted to hear the roar of the crowd at The Valley for the first time as his side began the new Sky Bet League One season with a 0-0 stalemate against Sheffield Wednesday.Both the Addicks and the Owls are tipped to be in contention for promotion back to the Championship, and will expect better performances to come following a very tense 90-minute battle in Lo...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones hailed his summer signings after a dominant opening-day performance secured a 3-0 win over Peterborough.New arrival Fred Onyedinma was the star of the show with two assists for Elijah Adebayo and Harry Cornick, while also finding the target himself with 20 minutes remaining to seal a superb debut outing.Speaking afterwards, Jones said: “Fred was brilliant, absolutel...Full Story »

Stevenage got their Sky Bet League Two campaign off to the perfect start with a dogged 1-0 win over Barrow at a raucous Lamex Stadium.Jake Reeves got the only goal of the game just moments into the second half, crashing home Jamie Reid’s excellent cross to send the Stevenage faithful into raptures.Barrow could count themselves slightly unlucky not to get a point from the entertaining encou...Full Story »

Mark Bonner saw Cambridge’s 1-1 opening-day Sky Bet League One draw with Oxford as a great experience for the U’s.Promoted last season, Bonner’s side hit back to take a point from their first third-tier game since 2002, which they secured courtesy of Joe Ironside’s 78th-minute penalty. Oxford had enjoyed the majority of the opportunities and led through Steve Seddon&rsquo...Full Story »

Livingston have lost Jack McMillan and Jaze Kabia to knee injuries for around eight weeks ahead of the cinch Premiership contest with Aberdeen.Jackson Longridge returns from injury, Josh Mullin is building up his fitness, while Andrew Shinnie has had a slight setback and will miss out again.Long-term absentee Keaghan Jacobs (foot) remains on the sidelines while manager David Martindale is trying...Full Story »

Harrogate are set to give seven new signings their first-team debuts for the visit of Rochdale on Saturday.The Sulphurites have strengthened in all departments and have a fully fit squad of 18 players for their first home game in the Football League with fans allowed to attend with no restrictions.One player will miss out on the matchday squad at The EnviroVent Stadium and Town boss Simon W...Full Story »

Stoke signing Sam Surridge will be eager to make his Potters debut when they play Reading.Surridge could provide some firepower up top with Steven Fletcher after joining on an undisclosed fee from Bournemouth.The Potters are still without key player Tyrese Campbell who has had surgery on a knee ligament injury.They may also be without defender Harry Souttar as he makes his return back from Tokyo...Full Story »

Manager Nigel Pearson will be without two players for Bristol City’s Sky Bet Championship opener against Blackpool.Forward Antoine Semenyo, who played 50 times in all competitions last season, is recovering from knee surgery.Robbie Cundy is also sidelined following a knee operation at the end of last term.Andy King, Matty James and Rob Atkinson could all be in line to make their first appe...Full Story »

New signings Mark Cullen and Jake Lawlor are both expected to be available for Hartlepool’s first game back in the English Football League against Crawley on Saturday.Defender Lawlor is on his way back from a hamstring injury he sustained in a pre-season fixture against Spennymoor.Neill Byrne, Fela Olomola, and Reagan Ogle are all in line for their first official starts for the club.Joe Gr...Full Story »

Kyogo Furuhashi scored on his first start as Ange Postecoglou got his Celtic reign up and running in the Czech Republic.Japan international Furuhashi scored Celtic’s second goal in a 4-2 first-leg victory over Jablonec in the Europa League.Another summer signing, Liel Abada, had opened the scoring early on and both James Forrest and Ryan Christie restored Celtic’s two-goal cushion in...Full Story »

Cambridge should have defender Lloyd Jones fit for their return to Sky Bet League One against Oxford.Centre-half Jones, a summer signing from Northampton, has returned to training after picking up a neck problem so is expected to be in line to make his debut for the U’s, who are back in the third tier after 19 years.Fellow new arrivals midfielder James Brophy and forward Sam Smith could al...Full Story »

Slavisa Jokanovic hopes to have both Billy Sharp and Oli McBurnie available for his first game in charge of Sheffield United against Birmingham.The strikers missed both of the Blades’ pre-season games as they recovered from injuries that curtailed their 2020/21 season, but they have resumed training and could be included in the squad on Saturday night.However, Enda Stevens will not be invo...Full Story »

Chelsea are eager to get a deal for Romelu Lukaku wrapped up in the coming days. Chelsea want Romelu Lukaku to make debut vs Villarreal as £105m fresh transfer bid readied (Image: GETTY) Chelsea are readying a third bid for Romelu Lukaku of around £105million - which could smash the Premier League record transfer fee about to be set only this week by Jack Grealish’s move to Man...Full Story »

It was fairly clear at the end of last season that Mikel Arteta wanted Martin Odegaard to stay at Arsenal, however, the Norwegian decided to return to Real Madrid. As the new Premier League and La Liga seasons approach, the player’s situation has taken an unexpected turn, with Don Balon reporting that Carlo Ancelotti is none too impressed with what he has seen both in training sessions ...Full Story »

Tottenham are finally on the verge of completing the signing of Atalanta defender Cristian Romero... Tottenham have had a bid for Cristian Romero worth around £43million accepted by Atalanta and the player is now on the verge of joining Spurs after weeks of negotiations between the two clubs. Fabio Paratici has been a key driving force behind Spurs' interest. Romero is a player he previo...Full Story »

Granit Xhaka will reportedly sign a new deal at the Emirates Stadium after the collapse of his proposed move to Roma. Arsenal are poised to make a significant u-turn over the future of Granit Xhaka, who will imminently sign a new and improved contract with the Gunners, according to reports. The 28-year-old looked set to join Roma on a permanent deal until very recently, but the Italian outfit w...Full Story »

Olivier Giroud is happy taking the No9 shirt with AC Milan. The former Chelsea striker was presented to the local media yesterday. Giroud said, "I am not superstitious, a shirt number cannot change the way I play. Strikers like Inzaghi, Marco van Basten and Jean-Pierre Papin wore this shirt for Milan, but I don't feel the pressure." He continued: “I won many trophies at every club I'v...Full Story »

Arsenal have spent over £70million on new signings so far in this window but today's friendly against Chelsea proved they cannot rest on their laurels yet. On the face of it, Ben White, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Nuno Tavares look like good signings by the Gunners. White only completed his £50m move on Friday but came off the bench to play the second 45 minutes for the visit of the Blues...Full Story »

Dundee boss James McPake expressed his pride in his players after they salvaged a 2-2 draw against St Mirren at Dens Park.The Buddies twice took the lead through Eamonn Brophy and Jamie McGrath, but both times they were pegged back thanks to a Joe Shaughnessy own goal and a strike from substitute Jason Cummings.The newly promoted home side finished the game with 10 men after Max Anderson receive...Full Story »

Aberdeen secured European progress on their return to rain-soaked Gothenburg if not the glory night of their previous visit.The Dons moved into the third qualifying round of the Europa Conference League despite a 2-0 defeat by 10-man BK Hacken.Aberdeen progressed to a clash against Breidablik thanks to a 5-3 aggregate win, after the Icelandic side shocked Austria Vienna with a 3-2 victory over t...Full Story »