Motherwell manager Graham Alexander praised his team for securing a deserved point against Hibernian after losing Liam Donnelly to what he branded a “harsh” red card.Alexander was also sent off by Andrew Dallas after Donnelly received a second yellow card following a sliding challenge on Drey Wright in the 73rd minute of a goalless Fir Park encounter.“I thought the second one w...Full Story »

Motherwell manager Graham Alexander has an unchanged squad for the cinch Premiership match against Hibernian.Juhani Ojala and Liam Shaw returned to the bench for Saturday’s Scottish Cup win over Morton but did not feature.Ricki Lamie and Mark O’Hara remain on the sidelines.New signing Demetri Mitchell could make his Hibernian debut at Fir Park after joining from Blackpool.Elias Melke...Full Story »

Motherwell boss Graham Alexander insisted he had belief in his players after they came from behind to secure their place in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.The Premiership outfit needed extra-time goals from Kevin van Veen and, in the last minute, Liam Donnelly to get the better of a gutsy Morton side.Alexander said: “It was a typical cup tie.“I thought we played well and created...Full Story »

Everton caretaker manager Duncan Ferguson empathised with fans who protested after their 1-0 home defeat to Aston Villa after admitting he was “on the floor” after the result.A 10th defeat in 14 league matches – courtesy of Emiliano Buendia’s header in first-half added time – means their 19 points from their first 20 games is their lowest total at this stage since 1...Full Story »

Duncan Ferguson’s second spell as Everton caretaker manager got off to the worst possible start with the club facing a likely investigation into a bottle-throwing incident during the 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa.Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard’s first appearance at Goodison Park as head coach barely featured as a sub-plot with the focus all on the ex-Toffees striker taking charg...Full Story »

Alex Lowry admitted  a dream came true when he scored a debut goal in Rangers’ 4-0 Scottish Cup fourth-round win over Stirling Albion at Ibrox.The 18-year-old midfielder replaced injured Ianis Hagi after 12 minutes of the tie and gave the home fans a glimpse of the future in the 31st minute with a well-taken finish.Skipper James Tavernier scored a penalty and then had one saved by Bin...Full Story »

Everton caretaker manager Duncan Ferguson has promised changes for the visit of Aston Villa as he bids to turn around a run of one win in 13 matches which led to Rafael Benitez’s sacking.The Scot, in his second temporary spell in charge, has a virtually fully-fit squad to choose from, with Fabian Delph the only short-term absentee.Fellow midfielder Tom Davies is out until March after a kne...Full Story »

West Brom remain without Sam Johnstone and Alex Mowatt for the visit of Peterborough in the Sky Bet Championship.The pair are serving the final game of their suspensions and will be available for the midweek visit of Preston.Cedric Kipre is available after his ban while Kyle Bartley is also in contention after injury.Striker Daryl Dike could be given first start after coming off the bench at QPR...Full Story »

EX-MANCHESTER UNITED ace Marouane Fellaini is clearly enjoying his holiday in St Barts with artist Victoria Alex. Fellaini frolicked in the sea with Alex and even shared a kiss with the stunning Russian. Fellaini enjoyed a dip in the sea with the stunning Russian in St Barts Credit: THE MEGA AGENCY Fellaini is a regular feature on Alex's Instagram page accompanied by lovestruck captions. The...Full Story »

It seems that new Barcelona signing Ferran Torres returned to Spain for than on-field reasons, with his relationship with Sira Martinez now official. The 21-year-old forward posted a photo on his Instagram stories of Sira, who happens to be the daughter of Spain boss Luis Enrique, after she had celebrated success in her field of equestrian and polo. Sira shared the photo too The picture pos...Full Story »

Marcelo Bielsa saluted the desire of his Leeds players after Jack Harrison’s stunning hat-trick fired them to a 3-2 win at West Ham.Winger Harrison outshone the Hammers’ in-form wideman Jarrod Bowen as the Whites registered back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time this season.Leeds travelled to east London without nine first-team players – and lost two more before ha...Full Story »

Carlisle manager Keith Millen praised his side’s desire to fight until the very end to secure a stoppage-time 1-1 draw with Crawley.Ashley Nadesan’s first-half effort seemingly sunk his former club before his missed penalty with 16 minutes left galvanised the hosts.Lewis Alessandra came off the bench for his first appearance in two months to bag a dramatic late leveller at Brunton Pa...Full Story »

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster has recalled how Sir Alex Ferguson once gave him a dressing down after he talked down to a club representative over the phone Sir Alex Ferguson once ripped into Manchester United star Ben Foster after he talked down to a club representative over the phone. Known for his all-knowing presence at Old Trafford, Ferguson is well publicised with having ...Full Story »

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 »

Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold and goalkeeper Alisson Becker have returned to training after Covid absences and will rejoin the squad for the Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg at home to Arsenal.Midfielder Thiago Alcantara (hip) and striker Divock Origi (knee) remain absent, as do Africa Cup of Nations trio Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Naby Keita.Left-back Andy Robertson has overcome ...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 »

Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson admitted their FA Cup third-round victory over Bristol Rovers was too close for comfort.The Championship strugglers fluffed a host of glorious chances as they edged past League Two side 2-1.Sammie Szmodics put Posh ahead in the 17th minute of their first outing since December 18, but Rovers, who were without manager Joey Barton due to Covid-19, replied from the ...Full Story »

The pair dined at a swanky Italian in Wilmslow on Tuesday morning and were deep in conversation for more than two hours. Man Utd icons Sir Alex Ferguson and Michael Carrick met up on Tuesday morning The pair were deep in conversation for two hours at plush Italian in Wilmslow They arrived together but went their separate ways after saying farewell The pair arrived together and walked into Ca...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper will not have any of his injured players back in time for Thursday’s home game against Huddersfield.Alex Mighten (knee) and Jordi Osei-Tutu (ankle) missed the defeat at Middlesbrough on Boxing Day after sustaining injuries in the win against Hull on December 18.The pair will miss out once more along with Joe Lolley (knee), Max Lowe (groin), Rodrigo Ely (...Full Story »

Aberdeen came from behind to earn a 2-1 cinch Premiership win over Covid-hit Dundee at Pittodrie which moved them into the top six.Leigh Griffiths’ 30-yard free-kick was a fantastic opener for Dundee, but the visitors were open at the back and allowed Ryan Hedges a scrappy equaliser just five minutes later, with Lewis Ferguson putting his side in front with 20 minutes to go.Dundee were mis...Full Story »