Draw specialists Walsall and Crewe battled out a 0-0 Sky Bet League Two stalemate at Bescot Stadium.Crewe’s 13th League Two draw this season – a division high – saw them slip to 18th while Walsall’s sixth draw in seven did little to aid the 13th-placed Saddlers’ fading play-off hopes.Walsall created the first chance eight minutes in, Isaac Hutchinson latching on to ...Full Story »

Chelsea’s season sunk to a new and alarming low as they were beaten 1-0 at Stamford Bridge by the Premier League’s bottom side Southampton.A converted free-kick from James Ward-Prowse on the stroke of half-time put the Saints’ captain one goal behind David Beckham in the competition’s all-time standings, and sent Graham Potter’s team to a fourth consecutive winless ...Full Story »

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has insisted that he "won't beg" James Maddison to sign a new contract amid Arsenal links. Less than 18 months on Maddison's deal Linked with a move away Rodgers delivers verdict on the situation WHAT HAPPENED? The Englishman has long been linked with Premier League rivals Arsenal and Tottenham. With his contract expiring in June 2024, Maddison coul...Full Story »

Sarina Wiegman praised first-time England goalscorer Lauren James after the 4-0 win over South Korea at Stadium MK – and criticised the “unacceptable” playing surface at the ground.Opening their defence of the Arnold Clark Cup, the European champions went in front in the 40th minute via a Georgia Stanway penalty won by James, moments after Alessia Russo had hit a shot against a...Full Story »

Lauren James scored her first England goal as the European champions opened their Arnold Clark Cup defence with a 4-0 victory over South Korea in Milton Keynes.The Lionesses went in front in the 40th minute through a Georgia Stanway penalty won by James, moments after Alessia Russo had hit a shot against a post.Chloe Kelly and Russo then scored in quick succession soon after the break before Jam...Full Story »

James Tomkins took advantage of a mistake by Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to earn Crystal Palace a 1-1 draw against Brighton at Selhurst Park.Sanchez was unable to hold a Michael Olise free-kick and Tomkins pounced to nod home to level in the 69th minute.Brighton had taken the lead six minutes earlier when Solly March connected with Pervis Estupinan’s cross at the far post on an afte...Full Story »

Jordan James struck in stoppage time as Birmingham snatched a dramatic 2-2 draw at Blackburn in the FA Cup fourth round.Rovers looked to be heading through to the fifth round for the first time since 2017 after recovering from conceding Reda Khadra’s early opener thanks to Bradley Dack’s close-range finish and a precise Joe Rankin-Costello strike.But 18-year-old James, who had been o...Full Story »

Rangers eased past 10-man St Johnstone with a 2-0 victory in a controversial cinch Premiership encounter at Ibrox.On the day that Todd Cantwell made his Rangers debut, skipper James Tavernier smashed home a penalty in the 15th minute before referee Willie Collum took centre stage.He showed a straight red card to Saints striker Nicky Clark in the 33rd minute for a foul on Gers midfielder Ryan Jac...Full Story »

Sky Bet League Two leaders Leyton Orient were held to a 0-0 draw by play-off hopefuls Barrow at Brisbane Road and finished with 10 men after Tom James was dismissed in added time.The visitors proved positively doughty opponents and deserved their point. They had the ball in the net after 17 minutes only for Billy Waters to be ruled offside.Barrow goalkeeper Paul Farman was then forced into two-f...Full Story »

Promotion-chasing Wrexham built on their FA Cup exploits by keeping up the pressure on Vanarama National League leaders Notts County thanks to a 2-1 victory over Bromley.Substitute James Jones made an instant impact at the Racecourse Ground, firing home the deflected winner 16 minutes from time, having just replaced Thomas O’Connor.Phil Parkinson’s second-placed hosts, who defeated S...Full Story »

Layvin Kurzawa and Daniel James secured Fulham’s place in the FA Cup fourth round at the expense of Hull as Marco Silva gained victory over his former employers.Kurzawa was one of seven changes to Premier League Fulham’s line-up and was left with a simple 37th-minute finish after Matt Ingram parried Harry Wilson’s shot, while James secured a 2-0 win at the death.Their Champions...Full Story »

Douglas James-Taylor’s maiden English Football League goal and Liam Kinsella’s first for more than seven years earned Walsall a 2-1 win over League Two play-off rivals Mansfield.Stoke loanee James-Taylor’s finish on the turn and Kinsella’s header gave the Saddlers a sixth victory in eight league games despite Rhys Oates’ late consolation.Mansfield created the best e...Full Story »

Chelsea in for Dumfries amid latest James injury (Gazzetta) Chelsea and Manchester United are pushing to sign Denzel Dumfries from Inter in January, La Gazzetta dello Sport claims. The Blues are eyeing a new right-back after Reece James sustained another injury on Tuesday while the Red Devils are in the market to strengthen in the position, too. Inter, meanwhile, are looking at Bayern Mun...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Graham Potter is concerned that Reece James has suffered a recurrence of the injury which ruled him out of the World Cup.England full-back James looked distraught as he received treatment on the same knee he injured in October during Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Bournemouth.There are now fears Chelsea could be without one of their key players for another extended spell.View this pos...Full Story »

James Maddison is expected to return to the Leicester side for their Boxing Day clash with Newcastle.Maddison was missing for the Foxes as they resumed their season after the World Cup break with a routine 3-0 Carabao Cup win at MK Dons.Goals from Youri Tielemans, Ayoze Perez and Jamie Vardy meant that Maddison’s absence was not a factor as they reached the last eight of a competition they...Full Story »

ENGLAND star James Maddison took a break from World Cup preparations to see his girlfriend Kennedy Alexa. The couple were pictured together in Qatar as they enjoyed a date night as England get set to face Senegal. James Maddison and girlfriend Kennedy Alexa enjoyed some couple time in Qatar Kennedy, 28, took to Instagram to share the photo of them both as she wore a brown dress while Maddison...Full Story »

Derby will remain without defender James Chester for their clash with Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.The 33-year-old has been out since October with a thigh injury and remains unavailable for their game against the Owls.Goalkeeper Joseph Anang has been out with an arm injury but could return to training soon.Winger Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (hamstring) and the defensive pair of Curtis Davies (knee...Full Story »

Michael Flynn was relieved that Douglas James-Taylor did not have time to think as he struck a dramatic injury-time winner to guide Walsall into the third round of the FA Cup.It was the Stoke loanee’s first professional goal and boss Flynn admitted it was a good thing he did not have too long to weigh things up before firing past Carlisle keeper Tomas Holy.Flynn said: “He is a big th...Full Story »

Dorking picked up their first National League win in six matches with a 1-0 victory over York at Meadowbank.The visitors had the first chance when some pressure ended with Olly Dyson heading onto the roof of the net.But Dorking hit the front in the 21st minute when James McShane headed in at the back post following a long throw-in.York went close once again before the break after Lenell John-Lew...Full Story »

Reece James appears to have fired a dig at England manager Gareth Southgate on Ivan Toney’s Instagram post. Toney continued his fine form this season by netting a brace against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon. His goals secured Brentford a crucial three points in an emphatic finish for the Bees. The forward made headlines this week after being a notable omissi...Full Story »