The France international midfielder will sit out a European clash with Juventus on Wednesday and a domestic date with Southampton N'Golo Kante had been hoping to rediscover his best form for Chelsea after shaking off a groin injury, but he is now back on the sidelines due to a positive coronavirus test and will sit out key Champions League and Premier League fixtures. The World Cup-winning m...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp praised midfielder Curtis Jones after the academy graduate put in a stellar performance in the 5-1 win over Porto.The 20-year-old was at the heart of all the Reds’ best attacking moves and it was his parried shot which produced the early breakthrough goal from Mohamed Salah.Jones continued to have a significant influence as Sadio Mane, Salah again and substit...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola admitted it would have been impossible to control Lionel Messi for the full game after the Argentinian helped sink Manchester City in the Champions League.The six-time world player of the year scored his first Paris St Germain goal as the French side avenged their loss in last season’s semi-finals with a 2-0 group stage victory on Tuesday.Messi had been doubtful ahead of the ...Full Story »

Sunderland head coach Lee Johnson was purring at his side’s performance after they netted five unanswered goals against Cheltenham in their League One clash at the Stadium of Light to move top of the table.The visitors struggled to create chances and were unable to make a fight of it after falling behind to Bailey Wright’s 11th-minute header.Sunderland striker Ross Stewart added goal...Full Story »

Sam Morsy could make his League One debut for Ipswich when they host Doncaster on Tuesday night.The midfielder, signed on transfer deadline day, has now completed the three-match suspension he had to serve after being sent off in his final match for Middlesbrough.Boss Paul Cook expects to also have Kyle Edwards and Toto Nsiala available again after spells out through injury.Hayden Coulson missed...Full Story »

Boreham Wood moved up to fourth in the National League after beating 10-man Yeovil 2-1.Dale Gorman put the Glovers 1-0 up but a Josh Staunton own goal and Josh Rees’ effort helped Wood take three points after Adi Yussuf’s dismissal in the 38th minute.Yeovil goalkeeper Grant Smith was called into action early with a superb dive to his right to deny Will Evans.Yeovil took the lead in t...Full Story »

Port Vale’s climb up the League Two table continued with a hard-fought 1-0 success at Scunthorpe.Midfielder Ben Garrity got the game’s only goal – his third in as many matches – a minute before the break, striding into the box to fire low into the bottom corner after good work by skipper Tom Conlon.Vale had always looked the likelier team to take the lead after forcing ho...Full Story »

Jota scored his first Celtic goal as Ange Postecoglou’s side moved into the Premier Sports Cup semi-finals following a straightforward 3-0 win over 10-man Raith Rovers.The Portuguese wide player finished well for the opener and produced the strike that allowed Liel Abada to net on the rebound.David Turnbull notched his sixth goal of the season before Dario Zanatta was sent off just before ...Full Story »

Scott Allan marked his first domestic start for Hibernian since August 2020 by playing a key role in helping his team reach a fifth consecutive semi-final.The 29-year-old midfielder – who has been working his back to prominence after being diagnosed with a heart problem a year ago – set up the opener and scored the second as the Easter Road side defeated Dundee United 3-1 in the Prem...Full Story »

Alex Pattison could come back into contention for Harrogate’s League Two clash with Stevenage.The midfielder is hoping to be fit in time to feature on Saturday after a head injury.Sunderland loan winger Jack Diamond will be available again having served a one-match suspension.Lewis Page will miss out due to a hamstring problem.Ross Marshall should feature again as Stevenage bid to hit back...Full Story »

The Reds will begin their development of the Anfield Road Stand next week which will see the ground become the third-largest club stadium in the Premier League after completion in 2023 Liverpool will officially start working on a project to increase the capacity of their Anfield stadium to allow more than 61,000 fans to attend games. The expansion was granted planning permission in June and wi...Full Story »

St Johnstone advanced to the semi-finals of the Premier Sports Cup after a comfortable 2-0 win over Dundee at Dens Park.Saints are the current League Cup holders and they showed they will not give up the trophy without a fight.Perth goalkeeper Zander Clark had kept Dundee at bay but the deadlock was finally broken in the 70th minute by Shaun Rooney with Ali Crawford netting a second six minutes ...Full Story »

Bayern Munich are reportedly interested in signing Bayer Leverkusen starlet Florian Wirtz, who is also thought to be attracting interest from the Premier League. Wirtz, who is only 18-years-old, has been lighting up the Bundesliga, scoring three goals and providing four assists in just four appearances this season to date. A report by Fichajes previously claimed that Chelsea, Manchester City...Full Story »

Charlton remain in the Sky Bet League One relegation places following a 1-1 draw with Gillingham at Priestfield.The visitors were dominant in the first half, counter-attacking to good effect with Corey Blackett-Taylor catching the eye on the right wing.He twice pulled the ball back for Conor Washington, but the striker was unable to convert from inside the box.However, Elliot Lee made the Addick...Full Story »

Chesterfield moved top of the National League as they extended their unbeaten run to seven games with a 2-0 win at Yeovil.The home side thought they had taken a 16th-minute lead when Josh Staunton steered home only for referee Daniel Lamport to rule it out for a foul on keeper Scott Loach, and their disappointment was compounded within three minutes.They looked to have escaped when Manny Oyeleke...Full Story »

Rodrygo and Eduardo Camavinga followed Vinicius Junior's lead from La Liga as they combined for the winning goal in Wednesday's 1-0 victory over Inter For a while, many in Spanish football scoffed at Real Madrid spending a combined €90 million (£75m/$015m) on Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes. The Brazilian wingers failed to deliver consistently for Zinedine Zidane, and the shadow ...Full Story »

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A stunning fireworks display kicked off proceedings at Stamford Bridge as the Blues kicked off their European defence at home to Zenit. Chelsea let off fireworks at Stamford Bridge ahead of their Champions League opener against Zenit Credit: PA Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin presented Thomas Tuchel with the manager of the year award for 2020/21 Credit: Getty Edouard Mendy was also given th...Full Story »

The enigmatic Swedish striker will play no part in a heavyweight European clash at Anfield after suffering an untimely knock Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to sit out AC Milan's Champions League clash with Liverpool on Wednesday after picking up an untimely Achilles injury. The Rossoneri are due at Anfield for a heavyweight opener to their 2021-22 group-stage campaign. Stefano Pioloi's side will...Full Story »

The Portuguese star is now level with his former Real Madrid team-mate for most appearances in the competition Cristiano Ronaldo equalled all-time Champions League records held by Iker Casillas and Lionel Messi during Manchester United's game against Young Boys. Ronaldo made his first appearance for Man Utd in the competition since 2009 on Tuesday as he started in the club's group-stage open...Full Story »