George Saville scored his first goal back at Millwall as the Championship side came from behind to defeat Portsmouth 2-1 and reach the second round of the Carabao Cup.Saville returned to the Lions from Middlesbrough during the summer and his smartly-taken volley eventually saw off League One Pompey, who had defender Callum Johnson sent off.Reeco Hackett-Fairchild gave Portsmouth the perfect star...Full Story »

Sunderland scored either side of half-time to book their place in the next round of the Carabao Cup with a 2-1 win at Port Vale.Josh Hawkes scored with a confident finish before Aiden O’Brien converted from the spot.Jamie Proctor pulled one back but it was not enough to give Darrell Clarke a win in his 500th game as a manager.Vale started well and had a goal chalked off after 14 minutes as...Full Story »

Barcelona director who resigned over Messi departure criticises the president Barcelona president Joan Laporta and Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi's exit from Barcelona led to Jaume Llopis, a former member of the Espai Barca Commission, resigning from his post as he believes that the club did not do their all to keep the Argentine at the club. Without explicitly naming Barcelona president Joan Lap...Full Story »

Millwall defender Jake Cooper is a doubt for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup first-round clash with Portsmouth at the Den.Cooper missed the 1-1 Championship draw at QPR on Saturday due to a back problem and was set to undergo a late fitness test ahead of the cup tie.Forward Mason Bennett remains sidelined by the ankle injury he sustained in the pre-season match at Ipswich on July 31.Otherwise, boss ...Full Story »

Ipswich centre-back Toto Nsiala is unlikely to feature in the Carabao Cup clash with Newport after being forced off with what appeared to be a hamstring injury at the weekend.That means either Janoi Donacien, who replaced him on Saturday, or Corrie Ndaba are likely to start.Former West Brom winger Kyle Edwards joined on Monday but is not eligible to play as he was not signed in time, while defen...Full Story »

Port Vale will be without goalkeeper Lucas Covolan for their Carabao Cup clash against Sunderland.Covolan was sent off for a challenge on Nicke Kabamba in the second half of the Valiants’ 1-0 defeat against Northampton on Saturday.Manager Darrell Clarke also revealed there are “one or two” injury problems from the Cobblers game.Defender James Gibbons is still recovering from a ...Full Story »

Port Vale manager Darrell Clarke admitted he was frustrated by his side’s performance in their Sky Bet League Two opening day defeat to Northampton.Vale started well at Sixfields but fell behind to Benny Ashley-Seal’s close-range finish against the run of play midway through the first half.The visitors were then unable to recover from Lucas Covolan’s red card early in the secon...Full Story »

Hull boss Grant McCann dedicated his side’s winning return to the Sky Bet  Championship to their travelling fans, after they thrashed Preston 4-1 at Deepdale.Last season’s League One champions fell behind to Emil Riis Jakobsen’s instinctive eighth-minute finish but Keane Lewis-Potter latched onto Richie Smallwood’s flick to equalise 10 minutes before the break.The ho...Full Story »

Danny Cowley revealed the hardships his Portsmouth team had faced in the build-up to the new season, which made their first-day 1-0 win at Fleetwood all the sweeter.Pompey took home the spoils thanks to Lee Brown’s second-half strike, after which manager Cowley spoke about the troubles on and off the pitch that had blighted their preparation.“It’s been a very challenging week,&...Full Story »

Newport boss Michael Flynn was delighted to put a difficult week behind him with a 1-0 win over Oldham.Kevin Ellison struck in the 88th minute to get County’s Sky Bet League Two campaign off to a winning start.It was Flynn’s first opening day victory as manager and the win was made even sweeter by the difficulties which he and the rest of the squad faced this week – including h...Full Story »

Northampton got their Sky Bet League Two season up and running with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over 10-man Port Vale at Sixfields.The Cobblers fielded eight debutants but it was an old name that scored the only goal of the game as Benny Ashley-Seal’s first-half strike ultimately proved the difference.Vale started on top but they fell behind in the 23rd minute when a long throw into their bo...Full Story »

Newport experienced late delight on the Sky Bet League Two opening day as Kevin Ellison’s goal handed them a 1-0 victory away at Oldham.The hosts were without five key men due to Covid-19 protocols and lacked the necessary spark up top in the absence of Dylan Bahamboula and Hallam Hope.There were clamours for a red card in the first half as Carl Piergianni seemed to hold the neck of Camero...Full Story »

Lee Brown’s superb second-half goal earned Portsmouth an 1-0 opening-day victory at Fleetwood.Fleetwood had made most of the running in the first half but struggled to break down their visitors, wastefulness that would cost them in the second period as Brown fired home the winner on the hour.Portsmouth went close to opening the scoring in the 28th minute when Ronan Curtis rattled the cross...Full Story »

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said negotiations to keep Lionel Messi at the club are over and that he does not want to generate "false hope" that the situation could be fixed. Barca announced on Thursday that Messi, a free agent since his contract expired in June, will not rejoin the club because of financial problems. Speaking at a news conference on Friday, Laporta explained that the ...Full Story »

Northampton manager Jon Brady could hand debuts to a series of new signings against Port Vale on Saturday after overhauling his squad during the summer break.Brady has added 12 new players to his armoury having dispensed with 11 as the Cobblers look to bounce back from last season’s relegation from League One.Nineteen-year-old Tottenham striker Kion Etete, who joined the club on a season-l...Full Story »

Anthony Pilkington is among the raft of players who could make Fleetwood debuts when Simon Grayson’s men open their Sky Bet League One campaign by hosting Portsmouth on Saturday.Former Republic of Ireland winger Pilkington, 33, joined the Cod Army on a one-year deal last month.Other summer arrivals at the club include former Leicester defender Darnell Johnson, and forwards Ryan Edmondson a...Full Story »

West Brom want Derby captain LawrenceWest Bromwich Albion are interested in signing Derby captain Tom Lawrence, reports the Daily Mail. The Baggies will have to sell midfielder Matheus Pereira or goalkeeper Sam Johnstone in order to finance the move and balance the books at the newly relegated Championship club. Falcao asked to leave GalatasarayColombian forward star Radamel Falcao has been...Full Story »

Joan Laporta spoke at Barcelona's presentation of Emerson and, when he was asked about Lionel Messi's contract situation, the president called for LaLiga to be more flexibile with their economic control limits. Barcelona's main problem when it comes to registering Messi is that LaLiga imposes a limit on how much money each club can spend on their squad each season and registering the Argentin...Full Story »

Portsmouth have concluded an investigation and released three youth team players for messages that they sent in their private Snapchat group after England lost the Euro 2020 final Portsmouth have sacked three youth players for sending racist messages in a private group chat. Images were leaked of the Snapchat conversation between players which included racial abuse at England players after the...Full Story »

It seems like such a long time ago now, but there were times after Sir Alex Ferguson left when David de Gea was single-handedly keeping Man United in matches with some unreal performances. He was seen by many as the best keeper in the world and his departure could've been a total disaster for them, but times have changed and his reputation has taken a knock in recent years. The abject perfor...Full Story »