Crystal Palace have appointed former New York City FC boss Patrick Vieira as manager, it was announced on Sunday. Palace had been looking for a new manager following the departure of Roy Hodgson at the end of last season and looked set to appoint ex-Borussia Dortmund boss Lucien Favre until talks broke down. They eventually settled on another ex-Nice boss in Vieira, who has signed for the next ...Full Story »

Chelsea turned a season of turmoil into the ultimate triumph as Kai Havertz’s ice-cool finish sunk Manchester City 1-0 to swipe Champions League glory in Porto.Mason Mount’s inch-perfect assist stunned domestic double-winners City at the Estadio do Dragao, as Chelsea claimed their second Champions League title to etch boss Thomas Tuchel’s name into the Stamford Bridge annals.Ke...Full Story »

Antonio Rudiger’s first goal in 15 months and a Jorginho penalty inched Chelsea towards a top-four Premier League finish with a 2-1 win over Leicester.Germany defender Rudiger bundled home Ben Chilwell’s deflected corner with his thigh as Chelsea shook off Timo Werner’s two disallowed goals at Stamford Bridge.Jorginho calmly slotted a spot-kick to seal the Blues’ vital vi...Full Story »

Timo Werner and Mason Mount struck as Chelsea sunk Real Madrid 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to book a Champions League final showdown with Manchester City.Werner nodded into the empty net from one yard out in the first half, before Mount turned home Christian Pulisic’s cross late on, as Chelsea defeated Real 3-1 in the semi-finals on aggregate.Germany forward Werner reacted fastest after Kai Hav...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon manager Mark Robinson expects to have an unchanged squad against play-off hopefuls Portsmouth.Robinson has made minimal changes to his team during the current six-match unbeaten run and he could pick an unchanged XI on Saturday.Defender Paul Kalambayi and forward Ryan Longman seem the most likely to come into the side should Robinson freshen things up.Shayon Harrison has been out s...Full Story »

Christian Pulisic’s fine strike handed Chelsea a 1-1 Champions League semi-final first leg draw at Real Madrid on a sodden night where Timo Werner spurned two gilt-edged chances.Karim Benzema’s peerless exhibition of clinical marksmanship rescued the draw for a Real side muddled by a change of formation and the Blues’ technical and tactical acumen.Pulisic became the first man t...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon striker Ollie Palmer will miss the crucial Sky Bet League One clash with Rochdale.Palmer was injured in the Dons’ 2-1 victory over Oxford on April 20 and has not played since.“Ollie hasn’t reacted as well as we had hoped he would. It might be more long-term than we had hoped,” boss Mark Robinson said.Forward Shayon Harrison has been out since February with a...Full Story »

A missed penalty by Joe Pigott in the first half denied Wimbledon a deserved victory against Ipswich.Town goalkeeper David Cornell made a double save along with a series of other fine diving efforts to keep the visitors at bay in the 0-0 Sky Bet League One draw at Portman Road.The result helped Wimbledon to further secure their status and at the same time left Ipswich without a goal in six games...Full Story »

Ipswich boss Paul Cook could ring the changes for Saturday’s League One clash with Wimbledon after seeing his side’s run without a goal continue.Town, who have not scored in 11 minutes short of nine hours of football, lost 3-0 at Northampton on Tuesday night to leave themselves five points adrift of the play-off places with just four games to play.Midfielder Teddy Bishop missed the m...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon manager Mark Robinson was delighted his team found a different way to win after coming from behind in their 2-1 victory over Oxford.The Dons racked up their fourth win on the bounce to remain five points clear of the League One relegation zone, with the match much closer than their previous three triumphs, which were all clear-cut.Their newfound confidence helped them to turn the m...Full Story »

Chelsea ground out a goalless Premier League draw with 10-man Brighton as the club’s decision to quit the European Super League hung heavy over Stamford Bridge.Brighton had Ben White sent off for a second booking at the death, having already wasted the game’s best chances through Adam Lallana and Danny Welbeck.Chelsea leapfrogged West Ham on goal difference back into the Premier Leag...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon boss Mark Robinson is unlikely to want to make too many changes for the clash with Oxford after seeing the goals continue to fly in last time out.The Dons have scored 12 times in their last three games, pulling themselves clear of the drop zone in the process.Ben Heneghan was the only change for Saturday’s 4-1 win over Swindon, with the defender returning from suspension.Call...Full Story »