Charlton manager Nigel Adkins could turn to both experience and youth for Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup first round tie against League One rivals AFC Wimbledon.Twenty-year-old Charles Clayden was handed a senior debut as a late substitute in Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Sheffield Wednesday, while fellow youngsters Nathan Harness, Ayodeji Elerewe, Hady Ghandour and Josh Davison were unused ...Full Story »

Mark Robinson felt his side showed the AFC Wimbledon spirit as they came from behind to beat Doncaster.The Dons had the better of the first half but fell behind when Charlie Seaman netted for Rovers seconds after the break.While manager Robinson admitted he had some concerns over how his young side would react, he need not have worried as Ayoub Assal equalised before new signing Luke McCormick c...Full Story »

Luke McCormick marked his AFC Wimbledon debut with a fine free-kick that earned his new side a 2-1 comeback win at Doncaster.Charlie Seaman put disjointed Doncaster ahead but Ayoub Assal levelled for Wimbledon before McCormick netted the winner 16 minutes from time.The visitors had the better of the opening half with Rovers, complete with 10 debutants, struggling for cohesion.However, Doncaster ...Full Story »

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 »

After Portugal's elimination from the 2020 European Championship, Joao Felix will undergo surgery in Porto on Thursday by the Dutch surgeon Niek van Dijk to repair an ankle injury, one which has been affecting him in the last few months. The Atletico Madrid prodigy is expected to be sidelined for one month and should recover in time for the start of the 2021/22 season, in which he will try to...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 »

SHOCKING images show brawls between Man City and Chelsea fans as they gather in Porto ahead of the Champions League final. Hundreds of fans are already in Portugal for Saturday's big game featuring the two English teams. City and Chelsea fans brawl in Porto ahead of the Champions League final However, tempers have boiled over as supporters booze at local bars in the city. One clip shows two ...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 »

Chelsea and Manchester City fans were left furious as speculation emerged that the Champions League final looks set to be announced for Porto, Portugal, with just 6,000 fans each Chelsea and Manchester City fans have been left furious at 6,000 tickets getting scrapped for each team due to the Champions League taking place in Porto. The Premier League sides were scheduled to be fighting it out ...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 »