Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder felt his side thoroughly deserved their 1-0 victory over a Watford team that had previously enjoyed a 100 per cent record this season.The only goal came in the second minute when keeper Daniel Bachmann, attempting to keep out Callum O’Hare’s cut-back, turned the ball into his own net.It could have been a more comfortable win for Wilder’s men, ...Full Story »

Birmingham manager Chris Davies admitted the energy of his side ground down Wigan as they continued their solid start to the Sky Bet League One season with a 2-1 home win.Scott Wright marked his debut with an added-time winner for Davies’ side after Alfie May’s calm first-half finish after 18 minutes was cancelled out by Thelo Aasgaard’s 66th minute equaliser.Victory puts Birmi...Full Story »

Dani Olmo is finally in line to make his Barcelona debut against Rayo Vallecano on Tuesday with a temporary registration set to be approved by LaLiga, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Olmo, a €55 million ($61m) arrival from RB Leipzig, has missed Barca's first two matches of the season because his registration has not been processed with LaLiga due to the club's continued financial woes. ...Full Story »

Head coach Chris Davies insisted Birmingham deserved their “huge” win at Leyton Orient.Blues, favourites to return to the Championship at the first attempt, went in front through Keshi Anderson and after Ethan Galbraith levelled, Alfie May grabbed a winner, with all three goals coming in the opening 20 minutes.“I thought it was a good performance again and we were the better te...Full Story »

Chris Wreh’s superb stoppage-time equaliser earned Tamworth a 1-1 draw at Boston and denied the home side their first win of the season.Jai Rowe’s first-half header appeared to have secured Boston victory at the Jakemans Community Stadium but substitute Wreh levelled it up with a fine curling effort in the fourth minute of added time .Rowe headed home the Pilgrims’ first goal o...Full Story »

Eastleigh maintained their 100 per cent record in the Vanarama National League with a 1-0 victory at Altrincham.Chris Maguire’s confident 72nd penalty settled the contest after Scott Quigley had been brought down by Max Haygarth.Altrincham were denied the opening goal when Lewis Banks met Justin Amaluzor’s cross and Eastleigh goalkeeper Joe McDonnell produced an outstanding save.Quig...Full Story »

Man Utd and Spurs to battle for €25m-rated Christensen Manchester United will battle with Tottenham to sign Andreas Christensen from Barcelona in a reported cut-price €25m (£21m/$28m) deal before deadline day. Villa open talks with Chelsea for Sterling Raheem Sterling might have found his Chelsea escape route as Aston Villa have reportedly opened talks with the Blues over...Full Story »

Birmingham manager Chris Davies believes his team were the better side “by some margin” as the Blues defeated Wycombe 3-2 at Adams Park.After going 1-0 down through a Krystian Bielik own goal, strikes from Alfie May, Luke Harris and Willum Willumsson gave the visitors the victory, despite Sam Vokes’ 90th-minute consolation.Davies said: “We played well and I thought we wer...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder was critical of the way his side lost control of their game against QPR as they let a two-goal lead slip in a 2-2 draw.Gustavo Hamer and Kieffer Moore put the home side 2-0 up inside 13 minutes.But Jimmy Dunne pulled one back and, despite substitute Jack Colback being sent off with seven minutes left, Lyndon Dykes came off the bench to score a late equaliser...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder felt his younger players took their chances in the 4-2 win over Wrexham in the Carabao Cup.Will Boyle put the visitors ahead at Bramall Lane before Auston Trusty equalised.Lewis Brunt’s own goal and strikes from Louie Marsh and Anis Slimane sealed the win, with Seb Revan netting a late consolation for Wrexham.Wilder said: “I enjoyed it. I thought...Full Story »

Manager Chris Davies praised Brandon Khela as his 10-man Birmingham side beat Charlton 1-0 at the Valley to reach the second round of the Carabao Cup.A wonder strike by the 19-year-old was a fine way to win a game that saw Dion Sanderson sent off after 78 minutes for a second bookable offence.Davies put the youngster in at left-back and felt the trust put in him paid off.He said: “It was a...Full Story »

Birmingham boss Chris Davies admitted his side started slowly as they began life in the third tier with a disappointing 1-1 draw against Reading.Bailey Peacock-Farrell was powerless to keep out Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan’s low, driven effort in the 43rd minute as Reading took an unexpected lead.The Royals saw two goals ruled out, one for a foul and the other for offside, which allowed Birmingham...Full Story »

Chris Wilder hailed Sheffield United’s 2-0 victory over Preston as a “new beginning” after their relegation from the Premier League.On the opening night of the Championship season, Oliver Arblaster opened the scoring with a 12th-minute effort that deflected into the net via Adrian Hughes.Preston held firm well until Gustavo Hamer took advantage of a Freddie Woodman howler to ad...Full Story »

FORMER Chelsea star Christian Pulisic wowed fans with some snaps from his luxury summer holiday this week. The winger, who now plays for AC Milan, enjoyed a trip abroad before returning to Italy for pre-season training. Christian Pulisic shared some pictures and a video from his holiday In a video he was seen diving into a pool, but fans noticed his dog struggling Pulisic was on holiday with...Full Story »

Chris Sutton has called for Cole Palmer to be brought into England's starting XI for their quarter-final clash against Switzerland. Gareth Southgate is preparing his team to take on Murat Yakin's men in Dusseldorf on Saturday following a narrow 2-1 comeback win over Slovakia in the last 16 — only made possible by a 95th-minute overhead kick by Jude Bellingham. Despite boasting some of ...Full Story »

Christian Eriksen marked his return to the European Championship with a goal but Denmark were held to a 1-1 draw by Slovenia.It is almost three years to the day since Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during Denmark’s Euro 2020 match against Finland before coming back to the sport eight months later.He put Denmark ahead in Stuttgart after only 17 minutes and they appeared to be heading for...Full Story »

Chris Wood made certain of Nottingham Forest’s Premier League status with a brace in a 2-1 final-day win over already-relegated Burnley.There was very little chance of Forest joining Burnley in the Championship coming into the match – it would have taken defeat here coupled with a win for Luton and a 12-goal swing along the way – but Wood ensured there would be no question of t...Full Story »

Sunderland youngster Chris Rigg could be set for a big money Premier League move. The Northern Echo states that Manchester United are ready to put in a bid for his signature. The almost 17-year-old has already played 21 times in the Championship for the Black Cats. However, he has not even signed a professional deal and is still on scholarship terms. United would be able to secure him for ...Full Story »

Lazio goalkeeper Christos Mandas is attracting major Premier League interest. Lazio bought Mandas from OFI Crete just before the transfer window closed last summer. The Greek goalkeeper has managed to play ten competitive matches for Lazio and kept five clean sheets. Il Corriere dello Sport says Mandas is attracting interest from the Premier League. He is being followed by Manchester City ...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder hinted match officials took the “easy decision” of not awarding his side a free-kick because of Nottingham Forest’s recent complaints against VAR.The Blades felt Ben Brereton Diaz was pushed in the build-up to Ryan Yates’ second goal in Forest’s vital 3-1 win at Bramall Lane, where Callum Hudson-Odoi scored twice to move his side t...Full Story »