Chris Wilder’s side have one point from nine games, with the loss of Jack O’Connell and a lack of goals proving criticalSheffield United conceded two goals in their first six minutes of action this season and have been playing catch-up ever since. Play…
Jamie Vardy struck in the final minute of a see-saw match to confirm Leicester’s progress to the group stages. Brendan Rodgers’ team seemed to have blown their chance of sealing qualification when Fransérgio put the home side ahead in the 90th minute b…
Updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off in Group DDiego Maradona dies aged 60: tributes and reactionFollow Olympiakos v Manchester City hereAnd you can contact Paul by email or on Twitter 7.48pm GMT “Quick thought: with the short turnaround before Saturday, …
Updates from the 5.55pm GMT kick-off in Group EGiroud still in Chelsea’s plans but Lampard may not block moveLive scoreboard: the latest from Tuesday’s matchesAnd you can get in touch with Paul by email or on Twitter 5.58pm GMT 2 min: Mendy’s first tou…
Fleetingly, it looked like Theo Walcott’s first goal since rejoining Southampton would yield a precious win. Instead it spurred Wolves, who struck back thanks to Pedro Neto and came close to claiming a victory that had looked unlikely for most of the m…
The Leicester winger absorbs plenty from experiences such as last season’s 4-0 thrashing and criticism from Alan ShearerHarvey Barnes symbolises much of what Leicester are doing right these days. An academy graduate who earned his first senior England …
Wales will be promoted to the top tier of the Nations League if they avoid defeat at home to Finland on Wednesday, as they remained on top of their group thanks to David Brooks’ second-half winning goal against the Republic of Ireland. Ireland had been…
‘I’d like to congratulate Steve Clarke, he’s a super guy’England ease to 3-0 win over Republic of Ireland at WembleyGareth Southgate says he is looking forward to a “super occasion” after Scotland qualified for Euro 2020 to set up a group stage showdow…
Manager has had a luckless start to his Ireland reign but signs of progress, and a refreshing new flair, are beginning to emergeThe Republic of Ireland wanted to play England at Wembley primarily because the limited travel for a squad based entirely in…
Jamie Vardy scored a penalty and missed another as Leicester edged past Wolves and demonstrated their intention to hang around the top of the table.This was their sixth win from eight league matches and Brendan Rodgers, whose side also have maximum poi…
The Leicester manager’s tactical intelligence will be tested by a more ‘dominant and unpredictable’ Wolves side on SundayA week after Rayan Aït-Nouri illuminated his Wolves debut by scoring the opening goal in the 2-0 win over Crystal Palace, Nuno Espí…
Opening round offers the chance of a TV lifeline for some amid a Covid lockdown which sees 10 lower league clubs being treated as ‘elite’ competitorsWhen the Football Association announced this week that all activities for “non-elite” clubs would be su…
AEK Athens 1-2 LeicesterJamie Vardy penalty and Hamza Choudhury score for visitorsLeicester made it two wins from two Europa League group games as first-half goals from Jamie Vardy and Hamza Choudhury proved enough to secure victory over AEK Athens. Th…
Updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off at Old TraffordLive scoreboard | Follow Krasnodar v Chelsea hereAny comments? Email Paul or get in touch via Twitter 7.30pm GMT Julian Nagelsmann wants his team to show what they’re all about today: “We have come here …
All the latest from the 8pm GMT kick-off at AnfieldAlisson puts quick return down to faith and hard workEmail Paul or tweet @Paul_Doyle 7.09pm GMT As you can see from the line-ups below, Klopp has decided to rest his first-choice front three, with Moha…
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!On Tuesday morning, Pep Guardiola leapt out of bed, ready to attack the day. But first, breakfast. Oat flakes and milk, the stuff of champions. “But wait,” thought Guardiola, “it’s Big Cup today.” Milk…
From Coady to Klopp the game’s true voice can be captured by switching off the canned chants and cheers on televisionPlease do not rush there right now, but there is a video on YouTube consisting of eight hours of vacuum cleaner noise. It has been view…
Just as in Dublin last month, Fredrik Jensen scored to give Finland victory over the Republic of Ireland. And just as in all of Stephen Kenny’s five matches in charge, the Irish could find positives amid a disappointing result. Despite being depleted, …
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!All those naysayers who like to gripe about how international football has become boring and incomprehensible have suddenly gone very silent since Tuesday’s clash between Germany and Switzerland in Lea…
