Burnley registered their first home win under Vincent Kompany, beating Millwall 2-0 to move onto the shoulder of Championship leaders Sheffield United.A dour encounter was sparked into life by the arrival of Belgium Under-21 winger Manuel Benson in the second half, as he teed up Vitinho for the opening goal before Jay Rodriguez slid in a second.Burnley had drawn all three of their previous home ...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany hailed the Burnley supporters for providing the “rocket fuel” for his side’s 5-1 Sky Bet Championship victory at Wigan.Josh Brownhill’s brace plus goals from Jay Rodriguez, Nathan Tella and Samuel Bastien gave the Clarets north west bragging rights, with Will Keane pulling one back for Wigan from the penalty spot.Burnley were roared on from start to finish...Full Story »

A FOOTBALLER clubbed his ex-girlfriend to death with a hammer and a baseball bat weeks after she reported him for stalking, it is alleged. Giovanni Padovani, 27, allegedly left his team on the eve of a cup tie and flew to Bologna to lie in wait for Alessandra Matteuzzi, 56. Italian footballer Giovanni Padovani has been arrested on suspicion of murder Alessandra Matteucci had filed a stalking ...Full Story »

Summer signing Samuel Bastien opened his Burnley account in style as he fired the Championship club into the third round of the Carabao Cup with a 1-0 win at League One Shrewsbury.Steve Cotterill’s third-tier side matched the Clarets in the first half.But the DR Congo international bagged his first goal in English football as he ended the Shrews’ dreams of a cup run.Experienced defen...Full Story »

Accrington are without Jay Rich-Baghuelou for their Sky Bet League One clash with Burton after the defender was ruled out for the season this week.Rich-Baghuelou was forced off after 21 minutes of last weekend’s victory over Shrewsbury with an ankle injury and tests have since confirmed he faces a long-term lay-off.New signing Alhagi Touray Sisay is not yet ready to feature due to a calf i...Full Story »

Accrington are set to be without defender Jay Rich-Baghuelou for their Carabao Cup first-round clash against Tranmere.Rich-Baghuelou was forced off after 21 minutes of Saturday’s victory over Shrewsbury with an ankle injury and the club are waiting to learn the extent of the problem.Ryan Astley, who replaced him at the weekend having recently overcome injury himself, could continue.Defende...Full Story »

Bradford manager Mark Hughes fears Emmanuel Osadebe’s season could be ‘cut short’ after he suffered a suspected broken leg on his debut in a 0-0 draw with Doncaster.Play was stopped for eight minutes before the winger was stretchered off. Doncaster’s Liam Ravenhill was booked for the foul that caused the early injury and was substituted straight away by manager Gary McShe...Full Story »

Bradford debutant Emmanuel Osadebe suffered a suspected broken leg in their 0-0 draw with Doncaster.Play was stopped for eight minutes before Osadebe was stretchered off. Doncaster’s Liam Ravenhill was booked for the foul that caused the early injury and was substituted straight away by manager Gary McSheffrey.But Doncaster were reduced to 10 men just before half-time when striker Lee Toml...Full Story »

KYLIAN MBAPPE received a standing ovation and was hugged by his stunned Paris Saint-Germain team-mates after announcing his contract extension. The striker, 23, was presented to his adoring fans before kick-off against Metz at the Parc des Princes last night. Kylian Mbappe's team-mates were left stunned after his new contract was announcedCredit: Instagram @psg He received a standing ovation ...Full Story »

Emmanuel Dieseruvwe scored a hat-trick in an eight-goal thriller as Grimsby and Eastleigh drew 4-4 in the National League.A late penalty from Tyrone Barnett rescued a point for the Spitfires, while the Mariners will now compete in the National League play-offs after finishing sixth.Jordan Maguire-Drew was causing problems for Eastleigh and scored the opener in the 31st minute, finding the bottom...Full Story »

Austin Samuels netted again as Inverness beat Partick Thistle to move into the cinch Premiership play-off semi-finals.Samuels struck the only goal of the second leg as Caley Thistle set up a clash with Arbroath following a 3-1 aggregate win.The former Wolves and Aberdeen striker had been rewarded for his goal off the bench at Firhill with a start and he repaid manager Billy Dodds with an emphati...Full Story »

Miguel Almiron’s stunning strike handed Newcastle a sixth successive home Premier League win for the first time since 2004 as they smashed through the 40-point barrier.Almiron’s 32nd-minute goal, his first for the club since February last year, was enough to claim a 1-0 win over beaten FA Cup semi-finalists Crystal Palace and lift the Magpies into 11th place, 15 points clear of the r...Full Story »

Ruel Sotiriou is pushing hard to start Leyton Orient’s Sky Bet League Two clash with Scunthorpe on Friday.Sotiriou was named on the bench for the 1-0 defeat at Sutton because of a calf injury but came on for the last 22 minutes.“I want Ruel on the pitch as much as possible but we just need to be careful with him,” boss Richie Wellens said.Tom James is out for the season because...Full Story »

Samuel Chukwueze snatched a dramatic 88th-minute equaliser to send Villarreal through to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals at the expense of Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.Four minutes after coming on as a substitute, Chukwueze swept home a cross by Gerard Moreno to cancel out Robert Lewandowski’s 52nd-minute opener and send the LaLiga side through by virtue of a 2-1 aggregate scor...Full Story »

West Ham will assess Manuel Lanzini ahead of the visit of Everton.The Argentina midfielder was involved in a car crash on Thursday but escaped injury.Jarrod Bowen and Vladimir Coufal could return after spells out injured.Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is set to make his first start in a month after returning to full fitness.Midfielder Fabian Delph, who has been out since mid-December with...Full Story »

The Argentine midfielder, 29, was being chauffeur-driven in a £70,000 Mercedes people carrier when it flipped over on the A12 this afternoon. Manuel Lanzini survived a dramatic car crash Credit: Getty Other motorists watched in horror at V-CLass - with a West Ham number plate - landed on its side in a crumpled mess. Firefighters raced to the scene but Lanzini miraculously walked out unhu...Full Story »

HULK'S pregnant wife showed off her punishing gym routine with her prominent baby bump as she counts down the days to their first child. The Atletico Mineiro striker already has three children with his ex-wife Iran, the aunt of his current partner Camila Angelo. Camila continues to work out despite being heavily pregnant The pretty 32-year-old, who angry Iran Angelo accused of “cutting ...Full Story »

Blackburn manager Tony Mowbray said the 1-0 defeat to Bristol City was “cruel” on his players.His team had a series of glorious chances in the Sky Bet Championship contest but found Daniel Bentley in inspired form as he saved a second-half penalty from the returning Bradley Dack, as well as thwarting Darragh Lenihan and Reda Khadra, who also rattled the woodwork.They paid a painful p...Full Story »

Accrington will check on forward Josh Woods and defender Jay Rich-Baghuelou ahead of the Sky Bet League One match against Charlton at the Wham Stadium.Woods, 21, made a first league start in the 4-0 defeat at Portsmouth, but picked up a foot problem, while Rich-Baghuelou (knee) also faces a late fitness test.Defender Mitch Clark is in the middle of a three-game ban following a red card against W...Full Story »

Emmanuel Dieseruvwe scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time to earn Grimsby a third consecutive victory in a 1-0 win against Woking.Grimsby came close to the opener 14 minutes in when Luke Waterfall’s header hit the post and Erico Sousa’s follow-up shot was cleared off the line by Moussa Diarra.Woking then had a chance just after the half-hour mark – Inih Effiong testing go...Full Story »