Jay Rodriguez scored four second-half goals as Burnley beat Lancashire rivals Rochdale 4-1 to book their place in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.After Jake Beesley had given Rochdale a shock 1-0 lead, Rodriguez ran riot at Turf Moor as two headers sandwiched a right-footed finish before a lucky rebound put the Clarets out of sight in the 75th minute.Burnley secured their first home win in a...Full Story »

Dundee will assess Charlie Adam ahead of their Premier Sports Cup clash with St Johnstone but will take no risks with the midfielder’s fitness after he missed two games with a groin injury.Ryan Sweeney is another player Dundee will take no chances with after the defender came off with a head knock against Dundee United on Sunday.Striker Danny Mullen (ankle) remains on the sidelines for the...Full Story »

Shaun Hutchinson could be in line to feature for Millwall in their Carabao Cup clash against Leicester. The defender has resumed training after sustaining a thigh injury last month and manager Gary Rowett said he “should be back for Wednesday”. Danny McNamara, Benik Afobe and George Evans may also be in contention having also returned to training after injuries but winger Sheyi O...Full Story »

Edouard Mendy will miss Chelsea’s Carabao Cup clash with Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge. The Senegal goalkeeper is still battling a hip complaint, and will face a race against time to be fit for Saturday’s Premier League encounter with Manchester City. Christian Pulisic will also be a doubt as the USA forward continues to shake off an ankle issue. Emi Buendia could return for As...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo has hit the ground running on his return to Manchester United but Lionel Messi is still adjusting to his new surroundings at Paris Saint-Germain. Manchester United's returning hero has scored four goals in three games, but the Argentine cuts a frustrated figure at PSG having not scored in three games showing no signs of his usual brilliance. The Ronaldo effect at Manchester...Full Story »

Manchester United have become the latest team to be linked with AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie. The Red Devils are reportedly starting to look at other midfield options in case Paul Pogba decides not to sign a new contract. Pogba is not currently in negotiations with United, with his deal set to expire in the summer of 2022. Calciomercato says United are monitoring Kessie's situation, as...Full Story »

Salt Lake to interview Noonan again Pat Noonan is currently in Utah for a second interview for #RSL’s open head coaching position, sources tell @TheAthleticSCCR. Noonan has been an assistant in Philadelphia (#DOOP) since 2018 and previously coached with Bruce Arena at LA Galaxy and the USMNT.— Jeff Rueter (@jeffrueter) September 20, 2021 Koeman refuses to be drawn on sa...Full Story »

Burnley will remain without Connor Roberts, Kevin Long and Dale Stephens for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup clash against League Two side Rochdale.Lewis Richardson, who was on the bench in the previous round away to Newcastle, has also been added to the absentee list after picking up an injury while playing for the under-23s.Josh Brownhill will be assessed after taking a knock in Saturday’s 1...Full Story »

QPR midfielder Luke Amos could return to senior action in Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup third-round clash with Premier League Everton.The 24-year-old has been out since October last year after suffering cruciate ligament damage, but played the full 90 minutes in a B team fixture against Brentford last week and will hope to be involved against the Toffees.Boss Mark Warburton has urged his tea...Full Story »

Brentford manager Thomas Frank will make changes in the Carabao Cup against Oldham on Tuesday.The Premier League new boys head into the third-round clash buoyed by Saturday’s impressive 2-0 win at Wolves.Shandon Baptiste is unavailable to face Latics through suspension and Bees boss Frank says they have no fresh injuries to contend with.The Dane will shuffle his pack on Tuesday but name a ...Full Story »

Portsmouth captain Clark Robertson will miss Tuesday’s game against Plymouth with a hip injury.Robertson picked up the issue in training last Thursday and the central defender is still waiting to find out the extent of the problem.Connor Ogilvie has a quad injury and will again be absent after he sat out Saturday’s defeat to Cambridge.Pompey could also be without Jayden Reid (knee) a...Full Story »

Xisco Munoz will rotate his Watford squad for the third-round Carabao Cup clash with Stoke.On-loan Turkey international Ozan Tufan will make his debut, while Xisco may also throw in a couple of the club’s under-23 players.Others will be rested, including Juraj Kucka, while Kiko Femenia misses out after being forced off against Norwich at the weekend, although he should return to training l...Full Story »

Preston will be without Josh Murphy for their Carabao Cup third-round clash with Cheltenham.The midfielder is cup tied after playing in the earlier rounds of the tournament for his parent club Cardiff.Defender Patrick Bauer could be a doubt having received stitches after breaking his nose during Saturday’s 1-1 draw with West Brom.Connor Wickham will be hoping for another opportunity after ...Full Story »

Todd Cantwell will miss Norwich’s Carabao Cup third round clash with Liverpool on Tuesday night due to personal reasons.Canaries boss Daniel Farke has seen his side lose all five of their Premier League games this season but they were 6-0 winners against Bournemouth in round two.He is likely to make a host of alterations with Christoph Zimmermann (ankle) and Przemyslaw Placheta (Covid) abs...Full Story »

Fulham will once again be without teenage star Fabio Carvalho for Tuesday night’s EFL Cup clash with Leeds.Carvalho missed Saturday’s home defeat to Reading with a toe injury and remains sidelined with boss Marco Silva set to make changes.Jay Stansfield, Michael Hector and Alfie Mawson could all be given a chance to impress against the Premier League side at Craven Cottage.Silva is s...Full Story »

FOOTBALL fans are certain Gary Lineker is part of Maurizio Sarri's BACKROOM STAFF after a photo emerged on social media. A Lazio coach is the spitting image of the Match of the Day host - who's even hilariously confirmed he doesn't work with the ex-Chelsea boss. Football fans believe one of Sarri's Lazio assistants is Gary Lineker Italian Football TV shared a photo on Sunday evening of Sarri ...Full Story »

Roma coach Jose Mourinho was left baffled by their shock 3-2 defeat at Hellas Verona. Roma had taken the lead, but collapsed against a Verona which had only just replaced coach Eusebio di Francesco with Igor Tudor. “I knew that Verona had a lot of quality and that they were difficult to play against, especially that after a change of coach there is usually a psychological reaction, whi...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says he cannot believe how good N’Golo Kante is after the Frenchman inspired Chelsea to a statement 3-0 win at Tottenham.After being unhappy with what he saw in the first half in north London, Tuchel sent on Kante at half-time and it paid immediate dividends as Chelsea scored two goals in the opening 12 minutes of the second half.Kante scored the second, after Th...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel’s half-time intervention allowed Chelsea to show their Premier League title challenging credentials with an impressive 3-0 win at Tottenham.After being second best in the first half, Tuchel introduced N’Golo Kante and switched formation and it paid immediate dividends as Thiago Silva and the Frenchman both scored in the opening 12 minutes of the second half, with Antoni...Full Story »

David Moyes defended his decision to send Mark Noble on for a last-minute penalty after his miss cost West Ham a point against Manchester United.With the Hammers trailing 2-1, club captain Noble, their Mr Reliable from the spot, was summoned from the bench by Moyes to take the penalty after Luke Shaw handled in the area.Noble had not missed a penalty since December 2016, remarkably eight months ...Full Story »