ANDRE ONANA could be banned from playing for Manchester United because of a little-known Fifa rule. The United No1 is expected to travel to the Africa Cup of Nations with Cameroon in January. Andre Onana could be banned from playing for Manchester United if he refuses to go to Afcon Credit: Getty He retired from international duty after quitting the team during the World Cup last year, but ha...Full Story »

Portsmouth head coach John Mousinho was thrilled with his side’s performance after they returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory at 10-man Burton.Mousinho was looking for a response after Saturday’s 4-0 home defeat to Blackpool and he got it thanks to Colby Bishop’s first-half penalty and Alex Robertson’s second-half finish – his first senior goal.“With the...Full Story »

Portsmouth got their promotion push back on track as Colby Bishop and Alex Robertson fired them to a 2-0 win at 10-man Burton.Bishop bagged his 11th of the season to set John Mousinho’s side on their way to victory and Robertson’s first senior goal gave them second-half breathing space.With both sides having conceded four goals on their way to defeats at the weekend, it was perhaps u...Full Story »

Darren Ferguson spoke of his pride after promotion-chasing Peterborough dismantled injury-ravaged Burton in a 4-0 Sky Bet League One rout.The Peterborough manager’s only frustration would have been that his team did not rack up a more emphatic scoreline as a host of other chances went begging in another dominant performance at London Road.First-half goals from Joel Randall and Ephron Mason...Full Story »

Promotion-chasing Peterborough maintained their formidable home form with an emphatic 4-0 win over Dino Maamria’s patched-up Burton in Sky Bet League One.First-half goals from Joel Randall and Ephron Mason-Clark put the hosts in cruise control, before Cole Stockton’s own goal and a Kwame Poku close range finish completed the rout after the break.The visitors will be left wondering if...Full Story »

Dorking produced a late comeback to draw 3-3 against AFC Fylde in the Vanarama National League at Mill Farm Sports Village.The Coasters, who remain in the relegation zone, are now winless in their last four league games after conceding twice in the final 21 minutes.Fylde got off to a quick start and were ahead in the third minute thanks to a clinical finish from Nick Haughton.Dorking were level ...Full Story »

Chelsea eased to a comfortable 4-1 win against Paris FC as Sam Kerr’s hat-trick helped them to a first Champions League victory of the season.The result had looked in doubt at half-time after the visitors had stunned Emma Hayes’ side with an equaliser from defender Thea Greboval’s header, wiping out the lead given to last year’s semi-finalists when Kerr turned in Lauren J...Full Story »

A look ahead to Manchester City vs LiverpoolThere’s no doubt about the game of the week in the Premier League, is there? We’ve become used to watching big clashes between Manchester City and Liverpool, and we’ve got another potential classic to look forward to at the Etihad on Saturday. I think if you’d have said at the start of the season that, 12 games in, these si...Full Story »

Andy Crosby was delighted with his Port Vale side as they secured a second-round tie at Stevenage with a 2-0 victory over Burton in their FA Cup first-round replay.Gavin Massey set Vale on their way, with a poacher’s finish continuing some good form from the winger.Substitute Lewis Cass grabbed the second goal with eight minutes remaining, providing an impact from the bench that Crosby was...Full Story »

Goals in each half from Gavin Massey and substitute Lewis Cass saw Port Vale through to the second round of the FA Cup with a 2-0 replay win over Staffordshire rivals Burton.Massey finally broke the deadlock in the 31st minute after Burton keeper Max Crocombe had made a double save from Uche Ikpeazu and Tom Sang. The winger reacted quickest to the loose ball to leave the Albion stopper with no c...Full Story »

Burton boss Dino Maamria was heavily critical of his side’s “really poor” performance as they were beaten 2-0 by out-of-form Northampton at Sixfields.A tight first half ended in stalemate but the Cobblers dominated the second and goals from Marc Leonard and Sam Hoskins ended their six-game winless run in all competitions.Burton themselves are now five games without a win in all...Full Story »

Ali Al Hamadi’s double fired nine-man AFC Wimbledon to within touching distance of the League Two play-off places thanks to a 2-0 win over Doncaster.Al Hamadi broke the deadlock from a yard out to give Wimbledon a late first-half lead, before smashing the ball home after the break to seal the points at Plough Lane.The Dons were forced to play the final 18 minutes a player short after Hus B...Full Story »

Northampton ended their six-game winless run by beating Burton 2-0 at Sixfields in League One.After a tight first half, the Cobblers dominated the second and came away with all three points thanks to goals from Marc Leonard and Sam Hoskins.Joe Powell curled an early free-kick over the angle of post and crossbar as Burton made a bright start before the home side grew into the game and enjoyed a g...Full Story »

Sutton boss Matt Gray revealed he had predicted his side’s FA Cup clash with non-league AFC Fylde would be a game of two halves as they came from behind to seal a 2-1 win.The U’s were staring down the barrel of being dumped out by non-league opposition for the second year running after Jon Uskabasi opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time.However, Harry Smith’s quick-fire ...Full Story »

Ten-man Port Vale earned an FA Cup first-round replay against fellow League One side Burton after battling to a goalless draw.Captain Nathan Smith was given a straight red card in the first half, but Burton failed to make their one-man advantage count.Vale midfielder Ben Garrity went close to opening the scoring early on as his header from Tom Sang’s free-kick hit the top of the crossbar.T...Full Story »

Sutton produced a fine second-half comeback to beat National League AFC Fylde 2-1 in the first round of the FA Cup.Matt Gray’s U’s were faced with a cup shock to non-league opposition for the second season running when they trailed the Lancashire club at half-time after Jon Uskabasi’s shot.However, two Harry Smith goals in the space of five minutes sent the hosts through at Gan...Full Story »

James Tilley scored twice as AFC Wimbledon breezed to an emphatic 5-1 win over Cheltenham.The Dons were without a win in five Sky Bet League Two games, but they made light work of the League One strugglers.Ali Al Hamadi opened the scoring with a fine finish into the bottom left corner in the 23rd minute having latched on to Omar Bugiel’s pass.Tilley netted his first during first-half stopp...Full Story »

Burton boss Dino Maamria was the happier of the two managers at the end of a goalless draw against Leyton Orient.“I thought we played some of the best football we have played this season”, said Maamria. “All it needed was a goal. We weren’t as clinical as we have been lately, and we missed some big, big chances.”Both sides had opportunities late on, with the best pr...Full Story »

Burton and Leyton Orient ground out a goalless draw in the first ever meeting between the two sides.Separated only by goal difference in the League One table at the start of the game, it came as no surprise that it was a tight contest.Albion looked to make a quick start with Josh Walker testing Sol Brynn in the visitors’ goal in the opening minutes.Joe Powell, who scored a screamer in the ...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson hailed his team’s “important” win as goals from Jordan Gibson and Joe Garner completed a 2-1 League One comeback victory over in-form Burton.Simpson also praised the character of a side that had lost their last three games in all competitions without scoring a goal.Carlisle trailed to Mark Helm’s 28th-minute goal before top-scorer Gibson equalis...Full Story »