THOMAS PARTEY took out an Arsenal coach with a two-footed lunge in training, much to the amusement of skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The Gunners are preparing for tomorrow's final day clash with Brighton, as they aim to finish above Spurs and sneak into Europe. Thomas Partey was full-blooded in the tackle Partey, 27, has had a slightly underwhelming first season in North London, since mov...Full Story »

Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte has ducked questions about his future. Inter close out the season against Udinese. “There's one last game to go with a very good side like Udinese and we must push to the end to finish the season in the best way," Conte told Inter TV. “We will lift the Scudetto trophy and want to do it after a good performance. Having 1,000 fans in the stadium wil...Full Story »

Newcastle keen on Carter-Vickers Newcastle United may be set to rival Bournemouth for USMNT international Cameron Carter-Vickers, per SBI. The 23-year-old has spent the season with the Cherries, on loan from Tottenham, and all but looks set to leave Spurs. The question now lingers whether he will choose to remain in the Championship on the south coast or make a move north to Tyneside and the ...Full Story »

Swansea survived a late Barnsley surge to book a Sky Bet Championship final date with Brentford at Wembley.The Swans held on for a winner-takes-all shot at Premier League football on May 29 by drawing 1-1 at the Liberty Stadium for a 2-1 aggregate victory.Matt Grimes had doubled their first-leg lead with a superb strike before half-time, but Barnsley were given hope of turning the tie around whe...Full Story »

Real Madrid were forced to settle for second in LaLiga despite coming from behind to beat Villarreal as city rivals Atletico did likewise at Real Valladolid to claim a first top-flight title in seven years.The defending champions had to win their final match of the season and hope for a slip at the last by Atletico, who fell behind early on but rallied in the second half courtesy of goals from A...Full Story »

Tom Hopper headed Lincoln into the Sky Bet League One play-off final at Wembley as they survived a blitz at Sunderland to keep their dreams alive.The visitors did not lay a glove on the Black Cats in the first half and saw their 2-0 first-leg advantage wiped out by goals from Ross Stewart and Charlie Wyke in front of a raucous home crowd of 9,971.However in a much-improved second-half display, s...Full Story »

Notts County secured a play-off place in the National League with a 3-0 victory over Weymouth.The Magpies, who sit in fifth spot, dominated proceedings at Meadow Lane, with Ruben Rodrigues opening the scoring with a penalty in the 25th minute.Three minutes later they doubled their advantage in bizarre circumstances – Rodrigues’ free-kick looping up off the wall and Kyle Wootton pokin...Full Story »

Danny Rowe scored twice, including a late penalty, as Chesterfield boosted their Vanarama National League play-off hopes with a 2-1 comeback win over Dagenham.Striker Rowe fired home from the spot three minutes from time to keep the Spireites in seventh position following Callum Reynolds’ handball.Defender Liam Gordon tapped home the Daggers’ 29th-minute opener, before Rowe found the...Full Story »

The Aston Villa midfielder — on loan from Chelsea — was slurring and could barely stand, one witness said. Ross Barkley is asked to leave the bar England midfielder Barkley is given a talking to at the posh hotel bar Barkley, 27, had been drinking heavily with a pal in The May Fair Hotel in central London before being shown the red card at 8pm. He flailed his arms towards a custom...Full Story »

Barcelona look set to make a number of changes in the summer transfer window. Barcelona have reportedly moved fast to secure the services of Sergio Aguero with the striker set to leave Manchester City as a free agent. Aguero departs the Etihad at the end of the season as one of the best players to ever pull on a City shirt. He's the club's record goalscorer with 258 goals and will forever be l...Full Story »

Nuno left Wolves over transfersNuno Espirito Santo parted ways with Wolves after clashing with the club's hierarchy over transfers, says the Mail. The Portuguese's exit was announced on Friday, with this weekend's final Premier League game with Manchester United set to be his swansong. Now, it is claimed that a failure to see eye-to-eye on potential dealings in the market contributed to the ...Full Story »

Blackpool manager Neil Critchley believes a season finale at Wembley is no more than his players deserve following a relentless campaign.The Tangerines booked their place in the League One play-off final with an enthralling 3-3 draw against Oxford at Bloomfield Road, as a 6-3 aggregate victory was secured.Having lost the home leg 3-0, Matty Taylor’s seventh-minute finish gave the U’s...Full Story »

Blackpool completed a 6-3 aggregate victory over Oxford in their Sky Bet League One play-off semi-final following a thrilling 3-3 draw in the second leg.Cushioned by a 3-0 lead from the first leg, Blackpool booked a return to Wembley for the first time since their 2017 League Two play-off win over Exeter.Goals from Elliot Embleton, Kenny Dougall and top scorer Jerry Yates secured a May 30 date a...Full Story »

Sheffield United will check on the fitness of George Baldock ahead of their final game of the season against Burnley.It is hoped the defender will be able to be involved on Sunday despite missing the midweek defeat at Newcastle because of hamstring discomfort.The Blades remain without Oli McBurnie (foot), Jack O’Connell (knee), Billy Sharp (thigh), Ethan Ampadu (hip) and Sander Berge, who ...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is waiting on a late assessment on forward Diogo Jota ahead of the visit of Crystal Palace.The Portugal international has a foot injury but, as it was not as serious as first feared, Klopp hopes he might be able to make his comeback after missing two matches.Midfielder Naby Keita remains a doubt as he has not featured in the last four games.Palace striker Christian...Full Story »

MAROUANE FELLAINI has finally sold his Manchester mansion with indoor pool and barber shop - after drastically snipping the £2.3million asking price to £1.7m. It's still a sum not to be quiffed at for the former Manchester United midfielder, who included a separate detached garden cottage in the package and TWICE lopped £300k off the original figure he wanted. Ex-Man Utd star Ma...Full Story »

Incoming Roma coach Jose Mourinho is raiding Leicester City. Leicester scout Jose Fontes is in talks with Roma about becoming head of scouting. TMW says negotiations are now at an advanced stage. Fontes has been working for the Foxes since 2016, having previously been a match analyst and then director at Boavista. He was promoted to senior scout at Leicester in 2019 and just celebrated winn...Full Story »

Frank Lampard has dropped out of the race to replace Roy Hodgson as Crystal Palace manager, according to Football Insider. Hodgson took charge of his last ever game at Selhurst Park yesterday evening, unfortunately seeing his beloved Palace beaten 3-1 by Arsenal, who scored twice late in the contest. Frank Lampard is Sky Bet's favourite to replace Hodgson at Palace, but if Football Insider a...Full Story »

Impressive even in relegation Despite Fulham's campaign ultimately ending in relegation, some players have emerged with reputations intact, or even in some cases enhanced. Defender Joachim Andersen is one of those. The centre-back, on loan from Olympique Lyon, has made 31 appearances for the Cottagers this season, and formed a solid partnership with Tosin Adarabioyo at the heart of the club'...Full Story »

Dumbarton clung on to their League One place despite falling to a 1-0 defeat in their play-off decider with Edinburgh City.Jim Duffy’s Sons welcomed the League Two runners’ up west in confident mood having claimed a 3-1 lead from Monday’s first leg in the capital.Nerves began to jangle when they saw their lead trimmed back seven minutes into the second half, though, with Ouzy S...Full Story »