Bielsa praises ‘generous’ Bamford for having ‘very positive’ season

Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa priased Patrick Bamford as the striker netted his 16th league goal of the season to help his side to victory over Southampton. The game looked to be heading for a draw until Bamford poked the ball through the legs of Saints goalkeeper Alex McCarthy to give his side a 73rd-minute […]

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Brighton 3-2 Man City: Seagulls fight back to beat 10-man City

Brighton complete a two-goal fight back against Premier League champions Man City in front of their returning fans. It took the Premier League champions just two minutes to go ahead at the AMEX Stadium. Riyad Mahrez chipped it into the area towards Ilkay Gunodgan, who did well to head home to make it 1-0. The […]

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Southampton 0-2 Leeds: Bielsa’s men secure top-half finish

Patrick Bamford’s 73rd-minute goal secures Leeds United a top-half finish in their return season in the Premier League. The first half proved to be a tight contest. Southampton started the game the better of the two sides as Che Adams came close to scoring. But Leeds grew into the game the more the half went […]

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Man United 1-1 Fulham: Red Devils held as fans return

Joe Bryan equalised for relegated Fulham in the 76th minute to leave Man United frustrated in front of 10,000 fans at Old Trafford. The Red Devils made the perfect start to the game as Edinson Cavani superbly gave his side the lead. A clearance from David De Gea found its way to Cavani in the […]

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Chelsea ‘make contact’ with Bayern over Lewandowski transfer

Chelsea chief Marina Granovskaia has “made contact” with Bayern Munich to enquire about signing Robert Lewandowski, according to reports in Germany. The forward is at the end of his seventh season with the German giants. He has a remarkable 293 goals from 328 appearances for them. Chelsea are expected to be in the market for a […]

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Fernandes, Shaw honoured in Man United season awards

Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw scooped the gongs as the Manchester United season awards were announced. Fernandes won the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award for the second year in a row, having notched 28 goals and 17 assists in 56 appearances this season. He won two Player of the Month awards and […]

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Rooney vows to repay Derby faith and ‘push forward’

Wayne Rooney has vowed to repay Derby’s faith in him by taking the club to where they want to be. The 35-year-old former England skipper hung up his boots in January to take over as Rams boss on a permanent basis with the Sky Bet Championship club in deep trouble, and ultimately managed to keep […]

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‘I’m not a magician’, says Ancelotti on Everton failings

Carlo Ancelotti has stressed the importance of Everton showing a “strong reaction” to their loss to Sheffield United when they host Wolves on Wednesday with fans back at Goodison Park. Ancelotti has spoken of the need for “a good attitude and spirit” in the contest that comes three days on from the 1-0 home defeat […]

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Hodgson unsure of future after Crystal Palace exit

Roy Hodgson has refused to completely rule out a return to football when he leaves Crystal Palace at the end of the season, but hinted Sunday is likely to conclude his career in the game. The Premier League club confirmed on Tuesday that the 73-year-old would depart his managerial role this summer once his current terms expire, meaning the upcoming […]

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