Alan Hutton bagged his first Aston Villa goal as they clinched a feisty 2-1 win over 10-man Leicester. The right-back, who had been frozen out by manager Paul Lambert before this season, netted with 20 minutes left to cap their comeback. Leonardo Ulloa ended his drought with his first goal in 10 games to put […]

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce was full of praise for Andy Carroll after the striker hit two goals in their win over 10-man Swansea. The 3-1 victory takes the Hammers up to third in the Barclays Premier League as their impressive start to the season continues. Heading into the game Allardyce revealed he had opted […]

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal will cross swords with fellow Dutchman and his former assistant Ronald Koeman on Monday – but both managers have declared their personal relationship to be "private". Koeman, now Southampton manager, worked under Van Gaal at Barcelona but the pair fell out when they were at Ajax in 2004, when […]

The final game of the 2014 MLS season kicks off today with the championship on the line. Will it be home side LA Galaxy, featuring Landon Donovan playing his last game, that will be victorious, or will underdog New England Revolution spring a surprise in a weekend full of shock results? Here’s today’s TV schedule […]

Even with an expanded field for the 2015 Women’s World Cup, the U.S. Women’s National Team still managed to find themselves in the Group of Death. The Americans eagerly watched to learn which teams will be featured in their group come June. In almost comically obvious fashion, the U.S. was drawn against opponents Australia, Nigeria […]

Exactly one month after his first full England call-up Saido Berahino found himself relegated to a bit-part role as West Brom's sluggish run of form continued in a tepid 0-0 draw against Hull at the KC Stadium. A ninth minute penalty miss from Graham Dorrans summed up another frustrating afternoon for the Baggies which Berahino […]

Rob Green's "world-class" save sparked Saturday's 2-0 victory over Burnley and keeps QPR "in the hunt" for Premier League safety, according to boss Harry Redknapp. Green tipped George Boyd's swerving first-half piledriver strike onto the post at Loftus Road, before Rangers sealed victory through goals from Leroy Fer and Charlie Austin. Austin scored the winner […]

Hull boss Steve Bruce has denied reports of a bust-up with Hatem Ben Arfa despite leaving the on-loan midfielder out of his squad for the Barclays Premier League bore draw with West Brom. Bruce hauled Ben Arfa off after just 35 minutes of last week's 3-0 defeat at Manchester United and also left him out […]

The commission of security has determined that Sunday's match between Barcelona and Espanyol is a "high risk" event. This means the Catalan derby will be assigned members of the state police (Mossos), municipal police (Guardia Urbana) and auxillary officers – totaling 850 security personnel – in order to ensure there is no repeat of last […]

Neil Warnock intends to let his Crystal Palace players enjoy their Christmas party after seeing them out-play Tottenham and leave with a well-deserved draw. The Eagles' boss was left a little frustrated that his side could not take all three points having created the best chances against a flat Spurs outfit who have now failed […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists his players have to step up in the absence of captain Steven Gerrard after a frustrating goalless draw at home to Sunderland. With a must-win match at home to Basle in the Champions League on Tuesday, followed by a trip to Old Trafford, the 34-year-old midfielder was left on the […]

James Milner savored an important response to Chelsea's first defeat of the season as Manchester City beat Everton 1-0. The midfielder was fouled by England team-mate Phil Jagielka for the penalty from which Yaya Toure netted the winner and closed the gap behind the Premier League leaders – beaten 2-1 by Newcastle earlier in the […]

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger accused his side of being too soft as they once again came unstuck against Stoke at the Britannia Stadium. The Gunners have won only one of their last nine games at the home of the Potters and saw a run of three straight victories end in a frenetic 3-2 Barclays Premier […]

An injury to star striker Sergio Aguero cast a shadow over champions Manchester City's labored but vital 1-0 win over Everton. Yaya Toure struck a first-half penalty as City cut Chelsea's lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League to three points but the immediate concern was for top scorer Aguero. The Argentinian appeared […]

Jose Mourinho was left complaining about ball-boys and spectators after seeing his Chelsea side's unbeaten start to the season come to an end at Newcastle. The Portuguese could only look on in horror as substitute Papiss Cisse struck twice after the break, making Didier Drogba's late header after defender Steven Taylor had been dismissed irrelevant […]