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Steven Gerrard accused his Rangers fringe men of missing the chance to impress as he admitted he was left bored by the Light Blues’ 2-0 win over Stranraer. Gers booked their place in Sunday’s William Hill Scottish Cup fifth round draw after strikes from Scott Arfield and Jermain Defoe. But a crowd of 38,560 had…
Roy Hodgson has admitted he still fears relegation despite Crystal Palace sitting ninth in the Premier League and eight points above the bottom three. Since the former England manager took over at Selhurst Park in September 2017, his task has been to keep the Eagles in the division. This has been achieved with 11th and…
Aberdeen’s Ryan Hedges hopes the benefits of Dubai are not undone by Dumbarton. The Dons enjoyed some warm-weather training during the winter break in preparation for the second half of the season. A William Hill Scottish Cup fourth-round tie against Jim Duffy’s League One side is first up on Saturday. Hedges, who joined the Granite City…
The Reds have won 20 of their 21 Premier League games this season, with United the only team to have avoided defeat by the runaway leaders. Jurgen Klopp’s side will be looking to maintain or extend their 14-point advantage at the top of the table with victory over their arch-rivals on Sunday. And Salah is…
Moyes is seeking to strengthen his West Ham side this month as they prepare for a fight to stay in the top-flight. The former Everton and Manchester United manager took over from Manuel Pellegrini at the turn of the year. Moyes has identified Barkley as a prime target this month and hopes to land him on…
Matt Ritchie does not feel Newcastle head coach Steve Bruce has been given the respect he deserves because of the nature of his arrival at St James’ Park. Bruce was drafted in by Mike Ashley during the summer with supporters still furious at Rafael Benitez’s departure, and had to attempt to fill the boots of…
The 20-time English champions have not finished on top of the pile since Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013. Solskjaer’s side currently occupy fifth place in the table, five points behind Chelsea in fourth and 27 adrift of table-topping Liverpool. That gap will increase to 30 points if Jurgen Klopp’s men beat United at Anfield on…
Tranmere will move back their League One fixture against Sunderland by 24 hours if they progress through to the FA Cup fourth round. Their third-round replay at home to Premier League side Watford was postponed on Tuesday due to a waterlogged pitch. The game has been rearranged for Thursday, January 23, with the winner going…
The Red Devils have not challenged for the Premier League title since Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013, and currently sit fifth in the table. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has lowered the average age of the squad and focused on signing younger, hungrier players – including the 22-year-old Wan-Bissaka, who moved to Old Trafford last summer. And…
Departing Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has written a thank you letter to the club’s supporters, players and directors. The Catalan club announced on Monday evening that the 55-year-old had been sacked and replaced by Quique Setien, despite the team being top of LaLiga. Valverde took training on Monday morning amid intense speculation his time at…