Mainoo doesn't have the right midfield partner – Scholes

Vitor Pereira is still searching for his first Premier League victory as Nottingham Forest boss. A 2-1 defeat at Brighton on Sunday – in his third league game in charge – stretched their winless run to five league games. With 10 games to go, Forest teeter just two points above the relegation zone. But Pereira,…

Chelsea twice came from behind to scupper 10-man Wrexham’s hopes of a giant-killing in a thrilling FA Cup fifth-round tie. Source link

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Portugal boss Roberto Martinez held a different opinion of the incident, and having defended his captain, took a swipe at Hallgrimsson for speaking about the referee in the build-up. “The red card is just a captain that has never been sent off before in 226 games – I think that just deserves credit…

Real Madrid’s win against Benfica to reach the Champions League last 16 was a “victory for everyone who stands against racism”, midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni says. Vinicius Jr alleged he was racially abused by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni during the first leg, in which the Real forward scored the game’s only goal. Prestianni – who has denied…

Jeremy Doku was in superb form to help Manchester City beat Liverpool on Sunday, but MOTD pundit Danny Murphy explains how the way the Reds set up made it easier for the Belgium winger to shine. Source link

Hull KR’s Grand Final-winning trio Mikey Lewis, Jez Litten and Joe Burgess have all been named in England’s final 24-man squad for the autumn Ashes Test series against Australia but there is no place for Super League’s Man of Steel winner Jake Connor. Litten’s only previous cap arrived against France in 2023, while Burgess, who…