Aston Villa manager Unai Emery says his side had “good chances” to score against Fulham but were not “clinical” enough to convert them as The Villains lost 1-0 at Craven Cottage. Source link

Hearts head coach Derek McInnes has labelled Sunday’s meeting with Edinburgh rivals Hibernian as their toughest test. That might raise a few eyebrows, but you can see why. Hibs dismantled Hearts for 50 minutes at Easter Road in December, storming into a 3-0 lead. Hearts scored twice and were pressing for an equaliser by the […]

Now his playing days are done, Ramsey is aiming to make it as a coach. He has most of his qualifications and has already had a taste of senior management, having taken charge of his boyhood club Cardiff City for three games at the end of last season as they were relegated from the Championship. […]

Then there’s Tottenham‘s abundance of promising youngsters – many fans would relish seeing them given a good crack at the Championship. The club already boast a number of regulars under the age of 21 in Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall, Mathys Tel and Wilson Odobert, while goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky has just turned 23. Spurs would surely […]

How Eddie Howe’s Newcastle have gone from regularly ruffling feathers to losing 15 Premier League games this season. Source link

Premier League leaders Manchester City face in-form Championship side Southampton in the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday (17:15 BST). By answering our seven questions, you will receive a personalised prediction for the game from the BBC Sport ‘supercomputer’. Are you leaning towards a famous upset? Give it a go! Source link

Martin O’Neill says he is playing a role in future-proofing Celtic beyond the summer – but he insists final decisions rest with the club’s board. (Daily Record), external The interim Celtic boss insists the club’s hierarchy are behind the new deals being offered to players, following the contract extensions of Liam Scales, Luke McCowan and […]

Looking back, clues to this final system had been there all season. Doku’s one-against-one threat on the left had required teams to double up on him since August. O’Reilly’s runs began to bear fruit as early as September. Silva’s intelligent pressing and build-up helped mitigate City’s areas of weakness from November onwards. Haaland and Semenyo […]

For England, yes, but not for Arsenal. In 14 appearances off the bench for her club, she has managed just one goal and two assists. Team-mate Stina Blackstenius, an even more perennial substitute, dwarfs Kelly’s impact as a substitute. She’s come off the bench 24 times since Kelly’s debut and scored six times. Indeed, Blackstenius’ […]

Livingston’s hosts, St Mirren, had a hand in relegating Hearts, despite the Edinburgh side beating Partick Thistle, with a victory over Motherwell 12 years ago. The Paisley side were also the executioners when Gretna suffered the earliest relegation this century. The Borders minnows were consigned to their fate, which was also followed by liquidation, after […]