OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2, BURY 1 Substitute Aaron Amadi-Holloway scored an injury-time winner as Oldham Athletic posted a derby win against Bury to extend Richie Wellens’ run to seven games as interim and permanent manager. It looked as though Latics would have to settle for a point until Amadi-Holloway struck in the last of three minutes […]
Bravo for Claudio as Manchester City need a penalty shootout to beat Wolves in Carabao Cup
MAN CITY 0, WOLVES 0 (City won 4-1 on penalties) Claudio Bravo went from zero to hero as Manchester City defeated Championship leaders Wolves to scrape through to the quarter finals of the Carabao Cup. Embed from Getty Images The Chilean keeper, whose displays in his first season at the club were criticised and ridiculed, […]
Jesse Lingard double sees Manchester United cruise past Swansea City in the Carabao Cup
SWANSEA CITY 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 2 Two goals by Jesse Lingard saw Manchester United ease into the quarter finals of the Carabao Cup at the expense of Swansea City. Embed from Getty Images Both sides made changes for the Cup tie – there were seven changes for United, with Swansea making eight changes. Jose Mourinho […]
Pressure increases on Ronald Koeman as Arsenal celebrate Arsene Wenger’s birthday with thumping win at Everton
EVERTON 2, ARSENAL 5 Wayne Rooney’s early goal may have been a reminder of earlier glory days from Everton’s past but Arsenal underlined their superiority with comeback goals by Nacho Monreal and Mesut Ozil before Idrissa Gana Gueye got sent off. Embed from Getty Images Alexandre Lacazette extended the Gunners’ lead and the game was […]
Oldham Athletic lose way as they are held to 4-4 draw at Milton Keynes Dons
MILTON KEYNES DONS 4, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 4 What under normal circumstances would have been a great away point for Oldham Athletic at Milton Keynes Dons ended up feeling like a loss. Latics were 4-2 ahead with eight minutes left, but were unable to game manage the closing stages, allowing the hosts to snatch an unlikely […]