BLACKPOOL 2, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1 A fourth successive defeat in Sky Bet League One shows all is not well for pointless Oldham Athletic. Their latest loss was at Blackpool where they were again undone by two early goals – they also conceded two in the opening quarter of an hour the previous week against Wigan […]
Manchester United’s perfect start continues with victory against Leicester City at Old Trafford
MAN UTD 2, LEICESTER CITY 0 Manchester United’s perfect start to their Premier League campaign continued with victory against Leicester City at Old Trafford. The table-topping Reds have won all three league games, scored 10 goals and conceded none – it doesn’t get any better than that. After comprehensive four-goal wins against West Ham and […]
Raheem Sterling strikes late to win it for Manchester City at Bournemouth
BOURNEMOUTH 1, MANCHESTER CITY 2 Raheem Sterling hit a late late equaliser for Manchester City but was then sent off for over celebrating a strike which won all three points on the south coast for City. Bournemouth had looked set for a hard fought draw after taking an early lead from Charlie Daniels’ contender for […]
Ilkay Gundogan gets game time but Man City EDS are held by Leicester’s U23 team
MANCHESTER CITY EDS 2, LEICESTER CITY U23 2 Ilkay Gundogan started this game but goals by Lorenzo Gonzalez and Benjamin Garre could not ensure a victory for City after Leicester rallied with two equalisers – a penalty by Layton Ndukwu and a late goal by George Thomas. Gundogan, Phil Foden, and Brahim Diaz got useful […]
Nathaniel Chalobah and Harry Maguire get England call-ups for games against Malta and Slovakia
Nathaniel Chalobah and Harry Maguire are two new faces in Gareth Southgate’s latest 28-man England squad. Versatile Chalobah is England’s most capped youth international and signed for Watford this summer from Chelsea while Maguire’s performances at centre back for Leicester City following his summer move from Hull City have seen him get recognition. They join […]