MANCHESTER CITY WOMEN 1, FORTUNA HJORRING 0 (Man City Women win 2-0 on aggregate) Double chance for Fortuna Hjorring including ignored penalty shout for handball against Steph Houghton Lucy Bronze’s header on 41 minutes from Melissa Lawley’s corner wins the 2nd leg for Manchester City Women Man City Women join Lyon, Paris St Germain, and […]
Job done says Gareth Southgate as England labour to victory against Lithuania in World Cup qualifier
ENGLAND 2, LITHUANIA 0 England expected more, though their win against Lithuania extended their lead at the top of their World Cup qualifying group to five points. A place in Russia looks nailed on, though it was a pretty ordinary display from England that lacked sparkle and panache. After the spirited showing against Germany in […]
Oldham Athletic prove they can cut it against the best holding leaders Sheffield United
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1, SHEFF UTD 1 Oldham Athletic proved they can cut it with the best as they held Sky Bet League One leaders Sheffield United to a draw at SportsDirect.com Park. And it was another valuable point in their battle to stave off the threat of relegation as it extended the unbeaten run to […]
Lukas Podolski signs off for Germany in style as England suffer first defeat under Gareth Southgate
GERMANY 1, ENGLAND 0 Lukas Podolski scores the winner in his last game for Germany – his 49th goal in 130 appearances. England have failed to keep a clean sheet against Germany, who haven’t conceded a goal in 648 minutes, in their last 8 games. Gareth Southgate employs 3-4-3 formation but suffers his first defeat […]
Manchester City shake off Champions League blues with battling draw against Liverpool at the Etihad to stay third in the table
MAN CITY 1 LIVERPOOL 1 The late substitutions demonstrated that the usually attack minded Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp were content to settle for a draw after a pulsating Premier League fixture between top-four teams Manchester City and Liverpool at the Etihad. Guardiola sacrificed the skilful Leroy Sane for defensive midfielder Fernando Reges while Klopp […]