The Magpies tried to sign a centre-back in the last summer transfer window but failed in their pursuit of Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi.The England international has caught the attention of the biggest Premier League clubs since his impressive showing for England at Euro 2024 last summer.Since then, his performances have been closely watched by Premier League sides who are looking to strength

Colby Bishop fired a second-half winner as Portsmouth beat Championship leaders Leeds 1-0 at Fratton Park.Leeds saw promotion rivals Sheffield United, Burnley and Sunderland win on Saturday and a combination of poor finishing and impressive goalkeeping from Nicolas Schmid brought an end to a 17-match unbeaten league run stretching back to November.Pompey have won four of their last five matches an

Everton boss David Moyes admitted Wolves “were the better side” in their 1-1 draw at Molineux.Jack Harrison gave the visitors the lead just after the half-hour mark with an effort which deflected off Matt Doherty for his first goal of the campaign.Everton’s advantage was short lived though, Marshall Munetsi opened his account for Wolves when he dispatched beyond Jordan Pickford t

Marshall Munetsi’s first-half equaliser helped Wolves move six points clear of the Premier League relegation zone following a 1-1 draw with Everton at Molineux.Ipswich’s late defeat at Crystal Palace handed the opportunity over for Wolves to open up a further gap to the bottom three and Munetsi’s first goal for the club earned Vitor Pereira’s side a vital point in their que

Unai Emery says Aston Villa are hungry to prove themselves in the final two months of the season after they were handed a boost in their European qualification push with a 1-0 Premier League win at Brentford.Ollie Watkins’ 49th-minute strike was the only goal of the match as Villa made it three victories on the spin after beating Club Brugge 3-1 in the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday and

Ollie Watkins returned to haunt former club Brentford with the decisive strike as Aston Villa recorded a 1-0 win at the Gtech Community Stadium.The England striker, who left west London in 2020, was subjected to jeers by the home fans as his clinical finish saw Villa continue their hunt for European qualification.Villa, in seventh, now sit two points off fourth-place Manchester City, who were hand

York’s hopes of catching runaway Vanarama National league leaders Barnet continued to fade after a 1-1 draw at home to third-placed Forest Green.The Minstermen failed to return to winning ways at the LNER Community Stadium after the midweek defeat to Altrincham, leaving the Bees 11 points clear having played one game more.Lewis Richardson fired York ahead in the 49th minute, latching onto a

Mark Hughes was adamant his Carlisle side “didn’t deserve to lose” at Harrogate on Saturday afternoon.The Cumbrians missed the chance to climb off the bottom of Sky Bet League Two and now find themselves six points from safety after conceding in the fifth minute of stoppage time of what was a fairly drab affair.Sam Lavelle and Terell Thomas missed decent opportunities to break th

Inigo Calderon cited the “desire” of his Bristol Rovers players as being the key ingredient as they held off Huddersfield with a 1-0 League One win at the Memorial Stadium.Ruel Sotiriou proved the match winner for the relegation-threatened side as his 10th-minute volley made the most of Clinton Mola’s header over the top of a disorganised Terriers defensive line.Scott Sinclair an

Gillingham boss John Coleman hailed his players after back-to-back home wins for the first time since September with a 1-0 win over title-chasing Bradford.Conor Masterson scored his first goal for almost a year as the Gills pushed themselves 12 points clear of danger.Coleman spoke of the relief of finally getting a win when his side scored a huge win against relegation-threatened Morecambe.But aft