Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said his team "must find an improvement fast" after their 1-1 draw at Las Palmas left them four points behind LaLiga leaders Barcelona at the top of the table.Alberto Moleiro put Las Palmas ahead in the fifth minute, and Vinícius Júnior levelled with a second-half penalty, as Madrid were held for the second time in three league games, following their ope

Cristiano Ronaldo didn't rule out a return to the Champions League as the Al-Nassr star was honoured at the Champions League draw.WHAT HAPPENED?The five-time Ballon d'Or winner was honoured during the revamped Champions League draw event in Monaco, where he was presented with an award for being the all-time leading goal scorer in Champions League history, boasting an impressive tally of 140 strike

Arsenal identify Newcastle's Gordon as 'future target'Arsenal are interested in signing Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United but any move may have to wait until next summer.Burnley ship Amdouni to Benfica on loanBurnley continue with their squad revamp as Zeki Amdouni becomes the 19th player to leave Turf Moor since the end of last season.Amdouni will join Benfica on a loan deal along with an opti

Swansea boss Luke Williams criticised his players’ attitude after they were knocked out of the Carabao Cup at home by League One side Wycombe.Williams made eight changes from the side that drew 1-1 with Cardiff on Sunday and Richard Kone’s goal was enough to see the Chairboys into the third round.“The first half was atrocious. We improved after that, but it’s still not a go

Eddie Howe was pleased by Sandro Tonali’s excellent return from his 10-month betting ban and Newcastle’s Carabao Cup progress on penalties against Nottingham Forest.Wednesday’s second-round tie at the City Ground saw the 24-year-old make his first competitive appearance in 308 days after serving a ban for a series of betting offences.Tonali performed well during his 62 minutes on

Johnnie Jackson labelled AFC Wimbledon’s penalty shootout triumph over Premier League Ipswich as the highlight of his managerial career.Former Wimbledon striker Ali Al-Hamadi gave the visitors the lead but Omar Bugiel hit back for the Dons five minutes before the break.Matty Stevens thought he had fired his side into the third round after heading into the top-left corner but Conor Chaplin ca

Gary O’Neil said there was no panic after Wolves’ thrashing by Chelsea as they bounced back by registering a first win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Burnley in the Carabao Cup.Goncalo Guedes scored twice either side of half-time, as Wolves dominated after being denied twice early on by Burnley goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky.O’Neil’s side were beaten 6-2 by Chelsea at Moli

Russell Martin was delighted to see his Southampton side win for the first time this season with two late goals and believes the 5-3 Carabao Cup success at Cardiff City Stadium will have been good for his younger players.Martin gave five players their first starts and was very happy to see his new £15m striker Mateus Fernandes hit the target. Another recent recruit, Cameron Archer, also scor

Thomas Frank refused to be drawn on the future of Ivan Toney after Brentford progressed into the Carabao Cup third round with a controversial 1-0 win at Colchester.With Toney again absent following more speculation over his future this week, Frank watched Keane Lewis-Potter put the visitors ahead in contentious fashion on the stroke of half-time.Sky Bet League Two club Colchester wanted a foul for

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola was left cursing a second controversial handball decision against his team in the space of four days after the 1-0 Carabao Cup defeat at West Ham.On Sunday the Cherries had a stoppage-time goal disallowed by VAR against Newcastle despite the ball appearing to go in off the shoulder of Dango Ouattara.So Iraola could not believe his luck when Jarrod Bowen’s 88th-