NORTHAMPTON TOWN 1, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2 Substitute Lee Erwin’s injury-time winner for Oldham Athletic at Northampton Town was another huge step towards Sky Bet League One survival. It earned Latics their sixth win in 11 games since John Sheridan was appointed manager as they moved three points clear of the relegation places. But with the […]
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Jose Mourinho becomes first Manchester United manager to win a trophy in his first season as Reds beat Southampton in thrilling EFL Cup final
MAN UTD 3, SOUTHAMPTON 2 Jose Mourinho created history by becoming the first Manchester United manager to win a piece of silverware in his first season…but only just. The final of the EFL Cup final was, however, far from the stroll many had predicted for United as they overcame spirited Southampton at Wembley to win […]
Manchester City stage remarkable fightback to beat AS Monaco in highest-ever scoring game in knockout phase of Champions League
MAN CITY 5, AS MONACO 3 Manchester City produced a truly remarkable last half-hour fightback to record a dramatic Champions League victory against AS Monaco at the Etihad. In a last-16 game of astonishing twists and turns, City somehow established a two-goal advantage to take to the French principality for the return. Monaco must have […]
Big gun Zlatan Ibrahimovic called off bench at Blackburn Rovers to fire Manchester United into FA Cup quarter final
BLACKBURN ROVERS 1, MAN UNITED 2 Manchester United needed to summon their big guns from the bench to beat plucky Championship club Blackburn Rovers and claim a quarter-final place in the Emirates FA Cup. Substitute Zlatan Ibrahimovic again came up with the goods when required on a damp and dreary afternoon at Ewood Park to […]
Skies are blue as Oldham Athletic beat Coventry City to move out of League One relegation places
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 3, COVENTRY CITY 2 A hugely significant home victory against Coventry City lifted Oldham Athletic out of the Sky Bet League One relegation laces for the first time since September 12. This battle involving bottom-four teams saw Latics triumph, though they had more than modicum of good luck. Latics were gifted two of […]