OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2, SCUNTHORPE UNITED 3 Oldham Athletic paid the price for a woeful start as their seven game unbeaten run was ended by Scunthorpe United. And despite staging a valiant fightback, Richie Wellens tasted defeat for the first time in his eight games as interim and permanent manager. Tom Hopper and Josh Morris put […]
Super-sub Anthony Martial is Manchester United’s late matchwinner against Tottenham
MAN UNITED 1, TOTTENHAM 0 It was a case of Manchester United winning ugly at home to Tottenham as a late goal from substitute Anthony Martial ended their minor blip. Embed from Getty Images And Martial’s effort was not one of beauty, but highly effective to keep the Reds second and still within striking distance […]
Pep Guardiola says Phil Foden would have played against Wolves in the Carabao Cup but U17 World Cup more important for City’s youth players
Talk of the ball controversy from the Carabao Cup tie against Wolves in midweek might have threatened to overshadow Claudio Bravo’s goalkeeping heroics but one player who might have featured in that game was instead helping England’s U17 side beat Brazil 3-1 in the U17 World Cup semi-final. And instead of a place in the […]
Manchester clubs get away ties in the Carabao Cup quarter final after botched draw
Both Manchester clubs were drawn away in the Quarter Finals of the Carabao Cup after a lengthy delay due to a “technical glitch” after which the draw was pre-recorded and shared on Twitter almost two hours after failing to appear at the scheduled 4pm start time. It’s not the first time that the Carabao Cup […]
Super-Sub Amadi-Holloway scores last-gasp winner for Oldham Athetic in derby against Bury
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2, BURY 1 Substitute Aaron Amadi-Holloway scored an injury-time winner as Oldham Athletic posted a derby win against Bury to extend Richie Wellens’ run to seven games as interim and permanent manager. It looked as though Latics would have to settle for a point until Amadi-Holloway struck in the last of three minutes […]