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From watching Sunderland on the terraces at Roker Park to scoring on his senior debut, Martin Smith enjoyed a career that many Sunderland youngsters could only dream of.
03.11.26Features
Amario Cozier-Duberry continued to impress at Middlesbrough, but Matias Orozco endured a frustrating afternoon after being sent off for Castellón against Burgos.
WILL BROOKS takes a look at how the other half live as he witnesses Fulham's Carabao Cup exit from the posh seats in the Riverside.
Bart Verbruggen has established himself as one of Europe's most highly rated goalkeepers in recent years, with his performances at Brighton attracting interest.
A busy week across United’s loan network and academy, with a particularly strong run from the Under-18s. André Onana kept a clean sheet in Turkey, Will Murdock helped Hednesford to a clean-sheet win, and Jayce Fitzgerald and Dan Gore both added valuable minutes.
02.11.26News
Former Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards has admitted that the club’s planned move to a new stadium represents ‘progress’ even though he is reluctant to see them move from Old Trafford.
In a recent interview, Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel spoke about the past affiliations of Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox and wondered aloud if they had the right motivation for the club to succeed.
02.11.26Opinion
There are defeats that can be explained away as bad luck, missed chances or a dodgy refereeing decision. Then there are defeats that leave you questioning the direction of an entire football club. Sunderland’s damaging loss at Coventry City falls firmly into the latter category.
01.11.26Analysis
Brighton Women came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Broadfield Stadium on Sunday.
01.11.26Matchday
Cherries are one game away from matching the club's record for most consecutive clean sheets - but already they are in esteemed company when it comes to runs without conceding. Saturday's display against Leeds proved their defensive chops even further.
Aston Villa's resurgence in recent weeks may have changed the perspective of certain fans, but it would be short-sight to forget what this campaign is all about.
01.11.26Opinion
A battling point in Brum - and it could have been more but for poor finishing and over-cautious substitutions.
A manager defending Suzuki, explaining his penalty order, and using a different word about progress than he did last week.
31.10.26Matchday
Villa took more shots and created the better chances on paper. Fulham still generated more expected goals, and a missed penalty proved consequential.
31.10.26Analysis
Yasin Ayari’s early goal proved enough to secure Brighton a hard-fought victory over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester United collapsed in the second half at Stamford Bridge following a decent first half; a moment of madness from Lisandro Martinez completely destroying a match in the balance to heap pressure on manager Michael Carrick. WAYNE BARTON shares his on-the-whistle reaction.
31.10.26News
Sunderland return to Premier League action this afternoon as the Black Cats travel to the Coventry Building Society Arena to face Coventry City (3pm).
Sunderland booked their place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Brentford at the Stadium of Light - a night with many positives for Regis Le Bris to consider ahead of the weekend's game at Coventry City. Here are five things we learned from a highly positive night on Wearside.
Brighton Women have scored nine goals across their last two outings, giving Arturo Ruiz plenty of momentum to build on ahead of Sunday's meeting with Crystal Palace.
30.10.26News
Fulham boss wants 'world-class' centre-back to extend his Cottage stay - and confirms struggling left-back will start at Villa
Language is a funny thing. Sometimes you can learn as much, if not more, from what is left unsaid compared to what is put on record. WAYNE BARTON examines what the words - and the silences - mean for Bruno Fernandes and Manchester United.
Since a 5-1 loss at Chelsea just three weeks ago, AFC Bournemouth have won five matches on the spin, without conceding a goal. Winger Amine Adli revealed how a post-match chat sparked the turnaround.
30.10.26Features
Would the Aston Villa coach be tempted by a gig at Manchester United? That conversation is becoming all-too prevalent in the media, and his irritated a large section of the Villa fanbase.
30.10.26Opinion
Following their disappointing Carabao Cup exit, Brighton travel back to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday in search of revenge.
