Man City battle Barca and Real Madrid for Martinez (90min)Manchester City, Barcelona and Real Madrid are in a three-way battle to sign Arnau Martinez from Girona, says 90min.The Spanish defender has impressed in La Liga and caught he attention of several top European sides.While Barca and Madrid want to keep him in Spain, the English team may have the advantage as Girona are part of the City Footb

Liam Sercombe’s early goal was to enough to sink Cambridge 1-0 and earn Cheltenham their first win of the season.The midfielder beat goalkeeper Jack Stevens with a deft chip from 20 yards in the fifth minute.It was only the bottom-placed Robins’ second league goal of the season, but they are already showing signs of improvement under new boss Darrell Clarke.They had picked up a credita

Sean Dyche described referee Craig Pawson’s decision not to send off Ibrahima Konate in the Merseyside derby as “nearly impossible”.Everton were reduced to 10 men late in the first half at Anfield when Ashley Young was shown a second yellow card but Pawson opted not to make the same decision midway through the second half when Konate pulled back Beto.The Toffees had succeeded in

Preston boss Ryan Lowe hailed a hard-earned point as his side snapped their three-game losing streak with a 1-1 draw at home to Millwall.It took just three minutes for North End to get on the scoresheet, as Danish striker Mads Frokjær-Jensen coolly slotted home his third goal of the season.But the Lions, in their first match following the dismissal of Gary Rowett earlier this week, hit back

Mohamed Salah became the first Liverpool player since Peter Beardsley 32 years ago to score in Anfield’s opening four league matches with both goals in a 2-0 victory over 10-man Everton in the 243rd Merseyside derby.Ashley Young, who has played in some of the world’s biggest cross-city clashes in Manchester, Milan and Birmingham, was sent for a second bookable offence shortly before ha

Preston halted a run of three straight defeats with a hard-fought 1-1 draw at home to managerless Millwall.Now without the departed Gary Rowett, the Lions turned in a solid display as the hosts struggled to find a way through their resolute defence.An at-times feisty encounter produced an eye-catching opening half-an-hour, but after that it never really scaled the heights at any point.Preston&rsqu

Walsall manager Mat Sadler praised hat-trick hero Freddie Draper after the teenager equalised for a third time in the sixth minute of stoppage time to earn a 3-3 draw at Newport.County midfielder Bryn Morris thought he had won it for the hosts with goals in the fourth and 67th minutes, while in between Exiles striker Will Evans claimed his 12th strike of the season, but Draper had the final say wi

Doncaster assistant manager Cliff Byrne was delighted with his team’s performance despite Grant McCann being sent from the dugout just before half-time in their 2-1 win over Tranmere at Prenton Park.Goals from Harrison Biggins and Mo Faal were the difference as Doncaster continued their recent revival making it five wins from their last seven League Two games.Rovers took the lead in the 27th

Teenage striker Freddie Draper completed his hat-trick in the sixth minute of stoppage time to earn Walsall a 3-3 draw at Newport.County midfielder Bryn Morris thought he had won it for the hosts with goals in the fourth and 67th minutes, while in between Exiles striker Will Evans claimed his 12th goal of the season, but Draper had the final say with his third leveller of the night.Morris’ f

Doncaster’s recent League Two revival continued with a 2-1 victory over Tranmere at Prenton Park.Rovers took the lead after 27 minutes when Harrison Biggins steered the ball home from the centre of the box after some fine work down the right by Zain Westbrooke.Tranmere should have been level before the break but Harvey Saunders’ close-range header was brilliantly saved by Doncaster kee