Barcelona loanee Clement Lenglet is set to stay at Aston Villa for the rest of the season.Lenglet had been thought to be eager to leave the club to secure regular football.However, PA news agency states that Lenglet is willing to give it more time to get into manager Unai Emery's team.Injuries to Pau Torres and Tyrone Mings mean that a spot in central defense is open.Emery said last month of Lengl

Legendary Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has highlighted why Karim Benzema should be the club's preferred signing this January.Benzema is playing in the Saudi Pro League for Al-Ittihad this year, but the 36-year-old may want a return to Europe.Wenger believes that if the Frenchman is serious about coming back to Europe, Arsenal should push for his signing.He admitted to wanting to sign Benzema when he

Bayern won't sign Fulham star in JanuaryBayern Munich have decided not to sign Fulham midfielder Palhinha in the January transfer window, according to journalist Florian Plettenberg.One of the reasons why Bayern have opted against signing the midfielder is his high transfer value, which is €50m. The Bundesliga giants are currently focused on signing a central defender and are eyeing a move f

Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick believes his side had to “suffer” to earn a 1-0 win against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup semi-finals.Hayden Hackney capitalised on missed Chelsea chances, scoring in the 37th minute to hand Boro a valuable advantage going into the reverse fixture at Stamford Bridge on January 23.His goal came after already-depleted Boro were forced into two early change

Mauricio Pochettino bemoaned Chelsea’s profligacy following their shock 1-0 loss at Middlesbrough in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.The Premier League side dominated at the Riverside Stadium but squandered a host of chances, with Cole Palmer particularly wasteful.Hayden Hackney’s first-half goal earned the Sky Bet Championship hosts a slender advantage ahead of the retur

Nicke Kabamba registered his 18th Vanarama National League goal of the season as promotion-chasing Barnet came from behind to beat Dagenham 2-1.The third-placed Bees, who lost 3-2 at Altrincham on Saturday, fell behind in the 27th minute when Josh Rees turned home Harry Phipps’ flick-on from a corner.Daggers goal scorer Rees was denied a second by the crossbar before striker Kabamba brought

Chelsea striker Cole Palmer squandered a hat-trick of chances as Hayden Hackney handed Sky Bet Championship Middlesbrough a priceless first-leg lead in their Carabao Cup semi-final.The England international, who had earlier been denied by Boro keeper Tom Glover, passed up three opportunities either side of Hackney’s 37th-minute strike, which ensured Michael Carrick’s men will head for

Rory McAllister claimed a decisive late double as Peterhead halted their three-match losing streak with a dramatic 3-1 win over cinch League Two promotion rivals Dumbarton.McAllister equalised with just eight minutes remaining at Balmoor by slotting beyond Sons goalkeeper Jay Hogarth before winning and converting a 90th-minute penalty to complete the comeback – also hitting the crossbar in b

Fylde stepped up their fight against relegation from the National League by beating Hartlepool 2-1 to claim their second-straight win.Having moved off the foot of the table with Saturday’s victory over Rochdale, Nick Haughton’s early opener maintained the Coasters’ recent momentum.An own goal from Emmanuel Onariase – three minutes later – doubled Fylde’s lead be

Falkirk stretched their lead at the top of cinch League One to 11 points after a 4-0 thrashing of third-placed Cove Rangers.Callumn Morrison fired the Bairns on the way to their sixth-consecutive win two minutes before half-time, and Liam Henderson added a second shortly after the restart.Morrison latched onto a ball from Aidan Nesbitt to hit Falkirk’s third from a tight angle after 65 minut