Aston Villa captain John McGinn hailed Jadon Sancho for producing his “best performance in a Villa shirt” in tonight’s Europa League win over Lille. Sancho made the first goal, scored by McGinn, before Leon Bailey doubled the hosts’ advantage late on to send Unai Emery’s men through to the quarter-finals 3-0 on aggregate. There has…
Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest remain on course for an all-English Europa League semi-final after wins that came in contrasting fashion tonight. Villa eased past Lille 2-0 at Villa Park to complete a 3-0 aggregate triumph – goals from John McGinn and Leon Bailey proving decisive for Unai Emery’s men. Forest were pushed much harder,…
John McGinn and Leon Bailey got the goals as Aston Villa made sure of their place in the quarter-finals of the Europa League with a professional display against Lille. McGinn finished a wonderful move after 54 minutes and substitute Bailey made sure of the win, and a 3-0 aggregate triumph, four minutes from time. Villa…
Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner described his side’s qualification for the quarter-finals of the Conference League as a “huge achievement”. Palace edged past AEK Larnaca tonight, winning the second leg in Cyprus 2-1 thanks to an Ismaila Sarr double either side of Enric Saborit’s equaliser, to go through after a goalless first encounter in South…
Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Stefan Ortega admitted tonight’s exhausting Europa League win at Midtjylland had left them “tired” ahead of Sunday’s crunch Premier League clash with Tottenham. Forest boss Vitor Pereira made nine changes to his starting XI but had to call upon regulars such as Morgan Gibbs-White, Elliot Anderson and Murillo as the tie went…
Nottingham Forest squeezed past Midtjylland and into the quarter-finals of the Europa League after a dramatic penalty shoot-out win in Denmark. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, the onus was on Forest to take the game to their hosts and they did that in a dominant first-half that ought to have been rewarded with more…
Ismaila Sarr scored twice as Crystal Palace finally broke the stubborn resistance of AEK Larnaca to secure a place in the Conference League quarter-finals. Sarr scored in the first half only for the Cypriot side to hit back through Enric Saborit’s header. Saborit was sent off with 17 minutes to go but AEK’s 10 men…
Aston Villa and Lille have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting at Villa Park in the second leg of the 2025/26 Europa League round of 16. Ollie Watkins’ second-half winner has given the Premier League side a 1-0 lead to protect in pursuit of a quarter-final against Roma or Bologna. The Italian sides meet…
Lockie Ferguson (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) NEW DELHI: Lockie Ferguson will miss the early part of IPL 2026 as he chooses to spend time with his family after recently becoming a father. The fast bowler, who plays for Punjab Kings, is expected to join the squad later in the tournament after taking a short break from…
The Middle Eastern nation are keen to play their matches outside of the United States Iran’s football federation president has insisted the country will participate in this summer’s World Cup despite the ongoing political crisis surrounding their fixtures, declaring they will “boycott the United States, but not the World Cup.” Mehdi Taj’s comments, reported by…
