How growing up on a farm with three rugby-playing brothers helped Sam Whitelock to the verge of becoming New Zealand's most-capped player.

The winger scored the only goal against Brentford to push his case for a Premier League start should Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard remain out

Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea finally scored and finally won against quality opposition in Brighton in the third round of the Carabao Cup.

West Ham struggled to break down a tightly packed defence in last week’s Europa League opener against TSC Backa Topola, and this Carabao Cup win at Lincoln City was every bit as uncomfortable and uneasy on the eye.

West Ham reached the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with an unconvincing 1-0 win over Lincoln City that they just about deserved.

Vunipola is competing with the in-form Ben Earl for the number eight jersey in the final group match against Samoa.

The Magpies survived a first-half mauling to book their place in the fourth round.

Newcastle 1-0 Manchester City: Eddie Howe earns his first ever win over Pep Guardiola

When it finally arrived the goal could not have been more out of keeping with Chelsea’s recent attacking efforts. There was a deft assist from Cole Palmer, who impressed on his first start since joining from Manchester City, but what stood out even more was Nicolas Jackson casting the doubts aside, taking the ball on the run and finding the ruthlessness to …

Another moment of brilliance from Dominik Szoboszlai sealed yet another comeback from Liverpool as Leicester’s hopes of an upset were shattered spectacularly at Anfield.The Hungary captain had been on the pitch for five minutes when he polished a dominant home display with a thunderous drive that kissed the underside of Jakub Stolarczyk’s crossbar en …

CRAIG HOPE: Pep Guardiola complained that Newcastle had kicked their way to victory - and he would have needed the full three hours of a bus journey home to lick his wounds.

Newcastle produced a transformed second-half performance to knock Manchester City out of the Carabao Cup, with Aleksander Isak's strike sending last season's finalists into the fourth round.

Aston Villa are working with Castore on how to improve their kit design after concerns were raised by some members of their women’s team.

Essex's lingering hopes of winning the LV= Insurance County Championship Division One title were dealt a huge blow by Ben Sanderson's bowling for Northamptonshire.

Tomas Soucek’s second-half goal ensured West Ham overcame a tough test in the Carabao Cup third round at Lincoln with a 1-0 victory.

Nicolas Jackson eased the pressure on himself and Mauricio Pochettino’s low-scoring Chelsea side by earning victory over Brighton in the Carabao Cup third round.