The Cottagers continued their fine form with goals from Emile Smith Rowe and Calvin Bassey against Nottingham Forest.

The 28-year-old helped his side hold on for a point at Aston Villa.

Scrum-half’s contribution during the end of France win justified faith in giving Northampton man full 80 minutesIt wasn’t just the way Steve Borthwick used his bench that shaped England’s victory over France, it was the way he didn’t use it, too. Instead of bringing on Harry Randall, Borthwick backed Alex Mitchell to play a full 80 minutes, something …

This was supposed to be the afternoon when West Ham’s attack exploded into life. They had a new striker on the bench, Lucas Paquetá was back from injury and Graham Potter felt bold enough to deploy an adventurous 4-2-3-1 system. It was set up for Paquetá, Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus to run riot in the first half and for Evan Ferguson to make a …

Aston Villa’s supporters were hoping to see an inspired Premier League debut for a new club and they were rewarded. Unfortunately, it was neither Marcus Rashford nor Marco Asensio that shone brightest, instead visiting goalkeeper Alex Palmer stole the show with a string of superb saves to earn 10-man Ipswich a hard-fought point.Liam Delap gave the away …

When Ivan Juric promised Southampton fans “heavy metal football” at St Mary’s after replacing Russell Martin in December, most supporters hoped their team would see a lift in style and results. And while glimpses of attacking threat were on display against Bournemouth, it was ultimately the visitors who, with a 3-1 win, had their fans chanting about …

Wait long enough in football and you will eventually see almost everything. Calvin Bassey is a defenders’ defender. He stops opponents scoring. He is quick and good in the air. He is very good at looking authoritative when holding his arms out to craft the offside line. At the other end he offers rather less.This was the 189th game of the 25-year-old’s …

Leeds 12-14 WakefieldMax Jowitt (two) and Mason Lino score Trinity’s triesSuper League’s opening weekend has been littered with surprise ­everywhere you look but it is a sign of the times in this particular part of the world that compared to what we have seen in recent days, this Wakefield Trinity victory at Leeds Rhinos does not quite carry the same …

Omar Marmoush arrived in the ­winter window as a 20-goal forward for Eintracht Frankfurt and against Newcastle emphatically showed why, via a scintillating 14-minute first-half hat-trick that tore the opposition apart. For the Egyptian and Manchester City, joy; for the visitors, despair, as they were sent home reeling, on the back of a 16th consecutive …

Ruben Amorim has offered an honest verdict about Sir Jim Ratcliffe's brutal job cuts at Man Utd.

Ruben Amorim has reportedly called up five Man Utd academy stars to face Tottenham on Sunday.

Amad Diallo has been one of Manchester United's most reliable performers this season.