Wisteria rather than hysteria on a fine afternoon by the Thames : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Fulham (1) 1 Sessegnon 43 Aston Villa (0) 0 He wants to sign for a big club! Ryan Sessegnon's first goal since November 1 - his third on the season - was just enough to get the better of Europa League semi-finalists Aston Villa in a mostly lukewarm encounter. Victory is unlikely to carry much lasting significance. Fulham were delighted to claim their 10th home win of the seas

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone Kim Ji-soo has won a legion of admirers in Germany during his season-long loan spell with 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern. After making three appearances for Brentford in the Premier League against Arsenal, Brighton & Hove Albion, and Aston Villa last season, the South Korean centre-back and the club decided it would be in his best interest to drop down a level or two to gain experience and playing time. And he feels he hasn’t just im

Leicester's King Power Stadium Championship Leicester City (0) 1 Souttar 78 Millwall (0) 1 Langstaff 90 Millwall’s hopes for automatic promotion to the Premier League were dealt a blow on Friday night by already-relegated Leicester City, led by their former manager Gary Rowett. The 1-1 draw at the half-empty King Power Stadium means that Ipswich Town can finish second if they win their next two games, starting with West Bromwich away on Saturday. Millwall had already secured

Floyd Road latest : Picture by @YTJourno Championship Charlton Athletic (1) 1 Docherty 1 Ipswich Town (1) 2 Furlong 36, Philogene 58 pen Charlton's hopes of securing the one point they need to ensure their Championship survival fell tantalisingly out of reach as they failed to make the most of a first minute goal against promotion-chasing Ipswich. They are still in the box seat with two still to play and the only team they have to worry about, Oxford United, have to visit Mil

Manchester City (1) 2 v Arsenal (1) 1 Premier League Matchweek 33 Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at the City of Manchester Stadium “We’re not really here!” is one of the favourite chants in the Manchester City fans’ repertoire, heard at almost every match since the club became re-established among the elite after climbing back up from having fallen into the third tier. Expressing their continuing feelings of near disbelief at the transformation, it echoed around the stands

Brighton & Hove Albion (1) 3 v Chelsea (0) 0 Kadıoğlu 3 Hinshelwood 56 Welbeck 91 By Kaz Mochlinski at the Amex Community Stadium Premier League Matchweek 34 Chelsea’s collapse under Liam Rosenior went into freefall at Brighton as the Blues were beaten for a fifth consecutive league game without scoring, to record their worst run of results for over a century. This is the first time that Chelsea have experienced such a sequence since 1912 - and it was completed by a capitulat

Picture by William Powell Championship QPR (0) 1 Norrington-Davies 90 Swansea City (1) 2 Ronald 2, Vipotnik pen 80 Central defender Steve Cook played the last of his 100 matches for Queens Park Rangers last night. He was named skipper for his last match. He has been offered a coaching role in W12 next season but he may join a new club to remain as a player. He left the field just past the hour mark to a standing ovation from QPR fans who made it to Loftus Road - despite the t

I guess that's why they call it the Blues Brighton 3-0 Chelsea That's five league defeats in a row - all without scoring. Seven defeats in eight games. They now are not only seven points behind fifth-placed Liverpool, but are also behind Brighton, who overtake them to move into sixth place. Their current run of defeats is their worst since 1912 - the year of the Titanic sinking. That stat invites the obvious headlines. This is simply not the sort of summary you expect from th

Eagles v Hammers: Pic by @CapFootballUK A point each in the London derby at Selhurst Park did neither team any Premier League favours – especially for relegation-threatened West Ham United. Here, Capital Football  looks at some takeaways from the scoreless draw in south London. EAGLES' EYES ELSEWHERE? For the second home game in a row, Palace fans – renowned for their vocal support at Selhurst Park – were more preoccupied about a possible trip to Leipzig on 27 May for the Con

Springtime at Selhurst : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Crystal Palace 0 West Ham United 0 The Hammers eked out another point in their quest for Premier League survival in a game that got the final scoreline it had always threated and thoroughly deserved. West Ham were understandably a little cautious but only time will tell whether they might regret not going for a win with more abandon - especially as the Eagles were without the injured Adam Wharton - but for now they

By Alessandro Schiavone While Arsenal  look increasingly likely to cement their serial bottlers status once more on current form following their 2-1 defeat at Man City yesterday, their hated rivals from down the road Tottenham Hotspur  are flirting with a shock relegation, and two-time European kings Chelsea  could miss out on the Champions League once again, with fifth-placed Liverpool now holding a SEVEN-point lead. And that with only five fixtures left to negotiate before

Summit meeting: Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Manchester City (1) 2 Cherki 16, Haaland 65 Arsenal (1) 1 Havertz 18 Top since October they may have been, but the Gunners look certain to lose their long standing domination of the Premier League table this week after once again being made to suffer by Erling Haaland. The Norwegian bagged a second half winner not long after the Gunners had twice gone agonisingly close to taking a 2-1 lead. The margins were every bit as tigh

United completed the double with Saturday night win at the Bridge Premier League Chelsea (0) 0 Man United (1) 1 Cunha 43 The mood is becoming more toxic by the week. Chelsea continued their dismal run of form with a fourth successive defeat without scoring - leaving Champions League qualification hopes in the balance. They lie sixth and will need Aston Villa to win the Europa League for that placing to be enough. Fifth is starting to look very difficult unless they can turn

High tension on the High Street : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Tottenham Hotspur (1) 2 Porro 39, Simons 77 Brighton (1) 2 Mitoma 45+3 Rutter 90+5 Spurs looked all set to re-write the script. They scored what looked like being a stunning winner and were homing in on what would have been only a third home win of the season. They were also poised to dive out of the bottom three and have their first league win of 2026 - breathing life into their relegation fight rather tha

Picture by William Powell Millwall 2 (2) Mazou-Sacko 3', Neghli 17' QPR 0 (0) Millwall are back in the automatic promotion places in the Championship after a fast start helped them to a comprehensive London derby win against QPR. Early goals from Derek Mazou-Sacko and Camiel Neghli were enough to snap a run of consecutive defeats at the Den and move Alex Neil’s side into second place. QPR were overwhelmed by the physicality and intensity of the hosts in those crucial opening

On sale today : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Brentford 0 Fulham 0 A frantic game full of good intentions meandered to the conclusion which had looked on the cards almost from the word go. The Bees will feel they did enough to pinch it towards the end - when it needed a superb Bernd Leno save to ensure parity - but this was game of modest and only fleeting excitement. For once, Harry Wilson was not able to turn the game Fulham's way. He had scored in the previous three

By Alessandro Schiavone Arsenal have been fired a warning by hothead Arda Turan ahead of their semi-final against Atletico Madrid in less than two weeks. The ex-Turkish midfielder, who scored against Chelsea at the same stage of the competition back in 2014 as Atleti ran riot at Stamford Bridge (1-3), has tipped this to be the Colchoneros ' season. Madrid's second force lost two finals in three years against Real Madrid back in 2014 and 2016 respectively. Yet with Los Mereng

Palace on the attack in Florence : Picture by Pennie Turrell UEFA Conference League quarter-final second leg Fiorentina (1) 2 Gudmundsson pen 30, Ndour 53 Crystal Palace (1) 1 Sarr 17 (Palace win 4-2 on aggregate) The end of Crystal Palace's undefeated run spanning six games and six weeks, hardly mattered here in Florence on Thursday as the visitors were two goals too good on aggregate for their Italian hosts in the Conference League quarter-final. Consequently it was Palace

Almost a promotion party, as expectant fans arrive at the Copperjax : Picture by @YTJourno League Two Bromley 0 Cambridge United 0 The frustrated voice of a young fan speaking to his mates at full time summed it up perfectly: "That was bloody annoying," he said. "I was all ready to celebrate." That was undoubtedly the feeling among the vast majority of fans gathered at the Copperjax Community Stadium in the hope of witnessing another huge moment of glory. They savoured promot

By Alessandro Schiavone in Alkmaar Conference League QF second-leg AZ Alkmaar 2-2 Shakhtar Donetsk (2-5 on agg) Shakhtar Donetsk made it a 5-2 aggregate win over AZ Alkmaar's B team to set up a date with Crystal Palace in the semis of the Conference League. With the KNVB Cup final looming and the chance to end a 13-year wait for silverware when they face NEC Nijmegen on Sunday, AZ manager Leeroy Echteld decided to rest up to 11 players. Yet despite being played off the groun

Optimism abounding at kick off : Picture by @YTJourno Champions League Quarter Final second leg Arsenal 0 Sporting 0 Aggregate: 1-0 In a pre-match pitchside interview, Lee Dixon described the night as a 'free hit' ahead of the big one on Sunday against Man City. As if reaching Champions League semi-finals happen all the time. As it happens, the Gunners will be in only their fourth such contest - and very much hoping to go one better than last year, when PSG thwarted their hop

Capital Football have exclusively spoken to Brentford defender Sepp Van den Berg. Here is what he said. One point. It could have been three. It probably feels like zero. "No, let's be honest one point is better than zero. But I know what you mean. I think in the second-half we played very well and I think we should have scored the 3-1. But of course if you concede a late goal like this it feels very bad. It feels disappointing and we all are. If we win this game against Evert

Pressure mounting for Liam : Picture by @YTJourno There's no disgrace to losing to a Man City who have the April scent of trophies in their nostrils. Other Chelsea bosses have tried and failed since Thomas Tuchel guided the Blues to a Champions League final win over them five years ago. After all, 12 attempts since then had come and gone unsuccessfully before the latest setback against the Citizens - a 3-0 thumping at the Bridge on Sunday. But there is little doubt that this

Up against his old team - Cole Palmer adorns the match programme Premier League Chelsea (0) 0 Manchester City (0) 3 O'Reilly 51, Guehi 57, Doku 68 Chelsea's decent first-half showing paled into insignificance as Man City went up the gears to secure the win which takes them to within six points of Arsenal in the title race. It leaves the Blues with much work to do if they are to claim a Champions League spot by finishing in the top five places. They remain four points behind