West Ham flag WEST HAM V LEEDS UNITED HOW THE HAMMERS PLAYERS RATED A dramatic comeback in extra time by West Ham to draw 2-2 with Leeds at the London Stadium was eventually undone with defeat in a penalty shoot out. Here is how we rated the players after the pulsating FA Cup quarter final. Alphonse Areola 7: The Hammers goalkeeper could not be faulted for either of Leeds United’s goals at a time when the visitors were taking control of the quarter final tie. Unlucky to feel

Wall to Wall excitement at the Den as the season's end approaches : Picture by @YTJourno Championship Millwall (0) 1 Ivanovic 56 Norwich City (0) 2 Mattsson 61, Schwartau 76 Millwall's hopes of building on their brilliant Good Friday win at Middlesbrough fell away at a sun-kissed Den as a superior Norwich recovered from a goal down to claim a deserved win. Alex Neil's men could have few complaints. The Canaries dominated from the start and looked far more polished on the ball

Should have been a nice day for it : Picture @CapFootballUK FA Cup Quarter-Final West Ham United (0) 2 Fernandes 90+3 Disasi 90+6 Leeds United (1) 2 Tanaka 26, Calvert-Lewin pen 75 After Extra Time: Leeds win 4-2 on penalties The Hammers hit two goals in injury time to salvage an FA Cup tie that had threatened to totally pass them by - but their heroic fightback to take the game to extra-time did not have the happy ending they craved. Although rookie sub keeper Fin Herrick sa

The clans gathering on the south coast : Picture by @YTJourno FA Cup Quarter-Final Southampton (1) 2 Stewart 35, Charles 85 Arsenal (0) 1 Gyokeres 68 For Saints, a memorable evening of utter joy. For Arsenal, only despair. In the space of two games their ambitions for the season have halved. Two cup disasters leave them with the league and Europe to concentrate on now - with a whole load of self doubt as baggage to carry on drooping shoulders. The imperious way Man City thra

Pensioners v Valiants at Stamford Bridge. Pic by @JTaylorSport Chelsea 7-0 Port Vale ‘We’re on our way to Wembley’. The big screens at Stamford Bridge wasted no time in reassuring the Chelsea rank and file as the Blues eased into the FA Cup semi finals with a handsome victory over Port Vale. A professional demonstration of the gulf between the Premier League and League One was very much in evidence, on a day that Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior relished in the wake of four straigh

Exclusive by Football Reporter Granit Xhaka is renowned for being someone who talks sense and speaks facts. No shrinking violet, the Swiss has now had his say on the title race. And despite going 22 years without a Premier League crown, even Xhaka believes that Arsenal will come out on top this time around. He told Capital Football: "Will they do it? They look like at the moment, yes! "But the season's very long and I wish them only the best. "If you spend seven years in a cl

Valley line ups Championship Charlton Athletic (1) 1 Dykes 30 Bristol City (1) 2 Twine 11, Eile 55 Charlton fashioned some great late chances to salvage something from a disappointing afternoon but once again paid for a lack of cutting edge. They have not scored more than once in a home game since October and despite recovering from conceding an early goal, they were unable to hit back a second time after falling behind again at the start of the second half. It was the perfec

Absentee overlord : The main man on the programme cover wasn't in action this time Friendly International England (0) 0 Japan (1) 1 Mitoma 23 Another unconvincing and soporific performance in their last game at Wembley before the World Cup should ensure that there will not be any runaway expectations about what England might achieve in the USA. Japan claimed a first ever win over the tame Three Lions. It means Thomas Tuchel has overseen a first defeat to an African nation (Se

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone in Madrid Will Still joked that he wouldn’t be able to coach the Hammers given his love of the club. Still grew up in Belgium supporting West Ham and has privately and publicly never made it a mystery that the London Stadium is his Holy Grail. Only three years ago, Still was hailed as one of the most budding and up-and-coming managers in world football when he led lowly French side Stade Reims to a 19-game unbeaten run. Just a year after walk

Action from a feisty VBS Community Stadium : Picture by @YTJourno National League Sutton United (0) 1 Bell 78 Muller s/o 90+9 Rochdale (0) 2 Rodney 89. Henderson 90+7 In case they needed a reminder of just what it takes to be fighting to win promotion up to the football league, Sutton United got it at Gander Green Lane after a frantic, heart-stopping finale in which they threw away a win by shipping two goals at the death. A sublime strike from outside the area by Charlie B

Underneath the arches : Picture by @YTJourno International Friendly England (0) 1 White 81 Uruguay (0) 1 Valverde pen 90+3 After six straight wins this season without conceding during a qualification breeze, England surrendered their 100 per cent record. Ben White, of all people, prodded in what should have been a late winner, but then was adjudged - after a VAR intervention - to have fouled Federico Vinas in the box and Federico Valverde buried the penalty. The match summary

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone in Luxembourg The challenges have come thick and fast for Jaydee Canvot since he swapped Ligue 1 side Toulouse for reigning FA Cup winners Crystal Palace last summer.  Acclimatising to the Premier League is never easy regardless of how high your stock is. And after cutting his teeth and taking a leaf out of ex-skipper Marc Guehi’s book in the first few months of the campaign, Canvot is now an Eagles regular.  But he’s had to navigate his way

No fun at the Holte this time for the Irons Premier League Aston Villa (1) 2 McGinn 15, Watkins 68 West Ham United (0) 0 The good news for the Hammers is that Spurs, Forest and Leeds remain on their radar. The Irons had put together a decent run of results to claw themselves to within range of the teams just outside the bottom three but on Sunday reverted to the less impressive version of themselves as they slipped to a disappointing defeat at Villa Park. A goal in each half

Arsenal (0) 0 v Manchester City (0) 2 Football League Cup Final Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at Wembley Stadium “Second again, olé, olé!” must be something that Arsenal hate hearing. But the Gunners had a great chance to start silencing the song by winning at Wembley and lifting the League Cup, only to finish as runners-up again. So the singing is set to get louder still, and it is already coming from every opposition that Arsenal face, at each away ground which they trav

Master v Apprentice showdown : Picture by @YTJourno Carabao Cup Final Arsenal (0) 0 Manchester City (0) 2 O'Reilly 60, 64 It had all been looking so good - for the first five minutes at least. But the Gunners were left empty handed in the League Cup yet again after a drab showing that got the outcome it deserved. They now have lost seven finals in this competition and not won it since 1993 - one of only two successes since it was first played in the 60s. City have won it nin

Lilywhites v Tricky Trees. Pic by @JTaylorSport Tottenham Hotspur 0-3 Nottingham Forest ‘To Dare Is To Do’ is the Tottenham Hotspur club motto. The unmistakable branding of enterprise emblazoned all over their £1bn stadium. Towards the end of a wretched second half showing by Spurs which ended in a ruthlessly efficient 3-0 win for fellow relegation threatened Nottingham Forest, a handful of flags by home fans were waved in an act of noble resistance. The sort which their team

Roll up, roll up : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Fulham (0) 3 King 67, Wilson 73, Jimenez 90+5 Burnley (0) 1 Flemming 60 Laurent s/o 90+4 Josh King finally has that first Premier League goal for Fulham in the bag - as he capitalised on a spill from keeper Martin Dubravka to set Marco Silva's men on their way to victory. When the keeper failed to gather Sander Berge's chip into the middle, King was able to twist and turn a shot in from close range - to his obvious deligh

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone at the Allianz Arena in Munich on the 18th of March 2026 Bayern Munich 4-1 Atalanta Goals: Kane, Kane, Karl, Diaz (B), Samardzic (A). Harry Kane revealed that he will be fully behind Tottenham Hotspur in their bid to avoid relegation. With eight games to go, the north Londoners are fifth from bottom and one point above both West Ham and Nottingham Forest as they are fighting for their lives. But Kane, who scored 280 goals and provided 63 assi

UEFA Conference League Last 16 AEK Larnaca (0) 1 Enric Saborit 63 Saborit s/o 73, Ioannou 120+4 Crystal Palace (1) 2 Sarr 13, 99 After Extra Time : 1-1 after 90 mins Aggregate : 1-2 Action from Larnaca: Picture by Pennie Turrell The anguish caused by the order to hand back his Afcon winners' medal has obviously stung Ismaila Sarr into serious goal scoring action.       The Senegalese striker completed his second decisive two-goal salvo for Crystal Palace in four games whic

Anthem time: Picture by @YTJourno Champions League Rd16 2nd leg Tottenham Hotspur (1) 3 Kolo Muani 30, Simons 52, pen 90 Atletico Madrid (0) 2 Alvarez 47, Hancko 75 Aggregate: 5-7 Spurs bowed out the Champions League after a night in which they restored some much-needed pride and even gave themselves glimmers of hope of pulling off a miraculous recovery from their first leg mauling. Those ghastly errors in the Metropolitano last week left them with too much repairing to do i

Feeling the heat : Picture by @YTJourno In the end, it was pretty much a massacre. And a feeble one at that, with little resistance on show. Chelsea shipped two early goals against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night to virtually flatline their hopes before they could even stir. Already 5-2 down from the first leg, there was to be no way back. It seemed somehow entirely in keeping with the week the club has had, with a defeat to Newcastle United, the huddle fiasco, news that

Emirates Stadium. Pic by @JTaylorSport Arsenal 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen It seems Arsenal are quite adapt at competing on multiple fronts. Top of the Premier League table and poised to secure the title for the first time since 2004. A Carabao Cup final to look forward to. In the FA Cup quarter finals. And the same stage now in the Champions League, after a comfortable, professional display over Bayer Leverkusen. Sporting Lisbon, who defeated Bodo/Glimt lie in wait. Another challen

Before those hopes were crushed. Pre kick-off at the Bridge : Picture by @YTJourno Champions League Rd 16 2nd leg Chelsea (0) 0 Paris Saint-Germain (2) 3 Kvaratskhelia 6, Barcola 14, Mayulu 62 Aggregate: 2-8 They may like to bill themselves as world champions after winning the Infantino Cup in the summer against PSG over in the USA, but no one can be in any doubt who the stronger side are. The Champions League holders simply blew Chelsea away with a masterly display of swagge

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone at the Santiago Bernabeu on the 11th of March 2026 Arsenal's main Premier League rivals are staring down the barrel of a premature Champions League exit tonight. And that only three days after slipping NINE points behind the Gunners in the Prem standings following a 1-1 draw a West Ham. Man City's season is at a crossroads and at risk of fizzling out. Unless they can win by a four-goal margin against Real Madrid in the northwest tonight. Ex-S