Picture: @capitalfootball Thomas Frank has refused to condemn the lack of self-control that saw two Spurs players sent off in Saturday night's 2-1 defeat to Liverpool at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Xavi Simons was red carded after 30 minutes for recklessly raking the calf of Virgil van Dijk and skipper Cristian Romero once again showed that he can be a liability at times when he petulantly kicked out at Ibrahima Konate to earn a second yellow. It was not a great night for

Andy Woodman reflects on another job well done: Picture by @YTJourno Andy Woodman is making no bones about it. He believes his side has what it takes to go up. Bromley enter the Christmas period in second place in League Two following Saturday's 2-0 victory over Grimsby Town - a brace from Will Hondermack sealing yet another home win for the Ravens, who have yet to lose in the league at Hayes Lane. "Let's not shy away from it, why shouldn't we be charging for the top spot?,

Seasonal offering : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Tottenham Hotspur (0) 1 Richarlison 83 Simons s/o 32, Romero s/o 93 Liverpool (0) 2 Isak 56, Ekitike 66 Spurs crashed to a fifth home loss in nine home league games as they paid the price for a first-half red card for Xavi Simons. It piles the pressure on Thomas Frank, who was booked protesting Liverpool's second goal, which arrived 10 minutes after the opening goal had further taken the wind out of Tottenham's sails. T

By Alessandro Schiavone in Cologne 1.FC Köln 0-1 Union Berlin Goal : Schafer 91' Lukas Podolski in his prime leading the line would have suited Cologne to the ground on Saturday afternoon in their 1-0 home defeat to Union Berlin at RheinEnergie Stadion. Jakub Kaminski put in an energetic first-half display for his lukewarm side and twice came close to an opening goal. Yet his first attempt was comfortably parried by Frederik Ronnow while the volley flashed just off target. Mo

Christmas fun and jinx at the CopperJax : Picture by @YTJourno League Two Bromley (1) 2 Hondermarck 12, 55 Grimsby Town (0) 0 It's now seven wins in eight league games for the Ravens, who are now up to second in the table. This is threatening to be a great season for them as the potential to reach new heights as a club becomes clear. A brace from Will Hondermarck set them up for the win, which ensures they retain the division's only unbeaten home record too. Their no-nonsense

By Alessandro Schiavone at Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund Signal Iduna Park Bundesliga MD 15 Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Borussia Moenchengladbach Goals: Brandt 10' , Beier 97' Former Chelsea starlet Carney Chukwuemeka's Borussia Dortmund bagged the last three points of the calendar year thanks to a 2-0 Bundesliga win over Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday night. Introduced in the 71st minute to replace goalscorer Julian Brandt, the man who quit Stamford Bridge for Signal Iduna Park

By Alessandro Schiavone in Lausanne Conference League Matchday 6 Lausanne Sport 1-0 Fiorentina Goal: Sigua 58' (LS) Pablo Mari's woeful Fiorentina side are still on course to spend the upcoming season in the second-tier of Italian football all while playing in Europe. With hindsight, the ex-Arsenal defender's side would have required a 3-0 win over the Swiss to seal a top-eight spot ahead of lowly Aek Larnaca on 12 points. Instead Serie A's bottom side suffered a 1-0 defeat

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner by Capital Football Crystal Palace 2 KuPS Kuopio 2 The night was punctured with some class, some quiet desperation and surprise – but Crystal Palace will have to negotiate the Uefa Conference League playoffs, after a 2-2 draw against KuPS Kuopio. Palace almost paid for long spells of going through the motions - albeit with a starting side which was largely an unfamiliar one – but they did eventually salvage a point. It is, though, insuffi

Cardiff City (0) 1 v Chelsea (0) 3 Garnacho 57 Turnbull 75 Neto 82 Garnacho 93 By Kaz Mochlinski at the Cardiff City Stadium Football League Cup Quarter-Final Chelsea were taken to within eight minutes of a penalty shoot-out by a spirited Cardiff City side before being rescued from an immensely embarrassing result against League One opposition through fine finishes from second half substitutes. A double from Alejandro Garnacho and an equally crucial goal from Pedro Neto justi

Brentford (0) 1 v Leeds United (0) 1 Henderson 70 Calvert-Lewin 82 By Kaz Mochlinski at the Brentford Community Stadium Premier League Matchweek 16 Jordan Henderson’s first goal for Brentford proved precious in picking up a point against Leeds United to take the Bees a little further from the threat of relegation in the lower reaches of the Premier League table. In a close encounter between two excellently-coached, well-organised and evenly-matched sides, Brentford took the l

Picture: Wikimedia Commons / Adam Haworth A first win at Turf Moor since April 1951 has given Marco Silva's team vital breathing space in the battle to avoid getting sucked into a relegation campaign. Goals from Emile Smith Rowe, Calvin Bassey and Harry Wilson gave Fulham a crucial 3-2 win at Burnley and takes them to 20 points and moves them up to 13th place in the table - seven points clear of 18th placed West Ham , who occupy the third relegation place. It was a perfect s

Post-match reflections from Oli : Picture by @YTJourno Oli Glasner said he took as much satisfaction from the performance against Man City on Sunday as in some games the Eagles have won this year - despite the 3-0 loss. Palace could have leapt up to fourth in the table with a win and their first-half performance suggested they might unseat the title chasers, as they did in May's FA Cup final. In the end, Erling Haaland's header gave Pep Guardiola's team a fortunate lead and

Selhurst setting : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Crystal Palace (0) 0 Manchester City (1) 3 Haaland 41, 89pen, Foden 69 The Eagles may have the eternal happy souvenir of that famous May day at Wembley against City, but haven't had too many fond memories to look back on against them at Selhurst in recent times. And so it continues. They could have leapt up to fourth in the table with a win over Pep Guardiola's men but, as against Man United in the last match, did not hav

Premier League Arsenal (0) 2 Johnstone og 70, Mosquera og 90+4 Wolverhampton Ws (0) 1 Arokodare 90 For the second week running, Arsenal shipped a last minute goal which looked certain to see them squander vital points - and did it against the one team who should not have had a prayer against them. Rock-bottom Wolves - without a win all season and only two measly draws to set alongside defeat after defeat should have been easy fodder. They had only scored once away from home t

Let the routine home win commence. The Bridge ahead of kick off : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Chelsea (2) 2 Palmer 21, Gusto 45 Everton (0) 0 They didn't even have to play particularly well to get the job done - but victory over Everton at Stamford Bridge is always pretty much a given, give or take the odd draw. It is something of a minor miracle that this fixture draws any away fans. The Toffees had failed to win any of their previous 29 league visits to the Bridge a

Tottenham Hotspur (1) 3 v Slavia Praha (0) 0 Zima (og) 26 Kudus (pen) 50 Xavi Simons (pen) 79 By Kaz Mochlinski at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Champions League MD6 Tottenham Hotspur edged encouragingly closer to the Champions League knock-out stages, extending their excellent European run with another home victory as they battled to beat Slavia Praha 3-0. However, it took an own goal and two penalties to maintain their 100% winning start in the competition this season in N1

Ready for the off at the Tallaght Stadium : Picture by David Rake Europa Conference League Shelbourne 0, Crystal Palace 3 The last thing Crystal Palace needed with a fixture pile-up such as theirs was two extra playoff games in the Europa Conference league but that grim possibility receded somewhat in Dublin last night. It was with a comprehensive victory over Shelbourne in the Tallaght Stadium that Palace moved tantalisingly to within a point of the top eight, which they sho

By Alessandro Schiavone at Santiago Bernabeu Champions League Matchday 6 Real Madrid 1-2 Man City Goals: Rodrygo 28' (RM), O'Reilly 35' (MC), Haaland 43' penalty (MC) MADRID- Manchester City impressively played themselves into bigger confidence ahead of their tricky trip at Crystal Palace on Sunday. Dreaming of beating Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu is one thing, going on and doing it is yet another. And Pep Guardiola’s men ended a four-game winless run in the Spanish

By Alessandro Schiavone at Stade Louis II, Montecarlo Champions League, Matchday 6 Monaco 1-0 Galatasaray Goal : Balogun 68' Mikel Arteta must have tapped himself on the shoulder in self-congratulatory mode and shouted "Muy bien, Mikel' to himself if he happened to watch Folarin Balogun's avalanche of missed chances against Galatasaray from his Brugge hotel yesterday night. And watching the scoreboard should not deceive anyone here! Balogun may have displayed his more opportu

Heading in the right direction. Bees boss Dean Brennan : Picture by @YTJourno Barnet's crushing 4-0 win against an ailing Bristol Rovers was a result that had been coming, according to boss Dean Brennan - who believes his side are playing as well as anyone in League Two. The Bees' bid to get involved in the promotion picture in their first season back in the Football League appeared to have stalled with a run of five draws and a defeat in the last six games, but Brennan beli

Night time Hive of activity : Picture by @YTJourno League Two Barnet (2) 4 Senior 15, Ofoborh 30, Shelton pen 78, Stead 89 Bristol Rovers (0) 0 A win against a team who had lost their last eight league games in a row could never really be described as a sliding doors moment in a season but this one still feels significant. After a run of five successive draws, the need to find a bit of momentum was obvious and Barnet achieved that with room to spare. The ambition must be to b

Exclusive Interview by Alessandro Schiavone MARSEILLE- Glenn Hoddle claimed that Tottenham Hotspur only have one world-class footballer in their ranks in Micky van de Ven. Yet Hoddle, who spent 17 years at White Hart Lane before leaving for Monaco, doubts the Dutchman will commit his long-term future to the club given how coveted he is. Former fan favourite Hoddle, 68, exclusively told Capital Football: "Van de Ven is under still a long contract. "They are looking to sign hi

Cottagers v Eagles programme by @JTaylorSport Fulham 1 Crystal Palace 2 “We are watching the best manager and the best team in Crystal Palace's history”. An eye-catching quote from Jamie Carragher on the rise of the south London club under Oliver Glasner. And this was prior to three points conjured up in disciplined, industrious fashion at Craven Cottage against luckless Fulham. It was a London derby with quality goals, firstly from Eddie Nketiah who fired Palace into a 20 th

Lighting up time : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Fulham (1) 1 Wilson 38 Crystal Palace (1) 2 Nketiah 20, Guehi 87 The fixture that refuses to end in home wins once again saw the away side make off with the spoils. For the 10th head-to-head running, it was visitors who enjoyed the better of it when games have not ended in draws. The Eagles scored a cracking opener through Eddie Nketiah and were pegged back by an even more outstanding goal from Harry Wilson. But Marc Gueh