Wes Morgan struck for the second straight game and Jamie Vardy scored a header as Leicester City eased to a 2-0 Premier League victory over Bournemouth at the King Power Stadium.

Having also netted against Burnley last time out and signed a new contract last week, Morgan continued a memorable spell with an early goal on Saturday.

Vardy sealed the victory eight minutes from time, as Leicester won a third straight home game in the top flight for the first time since May 2017. 

Home fans paid tribute to former owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who would have celebrated his 61st birthday next week, and gave a good performance to mark the occasion in continuing their strong start under Brendan Rodgers.

2 – Wes Morgan has scored in consecutive Premier League…

Borussia Dortmund head coach Peter Bosz expects the €1billion mark to be reached in the transfer market before too long.

The most recent transfer window saw Paris Saint-Germain smash the world record by paying €222million to bring Neymar to Ligue 1 from Barcelona.

The Catalans replaced the Brazil star with Dortmund s Ousmane Dembele, who became the second most expensive player in history after completing a move for an initial €105million.

Spending has escalated since Cristiano Ronaldo s move to Real Madrid for a then-record €94m in 2009, with eight of the nine most expensive transfers in history taking place in the last four years.

PSG s huge investment also included a deal for Kylian Mbappe that will see them pay a reported €180m to make his lo…

Market: Lens win

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Looking to extend on their recent flurry this weekend, Lens will welcome Brest to the Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Sunday afternoon.

Starting with the hosts, while Lens could only muster a pair of wins from any of their final nine Ligue 1 appearances last season, Le Racing are certainly enjoying life under new boss Will Still. Getting proceedings underway last week with a gritty 1-0 victory away at Angers, it appears that the mood around the Stade Bollaert-Delelis is at a real high. Likewise, getting their Europa Conference League adventure underway earlier in the week with a 2-1 victory against Greek heavyweights Panathinaikos, the former Reims boss should be smelling a golden opportunity here. Signing off their pre-season preparations…

According to a recent report from Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona defender Nelson Semedo could wind up leaving the club after all. They went from believing that he couldn’t and shouldn’t be transferred to now feeling as if they could go out and get some alternatives in as a potential replacement, which is the thought process that Eric Abidal seems to be leading with. 

They rejected a series of offers that were said to be worth around €40 million during the recent summer transfer window, but they’re now willing to turn around and listen to a few different deals. 

The strength in depth that Barca has at their disposal is on another level, but it appears as if they want to take things up a notch as the competition gets a little bit trickier both domestically and i…

Sheffield United became the first team in Premier League history to fail to win any of their first 17 matches of a season as they lost 2-0 at Crystal Palace on Saturday.

The Blades had matched Queens Park Rangers 16-game winless start from 2012-13 in their 1-0 defeat at Burnley last time out.

Chris Wilder s side now possess that unwanted record outright, however, after another reverse at the hands of Palace.

United, who have just two points this term, are the first top-flight side to endure such a desperate run from the beginning of a campaign since Bolton Wanderers went 22 without victory in 1902-03.

Jeffrey Schlupp fired in an early opener at Selhurst Park, before substitute Eberechi Eze doubled Palace s lead with a fine solo strike in the sixth minute …

David Silva has been named the new captain of Manchester City, Pep Guardiola has confirmed.

The experienced former Spain international, who signed from Valencia in 2010 and has won 10 major trophies at the Etihad Stadium, takes over the armband from Vincent Kompany, who joined Anderlecht as player-manager at the end of last season.

In June, Silva announced 2019-20 will be his last with City.

Guardiola said the 33-year-old playmaker, who was elected by team-mates, will be supported by vice-captains Fernandinho, Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero.

A captain has to be what he is, the City manager said ahead his side beginning their quest for a third consecutive Premier League title at West Ham.  It s an incredible, big respect from his mates. The decision t…

Jadon Sancho and Anthony Martial will return for Manchester United s EFL Cup semi-final second leg against Nottingham Forest, Erik ten Hag confirmed.

Sancho has not featured for United since October s 1-1 draw against Chelsea due to circumstances with fitness and mood .

Meanwhile, Martial s last appearance came in the victory over Manchester City at Old Trafford earlier this month when he was withdrawn at half-time.

The pair are back available for United ahead of Wednesday s clash at Old Trafford, where the hosts lead 3-0 from last week s first leg.

We have some issues, Ten Hag told club media on Tuesday.

I think tomorrow that Anthony Martial and Jadon Sancho will return in the game squad, but Scott McTominay will still be absent.

I thi…

According to a recent report from Sky Italy, Tottenham Hotspur are still in talks with AC Milan over the possibility of signing forward Krzysztof Piatek. There is yet to be any kind of deal struck between the two parties, mainly because both want different things. 

Tottenham want to go ahead with an 18-month loan deal, whereas the Italian side would rather sell him on a permanent basis. While they may be some distance apart in that regard, Spurs do seem to be the frontrunners in any kind of potential transfer before the window shuts in just a matter of days. 

Jose Mourinho has been actively trying to bring in more stars all month long, and it seems like he may finally have the sort of investment he needs from the higher-ups to go out there and pursue different options…

From 11pm there was paperwork, negotiating and all that, for the loan deal and all that, so we are talking and other teams are calling them, wanting me, he explained. 

But I told my agent that this is what I want. I want to come here. He said you re going to get a pay cut to go to United. I said I don t care. Make this deal happen. I want to go to United. I don t care how much the pay cut is, I know that, make it happen. 

People that know me, even back in Nigeria, and even when I was playing at Watford, my team-mates knew that I loved Manchester United, I supported them. When I played against Man U, that emotion is there, because it is my dream.” 

Those are the words of Manchester United forward Odion Ighalo who following the confirmation that he wou…

Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is the latest big name to make the move to Saudi Arabia after signing a deal to become head coach of Al-Ettifaq.

The 43-year-old has returned to management after being sacked by Aston Villa in October less than a year into the job after winning just two of their opening 12 Premier League games.

“Where legends are found We’re thrilled to announce Steven Gerrard is our new head coach,” said the club in a post on Twitter.

Where legends are found

We’re thrilled to announce Steven Gerrard is our new head coach

— Ettifaq Club (@Ettifaq_EN)

Gerrard, who previously led Rangers to the Scottish Premier League title in 2020-21 to secure his first managerial trophy, had been long-term target for th…