Pep Guardiola is confident Manchester City will be playing Champions League football next season after a hat-trick from Raheem Sterling helped blow away Brighton.Sterling’s superb treble and goals from Gabriel Jesus and Bernardo Silva earned City a 5-0 success at the Amex Stadium which assures them of finishing runners-up to runaway Premier League champions Liverpool.The club will on Monda...Full Story »

In-form Raheem Sterling hit a hat-trick as Manchester City began a potentially turbulent few days by blowing away Brighton to secure second place in the Premier League.Gabriel Jesus and Bernardo Silva were also on target to help City emphatically end a run of three successive top-flight defeats on the road with a thumping 5-0 victory.Pep Guardiola’s side are now assured of finishing runner...Full Story »

Raheem Sterling believes his goals will only mean something if they help Manchester City to more silverware.The England forward took his tally to 17 Premier League goals for the campaign as he netted a hat-trick in City’s 5-0 thrashing of Brighton on Saturday.While hopes of lifting the league title were ended long ago, City still hope to add Champions League and FA Cup trophies to the Cara...Full Story »

Frank Lampard said his Chelsea players had no time “to cry their eyes out” after their 3-0 Premier League defeat at Sheffield United.The Blues began the day in third place in pursuit of a Champions League place, but could fall out of the top four on Monday if both Leicester and Manchester United win their game in hand.David McGoldrick scored his first Premier League goal to give the ...Full Story »

David McGoldrick struck twice as Sheffield United secured their most impressive win of the season with a fully-deserved 3-0 defeat of Chelsea.McGoldrick scored his first Premier League goal and pounced again to seal a stunning victory in the second period after Oli McBurnie’s fine header had given the Blades a 2-0 half-time lead.This season keeps getting better for Chris Wilder’s sid...Full Story »

West Brom boss Slaven Bilic bemoaned his side’s failure to kill the game off after the automatic promotion-chasing Baggies were held to a 1-1 draw at Blackburn.In a first half they bossed, Albion took the lead via a 41st-minute finish from Filip Krovinovic, who then hit a post shortly after the interval.Blackburn levelled in the 63rd minute when Joe Rothwell converted from Sam Gallagher&rs...Full Story »

Hull put in a predictable and ponderous performance in defeat to Millwall but manager Grant McCann remains confident of beating the drop with three just matches remaining.A year that started with a modicum of hope around the KCOM Stadium is becoming increasingly desperate, with a Championship relegation dogfight replacing that prospective play-off push.Star turn Jarrod Bowen was allowed to leave...Full Story »

Wigan assistant manager Leam Richardson is confident the Latics remain well placed to avoid the drop, even after a goalless draw with Barnsley effectively left them bottom of the Championship.Barnsley have that position on paper, three points behind 21st placed Stoke, but Wigan are facing a 12-point penalty for entering administration and, with that applied, they would drop one place and and one...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits the 1-1 draw with Burnley felt like a defeat but not because the result ended their 100 per cent home record in the league.The game was one of the most one-sided 1-0s imaginable after Andy Robertson’s opener but a combination of the brilliance of Clarets goalkeeper Nick Pope and wayward finishing cost the Premier League champions before Jay Rodgriguez&...Full Story »

Neil Warnock has warned Middlesbrough they cannot rely on others to get them out of Sky Bet Championship relegation trouble.Boro remain just two points clear of the drop zone after Saturday’s 3-1 home defeat by Bristol City, although Barnsley, Hull and Charlton below them were unable to take advantage.However, they head for Reading on Tuesday evening with their manager having told them the...Full Story »