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A Skelmersdale United youth coach has been charged by the County FA for leading his players off the pitch amid allegations of homophobic abuse. Darren Wildman, Head of Academy at Skelmersdale, was charged with breaching an improper conduct charge and FA Rule E3 had been broken.

Everton Women are celebrating back-to-back wins with goals from Anna Anvegard, Claire Emslie and Danielle Turner handing them a 3-0 win away at Reading in the Women's Super League.

It’s that time of the year when two powerhouses of English football go head-to-head as Liverpool host Manchester City. This will be the 22nd meeting between Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp, with Klopp knowing well what is expected of his side.

Everton will travel to Old Trafford tomorrow (Saturday) as they next face Manchester United. The Blues are coming off a 2-0 win over Norwich City and will be looking to build on this, but manager Rafael Benitez knows his side are in for a tough game.

Liverpool will travel to the newly-built Brentford Community Stadium tomorrow (Sept 25) as they face The Bees for the first time in the league since 1947. The newly-promoted side have secured eight points in their first five games since returning to top-flight football, while The Reds have 13 and are joint top with Chelsea.

Liverpool play host to a familiar opponent in Crystal Palace tomorrow - but the challenge that faces them is very different to that in previous years. The Eagles are enjoying their longest spell in the Premier League, and the recent appointment of Patrick Vieira as manager has seen Palace adopt a more expansive approach.

Liverpool drew first blood in the UEFA Champions League Group B and started their campaign collecting all three points. And boss Jurgen Klopp labelled the victory "really great" as the Reds face one of the toughest groups in the competition with Athletico Madrid and Porto to come.

A Jordan Henderson stunner earns Liverpool an opening day win in the Champions League against AC Milan. Liverpool started their campaign to win a seventh European title with a 3-2 win at Anfield over AC Milan.

Ex-Everton prospects Apostolos Vellios, Luke Garbutt and Magaye Gueye have told their stories of where it went wrong for them at Everton, with Vellios revealing his ‘biggest mistake’...  Tom Clarke reports

Football fans in the North West are the unhappiest with VAR technology, according to a poll conducted by YouGov. Fans from Premier League clubs across the UK, including Liverpool and Everton, were asked how they felt about the technology.