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Hello, I'm Joe Turner

Aspiring sports journalist at City Journalism. First Team Media Officer at Carshalton Athletic, Fulham and Brentford Editor for sports website Vavel also covering the Bundesliga, Euro 2024, and the Olympics. Match reports for Sutton United FC, and contributor to the Eagles Beak. Former intern at The Cricketer Magazine. “Journalism is a noble profession,” Clive Myrie.

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CAFC Women vs Haringey Borough - Match Preview

Carshalton Athletic face off against tier 5 Haringey Borough on Friday evening in the next round of the Isthmian Cup at Colston Avenue following an emphatic 5-0 thumping of league toppers Leatherhead Youth Sunday.


The Robins were last in Isthmian Cup action in September when Aaron Lamont’s side beat Guernsey on penalties at Colston Avenue, Evie Nebbitt with the crucial spot kick to send the club through to the next round. Since then, it has been a tough few weeks in the Surrey Premier Divisio...

CAFC Women vs Leatherhead Youth - Match Report

Carshalton Athletic got back to winning ways in the Surrey Premier Division in emphatic fashion with a 5-0 win over league-toppers Leatherhead Youth.


From the get-go, it was apparent that the Robins had carried over the discipline and structure of last week’s performance away at Farnham Town. Lamont’s side were happy for the Tanners to have possession of the ball in their own half, but upon entrance to ours, the ladies made passing through the lines extremely difficult and managed to force se...

CAFC vs Hendon FC - Match Preview

Carshalton Athletic take on Hendon FC in the Isthmian Premier Division on Saturday afternoon at Colston Avenue following a 4-0 defeat to National League South side Boreham Wood in the FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round.


After consecutive weeks of cup football, a return to league action is much welcomed. Last time out, the Robins travelled to Parkside to take on Hashtag United and ran out 1-0 winners in unusually convincing fashion for such a slender victory on the face of it. Currently, Carshalto...

CAFC vs Boreham Wood FC - Match Report

Carshalton Athletic exited the FA Cup after a 4-0 defeat at the hands of a ruthlessly efficient Step 4 Boreham Wood away at Meadow Park on Saturday afternoon.


The National League South outfit opened the scoring inside the first three minutes through Kwesi Appiah and extended their advantage on the stroke of halftime despite the Robins being in the ascendancy. The Wood added a third as the hour beckoned before Appiah completed the brace heading into the last third of the match.


Manager Pete...

Boreham Wood FC - Match Preview

Carshalton Athletic take on National League South side Boreham Wood in the FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round Saturday at Meadow Park with hopes of overcoming their toughest task to date in the competition and sealing our place in the hat for the First Round Proper after a five-year absence.


Boreham Wood


Vanarama National League South (VNLS) outfit Boreham Wood entered the FA Cup in the Second Qualifying Round. The Step 2 club travelled away to fellow VNLS side Eastbourne Borough, one of the c...

CAFC Women vs Leatherhead Youth - Match Preview

Carshalton Athletic take on Surrey Premier Division favourites and current toppers Leatherhead Youth on Sunday afternoon at Colston Avenue following a 2-0 defeat to Farnham Town FC.


Aaron Lamont’s side travelled to the Memorial Ground at the weekend and scoreline aside, the Robins put on a spirited display. Lamont deployed the ladies in a lower block and therefore there was a greater emphasis on the defensive side of the game. Second half, Town’s clear-cut chances were few and far between, wh...

CAFC Women vs Farnham Town FC - Match Report

Despite a spirited defensive display, Carshalton Athletic suffered a 2-0 defeat to an impressive Farnham Town FC side away at the Memorial Ground on Sunday.


The match started in fast fashion, extremely end to end. Farnham’s quality was apparent from the get-go with Kaitlin Howard striking wide from the edge of the penalty area. Carshalton were quick to counter-attack and a blistering right flank run from Honey Dulley was crucially cut out. The ladies did very well to nullify a couple of early...

CAFC vs Hadley FC - Match Report

Carshalton Athletic exit the FA Trophy after suffering a 3-1 defeat to Step 4 Hadley FC away at Brickfield Lane Saturday afternoon.


The Southern Football League Division One Central side deservedly extended their unbeaten run to 12 games and while impressive, the Robins can be criticised for surmising the old cliché of expecting to win rather than playing to win.


For our first and unfortunately last Trophy tie of the 2024-25 campaign, Peter Adeniyi named an unchanged team from the side tha...

CAFC vs Hadley FC - Match Preview

Carshalton Athletic take on Step 4’s Southern Football League Division One Central toppers Hadley FC in the Third Qualifying Round of the FA Trophy on Saturday afternoon away at Brickfield Lane, Barnet.


Given our status as an Isthmian Premier Division side that applies their trade in Step 3 of the English Football Pyramid, the Robins do not enter the draw for the Isuzu FA Trophy until the Third Qualifying Round. Unfortunately, Carshalton were knocked out at the first time of asking last seaso...

CAFC vs Hashtag United - Match Report

Carshalton Athletic secured an entertaining 1-0 victory over Hashtag United thanks to long-serving Robin Tommy Bradford on Tuesday.


The 5ft 7 No. 10 rose completely unmarked to head in a deliciously whipped in cross from full-back Luke Read on the right flank almost immediately after the second half got underway.


There were a couple of changes for Peter Adeniyi’s side, Fikayo Atewologun was unavailable owing to injury, so club captain Paris Hamilton-Downes came into the starting XI. As wel...

CAFC vs Melksham Town - Match Report

Carshalton Athletic secured passage to the FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round following a dramatic 3-2 win over Melksham Town.


Veteran midfielder Dominic Vose demonstrated nerves of steel when he converted a 95th-minute spot-kick in front of the Robins faithful to confirm our place in Monday’s draw.


Following the birth of his child last weekend, long-serving Robin Paris Hamilton-Downes enjoyed a first start of the 2024-25 season on return, filling in at left-back for Azez Sankoh. The only othe...

CAFC vs Hashtag United - Match Preview

Carshalton Athletic face off against Hashtag United following their dramatic victory against Melksham Town FC in the Third Qualifying Round of the FA Cup.


Even though the Robins have taken on the league’s best in the last two games, Lewes and Dover Athletic, consecutive brilliant performances were only enough to earn Carshalton draws when perhaps all three points would have better reflected Peter Adeniyi’s side displays. We broke for cup action at the weekend, welcoming Melksham Town for a hi...
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Callum Wilson to Fulham: A match made in heaven?

Newcastle United striker Callum Wilson has been identified as a potential January transfer target for Fulham this week.

According to The Sun, the Cottagers will battle neighbours and bitter rivals Brentford for the England international’s signature.

The 32-year-old's current contract is set to expire in June 2025.

Raul Jimenez has enjoyed a recent upturn in form that has seen him net in back-to-back games against West Ham and Newcastle United respectively.

However, Jay Stansfield’s shock Dea...
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Raúl Jiménez settles Jay Stansfield debate

The Fulham faithful were left aggrieved when promising young talent Jay Stansfield departed to Birmingham City on Deadline Day for a record-breaking League One fee of £15 million.

Stansfield was viewed by many as the solution to the Cottagers problems up front, with both Rodrigo Muniz and Raul Jimenez initially struggling for form at the start of the campaign.

After a slow start to the season, largely down to being limited to brief cameos off the bench, manager Marco Silva finally named Jiméne...
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Raul Jimenez talks hopes of rolling back the years with Adama Traore and nailing down a starting spot in West London

“We can do it with Fulham”, insisted Cottagers striker Raul Jimenez when speaking to Fox Sport in London on Monday about the prospect of replicating the success he enjoyed with Adama Traore at Wolves.

The Mexican arrived in the Midlands at the same time as the Spaniard in the Summer of 2018.

They would rapidly garner a reputation for their dangerous link-up play, particularly in Wolves’ infamous 2019-20 season. Nuno Espírito Santo’s side sealed a remarkable seventh-place finish in the Premier...
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How Fulham's 3-1 victory over Newcastle is symbolic of Adama Traore's remarkable evolution under Marco Silva

Since Fulham's promotion to the Premier League in the 2022-23 season, the Whites boss Marco Silva has garnered a reputation for the constant evolution of the club and the individuals within it.

Quite simply, Silva makes players better.

In recent years, Bernt Leno and Willian reignited their careers after a fairly tumultuous time in North London. Alex Iwobi, meanwhile, has improved drastically, while Sasa Lukic has been a standout this season.

Every recipient's evolution is marked by a specifi...

CAFC Women vs Croydon FC - Match Preview

Carshalton Athletic Women take on Croydon FC in the Surrey Premier Division at Colston Avenue on Sunday afternoon.


Aaron Lamont’s side have enjoyed a positive start to their historic opening season in women’s football, securing a 5-0 victory in their Surrey Premier Division curtain raiser with Beecholme Belles before hosting an international visit from Guernsey FC in the Isthmian Cup, which the robins edged 3-1 on penalties after there was nothing to separate the two sides in normal time. Car...

CAFC Women vs Dorking Wanderers Development - Match Report

Carshalton Athletic Women suffered defeat for the first time in the Surrey Premier Division following their 2-0 loss to Dorking Wanderers Development at Colston Avenue on Sunday afternoon.


While the Reds dominated the ball and created chances, the Wanderers backline proved extremely resilient, and their attackers were particularly threatening on the counter-attack. It was winger Honey Dulley with the first sight at goal for the Robins inside two minutes. The ball was worked from left to righ...

CAFC vs Melksham Town FC - Match Preview

Carshalton Athletic take on Melksham Town FC in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup on Saturday at Colston Avenue.


For Peter Adeniyi’s side, the journey in the FA Cup has been relatively plain sailing so far with victories over Haywards Heath and South Park Reigate respectively. Even though the Robins face yet another team a step below them, Adeniyi will be under no illusions as to the magnitude of the task ahead. Carshalton suffered defeat at this stage last season, taking a step 4 Cray...

CAFC vs Dover Athletic - Match Report

Carshalton Athletic suffered late heartbreak following Dover Athletic’s last-gasp equaliser in Saturday’s 1-1 draw between the two sides at Colston Avenue.


After captain Tommy Bradford gave the Robins the lead early in the second half, it was cancelled out by a Luke Baptiste’s 90th-minute overhead kick, which came very much against the run of play. Peter Adeniyi named an unchanged team from the side that beat South Park Reigate 1-0 to progress into the Second qualifying round of the FA Cup....
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Thomas Frank insists that "another bit of history can be written" ahead of symbolic Leyton Orient Carabao Cup tie

Brentford head coach Thomas Frank told VAVEL that “another bit of history can be written” ahead of the Bees symbolic third-round Carabao Cup tie with Leyton Orient Tuesday.

The two sides' last meeting came almost ten years and six months ago when east and west London collided in a second versus third-place League One crunch match live on Sky Sports on a sunny spring Saturday afternoon at Brisbane Road.

It was a must-win for Orient who were second on 74 points after 36 games; however, Mark Warb...

CAFC Women vs Dorking Wanderers Development - Preview

Carshalton Athletic take on Dorking Wanderers Development at Colston Avenue on Sunday with hopes of carrying the momentum from last week’s cup victory over Guernsey into the league fixture.


Aaron Lamont’s side progressed in the Isthmian Cup over the weekend with a penalty shootout victory over Guernsey. Carshalton’s toughest test to date, Lamont and co would have learned a lot about their squad following the tightly contested contest. It is a return to league action Sunday and the Robins wil...

CAFC Women vs Guernsey - Match Report

Carshalton Athletic Women progress into the next round of the Isthmian Cup with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Guernsey FC.


The Robins ran out 3-1 winners on penalties, Evie Nebbitt converting the spot kick that earned our ladies a hard-fought win over opponents that proved the girls’ toughest test to date. Following last week’s strong second-half display in the 5-0 thumping of Beecholme Belles, manager Aaron Lamont rewarded Kanita Throp and Heather Eade with starts, while Abbie Mea...

CAFC vs Dover Athletic - Preview

Following a tough 2023-24 season that saw Dover Athletic relegated to the Isthmian Premier for the first time since 2008-09, when they won the division with an outstanding tally of 104 points from 42 games, the Whites have made a positive start in their quest to bounce straight back up to the National League South.


After a huge squad rebuild over the summer and a successful pre-season with notable victories over Welling United (3-2), Tonbridge Angels (4-2), and Lancing (7-1), Jake Leberl’s si...
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