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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 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...

CAFC vs South Park Reigate - Match Report

Carshalton Athletic progressed into the third qualifying round of the FA Cup thanks to a first-half goal from Tommy Bradford.


Our captain was alert to bundle home from close range following a pinball like scramble in the penalty area. There was one change for Peter Adeniyi’s side following last week’s goalless draw with league toppers Lewes, Steve Gody made way for Bryan Ifeanyi out wide. The first chance of the match fell the way of Carshalton inside five minutes, a switch from Fabio Saraiva...
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Thomas Frank praises "very flexible and fluid" Fabio Carvalho as he debriefs the September international break

Brentford head coach Thomas Frank was full of praise for summer signing Fabio Carvalho as he told VAVEL that the 22-year-old is “very flexible and fluid” and provided a debrief on the September International break.

Carvalho played 90 minutes in Thursday’s behind-closed-doors friendly with Queens Park Rangers.

The Bees were held to a goalless draw by the Championship side at Jersey Road, with the £27 million midfielder coming close to breaking the deadlock when his flicked effort was hooked awa...

CAFC vs South Park Reigate - Preview

Carshalton Athletic welcome South Park Reigate to Colston Avenue on Saturday for the FA Cup Second Preliminary Round with hopes of avoiding a cup upset.


Peter Adeniyi’s side secured a hard-fought goalless draw with league toppers Lewes FC on Saturday to prevent three successive losses in the Premier Division. However, players, staff, and supporters alike were left frustrated after the flurry of chances the Robins failed to convert, as well as nearly being punished if it were not for some Mack...
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Four things we learnt as Cristiano Ronaldo's last-gasp winner seals victory for Portugal over Scotland

Scotland suffered late heartbreak when they fell to a narrow 2-1 defeat away to Portugal in the Nations League.

The Tartan Army took a surprise early lead when Scott McTominay headed home a Kenny McLean cross from the left flank.

Portugal probed Steve Clarke's side for the remainder of the half, enjoying 69% possession and having a total of 16 attempts at goal; however, they went into the break trailing.

A few minutes into the second half the hosts levelled thanks to a speculative strike from...

CAFC Women 5-0 Beecholme Belles - Match Report

A Georgie Edwards brace sealed an emphatic 5-0 victory over Beecholme Belles in their historic Surrey Premier Division curtain raiser.


It was a real captain’s contribution from Edwards, who opened the scoring with a scintillating long-range strike before a well-taken one-on-one to cap off a sunny Sunday afternoon win. There were a couple of changes for Aaron Lamont’s side. Between the sticks, Shakara Brown made way for Georgina Solley owing to injury, while Lara Rogriguez was the new face at...

CAFC Women vs Guernsey - Preview

Carshalton Athletic turn their attention to cup action when they take on Guernsey Women’s FC in the 1stround of the Isthmian League Women’s Cup on Sunday.


Established in July last year, Guernsey Women’s FC enjoyed relative success in their maiden Isthmian League Women’s Cup. The competition provided the Green Lionesses with their first-ever match when they travelled just down the road to the King George’s Arena to take on Corinthian Casuals in the first round of the cup. Guernsey sealed an im...

CAFC 0 - 0 Lewes FC - Match Report

Mackenzie Foley’s string of excellent saves ensured a hard-fought goalless draw with league toppers Lewes FC.


Foley’s heroism in the dying embers of the game denied Nabeul Ghabbam twice from close range in a matter of seconds, claiming a much-deserved first clean sheet of the 2024/25 campaign.Peter Adeniyi named an unchanged team from the side that beat Haywards Heath 3-1 last week to progress into the second qualifying round of the FA Cup. On the bench, there was a much-welcomed return to fi...
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Brentford's Summer Transfer Window 2024/25 Review

Brentford went to town this summer, spending £82 million, which included welcoming their most expensive ever signing in Club Brugge striker Igor Thiago.

Despite splashing the cash, the Bees seem to have gone under the radar and slowly but surely completed some very shrewd business even if they have paid slightly over the market value for a couple of acquisitions.

The West London club's five incomings were all in demand but opted for Brentford when sold the project by head coach Thomas Frank....
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