Walsall take a two-goal lead back to Bescot Stadium after first-half goals from Taylor Allen and Alfie Chang secured a 2-0 win at Chesterfield in the first leg of their League Two play-off semi-final.Allen opened the scoring from the penalty spot after 28 minutes and Chang doubled the Saddlers’ advantage six minutes before half-time.The visitors made a strong start and had a chance in the ...Full Story »

Europa League finalists Tottenham were brought back down to earth with a record-breaking Premier League defeat to Crystal Palace after a brace by Eberechi Eze in a 2-0 loss.Spurs set up a European final with Manchester United on Thursday after they sealed a 5-1 aggregate victory over Bodo/Glimt, but Ange Postecoglou’s much-changed line-up slipped to a 20th league loss of the season.It mark...Full Story »

Europa League finalists Manchester United’s embarrassing Premier League campaign continued as fellow strugglers West Ham celebrated a first top-flight win at Old Trafford since 2007.Ruben Amorim’s side came into Sunday’s game buoyed by securing their place in the make-or-break Bilbao showpiece against Tottenham with Thursday’s 4-1 victory against Athletic Bilbao, completi...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis stormed onto the pitch to confront manager Nuno Espirito Santo after watching his side fumble Champions League qualification following a 2-2 draw with already-relegated Leicester.Marinakis was seen emotionally remonstrating with Nuno after Facundo Buonanotte’s 81st-minute strike inflicted a possibly terminal blow to Forest’s hopes of finish...Full Story »

Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes fired Newcastle a step closer to Champions League qualification as 10-man Chelsea’s hopes were dealt a significant blow on Tyneside.Tonali’s second-minute strike and Bruno’s deflected effort at the death secured a 2-0 victory at St James’ Park on a day when the visitors had to cope with a numerical disadvantage for 55 minutes after strike...Full Story »

Barry Ferguson got his first Ibrox win as Rangers manager at the sixth attempt with a thumping 4-0 William Hill Premiership victory over Aberdeen.After a mostly lifeless first half, Gers attacker Vaclav Cerny opened the scoring in the 55th minute before striker Cyriel Dessers doubled that lead five minutes later, with substitute Hamza Igamane notching in the 70th minute and left-back Jefte addin...Full Story »

Former Nottingham Forest defender Riley Harbottle’s second-half goal handed AFC Wimbledon the advantage in their Sky Bet League Two play-off semi-final against Notts County at Meadow Lane.Harbottle’s header handed Johnnie Jackson’s men a hard-fought 1-0 victory ahead of next weekend’s return at the Cherry Red Records Stadium.County boss Stuart Maynard will feel his side a...Full Story »

Ollie Watkins became Aston Villa’s outright record Premier League goalscorer as his side boosted their hopes of Champions League qualification by denting Bournemouth’s European push with a 1-0 win.The England forward touched home Morgan Rogers’ cross deep into first-half added time to move on to 75 top-flight strikes for Villa – one more than Gabriel Agbonlahor.The visito...Full Story »

Brighton kept themselves in the race for European qualification after a 2-0 win at Wolves.Danny Welbeck’s first-half penalty and Brajan Gruda’s late strike did the job for the Seagulls at Molineux as they chase a return to continental action following their run to the Europa League last 16 last season.Welbeck’s goal was a landmark 10th of the campaign in the Premier League, mea...Full Story »

Brentford’s bid for a first-ever European qualification gained strength as they beat Ipswich 1-0 at Portman Road to make it four Premier League wins in a row.Kevin Schade headed the game’s only goal from a corner in the 18th minute to give his side a lead, which only a late Ipswich rally during which Omari Hutchinson hit a post and Mark Flekken produced an outstanding save to deny Ca...Full Story »