Exeter coach Rob Baxter accused his team of showing a “soft” side as their Champions Cup hopes were crushed by defeat to Glasgow Warriors.The home side won 28-21 at Scotstoun to knock the English champions out of Europe.Baxter said: “I’m very disappointed. Not because we lost, not because Europe has slipped away. I’m disappointed because there were too many times to...Full Story »

Charlton manager Karl Robinson praised the returning Tariqe Fosu for an inspirational display from the bench in the 3-1 home win over Walsall.Both sides went in at the break on level terms after Joe Aribo’s opener was cancelled out by Erhun Oztumer’s 41st-minute equaliser for the Saddlers.Fosu has been out for two months but returned to the fold early in the second half when replacin...Full Story »

Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick as Manchester City restored their 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 win over Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium.Aguero glanced home a Kevin De Bruyne cross to break the deadlock in the 34th minute then added his second from the penalty spot midway through the second half.Jacob Murphy gave Newcastle hope with a composed finish to reduce the de...Full Story »

Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce was full of praise for Scott Hogan after the forward netted two goals in Saturday’s 3-1 Sky Bet Championship home win over Barnsley.Hogan had an unhappy start to life at Villa Park following his move from Brentford last January. He dropped down the pecking order to fourth-choice striker, but is now the club’s danger man after scoring four goals in thre...Full Story »

Ospreys head coach Steve Tandy rued the fact his team “didn’t throw more punches” to test Clermont Auvergne before going down 24-7 in France and crashing out of the Champions Cup.When the Welsh region got back to 13-7 in the second half they were firmly in the hunt to claim a ticket to the quarter-finals.That was as good as it got for the visitors, though, as Clermont closed ou...Full Story »

Fleetwood assistant boss Rob Kelly backed his old club Blackburn to clinch promotion after they won 2-1 at Highbury.Kelly left his role as first-team coach at Ewood Park to move to Highbury and team-up with Uwe Rosler in 2016.He was in the dugout alongside Rosler as Tony Mowbray’s Blackburn side made it 16 unbeaten and leapfrogged Shrewsbury into an automatic promotion spot.It was an enthr...Full Story »

Paul Cook praised his League One table-topping Wigan Athletic side as they extended their unbeaten run to 14 games in all competitions with a 3-1 comeback win at inform Plymouth.Cook said: “We showed great discipline today after going a goal behind. (Plymouth boss) Derek (Adams) has got a very good side here and we did well to come away with the win.”Graham Carey fired Plymouth &ndas...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho praised his side for their efforts against a “brave” Burnley outfit after the Red Devils won 1-0 at Turf Moor.Anthony Martial struck sweetly in the 54th minute of a contest that saw United struggle for attacking momentum for much of the time, with their hosts doing some solid defensive work as well as going close to scoring themselves.He''s now fo...Full Story »

Roy Hodgson feared Crystal Palace would concede seven or eight after Arsenal’s blistering start left the Eagles “staring down the barrel of a gun”.Goals inside the opening 22 minutes from Nacho Monreal, Alex Iwobi, Laurent Koscielny and Alexandre Lacazette put the rampant Gunners on course for an emphatic first win of 2018 before they eased off in the second half and ...Full Story »

Neal Ardley is convinced Joe Pigott can go on and become a fans favourite after the new AFC Wimbledon signing marked his debut with a goal in the 2-0 win against Blackpool.The 24-year-old former Charlton Athletic striker, signed from Maidstone United last week, immediately started to repay the faith shown in him by Ardley with a second-half strike to cement all three points .That added to Liam T...Full Story »