Sheffield Wednesday striker Steven Fletcher earned the praise of both managers after firing the Owls to victory over Wigan with a superb winner at Hillsborough.The Scotland international drilled home from 25 yards in the 62nd minute to earn Wednesday their first win in four Championship matches.Fletcher’s fine finish was not his only contribution to the triumph, with Wednesday’s care...Full Story »

New Celtic striker Timothy Weah grabbed a debut goal as the Hoops kicked off the latest stage in their quest for a treble-treble with a 3-0 win over Airdrie at Parkhead.PSG loanee Weah – son of former World Player of the Year George – was introduced with 20 minutes left and put the seal on the William Hill Scottish Cup holders’ fourth-round victory with a finish his father woul...Full Story »

Graham Coughlan pulled no punches after his first home game since being confirmed as Bristol Rovers manager ended with them back in the Sky Bet League One relegation zone.Following a successful period as caretaker boss, Darrell Clarke’s successor found nothing positive to take from a punchless display and used some damning language to describe the performance.Centre-back Sido Jombati heade...Full Story »

Oxford United boss Karl Robinson admitted a Portsmouth tweet motivated his team to win their first game in eight in all competitions and move out of the Sky Bet League One relegation zone.Pompey’s official account posted a message which included a clip from the clash between the sides last season, showing Nathan Thompson shouting in Alex Mowatt’s face after the Oxford loanee mis...Full Story »

Joey Barton had to bite his tongue after seeing his Fleetwood side reduced to 10 men during the 1-1 Sky Bet League One draw at Rochdale.His Fleetwood side were one goal up, courtesy of Paddy Madden’s first half header, when on-loan Lewie Coyle saw red for a challenge on Joe Rafferty in the 53rd minute.Barton felt it was a harsh decision and was aggrieved it had been made by the referee&rsq...Full Story »

Steve McClaren warned after QPR’s resounding 4-1 defeat at home to Preston that a repeat performance next weekend against League One Portsmouth would see them exit the FA Cup.The R’s had come into the fixture off the back of a first defeat in six Championship games against promotion-chasing Sheffield United. But the west Londoners were distinctly second best for most of the contest a...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hailed a “world-class” Mohamed Salah after the Egypt international brought up his 50th Premier League goal in a 4-3 win over Crystal Palace.The forward’s two goals made it 50 in 72 matches – the same as former Reds favourite Fernando Torres, an out-and-out striker – and a record only bettered by Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Andrew Cole and Ala...Full Story »

Sean Dyche believes Burnley should have taken all three points at Watford after Chris Wood’s injury-time strike was controversially chalked off for offside. Wood latched on to Dwight McNeil’s shot, which had been parried by Ben Foster, to put the ball in the net, but Burnley’s celebrations at Vicarage Road were cut short. TV replays suggested Wood was played on by defender Jose...Full Story »

Stevenage manager Dino Maamria was full of praise for his side’s spirit after Luke Wilkinson’s header deep into stoppage time clinched a dramatic 2-1 victory over Morecambe.Wilkinson chose the perfect moment to score his first goal of the season as he headed home a Joel Byrom corner midway through eight added minutes.The win took Stevenage closer to the play-off pack, while Morecambe...Full Story »

Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe both scored hat-tricks as rampant Paris St Germain stormed to a 9-0 victory over rock-bottom Guingamp in Ligue 1.The win saw the runaway leaders emphatically avenge their shock Coupe de la Ligue quarter-final defeat at the hands of Guingamp 10 days ago, with Neymar (two) and Thomas Meunier also on the scoresheet.The result also restores PSG&rs...Full Story »