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Peterhead escape League One basement with narrow win against Clyde

Posted Sunday, January 22, 2023 by PA

Peterhead moved off the bottom of the cinch League One table with a 1-0 win over fellow strugglers Clyde at Balmoor Stadium.Kieran Shanks broke the deadlock six minutes into the second half when he backheeled the ball into the net following a corner for his first goal since arriving on loan from Arbroath.Peterhead move a point ahead of the Bully Wee – who replace them at the foot of the ta...Full Story »

Ollie Watkins snatches the points for Aston Villa against struggling Southampton

Posted Sunday, January 22, 2023 by PA

Ollie Watkins’ late winner secured all three points for Aston Villa after Southampton had two goals ruled out at St Mary’s.Watkins’ header in the 77th minute proved enough for the visitors to win 1-0 and move up to 11th in the Premier League, just one point behind Chelsea and Liverpool.VAR had intervened twice, once in the first half to rule Kyle Walker-Peters’ final touc...Full Story »

Jordan Jones spares Kilmarnock’s blushes with late winner against Dumbarton

Posted Sunday, January 22, 2023 by PA

Jordan Jones’ stoppage-time volley was the difference as Kilmarnock defeated a resolute Dumbarton 1-0 to advance to the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.The home side had dominated possession and chances but they were unable to break down the impressive League Two leaders until substitute Jones met Danny Armstrong’s deflected cross with a clinical volley.Kilmarnock had hit a post thro...Full Story »

Plymouth maintain top spot in League One with hard-fought win over Cheltenham

Posted Sunday, January 22, 2023 by PA

Plymouth maintained top spot in League One with a hard-fought 4-2 win over Cheltenham at a sold out Home Park.Argyle took a grip on the game when they scored two goals within as many minutes midway through the first half.Central defender Dan Scarr volleyed in Jordan Houghton’s cross after 26 minutes.Two minutes later, Scottish striker Ryan Hardie latched on to Finn Azaz’s defence-spl...Full Story »

David Wagner pleased with Norwich response at Coventry after ‘wild’ first half

Posted Sunday, January 22, 2023 by PA

Manager David Wagner admitted his anger at half-time despite Norwich earning a 4-2 win against Coventry at the CBS Arena.The Canaries raced into a three-goal lead thanks to a Michael Rose own goal, Onel Hernandez and Josh Sargent before being pegged back by Jamie Allen and Kasey Palmer inside the first 26 minutes.Kieran Dowell gave Norwich daylight once again to seal a second consecutive away wi...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp and Graham Potter take positives from Liverpool’s draw with Chelsea

Posted Sunday, January 22, 2023 by PA

Jurgen Klopp and Graham Potter looked for the positives after Liverpool and Chelsea cancelled each other out in a drab goalless draw on Saturday.Neither team boasted good form heading into the Anfield contest and the game served up reflected their current mid-table Premier League status.Yet with both sides avoiding the consequences of another defeat during their testing runs, the managers accept...Full Story »

VAR killed the game – Morton boss rages against review in cup defeat at Celtic

Posted Saturday, January 21, 2023 by PA

Morton manager Dougie Imrie claimed VAR was killing football after a controversial handball decision saw his side concede the opening goal in a 5-0 defeat at Celtic.Morton had started well at Parkhead in the Scottish Cup fourth round and Lewis Strapp passed up the best of some early opportunities.But former Celtic defender Efe Ambrose was penalised for a handball which went largely unnoticed ins...Full Story »

Liverpool and Chelsea disappoint in goalless stalemate

Posted Saturday, January 21, 2023 by PA

Liverpool’s goalless draw with Chelsea – only their second in 80 league meetings – was as unsurprising as it was disappointing as two struggling sides failed to rise to the occasion.For the last decade such a result between the two would often have been viewed as satisfactory but this was a missed opportunity for both and was a poor return on Jurgen Klopp’s 1,000th game a...Full Story »

Free-scoring Norwich hit four again as Coventry put to the sword

Posted Saturday, January 21, 2023 by PA

Norwich continued their superb start under new boss David Wagner with a 4-2 victory at Coventry.Having thrashed Preston 4-0 in Wagner’s first Championship game in charge, the Canaries raced into a 3-0 lead inside 18 minutes through a Michael Rose own goal, Onel Hernandez and Josh Sargent.Coventry, watched by new majority owner Doug King, reduced the deficit to one with quickfire strikes fr...Full Story »

Kyogo Furuhashi makes it 20 goals for the season in Celtic’s rout of Morton

Posted Saturday, January 21, 2023 by PA

Kyogo Furuhashi hit the 20-goal mark for the campaign as Celtic beat Morton 5-0 in the Scottish Cup.The Japanese striker matched his tally for last season thanks to a first-half double in the fourth-round tie at Celtic Park.Aaron Mooy also hit a brace and David Turnbull scored his second spectacular goal of the week but the game was not without controversy after the opener came courtesy of an ex...Full Story »

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