Aberdeen boss Stephen Glass hailed the toughness of his side in putting together back-to-back home wins in difficult conditions with a 4-1 cinch Premiership victory over St Mirren at Pittodrie.Their win over Livingston in midweek was followed by a comprehensive victory on Saturday afternoon, with strikers Marley Watkins and Christian Ramirez both scoring doubles, either side of Scott Tanser&rsqu...Full Story »

Ralph Hasenhuttl has blasted Alex McCarthy’s lack of professionalism for failing to admit the extent of his hamstring injury that cost Southampton two points against Brighton.Neal Maupay’s last-ditch tap-in scrambled Brighton a 1-1 Premier League draw at St Mary’s, with the French striker played onside by James Ward-Prowse.The Saints skipper had raced back to cover McCarthy&rsq...Full Story »

Exeter boss Matt Taylor was left furious by the goal which sent his side crashing out of the FA Cup.The Grecians lost 2-1 at Cambridge, with Harvey Knibbs heading in the winner two minutes from time.The goal was initially ruled out for offside against Sam Smith, but was then allowed to stand after protests that Smith was not active following Wes Hoolahan’s cross.Taylor’s side had led...Full Story »

Assistant boss Joe Gallen was full of praise for the Leyton Orient players after their 4-0 drubbing of fellow League Two side Tranmere in the FA Cup.The convincing victory put the O’s into the third round for the first time since the 2013-14 season.Harry Smith and Omar Beckles put the Londoners in front at the break before the rampant hosts notched two more in the second half.Aaron Drinan ...Full Story »

Steve Cooper admitted his relief at seeing Nottingham Forest end a run of three consecutive draws by securing an ultimately straightforward 2-0 win over Peterborough at the City Ground.Head coach Cooper had challenged his players to get themselves into the six-yard box with more urgency in the build-up to the game.And they twice profited from doing exactly that, as firstly James Garner and then ...Full Story »

Chris Wilder was delighted with the resilience and grittiness of his Middlesbrough side as they ground out a 1-0 Championship victory over Swansea.Isaiah Jones’ first-half winner proved sufficient to secure the first home win over Wilder’s Riverside reign, with Boro only recording two efforts on target all afternoon.Swansea had much better chances, but thanks to a combination of some...Full Story »

Hibernian manager Jack Ross urged his players to “retain trust” in themselves after a 1-1 home draw against Motherwell lengthened a “difficult run” of results.The Easter Road side have now won just one of their last eight league games and have slipped to seventh in the cinch Premiership table.They looked to be heading for a morale-boosting victory after Kevin Nisbet&rsquo...Full Story »

Nathan Jones singled out back-up goalkeeper James Shea as Luton’s hero after they ended their five-game winless streak with a 3-0 victory at Blackpool.Shea was only pressed into action due to regular stopper Simon Sluga falling ill but he performed admirably, with a string of stunning saves frustrating the hosts at Bloomfield Road.The 30-year-old repelled an early Owen Dale shot at his nea...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp hailed Liverpool’s character after Divock Origi’s dramatic late winner at Wolves.The substitute struck deep into stoppage time to snatch a last-gasp 1-0 victory at Molineux.Resilient Wolves looked like they would be the first team to stop Liverpool scoring since April but were undone at the death as the Reds claimed a fourth straight Premier League win.“We said aft...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom praised his side’s character as they fought back from a goal down at half-time to beat 10-man Cardiff 3-2.United trailed 1-0 at the break after missing a host of chances but Sean Morrison’s dismissal turned the game on its head and the Blades scored three times before Cardiff bagged a late consolation.“It was definitely a deserved win...Full Story »