Morton stretch winning run to three with win over Queen’s Park
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Ten-man Morton extended their cinch Championship winning streak to three games following a narrow 1-0 victory at home to Queen’s Park.Robbie Muirhead handed the home side an early lead as he slotted Robbie Crawford’s cross into the bottom corner from close range for his 10th goal of the season in all competitions.But the hosts were reduced to 10 men on the stroke of half-time as Geor...Full Story »
Paddy Madden nets hat-trick as leaders Stockport fire eight past sorry Sutton
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Paddy Madden scored a hat-trick as League Two leaders Stockport ruthlessly thrashed bottom side Sutton 8-0.Ryan Croasdale’s brace plus Kyle Wootton and Madden’s efforts put County four ahead by half-time.The rout was completed afterwards by Madden and substitutes Joel Cotterill and Isaac Olaofe, plus the former’s injury-time penalty.The Hatters went ahead when Croasdale headed ...Full Story »
Partick Thistle narrow gap to Dundee United with victory at Dunfermline
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Partick Thistle closed in on second-placed Dundee United in the cinch Championship after a 2-1 win at Dunfermline.The Jags took advantage of the Terrors’ defeat by Raith Rovers to reduce the gap to six points.Thistle went ahead after 12 minutes when Harry Milne headed home a cross from Steven Lawless.They doubled their advantage in the 45th minute when Brian Graham poked home from close ra...Full Story »
Chris Conn-Clarke double enables Altrincham to come from behind and nail Fylde
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Chris Conn-Clarke scored a stunning double as Altrincham came from behind to beat bottom side AFC Fylde 2-1.The visitors had hopes of moving off the foot of the Vanarama National League table when Connor Barrett gave them the lead after 26 minutes, but Conn-Clarke had other ideas and equalised with a superb free-kick shortly before the hour mark.Fylde responded immediately and almost retook the ...Full Story »
Danny Rose equaliser earns Grimsby draw at Newport
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Danny Rose cancelled out Omar Bogle’s opener to earn Grimsby a 1-1 League Two draw at Newport.Both goals came in the final 20 minutes of a tight mid-table contest at Rodney Parade.County striker Bogle went closest to breaking the deadlock in the first half when he chipped a free-kick onto the top of the net from 20 yards out.Bogle was also integral to another big chance nine minutes into t...Full Story »
George Thomson on target as Harrogate ease past Notts County
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Harrogate ended a seven-game run without a home win by confidently beating Notts County 3-1 in Sky Bet League Two.Midfielder George Thomson’s eighth goal of the season and further efforts from Abraham Odoh and Matty Daly saw Town enjoy a repeat outcome of the 2019-20 Vanarama National League play-off final between the two teams.Jodi Jones netted for County but Luke Williams’ off-form...Full Story »
Ozan Tufan on target as Hull reach play-off places with win against Cardiff
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Hull moved back into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places with a convincing 3-0 victory at home to Cardiff.Aaron Connolly’s 32nd-minute tap-in – his sixth goal of the season – sent the hosts on their way towards an utterly deserved victory.Scott Twine’s lovely free-kick in the second half essentially put the match to bed, so poor were Cardiff from the outset.Ozan Tufa...Full Story »
Jeers ring round Parkhead as Hearts win at Celtic
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Celtic fans turned their wrath on the board as Hearts’ 2-0 win at Parkhead consigned the Hoops to back-to-back league defeats for the first time in a decade.First-half goals from Lawrence Shankland and Stephen Kingsley earned Hearts their first league win at Celtic Park since 2007.Shankland’s free header and Kingsley’s 25-yard free-kick saw Hearts end a 14-match losing run at C...Full Story »
Des Buckingham off the mark as Oxford beat Burton
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Two goals from Ruben Rodrigues and one from Marcus McGuane gave Des Buckingham his first league win as Oxford boss in a 3-0 triumph against managerless Burton.The Portuguese forward struck in the 25th minute, cutting in from the right to shoot past Max Crocombe following Cameron Brannagan’s cross-field pass.Rodrigues made it two seven minutes from time, firing high into the net from 1...Full Story »
Samuel Silvera punishes goalkeeping error to earn Middlesbrough win at Swansea
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Middlesbrough ended a run of three consecutive Sky Bet Championship defeats with a 2-1 victory at Swansea achieved in strange fashion.Substitute Samuel Silvera struck the 77th-minute winner, whipping home a close-range free-kick after Swansea goalkeeper Carl Rushworth had been penalised for picking up Harry Darling’s back pass.Middlesbrough led at the interval through Sam Greenwood’s...Full Story »