Callum Wilson scored twice in front of England boss Gareth Southgate to boost his World Cup hopes as Newcastle romped to a 4-0 victory over Aston Villa.The striker converted a penalty in first-half stoppage time and then added a second-half header before Joelinton followed up his shot to make it 3-0.Miguel Almiron’s sixth goal in as many games wrapped up the scoring on an afternoon when th...Full Story »

Odsonne Edouard’s first-half goal was enough to hand Crystal Palace a 1-0 victory over Southampton.The visitors put pressure on the hosts early before the Eagles took control and looked the more dangerous side throughout, the Frenchman finally breaking the deadlock just before the break.Che Adams returned to Ralph Hasenhuttl’s starting line-up and at times looked to spoil the Eagles&...Full Story »

Defender Zak Swanson’s first senior goal salvaged a point for Portsmouth in a 1-1 draw with Shrewsbury at Fratton Park.Swanson struck to cancel out Elliott Bennett’s goal against his former club and rescue Danny Cowley’s stuttering side from defeat.It took 19 minutes for either side to muster a shot on goal, when a cross from Owen Dale saw Colby Bishop head straight at Shrews g...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson was justly proud of his illness-hit Bristol City side after they had the better of a 1-1 Championship draw with high-flying Swansea.Tommy Conway fired the hosts in front in the midday kick-off with his eighth goal of the season on 24 minutes, a low drive from Nahki Wells’ perfectly-paced pass.But other chances went begging and the Swans levelled on 76 minutes, substitute Oliv...Full Story »

QPR missed the chance to return to the top of the Sky Bet Championship after being beaten 2-0 by Birmingham at St Andrew’s.Auston Trusty and Emmanuel Longelo, on loan from Arsenal and West Ham respectively, gave spirited Birmingham the perfect platform for victory with first-half goals.Then Birmingham goalkeeper John Ruddy saved a 79th-minute penalty from Lyndon Dykes to ensure there was n...Full Story »

Hibernian will have striker Elias Melkerson back in their squad for the visit of St Mirren following a bout of concussion.Kyle Magennis is suspended while Lewis Miller will miss out with a knock but should be back the following week.Jake Doyle-Hayes has undergone minor ankle surgery while Kevin Nisbet is continuing to train well after a serious knee injury – both should return after the Wo...Full Story »

Allan Saint-Maximin could return to the Newcastle squad for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa.The Frenchman has played just 12 minutes of football since damaging a hamstring at the end of August, but is close to a return after stepping up his rehabilitation.Midfielder Elliot Anderson is available after recovering from a minor ankle issue, but keeper Karl Darlow (ankle), defe...Full Story »

Mendy, 28, was interviewed by police multiple times in relation to a number of rape and sexual assault allegations, Chester Crown Court was told. Benjamin Mendy arrives at Chester Crown Court today Credit: Andy Kelvin / Kelvinmedia The Manchester City player's ongoing trial sees him charged along with his co accused Louis Saha Matturie with multiple rapes and sex assaults Credit: Andy Kelvin /...Full Story »

Ben Gibson is a doubt for Norwich ahead of their clash with Stoke.The centre-half missed out against Burnley midweek with a knee issue and could be sidelined again.Left-back Dimitris Giannoulis will also be assessed after missing the Clarets clash with sore ribs.Sam McCallum may line-up again after making his first start since returning from a foot injury.Will Smallbone is pushing to feature for...Full Story »

Cardiff will be without the suspended Callum Robinson when they take on Rotherham at home on Saturday.Robinson starts a three-match ban after his red card in last weekend’s 2-0 loss to rivals Swansea.Defenders Perry Ng and Mahlon Romeo have returned to training but Saturday’s match will come too soon for both.Forward Isaak Davies is also back in light training after a knee injury but...Full Story »

George Friend could return for Birmingham against QPR on Friday night.The defender has been battling a hamstring problem but played for Blues’ development side earlier this week.Gary Gardner, Przemyslaw Placheta, Nico Gordon and Marc Roberts remain out.Boss John Eustace has admitted he may have to rest Harlee Dean ahead of a hectic spell.Chris Willock is expected to be available for QPR&rs...Full Story »

Barcelona have been eliminated from the Champions League after Inter beat Viktoria Plzen to ensure they join Bayern Munich in the round of 16. · Barca stuck in third place after Inter win· Catalans drop into Europa League· Upset financially devastating for BarcaWHAT HAPPENED? An Edin Dzeko double and goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Romelu Lukaku saw Inter beat the Czech team ...Full Story »

Barrow boss Pete Wild hailed his team’s best performance of the season as Billy Waters’ 75th-minute goal secured a 1-0 win over Grimsby.The Bluebirds ended a run of just one point from 15 in the league with a strong performance that could have ended in a higher margin of victory had midfielder Josh Kay not had a second penalty saved in as many matches.But a delighted Wild was only fo...Full Story »

Posh boss Grant McCann spoke of his delight at the emergence of Ephron Mason-Clark following the wideman’s starring role in the 3-1 win over Accrington.Posh fell behind to Harvey Rodgers’ first goal in five-and-a-half years after 25 minutes, but Mason-Clark was a key figure in the turnaround.The former Barnet star levelled eight minutes later with a spectacular first Football League ...Full Story »

Stockport manager Dave Challinor said his side’s 2-0 victory over Carlisle was as good as any result they have had all season.The Hatters were the better of the two sides throughout and took the lead after a ball from Paddy Madden landed perfectly for Myles Hippolyte, who rolled it into the bottom corner.A second came after the restart, with Will Collar’s inch-perfect cross finding K...Full Story »

Jim Bentley hailed the “grit and determination” of his Rochdale team following a hard-earned League Two draw at in-form Tranmere.Manager Bentley, who took charge in August after Rochdale’s dire start to the campaign, is progressively steadying a listing ship.This point followed successive away victories and a team that was marooned at the foot of the table after nine games is o...Full Story »

Play-off chasing Tranmere extended their unbeaten League Two run to a seventh game but had to settle for one point following a 1-1 draw with Rochdale at Prenton Park.Kane Hemmings headed a quickfire equaliser for the home team after Ian Henderson’s first league goal of the campaign on 35 minutes put Rochdale in front against the run of play.Manager Micky Mellon’s side dominated for e...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon boss Johnnie Jackson has no issues with penalty taker Josh Davison despite his miss from the spot in the 1-1 draw against Crewe.Wimbledon were the better team in the opening 45 minutes but left it late to make their first-half dominance count, Ayoub Assal netting in added time to give the hosts the lead.However, Crewe responded with renewed energy in the second half and equalised j...Full Story »

Ephron Mason-Clark hit his first Football League goal as Peterborough came from behind to claim a 3-1 success against Accrington.Struggling Stanley took a 25th-minute lead when defender Harvey Rodgers ended a five-and-a-half year wait for a second career goal – heading in a rebound after Sean McConville curled a shot against the bar.But they were soon on the way to a fourth consecutive def...Full Story »

Will Grigg’s penalty and a Bradley Johnson free-kick secured MK Dons a 2-0 victory at 10-man Charlton to end a run of five straight league defeats for Liam Manning’s struggling side.The visitors came into the game rooted at the foot of the the League One table while Charlton were unbeaten in five games.But it was Manning’s side who forced the lead in the 66th minute when Grigg ...Full Story »