Swansea manager Russell Martin believes striker Joel Piroe has the mentality needed to score goals in the Championship after the forward’s strike helped his side beat Millwall 1-0 at The Den.The Dutch star scored his 18th goal of the season in all competitions, with Swansea holding out for the win despite an onslaught of pressure from the hosts.Swansea are now 14th, while the defeat brings...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale criticised the ‘horrendous’ decisions that went against his side after Callum Hendry’s early penalty gave St Johnstone a 1-0 victory at McDiarmid Park.Martindale felt there was an offside in the build-up to Jack Fitzwater’s early challenge on Hendry which led to the decisive penalty.He also believes referee Kevin Clancy should have awar...Full Story »

Russell Martin hailed his Swansea history-makers after dismantling Cardiff 4-0 in the South Wales derby and said he had never felt as emotional in his managerial career.Swansea secured the first league double in 110 years of local rivalry as a Michael Obafemi brace bookended Ben Cabango and Hannes Wolf goals.Martin’s men had beaten Cardiff 3-0 at home in October and, although this was a co...Full Story »

Aaron Martin snatched an 89th-minute winner as Port Vale battled back from a half-time deficit to claim a 2-1 victory and deny Phil Brown his first point as Barrow boss.Martin tapped in his third goal of the season to earn Vale a fifth win in six games under assistant manager Andy Crosby, who has been in charge while Darrell Clarke has been on compassionate leave.Barrow led from the 24th minute ...Full Story »

Swansea manager Russell Martin admitted fatigue got the better of his players as they laboured to a 0-0 draw at home to Birmingham.The visitors dominated the match and Juninho Bacuna, Tahith Chong and Maxime Colin were all guilty of missing gilt-edged chances.Swansea created very little after a bright opening 15 minutes and Martin laid the blame at a gruelling schedule after long trips to Blackp...Full Story »

Swansea boss Russell Martin saw the good and bad of his side as they won a 3-2 thriller at rock-bottom Peterborough.Top-scorer Joel Piroe struck his 17th goal of a sparkling season in the first minute of stoppage-time as City breathed a sigh of relief.Martin said: “The players showed real courage to get control of the game back.“We should have been out of sight by half-time and it&rs...Full Story »

Liverpool have been linked in recent days with an audacious move for Arsenal starlet Gabriel Martinelli. Martinelli is having a strong season, having broken into the Gunners' first team to replace outgoing captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Jurgen Klopp is a clear admirer of the Brazilian Olympic gold medalist, having previously described the striker as a "talent of the century". The Liverpo...Full Story »

Swansea manager Russell Martin admits his young team can learn from both sides of this Jekyll and Hyde display in their 3-1 win over Coventry.Martin’s side completed back-to-back wins for the first time since beating the same opposition in November following the midweek win at West Brom.Two goals from Michael Obafemi after the opener by Jamie Paterson saw the Swans cruising to victory just...Full Story »

Swansea have no new injury concerns ahead of their Sky Bet Championship clash against Coventry.Nathanael Ogbeta is the only absentee with a hamstring injury which has prevented the full-back making his debut since a January switch from Shrewsbury.Russell Martin’s side bounced back from a 4-0 defeat at Sheffield United to beat West Brom 2-0 on Monday.And Martin could select the same side as...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale paid credit to his players and staff after the Lions climbed up to fourth in the Premiership with victory over Dundee United.The West Lothian outfit came from behind to claim the spoils through a Scott Pittman strike and Ryan Edwards own goal after Liam Smith had given the visitors the lead after only two minutes.Livingston are now firmly in the mix for a top-...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale expects to have a near full-strength squad to select from for the visit of Dundee United.Defender Jack McMillan still has a “slight knock” and may not be fit enough to return but everyone else is available.Russian goalkeeper Ivan Konovalov made his first appearance in the match-day squad as a substitute in last weekend’s win at Dundee.Dundee ...Full Story »

Arsenal have a fully-fit squad for the Premier League visit of Wolves on Thursday night.Forward Gabriel Martinelli is available again having served a one-match ban following his red card in the reserve fixture a fortnight ago.Takehiro Tomiyasu could return at right-back after being an unused substitute in the win over Brentford on Saturday.Wolves boss Bruno Lage reported no fresh selection conce...Full Story »

The 23-year-old has thrived since making his move from Real Madrid permanent last summer Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has named Martin Odegaard as a potential future club captain, and admits that he has been hugely impressed with the Norwegian's work ethic since joining from Real Madrid. The Gunners are currently without a permanent skipper after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was stripped of the ar...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale expects to have a full-strength squad to select from for the visit of St Mirren.On-loan Norwich forward Sebastian Soto is likely to be involved for the first time after having his early weeks at the club disrupted by Covid and injury issues.Russian goalkeeper Ivan Konovalov, who signed for the club last month, is due to arrive in the UK on Monday after a protr...Full Story »

Russell Martin drew comparisons with watching the Wales rugby team in Cardiff after his Swansea side stormed back to beat Bristol City 3-1.Martin was among Saturday’s sell-out Principality Stadium crowd as Wales reignited their Guinness Six Nations hopes by overcoming Scotland 20-17.Less than 24 hours later Swansea, like the Wales rugby team who found themselves five points adrift at one s...Full Story »

Boss Mikel Arteta has demanded an explanation for Gabriel Martinelli’s quickfire red card at Wolves and defended Arsenal’s disciplinary record.The striker was sent off – the Gunners’ fourth red card in 2022 – for two yellow cards in a matter of seconds as Arteta’s side hung on to win 1-0 at Molineux.Gabriel Magalhaes’ first-half strike moved the Gunners ...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale reiterated that he hopes to see winger Alan Forrest stay at the club past the end of the season.Forrest scored the opening goal in Livi’s 1–1 draw against Ross County, having already tested Staggies goalkeeper Ross Laidlaw on multiple occasions.The travelling support sang songs throughout the match to encourage the 25-year-old to sign a new contrac...Full Story »

Head coach Russell Martin praised the Swansea fans for helping his side to hold on for a 1-0 win against Blackburn, despite playing for 40 minutes with only 10 men.Michael Obafemi’s 16th-minute header was enough to seal all three points for the Welsh side, who had defender Ryan Manning sent off for a second yellow card eight minutes into the second half.The win lifts Swansea to 16th in the...Full Story »

David Martindale praised Alan Forrest for delivering a match-winning contribution at the end of a week when he almost left Livingston.The 25-year-old attacker was close to joining cinch Premiership rivals St Johnstone after the clubs agreed a fee but he changed his mind and decided he wanted to stay with the Lions until his contract expires at the end of the season.Martindale was thrilled to see...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale praised his team’s defensive effort after an Ayo Obileye penalty took the Lions into the last 16 of the Scottish Cup following a tight game with Ross County.The defender scored after 16 minutes following a foul by County centre-half Declan Drysdale on Bruce Anderson.The visitors dominated large spells in the second half but Alex and Dominic Samuel both w...Full Story »