Oxford drew first blood in their Sky Bet League One play-off semi-final against Peterborough by taking a slender 1-0 lead to London Road for the second leg on Wednesday.Centre-half Elliott Moore headed home at a corner in the 53rd minute to give the U’s victory at the Kassam Stadium.In front of a sell-out 11,000 crowd, Oxford started on the front foot, Josh Murphy forcing a corner in only ...Full Story »

Erling Haaland swatted aside the criticism of Roy Keane after blasting Manchester City to an emphatic win over Wolves with four goals.Former Manchester Untied midfielder Keane compared the prolific City striker to a “League Two player” when referring to his general play last month.Haaland put those remarks aside with a devastating return to top form as City crushed Wolves 5-1 to reta...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder hinted match officials took the “easy decision” of not awarding his side a free-kick because of Nottingham Forest’s recent complaints against VAR.The Blades felt Ben Brereton Diaz was pushed in the build-up to Ryan Yates’ second goal in Forest’s vital 3-1 win at Bramall Lane, where Callum Hudson-Odoi scored twice to move his side t...Full Story »

Stephen Robinson lauded his St Mirren players for embracing the challenge of a European shootout with Dundee after they romped to an impressive 3-1 win at Dens Park.The Buddies took a huge step towards securing their first crack at continental competition for 37 years as goals from Alex Gogic, Scott Tanser and Toyosi Olusanya helped them move five points clear of their hosts with three games to ...Full Story »

David Martindale is a football pragmatist but hopes to get the chance to bring relegated Livingston back to the cinch Premiership next season.After six years in the top flight, the Lions will play Championship football when they return after the summer, with a 4-1 defeat at Motherwell leaving them 10 points behind second-bottom St Johnstone with only three fixtures remaining.The Livi boss admits...Full Story »

Ross County interim manager Don Cowie felt match-winner Jordan White showed exactly the mindset against Hibernian that the Staggies squad will need to remain in the cinch Premiership.The striker came off the bench to score a late winning goal as County defeated their visitors 2-1 in Dingwall. Myziane Maolida had opened the scoring for Hibs only for Simon Murray to equalise before half-time.White...Full Story »

Ross County moved out of the cinch Premiership relegation zone with a 2-1 win over Hibernian.Jordan White came off the bench to score an 88th-minute winner after Myziane Maolida had opened the scoring for Hibs, only for Simon Murray to equalise before half-time.Hibernian started on the front foot, playing around the County press well and forcing their opponents into making long balls forward int...Full Story »

Aberdeen served up a tonic for their absent caretaker manager Peter Leven as Bojan Miovski’s second-half penalty secured the Dons’ cinch Premiership status.Leven was admitted to hospital and underwent what the club described as an “emergency procedure” on Friday evening, and is expected to make “a full and swift recovery”.That left development coach Scott Ande...Full Story »

Ruthless Newcastle pushed Burnley closer to the Premier League trapdoor with a 4-1 rout at Turf Moor that boosts their Europa League hopes.It was a crushing afternoon for Burnley as Nottingham Forest’s 3-1 win at Sheffield United left them five points from safety with only two left to play – a trip to Tottenham next week before Forest visit on the final day.And it was the same old st...Full Story »

Livingston were relegated from the cinch Premiership following a hefty 4-1 defeat by Motherwell at Fir Park.Well striker Theo Bair netted a penalty in the 21st minute following a VAR intervention and returning attacker Sam Nicholson thundered in a glorious second just before the break.Bair headed in a second in the 68th minute before Dan Casey knocked in a fourth in the 74th minute, with Livi su...Full Story »

St Mirren took a huge step towards securing a European place for the first time in 37 years as they romped to a 3-1 away win over nearest challengers Dundee.The Buddies opened up a 3-0 lead through goals from Alex Gogic, Scott Tanser and Toyosi Olusanya. Dundee, who could have leapfrogged their visitors into fifth place with a win, hit back through substitute Michael Mellon, but Stephen Robinson...Full Story »

Callum Hudson-Odoi fired Nottingham Forest to a vital 3-1 victory in their survival battle as Sheffield United became the first Premier League team to concede 100 goals in a 38-game season.Hudson-Odoi produced two picture-book goals to help Forest overcome a dreadful start at Bramall Lane and register a first away win since Boxing Day.The already-relegated Blades went ahead through Ben Brereton ...Full Story »

Blackburn manager John Eustace said he never doubted his team as they retained their Championship status with a 2-0 victory at champions Leicester.Two second-half goals from the division’s top scorer Sammie Szmodics made sure of a win that kept Blackburn up, and sent Eustace’s former club Birmingham into League One.He was sacked by Birmingham in October, despite taking them into the ...Full Story »

Carlos Corberan was a proud man as he watched his West Brom side breeze to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Preston and secure a Championship play-off place.Alex Mowatt got the ball rolling when he converted a penalty, won by Darnell Furlong, in first half stoppage time, before captain Kyle Bartley doubled their lead on the hour mark.Furlong himself then struck a third in the 68th minute after goo...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Steve Evans is hopeful about the future despite his side bowing out of the Sky Bet Championship after a shock 5-2 win against Cardiff.The Millers were the more clinical team as they secured only their fifth victory of a dismal campaign which saw them finish 24 points from safety.Braces came from Jordan Hugill and Tom Eaves, with the club’s other forward Sam Nombe also on ...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher expressed his pride as Stoke ended their season in style with a 4-0 thrashing of Bristol City.The Potters secured a third successive victory for the first time since October as they finished 17th, six points above the Sky Bet Championship’s relegation zone.First-half strikes from Luke Cundle, Tyrese Campbell and Million Manhoef handed the hosts total control.And Manh...Full Story »

Rotherham signed off from the Sky Bet Championship in style with a 5-2 win against Cardiff.It was Steve Evans’ first win back in charge of the already relegated Millers and saw both Jordan Hugill and Tom Eaves bag braces to secure only their fifth win of a torrid campaign.Eaves had an early opening when the ball fell his way in the box but Nat Phillips got in the way.Rotherham sprung a swi...Full Story »

Stoke’s impressive run of form continued as they ended the season in style with a 4-0 hammering of Bristol City.The Potters, who confirmed their safety with victory over Southampton last weekend, picked up a third successive win in the Championship for the first time since October.First-half strikes from Luke Cundle, Tyrese Campbell and Million Manhoef sent the hosts firmly on their way to...Full Story »

Stoke’s impressive run of form continued as they ended the season in style with a 4-0 hammering of Bristol City in the Sky Bet Championship.The Potters, who confirmed their safety with victory over Southampton last weekend, picked up a third successive win for the first time since October.First half strikes from Luke Cundle, Tyrese Campbell and Million Manhoef sent the hosts firmly on thei...Full Story »

Birmingham will play in Sky Bet League One next season after they were relegated from the Championship despite securing a 1-0 win against play-off contenders Norwich.Wins for Sheffield Wednesday at Sunderland, for Blackburn at promoted Leicester and for Plymouth against Hull made Blues’ result irrelevant.This was the fifth time in 11 years that Blues have needed a positive result in their ...Full Story »