MK Dons will be without Dawson Devoy for the League One clash with Bristol Rovers on Tuesday.The young Irishman was sent off for a bad challenge during Saturday’s defeat by Shrewsbury and must serve a three-match ban.Dons boss Liam Manning was unhappy with the performance and made two substitutions at half-time, sending on Bradley Johnson and Matt Smith for Darragh Burns and Jack Tucker.Fo...Full Story »

Chelsea are keeping tabs on both Lorenzo Pellegrini and Yeremy Pino with Mason Mount’s contract talks dragging on. Mount’s contract at Chelsea currently expires at the end of next season but an agreement is yet to be reached over an extension. According to the Telegraph, Chelsea are confident a deal will get done, but with talks starting in the summer and an agreement yet reached...Full Story »

Nathaniel Atkinson scored a stunning stoppage-time equaliser as Hearts fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Kilmarnock at a rain-lashed Rugby Park.The Tynecastle side looked in trouble after their former striker Kyle Lafferty capitalised on a rare slip from Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon to add to Chris Stokes’ opener for the hosts.But Stephen Humphrys pulled one back before ...Full Story »

Millwall captain Shaun Hutchinson has high hopes for Zian Flemming after the Dutchman’s double earned a 2-0 win at home to Middlesbrough.Flemming scored his first goal for the club since his summer arrival from Fortuna Sittard with a stunning effort in the midweek draw at Rotherham and added another two against managerless Boro to continue Millwall’s superb home form.The Lions have n...Full Story »

Jon Dahl Tomasson says the unpredictability and inconsistency in the Championship is one of its charms after Blackburn continued their win or lose sequence of results with a 3-0 victory over Rotherham at Ewood Park.A double from Ben Brereton Diaz and a first goal for the club from Sammie Szmodics put Rovers just outside the play-off places, three points off the top with leading teams Norwich and...Full Story »

Walsall boss Michael Flynn insists he is not losing sleep about top scorer Danny Johnson’s future despite the on-loan marksman reaching 10 goals for the season in a 3-1 win over AFC Wimbledon.The Saddlers were keen to sign Johnson permanently in the summer but his club Mansfield would only agree on a loan switch which expires in January.He again showed his predatory instincts to round Nik ...Full Story »

Paul Hurst admits his Grimsby players will need to improve during upcoming games despite sweeping rock-bottom Crawley aside with a 3-0 victory at Blundell Park.Goals from Anthony Glennon, Gavan Holohan and Ryan Taylor did the damage as Grimsby picked up maximum points for the first time at home this season.Crawley had a goal disallowed for offside when the score was 1-0 and it proved to be a tel...Full Story »

Caretaker manager Kevin Nicholson said watching Jay Stansfield celebrate his brace for Exeter sent a shiver down his spine.The Fulham loanee scored both goals in a 2-0 win at Barnsley – his first league goals coming in the number nine shirt Exeter retired following the death of its former incumbent, Jay’s father, Adam.Adam Stansfield is back at his dad’s old club now and this t...Full Story »

Lee Johnson was full of praise for his Hibernian side but is keen for them to keep learning following their 1-0 win against Motherwell at Easter Road.Ryan Porteous was the man of the hour for Hibs as he found the net with his head midway through the second half following a neat cross from the right.That came 10 minutes after Motherwell’s Connor Shields was sent off for a last-man challenge...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson will not be looking at the League Two table yet – he will wait until May for that.A 3-1 victory at Hartlepool made it back-to-back away wins and lifted Simpson’s side into the play-off zone.But he insisted: “We’ve 12 games done and we have had a decent start – we judge the play-offs after 46.“It’s not where I expected us to be,...Full Story »

Harrison Biggins headed home to ensure a frustrating return to Doncaster for former boss Richie Wellens whose Leyton Orient side were held to a 1-1 draw.Orient thoroughly dominated the first half and took the lead through Paul Smyth’s stunning overhead kick.But they could not press their advantage and were punished by improving Doncaster in the second half.Idris El Mizouni and George Moncu...Full Story »

Ipswich came from behind to beat bottom-of-the-table Morecambe 2-1 at the Mazuma Stadium.Kieran McKenna saw his side fall behind to a well worked Kieran Phillips goal after 34 minutes but second-half goals from George Edmundson and a Lee Evans penalty award saw them take the three points despite an earlier spot kick miss from Conor Chaplin.Morecambe took the lead through on-loan striker Phillips...Full Story »

Yeovil won for only the second time in the National League this season as Chiori Johnson’s goal saw off Solihull Moors.The hosts’ first win since August lifted them out of the relegation zone.Both sides had good chances in the opening minutes.First Solihull’s Josh Kelly could only stab the ball wide from an Andrew Dallas knockdown, while at the other end Johnson fired well over...Full Story »

Grimsby picked up their first home win in League Two this season with a 3-0 victory that leaves opponents Crawley propping up the division.Anthony Glennon opened the scoring at Blundell Park with a stunning early free-kick before goals from Gavan Holohan and Ryan Taylor sealed the three points in the second half.Grimsby could hardly have wished for a better perfect start as Glennon curled his sh...Full Story »

Tranmere extended their League Two winning run to four games with a 2-0 victory at Sutton.Kane Hemmings – from the penalty spot – and Paul Lewis grabbed the goals to inflict the injury-hit U’s to a fourth-straight defeat.Already without a number of key players, Sutton could not have endured a worse first half when they were forced into two changes at centre-half.Hemmings opened...Full Story »

PAUL MERSON COLUMN: Despite City's current dominance in the Premier League filling the trophy cabinet at the Etihad Stadium is dependent on one major factor and it could all unravel It sounds crazy after they put six past Manchester United but I don't agree with the idea that Manchester City are untouchable and the best side on the planet. Don't get me wrong, they're incredible but I still thi...Full Story »

Sarina Wiegman stressed England will only be able to lay claim to being the best team on the planet once they have lifted the World Cup after her side defeated the United States 2-1 in a friendly at Wembley.Returning to the scene of their historic European Championship triumph in the summer, the Lionesses recorded their first victory since 2017 over the US, who had beaten them en route to c...Full Story »

Blackburn have no fresh injuries for the visit of Rotherham.Rovers came through the midweek defeat at Cardiff without picking up any issues.Boss Jon Dahl Tomasson has said that midfielders Clinton Mola and Adam Wharton will be involved in the matchday squad after recent injuries.Defender Sam Barnes is the only absentee as he recovers from a knee injury.New Rotherham boss Matt Taylor will assess ...Full Story »

Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is set for his first involvement of the season at home to Manchester United.The England international was sidelined by a knee injury on the eve of the opening weekend but is now fit enough to join the squad.Defenders Yerry Mina and Mason Holgate have returned to training after respective ankle and knee injuries.United defender Raphael Varane faces a race to ...Full Story »

Allan Saint-Maximin could return to the Newcastle squad for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Brentford.The frontman has missed the last four games with a hamstring injury, but is back in training and could be included as the Magpies seek back-to-back wins for the first time this season.Midfielder Joelinton is available after shaking off the knee problem which reduced him to the ranks o...Full Story »