Liam Manning joked that he had aged ten years watching his City team defend for their lives to beat impressive Sunderland in the Sky Bet Championship.Tommy Conway’s 20th-minute penalty, after Taylor Gardner-Hickman was tripped by Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony Patterson, proved enough to settle a hugely competitive game at Ashton Gate.Play-off hopefuls Sunderland dominated for long periods ...Full Story »

Ross County manager Derek Adams launched a scathing attack on the standard of Scottish football after seeing his side lose 1-0 to Dundee.Joe Shaughnessy found the net with the last touch of the game to win it for the visitors in the seventh minute of stoppage time in Dingwall after both sides missed a number of chances.Adams, who saw his side lose at home for the first time since returning to th...Full Story »

Leyton Orient boss Richie Wellens refused to celebrate his side’s two late goals which earned victory at Cheltenham because he was so disappointed with their performance.Orient picked up their first win in nine games as they came from behind against 10-man Cheltenham, who had Ben Williams sent off in the 18th minute.Will Goodwin’s penalty put Darrell Clarke’s improving Robins i...Full Story »

Luke Leahy’s stoppage-time penalty gave Wycombe a dramatic 1-1 draw at Derby to deny County a sixth straight League One victory.Tom Barkhuizen thought he had bagged the winner for Derby seven minutes from time before Leahy struck at the death.There were few openings in a scrappy first 30 minutes in which five players were booked by Rebecca Welch, who next Saturday will become the first wom...Full Story »

Paul Osew swooped to hand Woking a 2-1 derby victory as they leapfrogged Surrey rivals Dorking in the Vanarama National League.The visiting Cardinals went ahead 10 minutes before half-time when Tunji Akinola nodded home a pinpoint free-kick from Josh Casey at the back post.Charlie Carter’s hard work helped the hosts equalise, keeping the ball alive and allowing James McShane a chance to se...Full Story »

Maidenhead extended their unbeaten National League run to seven games after beating struggling Kidderminster 1-0.Reece Smith came close for Maidenhead but Christian Dibble saved before Harriers had a chance when Amari Morgan-Smith headed wide from Jack Lambert’s free-kick.Casey Pettit broke the deadlock in the 67th minute, slotting the ball past Dibble to send the Magpies into the top half...Full Story »

Dylan Easton’s second-half strike made it five cinch Championship wins in a row for Raith Rovers as they secured a 1-0 win over Dundee United at Tannadice.That left Rovers five points clear of the Terrors, who have a game in hand, at the top of the table.Easton scored his ninth goal of the season after 59 minutes when he weaved his way around a trio of defenders and curled into the top cor...Full Story »

Aldershot were brought crashing down to earth after their FA Cup heroics as they suffered a 5-3 defeat at home to 10-man Eastleigh.Three days after beating League Two leaders Stockport to secure a place in the third round, the Shots found themselves 3-0 down at half-time thanks to goals from Paul McCallum and Bailey Clements and an own goal from Coby Rowe.McCallum grabbed his second of the game ...Full Story »

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 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 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 »

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 »

Portsmouth moved seven points clear at the top of Sky Bet League One after a 3-0 win over Shrewsbury.Two goals from Abu Kamara and another from Marlon Pack maintained the momentum for John Mousinho’s men.Just before the half-hour mark, Paddy Lane cut the ball back to Kusini Yengi in the heart of the box, but the Pompey forward blasted it over the bar.The visitors took the lead on the strok...Full Story »

Seventeen-year-old Lewis Miley’s first senior goal set Newcastle on their way to a seventh successive Premier League win at St James’ Park as they beat 10-man Fulham 3-0.The midfielder, thrust into the action as a first-half substitute after Fabian Schar and Joelinton had been added to head coach Eddie Howe’s lengthy casualty list, fired the Magpies into a 57th-minute lead and ...Full Story »

Bottom side Livingston wasted the chance to pick up a much-needed cinch Premiership win against Kilmarnock after Bruce Anderson missed a late penalty.The Lions struggled to penetrate in a hard-fought encounter and Anderson failed to capitalise from 12 yards in the 82nd minute after Stuart Findlay was penalised for handball.The only consolation for Livingston was that the draw at least stopped th...Full Story »

Martha Thomas’ ninth goal of the season fired Tottenham to a maiden victory over Arsenal in the Women’s Super League.Jonas Eidevall’s Arsenal entered this fixture eyeing an eighth consecutive league win, but the day belonged to his fellow Swedish coach Robert Vilahamn, who claimed a statement result at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Under the watchful eye of Spurs men’s boss A...Full Story »

LOVED-UP Dele Alli showed off his romantic side as he enjoyed a date night with girlfriend Cindy Kimberly. Cindy, a model and influencer, shared the cosy snap of the pair to her Instagram page. Cindy Kimberly shared a picture of herself and Dele Alli Credit: instagram @wolfiecindy Dele showed off a kiss of his own he received from Cindy Credit: instagram @wolfiecindy Cindy is a model and inf...Full Story »

The Gunners are thought to be in the market for a new no.9 this January, with Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah struggling for goals in the Premier League. Osimhen has been one of the names linked with a move to the Emirates, with Chelsea also thought to be interested in the Nigerian. It was even suggested that Arsenal could use Jesus as part of a player-plus-cash deal to help lure Osimhen to ...Full Story »

Real Madrid's perspective has altered a lot with regards to Kylian Mbappe. The team from the Spanish capital was willing to invest a heavy sum in the past, but the forward decided to stay put at Paris Saint-Germain. In a couple of weeks, though, the ball will be in Madrid's court since the player will be allowed to sign a pre-contract agreement with any team outside of his country, and this tim...Full Story »

Manchester United have an agreement principle with Eintracht Frankfurt to loan Donny van de Beek, sources have told ESPN. Van de Beek is set to join the Bundesliga side until the end of the season. The deal cannot be completed until the January transfer window opens and until then the Netherlands midfielder will remain part of United's first team squad. There is a chance he might be needed aga...Full Story »