St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson has praised the improved performance of his players despite conceding a late equaliser in a 1-1 draw against Livingston at the Tony Macaroni Arena.After Glenn Middleton’s second-half header was cancelled out by Jack Fitzwater’s last-minute strike, the Saints all-but confirmed their spot in the cinch Premiership relegation play-off, as they sit six...Full Story »

Roy Hodgson insisted he had no regrets about taking the Watford job after relegation was confirmed following a 1-0 defeat at old club Crystal Palace.Wilfried Zaha’s 31st-minute penalty consigned the Hornets to a 25th Premier League loss of the campaign, which sealed their fate but the writing had been on the wall after last weekend’s 2-1 reverse at home to Burnley.The 74-year-old cam...Full Story »

Mike Jackson has urged his Burnley players not to lose any belief after his unbeaten record as caretaker boss was ended in a 3-1 home defeat to Aston Villa that deepened their relegation worries.Former Claret Danny Ings opened the scoring just seven minutes in at Turf Moor before Emi Buendia, architect of the first goal, doubled the lead in the 31st minute and Ollie Watkins finished Burnley off ...Full Story »

Todd Boehly was left with his head in his hands as Chelsea relinquished a Romelu Lukaku-inspired two-goal lead to slip to a 2-2 Premier League draw with Wolves.Visiting captain Conor Coady rescued a point with an added-time header for Wolves to stun the Blues, who had stormed into a 2-0 second-half lead through Lukaku’s smart double.Incoming Chelsea owner Boehly was on hand at Stamford Bri...Full Story »

Bradford ended the season with a third win a row, a 2-0 victory over Carlisle, on an emotional afternoon at Valley Parade.The match was preceded by a minute’s silence in memory of the 56 people who died in the Valley Parade fire disaster on May 11, 1985, and the captains of both sides laid wreaths on the centre circle.The 18,283 crowd, including 1,668 visiting fans, was a record for a four...Full Story »

Kane Hemmings scored the only goal as Tranmere secured a 1-0 Sky Bet League Two win at Leyton Orient which was not enough to secure a play-off place.The Merseysiders’ hopes of finishing in the top seven depended on them claiming victory on the day while requiring both Swindon and Sutton to fail to win, but both rivals did edge their matches to ensure Rovers will be playing fourth-tier foot...Full Story »

Jamie Reid scored a brace as Stevenage ended their season in style with a 4-2 League Two win against Salford at the Lamex Stadium.The result means The Boro end their campaign in 21st, while Salford sit 10th.In the 14th minute, Christy Pym parried Brandon Thomas-Asante’s shot into the path of Liam Shephard, who put the visitors 1-0 up from close range.But nine minutes later, the ball fell t...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou hailed his side for the manner of their final surge towards the finishing line in the title race after a 4-1 win over Hearts effectively put them out of Rangers’ sight.Postecoglou’s side now have a nine-point lead and a 22-goal advantage over their city rivals with Rangers having three games left.Postecoglou said: “I said to the boys before the g...Full Story »

Derby’s hopes of ending a traumatic season on a high were crushed by Jordan Hugill’s second-half goal which gave Cardiff a 1-0 win.With Derby already relegated to Sky Bet League One following a points deduction for entering administration, they wanted to give a 29,000-plus crowd a victory to cheer but Hugill’s close-range finish denied them.Derby dominated for long periods with...Full Story »

Blackburn turned on the style for departing manager Tony Mowbray as he signed off with a 2-1 win against Birmingham at St. Andrew’s before a mass pitch invasion by home supporters at full-time chanting for the removal of the board.Goal of the season contenders from John Buckley and Ben Brereton Diaz put Rovers comfortably in charge by half-time as Mowbray, 58, prepares to bow out after fiv...Full Story »

Celtic effectively put the Scottish Premiership title beyond the reach of Rangers after coming from behind to beat Hearts 4-1.The victory put Celtic nine points and 22 goals ahead of Rangers, who have three games left starting with Sunday’s Ibrox clash with Dundee United.Only an unprecedented collapse could prevent Celtic officially confirming their 10th title in 11 seasons before or after...Full Story »

Promoted Bournemouth will be without Jefferson Lerma for their final Sky Bet Championship game of the season as they host Millwall.The Cherries secured a return to the top flight with victory over Nottingham Forest on Tuesday, but Lerma hobbled off with a hamstring injury and is absent.Manager Scott Parker has no other fresh injury worries and Todd Cantwell could feature having returned from a b...Full Story »

Norwich duo Kenny McLean and Josh Sargent have both been ruled out for the rest of the Premier League campaign ahead of the visit of West Ham on Sunday.Scotland midfielder McLean has a fractured toe and will have to wear a protective boot, while American frontman Sargent has aggravated a previous ankle injury so will not be risked over the final four matches.Norwich, relegated back to the Sky Be...Full Story »

Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira could be without Nathan Ferguson for the visit of Watford on Saturday.Ferguson has been training on his own but has yet to train with the group ahead of the match.The Palace boss has no new injuries to contend with.Watford manager Roy Hodgson will have to assess both Craig Cathcart and Tom Cleverley ahead of the trip to south London.Cathcart has been sufferi...Full Story »

Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino could miss the visit of Tottenham and be held back for Tuesday’s trip to Aston Villa.The Brazil international is back in full training after a five-match absence due to a foot problem but manager Jurgen Klopp is more inclined to allow him to train over the weekend to build up his fitness.Centre-back Joel Matip and midfielder Jordan Henderson could return, ...Full Story »

Courtney Baker-Richardson is a doubt for Newport ahead of their clash with Rochdale.The forward was substituted off against Port Vale and will be checked for the Dale game.Exiles boss James Rowberry confirmed that wing-back Ryan Haynes may also be unavailable after coming off against Vale.Mickey Demetriou is expected to be sidelined.Jimmy Keohane will be absent for Rochdale when they face the Ex...Full Story »

Ryan Ledson could feature for Preston as they prepare to host Middlesbrough.The midfielder returned to training following his recovery from a knee operation and could get his first minutes since February.Paul Huntington could also feature for the final time as the veteran defender is set to leave Deepdale after nearly a decade at the club.Both Andrew Hughes and Mikey O’Neill are doubts wit...Full Story »

Swansea will bid farewell to Korey Smith and Ben Hamer as they close their Championship season against QPR.Swans boss Russell Martin has confirmed that the duo will be leaving at the end of the campaign so they will get a chance to say goodbye at the Liberty Stadium.Ben Cabango is unavailable with an ankle injury.The Swans are aiming for a top-half finish in what has been an inconsistent campaig...Full Story »

Edinson Cavani has said Cristiano Ronaldo's arrival at Manchester United made him consider leaving the club. Cavani's season has been interrupted by injury and the 35-year-old striker has been limited to 18 appearances for the club in all competitions in a disappointing campaign that will end without a trophy and no Champions League football next season. "At the moment it was done, I thought i...Full Story »

Peterborough striker Ricky-Jade Jones could start the Sky Bet Championship clash with Blackpool.Jones overcame a back issue to make a replacement appearance in the 3-0 defeat at Millwall and got 33 minutes under his belt.Midfielder Joe Ward had recovered from a thigh injury to be available to face Millwall but was omitted from the squad.Boss Grant McCann could test out some of his younger player...Full Story »