Managerless Salford slipped to their fourth successive defeat as Accrington cruised to a 3-0 victory at the Wham Stadium.Shaun Whalley opened the scoring and Jack Nolan grabbed a brace for promotion-chasing Stanley, who had the game wrapped up by half-time.The win keeps the Reds just outside the play-Off places, while City are just two spots above the relegation zone, without a win in 10 league ...Full Story »

Michael Olise scored in each half as Crystal Palace ended their eight-game winless streak with a 3-1 comeback victory over Brentford at a soggy Selhurst Park.Under-pressure Roy Hodgson’s hosts bounced back from a sorry start to an afternoon that began with Keane Lewis-Potter’s opener for the Bees inside two minutes.Olise ensured it was all square before the 15-minute mark and Eberech...Full Story »

Philippe Clement’s first Old Firm game ended in his first defeat as Rangers boss as goals from Paulo Bernardo and Kyogo Furuhashi gave Celtic a 2-1 win at Parkhead.The Belgian had gone 16 games unbeaten since taking over from Michael Beale in October but with no away fans inside the ground due to an allocation dispute between the two clubs it was always going to be the acid test for the in...Full Story »

Viktoria Varga - the partner of ex-Southampton striker Graziano Pelle - holds the prestigious, if unofficial, title of the "world's most beautiful woman". Viktoria Varga spent Christmas in Dubai Credit: Instagram Graziano Pelle spent two seasons playing in England Credit: PA: Empics Sport And the model stunned her followers with her latest post as she was seen in an eye-catching black dress a...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick hailed the “unbelievable” spirit of his players after the 2-1 victory over Huddersfield at the John Smith’s Stadium.Both sides missed easy chances in the first period, with Boro’s Isaiah Jones miskicking the ball two yards in front of an open net before Town’s Josh Koroma crashed off the crossbar after rounding the goalkeeper.Secon...Full Story »

Jonny Howson scored the winner moments after missing a penalty to give Middlesbrough a 2-1 victory over Huddersfield at the John Smith’s Stadium.Both sides missed chances in the first period when it looked easier to score, firstly the visitors came close when Isaiah Jones fluffed his lines from close range before Josh Koroma hit the woodwork in front of an open goal for Town.Second-half su...Full Story »

Wycombe were indebted to goalkeeper Max Stryjek as they picked up a point with a 0-0 draw against Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road.The Chairboys arrived having endured a miserable lack of form of late that had left them with just five points from the last 33 available and without a league win since September.They owed their point to Stryjek, who pulled off two outstanding saves from Orient full-ba...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Dion Charles and Victor Adeboyejo gave Bolton a well-deserved 2-0 win at Fleetwood.The visitors dominated throughout in atrocious conditions on the coast but had to wait until the 49th minute to lead, then seeing out the victory with little resistance and sealing it with a late goal from Adeboyejo.Title challengers Bolton made all the running in the first half but failed t...Full Story »

Sky Bet League One leaders Portsmouth had to settle for a point as their disappointing festive form continued with a goalless draw at struggling Exeter.Pompey created the first chance of the match when former Exeter man Jack Sparkes was played in on the left, but his shot was saved by Vili Sinisalo.Dion Rankine was also off target with a header from a well-worked corner routine for the home side...Full Story »

Brentford have entered negotiations for USMNT striker and FC Cincinnati star Brandon Vazquez. Brentford enter negotiations for Vazquez USMNT star to leave MLS Bees fear losing Ivan Toney in January WHAT HAPPENED?According to Fernando Esquivel, the Bees are buzzing over Vazquez. Despite having England international Ivan Toney returning to the pitch from suspension in January, they're read...Full Story »

Alexia Grace was feeling both festive and cheeky as she bent over in front of the Christmas tree to give her Instagram followers a virtual gift Alexia Grace donned a Santa costume before Christmas Day (Image: Instagram/itsalexiagrace) Aston Villa fan Alexia Grace cheekily jiggled her bum in a skimpy Santa outfit as a Christmas treat for her fans. The adult star-turned-influencer boxer, 25, ha...Full Story »

Livingston and St Johnstone battled to a goalless stalemate and a share of the spoils.It was just a second point from a possible 33 for the home side, who have now failed to win in 11 games and are four points adrift at the foot of the cinch Premiership table.With just two goals from their last 10 games, it was perhaps no surprise Livi failed to find a breakthrough during a poor 90 minutes.For S...Full Story »

Stoke ended a nine-match winless streak to beat Birmingham 3-1 in the Championship and put manager Wayne Rooney into more trouble at St Andrew’s.Victory for the Potters – secured by Jordan Thompson, Lynden Gooch and Andrew Vidigal before Jay Stansfield’s late consolation – was the first for new manager Steven Schumacher in his second match in charge, and the first since t...Full Story »

Barnsley manager Neill Collins hopes his side learn from their mistakes in the second half after they held off a fight back from Port Vale to win 3-2.Adam Phillips opened the scoring before John McAtee added a quickfire brace, including a stunning strike from 35 yards for his second, to make it 3-0 after 37 minutes.But Vale fought back after the break, with Ethan Chislett and Jack Shorrock both ...Full Story »

Exeter scored just their fourth goal in 14 matches to beat Wycombe 1-0 at St James Park and while it was not a thing of beauty, it meant everything to manager Gary Caldwell.City’s poor form – they had not won in League One since September 16, a run of 13 games – has seen fans call for a change in manager, but the Grecians picked up a win they so desperately needed when Sonny Co...Full Story »

Proud Reading boss Ruben Selles saluted his team’s spirit and progress after they pocketed a precious point at promotion-chasing Peterborough.The struggling Royals twice battled back from behind to share the spoils with the League One top-scorers, as goals from Sam Smith and Femi Azeez cancelled out efforts from Josh Knight and Ephron Mason-Clark.Reading remain in the bottom four of League...Full Story »

On-loan goalkeeper Vili Sinisalo was the Exeter hero with a stoppage-time penalty save to ensure his side ended a 13-match winless run with a 1-0 victory against Wycombe.Sinisalo guessed correctly to keep out Luke Leahy’s effort after Sonny Cox’s goal had appeared to have earned Exeter a deserved win.In was a dour first half that lacked quality with neither team creating much, but th...Full Story »

Burton claimed a first win in nine Sky Bet League One games as Bobby Kamwa’s early goal sealed a 1-0 victory over play-off hopefuls Blackpool.Kamwa’s strike came almost a year after his last goal, in the final game of 2022, and gave Albion something to build on.Goalkeeper Max Crocombe picked him out on the left wing and some superb chest control allowed him to cut inside and swing in...Full Story »

Middlesbrough were made to pay for missing a host of chances as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Rotherham.The visitors squandered numerous opportunities and hit the woodwork twice in a frustrating afternoon in front of goal.Rotherham took full advantage, with Cohen Bramall netting the second-half winner to end the Millers’ 11-game winless run.Middlesbrough had won back-to-back games coming...Full Story »

Leyton Orient gained bragging rights in their London derby with near-neighbours Charlton thanks to a goal from Omar Beckles.The central defender met a cross on 80 minutes from substitute Dan Agyei – who had only been the field for two minutes when he sent a ball into the box – to earn a 1-0 win.Neither side had anything to show for their intense energy in the first half with a lack o...Full Story »