MK Dons boss Liam Manning admitted matchwinner Connor Wickham was disappointed when told he would not be starting against former side Sunderland.But almost seven years after leaving Wearside, the 28-year-old made the most of his return to his former home as his second-half strike earned the Dons a deserved 2-1 victory that lifted them to within three points of the automatic promotion places in S...Full Story »

Northampton will be without Shaun McWilliams through suspension for the Sky Bet League Two match against Colchester.Midfielder McWilliams was booked for the 10th time this season during last weekend’s goalless draw at Port Vale and must serve a two-game ban.Jack Sowerby has missed the Cobblers’ last couple of matches with a knee injury and faces a late fitness test as boss Jon Brady ...Full Story »

Liam Manning thinks MK Dons and Ipswich served up the perfect advert for Sky Bet League One football as they played out an entertaining goalless draw.The promotion-chasing hosts were unable to maintain the pressure on the top two places as Kieran McKenna’s Ipswich came close to snatching it at the death.Dons goalkeeper Jamie Cumming pulled off a string of fine saves as Wes Burns, Bersant C...Full Story »

Leyton Orient’s poor run of form continued as they suffered a 2-0 home defeat to Salford.Liam Shephard and Theo Vassell netted for the visitors to leave the Londoners without a win in their last nine league games.Aaron Drinan spurned a wonderful opportunity to put the hosts in front after 15 minutes but sent his effort wide of the target.At the opposite end, O’s were indebted to keep...Full Story »

Liam Ridehalgh is doubtful for Bradford’s clash against Exeter at the Utilita Energy Stadium.The 30-year-old defender was forced off with an injury at half-time of City’s 1-0 win over Stevenage in midweek and may not be risked on Saturday afternoon.Winger Charles Vernam has missed each of City’s last three outings and is expected to return to training next week.Dion Pereira has...Full Story »

Joe Walsh is ready to return for Lincoln in Tuesday night’s Sky Bet League One clash against Morecambe in time to help solve problems in defence.Walsh has not featured since October but is back in training and is expected to start after Adam Jackson, recently missing due to concussion problems, suffered a fresh setback in the form of a calf injury.Ted Bishop is having a scan on a groin inj...Full Story »

Ben Williams is back from suspension for Cheltenham’s League One clash with Sunderland.The defender received two yellow cards in the final minute of Town’s goalless draw with Wigan, meaning he missed their last outing at AFC Wimbledon.Deadline-day signing Jamie Soule could make his debut following his arrival from West Brom, while fellow loanee Aaron Ramsey may start after two substi...Full Story »

MK Dons manager Liam Manning says he believes his squad can play even better after they came from behind to beat Lincoln 2-1.In a hard-fought game, the Dons fell behind to John Marquis’ strike but eventually turned it around through goals either side of the interval from defenders Harry Darling and Warren O’Hora.And despite an important win that took his team to third spot in League ...Full Story »

Motherwell midfielder Liam Shaw drops out of the squad to face parent club Celtic under loan rules but is fit after a migraine affected his vision against St Mirren.Barry Maguire is pushing to be involved after missing the Paisley trip with a knee injury while Graham Alexander expects his players to brush off other knocks.Mark O’Hara and Ricki Lamie have both been on the sidelines in 2022....Full Story »

Stoke could hand debuts to Josh Maja and Liam Moore in Saturday’s home FA Cup fourth-round clash with Wigan.Transfer deadline day saw forward Maja and defender Moore arrive on loan from Bordeaux and Reading respectively, while Sam Surridge left for Nottingham Forest and Tom Ince joined the Royals on loan.Jaden Philogene-Bidace, Lewis Baker and Phil Jagielka, signed by the Potters earlier i...Full Story »

Ten-man Motherwell held out for a point in a goalless cinch Premiership encounter with Hibernian.Midfielder Liam Donnelly and manager Graham Alexander were both red-carded in the closing 20 minutes at Fir Park but Hibs could not capitalise.Substitute Christian Doidge missed their best chance of the game as Shaun Maloney’s side failed to register a shot on target.The result kept Mother...Full Story »

MK Dons head coach Liam Manning was full of praise for his Sky Bet League One play-off chasing side after Scott Twine’s last-gasp stoppage-time stunner secured a precious 1-0 win at Burton.The Dons bossed large parts of the game and twice hit the goal frame in the first half through Tennai Watson and Troy Parrott, but Manning stressed the importance of keeping their discipline to go on and...Full Story »

Liam Boyce scored a double as Hearts eased into the fifth round of the Scottish Cup with a routine 5-0 victory over West of Scotland League side Auchinleck Talbot at Beechwood Park.Andy Halliday, Peter Haring and Alex Cochrane were the other players on target.The scoreline could have been more emphatic if not for some highly dubious decisions from the match officials in the first half which cost...Full Story »

Dundee United boss Tam Courts has a couple of concerns for the cinch Premiership game against St Mirren on Tuesday night.Liam Smith (knee) and Kai Fotheringham (ankle) are struggling for fitness.Carljohan Eriksson, the 26-year-old Finland goalkeeper who joined as a free agent from Swedish top-flight side Mjallby, is available.St Mirren boss Jim Goodwin was happy to reveal a much healthier squad ...Full Story »

Cambridge boss Mark Bonner will make a late decision on George Williams ahead of Tuesday night’s League One fixture against Doncaster.Defender Williams has missed the last two games through illness and his condition is being assessed.Midfielder Jensen Weir was due to train with the rest of the squad for the first time on Monday following his return from a knee injury, while the squad from ...Full Story »

Liam Manning hailed MK Dons’ resilience and new signing Theo Corbeanu after his stunning first goal for the club fired them to 2-1 victory at Portsmouth and ended the hosts’ 10-match unbeaten league run.Mo Eisa opened the scoring for the Dons and Wolves loanee Corbeanu added a second on the stroke of half-time with a ferocious strike from the edge of the area that crashed into the ne...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Billy McKay and Tom Walsh earned Inverness a 2-2 home draw with struggling Queen of the South in the cinch Championship.Lee Connelly scored his third goal in as many games against Inverness and substitute Ally Roy netted late in the second half but the visitors remain in relegation trouble despite the draw.Connelly had a strike deflected out for a corner after five minutes...Full Story »

New loan signing Liam Cullen could make his Lincoln debut in Saturday’s League One clash with Cambridge.Swansea striker Cullen has boosted boss Michael Appleton’s options up front, having signed on Thursday.The 22-year-old could even go straight into the side for the weekend’s home league encounter.Joe Walsh (thigh), Adam Jackson (concussion), Lewis Montsma (knee), Liam Bridcut...Full Story »

Accrington will be without Liam Coyle for their clash with Sunderland.Coyle was shown a straight red card for a high challenge when Accrington played MK Dons last weekend.Stanley boss John Coleman revealed that midfielder Tommy Leigh is “touch and go” while David Morgan is “slowly getting back to fitness”.New addition Rosaire Longelo could also feature after the midfielde...Full Story »

Liam Shephard is a major doubt as Salford welcome Tranmere to the Peninsula Stadium on Tuesday night.The Welsh full-back was forced off just after the half-hour mark in Salford’s 2-0 win at Newport at the weekend and was replaced by Tyler Golden, who seems set to start against Rovers if Shephard is ruled out, as expected.Fellow defender Corrie Ndaba and striker D’Mani Mellor returned...Full Story »