Troy Deeney was denied by the crossbar as Birmingham were forced to settle for a point from a goalless draw at home to Preston.Birmingham went close in the sixth minutes when Dion Sanderson whipped in an inviting cross and Deeney’s diving header rattled the bar.But the Blues could not build on their bright start with Preston eventually claiming a fourth straight draw in the league.A clean ...Full Story »

Tony Watt’s late strike earned Motherwell a 2-1 victory over Ross County and sent them into the top three of the cinch Premiership.Motherwell took the lead inside two minutes when Callum Slattery collected a loose ball, flicked it up and unleashed a 25-yard strike into the top corner.County came back into it and Regan Charles-Cook scored a deserved equaliser six minutes before half-time wh...Full Story »

Hibernian head coach Jack Ross hopes to have an unchanged squad for the visit of St Johnstone.With James Scott having returned to the squad for the midweek win over Dundee United after a bout of illness, that would mean everyone being available except the club’s four long-term absentees.Jamie Murphy (hamstring), Sean Mackie (foot), Christian Doidge (Achilles) and Melker Hallberg (knee) all...Full Story »

Motherwell defender Sondre Solholm Johansen remains out for the visit of Ross County after dropping out of the squad through injury last weekend.Jake Carroll is available again after a two-game suspension.Graham Alexander has no fresh injury problems.Ross County are set to be without Connor Randall again because of an ankle injury.Defender Jake Vokins remains on the sidelines with a foot injury....Full Story »

Derby County may have railed to beat Stoke on Saturday despite the threat of a mammoth points deduction - but their bad news looks set to continue into next season after entering administration Derby County could be docked a mammoth 39 points across just two Football League seasons after being placed into administration by chairman Mel Morris on Friday evening. Wayne Rooney's side may have giv...Full Story »

Ross County defender Alex Iacovitti is set to return for the cinch Premiership clash with Hearts.The centre-back was a late withdrawal from last weekend’s trip to Celtic Park because of illness.Defenders Connor Randall (ankle) and Jake Vokins (foot) remain on the sidelines.Hearts will make a late decision on Michael Smith.The defender has gone off in his last two matches with a tight leg m...Full Story »

Celtic’s Kyogo Furuhashi is out for at least three to four weeks with a knee injury picked up on international duty with Japan.Midfielder James McCarthy is in contention for the visit of Ross County in the cinch Premiership on Saturday after recovering from a knock but winger James Forrest remains out through injury.New signings Giorgos Giakoumakis, Jota, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Liam Sc...Full Story »

Christian Ramirez scored a late leveller to earn Aberdeen a point in a 1-1 draw against Ross County.The visitors looked set to complete a smash-and-grab raid after Regan Charles-Cook’s first-half strike, only for American Ramirez to force home an 88th-minute equaliser.The Dons announced the signing of Scotland centre-back David Bates from Hamburg before the match and handed debuts to new l...Full Story »

A brace from Ross Stewart helped Sunderland beat Wycombe 3-1 at the Stadium of Light.The striker scored the first before an Elliot Embleton goal put the Black Cats 2-0 up at half-time.Stewart pounced late in the second half to secure the three points before David Wheeler grabbed a consolation late on for the visitors.Wycombe started the League One game brightly Sunderland’s defence were ab...Full Story »

Hibernian boss Jack Ross dismissed suggestions that striker Kevin Nisbet is set for a move to Celtic after his side’s 2-2 draw at Dundee.Nisbet missed the Dundee clash adding fuel to the speculation that he may be heading out of Easter Road with the Hoops’ Leigh Griffiths going in the opposite direction.But Ross said it was illness that had ruled Nisbet out of the game after watching...Full Story »

Ross County new boy Joseph Hungbo is available for the visit of Rangers in the cinch Premiership on Sunday.The 21-year-old winger joined on a season-long loan from Watford to become County’s 10th summer signing.Jake Vokins remains out with a broken foot as Malky Mackay’s side look for their first league win of the season.Glen Kamara and Kemar Roofe return to the Gers squad for the tr...Full Story »

Hibernian head coach Jack Ross admits he is actively looking to sign another striker after Christian Doidge was ruled out for up to four months with an Achilles injury.The Leith club confirmed the severity of the Welshman’s setback just before Hibs went on to beat Kilmarnock 2-0 in a Premier Sports Cup last-16 clash, Kyle Magennis and Kevin Nisbet the second half goalscorers.Doidge sustain...Full Story »

Hibernian boss Jack Ross refused to blame Darren McGregor following the defender’s red card against Rijeka as the Scottish Premiership side crashed out of the Europa Conference League.Instead, Ross insisted their failings in the first leg proved costly after a 4-1 loss in Croatia saw Hibs eliminated 5-2 on aggregate.It was going well in the second leg until midway through the second half, ...Full Story »

Head coach Jack Ross hailed Hibernian’s performance after a ruthless first-half display was enough to seal the points in a 3-0 victory over Ross County.Martin Boyle, Kyle Magennis and Christian Doidge found the net within a 10-minute first-half spell where the hosts were unplayable.Hibs now go into Thursday’s Europa Conference League second leg in Croatia against HNK Rijeka brimming ...Full Story »

Hibernian blew Ross County away with three goals inside the opening 33 minutes to register a second successive Premiership victory.The result was beyond doubt by the break after goals from Martin Boyle, Kyle Magennis and Christian Doidge gave the home side a commanding lead.It was an ideal result and performance for the Leith side ahead of their crucial Europa Conference League second-leg clash ...Full Story »

Left-back Josh Doig is in contention for a return to action for Hibernian after two games on the sidelines.The 19-year-old was left out for matches against Motherwell and Rijeka – with the Easter Road side braced for a bid which has not yet arrived – and manager Jack Ross will now consider him for the visit of Ross County in the cinch Premiership.Striker Kevin Nisbet sustained a knoc...Full Story »

Jack Ross insists Hibernian will travel to Croatia with confidence next week despite being held to a 1-1 draw by Rijeka at Easter Road.Prince Ampem headed the visitors ahead on the hour mark in the first leg of their Europa Conference League third qualifier but Martin Boyle levelled six minutes later with a close-range finish.The home side could not turn their pressure into more goals against th...Full Story »

Head coach Jack Ross admitted Hibernian fans had played a “massive part” in their 3-2 victory over Motherwell in a game that encapsulated what football had been missing last season.Hibs had 1,810 fans in a crowd of 5,240 at Fir Park and the atmosphere spurred both sets of players on to produce a thrilling cinch Premiership opener.Motherwell twice led through headed goals from Kevin V...Full Story »

Ross County manager Malky Mackay paid tribute to his troubled squad as they began the cinch Premiership season with a goalless draw at home to St Johnstone.It has been a difficult pre-season for Mackay following his appointment in May, with two Premier Sports Cup games forfeited following a Covid-19 outbreak, leading to an early exit from the competition.A mass exodus of players also coincided w...Full Story »

St Johnstone blew the chance to get their cinch Premiership campaign off to a winning start when Ali McCann blasted a 70th-minute penalty over the crossbar as the clash at Ross County finished 0-0.The highly-rated Saints midfielder’s poorly-struck spot-kick missed the target by several feet after Coll Donaldson had been adjudged to have fouled Reece Devine by referee Colin Steven.The hosts...Full Story »