Kidderminster enter Christmas at the foot of the National League following a 2-1 defeat by Southend.Oli Coker netted from an early cross but the home side responded with a powerful finish by Ashley Hemmings.Southend regained the lead in first-half stoppage time when defender Nathan Ralph leapt high to nod home a corner.Kidderminster piled on the pressure in the closing moments and had the ball c...Full Story »

Nigel Clough hailed Mansfield’s attitude after a dominant 2-0 victory at managerless Sutton.The Stags maintained the pace at the top of League Two with a first ever win at Gander Green Lane after goals from veteran duo Stephen Quinn and Lucas Akins.It compounded a terrible week for the Football League’s bottom club Sutton, who sacked manager Matt Gray after last weekend’s 8-0 m...Full Story »

Michael Doyle’s first game in charge of Woking ended in a goalless draw against Maidenhead at the Laithwaite Community Stadium.Doyle, who played for Coventry and Sheffield United, was named as the National League side’s new manager earlier this week following the dismissal of Darren Sarll in November.His debut match was one that lacked real quality with the best chance of the match a...Full Story »

Middlesbrough moved to within three points of the Championship play-off places with a deserved 1-0 win over West Brom at the Riverside.Morgan Rogers scored the only goal as Boro followed their midweek Carabao Cup quarter-final success at Port Vale with a third straight win in all competitions.Albion remain fifth, but Carlos Corberan’s side have now won just one of their last five league ga...Full Story »

Two goals from Max Dean gave MK Dons a valuable three points as they beat Morecambe 3-1 at the Mazuma Stadium and leapfrogged above their opponents in the process.The in-form youngster gave Mike Williamson’s side the lead in the 31st minute through a well-worked goal as he ran on to a superb through-ball from Adam Gilbey to round Adam Smith and place the ball into the empty net.Morecambe l...Full Story »

Michael Beale’s first game as Sunderland head coach ended in disappointment as his side were beaten 3-0 by Coventry at the Stadium of Light.Beale was confirmed as Tony Mowbray’s successor on Monday, but his maiden outing in charge of his new club did not go to plan as Coventry swept to an emphatic success.Tatsuhiro Sakamoto opened the scoring for Mark Robins’ side in first-half...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher’s time in charge of Stoke began with a point as they were held at home to a goalless draw by Millwall.The 39-year-old had ended a four-year association with Plymouth to make the move to the Potters on Tuesday.And his opening match was promising albeit also frustrating as Stoke failed to make their dominance count.Stoke are now winless in nine games dating back to October,...Full Story »

Norwich moved to within two points of the Championship play-off zone with a comfortable 2-0 win over lowly Huddersfield at Carrow Road.The Canaries were dominant throughout and finally made their superiority count with second-half goals from Sam McCallum, his first for the club, and Borja Sainz.The win made it five in eight games for David Wagner’s in-form side, who suddenly look like genu...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Mark Cousins scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time to salvage a point for Ebbsfleet United at York in the National League.The home side took the lead with just six minutes on the clock when Ebbsfleet failed to clear and the loose ball found Lenell John-Lewis who fired past Cousins.Toby Edser came close to an equaliser for the visitors midway through the opening period, but his ...Full Story »

Ben Garrity snatched a 90th-minute equaliser as Port Vale escaped with a 1-1 draw at Wycombe that extended the home side’s winless run in Sky Bet League One.The Chairboys have not won in 10 league games and will be kicking themselves for not picking up all three points after controlling proceedings but failing to build on Kieran Sadlier’s opener.Wycombe began well, with Sadlier volle...Full Story »

Struggling Arbroath missed out on a much-needed win as Dunfermline snatched a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1-1 draw.Lewis McCann thought he had given Dunfermline the lead after 17 minutes but his strike was ruled out for offside and the visitors lost Chris Hamilton and McCann to injury in the first half, which proved costly as they fell behind before the break.Jay Bird opened the scoring in firs...Full Story »

Erik Ten Hag insists Manchester United have goals in them despite drawing another blank in a dispiriting 2-0 defeat at West Ham.The Red Devils have now gone four matches in a row without scoring for the first time since 1992 after another limp display.But beleaguered boss Ten Hag said: “We have players who can do it. They’ve proved in the past they can do it.“But we also have t...Full Story »

Dundee’s home game against Aberdeen was called off about an hour before kick-off to become the second cinch Premiership casualty of the wet weather.The game between Ross County and Hibernian was earlier postponed after a 10am pitch inspection with the surface at the Global Energy Stadium deemed unplayable because of a waterlogged pitch.Dundee announced after 2pm that their game had been ca...Full Story »

CRISTIANO Ronaldo has halted plans to construct a luxury £27M hotel in Manchester after his planning permission expired. The superstar won planning permission to build an exclusive CR7 151-room hotel in the heart of the city in December 2020 - but the Grade II-listed building has been left in ruins. Ronaldo has put his Manchester hotel plans on hold Credit: PA Pictures from inside the de...Full Story »

Paul Gascoigne has wished his social media followers 'Merry Christmas' in the most Gascoigne-esque fashion by posting a photo of him trying to evade a streaker during his Middlesbrough days (Image: Daily Mirror) England icon Paul Gascoigne has told his fans he wishes "it could be Christmas everyday" in the most Gascoigne-esque fashion, posting a photo of him and streaker on social media. Back...Full Story »

LIONESSES hero Chloe Kelly showed off her glittering diamond ring after getting engaged under Northern Lights. The Manchester City and England star looked thrilled as she posed with now fiance Scott Moore in the stunning Icelandic setting. Chloe Kelly got engaged under the Northern Lights Credit: Instagram @chloekelly Chloe showed off her ring while on a sleigh ride Credit: Instagram @chloeke...Full Story »

Real Madrid are exploring the market for a potential signing at centre-back, according to Fabrizio Romano. Los Blancos want to reinforce manager Carlo Ancelotti's side after David Alaba sustained an ACL injury in the recent 4-1 league victory over Villarreal, and the latest indicates that they are now set to put together their shortlist before making a final decision. The club went top of th...Full Story »

Chelsea reach out to Sporting for Ousmane Diomande Chelsea have reached out to Sporting CP over a potential transfer for defender Ousmane Diomande, as they want to add more centre-backs in January. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer set to join Besiktas Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is on the verge of being appointed Besiktas head coach, according to reports. Finlay Gorman to j...Full Story »

Graham Alexander believes the full force of Bradford’s brimming confidence carried them through to a fourth straight league triumph after battling back to beat Doncaster.The Bantams shook off the blow of falling behind to Joe Ironside’s early strike to coast to a 3-1 win at the Eco-Power Stadium, with Andy Cook scoring twice and Tyler Smith also finding the net.And Alexander was deli...Full Story »

Swansea manager Alan Sheehan urged his players to take confidence from a first home win since October as they edged a late 2-1 Championship victory at home to Preston.Jamie Paterson completed his brace in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage-time to end Swansea’s run of seven home games without a win and deny North End a valuable away point after Liam Millar cancelled out Paterson&rsqu...Full Story »