Two goals inside three minutes early in the second half secured Birmingham a 2-0 win on a frustrating afternoon for Neil Warnock’s Middlesbrough.Warnock had hoped to enjoy a fourth straight win but the Middlesbrough boss was left wondering how Birmingham were able to take the comfortable lead after the restart.Boro goalkeeper Joe Lumley was guilty of gifting Marc Roberts the opening goal f...Full Story »

Norwich will be without suspended defender Ben Gibson for Sunday’s Premier League game with Leeds following his red card in last weekend’s 7-0 thrashing at Chelsea.On-loan midfielder Billy Gilmour is back in contention for the Canaries after he was ineligible to face his parent club at Stamford Bridge.Todd Cantwell is not yet available after his recent Achilles and ankle problems, wh...Full Story »

Portsmouth boss Danny Cowley has confirmed they will again be without Paul Downing and and Ellis Harrison for the visit of Bolton on Saturday.The duo are recovering from injuries they suffered in the Papa John’s Trophy game against Sutton earlier this month but are nearing returns.Liam Vincent is back in training but may miss out at the weekend.Pompey stopped their run of five defeats on t...Full Story »

Fleetwood have no new injury concerns ahead of Saturday’s Sky Bet League One visit of high-flying Wycombe.Simon Grayson’s side lost at home to Ipswich last time out and sit 21st in the table, with Tom Clarke and Jordan Rossiter close to being in contention this time around.Anthony Pilkington and Joe Garner both started a behind-closed-doors friendly against Accrington and could featu...Full Story »

Middlesbrough are still expected to be without Anfernee Dijksteel when they face Birmingham this weekend.The defender has not featured for Boro since coming off against Blackpool last month.Manager Neil Warnock is also without Dael Fry, Grant Hall and Marc Bola, who are all out through injury.Warnock told the club website that Djiksteel is “the nearest one to coming back” but the Bir...Full Story »

Colchester have Samson Tovide and Junior Tchamadeu suspended for the visit of Scunthorpe.Tovide serves a one-match ban for his red card last weekend while Tchamadeu sits out the final game of his three-match suspension.Midfielder Brendan Wiredu returns from suspension but forward Luke Hannant is a doubt as he has been having treatment on a bruised foot all week.Defender Ryan Clampin returned to ...Full Story »

Manager Karl Robinson will return to the Oxford dugout for the visit of Morecambe in Sky Bet League One on Saturday.Robinson finished his 10-day isolation after testing positive for coronavirus last Monday and returned to take training for the first time on Thursday.Assistant Craig Short had been in charge alongside captain John Mousinho.The returning manager has no new injury problems to conten...Full Story »

Derby hope to have Sam Baldock and Jason Knight back in contention when they host Blackburn.Baldock has missed the last two matches with a nose problem and while that issue has now cleared up, the forward is nursing a slight hamstring injury.Midfielder Knight suffered a thigh injury in the latter stages of the 2-2 draw against Luton, which then ruled him out of the 1-1 draw at Coventry last week...Full Story »

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson admitted he was still unsatisfied despite his team drawing 1-1 with St Johnstone to go through the first round of cinch Premiership fixtures unbeaten.Josh Ginnelly’s 40th-minute strike cancelled out Liam Gordon’s opener to extend the Jambos’ undefeated stretch to 11 games.But Neilson felt that too many draws were costing his team as they slipped to...Full Story »

Ross County boss Malky Mackay expressed his delight after his team finally ended their long wait for a first cinch Premiership win of the season.The Staggies swept Dundee aside at Dens thanks to a five-goal rout with Harry Clarke, Ross Callachan and Joseph Hungbo all scoring before Regan Charles-Cook bagged a brace.While the Staggies manager was surprised by the margin of victory, he insisted th...Full Story »

Livingston battled to a well-earned 1-1 draw against Dundee United despite having to play the entire second half with 10 men.On-loan Rangers forward Ben Williamson was shown a straight red card in first-half stoppage-time after catching Declan Glass’ shin.The Lions went in front in the 37th minute through Jack Fitzwater before United levelled five minutes later through Peter Pawlett.Both s...Full Story »

Carabao Cup specialists Takumi Minamino and Divock Origi fired Liverpool into the quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Preston but not before the Championship side threatened a major upset at Deepdale.Memories of Sunday’s 5-0 destruction of Manchester United were fresh in the minds of the travelling Liverpool support but there were few traces on the pitch as Jurgen Klopp changed all 11 playe...Full Story »

Manchester City’s grip on the Carabao Cup was finally loosened as West Ham knocked out the holders on penalties.Phil Foden missed from the spot for City while West Ham scored all five of theirs to reach the quarter-finals.City had won this competition in six of the past eight seasons, including the last four.In fact Tuesday marked five years to the day since they were last eliminated from ...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is one thin ice at United, and Mauricio Pochettino has emerged as United No.1 target while he is admired by Sir Alex Ferguson, but the gaffer remains under contract at PSGMauricio Pochettino remains as Manchester United's number one choice, Daily Star Sport can reveal, to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should the Norwegian be relieved of his duties. United were embarrassed 5-...Full Story »

Wigan boss Leam Richardson admitted his side had no complaints after missing the chance to go top of Sky Bet League One by crashing 2-1 at home to Lincoln.The home side continued their remarkable record of being unbeatable on weekends, but utterly unable to win in midweek, as a goal in either half from Dan Nlundulu and TJ Eyoma secured the points.Wigan did pull one back in the fifth added minute...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel was pleased Chelsea were able to overcome some last-minute changes to team selection to edge past Southampton following another penalty shoot-out in the Carabao Cup.The Blues required spot-kicks to see off Aston Villa in the previous round at Stamford Bridge and it was the case again in the last-16 after Che Adams’ tap-in cancelled out Kai Havertz’s 44th-minute opener.B...Full Story »

Dunfermline were denied their first win of the cinch Championship season by Raith, as an 88th-minute Brad Spencer strike ensured a 1-1 draw at East End Park.It proved to be a tight first-half affair with the only shot on target of the period coming through the visitors’ Aidan Connolly, who saw his effort from the edge of the area saved by Owain Fon Williams.The home side hit the front five...Full Story »

Murray Davidson returns to the St Johnstone squad for the cinch Premiership game against Hearts on Wednesday night after recovering from a knock.Fellow midfielder David Wotherspoon came off with a tight calf in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat by Celtic at Parkhead and is 50-50.Wing-back Shaun Rooney remains out with an ankle problem.Hearts’ top scorer Liam Boyce is rated “50-50” by...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly 'becoming irritated' with his Manchester United teammate Mason Greenwood over key decisions during matches. Since Ronaldo returned to Old Trafford at the end of the summer transfer window, he and Greenwood have played alongside each other eight times in all competitions. During these eight matches, neither player has assisted the other for a goal and Greenwood h...Full Story »

A late brace from Euan Henderson saw Alloa secure a dramatic 4-3 victory at cinch League One leaders Queen’s Park.After the hosts had replied to Kevin Cawley’s first-minute opener with Bob McHugh goals either side of the break, Craig Howie brought things back level by heading past Willie Muir in the 54th minute.Luca Connell then looked to have sealed three points for Queen’s Pa...Full Story »