Hamilton won the battle of the bottom sides as they reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup with a 5-3 penalty shoot-out victory over Ross County.The two sides could not be separated after extra-time at New Douglas Park which meant that penalties were required and it was the Championship strugglers who progressed.It was a contest that showed plenty of signs of a game being played between two...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher was delighted with his League One table-topping side’s 4-2 home win over Cheltenham.Argyle led 2-0 thanks to goals from Dan Scarr and Ryan Hardie, while Cheltenham responded through Taylor Perry before half-time.Callum Wright made it 3-1 before Alfie May again reduced the gap and Sam Cosgrove made it 4-2 and 13 home league wins for the leaders.Schumacher sai...Full Story »

John Mousinho hailed stand-in captain Marlon Pack after starting his Portsmouth reign with a 2-0 win at home to Exeter.Second-half goals from Pack and Wales midfielder Joe Morrell were enough to earn Pompey their first home victory since September.Head coach Mousinho, taking charge for the first time since replacing Danny Cowley, said: “That was a pretty intense 90 to 95 minutes.“Exe...Full Story »

Birmingham head coach John Eustace urged supporters to stick by his team after three fans invaded the pitch during their 2-1 defeat to Preston at St Andrew’s.The 77th-minute incursion briefly halted the game after Ryan Ledson and Alan Browne had given Preston a clear advantage before substitute Lukas Jutkiewicz’s late consolation.There was also a banner unfurled in front of the direc...Full Story »

New Portsmouth boss John Mousinho got his tenure off to a winning start with a 2-0 victory against Exeter.Second-half goals from Marlon Pack and Wales midfielder Joe Morrell secured Pompey’s first home triumph since September.Amid fan protests against Portsmouth owner Michael Eisner, it was Exeter who came closest to scoring in the first half.Luton loanee Matt Macey, making his Pompey debu...Full Story »

Interim manager Dean Whitehead admitted Cardiff City need reinforcements quickly as their winless run stretched to 11 games with a 1-0 home defeat by promotion hopefuls Millwall.Cardiff are just three points above the bottom two having played two games more than Huddersfield Town and still without a permanent boss after sacking Mark Hudson last week.Fans protested against owner Vincent Tan befor...Full Story »

Barnsley boss Michael Duff praised the performance of his forwards as his side convincingly beat Accrington 3-1 at Oakwell.James Norwood, Jack Aitchison and Jordan Williams got on the scoresheet within the opening 19 minutes, with Stanley’s Tommy Leigh converting from the penalty spot late on.Duff said: “You can’t ask for much more than to be 3-0 up after 19 minutes.“I&rs...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale saluted his players as they turned around their Scottish Cup tie at Stenhousemuir in the second half to book their place in the fifth-round draw.And Martindale insists he was not worried about a Scottish Cup shock as he was convinced his players would come back from League Two outfit Stenhousemuir taking a shock first-half lead.Stenhousemuir were on course for...Full Story »

Blackburn battled their way to a 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw with Bristol City at Ashton Gate despite having captain Daniel Ayala sent off.The visitors went in front after 54 minutes when Tyler Morton got behind City’s defence on the right and pulled back a perfect cross for Bradley Dack to shoot home from eight yards.But City levelled 14 minutes later as Rovers goalkeeper Thomas Kaminsk...Full Story »

Three goals inside the first 20 minutes eased Barnsley to a 3-1 win at home to Accrington.Early pressure paid off for the Tykes as they took the lead in the fifth minute.Adam Phillips’ cross found the head of debutant Bobby Thomas and he teed up James Norwood to fire a bicycle-kick past goalkeeper Toby Savin from close range.Barnsley doubled their lead three minutes later. Luca Connell&rsq...Full Story »

After being slammed in Shakira's latest song, the former Barcelona defender is now under fire for allegedly paying for Clara Chia Marti's first cosmetic surgery. Pique has been accused of paying for his girlfriend's lip fillers Credit: BackGrid The journalist has claimed it was Clara Chia Marti's first cosmetic surgery Credit: BackGrid Shakira and Pique split up last year Credit: Getty The c...Full Story »

Paul Heckingbottom is confident Sheffield United will not let a transfer embargo derail their bid for automatic promotion from the Championship.The English Football League confirmed the Blades had been placed under an embargo, after defaulting on a payment to another club, a matter of hours before Heckingbottom’s second-placed side opened up a 14-point cushion on third-placed Watford with ...Full Story »

Scott Twine celebrated his first goal for Burnley with a stunning free-kick winner three minutes from time as the Championship leaders claimed a 2-1 comeback victory over West Brom.Twine, who has been restricted to just five substitute appearances following his summer move from MK Dons, curled a set-piece into the top corner to see off their spirited visitors.The Baggies had led from the seventh...Full Story »

Yann Sommer has completed a move to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. Richard Sellers/Getty Images Bayern Munich have signed Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer from Borussia Monchengladbach to replace injured Manuel Neuer, the German champions said on Thursday. The 34-year-old signed a contract to 2025 ending a weeks-long frantic search by Bayern for a goalkeeper following Neuer's injury. "...Full Story »

Tottenham lead race to sign €40m Zaniolo (Sky Sport) Tottenham are currently leading the race to sign Nicolo Zaniolo from Roma, Sky Sport in Italy reports. Roma have put talks over a new contract on hold and Juventus had been seen as the favourites to lure him away from the Italian capital. However, a move abroad seems most likely for Zaniolo and it is Spurs who have shown most intere...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Mood after Michael Olise's 91st-minute equalizer:     Casemiro will be suspended for Manchester United's game against Arsenal after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season. Arsenal fans:     Crystal Palace 1-1 Man Utd     The oldest player at Aston Villa is YoungThe fastest player at Man City is WalkerTh...Full Story »

With Memphis Depay heading to Atletico Madrid, Barcelona manager Xavi has identified Wolves' Goncalo Guedes as a replacement. WHAT HAPPENED? Atleti and Barca agreed on a deal for Memphis to head to the Spanish capital on Wednesday afternoon, leaving the Catalans shorthanded at left wing. AS is reporting that Xavi is after Guedes on a short-term loan to replace the Dutch international. Guedes ...Full Story »

The giant tatt - showing Ronaldo's name, his favourite shirt number, and a football - covers fan Parthiban's entire back. The Cristiano Ronaldo tattoo being inked onto the fan's back Credit: Newsflash Ronaldo's number seven was a part of the tattoo Credit: Newsflash The finished work was shared to the footballing world Credit: Newsflash Indian Parthiban posted images of the huge inking in an...Full Story »

Manchester United and Chelsea are set to rival Tottenham Hotspur for the signing of Brentford goalkeeper David Raya. That's according to a recent report from the Telegraph, who claim Antonio Conte's Lilywhites have been joined by two of their biggest rivals in the race to sign the Brentford's outstanding number one. All three clubs have goalkeeping problems to solve. Man United have yet to m...Full Story »

Tuchel in line to replace Conte (Fichajes) Ex-Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is the favourite to replace Antonio Conte if the Italian leaves after the season, claims Fichajes. Conte's contract ends in the summer and he has expressed mild irritation at Spurs' board. Tuchel is said to be open to the Tottenham job after being sacked by Chelsea in September. West Ham make Ings bid West Ham hav...Full Story »