Patrick Vieira insisted only fine margins were standing between his side and an upturn in fortunes after Joachim Andersen’s 27th minute own goal at Aston Villa made it nine Premier League games without a win.The 1-0 defeat at Villa Park continued Palace’s slide towards the relegation battle, with only six points separating them from the bottom three as they still await their first th...Full Story »

Hearts boss Robbie Neilson savoured “a really important” victory over St Johnstone as his side set themselves up nicely for their double-header against Celtic.The Jambos recovered from their recent 2-0 defeat at Motherwell to record an ultimately comfortable 3-0 win at home to St Johnstone that kept them five points clear of in-form city rivals Hibernian.With the Jambos about to face...Full Story »

David Moyes admitted West Ham let themselves down as they slumped to an alarming 4-0 defeat at Brighton.The Hammers are now winless in 11 away matches in the Premier League and still perilously close to the relegation zone after a feeble display.It was another case of the curse of Brighton for West Ham – Moyes’ side have never beaten the Seagulls in the Premier League and left the Am...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher was delighted with his promotion-chasing side as they claimed their 15th home Sky Bet League One victory of the season by beating Charlton 2-0.Ryan Hardie took his tally to 16 goals with a superb solo strike at the start of the second half after having a first-half stoppage-time penalty appeal waved away.Fellow striker Niall Ennis reached 11 goals with Argyle&rsqu...Full Story »

Walsall boss Michael Flynn said he nearly joined in with the supporters’ half-time jeers after seeing his Saddlers side beaten by play-off hopefuls Barrow.Billy Waters’ ninth goal of the season earned Barrow a third 1-0 victory in four games and further damaged the Saddlers’ own fading top-seven hopes.Walsall almost pinched a point in stoppage time as Isaac Hutchinson’s v...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough played down his side’s performance after the Stags came from behind to win 3-1 at AFC Wimbledon, admitting: “I don’t think it was superb.”Ali Al Hamadi grabbed his fifth goal in four games to put the hosts ahead at the Cherry Red Records Stadium but Riley Harbottle poked Mansfield level before half-time.Town substitute Danny Johnson scuffed in ...Full Story »

Mark Robins hailed his promotion chasing Coventry side as they demolished Huddersfield 4-0 to close the gap on the Championship play-off places.A rampant Sky Blues display ensured Robins enjoyed a happy return to his former employers, with in-form Viktor Gyokeres netting an impressive double to take his league tally to 17 goals.Gustavo Hamer’s strike separated the forward’s brace, wh...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest loanee Aaron Donnelly scored his first professional goal as Port Vale ended a run of just one win in 10 by beating lowly MK Dons 1-0 at Vale Park.The 19-year-old centre-back was on hand to tap David Worrall’s shot beyond Jamie Cumming and net the first goal of his career.The Dons were left with no win in six as Accrington’s win over Forest Green left Mark Jackson&rs...Full Story »

A brace from Elie Youan helped Hibernian come from behind to earn a 4-1 win against Livingston in an entertaining game at the Tony Macaroni Arena.Joel Nouble’s superbly-taken opener had given the home side an early lead but Youan’s quickfire double turned the tide for Hibs, who were playing in their first match since the passing of owner Ron Gordon.Livingston were reduced to 10 men e...Full Story »

Chesterfield finally ended their Vanarama National League winless run as Ryan Colclough’s stoppage-time goal secured a 2-1 victory at Gateshead.The Spireites, who had not won in nine league games to dent their promotion push, got off to a bad start when defender Jamie Grimes scored an own goal after five minutes.Paul McCallum had the visitors level just before half-time when he converted L...Full Story »

Hartlepool earned what could prove to be a vital point in their battle to avoid relegation from League Two with a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Tranmere at Prenton Park.Rovers enjoyed the better of the early exchanges with Harvey Saunders and Josh Hawkes both having good opportunities to open the scoring.But it was the visitors who took the lead just before the break through Callum Cooke and they co...Full Story »

Scott Tiffoney scored twice as Partick Thistle claimed a third win in four cinch Championship games and climbed to third with a 3-0 victory that ended Raith’s long unbeaten run.Brian Graham almost got to Harry Milne’s dangerous cross in from the left as the hosts steadily took control, and Thistle would move ahead in the 39th minute when Tiffoney headed home at the far post.Jamie Mac...Full Story »

Alfie May’s stunning volley was enough to earn Cheltenham a vital 1-0 win over in-form Fleetwood in League One.The battling Robins had failed to score in their previous three home games, but they ended the drought in fine style as May crashed an unstoppable drive past Jay Lynch from just inside the penalty area after 56 minutes.His strike proved enough to lift his side four points clear of...Full Story »

Danny Johnson’s first goal since his recall from Walsall gave Mansfield a 3-1 win at AFC Wimbledon to keep them in the hunt for the League Two play-offs.In-form striker Ali Al Hamadi struck first for Wimbledon in the 25th minute but Riley Harbottle quickly responded for the visitors.Johnson’s bobbled finish just after the hour mark then put Town in front and Davis Keillor-Dunn ensure...Full Story »

Mark Robins returned to haunt Huddersfield as his Coventry side boosted their promotion bid with a 4-0 win in the Championship.The Sky Blues boss – who took charge of the Terriers for 18 months after first leaving Coventry in 2013 – enjoyed a happy return to the John Smith’s Stadium.In-form marksman Viktor Gyokeres notched a double as he took his season tally to 17 league goals...Full Story »

Play-off chasing Stockport could not find a way through a resolute Doncaster defence as an entertaining clash ended 0-0.Dave Challinor’s side created the bulk of the chances, but mid-table Rovers probably deserved a point.Jonathan Mitchell produced a brilliant save to keep out Ryan Rydel’s early bullet header, with the Doncaster keeper also doing well to gather the follow-up.Midfield...Full Story »

Josh Ginnelly scored a brace as Hearts tightened their grip on third spot in the cinch Premiership with a 3-0 home win over St Johnstone.The Englishman notched in either half before Jorge Grant sealed an ultimately comfortable victory for Robbie Neilson’s side, who remain five points clear of city rivals Hibernian in the battle for a European place.Hearts made three changes to the team tha...Full Story »

Blackburn head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson played down his team’s promotion chances despite an impressive 1-0 win over Sheffield United.Victory for the Blades would have been a blow to Blackburn’s chances of gate-crashing the top two.But Rovers put in a performance of energy, discipline and verve to overpower their opponents.The game was settled by Harry Pickering’s fifth-minute go...Full Story »

Blackburn catapulted themselves into automatic promotion contention with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Sheffield United in the Sky Bet Championship.A frantic encounter was settled by Harry Pickering’s first goal of the campaign in the fifth minute, capping off a devastating counter-attack.Both sides, fresh off giant-killing exploits in the FA Cup, created chances with Chris Basham and Oli McB...Full Story »

ARSENAL star Gabriel Magalhaes issued a now-deleted enigmatic post after missing out on Brazil's squad. Gabriel has played a major role in the Gunners' Premier League title challenge this season after forming a strong partnership with William Saliba at centre-back. Gabriel Magalhaes issued a now-deleted enigmatic post on Twitter Gabriel Magalhaes wasn't included in Brazil's squad for the upco...Full Story »