Paul Heckingbottom will begin his second spell in charge of Sheffield United this year when they host Bristol City on Sunday.The 44-year-old’s first stint was as an 11-match caretaker fighting the tide of inevitable relegation from the Premier League last season, but this time he is the manager on a five-and-a-half-year contract after Slavisa Jokanovic was sacked on Thursday.Jokanovic swit...Full Story »

Port Vale will be without midfielder Tom Conlon for the home clash with Hartlepool.Club captain Conlon was shown two yellow cards in the Valiants’ 1-0 defeat to Walsall in midweek and must now serve a one-game suspension.Striker Jamie Proctor returned from a hernia problem as a second-half substitute against the Saddlers and will hope to feature more prominently at the weekend.Fellow forwa...Full Story »

Tom Lawrence’s second-half brace ended Derby’s seven-game winless run and prevented Bournemouth from returning to the top of the Championship table.The 3-2 triumph also saw the Rams wipe out their 21-point deduction in full with Lawrence sealing matters after Jason Knight’s opening goal had been overturned by Jaidon Anthony and Dominic Solanke replies.The home faithful were in ...Full Story »

Northampton manager Jon Brady praised his side’s resilience in the face of some refereeing decisions he claimed went against them in their 1-1 draw with Bradford at Valley Parade.Mitch Pinnock gave Northampton the lead in the 60th minute after racing more than half the length of the field after the visitors cleared a Bradford free-kick.However, the Bantams equalised seven minutes later whe...Full Story »

The Magpies' search for Steve Bruce's successor has come to a close, with the former Bournemouth boss offered a return to top-flight coaching Newcastle have appointed Eddie Howe as their new manager on a two-and-a-half year deal until 2024. The Magpies dismissed Steve Bruce on October 20 after his 1,000th game in club management, with Graeme Jones in caretaker charge since. Various candidat...Full Story »

Morton registered their first cinch Championship victory in 11 games as basement boys Dunfermline remained winless following a 3-1 home defeat.The visitors went ahead in the 13th minute, Gary Oliver finding the bottom corner from Jimmy Knowles’ knockdown for his first goal in six games.Dunfermline equalised 10 minutes before half-time when Matthew Todd headed in Kevin O’Hara’s ...Full Story »

No blasphemy intended but it is precisely true that his has been a second coming. Ex-Man Utd and Everton chief David Moyes has quietly amassed 1,000 games as a manager but is starting to make a loud statement as West Ham boss West Ham boss David Moyes applauds fans after Thursday's 2-2 draw at Genk as he looks to develop the Prem high-fliers into a European force First time around David led...Full Story »

St Albans defender Tom Bender is battling to prove his fitness for the National League South side’s live TV date with his former club Forest Green in the FA Cup first round.Bender was carried off on a stretcher during the fourth qualifying round replay against Corinthian Casuals last month but the injury was not as bad as feared and he has an outside chance of featuring.Fellow defender Mic...Full Story »

Crewe appear to have no fresh injury concerns ahead of Tuesday’s home clash with fellow League One strugglers Doncaster.Midfielder Callum Ainley remains unavailable due to a hamstring problem, and defenders Kayne Ramsay (leg) and Travis Johnson (ankle) are still out of action as well.Forward Ben Knight made his comeback after an ankle issue as a substitute in Saturday’s 4-1 loss to M...Full Story »

Tom Rogic drops out of the Celtic team for their cinch Premiership encounter with Livingston with a hamstring injury that will sideline the midfielder for two or three weeks.But Josip Juranovic has overcome an eye injury that resulted in him visiting hospital after Wednesday’s win over Hibernian.Christopher Jullien and James Forrest are just short of comebacks, while Greg Taylor (shoulder)...Full Story »

Hull are missing Tom Huddlestone for their Sky Bet Championship clash with Coventry.The midfielder has been ruled out for up to six weeks with the hamstring injury sustained against Peterborough so Richie Smallwood will continue to deputise.Goalkeeper Nathan Baxter has been struggling with a calf problem and is subject to a fitness test.“Ultimately, you don’t win games of football un...Full Story »

Under-fire Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is convinced he remains the right man for the job despite hitting “rock bottom” with Manchester United’s record-breaking home defeat to Liverpool.Brought in as interim replacement for Jose Mourinho in December 2018 and handed the permanent position four months later, progress under the 1999 treble hero has come with plenty of ups and downs.United...Full Story »

Jon Brady hailed his Northampton side’s bravery after they moved into the League Two automatic promotion places with a 2-0 win at Tranmere.Kion Etete’s opener was added to by Sam Hoskins’ penalty as Brady’s side moved above their opponents and into third in the table.The Cobblers have responded to defeat at Hartlepool with three straight wins and clean sheets.And boss Bra...Full Story »

Tom Bradshaw’s second-half double saw Millwall come from behind to beat Stoke 2-1 in the Championship.Romaine Sawyers gave the visitors a deserved lead midway through the first half with a curling finish from the edge of the area after a neat lay-off from Jacob Brown.Millwall created few chances in the first half but pulled level shortly after the restart when Bradshaw tapped in Sheyi Ojo&...Full Story »

Fulham head coach Marco Silva insists Tom Cairney’s comeback goal was reward for the midfielder’s efforts in battling back to fitness after a 10-month absence.Cairney has been sidelined since last December with knee problems but took just 12 minutes to make his mark after coming on at the start of the second half to put the Cottagers on course for a 2-0 win over Cardiff.Aleksandar Mi...Full Story »

Tom Cairney marked his return after a 10-month absence with the goal that set Fulham on course for a 2-0 home win against Cardiff that increased the pressure on manager Mick McCarthy.Cairney was introduced as a half-time substitute for his first appearance since December and he took just 12 minutes to fire the Cottagers in front.Aleksandar Mitrovic added the second in the 63rd minute – his...Full Story »

Tom O’Connor earned Burton all three points in a 1-0 Sky Bet League One victory over Fleetwood at Highbury.O’Connor scored his fourth goal of the season and his third in the last two games in the 36th minute direct from a corner when his inswinger evaded everyone and ended up in the roof of the home net.The goal came at a time when Burton were dominant with the wind at their backs an...Full Story »

Hull will check on the fitness of Tom Huddlestone ahead of their home game against Peterborough.The experienced midfielder has been out for just over a month and it was expected that he would return for the trip to Huddersfield at the weekend.However, Tigers boss Grant McCann, who is preparing to face his former club on Wednesday night, opted to leave Huddlestone to take part in another training...Full Story »

Tom Flanagan scored the winner against his former club as 10-man Sunderland came from behind to beat Gillingham 2-1 at Priestfield.The Gills started brightly, with Jack Tucker forcing Sunderland goalkeeper Ron-Thorben Hoffmann into a save after seven minutes.Steve Evans’ side took the lead in the 25th minute, as Danny Lloyd fired home from the penalty spot after Luke O’Nien tripped S...Full Story »

Huddersfield moved into the Championship play-off places following a battling 2-0 win at home to Hull.Tom Lees got the Terriers up and running following a goalkeeping blunder by Matt Ingram in the ninth minute.Duane Holmes then made the game safe with a fine curling effort with 17 minutes to go.The visitors had enjoyed plenty of possession between both goals.But they lacked a cutting edge throug...Full Story »