Giovanni Van Bronckhorst was pleased that his Rangers side responded to his plea for Scottish Cup success with a 3-0 quarter-final win at Dundee.The Light Blues followed up their 3-0 Europa League first-leg win over Red Star Belgrade on Thursday night with a controlled performance against the Taysiders and led at the interval through Connor Goldson’s strike and James Tavernier’s pena...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder praised his side’s response to Tuesday’s defeat to Sheffield United after their goalless draw with Millwall at the Den.Both sides had chances to win the game in a competitive affair between two sides chasing the play-offs, but neither could find the all-important breakthrough and both had to settle for a point.The draw leaves Middlesbrough just one poi...Full Story »

Cheltenham boss Michael Duff was delighted with his side’s rare away victory as they secured a 3-1 League One win at relegation-threatened Morecambe.Goals from Liam Sercombe and Callum Wright either side of the break gave the Robins the advantage only for a 52nd-minute Greg Leigh goal to give Morecambe hopes of a comeback.The Shrimps pushed forward and were denied what appeared to be a pen...Full Story »

Luton are still without defensive duo Sonny Bradley and Gabriel Osho as they look to build on their midweek win over Coventry with a result against QPR at Kenilworth Road.Bradley is nearing a return following a groin operation while Osho will be forced to sit out his second consecutive game after sustaining a hamstring injury at Middlesbrough.The Hatters are unsure whether keeper Alex Palmer wil...Full Story »

Peterborough goalkeeper Steven Benda will be absent once again when Stoke come to town on Saturday.The on-loan Swansea shot-stopper sustained a back injury in the recent FA Cup loss to Manchester City.David Cornell has deputised for the previous two Posh games and manager Grant McCann does not expect Benda back until after the international break.Dan Butler remains out with an ankle injury for t...Full Story »

Jarrod Bowen will definitely miss out for West Ham as they continue their push for European qualification against Aston Villa.The 25-year-old limped off with a heel injury in last weekend’s defeat to Liverpool and he missed the 1-0 Europa League loss to Sevilla on Thursday night. Hammers boss David Moyes said the former Hull player would not be available against Villa.Moyes felt the team h...Full Story »

Barnsley are set to again be without Aaron Leya Iseka for Saturday’s clash with Fulham.The Tykes had been hoping the striker would be back in action by now but he has suffered a setback and is not likely to be available.Aapo Halme, who has made only one appearance since September, could return to the squad having sat out the midweek draw with Stoke.Head coach Poya Asbaghi could rotate his ...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher was delighted to see Plymouth answer his plea for a strong start to March as they bounced back from successive defeats to beat Morecambe.Argyle came into the game having seen their League One play-off hopes dented by losses to Cambridge and Rotherham but responded with a valuable three-point haul on Saturday.Conor Grant opened the scoring after 14 minutes and Ryan Hardie double...Full Story »

Derby assistant manager Liam Rosenior believes Ravel Morrison could be key in the club’s fight for Sky Bet Championship survival.Morrison scored his first league goals in England for nearly eight years to give the Rams a 2-0 victory over fellow relegation strugglers Barnsley.Rosenior described Morrison as “absolutely outstanding” and knows how important he could be in the next ...Full Story »

Crewe will be without full-back Rio Adebisi for a further four months.It was revealed ahead of Alex’s Sky Bet League One clash with Wycombe on Saturday that Adebisi, who has not played since suffering a foot injury in late December, will need an operation.His replacement Tariq Uwakwe is also sidelined with a knee injury while Ryan Alebiosu and Scott Kashket are nearing returns.Mikael ...Full Story »

Paul Simpson was delighted after making a winning return to Brunton Park as resurgent Carlisle made it two wins on the spin with a 2-0 League Two victory over Rochdale.The Cumbrians have picked up maximum points in Simpson’s two games since returning to try to help the club maintain their proud Football League status.Omari Patrick, who netted the winner at Leyton Orient on Saturday, opened...Full Story »

Kevin Van Veen is likely to miss Motherwell’s cinch Premiership encounter against Ross County with a shoulder injury.Left-back Nathan McGinley remains out with a knock but back-up goalkeeper Scott Fox returns from illness.Midfielder Barry Maguire has been ruled out for the season following surgery on his quad tear.Ross County saw their injury issues ease on Saturday when Jack Burrough...Full Story »

On-loan forward Glenn Middleton is not allowed to play for St Johnstone against parent club Rangers at McDiarmid Park on Wednesday.Goalkeeper Zander Clark has an outside chance of returning from a calf problem.Cammy MacPherson (shoulder), Callum Booth (groin), Shaun Rooney, Craig Bryson (both ankle), Chris Kane and David Wotherspoon (both knee) are all set to remain on the sidelines.Rangers have...Full Story »

Walsall boss Michael Flynn claimed he has only “scratched the surface” of his new team’s quality after a 3-1 League Two win over Hartlepool further eased their relegation fears.Three wins in four – including two in three under Flynn – have lifted the Saddlers eight points clear of the bottom two after seven straight defeats cost predecessor Matt Taylor his job.On-lo...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton was “proud of everyone at the football club” after a 1-1 draw with Exeter in front of a sell-out crowd of just under 10,000 at the Memorial Stadium.Despite seeing Luca Hoole’s first Rovers goal, a close-range shot from a 10th-minute corner, cancelled out by Jevani Brown’s well-struck drive 14 minutes later, Barton was in high spirits after ...Full Story »

Millwall manager Gary Rowett was delighted that players continue to triumph against adversity as they kept their fine run of form going with a 1-0 victory over Sheffield United.An early muscle strain for forward Mason Bennett meant the Lions had to struggle on without eight injured players against their play-off chasing opponents.That they claimed their fourth win in a row was down to Jake Coope...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones hailed a great month for his side as they made it 15 points from a possible 18 in February by beating struggling Derby 1-0 at Kenilworth Road.Striker Danny Hylton’s 67th-minute goal, his second in as many games and first at home since March 2019, was enough for the hosts to climb into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places for the first time this season.Jones said...Full Story »

Vicente Guaita is expected to return for Crystal Palace when they host Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday.The Spaniard sat out the midweek win at Watford with a minor knee issue.Boss Patrick Vieira will remain without full-backs Joel Ward (groin) and Nathan Ferguson (hamstring).Maxwel Cornet remains an injury doubt for Burnley after sitting out Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Tottenham.The...Full Story »

Rangers were brought crashing back to earth following their heroics against Borussia Dortmund as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Dundee United at Tannadice.The Ibrox side, who pulled off a stunning 4-2 win away to the German giants in the Europa League on Thursday, missed the chance to pile the pressure on cinch Premiership rivals Celtic.Giovanni Van Bronckhorst’s team fell behind to a fir...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson was proud that his Bristol City team turned in a committed display to honour the ‘Ashton Gate Eight’.City marked the 40th anniversary of eight players tearing up their contracts to save the club from going out of business in February 1982 with an impressive win over Middlesbrough.Six of the them – Geoff Merrick, Trevor Tainton, Gerry Sweeney, David Rodgers, Julian...Full Story »