Liverpool had to settle for a point as they were held to a goalless draw by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.Liverpool’s Diogo Jota and Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta both saw first-half efforts denied by the woodwork, while Mohamed Salah rattled the crossbar soon after the restart.The hosts put pressure on Jurgen Klopp’s men but were unable to capitalise on a number of set-piece...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola praised the “exceptional” mood amongst his Manchester City players after they kept the Premier League title race alive by thrashing Bournemouth.City ran out comfortable 4-1 winners at the Vitality Stadium, having effectively wrapped up victory by the end of a first half in which they struck three times through Julian Alvarez, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden and outclassed...Full Story »

Gareth Ainsworth backed QPR’s players despite their 3-1 loss at home to Blackburn in his first match as boss.Former QPR winger Ainsworth, who took over from the sacked Neil Critchley this week, was given a hero’s reception by the home crowd.But it was a losing start to his reign and the west London side have now won just once in 19 matches – and are only eight points above the ...Full Story »

John Mousinho hailed Portsmouth’s first-half demolition of Cheltenham as the best display of his reign as the south coast side ran out 4-0 winners.Ryan Tunnicliffe scored one goal and made another as the hosts cruised into a 3-0 half-time lead at Fratton Park.Head coach Mousinho said: “The first 45 minutes were the best I’ve seen under my tenure.“We were sloppy starting t...Full Story »

Kieran McKenna says his Ipswich side grinding out an ‘anxious’ 1-0 victory at MK Dons can fuel a promotion-winning mentality.Sam Morsy’s first-half strike fired the Tractor Boys to an important win to keep the heat on Sheffield Wednesday and Plymouth in the automatic promotion places.Ipswich have breezed past Forest Green, Morecambe and Oxford by three goals or more in recent w...Full Story »

Swindon boss Jody Morris hit out at his own fans after they booed during the 3-0 win at home to Harrogate.Rushian Hepburn-Murphy scored his first league goals to earn former Chelsea star Morris his first home win, with Joe Tomlinson added the third.Morris said: “I do actually mirror the feelings of the fans sometimes. They are right on some occasions but wrong on some others.“I thoug...Full Story »

Dave Challinor was furious with his Stockport players after a “horrendous” 1-0 defeat at Barrow ended their five-game winning run.The match was settled by Josh Kay’s goal 20 minutes from time and, after naming the same starting line-up for five successive matches, Challinor admits changes are likely for their next fixture at home to Doncaster.“That performance is nowhere ...Full Story »

Walsall manager Mike Flynn vented his fury at his players after seeing them concede twice in added time to throw away victory in a 3-3 draw at Hartlepool.The Saddlers were coasting at 3-1 up before Dan Kemp’s second penalty of the match and a Connor Jennings header rescued an unlikely point for the hosts under new boss John Askey.The collapse made it six draws in a row for the Saddlers and...Full Story »

Darren Ferguson called on his Peterborough entertainers to launch their own promotion bid after crushing title-chasing Plymouth.A thrilling 5-2 success featured a double from Sky Bet League One’s leading scorer Jonson Clarke-Harris, who hit the 20-goal mark for the season, with Hector Kyprianou, Harrison Burrows and Jack Taylor also scoring for the hosts.Saxon Earley and Macauley Gillesphe...Full Story »

Blackpool head coach Mick McCarthy admitted that the form of his side was “unacceptable” – and, if it continued, would lead to Sky Bet Championship relegation – after their 3-1 defeat at mid-table Reading.The Royals took a 1-0 half-time lead through top scorer Tom Ince but Blackpool opened brightly at the start of the second period.However, their attempted fightback was h...Full Story »

Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery praised the team spirit which saw Emi Buendia hand penalty duties to Ollie Watkins to allow the striker to score the decisive opener in a 2-0 win at Everton.Buendia, who would later fire home the second to end their three-match losing run, had only been on the pitch a couple of minutes when Idrissa Gana Gueye brought down John McGinn.But having picked up the bal...Full Story »

Kevin McDonald scored his first goal since 2018 as Exeter picked up a comfortable 2-0 victory against struggling Cambridge in Sky Bet League One.McDonald, who signed for the Grecians in January, was on the scoresheet for the first time since undergoing a kidney transplant in May 2021, when he received a donation from brother Fraser.The Grecians went in front after 18 minutes when Pierce Sweeney ...Full Story »

Boss Steve Evans was left in disbelief that Stevenage were unable to find the net as his side made it five Sky Bet League Two matches without a win following a 1-0 defeat to Tranmere.Josh Hawkes’ 76th-minute penalty earned Rovers all three points against a home side who looked a shadow of the team that sat second at the start of play.Boro failed to score for the second successive game, des...Full Story »

Morton produced a late fightback to beat Cove Rangers 2-1 and extend their winning run in the cinch Championship to three games.The visitors took the lead in the 42nd minute through Leighton McIntosh, who headed in from close range from Iain Vigurs’ dinked cross.The hosts were made to wait but eventually found an equaliser with 10 minutes remaining from the penalty spot.Robbie Muirhead&rsq...Full Story »

Blackpool’s Sky Bet Championship relegation fears deepened with a 3-1 loss to mid-table Reading at the SCL Stadium.Reading’s top scorer Tom Ince gave his side a half-time lead and, although Blackpool improved after the break, they were sunk by two goals in two minutes from Andy Carroll (penalty) and Ince.The visitors did claw a goal back, through Sonny Carey deep into stoppage-time, ...Full Story »

Tyrese Sinclair’s double helped Altrincham make it three straight wins in the National League after beating Solihull 4-1.Sinclair put his side ahead in 11th minute when he lobbed the ball over goalkeeper Ryan Boot, but the visitors pulled one back when Mitch Roberts’ shot from long-range smashed off the bar and into the net to level in the 28th minute.The Robins quickly restored thei...Full Story »

Jimmy Keohane rescued a point as Rochdale scored a late leveller to earn a 1-1 League Two draw at 10-man Crewe.Rio Adebisi made up for a poor first-half miss by heading the Railwaymen in front in the second half.But bottom club Dale were pressing for a winner after Keohane’s effort, which was followed by Connor O’Riordan’s dismissal.Goalkeeper James Beadle kept out the visitors...Full Story »

Sutton kept pace with the Sky Bet League Two play-off contenders with a 2-0 win at Newport.The hosts’ relegation fears have been eased in recent weeks by a five-game unbeaten run, but they were undone on home soil by a goal in each half from Coby Rowe and Alistair Smith.Rowe bundled in the opener in the ninth minute after the Exiles failed to clear a corner, which they felt should never ha...Full Story »

Daryl Dike struck an early double at The Hawthorns to force West Bromwich Albion back into the Championship play-off mix – and dent Middlesbrough’s bid to reel in Sheffield United and the automatic promotion spots.USA international Dike found the net in the eighth minute when teed up by Jed Wallace, and two minutes later John Swift was the provider as Dike delivered a cushion for Alb...Full Story »

Sam Gallagher scored twice as Blackburn condemned QPR to a 3-1 home defeat in Gareth Ainsworth’s first match as boss.Ainsworth’s side levelled through Tim Iroegbunam’s goal after Gallagher’s opener, but promotion-chasing Rovers responded to clinch a third consecutive win and extend their unbeaten league run to six matches.Sammie Szmodics put them back in front and Gallagh...Full Story »