Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper believes his side were denied a clear penalty in their goalless draw against Preston at Deepdale.In the opening minutes, Keinan Davis saw his claims for a spot-kick waved away by referee Geoff Eltringham after he appeared to be tripped up inside the area.In the second period, Preston’s Cameron Archer missed two golden opportunities in the space of a...Full Story »

Marcus Tavernier helped turn possible defeat into victory for Middlesbrough with an assist and a goal against West Brom at the Riverside.Tavernier laid on a brilliantly worked equaliser for Paddy McNair on the hour before he scored the winner himself nine minutes later to seal a 2-1 win and prevent Steve Bruce from enjoying his first success as West Brom manager.Jayson Molumby, on loan from Brig...Full Story »

West Brom boss Steve Bruce warned his players that their second-half performance in the 2-0 defeat at Luton was unacceptable.After a goalless first period, the Hatters claimed all three points courtesy of efforts from Cameron Jerome and Allan Campbell, stretching the Baggies’ winless run to five games.A clearly annoyed Bruce said: “Our reaction to conceding the first goal was not eno...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher hailed a perfect away performance after Plymouth strengthened their promotion push with a 2-0 win at relegation-threatened Gillingham.Jordon Garrick and Luke Jephcott scored second-half goals to make it four wins in a row for the Pilgrims, who sit fifth in the League One table.After a quiet first half Garrick broke the deadlock with a curling shot before Jephcott sealed the poi...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers continued their push for the League Two play-offs as they made it back-to-back wins with an emphatic 4-0 victory away at struggling Stevenage.Sam Finley, Elliot Anderson, Harry Anderson and Aaron Collins all registered for Joey Barton’s dominant visitors at a sodden Lamex Stadium.Rovers are now five points from the play-off places in 11th place with games in hand on many of ...Full Story »

Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard has no new injury worries for the visit of Watford.Bertrand Traore and Marvelous Nakamba remain sidelined, while Ezri Konsa is suspended.Konsa’s second red card of the season against Leeds means he missed the defeat at Newcastle and Saturday’s game at Villa Park.Ismaila Sarr is set to make his first Watford start for three months after injury and in...Full Story »

Stevenage will be without Luke Prosser as they prepare to face Bristol Rovers on Saturday.The 33-year-old defender was shown a second yellow card in stoppage time of their goalless draw with Barrow in midweek.Elliott List played 52 minutes in the same fixture and will be hoping to start again this time around.Boro will be hoping for three points after going four games without victory.Antony Evan...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Steve Morison claimed Max Watters “wasn’t good enough” after hauling off the striker in the first half of the 2-0 win over Coventry.Morison again showed his ruthless side when replacing Watters with Jordan Hugill in the 37th minute.Watters had seen two chances saved by Sky Blues keeper Simon Moore in the time he was on the pitch, but Morison was not impressed by ot...Full Story »

West Brom manager Steve Bruce admits he must find a way to win but insists they can still achieve their promotion dream after a goalless draw against Blackburn in his first home game in charge.Bruce, 61, received a warm reception from The Hawthorns crowd but Albion have now gone more than six hours of football without scoring as he picked up his first point since taking charge.“We’ve...Full Story »

Steve Bruce’s first home game in charge of West Brom ended in a 0-0 draw against promotion-chasing rivals Blackburn at The Hawthorns.Bruce, 61, enjoyed a warm reception from the home supporters but he was reminded how difficult his task will be after his side failed to break down a determined Rovers side.West Brom had the better of the chances as goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski denied Andy Carr...Full Story »

Will Keane could again start for Wigan as they come up against Crewe at the DW Stadium on Tuesday.The 29-year-old striker played 71 minutes on his return from injury at the weekend and scored in a 2-1 win over Charlton, and the club’s leading scorer will be hoping to make it back-to-back starts.Midfielder Thelo Aasgaard is unavailable after he was ruled out for the rest of the season with ...Full Story »

Liverpool are reportedly ready to ramp up their interest in Jacob Ramsey after a sensational season with Aston Villa. The 20-year-old has made a big impact on Steven Gerrard, who has made him a key player at Villa Park. Dean Smith gave Ramsey his breakthrough campaign last year but the youngster has taken his game to a new level this season. And there has even been talk of a call-up to the En...Full Story »

Steve Cooper stood by Brice Samba following the “huge error” which saw the goalkeeper receive a late red card and also praised the character of his players after 10-man Nottingham Forest salvaged a 2-2 draw with Stoke.Stoke had looked to be on course for three points after Samba conceded a penalty and earned himself a red card in the 88th minute for swatting Stoke defender Phil Jagie...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher praised his players after they edged past stubborn Shrewsbury 1-0 to move into the League One play-off places.One moment of magic unlocked the resolute visiting defence with Luke Jephcott’s cross from the right fired home first time by Conor Grant after 62 minutes.Victory was Argyle’s third in a row in the league and leaves them six points off an autom...Full Story »

Barrow overcame striker Aaron Amadi-Holloway’s red card to secure a 0-0 draw in their delayed Sky Bet League Two clash with Stevenage at Holker Street.The on-loan Burton man was dismissed for a 55th-minute foul on Chris Lines before Stevenage’s Luke Prosser was sent off in stoppage time for his second yellow card.But the visitors could not take advantage of Amadi-Holloway’s abs...Full Story »

Barrow will be without Josh Kay for the visit of Stevenage.Kay is facing around six weeks on the sidelines after suffering ankle ligament damage.Tom Beadling will be assessed after missing the 3-1 defeat by Hartlepool through injury.New signing Niall Canavan replaced Beadling in the starting line-up and is likely to keep his place.Stevenage have doubts over Ed Upson and Luke Norris.Midfielder Up...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper must decide whether to give Joe Worrall a third start of the week against Stoke.Defender Worrall made a surprise comeback from broken ribs against Leicester in the FA Cup last Sunday and also started against Blackburn in the Championship in midweek.Joe Lolley was an unused substitute against the Foxes having not featured since November because of a knee injury...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper felt his side should have run away with a bigger result after they beat the 10 men of fellow promotion contenders Blackburn 2-0 at Ewood Park.The first goal of the game came when Manchester United loanee James Garner slotted past Thomas Kaminski.Eight minutes into the second half, an uphill battle was made harder when Darragh Lenihan was shown a second yellow ...Full Story »

Boss Steven Gerrard tipped Jacob Ramsey for England after his brace in Aston Villa’s thrilling draw with Leeds.The midfielder struck twice but Villa still lost a 3-1 lead to draw 3-3 at home.Philippe Coutinho’s second goal in three games and Ramsey’s double had put the host in charge after Daniel James’ opener.James made it 3-2 in first-half stoppage time and Diego Lloren...Full Story »

Bradford manager Derek Adams praised the work of his new signings in his side’s 1-0 win at Stevenage.The Bantams took the lead 10 minutes into the second half after loanee Jamie Walker got on the end of Andy Cook’s cross, and that was enough for all three points.And Adams was pleased with not just the points, but the overall team performance as his side sit in 11th place in the Leagu...Full Story »