Swindon skipper Dion Conroy starts a two-game ban as the Robins end an enforced 18-day break at home to Stevenage.Conroy was sent off in the closing stages of Swindon’s last game, a 2-0 defeat at Barrow on December 11.Robins boss Ben Garner has revealed 16 players and seven staff members at the Skt Bet League Two club have been affected by Covid-19 over the last few weeks.Defender Mathieu ...Full Story »

Manager Steven Schumacher hailed the professionalism of his Plymouth players after they claimed a 2-0 win at Cheltenham.A goal in each half for Panutche Camara and Jordon Garrick ensured Argyle maintained their promotion push with a second successive victory.“Professional is probably the best word to describe the way we played,” Schumacher said.“We produced two moments of good ...Full Story »

Steve Cotterill was delighted that his Shrewsbury side finally got their just rewards on the road after they claimed a 3-0 win at Fleetwood.The Shrews went ahead through Ryan Bowman five minutes into the second half, with Josh Vela doubling the lead in the 72nd minute.Daniel Udoh hit an unstoppable third with 10 minutes left to seal their first away league win of the season.Cotterill felt his te...Full Story »

Gerrard has tested positive for Covid-19 and will be isolating during the Christmas period meaning he will miss the games against Chelsea and Leeds United Steven Gerrard has tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss Aston Villa's next two Premier League matches. The Liverpool legend will not be on the sidelines for the games against Chelsea and Leeds United. The club said in a statement: "As...Full Story »

Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard is hoping he will have enough players available for the home game against Chelsea to go ahead.Villa’s scheduled match against Burnley last Saturday was postponed due to a Covid-19 outbreak at the Midlands club.Keinan Davis, Marvelous Nakamba, Morgan Sanson, Anwar El Ghazi, Bertrand Traore and Leon Bailey were all unavailable with a variety of problems, but G...Full Story »

Steven Bergwijn scored his first goal of the season and provided an assist to help Tottenham continue their momentum under Antonio Conte by beating West Ham to reach the Carabao Cup semi-finals.The Netherlands forward broke the deadlock after 29 minutes and it was the catalyst for three goals in five minutes with Jarrod Bowen’s equaliser quickly countered by Lucas Moura putting Spurs 2-1 a...Full Story »

Steve Cooper is hoping empty stadiums will not return to football after admitting Nottingham Forest’s 25,000 fans inspired his players to a 2-1 comeback victory over Hull.A first-half goal by Keane Lewis-Potter was cancelled out by a controversial penalty, awarded in front of a raucous home crowd and converted by skipper Lewis Grabban.Brennan Johnson then almost lifted the roof off the Cit...Full Story »

Steve Cotterill took great delight in ticking off his half-time goals after his 10 men defeated Cheltenham 3-1 in League One to maintain their impressive home record thanks to Daniel Udoh’s double.The Shrews were on level terms at half-time but had seen young forward Tom Bloxham sent off for violent conduct in the 40th minute.“I wrote a dozen things up on the board at half-time, but ...Full Story »

New Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher expressed his delight after fifth-placed Argyle ended a run of five League One games without a win by beating Charlton 1-0 at Home Park.Schumacher’s first home match in charge, since taking over three games ago from Ryan Lowe, ended in a win thanks to striker Kieran Agard’s superb measured finish at the end of the first half.Schumacher said: &ldquo...Full Story »

Jordan Turnbull headed the only goal as Salford beat struggling Stevenage 1-0 at The Peninsula Stadium.The defender nodded in Ash Hunter’s free-kick 10 minutes before the break as Gary Bowyer’s side won for the first time in December.After being booked early, Hunter was the main threat and had several chances of his own to put the game to bed.Stevenage, though, had started well, with...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher claimed his first win as Plymouth manager as the hosts beat Charlton 1-0 in League One at Home Park thanks to Kieran Agard’s 45th-minute winner.Argyle top scorer Ryan Hardie forced Charlton keeper Craig MacGillivray to go full stretch to keep out his angled goal-bound shot. The ball rebounded to Hardie’s strike partner Agard, who scored with a superb measured grass-...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher will take charge of his first home game when Plymouth welcome Charlton to Home Park on Saturday.The Pilgrims boss is assessing the fitness of left wing-back Conor Grant, who missed the 2-1 defeat at Sunderland last week with a pelvic problem.James Bolton could be added to Plymouth’s squad this weekend even though the 27-year-old has yet to make an appearance in the league...Full Story »

Steve Morison hailed the heart and character of his Cardiff team but admitted they cannot keep coming from behind after securing a last-gasp 2-2 draw against Birmingham at St Andrew’s.Cardiff have fought back to gain a result in five of their nine away games this season and Mark McGuinness’ third goal in five games completed yet another comeback for the Welsh club.Birmingham led 2-0 ...Full Story »

Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard admits he possibly could have been more ambitious on his return to Anfield but he did not want to go “gung ho” and be on the end of a thrashing.The match was decided by Mohamed Salah’s 67th-minute penalty – his 21st goal of the season – after he was brought down by Tyrone Mings but Villa created plenty of problems in the last 15 mi...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper insisted his winning return to Swansea was no more special than any other victory.Cooper’s side stretched their unbeaten Sky Bet Championship run to eight games as Philip Zinckernagel, Lewis Grabban, Brennan Johnson and Cafu scored in a 4-1 success.Welshman Cooper left Swansea in July after taking them to the Championship play-offs twice in his two ye...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest stretched their unbeaten Sky Bet Championship run to eight games as manager Steve Cooper celebrated a 4-1 victory over former club Swansea.All the goals came in an action-packed second half as Philip Zinckernagel and Lewis Grabban put Forest into a two-goal lead before Joel Piroe gave Swansea hope.But the outstanding Brennan Johnson profited from Ben Hamer’s goalkeeping h...Full Story »

Steven Gerrard’s Anfield homecoming ended in disappointment and a 1-0 defeat at the boot of Mohamed Salah as Aston Villa’s resilient display could not eke out a point against Liverpool. The former Reds captain was back at his boyhood club in a professional capacity for the first time since leaving in 2015 and while the locals were pleased to see him again, they were happier he lef...Full Story »

Jon Mellish and Jordan Gibson were on the scoresheet as Carlisle defeated Stevenage 2-0 at the Lamex Stadium.The Blues went ahead against the run of play through Mellish’s 45th-minute strike before Gibson scored a 65th-minute penalty to wrap up the win.Stevenage dominated the early stages, and Blues keeper Mark Howard produced an impressive 17th-minute save to stop Jake Taylor’s righ...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has suggested that Steven Gerrard should not rush into taking the Reds job in the future after using Frank Lampard as an example of how things can go wrong. Gerrard will make an emotional return to Anfield for the first time as a coach on Saturday as his Aston Villa side take on his former club. The 41-year-old, who has made an impressive start since joining Vill...Full Story »

Stevenage manager Paul Tisdale could make changes to his side when they host Carlisle.The new Boro boss is still tinkering with his team and brought Chris Lines and Ben Coker into the starting line-up for the draw with Scunthorpe in midweek.Luke Norris could push to keep his place in the starting line-up after scoring against the Iron.Boro are currently fourth-from-bottom in Sky Bet League Two.C...Full Story »