Forfar recorded their biggest win of the season by thrashing Annan 5-0 in cinch League Two.Stefan McCluskey grabbed a first-half hat-trick as Forfar scored all five goals before the interval.Forfar took a 12th-minute lead when Darren Whyte’s trickery set up Matthew Aitken.Steven Warnock tucked home midway through the half before McCluskey claimed his first after 26 minutes.McCluskey then f...Full Story »

Dundee United and Dundee had to share the spoils at Tannadice after a thrilling four-goal cinch Premiership clash ended 2-2.United looked to have the game sewn up early in the second half after establishing a two-goal lead through Nicky Clark and Charlie Mulgrew but Dundee came storming back with Danny Mullen and then Charlie Adam earning a point.The result confirmed United’s top-six finis...Full Story »

Oxford hope to welcome back midfielder Cameron Brannagan for the visit of promotion rivals Sunderland.Brannagan suffered a head injury in training and missed successive defeats by Plymouth and Morecambe as Oxford slipped from fifth to eighth in Sky Bet League One.Elliott Moore has also been absent through illness, with U’s boss Karl Robinson suggesting he will play a back three when the de...Full Story »

Annan secured their cinch League Two play-off spot following a 1-0 win at Stenhousemuir.With Kelty Hearts already crowned champions, the race is on for second place and the Galabankies are in the box seat following their triumph on Saturday.Tommy Goss’s 26th-minute header from Tony Wallace’s cross was the difference between the two sides at Ochilview Park.Third-placed Forfar also sea...Full Story »

Cameron Brannagan’s late penalty secured Oxford a 2-1 win over Shrewsbury.Karl Robinson’s play-off chasing U’s have now won five of their last six games.On-song Matty Taylor bagged his 21st goal of the season before Oxford’s lead was cancelled out by Ryan Bowman’s first since Boxing Day.But Brannagan struck with just eight minutes to go as the visitors closed the ga...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday fought off a Burton comeback to claim a 5-2 victory at Hillsborough on Tuesday night.The Owls took the lead in the 13th minute when Marvin Johnson curled in a wicked cross and Liam Palmer steamed in to open the scoring.Wednesday captain Barry Bannan added a second from the edge of the box in the 28th minute.The Brewers made it 2-1 immediately when Adlene Guedioura saw his lon...Full Story »

Cameron Brannagan’s second-half brace helped Oxford to an exciting 4-2 home win over Cambridge.Sam Smith had earlier taken his season’s goal tally to 17 in all competitions with a double for Cambridge.There was a minute’s applause before kick-off as Oxford fans saluted one of their own – Joey Beauchamp, who had died aged 50.The home defence left a big gap in the middle as...Full Story »

Barry Bannan’s penalty early in the second half gave Sheffield Wednesday a narrow 1-0 League One victory over Wigan to make it a fourth-straight win.The visitors had a good chance to open the scoring in the fifth minute when Tom Naylor volleyed the ball wide from 12 yards out.Wednesday responded with Jordan Storey heading a fraction wide after connecting with Jack Hunt’s corner.Wigan...Full Story »

Cameron Brannagan and Nathan Holland hit brilliant long-range efforts as Oxford came from behind late on to beat 10-man Portsmouth 3-2 in an incident-packed match at the Kassam Stadium.Oxford made a dream start as Luke McNally met Billy Bodin’s sixth-minute corner with a firm downward header past keeper Gavin Bazunu.Pompey were level four minutes later with Ronan Curtis skilfully flicking ...Full Story »

Oxford manager Karl Robinson preferred to concentrate on his side’s performance rather than the four penalties scored by Cameron Brannagan in the 7-2 thrashing of Gillingham.The midfielder struck from the spot four times and there were also goals by Billy Bodin, Matt Taylor and Anthony Forde for the visitors, with Danny Lloyd and Robbie McKenzie replying for the home side.Robinson said: &l...Full Story »

Cameron Brannagan scored four penalties as Oxford ran riot in an impressive 7-2 victory over struggling Gillingham.Billy Bodin fired the visitors in front after eight minutes, brilliantly cutting inside Max Ehmer to poke past Pontus Dahlberg at the end of an incisive counter-attack.Oxford doubled their lead soon after as Brannagan coolly converted his first penalty of the afternoon, awarded by B...Full Story »

ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI secured more silverware at the Globe Soccer Awards. The Bayern Munich striker looked dapper in his suit along with stunning wife Anna at the red caret bash in Dubai. Robert Lewandowski attended the Globe Soccer Awards with wife Anna Kylian Mbappe was named the Player of the Year in Dubai A host of awards were handed out during the ceremony. Lewandowski was named the 2020 ...Full Story »

Kelty Hearts suffered their first cinch League Two defeat of the season as they lost 5-1 at Annan.Nathan Austin put the league leaders ahead after 36 minutes, but the two teams went into half-time level after Owen Moxon’s equaliser, while the visitors had Jordon Forster sent off following an incident as the teams left the field.Michael Garrity’s strike just after the break and a hat-...Full Story »

Annan Athletic climbed above Edinburgh City in the cinch League Two table with a 1-0 win at Ainslie Park.Tommy Goss scored the only goal of the game after 11 minutes, netting from a tight angle after closing down the home goalkeeper.The result sees Annan go third ahead of Saturday’s fixtures, with Edinburgh now two points further back in fifth.Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Barry Bannan faces a late fitness test ahead of the visit of Plymouth in the FA Cup on Sunday.Manager Darren Moore said Bannan would be assessed ahead of the game but was hopeful he would be fit enough to be included in his squad.Otherwise Moore has no new injury problems to contend with.However, the manager could choose to make changes for the third game his side ...Full Story »

Barnsley will check on the fitness of Carlton Morris and Josh Benson ahead of Sunday’s derby against Sheffield United at Oakwell.Morris has been out since August with a knee injury but is nearing his return while Benson has missed the last four matches after suffering an injury in the warm-up against Nottingham Forest on September 29.Summer signing Obbi Oulare made his long-awaited debut i...Full Story »

Kelty Hearts extend their unbeaten run to nine games with a 2-1 win over Annan to consolidate their position at the top of cinch League Two.Midfielder Jamie Barjonas broke the deadlock with a low strike in the 37th minute, but Tony Wallace had Annan level just before half-time at New Central Park.The Maroon Machine, though, rallied in the second half and Kallum Higginbotham struck with 16 minute...Full Story »

Barnsley could be without midfielder Josh Benson for their home game against Millwall.Benson sustained an injury in the warm-up before the midweek home defeat to Nottingham Forest and will be monitored.Defender Aapo Halme will also be assessed after missing out on Wednesday night due to a knock.Boss Markus Schopp’s assistants Joseph Laumann and Tonda Eckert are still serving touchline bans...Full Story »

Barry Bannan could return for Sheffield Wednesday’s game against Oxford at Hillsborough.The 31-year-old sustained a knee injury in the Owls’ 1-1 draw with Ipswich and was an unused substitute in the win over Wigan in midweek but may come back into the fold this weekend.Lewis Gibson, Massimo Luongo and Josh Windass are all dealing with hamstring injuries and will not feature.Callum Pa...Full Story »

Oxford have a strong squad to pick from for their Sky Bet League One clash with Gillingham.Cameron Brannagan missed his first league match of the year against Cheltenham last weekend but is back in contention along with Elliott Moore and Sam Winnall.Moore picked up a back problem getting into his car and has missed the last two matches while Winnall has been struggling with a hip problem.Marcus ...Full Story »