Nottingham Forest ended their six-match winless streak in style as they beat Aston Villa 2-0 in the Premier League at the City Ground.Forest had not won since beating Chelsea way back on September 2 and the pressure had begun to grow on boss Steve Cooper as they slipped down the table.But goals from Ola Aina and Orel Mangala lifted the gloom and the performance was a reminder that they are a dif...Full Story »

Managerless St Johnstone finally ended their wait for a first league win of the season as they secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Kilmarnock at McDiarmid Park.In their first match since manager Steven MacLean lost his job, the Saints got off to a dream start with Nicky Clark grabbing a double in the first 10 minutes.Kilmarnock grew into the game, though, and Kyle Vassell’s volley got t...Full Story »

Dundee manager Tony Docherty paid tribute to Joe Shaughnessy after the Dark Blues captain’s late double earned the visitors a deserved 2-0 victory at Livingston.Shaughnessy struck twice as Dundee finally made their pressure count against 10-man Livingston, who had Cristian Montano sent off for violent conduct following a coming together with Malachi Boateng in the 70th minute.And Docherty ...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough admitted the 2-1 League Two home win over battling Walsall had been the toughest and most pleasing of what is now a sensational 19-game unbeaten run in all competitions from the start of the season.Aden Flint’s 16th-minute opener was cancelled out by Ryan Stirk’s 52nd-minute equaliser on his return to his old club before Jordan Bowery scuffed a 71st-minute...Full Story »

JACK GREALISH and girlfriend Sasha Attwood wore matching outfits for a date night at Sexy Fish - only to be hit with a parking ticket. Manchester City’s England star has struggled for regular action this term under Pep Guardiola. Jack Grealish and Sasha Attwood enjoyed a date night on Thursday Credit: Splash But the 28-year-old attacker still has plenty to smile about following last se...Full Story »

West Ham’s unbeaten European record was reduced to ruins in Athens as they crashed to a 2-1 defeat at Olympiacos.The Hammers came a cropper in the shadow of the Acropolis as they suffered a first loss in UEFA competitions in 18 matches.David Moyes, who led his side to the Europa Conference League title last season, made seven changes for their Europa League Group A clash in the Greek capit...Full Story »

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers hailed his side’s “terrific performance” after a 2-2 Champions League draw with Atletico Madrid.Celtic twice took the lead in the first half through Kyogo Furuhashi and Luis Palma, who netted shortly after Antoine Griezmann had netted the rebound from his own penalty.Celtic played with pace, purpose and confidence in the first half and both goals ...Full Story »

ALEX Scott and Jess Glynne proved perfectly in-sync as they left a swanky awards ceremony in matching outfits. The Sun was first to reveal the blossoming romance between the former England and Arsenal footballer, 38, and popstar, 33, this week. We told how the pair had enjoyed a series of dates before and after the Women's World Cup and last night took their relationship to the next level as...Full Story »

Narvaez is a full-time cop and usually works football games A female police officer has gone viral at a football game as she became the centre of attention with fans enamoured with her. Alexa Narvaez turned the heads of thousands at a recent America de Cali game where the Colombian side ran out 4-1 winners against Atletico Nacional last Saturday (September 24). The brunette beauty, who is a fu...Full Story »

Doncaster ended Crawley’s impressive winning run at five matches with a 2-0 triumph at the Eco-Power Stadium.A Mo Faal strike and a Joe Ironside penalty saw Rovers through to a third win from their last four Sky Bet League Two outings.Crawley started the brighter with Laurence Maguire forcing Louis Jones to tip over the crossbar from a powerful header.Doncaster grew into the game when Owen...Full Story »

Reading manager Ruben Selles urged the club’s fans to end their mid-match protests after the goalless draw with fellow League One strugglers Burton was halted in the first half.For the second-successive Reading home fixture, the game was held up in the 16th minute as Royals fans threw tennis balls onto the pitch in protest at the running of the club by controversial Chinese owner Dai Yongg...Full Story »

Earlier today the Red Devils said its £85million Brazilian ace would return to training following an agreed leave of absence. The ace, 23, was spotted leaving the cop shop yesterday following a five-hour grilling Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke Man United boss Erik Ten Hag said: "I don't think it's a distraction. We will focus on the games. He will do as well. "On Saturday, he will be ba...Full Story »

Steven Naismith hailed match-winner Alex Lowry as a special talent after the on-loan Rangers player’s late goal sent Hearts into the Viaplay Cup semi-finals.Kilmarnock were in the ascendancy as the match edged closer to extra time, only for Lowry to strike in time added on to the regulation 90 minutes.Brad Lyons had earlier cancelled out Jorge Grant’s opener before Lowry claimed his ...Full Story »

Harrogate boss Simon Weaver believes attacker Abraham Odoh can “reach for the stars” after ending a 20-game goal drought.Odoh secured a 3-2 win for the Sulphurites over bogey side Salford, who they had failed to defeat in 12 previous league contests.His clinical 80th-minute strike came after efforts by George Thomson and Sam Folarin had been cancelled out by visiting replies from Cur...Full Story »

Kieran McKenna heaped praise on Ipswich matchwinner Omari Hutchinson after his side climbed up to second in the Sky Bet Championship with a 1-0 win at Southampton.Hutchinson’s first goal for the Tractor Boys 15 minutes before half-time was enough to lead McKenna’s side to a fourth successive away victory and a sixth in seven games.The Chelsea loanee, 19, had taken the ball off Shea C...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta revealed he could substitute his goalkeepers during future Premier League matches after his side’s 1-0 win at Everton.Arteta handed summer loan signing David Raya his debut in place of England keeper Aaron Ramsdale at Goodison Park and the Spaniard saw little action as Leandro Trossard’s solitary second-half strike proved decisive.When asked about his decisi...Full Story »

Erol Bulut explained the reasoning behind his decision to keep Ollie Tanner at Cardiff after the young winger claimed South Wales derby hero status in the Bluebirds’ 2-0 win over Swansea.Cardiff had lost the previous four derbies against their bitter rivals and were being held at bay before 21-year-old Tanner was sent on as a 70th-minute substitute.Tanner, who was signed from Isthmian Leag...Full Story »

Fulham boss Marco Silva praised substitute Carlos Vinicius’ second-half cameo in a 1-0 win over Luton in the Premier League.Willian’s cross was parried by Luton goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski into the path of Vinicius, who tapped in after 65 minutes.Silva talked up the striker who took his opportunity off the bench despite finding himself second choice behind the misfiring Raul Jimenez.&...Full Story »

Barrow boss Pete Wild hailed Kian Spence’s start to life in the EFL as the former FC Halifax midfielder scored his second goal since a summer move to secure a 1-0 win at Harrogate.Spence, 22, had spent two-and-a-half years playing non-League football for the Shaymen and Scarborough after being released by Middlesbrough.But, having scored the Bluebirds’ opening-day winner at Tranmere,...Full Story »

Walsall boss Mat Sadler hailed Isaac Hutchinson’s “unrivalled engine” after the midfielder’s 25-yard thunderbolt gave the Saddlers a 1-0 victory over Colchester.Hutchinson found the top corner from outside the box to reward a dominant first hour from the hosts in the September sunshine.“Isaac just runs and runs – probably all of us got caught out by the weathe...Full Story »