Patrick Vieira warned Crystal Palace they will have to improve if they want to reach Wembley after they were made to work hard to beat Stoke 2-1 in the FA Cup fifth round.Jairo Riedewald struck the winner with eight minutes left at a rain-soaked Selhurst Park after Josh Tymon had cancelled out Cheikhou Kouyate’s 53rd-minute opener.The Eagles struggled to hit top gear throughout against the...Full Story »

Steve Cotterill was full of praise for his Shrewsbury side who forced league leaders Rotherham to cling onto a goalless draw at Montgomery Waters Meadow.After an even first half, Salop unleashed a barrage on Josh Vickers’ goal including George Nurse’s 30-yard piledriver that cannoned off the inside of the post before Vickers smothered Matthew Pennington’s rebound.“On anot...Full Story »

Leam Richardson heaped praise on his Wigan side for the 2-0 victory over Fleetwood that cemented their position in the Sky Bet League One automatic promotion spots.Two goals in the space of five minutes just before half-time, from Will Keane (penalty) and James McClean, saw the Latics bounce back from the weekend defeat to Sunderland.“It was a very professional response from Saturday and t...Full Story »

Paul Simpson was delighted after making a winning return to Brunton Park as resurgent Carlisle made it two wins on the spin with a 2-0 League Two victory over Rochdale.The Cumbrians have picked up maximum points in Simpson’s two games since returning to try to help the club maintain their proud Football League status.Omari Patrick, who netted the winner at Leyton Orient on Saturday, opened...Full Story »

League One leaders Rotherham were forced to hang on for a point after a goalless draw against Shrewsbury.The home side dominated the second half and hit the post through George Nurse, but the Millers stood firm to notch their sixth consecutive clean sheet on the road and maintain a seven-point gap over second-placed Wigan.The runaway leaders started brightly and top scorer Michael Smith should h...Full Story »

Wigan cemented their position in the automatic promotion spots of Sky Bet League One with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over struggling Fleetwood.The visitors enjoyed the better of the opening half an hour, but could not make the most of Shayden Morris getting round the back of the home defence on three occasions.Wigan almost scored with their first real attack, when Will Keane headed against a post...Full Story »

On-loan defender Hayden Carter scored his first Portsmouth goal as they came from behind to beat Oxford with a 3-2 League One win and put a dent in the visitors’ promotion hopes.In a hard-fought victory for Pompey, it was Oxford who took a third-minute lead.A break down the Portsmouth right saw Marcus Browne cruise past Sean Raggett and fire an angled shot into the far corner.It took until...Full Story »

Promotion-chasing Northampton were held to a 1-1 draw by Michael Flynn’s resurgent Walsall at Sixfields.After Mitch Pinnock struck the opener, Conor Wilkinson equalised to leave the Cobblers second in League Two.Northampton were gifted the opening goal just four minutes in when Carl Rushworth scuffed his clearance straight to Pinnock and he held off the defender to slam into the bottom cor...Full Story »

Uche Ikpeazu dealt Derby’s Sky Bet Championship survival prospects a damaging blow with his late winner securing a 1-0 Cardiff victory.Both sides had hit the frame of the goal – Cardiff outscoring Derby two to one on that count – but the contest seemed destined for a goalless draw until Ikpeazu, on as a 66th-minute substitute, stuck out a foot from Perry Ng’s cross.The 85...Full Story »

Newport moved into the Sky Bet League Two play-off places after holding top of the table Forest Green to a 1-1 draw.Finn Azaz struck early for the Exiles but Jack Aitchison’s second-half goal ensured the visitors left Rodney Parade with a point.The hosts opened the scoring after just two minutes when Robert Street’s cross found Azaz in the box. The striker calmly controlled the ball ...Full Story »

Jairo Riedewald was the unlikely super-sub for Patrick Vieira after his goal eight minutes from time fired Crystal Palace to a hard-fought 2-1 win over Stoke and took them a step closer to Wembley.Cheikhou Kouyate had seen his early second-half effort for the hosts cancelled out by Josh Tymon’s close-range finish to leave the FA Cup fifth-round tie finely poised.Vieira, despite needing a w...Full Story »

Kevin Van Veen is likely to miss Motherwell’s cinch Premiership encounter against Ross County with a shoulder injury.Left-back Nathan McGinley remains out with a knock but back-up goalkeeper Scott Fox returns from illness.Midfielder Barry Maguire has been ruled out for the season following surgery on his quad tear.Ross County saw their injury issues ease on Saturday when Jack Burrough...Full Story »

On-loan forward Glenn Middleton is not allowed to play for St Johnstone against parent club Rangers at McDiarmid Park on Wednesday.Goalkeeper Zander Clark has an outside chance of returning from a calf problem.Cammy MacPherson (shoulder), Callum Booth (groin), Shaun Rooney, Craig Bryson (both ankle), Chris Kane and David Wotherspoon (both knee) are all set to remain on the sidelines.Rangers have...Full Story »

Dundee forwards Luke McCowan and Zak Rudden drop out of the squad for the cinch Premiership visit of Hibernian through coronavirus-related absences.Lee Ashcroft has returned to training following a hamstring injury.Striker Cillian Sheridan (Achilles) and goalkeeper Adam Legzdins (knee) remain out.Hibs could be without more than 10 players for their trip to Dens Park, with Kevin Nisbet facing a l...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale expects to have a near full-strength squad to select from for the visit of Dundee United.Defender Jack McMillan still has a “slight knock” and may not be fit enough to return but everyone else is available.Russian goalkeeper Ivan Konovalov made his first appearance in the match-day squad as a substitute in last weekend’s win at Dundee.Dundee ...Full Story »

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson is set to have plenty of options to select from as his side host Aberdeen in the cinch Premiership on Wednesday.Michael Smith is the only definite absentee as he continues to be troubled by back spasms.The key trio of Craig Gordon, Craig Halkett and Liam Boyce all returned to action in Saturday’s 2-0 win at St Mirren.Aberdeen have been dealt a new blow with th...Full Story »

Henri Lansbury and Elijah Adebayo are hoping to be fit for Luton’s FA Cup clash with Chelsea on Wednesday.Midfielder Lansbury and striker Adebayo were substituted after picking up knocks in the second half of Town’s 1-0 Championship win over Derby last weekend.Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu has missed the last couple of games through fatigue and will not be rushed back into contention by Hatte...Full Story »

Arsenal may reportedly be considering an ambitious move for Bayern Munich goal machine Robert Lewandowski. The Poland international is one of the best players in the world at the moment, having scored a stunning 333 goals in 362 games for Bayern in total, including a record of 39 in 33 appearances so far this season. According to FourFourTwo, Arsenal are one of a few clubs interested in pris...Full Story »

Juventus are confident keeping hold of Matthijs de Ligt. The Holland defender is interesting Barcelona amid talk of De Ligt being unsettled. Tuttosport says the player, however, is not as unsatisfied as suggested and that Juventus are thinking of renewing his deal until 2025, with his current deal set to end in 2024. It would give Juve a good hand to play in any potential negotiations over h...Full Story »

Gianluigi Buffon will sign a new deal at Parma until 2024. Photo by Luca Amedeo Bizzarri/LiveMedia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Former Italy international Gianluigi Buffon is set to sign a new contract at Parma which will keep him at the club past his 46th birthday, sources told ESPN. Buffon, who started his career with Parma as a 17-year-old in 1995, is Italy's most capped male international foo...Full Story »