Wasteful Sunderland were held to a goalless draw by Lincoln at Sincil Bank.Alex Neil’s side created a string of chances but poor finishing, combined with solid Lincoln defending, saw the match end in a draw.Sunderland had the better of a scrappy first half. The dangerous Patrick Roberts saw an effort deflected over while Jack Clarke fired inches wide.Clarke narrowly missed the target with ...Full Story »

Tom Nichols and substitute Isaac Hutchinson struck late goals to end Crawley’s run of three straight defeats with a 3-1 home win over play-off hopefuls Swindon.Josh Davison cancelled out Kwesi Appiah’s opener for Crawley shortly after the break, but Swindon’s play-off hopes were dented when Nichols and Hutchinson both found the net to silence 1,000 travelling fans.Crawley head ...Full Story »

Second-placed Wigan cranked up the pressure on Sky Bet League One leaders Rotherham with a thumping 4-1 victory over struggling Morecambe at the DW.Josh Magennis scored his second goal in two matches to open the scoring after 19 minutes from Tendayi Darikwa’s cross.Wigan had to wait until a minute before half-time to double their lead when Jason Kerr applied the finishing touch after James...Full Story »

Akwasi Asante grabbed the only goal to help Chesterfield get their Vanarama National League title hopes back on track with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Maidenhead.Consecutive draws had seen Paul Cook’s men lose ground on leaders Stockport in recent weeks but they returned to winning ways at the Proact Stadium.There were chances aplenty during the opening 45 in Derbyshire but Joe Quigley ...Full Story »

Marc McNulty struck in injury time to hand Dundee United a much-needed 2-1 win at 10-man St Mirren.Stephen Robinson’s side had forged in front through Jay Henderson but it was the visitors who dominated the second half.Dylan Levitt drew them level before St Mirren goalkeeper Jak Alnwick was shown a red card for a late tackle on Tony Watt.And United made the most of the extra man to seal a ...Full Story »

Oli Shaw’s late goal secured cinch Scottish Championship leaders Kilmarnock a 2-1 win over Queen of the South at Rugby Park.Killie created an early opening when Kyle Lafferty sent Fraser Murray clear, but Joshua Rae made the save.At the other end, Zach Hemming, on loan from Middlesbrough, produced a fine stop from Alistair Roy’s curling effort.The home side broke the deadlock shortly...Full Story »

Dover’s relegation from the Vanarama National League was confirmed following a 2-0 loss at home to Yeovil.The Kent outfit managed by Andy Hessenthaler had claimed only one victory all season and a 12-point deduction only added to their plight before this latest defeat sealed the inevitable.Ben Barclay broke the deadlock for Town in the 19th minute with an excellent finish into the top corn...Full Story »

A brace from Malachi Linton saw King’s Lynn beat fellow strugglers Aldershot 3-0.The win sees the Linnets earn their first win in eight games, but they remain second from bottom in the National League while the Shots sit just above the relegation zone.King’s Lynn went ahead 20 minutes in when Josh Barrett’s shot found Linton, who tapped the ball home.Barrett had another chance ...Full Story »

Luke McNally scored with almost the last touch of the game as Oxford snatched a 1-1 draw against fellow promotion hopeful Ipswich in front of more than 11,000 fans – their biggest gate of the season at the Kassam Stadium.Town took the lead in the 70th minute when Bersant Celina finished off a flowing move by turning in Wes Burns’ crossAnd the visitors looked to be heading toward...Full Story »

Bournemouth made a huge leap towards a return to the Premier League by comfortably beating promotion rivals Huddersfield.Jaidon Anthony, Jefferson Lerma and Dominic Solanke were on the mark as the ruthless visitors dented the Terriers’ play-off hopes with a 3-0 win at The John Smith’s Stadium.The Cherries completely dominated their fellow promotion hopefuls in West Yorkshire to open ...Full Story »

Frustrated Derby manager Wayne Rooney claimed his team should have had three penalties after they were held 1-1 by Coventry at Pride Park.Rooney insisted referee Darren Bond should have awarded two other spot kicks in addition to the one dispatched by Tom Lawrence to rescue a point for the Rams.Derby had gone behind to a superb goal from Matt Godden in the 28th minute after he played a one-two w...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom was impressed with his side’s mentality after they recorded a 2-0 victory at home to Barnsley which maintained their promotion push.Sander Berge scored his third goal in four games when he converted a Conor Hourihane cross in the 54th minute, before Morgan Gibbs-White capped what was an impressive display from the Blades in the second period 22 minu...Full Story »

Tom Lawrence’s penalty earned Derby a precious point in their fight for Championship survival as they came back to draw 1-1 with Coventry at Pride Park.The Sky Blues led through a fine goal from Matt Godden but their play-off ambitions were dented when Lawrence deservedly levelled in the second half.Both teams had chances to win it with Simon Moore turning behind a Lawrence free kick befor...Full Story »

A Bundesliga game between VfL Bochum and Borussia Monchengladbach was called off on Friday after an assistant referee was struck in the back of the head by a plastic beer cup thrown by someone in the crowd. The match was already noteworthy for being the league's first to be played between teams without coaches as Bochum's Thomas Reis and Gladbach counterpart Adi Hutter have coronavirus infectio...Full Story »

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has been dropped by Spain coach Luis Enrique with Brentford's David Raya recalled. De Gea played the entirety of United's 1-0 defeat against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night, a result which dumped them out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage. He was Spain's starter at a disappointing 2018 World Cup, where they crashed out in the round of 16,...Full Story »

Edinburgh City dropped points in their bid for promotion from cinch League Two as they suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Stranraer.The visitors did not have to wait long to take the lead, with Craig Ross heading past home goalkeeper Brian Schwake from a Paul Woods cross in the 12th minute.Stranraer doubled their advantage just before the half-hour mark when Sean Burns curled one into the bottom corn...Full Story »

Dundee will be without Lee Ashcroft for Sunday’s cinch Premiership clash at home to Rangers after the defender was forced off with a hamstring injury in last weekend’s Scottish Cup defeat by the same opponents.Captain Charlie Adam (hamstring), goalkeeper Adam Legzdins (knee) and striker Cillian Sheridan (Achilles) all remain sidelined.Manager Mark McGhee will be in the technical area...Full Story »

Celtic midfielder David Turnbull is available for the visit of Ross County following a three-month lay-off with a hamstring tear.Jota and Liel Abada are back after missing Monday’s win over Dundee United but another winger, James Forrest, misses out with a minor muscle issue.Kyogo Furuhashi (hamstring) remains out for the cinch Premiership leaders but he was pictured training on his own du...Full Story »

St Mirren winger Jordan Jones is likely to miss the cinch Premiership encounter with Dundee United.The Northern Ireland suffered a shoulder injury against Hearts and could be missing for several weeks.Matt Millar’s season could be over after a scan showed a tendon problem just as he was ready to return from a hamstring injury.Midfielder Ian Harkes will miss out for the Terrors.The American...Full Story »

Aston Villa will be without Lucas Digne for the visit of Arsenal on Saturday lunchtime.The France full-back was withdrawn 10 minutes into last weekend’s loss to West Ham with a hamstring problem and will miss out, although Steven Gerrard does not believe the problem will sideline him for long.Marvelous Nakamba has returned to training but will not be fit until after the international break...Full Story »