Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou felt vindicated in throwing his Japanese newcomers into the action after a 2-0 victory over Hibernian.Striker Daizen Maeda scored less than four minutes into his debut and midfielder Reo Hatate was given the club’s man-of-the-match award, while Yosuke Ideguchi was handed a late introduction to the cinch Premiership.Postecoglou said: “I thought it was a...Full Story »

Daizen Maeda scored less than four minutes into his Celtic debut as Ange Postecoglou’s side returned to action with a 2-0 victory over Hibernian.Josip Juranovic was also on target in the first half from the penalty spot as Celtic moved three points behind cinch Premiership leaders Rangers ahead of the champions’ visit to Aberdeen on Tuesday.Celtic’s three Japanese January signi...Full Story »

Ross County defender Jack Baldwin is suspended for the visit of Motherwell.Coventry’s Declan Drysdale and Southampton defender Kayne Ramsay could make their Staggies debuts after signing on loan.Defender Alex Iacovitti (hamstring) is likely to miss out again.New signings Liam Shaw and Ross Tierney could make their Motherwell debuts.The Lanarkshire side will be without Premiership top goals...Full Story »

Aberdeen have Scott Brown, Matty Kennedy and Dylan McGeouch back from illness and injury for the visit of cinch Premiership champions Rangers.Marley Watkins faces several weeks out with a foot injury while long-term absentees Mikey Devlin and Andy Considine remain on the sidelines.American midfielder Dante Polvara is not ready to feature following his January signing.Joe Aribo will miss Rangers&...Full Story »

Livingston have fresh striking options ahead of the cinch Premiership return against Dundee.Forwards Joel Nouble and Caleb Chukwuemeka could both make their debuts while on-loan Liverpool defender Morgan Boyes is also aiming for his introduction.Tom Parkes (knee) remains out while Adam Lewis is close to a return following foot surgery. Daniel Barden faces a further three or four months out follo...Full Story »

Forest Green boss Rob Edwards is expected to choose from an unchanged squad against Mansfield.Edwards has made very few changes to his team recently, with the back three of Dom Bernard, Jordan Moore-Taylor and Udoka Godwin-Malife set to again line up in front of goalkeeper Luke McGee.Similarly, the attacking trio of Jack Aitchson, Jamille Matt and Matt Stevens has generally remained constant and...Full Story »

Dundee United boss Tam Courts has a couple of concerns for the cinch Premiership game against St Mirren on Tuesday night.Liam Smith (knee) and Kai Fotheringham (ankle) are struggling for fitness.Carljohan Eriksson, the 26-year-old Finland goalkeeper who joined as a free agent from Swedish top-flight side Mjallby, is available.St Mirren boss Jim Goodwin was happy to reveal a much healthier squad ...Full Story »

Robbie Neilson will continue to utilise John Souttar despite the Hearts defender signing a pre-contract agreement with Rangers to join the Ibrox club in the summer.Souttar is in the squad for the home cinch Premiership game against St Johnstone on Tuesday night.Liam Boyce is back after recovering from a knock while Beni Baningime is missing with a knee injury.St Johnstone boss Callum Davidson ex...Full Story »

Chelsea are honing in on a deal for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong with the two clubs said to be just £8 million apart in their valuation of the player. The 24-year-old hasn't quite found his feet since joining from Ajax and the cash-strapped Catalan club are prepared to let the Dutchman leave this year. The emergence of youngsters Gavi, Nico Gonzalez and Pedri has strengthened mana...Full Story »

Arsenal’s interest in Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic is well documented, and The Gunners are pulling out all the stops to try and bring him to The Emirates. While Arsenal’s business model means they cannot afford to spend big on players as frequently as a financial giant such as Chelsea, Manchester United or Manchester City can, it seems they are willing to make an exception i...Full Story »

Everton have identified Roberto Martinez and Duncan Ferguson as their two frontrunners to replace Rafa Benitez, according to reports. Benitez was sacked by Everton on Sunday following a run of just one win in 13 Premier League matches. The Toffees are 16th in the table, only six points above the relegation zone. Benitez lasted just six months at Goodison Park following his much-criticised appoi...Full Story »

Marcelo Bielsa saluted the desire of his Leeds players after Jack Harrison’s stunning hat-trick fired them to a 3-2 win at West Ham.Winger Harrison outshone the Hammers’ in-form wideman Jarrod Bowen as the Whites registered back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time this season.Leeds travelled to east London without nine first-team players – and lost two more before ha...Full Story »

Jack Harrison scored a stunning hat-trick as Leeds made light of a long list of absentees in a thrilling 3-2 win at West Ham.Winger Harrison outshone the Hammers’ in-form wideman Jarrod Bowen as the Whites registered back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time this season.West Ham hit back twice through Bowen and Pablo Fornals, but Harrison’s well-taken third goal ended their...Full Story »

Stoke assistant manager Dean Holden paid tribute to Tom Ince’s professionalism after he continued his impressive return to the side.The 29-year-old midfielder has spent long spells out of favour this season but secured a recall to the starting line-up a fortnight ago.Ince was involved in the build-up to Jacob Brown’s opener for the visitors at Hull and then wrapped up a 2-0 triumph b...Full Story »

The Copa del Rey clash between Real Betis and Sevilla has been suspended after Joan Jordan was hit in the head by an object thrown from the crowd. The incident occurred directly after Nabil Fekir had drawn Betis level on the night with a goal directly from a corner, as what appeared to be a plastic stick left Jordan on the ground in pain. The Sevilla midfielder was able to get back to his fe...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick faces yet another problem after learning that the Old Trafford board might not sanction any transfers this month, according to reports. The German only replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the end of November but has already suffered several setbacks as he seeks to improve the Red Devils’ performances. United threw away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with Aston Vil...Full Story »

Derby boss Wayne Rooney has revealed he has no control over which players leave the crisis-hit club this month and said they need urgent help if they are to avoid relegation.Rooney, who saw his side make it 13 points from their last five Championship games with a 2-0 home win over Sheffield United courtesy of two superb Tom Lawrence strikes, fears their unlikely survival bid could be scuppered b...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder said his side “took gambles” and “found a bit of quality” to come from behind and beat Reading 2-1 at the Riverside Stadium.Two late goals from midfielder Matt Crooks saw Boro bounce back after Andy Carroll had put the Royals ahead in the 67th minute.Victory saw the hosts move into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places after making it fo...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore hailed his side’s performance after goals from Sylla Sow, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Sam Hutchinson and Josh Windass gave them a 4-2 victory over Plymouth Argyle.The visitors responded through Adam Randell and Marvin Johnson’s own goal.Moore made five changes to his starting line-up and two of those who were recalled – Sow and Mendez-Laing ...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough was delighted to see Harry Charsley end the day as a super substitute with a second-half brace that hauled his in-form side into the League Two play-off spots following a 2-0 home win over Walsall.It was a sixth home league win in a row and their ninth in 10, and Clough said: “It was an enforced change unfortunately as Ollie Clarke felt his hamstring, but he cou...Full Story »