Boss Gary O’Neil insisted Wolves must maintain their focus after booking an FA Cup Black Country derby against West Brom.Matheus Cunha’s penalty saw off Brentford 3-2 after extra time on Tuesday and sent Wolves into the fourth round.Nelson Semedo and Nathan Fraser twice hit back for the hosts after goals from Nathan Collins and Neal Maupay in an entertaining replay.Wolves now go to T...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne reckoned his team cost him “three weeks off his life” after it took a stoppage-time winner to beat Burton.Warne saw his players throw away a two-goal lead, only for skipper Conor Hourihane to score deep into added time.Derby looked to be cruising to victory when Tom Barkhuizen scored at the back post in the 29th minute and James Collins headed a second fou...Full Story »

Conor Hourihane’s stoppage-time strike earned Derby a dramatic 3-2 victory over Burton at Pride Park.Derby had thrown away a two-goal lead, with on-loan Manchester United striker Joe Hugill scoring the equaliser on his Burton debut, but were rescued by Hourihane’s late goal.Derby dominated possession and were twice denied by Burton goalkeeper Max Crocombe in the 22nd minute.He saved ...Full Story »

David Artell reckons Grimsby cost themselves in the crucial moments during a pulsating 5-5 Sky Bet League Two thriller with Notts County at Blundell Park.January signing Harry Wood came off the bench to snatch a point for the home side with virtually his first touch after signing on loan from Championship neighbours Hull.Danny Rose, Abo Eisa (2) and Harry Clifton were also on target for Grimsby ...Full Story »

January signing Harry Wood marked his Grimsby debut with a dramatic last-gasp equaliser to snatch a 5-5 draw from their thriller with Notts County.County were behind on three separate occasions and looked to have won it when veteran David McGoldrick struck his second goal – but Wood had other ideas with the final say.Grimsby captain Danny Rose, Abo Eisa (2) and Harry Clifton were also on t...Full Story »

Derby boss Paul Warne believes his side’s away form could be the catalyst for promotion after a 3-1 victory at Fleetwood.The Rams fired themselves to within two points of second-placed Bolton with a fine fifth straight victory on the road.Player-of-the-match Nathaniel Mendez-Laing opened the scoring before prolific marksman James Collins hit his 16th goal of the season on the stroke of the...Full Story »

Charlie Adam’s first home game in charge of Fleetwood ended with a 3-1 defeat to promotion-chasing Derby.The former Scotland international has lost his first two matches, after defeat by the same scoreline at Shrewsbury on New Year’s Day, with his bottom side now winless in nine league games.Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and James Collins did the majority of the damage in the first-half at ...Full Story »

Barry Robson believes that Aberdeen looked like a “proper team” again in their 3-0 cinch Premiership win over Ross County.Jamie McGrath’s first-half double was added to by Bojan Miovski late in the day, with the Dons in control for the vast majority of the match in Dingwall.Robson’s side moved up to eighth in the table, four points above second-bottom County.He said: &ldq...Full Story »

Aberdeen were rarely troubled as they moved clear of the cinch Premiership relegation places with a 3-0 win at fellow strugglers Ross County.A first-half double from Jamie McGrath was added to in the 80th minute by Bojan Miovski, who took his personal tally to 15 goals across all competitions this season.The win lifted the Dons four points above second-bottom County.A cagey start saw both teams ...Full Story »

Tranmere made it four successive wins in League Two with an entertaining 4-2 victory over Notts County at Prenton Park.Connor Jennings scored twice as well as missing a penalty for the hosts, who also struck through Kieron Morris and Harvey Saunders.County had recovered from Morris’ early strike to take the lead through first-half Aaron Nemane and Macaulay Langstaff goals, but it was Tranm...Full Story »

Ricky-Jade Jones scored in stoppage time to give Peterborough a dramatic 3-2 win at rival League One promotion hopefuls Derby.Derby made a dream start with Tom Barkhuizen crossing for James Collins to head past Fynn Talley after only 22 seconds.But Peterborough hit back in the ninth minute when Kwame Poku got away on the right and picked out Harrison Burrows who found the bottom-left corner from...Full Story »

Steven Naismith branded VAR “rubbish” after Hearts were not awarded at least one penalty before they had to fight back from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw with Ross County.The Jambos boss felt Nathaniel Atkinson was fouled by Ben Purrington in the first half, and he was left irate in the 51st minute when substitute Alan Forrest looked to be tripped as he tried to round County g...Full Story »

Lawrence Shankland continued his red-hot scoring form as Hearts came from two goals down to draw 2-2 at home to Ross County.After the controversial decision not to award the Jambos a penalty when Alan Forrest appeared to be tripped by Ross Laidlaw early in the second half, County looked on course for victory following an Alex Cochrane own goal and a stunning free-kick from Yan Dhanda.But substit...Full Story »

Philippe Clement questioned the VAR process which ruled out a penalty claim in Rangers’ 2-1 defeat by Celtic at Parkhead.Leading through a Paulo Bernardo goal in the first half, Celtic full-back Alistair Johnston appeared to handle the ball inside his own penalty area under pressure from Abdallah Sima.The VAR check for handball came to nothing but it later emerged that Sima had b...Full Story »

Philippe Clement’s first Old Firm game ended in his first defeat as Rangers boss as goals from Paulo Bernardo and Kyogo Furuhashi gave Celtic a 2-1 win at Parkhead.The Belgian had gone 16 games unbeaten since taking over from Michael Beale in October but with no away fans inside the ground due to an allocation dispute between the two clubs it was always going to be the acid test for the in...Full Story »

Luke Williams said Macaulay Langstaff is “adored” at Notts County after League Two’s leading scorer hit a first-half hat-trick in a 5-0 win over Morecambe.The Magpies have bounced back from a four-match losing run by scoring eight goals without reply in wins over Doncaster and the Shrimps since Christmas, Langstaff with four of them.And Williams said: “He is adored becaus...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne hailed his team’s 3-2 comeback win at League One promotion rivals Oxford as “magical”.The U’s led 2-0 after 13 minutes when Cameron Brannagan converted a penalty then hammered in a 25-yard free-kick.But the Rams fought back brilliantly.Craig Forsyth gave them a lifeline by turning in a flick-on corner at the far post in stoppage time at the end...Full Story »

League Two top scorer Macaulay Langstaff netted his first ever EFL hat-trick in the first half as Notts County concluded their memorable 2023 with a 5-0 triumph over Morecambe.County dictated the tempo of the game early on and took the lead in the 10th minute courtesy of Langstaff’s penalty.The Magpies number nine did what he does best again in the 13th minute to give the hosts a deserved ...Full Story »

Eiran Cashin completed a stunning 3-2 comeback win for Derby at League One promotion rivals Oxford.After they trailed to two Cameron Brannagan goals, the Rams hit back with efforts from Craig Forsyth, Liam Thompson and Cashin extending their unbeaten run to nine matches.Oxford got off to the ideal start with a goal inside two minutes.Mark Harris, who had bagged a brace in Oxford’s 2-1 win ...Full Story »

Derby manager Paul Warne watched his players reward him for giving them Christmas Day off as they picked up a 1-0 victory at League One strugglers Wigan.Curtis Nelson headed home the only goal in the 19th minute, but only the brilliance of Wigan goalkeeper Sam Tickle kept the scoreline respectable.And Warne – whose side have now won seven of their last eight matches – was a happy man...Full Story »