Conor Grant is battling to be fit for promotion-chasing Plymouth’s home game with Accrington.The midfielder sat out Argyle’s midweek win over Portsmouth – the fifth-placed Pilgrims’ fourth successive victory without conceding – after struggling with a couple of injury-related issues.Loan signing Steven Sessegnon made his first start against Pompey in Grant’s a...Full Story »

Grant McCann praised his Peterborough side’s attitude after earning a late 2-2 draw against Stoke.Jonson Clarke-Harris scored a stoppage-time penalty to earn Peterborough a crucial point after Lewis Baker’s spot-kick in the 84th minute looked like securing Stoke a first win in eight.Jacob Brown had given the visitors a first-half lead only for Clarke-Harris to level five minutes late...Full Story »

Eddie Howe is refusing to concede that Newcastle are on the verge of securing Premier League safety.Saturday’s hard-fought 2-1 victory over Brighton at St James’ Park left the Magpies unbeaten in eight league outings, with five wins in their last six and, more importantly, seven points clear of the bottom three in 14th place.However, with four successive away games at Southampton, Ch...Full Story »

Steve Bruce claimed his first victory as West Brom manager as Karlan Grant scored a brace in a 2-0 Sky Bet Championship win at Hull.Bruce has had a difficult start since he replaced Valerien Ismael in early February, with his five previous league games having yielded just one point and one goal.But once Grant scored after 17 minutes – a goal they deserved following a pioneering start to th...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Grant McCann has hinted he will make changes to his side for their FA Cup fifth-round tie at home to Manchester City.McCann returned for a second stint in charge of Posh last week but was unable to prevent them losing 3-0 at home to Hull on Saturday.While he has no fresh injury concerns following the defeat, the quick turnaround means he is likely to shuffle his pack.Dan Butler...Full Story »

Grant McCann could not hide his disappointment following a losing return to the Peterborough hot seat at the hands of his previous club Hull.The Northern Irishman’s second spell as Posh boss began with a drop to the bottom of the Championship table following a comprehensive defeat to a side he had steered away from relegation trouble before being sacked last month.McCann admitted: “M...Full Story »

Grant McCann suffered a miserable start to his second reign as Peterborough manager with a 3-0 drubbing at the hands of Hull – the club who sacked him a month ago.McCann was axed following the Tigers’ takeover by Acun Ilicali and saw his former side leave in possession of three points after Keane Lewis-Potter’s double.Posh chiefs turned to McCann, who managed the club between 2...Full Story »

Edinburgh City got back on track with a 1-0 home win over struggling cinch League 2 rivals Cowdenbeath.Ryan Shanley’s first-half goal was the difference between the teams at Ainslie Park on Friday night.Shanley’s breakthrough came three minutes before half-time when he volleyed home from close range after Michael Travis had headed Danny Handling’s corner across goal.Cowdenbeath...Full Story »

New Peterborough boss Grant McCann will face former club Hull in his first Sky Bet Championship match of a second spell in charge at the Weston Homes Stadium.McCann left the Tigers last month and has been appointed to succeed Darren Ferguson, who resigned on Sunday with Posh deep in relegation trouble.Defender Hayden Coulson is available again following a suspension for his sending off in last w...Full Story »

Plymouth made it three League One wins in a row as Conor Grant’s second-half strike secured a 1-0 home win over Shrewsbury.Grant fired Plymouth ahead in the 62nd minute as he swept home from Luke Jephcott’s pinpoint low cross into the box from the right byline.In the first half, Shrewsbury defender Matthew Pennington had his header saved by home goalkeeper Michael Cooper while Argyle...Full Story »

Conor Grant earned visitors Rochdale a point in a 1-1 draw at Colchester.Grant scored with a close-range shot in the 76th minute after Corey O’Keeffe had done well to pick him out in the area.John Akinde had gone close for Colchester in the 20th minute when he forced Dale goalkeeper Joel Coleman to save at his near post.And Coleman then saved Freddie Sears’ 20-yard effort shortly aft...Full Story »

Manager Grant McCann remains in the dark about his future at Hull following the takeover by Acun Ilicali – completed just hours after the 2-0 victory against third-placed Blackburn.Ilicali finalised his £20million purchase of the Sky Bet Championship club on Wednesday afternoon, but McCann has yet to meet the Turkish businessman.He said: “All we can do is to try and focus the b...Full Story »

Hull boss Grant McCann will miss the Boxing Day clash with Blackburn after testing positive for Covid-19.McCann and several other members of staff and players are self-isolating after a series of positive tests within the camp, and assistant head coach Cliff Byrne will take charge of Sunday’s game.Defender Alfie Jones is closing in on a return after resuming training following a two-month ...Full Story »

Norwich will be without defender Grant Hanley for the foreseeable future with the shoulder injury he suffered against Manchester United at the weekend.Hanley joins Andrew Omobamidele (back), Christoph Zimmermann (ankle), Mathias Normann (pelvis) and Milot Rashica (groin) in sitting out Tuesday’s clash with Aston Villa.Christos Tzolis also remains absent while he isolates with Covid-19, but...Full Story »

Hull head coach Grant McCann was “gutted” his side conceded a stoppage-time equaliser in the 2-2 draw at home to Bristol City.With the game evenly poised, George Honeyman’s 79th-minute goal looked to have sealed a fifth victory in six Sky Bet Championship games.But Matty James had other ideas with a late leveller from outside the penalty box.McCann said: “I’m a bit ...Full Story »

Conor Grant’s second-half equaliser rescued a point for new Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher as his side drew 1-1 with MK Dons.Fresh from being unveiled as Argyle’s manager following the departure of Ryan Lowe to Preston, Schumacher’s first game in charge ended a run of three straight League One defeats and retained his team’s place in the play-off places.The Dons led insi...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers look set to be without Josh Grant for their FA Cup second-round tie with Sutton after the versatile midfielder joined the Pirates’ lengthy casualty list.Grant is likely to be missing for at least a few games after being forced off in last weekend’s 2-0 defeat to Forest Green with a hamstring problem.He joins long-term absentees Alfie Kilgour (knee), Anssi Jaakkola (Ach...Full Story »

Grant McCann believes Hull’s upturn in form has come from his side taking their chances after the Tigers made it four wins on the bounce with a 2-1 victory over Millwall at the MKM Stadium.Hull opened the scoring midway through the first half when Jacob Greaves picked out the diving George Honeyman who headed the hosts in front.The visitors levelled on the stroke of half-time when Tom Brad...Full Story »

Grant McCann has reported no fresh injury concerns as his Hull side aim to make it four wins in a row against Millwall.Tom Huddlestone returned off the bench in the midweek win at Cardiff and will be pushing to earn a starting place.Defender Di’Shon Bernard is available again after missing the win over the Bluebirds due to suspension.Lewie Coyle, Alfie Jones and Josh Emmanuel all remain on...Full Story »

Joey Barton singled out versatile Josh Grant for praise after his second-half goal helped Bristol Rovers hit back to beat Northampton.The visitors went in front through Sam Hoskins’ 39th-minute penalty following a foul by Connor Taylor on Paul Lewis.But 23-year-old Grant, a product of Chelsea’s academy, equalised after 53 minutes with a powerful far-post header and six minutes later ...Full Story »