Nigel Pearson wants his Bristol City players to take a long hard look at themselves after they slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Blackpool.CJ Hamilton, Gary Madine and Josh Bowler grabbed the goals for the Tangerines as Nahki Wells’ late strike proved nothing more than a consolation at Bloomfield Road.The Robins have now shipped a damaging 54 Championship goals this season, the second most in the...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson expressed his frustration at losing recent recruit Melker Hallberg to a controversial red card.His relegation battlers had to play most of the second half of a finely balanced 0-0 Tayside derby draw with 10 men.Minutes after the interval, former Hibs midfielder Hallberg was dispatched by referee Colin Steven for a second yellow card, having been booked in the...Full Story »

Barnsley head coach Poya Asbaghi refused to blame the officials following their 1-0 defeat against Huddersfield in the FA Cup.Duane Holmes put the Terriers in front in the 19th minute with a composed finish following Josh Koroma’s knockdown.But the Reds were left frustrated after Michal Helik had a goal ruled out in stoppage time for a foul in the build-up.“We have had an equaliser d...Full Story »

Huddersfield booked their place in the FA Cup fifth-round draw after a battling 1-0 win over Barnsley.Duane Holmes hit the winner during a first half dominated by the Terriers in torrential rain.Josh Koroma and Jordan Rhodes both came close to adding to Huddersfield’s tally before the break.Huddersfield were made to work hard after the interval as their Yorkshire rivals came out fighting.B...Full Story »

Riyad Mahrez struck twice as Premier League leaders Manchester City came from behind to sweep Championship pace-setters Fulham aside 4-1 in the FA Cup fourth round.City were stunned as Fabio Carvalho opened the scoring after just four minutes on a drizzly afternoon at the Etihad Stadium but soon levelled through Ilkay Gundogan.John Stones then headed the hosts ahead as the frantic start continue...Full Story »

Connor Ronan eased St Mirren’s relegation worries and added to Hibernian’s woes after scoring the only goal in a narrow 1-0 cinch Premiership victory at Easter Road.The on-loan Wolves midfielder pounced on a mistake from Jake Doyle-Hayes in the 62nd minute before firing a fierce drive beyond Kevin Dabrowski.The victory moves Saints 11 points clear of bottom side Dundee and only withi...Full Story »

Oldham gave their League Two survival hopes a much-needed boost with a 1-0 win at Scunthorpe in the battle of the bottom two.Substitute Junior Luamba got what could prove a crucial goal for the Latics seven minutes from time, forcing the ball home amid a goalmouth scramble to earn a first win for boss John Sheridan since his return to the club a fortnight earlier.Victories have proved hard to co...Full Story »

Former Tranmere midfielder Ollie Banks converted a penalty equaliser to earn Barrow a 1-1 draw with their high-flying Sky Bet League Two visitors.Bluebirds captain Banks netted his 11th goal of the season after Josh Dacres-Cogley handled Patrick Brough’s left-wing cross after 58 minutes.The goal came against the run of play as Rovers, despite playing into the teeth of driving wind and rain...Full Story »

Dundee United edged into the top six after being forced to settle for a 0-0 Tayside derby draw with 10-man St Johnstone.A share of the spoils eased the battling Perth side a point ahead of relegation rivals Dundee in the cinch Premiership basement.But United fans voiced their frustration at being unable to penetrate a Perth side one man down for the final 36 minutes after Swedish midfielder Melk...Full Story »

Cameron Brannagan and Nathan Holland hit brilliant long-range efforts as Oxford came from behind late on to beat 10-man Portsmouth 3-2 in an incident-packed match at the Kassam Stadium.Oxford made a dream start as Luke McNally met Billy Bodin’s sixth-minute corner with a firm downward header past keeper Gavin Bazunu.Pompey were level four minutes later with Ronan Curtis skilfully flicking ...Full Story »

Kabongo Tshimanga scored two penalties as Chesterfield started life after manager James Rowe with a 2-1 win over Dagenham that kept them second in the National League.Rowe, suspended last month over allegations of misconduct, left the club on Friday.The Daggers came close to breaking the deadlock at the half-hour mark when Will Wright’s free-kick clipped the post.They then found the opener...Full Story »

George Byers scored for the second consecutive game as Sheffield Wednesday claimed a third straight League One win with a 2-0 victory at Burton.Substitute Sylla Sow was also on target for the Owls, who moved three points off the play-off positions.Byers put Wednesday in front in the 32rd minute from close range after Burton goalkeeper Ben Garratt had turned away Nathaniel Mendez-Laing’s cr...Full Story »

Chelsea remain unsure whether Thomas Tuchel will be able to travel to Abu Dhabi for any part of the Blues’ Club World Cup campaign after testing positive for Covid-19.Assistant coach Arno Michels admitted the club must wait to see on Tuchel’s situation, after the head coach missed Saturday’s 2-1 FA Cup win over Plymouth.The Blues saw off Argyle only after extra-time, with Kepa ...Full Story »

Relieved David Moyes admits West Ham got lucky after they survived a huge FA Cup scare at Kidderminster.The Hammers were seconds away from being embarrassed by their National League North hosts before winning 2-1 after extra time.Declan Rice forced extra time with a 90th-minute leveller and Bowen snatched victory with virtually the last kick of the fourth-round tie.David Moyes was a relieved man...Full Story »

Kepa Arrizabalaga’s penalty heroics helped Chelsea avoid a shoot-out as the Blues edged past Plymouth 2-1 in the FA Cup fourth-round but only after extra-time. The Spain goalkeeper guessed correctly and then smothered Ryan Hardie’s last-gasp spot-kick, after the Plymouth striker had been felled by Malang Sarr. Marcos Alonso thought he had settled the tie with a neat finish in ext...Full Story »

The Belgian landed himself in hot water last December after claiming he would '100 per cent still be at Inter' if they'd offered him a new contract. Lukaku modelled Chelsea's new pre-match kit which looks strikingly similar to Inter's colours Credit: CHELSEA FC Lukaku also expressed his desire to play at Inter again riling Blues fans. But in a sit down chat with the club's media channel in th...Full Story »

Only realised his mistake after hitting 'send' El portero Juan Musso (Atalanta) publica por error una foto desnudoInstagram (@juanmusso) There was an embarrassing moment for Atalanta goalkeeper Juan Musso, as he shared a photo on his Instagram Stories in which the mirror showed him to be completely naked. After arriving home from international duty with Argentina, Musso found that his partner...Full Story »

New Everton boss Frank Lampard is delighted with their deadline day business. Writing in his programme notes for his first game as Everton manager – an FA Cup fourth round tie at home to Brentford for which Dele Alli, fellow deadline day signing Donny van de Beek and Anwar El Ghazi are all ineligible to play in – Lampard said: “The timing of my appointment, on transfer deadl...Full Story »

Roma striker Tammy Abraham has hopes of eventually returning to Chelsea. Il Corriere dello Sport says Abraham wants to 'go home one day' in a bid to conquer the Premier League. His 17 goals and four assists in just 30 games for Jose Mourinho's Roma certainly suggest he is worth the near £70m his boyhood club have the option to pay. Roma though are playing it cool over the 24-year-old's...Full Story »

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that full-back Reece James will not feature for the Blues in this year’s Club World Cup. Following their Champions League win last season, the Blues are one of two automatically seeded teams who will advance to the competition’s semi-final. The teams the Londoners could face on February 9 are Monterrey, Al Ahly, Al Jazira or Al-Hilal. ...Full Story »