Fulham head coach Marco Silva insists Tom Cairney’s comeback goal was reward for the midfielder’s efforts in battling back to fitness after a 10-month absence.Cairney has been sidelined since last December with knee problems but took just 12 minutes to make his mark after coming on at the start of the second half to put the Cottagers on course for a 2-0 win over Cardiff.Aleksandar Mi...Full Story »

Preston boss Frankie McAvoy urged his team to be aggressive and got exactly the response he was looking for as the Lilywhites came from behind to beat Coventry 2-1 and end their winless run.Not since late August had North End won a Championship game and that streak appeared to be continuing when Tyler Walker hammered home on the stroke of half-time to put Coventry ahead.But Preston showed their ...Full Story »

Emil Riis’ strike saw Preston fight back to end their seven-match Championship winless streak with a 2-1 victory against play-off chasers Coventry.The visitors had not beaten Preston since 2013 and not triumphed at Deepdale for 21 years and although they ultimately failed to change that record, Tyler Walker’s strike on the stroke of half-time had put them on course to do so.But Patri...Full Story »

Birmingham’s goal drought goes on but Lee Bowyer’s side ended a run of three defeats with a battling 0-0 draw at Sky Bet Championship high flyers Huddersfield.City have now failed to score in six successive matches but defended stoutly to deny the Terriers a third win in four games.However, Huddersfield nearly snatched victory with substitute Fraizer Campbell hitting the woodwork twi...Full Story »

Middlesbrough claimed a second home victory inside five days with a 2-0 win over struggling Barnsley at the Riverside Stadium.Despite an encouraging start from the Tykes it was Boro who took command and went in front courtesy of Andraz Sporar’s 20th-minute header.Matt Crooks’ 87th-minute goal wrapped up the points to lift Middlesbrough – who saw Duncan Watmore miss an incredibl...Full Story »

Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner limped out of Chelsea’s facile 4-0 Champions League win over Malmo to deal the Blues a fresh set of injury concerns.Jorginho converted two penalties, while Andreas Christensen and Kai Havertz laid on classy finishes – but Chelsea’s new injuries still grabbed the greatest attention.Lukaku hobbled off in clear pain with a suspected ankle problem, whi...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s comeback kings did it again as Cristiano Ronaldo secured Manchester United a thrilling 3-2 victory in a breathless Champions League clash with Atalanta.There was intense scrutiny on the 1999 treble hero and his players heading into the Group F encounter after Saturday’s embarrassing loss at Leicester compounded recent poor performances.United were staring down ...Full Story »

Joao Cancelo has no doubt Phil Foden is well on the way to becoming one of the best players in the world.In-form Foden was again outstanding as Manchester City thrashed Club Brugge 5-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday.The 21-year-old England international pulled the strings from the false nine position at the Jan Breydel Stadium, the highlight being a beautifully-flighted ball for Cancelo to o...Full Story »

DECLAN RICE is reaching more new heights - with a cosy anniversary meal at the UK's tallest building. West Ham's England midfielder and childhood sweetheart Lauren Fryer marked six years together by dining at the 33rd-floor Hutong restaurant at The Shard in London. Lauren Fryer posted this charming photo of her with boyfriend Declan Rice at the Hutong restaurant More than 12,000 of Lauren's I...Full Story »

PSG star Kylian Mbappe is ready to go silent on his hopes of joining Real Madrid. Mbappe comes off contract in June and is eager to join Real Madrid at the end of the season. However, the striker has decided to stop talk openly about the prospect. That's according to Okdiario's chief football pundit Eduardo Inda, when speaking on El Chiringuito. He revealed: "He has made the decision not to...Full Story »

Swindon boss Ben Garner was delighted with how his side handled the challenge to beat Sutton 2-1 on the road in League Two.Sensational first-half strikes from Louis Reed and Jonny Williams put the visitors two goals to the good at Gander Green Lane.Harry Beautyman pulled one back from the penalty spot, but Garner’s charges held firm to end Sutton’s four-game league winning run.&ldquo...Full Story »

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker paid tribute to his team’s battling qualities as they stretched their lead to six points at the top of the Championship.Dominic Solanke’s 51st-minute strike helped the Cherries make it 13 league games unbeaten as they clinched a fine 1-0 away win over Stoke at the bet365 stadium.And Parker’s team have now not conceded in six of their away league ou...Full Story »

MK Dons head coach Liam Manning admitted his side put in their best defensive effort of the season to underpin a 2-1 victory at fellow Sky Bet League One promotion rivals Wigan.The home side had led through Charlie Wyke’s 20th-minute strike, but after that they found a brick wall in front of Wigan-born Andrew Fisher’s goal.And after Peter Kioso levelled on the half-hour mark with a f...Full Story »

Newport caretaker manager Wayne Hatswell reckoned referee David Rock “guessed” at the handball offence which earned Ed Upson a red card and handed Carlisle a vital penalty in the 2-2 draw at Rodney Parade.Zach Clough calmly hit home the equaliser after two goals in three minutes from Dom Telford put County in charge, with Joe Riley having opened the scoring after 44 seconds for the v...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Alex Revell wants his players to ‘go away and think about things’ after they were beaten 3-0 for the second game in a row.After losing heavily at struggling Oldham on Saturday, Stevenage were swept aside by Northampton at a sodden Sixfields and now sit just two points above the Sky Bet League Two relegation zone.Kion Etete and Sam Hoskins struck in the first half for t...Full Story »

Lee Johnson says his Sunderland side must be “relentless” and maintain their winning streak to stay among League One’s frontrunners.The Black Cats overcame some early Crewe pressure and profited from Terell Thomas’ unfortunate own goal before moving through the gears to win 4-0 at Gresty Road.With rivals Wycombe and Wigan dropping points, a third consecutive win enabled S...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe praised his League One leaders Plymouth for making it three league wins on the spin with a 3-0 home victory over Bolton in ever-worsening wet conditions.Brendan Galloway and Conor Grant put Argyle 2-0 up within 15 minutes before Ryan Broom roofed in a stoppage-time third, after the ball held up twice in the pooling surface from attempted Danny Mayor and Ryan Hardie shots on goal.Lowe s...Full Story »

Forest Green manager Rob Edwards was satisfied with his team’s 1-1 draw at Leyton Orient that maintained their four-point lead at the top of League Two.The visitors’ hopes of achieving their sixth away league win of the season were lifted when they took the lead in the second-half through Matty Stevens’ seven league goal of the season.But their advantage lasted only eight minut...Full Story »

Portsmouth head coach Danny Cowley said he was “ashamed” after his side lost 4-0 at home to Ipswich.Macauley Bonne, Portsmouth academy graduate Conor Chaplin, Sone Aluko and Wes Burns scored as Pompey conceded four goals for the second game in a row following Saturday’s 4-1 defeat at Rotherham.Cowley said: “I’m disappointed and ashamed. We just capitulated.“So...Full Story »

Robbie Gotts’ second goal of the season earned Barrow a 1-1 draw and denied basement-boys Scunthorpe only their second Sky Bet League Two win of the season.Gotts struck 10 minutes from time after Barrow’s leading marksman Ollie Banks saw a 74th-minute penalty saved by Rory Watson.Barrow hit the bar late on through Josh Gordon but a home win would have been harsh on Neil Cox’s s...Full Story »