David Moyes blasted the “rank, rotten” decision to send off Fabian Balbuena as VAR controversy reared its ugly head again in West Ham’s 1-0 defeat by Chelsea.Paraguayan defender Balbuena was shown one of the most ludicrous red cards of the season nine minutes before the end, as he launched a long clearance and caught Ben Chilwell on the calf with his foot as he brought it ...Full Story »

Interim boss Jimmy Ball admitted he had no idea how Forest Green failed to win after his play-off chasing side were held to a goalless draw at Crawley.Rovers remain in sixth place despite a second stalemate of the week taking their recent run of form to just one win in nine League Two games.Aaron Collins spurned three chances as Rovers again struggled to find their shooting boots and saw their w...Full Story »

Mark Trueman admitted there had been a few home truths told after Bradford fell to their fourth straight defeat with a 2-1 loss at Port Vale.The Bantams had led through Clayton Donaldson but conceded an equaliser just two minutes later as Theo Robinson struck.After then falling behind to a Tom Conlon penalty, Bradford failed to really trouble their hosts, and joint manager Trueman said there had...Full Story »

Sunderland head coach Lee Johnson wants his players to pick themselves up to make sure a play-off place is secured in Sky Bet League One after another frustrating day on Wearside.The Black Cats lost their nerve and balance having looked like they would cruise to victory after Charlie Wyke had scored an early double in the 3-3 draw with Accrington at the Stadium of Light.Wyke followed up a sixth-...Full Story »

Birmingham head coach Lee Bowyer hailed his team’s survival with two games left as “some achievement” after a 2-1 win left opponents Derby in relegation trouble.Bowyer has transformed Birmingham, who secured Championship safety with a second-half Lukas Jutkiewicz double.He said: “With two games to go, it’s some achievement. We had 10 (to play) when I came in and we&...Full Story »

Adam Armstrong scored a hat-trick as Blackburn demolished hapless Huddersfield 5-2 in the Sky Bet Championship.Blackburn’s leading marksman moved to 25 goals for the season after his first strikes at Ewood Park since February helped celebrate his 200th career league start in style.But he could have hardly asked for more willing opponents as Huddersfield’s defending swung between trag...Full Story »

Oxford manager Karl Robinson was “over the moon” as his side beat Plymouth 3-1 and saw other results help their play-off bid.Matty Taylor’s two goals brought the Us the double over the Devon side and with Blackpool and Charlton both losing, Robinson’s team climbed to fifth in League One – although their rivals have games in hand.Robinson said: “It’s anot...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday assistant manager Jamie Smith insists the Owls still have a fighting chance of avoiding relegation despite a 3-1 defeat at Middlesbrough leaving them on the brink of dropping into League One.Wednesday are four points adrift of safety with two games remaining, and need at least a point against Nottingham Forest next weekend to have any chance of going to relegation rivals Derb...Full Story »

Harry Panayiotou maintained his scoring streak as Aldershot beat Wealdstone 2-0 in the Vanarama National League.Panayiotou made it three goals in four games with a well-struck 35th-minute shot after the ball had come off the head of defender Joseph Olowu.Substitute Chike Kandi converted Jon Nouble’s cross in the fifth minute of stoppage time to seal victory and move the Shots to within six...Full Story »

Dagenham and Redbridge swept to a third-straight National League win with a 3-0 victory at King’s Lynn.Striker Paul McCallum fired the visitors into an early lead with his ninth goal of the season and his second in three matches.Angelo Balanta then followed suit for his ninth of the campaign, making it three in three for the Colombian.Matt Robinson then found the net for the second game in...Full Story »

A missed penalty by Joe Pigott in the first half denied Wimbledon a deserved victory against Ipswich.Town goalkeeper David Cornell made a double save along with a series of other fine diving efforts to keep the visitors at bay in the 0-0 Sky Bet League One draw at Portman Road.The result helped Wimbledon to further secure their status and at the same time left Ipswich without a goal in six games...Full Story »

Matthew Pennington’s second-half goal secured Shrewsbury a 1-0 win at promotion-chasing Blackpool.The Everton loanee’s header, his first goal since September 2018, proved the difference as the battling Shrews ended a run of three successive defeats.Defeat for play-off challengers Blackpool was only their second Sky Bet League One loss in their last 18 outings, with four games now rem...Full Story »

Cambridge missed the chance to secure automatic promotion from League Two on Saturday afternoon as they were stunned 1-0 by Stevenage thanks to Luke Norris’ second-half header.The result saw the U’s drop into second spot and leaves them five points ahead of fourth-placed Morecambe with two games remaining and with a vastly-superior goal difference.A win would have seen Cambridge prom...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday’s position in the Sky Bet Championship is hanging by a thread after they crashed to a 3-1 defeat at Middlesbrough.The Owls are four points adrift of safety with two games remaining after they were beaten on Teesside, and must avoid defeat in their last two matches against Nottingham Forest and Derby to have any chance of avoiding the drop to League One.They looked to be...Full Story »

A double from Lukas Jutkiewicz inspired Birmingham to a 2-1 win and Championship safety to leave Derby deep in relegation trouble.Derby had taken a first-half lead through Colin Kazim-Richards but Birmingham hit back with Jutkiewicz twice heading past Kelle Roos.The victory means Birmingham cannot be overtaken but Derby are still in danger after a fifth successive defeat.Although they are four p...Full Story »

Rochdale remain deep in relegation trouble despite Matty Done’s stoppage-time equaliser which rescued a point from a 1-1 draw at Crewe.Dale fell behind when Charlie Kirk followed up his last-minute penalty, which was saved by Jay Lynch, to put Crewe ahead.While the point was salvaged with Done’s finish in the sixth minute of added time, Rochdale’s run of three consecutive wins ...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits they do not deserve to be in the Champions League if they continue to play the way they did in the 1-1 draw at home to Newcastle. The Reds’ hopes of a top-four finish were dealt a blow when midfielder Joe Willock scored an equaliser in the fifth minute of added time, benefiting from an additional 60 seconds on the clock after Callum Wilson’s g...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers were relegated to Sky Bet League Two after losing 1-0 at play-off chasing Portsmouth.Ronan Curtis’ first-half goal was enough to earn Pompey their first win in five matches and send Joey Barton’s Rovers down.After a slow start where Rovers had the majority of the ball, Pompey took the lead with what proved to be the only goal in the 27th minute.Goalkeeper Craig MacGill...Full Story »

The European nation has been under a State of Emergency, featuring curfews and strict mobility guidelines, since October. Eden Hazard flew in his barber from England to Spain for a trim this week The winger arranged for Ahmed Alsanawi to travel over amid the country's lockdown The Real Madrid star arranged for barber to the stars Ahmed Alsanawi to fly in from England. The popular hairdresser...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola was dreaming of bringing Luka Modric to Manchester City, prior to the midfielder committing his future to Real Madrid. That’s according to Don Balon, who believe that Pep was keen to convince the Croatian icon to make the move to the Etihad, with his contract with Real Madrid due to expire in the summer of 2021. Though Modric is now in his mid-thirties, he remains one of ...Full Story »