Chris Wilder knows his Middlesbrough side have a target on their backs in the Sky Bet Championship but revelled in a last-gasp 2-1 win away to Blackpool.Duncan Watmore’s goal in the 93rd minute snatched all three points for Boro, with the home side having seemingly earned a point with an injury-time equaliser from Shayne Lavery.Andraz Sporar had given Boro the lead and, while his team were...Full Story »

New Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna could not conceal his delight at making a winning start to his career in management as his team secured a 1-0 win over high-flying Wycombe in his first game in charge.The 35-year-old, who left his role as Manchester United first-team coach to replace the axed Paul Cook, saw James Norwood’s fluke goal just before the break clinch all three points.Norwood was ...Full Story »

Phil Foden climbed off the naughty step to send Manchester City into the new year with an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League.Foden’s first-half goal was enough for City to secure a 1-0 win at Brentford and tighten their grip on the title race after slip-ups by Liverpool and Chelsea.Foden and Jack Grealish had been benched for City’s wins over Newcastle and Leicester af...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel has insisted Chelsea would be “stupid” to think they can compete for the Premier League title with their Covid-19 and injury-ravaged squad.Danny Welbeck’s added-time header stunned the embattled Blues to steal Brighton a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.Romelu Lukaku’s early header ensured Chelsea leapfrogged Liverpool into second place, but the Blues only lead J...Full Story »

Reece James’ hamstring problem heaped the misery on injury-hit Chelsea as Danny Welbeck’s added-time header stole Brighton a 1-1 Premier League draw at Stamford Bridge. Romelu Lukaku’s second goal in as many games still pushed Chelsea above Liverpool into second place in the table, but the Blues failed to survive a marauding Brighton’s second-half onslaught. Welbeck p...Full Story »

James Norwood scored the easiest goal of his career to earn Ipswich a 1-0 victory and give new boss Kieran McKenna a winning start to his career in management.The former Manchester United first-team coach looked on proudly as the Tractor Boys held on to Norwood’s goal just before half-time to claim all three points.Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth was absent after testing positive for Covid-1...Full Story »

On-loan Celtic midfielder Kerr McInroy’s third goal in as many games earned Airdrie a deserved 1-0 victory over cinch League One promotion rivals Queen’s Park.The 21-year-old fired home a powerful effort from the edge of the box following a 71st-minute corner.Airdrie dominated possession in the first period but could not find a way through. Calum Gallagher, Rhys McCabe and Dylan East...Full Story »

Ben Brereton Diaz struck his 20th Championship goal of the season as Blackburn beat struggling Barnsley 2-1 to move level on points with second-placed Fulham.The Chile international’s clinical finish in the 65th minute settled a game that the hosts threatened to run away with but could not shake off the Tykes who put up a spirited display that belied their lowly position.Joe Rothwell slott...Full Story »

Middlesbrough substitute Duncan Watmore struck a dramatic 93rd-minute goal to hand his side a 2-1 win at Blackpool.Watmore charged in to slide home Isaiah Jones’ low cross to cap a frantic finish on the Fylde coast.Blackpool thought they had earned themselves a point when sub Shayne Lavery struck to make it 1-1 in the 91st minute, but Watmore was on hand to stun the hosts.Boro consolidated...Full Story »

Oxford turned on the style as they thrashed AFC Wimbledon 3-0 to climb up to fifth in Sky Bet League One.Mark Sykes opened the scoring in the 27th minute, firing home from 12 yards from Ryan Williams’ cutback.Matty Taylor doubled the lead seven minutes before the break, turning home a cross from the other flank from Gavin Whyte for his fourth goal in the last five games.And full-back Sam L...Full Story »

Stoke resume their Championship campaign against Derby at the bet365 Stadium after almost three weeks without a match.City have not played since a goalless home draw with Middlesbrough on December 11 after their away games at Coventry and Barnsley were postponed due to coronavirus.Manager Michael O’Neill is still without five potential starters as Jordan Thompson (knee), Joe Bursik (thigh)...Full Story »

Lloyd Kelly will be available for Bournemouth when they face Cardiff on Thursday.Kelly missed the 1-0 victory at QPR on Monday – Bournemouth’s first win in seven Sky Bet Championship games – as he was self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus.Boss Scott Parker says the Cherries are dealing with “a couple of” Covid-19 cases in camp.Jaidon Anthony could re...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper will not have any of his injured players back in time for Thursday’s home game against Huddersfield.Alex Mighten (knee) and Jordi Osei-Tutu (ankle) missed the defeat at Middlesbrough on Boxing Day after sustaining injuries in the win against Hull on December 18.The pair will miss out once more along with Joe Lolley (knee), Max Lowe (groin), Rodrigo Ely (...Full Story »

Bruno Fernandes will miss Manchester United’s home game against Burnley on Thursday through suspension.Portugal playmaker Fernandes collected his fifth yellow card of the Premier League season in the 1-1 draw at Newcastle on Monday.Victor Lindelof (Covid-19) and Paul Pogba (thigh) miss out again, while Anthony Martial is unlikely to be included as uncertainty continues over his Old Traffor...Full Story »

NEWCASTLE are ready to turn their attention to Flamengo star Gabriel Barbosa after failing in their bid to land Darwin Nunez. The mega-rich Magpies were hoping to bring in Benfica striker Nunez when the transfer window reopens next month. Gabriel Barbosa has been dating Neymar's sister since 2017Credit: EPA But the Portuguese side have rebuffed the Newcastle's advances and are refusing to sel...Full Story »

Barcelona can sign Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt for a knockdown fee courtesy of a clause in his deal. Sport says De Ligt's agent Mino Raiola had a buyout clause of €75m written into his contract for Barcelona, whereas the clause is €120m for any other club. It comes after Raiola told Dutch media that both he and the defender believed it was time he took a 'new step' in his ...Full Story »

Manchester United fail to beat Newcastle Manchester United would take on Newcastle United on Monday evening. The Red Devils have had a decent start to life under Ralf Rangnick and were expected to kick on against relegation-threatened Newcastle. However, when all was said and done at St James' Park, Man United were probably lucky to come away with a point after Edinson Cavani came on to res...Full Story »

Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is heading for the exit door – with well-monied Newcastle United heading the queue to sign him Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is going to involve himself in a relegation battle in the second half of the season, swapping north London for Newcastle United. That's according to SPORT, who claim the recently-bankrolled Magpies are plannin...Full Story »

The France star continues to be linked to Real Madrid but he says he will not be heading to Spain in January Kylian Mbappe says he will stay at Paris Saint-Germain until the end of the season as he hopes to win the Champions League with the club. The striker was the subject of a bid from Real Madrid in the summer transfer window, but the Spanish giants could not convince PSG to sell. Madrid...Full Story »

Ademola Lookman stunned wasteful Liverpool as Leicester dealt a damaging blow to their title hopes.The substitute struck to snatch a 1-0 win which ended the Reds’ 10-game unbeaten run and was just their second defeat of the season.Liverpool should have been 2-0 up before then, Mohamed Salah missing his first Premier League penalty in four years and Sadio Mane blowing an excellent second-ha...Full Story »