Morton missed an opportunity to climb away from the foot of the cinch Championship table as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Ayr at Cappielow.Gus MacPherson’s men came into the weekend in the bottom two, level on points with Queen of the South beneath them.The hosts opened the scoring after 26 minutes when Gozie Ugwu headed a Gavin Reilly delivery back across goal and into the far corner of...Full Story »

Mansfield compounded the woes of managerless Doncaster by coming from behind to dump them out of the FA Cup with a 3-1 triumph.A George Lapslie brace and Will Forrester strike saw the Stags overturn a half-time deficit after Branden Horton had put Doncaster ahead.In their first game since dismissing Richie Wellens as manager, Rovers got off to a strong start when Horton slotted in to give them t...Full Story »

Impressive Aberdeen made it back-to-back wins in the cinch Scottish Premiership for just the second time this season as they outgunned St Mirren 4-1 to move ahead of Hibernian and into the top six.Marley Watkins and Christian Ramirez both scored a brace for the Dons, with Scott Tanser’s effort just before half-time the only consolation for the visitors.Aberdeen were unchanged from their mi...Full Story »

Sunderland missed out on a chance to move level on points with Sky Bet League One leaders Rotherham after being held to a 1-1 draw by Oxford at the Stadium of Light.The visitors s came from behind to climb to seventh by extending their unbeaten run to seven matches to stay firmly in the promotion mix themselves.Sunderland, now unbeaten in four matches, made the best possible start when young Ger...Full Story »

Callum Wilson finally handed Newcastle their first Premier League win of the season at the 15th attempt as they rode their luck to see off fellow strugglers Burnley.Eddie Howe’s men were decidedly second best for long periods in front of a crowd of 51,948 at St James’ Park but made the most of a slice of good fortune when Wilson blasted home his sixth goal of the season after goalkee...Full Story »

Everton centre-back Yerry Mina could come back into contention for the squad to face Arsenal after two months out with a hamstring problem.The Colombia international returned to training this week and will be assessed before Monday’s game.Midfielder Andre Gomes is back in the squad after a calf problem but long-term absentee striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin (thigh) is still at least two weeks...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel was left cursing the “big mistakes” made by Chelsea as they slipped to a 3-2 defeat at West Ham.The Blues boss counted the cost of two blunders by goalkeeper Edouard Mendy as they were beaten for only the second time in the Premier League this season.Chelsea were leading through Thiago Silva’s header when Mendy made an almighty mess of a weak Jorginho backpass and...Full Story »

Boss Steve Cunningham believes Buxton can take immense pride from their 1-0 FA Cup defeat to Morecambe.The seventh-tier Bucks enjoyed a bright start against their League One opponents and hit the post in the early stages but Cole Stockton’s 29th-minute goal on a wet and windy afternoon in Derbyshire saw the Shrimps into round three.“The lads have put the club and Buxton as a town on ...Full Story »

Arthur Masuaku’s bizarre late strike sent Chelsea spinning to a 3-2 defeat at West Ham in a rip-roaring London derby.Thomas Tuchel’s pace setters led twice through a Thiago Silva header and a sublime goal from Mason Mount, but they were pegged back both times by a penalty from Manuel Lanzini and Jarrod Bowen’s strike.And with four minutes remaining substitute Masuaku, lurking o...Full Story »

Kyle McFadzean’s controversial own goal proved decisive as West Brom secured a 2-1 win at Coventry on Saturday.McFadzean turned into his own net following an apparent handball by Albion’s Cedric Kipre on 43 minutes, after Karlan Grant had earlier finished Callum Robinson’s pass, to put the Baggies 2-0 up before half-time in the lunchtime kick-off.The Coventry defender was on th...Full Story »

Non-league Buxton’s FA Cup dream was ended following a 1-0 second-round defeat at home to League One Morecambe.The seventh-tier side enjoyed a bright start and nearly took the lead when Diego De Girolamo hit the woodwork on a wet and windy afternoon in Derbyshire.But Cole Stockton’s 29th-minute goal settled the nerves and saw Morecambe boss the contest from then on.De Girolamo hit th...Full Story »

St Johnstone’s cinch Premiership game at home to Ross County has been postponed due to heavy rain.Saturday’s match at McDiarmid Park was called off following a 2pm pitch inspection.St Johnstone said in a statement: “Following heavy rainfall the pitch has been deemed unplayable by referee Steven MacLean. We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.”Full Story »

Ralf Rangnick said he has not ruled out staying on as Manchester United manager beyond the end of the season. Rangnick was unveiled as interim manager at a news conference at Old Trafford on Friday before taking the reins until the end of the season. The German is then set to begin a two-year consultancy role in the summer but asked whether there was scope to continue as manager if things go w...Full Story »

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has sought to put his side of claims around Lionel Messi being requested to play for free this season. Laporta admitted the prospect was raised before Messi left for PSG earlier this season. But he has since told TV3: "I want this to be clear. In a radio show, I was told: 'If Messi could have stayed for free?' For free ... I don't know if it would have been p...Full Story »

Michael Smith’s 15th goal of the season saw Rotherham edge past National League Stockport to take their place in the third round of the FA Cup.The 1-0 triumph also saw the Millers extend their unbeaten club record run to an 18th game, although they were pushed all the way in a tight contest.Buoyed by a raucous travelling army of 2,300 supporters, Stockport belied their position 55 places b...Full Story »

Annan Athletic climbed above Edinburgh City in the cinch League Two table with a 1-0 win at Ainslie Park.Tommy Goss scored the only goal of the game after 11 minutes, netting from a tight angle after closing down the home goalkeeper.The result sees Annan go third ahead of Saturday’s fixtures, with Edinburgh now two points further back in fifth.Full Story »

Sean Welsh scored the only goal as Inverness went top of the cinch Championship table as they beat previous leaders Kilmarnock 1-0 at the Caledonian Stadium.Inverness fashioned the first chance of the game when Roddy MacGregor set up Billy Mckay in the box but his effort was kept out at the expense of a corner.Winger Rory McKenzie responded for the visitors but his shot was also denied after 20 ...Full Story »

Two goals from top scorer Jayden Stockley helped Charlton see off a lively Gateshead side 2-0 in the FA Cup at the International Stadium.The National League North side made a lively start and created the better of the chances in the opening half hour with Cedwyn Scott and Adam Campbell both going close.But it was the Addicks that struck first with 31 minutes on the clock when Conor Washington be...Full Story »

Tosin Adarabioyo headed home a late equaliser to keep Fulham at the Championship summit by earning a 1-1 draw at home to automatic-promotion rivals Bournemouth.Dominic Solanke’s Cherries goal just seconds into the start of the second half looked like sending Scott Parker’s visitors top of the table on his first return to Fulham since stepping down as their manager in June.But defende...Full Story »

Millwall will again be without Ryan Leonard for the visit of Birmingham in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday and possibly for a long time beyond.Leonard could be out for up to three months and is set to see a specialist about his ankle injury.Arsenal loanee Daniel Ballard is also on a lengthy recovery from knee surgery.Connor Mahoney remains out with a hamstring injury.Birmingham could have G...Full Story »