Chris Wilder praised the evergreen Neil Taylor after the 32-year-old impressed on his Middlesbrough debut during his side’s 1-0 win over Bournemouth.Taylor joined Boro as a free agent last month after he had been unable to secure a contract with anyone in the summer following his release from Aston Villa.He has built up his fitness with a couple of outings for the Teessiders’ under-2...Full Story »

Middlesbrough’s improvement under Chris Wilder continued as they made it 10 points from the last four matches with a 1-0 win over Bournemouth.Andraz Sporar’s second-half penalty settled things at the Riverside, with the Slovenian slotting home after Isaiah Jones had been fouled on the corner of the box.Bournemouth only had themselves to blame as they missed out on the chance to move ...Full Story »

Former Barnsley boss Valerien Ismael could not inspire West Brom to their first win at Oakwell for 74 years on his return to the club.Albion, currently positioned 18 places above Ismael’s old employers, were forced to settle for a goalless Championship draw at his old stomping ground, extending the club’s winless run in the South Yorkshire town to a 19th visit.The sorry record &ndash...Full Story »

Middlesbrough are hopeful that Matt Crooks will be fit to face Bournemouth.The 27-year-old, along with fellow midfielder Duncan Watmore, had to be substituted in the draw against Stoke after both sustained knocks.Boro boss Chris Wilder is confident Watmore will be available but there have been slight concerns about Crooks.Isaiah Jones was also on the receiving end of a heavy challenge late on at...Full Story »

Brighton’s winless run stretched to a club-record 11 Premier League games after Romain Saiss’ first-half strike earned Wolves a deserved 1-0 success at the Amex Stadium.Defender Saiss volleyed home a delightful pass from Ruben Neves in added time at the end of the opening period to give Bruno Lage’s visitors a first victory in five outings.Albion, who have not tasted glory sinc...Full Story »

Solihull could not extend their winning run but registered a fourth successive clean sheet as they drew 0-0 with Eastleigh at the Silverlake Stadium.Neal Ardley’s Moors, looking to add to victories in each of their last three National League outings, went close to breaking the deadlock in the 78th minute when Joe Sbarra’s effort deflected just wide.Seven minutes later, it was Eastlei...Full Story »

David Moyes questioned why West Ham were not awarded a penalty after their Champions League ambitions suffered a setback in a goalless draw away to struggling Burnley.Having beaten the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool in recent weeks to justify their place in the top four, the Hammers found Burnley more stubborn opposition as Nick Pope thwarted the handful of clear openings they were able to carve...Full Story »

Chris Wilder believes Middlesbrough could have nicked a third successive Sky Bet Championship victory at Stoke and might have done so but for Duncan Watmore’s early miss.Watmore’s glaring 15th-minute error proved pivotal, although a draw between two sides with play-off ambitions was probably the right result.Stoke star Tyrese Campbell will also feel guilty he did not convert his own ...Full Story »

Tommy Leigh scored the only goal as Accrington Stanley edged closer to the League One play-off places with a 1-0 win over Bolton.Wanderers have now suffered six away league defeats in succession, without scoring a goal, and have slipped down the table with just four wins in their last 13 league games.In a frantic opening, Stanley’s Ross Sykes had two headers cleared off the line while...Full Story »

Luke Plange scored his first senior goal to give depleted Derby a 1-0 win over Blackpool at Pride Park.The 19-year-old striker pounced early in the second half to settle a game of few chances.Derby went into the game without a number of players who were self-isolating under Covid-19 protocols but carried the bigger threat.Blackpool did not seriously trouble Derby, who delivered a solid performan...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo's legal team have made one last effort in an attempt to stop the release of his alleged rape files. The Portuguese stars' lawyers have filed a 'motion for protective order' to stop police from handing them to the New York Times in hopes of keeping the files sealed. Ronaldo's team claim the 400 papers are privileged and contain “libellous” statements. The Manchest...Full Story »

Stoke midfielder Romaine Sawyers is in danger of missing Saturday’s home game against Middlesbrough.Sawyers, who is on loan from West Brom, limped out of the 2-0 win at QPR last Sunday with a thigh injury and has undergone a scan.Stoke are already without injured quartet Harry Souttar, Joe Bursik, Jordan Thompson and Nick Powell.Tyrese Campbell is fit, however, with the striker’s wit...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson called on his side to be more ruthless after surviving a scare at struggling Doncaster.United looked to be on course for a comfortable triumph when Mark Sykes netted after 16 minutes.While they dominated the remainder of the half, they could not extend their advantage and were punished when rejuvenated Doncaster equalised through academy graduate Branden Horton.But Jame...Full Story »

CHESTERFIELD mercilessly mocked Paul Scholes as they celebrated knocking Salford out of the FA Cup by mimicking him chewing his daughter's toenails. Scholes caused a social media storm in October when footage emerged showing the Manchester United legend holding daughter Alicia's foot in his mouth. Chesterfield mocked Paul Scholes' toe video as they dumped Salford out of the FA CupCredit: Getty...Full Story »

Liam Scales scored his first Celtic goal in an emphatic 3-0 victory over Dundee United.The former Shamrock Rovers defender showed composure to net late on as Celtic recorded a fifth consecutive away victory in the cinch Premiership to cut the gap on leaders Rangers to four points.Tom Rogic and David Turnbull scored outstanding goals in an utterly one-sided first half and Ange Postecoglou’s...Full Story »

Chris Wilder was delighted with the resilience and grittiness of his Middlesbrough side as they ground out a 1-0 Championship victory over Swansea.Isaiah Jones’ first-half winner proved sufficient to secure the first home win over Wilder’s Riverside reign, with Boro only recording two efforts on target all afternoon.Swansea had much better chances, but thanks to a combination of some...Full Story »

Chris Wilder claimed his first home win as Middlesbrough manager as his side ground out a hard-fought 1-0 Championship victory over Swansea.Isaiah Jones’ first-half finish settled things at the Riverside, with Boro building on last weekend’s victory at Huddersfield to claim back-to-back successes for the first time since October.Swansea had plenty of the ball as they looked to get ba...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 »

Valerien Ismael believes his West Brom side are “back on track” after ending their four-match winless run with a 2-1 success over Coventry at the Coventry Building Society Arena.Kyle McFadzean’s controversial own goal shortly before the interval proved decisive after Karlan Grant had put the Baggies ahead in the 20th minute.McFadzean then scored again at the right end this time...Full Story »

Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder expects to receive a double injury boost ahead of the Sky Bet Championship game against Swansea.Dael Fry and Martin Payero both returned to training this week after injury and have come through the sessions unscathed.The pair will be assessed on Friday before Wilder decides whether to add them to his squad.Lee Peltier remains sidelined with the hamstring injury...Full Story »