Ange Postecoglou hailed Celtic’s first-half performance against Hibernian as their best during his time in charge of the club.The Hoops raced into a three-goal lead through Tony Ralston, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Kyogo Furuhashi in the opening 30 minutes as they won 3-1 at Easter Road.They had further chances before the break to make the scoreline more comprehensive, and Postecoglou was d...Full Story »

Motherwell boss Graham Alexander felt Bobby Madden’s controversial penalty call was one of the worst he had seen in his managerial career after St Mirren came from 2-0 down to salvage a point at Motherwell.Tony Watt scored a quickfire second-half brace to seemingly put Motherwell in control but Eamon Brophy scored two goals of his own to earn his side a share of the spoils in a 2-2 draw.Br...Full Story »

Leicester reached the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup with victory over Brighton in a penalty shoot-out on an emotional night at the King Power Stadium.Wednesday’s tie fell on the third anniversary of a helicopter crash at the stadium, which killed the club’s chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others.A crowd display and minute’s silence took place before kick-off ahea...Full Story »

Lucas Moura’s second-half goal sent Tottenham through to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after a 1-0 win at Burnley.Moura’s 68th-minute header settled a low-quality affair where both teams struggled in the attacking third for the majority of the game.It was a much-needed win for Nuno Espirito Santo, who is under some pressure after an inconsistent start to the season, but a good cup r...Full Story »

Carabao Cup specialists Takumi Minamino and Divock Origi fired Liverpool into the quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Preston but not before the Championship side threatened a major upset at Deepdale.Memories of Sunday’s 5-0 destruction of Manchester United were fresh in the minds of the travelling Liverpool support but there were few traces on the pitch as Jurgen Klopp changed all 11 playe...Full Story »

Ross County finally secured their first cinch Premiership win of the season with a stunning 5-0 victory at Dundee.The struggling Staggies had lost their previous four games in a row but left the home side shell-shocked, hitting four first-half goals through Harry Clarke, Ross Callachan, Joseph Hungbo and Regan Charles-Cook.Charles-Cook added a second after the break as the visitors moved to with...Full Story »

Manchester City’s grip on the Carabao Cup was finally loosened as West Ham knocked out the holders on penalties.Phil Foden missed from the spot for City while West Ham scored all five of theirs to reach the quarter-finals.City had won this competition in six of the past eight seasons, including the last four.In fact Tuesday marked five years to the day since they were last eliminated from ...Full Story »

Wigan boss Leam Richardson admitted his side had no complaints after missing the chance to go top of Sky Bet League One by crashing 2-1 at home to Lincoln.The home side continued their remarkable record of being unbeatable on weekends, but utterly unable to win in midweek, as a goal in either half from Dan Nlundulu and TJ Eyoma secured the points.Wigan did pull one back in the fifth added minute...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel was pleased Chelsea were able to overcome some last-minute changes to team selection to edge past Southampton following another penalty shoot-out in the Carabao Cup.The Blues required spot-kicks to see off Aston Villa in the previous round at Stamford Bridge and it was the case again in the last-16 after Che Adams’ tap-in cancelled out Kai Havertz’s 44th-minute opener.B...Full Story »

Sutton manager Matt Gray was pleased to see his players get the “job done” after they won 3-1 at 10-man Colchester to move up to sixth in League Two.Colchester took a second-minute lead through Freddie Sears, but Sutton levelled after 12 minutes when David Ajiboye scored at the far post following skipper Rob Milsom’s deep cross.Milsom then converted a 28th-minute penalty after ...Full Story »

Cambridge boss Mark Bonner expressed his pride after his patched up team earned a 1-1 draw at fellow strugglers Doncaster.Injuries and suspensions forced Bonner into six changes for the trip to the Keepmoat including handing a debut to emergency loan signing Tomas Holy.Cambridge led through an early own goal from Dan Gardner and defended well to frustrate Doncaster until Manchester United loanee...Full Story »

Charlie Austin endured a miserable night as QPR’s cup hoodoo continued in a penalty shoot-out defeat to Sunderland.Austin thought he had scored a late winner to send Championship Rangers through to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup for the first time since 1988.But the goal was harshly disallowed for offside and then Austin’s agony was compounded when he missed the first penalty ...Full Story »

Wigan missed the chance to go top of Sky Bet League One after they lost 2-1 at home to Lincoln.The home side continued their remarkable record of being unbeatable on weekends, but unable to win in midweek, as a goal in either half from Dan Nlundulu and TJ Eyoma secured the points.Wigan pulled one back in the fifth added minute through Gavin Massey after fellow sub Gwion Edwards hit the crossbar ...Full Story »

Barnet beat Stockport 2-1 in the National League as both sides were reduced to 10 men in the second half.Macauley Southam-Hales was sent off for the hosts before Barnet’s Jordan Thomas was given his marching orders eight minutes later.Barnet broke the deadlock after 21 minutes when Joe Widdowson headed home Kian Flanagan’s cross.The Hatters equalised five minutes from half-time when ...Full Story »

Substitute Andy Ryan scored as Hamilton beat Queen of the South 1-0.The Accies earned their second win in five games to swap places with Queens and rise to seventh in the Scottish Championship.Lewis Smith had an opportunity for the hosts early in the game, but Queen of the South goalkeeper Sol Brynn pulled off a good save.Hamilton had the chance to go in front on the half-hour mark but Josh Mull...Full Story »

Calum Chambers struck with his first touch to see off Leeds and set Arsenal on course for the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.The defender has rarely featured this season but scored moments after replacing the injured Benjamin White for his first goal in over two years before former Leeds loanee Eddie Nketiah wrapped up the 2-0 win with a tap-in.Arsenal have now won six out of their last eight games ...Full Story »

Sutton moved up to sixth in League Two with a deserved 3-1 win at 10-man Colchester.Colchester took a second-minute lead through Freddie Sears, who controlled Charlie Daniels’ cross in the area before firing home a low shot.But Sutton levelled after 12 minutes when David Ajiboye beat Daniels to score at the far post following skipper Rob Milsom’s deep cross.Things took a real turn fo...Full Story »

Dunfermline were denied their first win of the cinch Championship season by Raith, as an 88th-minute Brad Spencer strike ensured a 1-1 draw at East End Park.It proved to be a tight first-half affair with the only shot on target of the period coming through the visitors’ Aidan Connolly, who saw his effort from the edge of the area saved by Owain Fon Williams.The home side hit the front five...Full Story »

Ethan Galbraith’s stunning strike earned Doncaster a 1-1 draw in the battle with fellow strugglers Cambridge.An own goal from Dan Gardner had put Cambridge ahead early on with the visitors then doing an excellent job to stifle Doncaster.Gardner sliced Shilow Tracey’s drilled cross into his own net on seven minutes.Jordy Hiwula should have levelled moments later when he was played cle...Full Story »

Chelsea needed another shootout to earn a place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals with Southampton beaten 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the 90 minutes at Stamford Bridge.Reece James again provided the decisive kick like he had done in the previous round against Aston Villa after Theo Walcott and Will Smallbone had failed from 12 yards for the Saints.Kai Havertz’s first-half goal had...Full Story »