James Forrest hit a double on his first start for five months as Celtic maintained their lead at the top of the cinch Premiership with a 2-1 victory at Dundee.Forrest was drafted in for only his fourth start of the season after coming off the bench to net in last weekend’s Scottish Cup semi-final win over Aberdeen.Such was Forrest’s influence at Hampden that manager Brendan Rodgers a...Full Story »

Goals from Marcos Senesi, Enes Unal and Justin Kluivert fired record-breaking Bournemouth into the top half of the Premier League after a 3-0 win over Brighton.The Cherries won the battle for south-coast supremacy to beat their own record points haul in the top flight, surpassing the 46 they managed under Eddie Howe in 2016-17.When Brighton won the reverse fixture at the end of September they mo...Full Story »

Cyriel Dessers’s second-half header gave unconvincing Rangers a hard-fought 2-1 win at St Mirren to keep their cinch Premiership title bid on track.The Ibrox side arrived at the SMiSA Stadium without a league win in three matches and they were helped in the 33rd minute when Saints defender James Bolton put the ball in his own net attempting a goal-line clearance.Home striker Mikael Mandron...Full Story »

Laura Celia Valk, 25, has made the "prestigious" FHM500 list of Holland's most beautiful girls for the past four years. Jude Bellingham's new girlfriend Laura Celia Valk is a lads' mag pin-up in her native NetherlandsSources say she has been dating the 20-year-old £85.5million star for a couple of monthsLaura ranked 145 out of the Netherlands' 500 hottest women She says she felt honoured ...Full Story »

Liverpool are closing in on the appointment of Arne Slot. Arne Slot is expected to become the next Liverpool manager (Image: Getty) Liverpool are reportedly set to modify their head coach role with Arne Slot preparing to replace Jurgen Klopp at Anfield. The Reds have agreed a £9.4million compensation package with Feyenoord and the appointment of Slot is now considered a formality. Huge c...Full Story »

Chelsea were denied an incredible comeback at Aston Villa as they had an stoppage-time winner ruled out by VAR in a 2-2 draw.Mauricio Pochettino’s men looked to be ending a horror week in style when Axel Disasi’s header in the fourth minute of time added on crashed in off the crossbar to overturn a 2-0 deficit.But Benoit Badiashile was ruled to have fouled Diego Carlos in the build-u...Full Story »

Grant McCann is not getting ahead of himself after guiding Doncaster to the Sky Bet League Two play-offs.The South Yorkshire side were held to a 2-2 draw by Gillingham after goalkeeper Thimothee Lo-Tutala was sent off early in the second half.The point was enough to secure fifth place and means Rovers will face Crewe in the two-legged semi-finals.“I’m really proud of our football clu...Full Story »

Bradford manager Graham Alexander refused to discuss hard-luck stories after just missing out on the play-offs.The Bantams beat Newport 4-1 at Valley Parade to end the season with five straight wins but they finished a point off the top seven.Alexander said: “We did our part today but not over the course of the season. But all we could do was win our game and see what fate decided.“I...Full Story »

Eddie Howe has insisted he would not swap striker Alexander Isak for anyone else after watching him inspire Newcastle to a comeback victory over relegated Sheffield United.The Sweden international dragged the Magpies back into a game they had started dreadfully, in the process scoring for the seventh successive home game – Alan Shearer’s record of 15 remains some way distant – ...Full Story »

David Martindale refused to entertain talk of cinch Premiership survival after spirited Livingston secured a rare win to stave off the threat of relegation for at least another week.The Lions would have been officially demoted to the Championship if they had lost to second-bottom Ross County on Saturday, but an early goal from Bruce Anderson and a Sean Kelly penalty gave them a 2-0 victory.It wa...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Ged Brannan was full of praise for Adam Fairclough after the 16-year-old scored a debut goal in the 3-3 draw at Swindon.Fairclough put the visitors into a 2-1 lead but they needed a late Cameron Smith equaliser to earn a share of the spoils.Charlie Austin netted a double for Swindon, who were heading for victory thanks to Williams Kokolo’s effort before Smith struck.Brannan ...Full Story »

Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell criticised referee Craig Napier for his “derogatory” manner towards his players and refusing his request to discuss what he felt was a “laughable” red card for Jack Vale in a 1-0 loss at Aberdeen.Motherwell are set to appeal against Vale’s dismissal for catching Jack MacKenzie with his boot in the midriff as he intercepted a diag...Full Story »

Andre Breitenreiter is resigned to Huddersfield playing in Sky Bet League One next season after his side drew 1-1 at home to fellow strugglers Birmingham at the John Smith’s Stadium.The Terriers need to win at Ipswich on the final day along with Plymouth losing at home to Hull, while also needing to claw back a 15-goal deficit on Argyle in order to climb out of the bottom three.The German ...Full Story »

Plymouth’s fight against relegation will go down to the final day of the Championship season after Jake Cooper’s late goal gave Millwall to a 1-0 win at The Den.An uninspiring opening 45 minutes ended 0-0, but Cooper’s header in the closing stages won it for the hosts.The result leaves The Pilgrims in 21st, one point clear of Birmingham in 22nd ahead of their season-defining cl...Full Story »

Stoke guaranteed their Championship status for another season with a 1-0 win that leaves Southampton to prepare for the play-offs.Steven Schumacher’s side held on for three points with just 35 per cent possession after taking the lead in the first half through a low Tyrese Campbell finish.Both teams had penalty shouts turned down by referee David Webb, with both the Saints and the Potters ...Full Story »

Jeffrey Schlupp scored an 87th-minute wondergoal as Crystal Palace rescued a late 1-1 Premier League draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage.Marco Silva’s men took a while to get going but they took the lead through Rodrigo Muniz, who took his league tally for the season to nine.The hosts’ lead was stolen late on after substitute Schlupp stunned them with a goal-of-the-season contender wh...Full Story »

Alexander Isak took his tally for the season to 23 as Newcastle recovered from a dreadful start to end Sheffield United’s stay in the Premier League with a 5-1 victory.The Blades took a deserved fifth-minute lead through Anel Ahmedhodzic to silence a crowd of 52,196 at St James’ Park as the Magpies turned in a dismal first-half performance, yet still went in level at the break courte...Full Story »

Aberdeen eased their relegation worries as Stefan Gartenmann’s goal earned a 1-0 victory over 10-man Motherwell at Pittodrie.Gartenmann headed the only goal on the hour mark, moments after Jack Vale had been sent off for catching Jack MacKenzie with a raised boot.Motherwell were unhappy with Craig Napier’s red card decision and the award of the corner which led to the goal after Gart...Full Story »

Norwich missed the chance to all-but secure their place in the Championship play-offs when they were held to a frustrating 2-2 draw by Swansea at Carrow Road.The Canaries went behind midway through the first half when Jamie Paterson fired home but were ahead at the break thanks to goals from Gabriel Sara – a real stunner – and top scorer Josh Sargent.But the impressive Swans equalise...Full Story »

Sutton United were relegated from Sky Bet League Two after a 4-4 draw with MK Dons at Stadium:MK.Jack Payne and Alex Gilbey put the hosts well in front before Stephen Duke-McKenna halved the lead just after the restart.The sides then took it in turn to score as Emre Tezgel’s strike was cancelled out by Charlie Lakin, only for Ellis Harrison to put the Dons further ahead again.Duke-McKenna ...Full Story »