Boss Robbie Stockdale is desperate to see Rochdale start games like they finish them after watching his side wake up in the second half to beat bottom club Scunthorpe.Dale trailed to Manny Onariase’s 13th-minute opener for the Iron but after Liam Kelly equalised not long after the restart, Max Taylor won it in the 83rd minute – earning the visitors a first victory of 2022.“It w...Full Story »

Northampton will be without Shaun McWilliams through suspension for the Sky Bet League Two match against Colchester.Midfielder McWilliams was booked for the 10th time this season during last weekend’s goalless draw at Port Vale and must serve a two-game ban.Jack Sowerby has missed the Cobblers’ last couple of matches with a knee injury and faces a late fitness test as boss Jon Brady ...Full Story »

Rochdale manager Robbie Stockdale was delighted with his struggling side’s grit and determination as they wiped out a two-goal deficit to pick up what could be a priceless point in their battle to avoid relegation in a 3-3 draw with Harrogate.The hosts, with only one league win since the end of October and just five points clear of the relegation places, looked down and out when Harrogate ...Full Story »

Ben Williams is back from suspension for Cheltenham’s League One clash with Sunderland.The defender received two yellow cards in the final minute of Town’s goalless draw with Wigan, meaning he missed their last outing at AFC Wimbledon.Deadline-day signing Jamie Soule could make his debut following his arrival from West Brom, while fellow loanee Aaron Ramsey may start after two substi...Full Story »

Robbie Gotts remains out for Barrow ahead of their clash with Tranmere.Midfielder Gotts has been missing with a groin problem and is due to return to training next week.Josh Kay suffered ankle ligament damage in the 1-0 win at Northampton in midweek and is set for a spell on the sidelines.Josh Gordon and Joe Grayson are due to resume training next week so remain unavailable.Josh McPake will be a...Full Story »

Robbie Stockdale was pleased to see his Rochdale side battle back for a point in a 1-1 draw at Colchester.Conor Grant struck a 76th-minute equaliser for Dale, scoring with a close-range shot after Corey O’Keeffe had done well to pick him out in the area.It cancelled out Alan Judge’s spectacular 53rd-minute strike, which saw the midfielder collect Myles Kenlock’s pass and unleas...Full Story »

Robbie Neilson felt Hearts should have had two penalties after his side were held to a goalless draw by city rivals Hibernian at Easter Road.The first flashpoint came in the 21st minute when Ellis Simms appeared to be bundled over in the box by Lewis Stevenson, who had already been booked.And late in the match, from an indirect free-kick inside the box, Alex Cochrane saw a shot blocked by the ha...Full Story »

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson expects to have John Souttar available for Tuesday’s Edinburgh derby after the Rangers target went off injured in a 2-0 win over Motherwell.Souttar was hurt in a collision with Callum Slattery and went off at half-time for new signing Toby Sibbick but the knock was not serious.Hearts have rejected one bid for the Scotland international from Rangers, who are ke...Full Story »

A second-half header from Robbie Muirhead rescued a point for Morton as they drew 2-2 with Raith in the Scottish Championship.The result sees the Ton move up to seventh in the table while Rovers are still looking for their first league win since mid-December.Morton took the lead 25 minutes in when Gozie Ugwu capitalised on a mistake from Raith goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald, stabbing home from close...Full Story »

Rochdale manager Robbie Stockdale admitted to feeling frustrated after his side were held to a goalless draw by Bradford at the Crown Oil Arena.Dale had the better chances in the first half and largely dominated the second but were unable to break the deadlock.“Hand on heart, I feel it’s two points dropped,” said Stockdale. “I felt we more than matched Bradford on the day...Full Story »

Robbie Neilson insists defender John Souttar is not on the brink of joining Rangers this month despite the Hearts centre-back being left out of Saturday’s 5-0 Scottish Cup fourth-round victory away to Auchinleck Talbot.The 25-year-old last week agreed a pre-contract with the Ibrox club, and the cinch Premiership leaders have now initiated a move to try and land the centre-back in the curre...Full Story »

Rochdale new signing Luke Charman could go straight into the starting XI against Bradford on Saturday.The 24-year-old striker signed from Darlington earlier this week after scoring 12 goals in 16 games in National League North.Rochdale boss Robbie Stockdale has no new injury concerns following their 2-0 loss to Tranmere last week.The fixture will be Dale’s first at home in over a month sin...Full Story »

Barrow are assessing Robbie Gotts ahead of their home game against Mansfield.The midfielder has yet to play in 2022 because of a groin injury but he was close to being included in the squad for last weekend’s win at Colchester.Josh Kay staked his claim for a recall to the starting line-up with another goal from the bench at the JobServe Community Stadium, scoring late on to seal the Bluebi...Full Story »

Cambridge boss Mark Bonner will make a late decision on George Williams ahead of Tuesday night’s League One fixture against Doncaster.Defender Williams has missed the last two games through illness and his condition is being assessed.Midfielder Jensen Weir was due to train with the rest of the squad for the first time on Monday following his return from a knee injury, while the squad from ...Full Story »

Cheltenham could hand a debut to defender Ben Williams when they host Burton in Sky Bet League One.Williams joined the Robins from Barnsley for an undisclosed fee on Wednesday and is poised to go straight into Michael Duff’s squad.Striker Kyle Joseph is unavailable for Saturday’s match after being recalled from his loan spell by parent club Swansea.Manager Duff hopes to welcome back ...Full Story »

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson admits the lack of supporters played its part as his team faced a nervy ending to their 2-1 Boxing Day victory over Ross County.The hosts came flying out of the blocks at an empty Tynecastle – where Hearts opted not to open the doors to a reduced 500 crowd for logistical reasons – and opened the scoring in the fourth minute through Michael Smith.Neilson&...Full Story »

Robbie Stockdale was relieved to see his Rochdale side finally land a result to match their performance as they ran out 3-0 winners against Newport at the Crown Oil Arena.Jake Beesley’s brace and Liam Kelly’s late strike secured a first win in seven League Two matches for Dale.“We’ve been threatening that kind of result for a while – I don’t think our results ...Full Story »

Rochdale manager Robbie Stockdale has no fresh injury concerns as his side take on Newport.Midfielder Jimmy Keohane is sidelined with a broken foot sustained against Stevenage last month, but otherwise Stockdale has a fully fit squad.He was handed a boost last weekend with the return of Jimmy McNulty and Alex Newby, who could feature in the starting line-up again.Rochdale are currently 18th in L...Full Story »

Robbie Neilson felt the first-half introduction of midfielder Peter Haring was key to Hearts seizing the upper hand in their hard-fought 1-0 win over Livingston.The Jambos struggled for long periods of the first half and were fortunate to remain level in the 24th minute as the hosts passed up an incredible “quadruple chance” – as Livi boss David Martindale described it afterwar...Full Story »

Hearts boss Robbie Neilson claimed his side would need to play “doubly well” to get points at Celtic Park after hitting out at the decision to allow Kyogo Furuhashi’s only goal.Furuhashi was clearly ahead of the Hearts defence and looked marginally ahead of the ball too when Anthony Ralston drilled in a cross which the Japan international turned home to give Celtic a 1-0 win.Bo...Full Story »