Dundee sit a point off the top of the Scottish Championship after a 1-0 victory over struggling Hamilton.Paul McMullan’s second-half winner settled the game as the hosts kept up their title chase.The former Celtic youngster converted Zak Rudden’s centre 12 minutes after the re-startReegan Mimnaugh hit the bar for Hamilton but they remain bottom of the table having won just once in th...Full Story »

Scott Sinclair rolled back the years with a second-half winner that secured Bristol Rovers a narrow 1-0 League One victory over 10-man Peterborough at the Memorial Stadium.The 33-year-old former Celtic and Manchester City winger gave Rovers a 53rd-minute lead, expertly stroking the ball home from 10 yards out after fine approach play by Aaron Collins and skipper Sam Finley.It put Joey Barton&rsq...Full Story »

Kieran McKenna praised his side’s defending as Ipswich’s League One promotion charge gathered momentum with a 2-0 win at Exeter.Freddie Ladapo put the Tractor Boys in front in the 11th minute before Marcus Harness ended a seven-game goal drought in the second half to seal a seventh away win of the season.Ipswich are also unbeaten in six games in all competitions but it was a first cl...Full Story »

Richard Nartey will hope for more minutes for Salford in their Sky Bet League Two clash with Carlisle on Saturday.The defender played 45 minutes against AFC Wimbledon last weekend having been sidelined since August but did not feature in the FA Cup replay against Peterborough in midweek.Odin Bailey, who missed the Dons clash for family reasons, returned as a substitute in the cup while Marcus Da...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday could have Mallik Wilks and Liam Palmer back for the visit of Shrewsbury.The pair missed last week’s win at Accrington but have returned to training and could feature.George Byers also hopes to be fit after an impact injury kept him out at the Wham Stadium.Akin Famewo is on the comeback trail but Dennis Adeniran (knee) and Ben Heneghan (ACL) are still out long-term.Shre...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Scott Brown is unlikely to make major changes for the Sky Bet League One clash with Bolton.Harvey Macadem is back in training with the first-team squad and will hope to be involved.Joe Garner returned from two games out as a late substitute in last weekend’s 2-2 draw away to Bristol Rovers.However, Darnell Johnson and Admiral Muskwe remain out.Bolton are hoping to have strik...Full Story »

Swindon midfielder Jonny Williams misses the Sky Bet League Two clash with Crewe after joining up with Wales for the World Cup.Forward Tyrese Shade is also set to sit out the game after picking up a slight hamstring injury.Striker Rushian Hepburn-Murphy is nearing a return from a hamstring problem but is not yet ready to return while defenders Tom Clayton and Angus MacDonald could be back in ful...Full Story »

Newport will be without striker Offrande Zanzala for the visit of Gillingham.The 26-year-old returned from a hamstring injury in the Exiles’ 2-1 win over Southampton Under-21s but has since suffered a setback and is ruled out once again.Midfielder Aaron Wildig could be included after sitting out the 2-1 defeat to Stockport last week.Winger Aaron Lewis will be looking to keep his place afte...Full Story »

Portsmouth will be without Joe Morrell against Derby.The Wales midfielder is in Qatar with his country ahead of the World Cup.Joe Rafferty, Jayden Reid and Louis Thompson are expected to be out for Danny Cowley.Tom Lowery missed the draw with Morecambe while Clark Robertson came off at half-time at the weekend.Tom Barkhuizen is poised to return to Derby’s squad at Fratton Park.The midfield...Full Story »

Manchester City have been linked with a move for the Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos. The German international midfielder will be a free agent at the end of the season and a report from Sport claims that the Premier League champions will try to lure him to the Etihad Stadium. Real Madrid are determined to hold on to the player and they have prioritised his contract renewal. It will be int...Full Story »

Newcastle keeper Karius, 29, has taken advantage of the club break for the World Cup to go away with Leotta. Leotta wowed fans with footage of her bike ride The pair have been pictured relaxing on a Miami beach Credit: Splash The TV star shares holiday updates on her Instagram Credit: Diletta_Leotta_-_Instagram_@dilettaleotta_3. Newcastle's Karius has taken advantage of the World Cup winter ...Full Story »

Chelsea were linked with a move for the AC Milan forward Rafael Leao at the start of the season and the Blues remain keen on signing him in the summer. According to a report from 90 Min, the Premier League giants are watching the 23-year-old Portuguese international closely and they are confident of luring him to Stamford Bridge in the near future. AC Milan are hoping to tie him down to a lo...Full Story »

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo said he was close to signing for bitter rivals Manchester City last year but former manager Alex Ferguson asked him not to. Ronaldo said Ferguson persuaded him to re-join United for a second spell at Old Trafford when he moved from Juventus in August, 2021 on a two-year deal, returning to the club where he won eight major trophies from 2003-2009. "...Full Story »

Jack Marriott’s late double helped Peterborough to a comfortable 3-0 FA Cup replay win at Salford.Grant McCann’s League One high-flyers proved too strong for the Ammies as they booked a second-round trip to Shrewsbury.Posh skipper Harrison Burrows curled a 25-yard strike just over the top early on.Salford goalkeeper Tom King then produced a superb double save to keep out Kwame Poku a...Full Story »

A brace from Danny Ings helped Aston Villa end their away day blues in the Premier League at the eighth time of asking with a 2-1 victory at Brighton.Villa’s dismissal record on the road this season contributed towards Steven Gerrard’s sacking last month but successor Unai Emery was able to celebrate three points on the south coast following a fine comeback.Alexis Mac Allister fired ...Full Story »

PSV Eindhoven forward Cody Gakpo has handed Manchester United and his other suitors a blow ahead of the January transfer window. Gakpo was expected to be at the forefront of several clubs' attacking shortlists this winter after a stellar start to the season, but he looks set to remain in the Netherlands. The 22-year-old winger was strongly linked with United, Leeds United and Southampton in the...Full Story »

Arsenal sent out a title warning after Martin Odegaard’s double sent them five points clear at the top of the Premier League.The captain’s second-half brace earned a 2-0 win at Wolves and showed Manchester City their crown is under threat.Mikel Arteta’s side are genuine contenders, grinding out a victory to put daylight between them and the reigning champions.Martin Odegaard ce...Full Story »

Southend got their charge up the National League back on track with a 2-0 victory over Dorking at Roots Hall.The Shrimpers had won four successive games without conceding before drawing 2-2 with high-flying Notts County last time out but first-half goals from Jack Bridge and Shaun Hobson earned them another three-point haul on Saturday.Southend took the lead with the first decent chance of the m...Full Story »

Two first-half goals were enough for Maidenhead to return to winning ways as they beat Aldershot 2-1.The Magpies handed the Shots back-to-back defeats and move up into 13th in the National League table.Maidenhead took the lead after eight minutes when Reece Smith picked out Remy Clerima in the box, who tucked the ball past goalkeeper Luca Ashby-Hammond.They doubled the lead in the 19th minute af...Full Story »

Nigel Clough was delighted to see Mansfield end their winless run in Sky Bet League Two and reclaim a place among the play-off contenders with a 1-0 win at Rochdale.Substitute George Maris scored the only goal of the game after 66 minutes when he connected with a sublime Hiram Boateng delivery, poking home from five yards to end a five-match run in the league without a win.Stags manager Clough n...Full Story »