Two goals from Kevin van Veen helped Motherwell to a comfortable 3-0 home win over Livingston.The striker’s brace and a third from Max Johnston had Stuart Kettlewell’s side firmly in control by the 34th minute of a one-sided contest.Only the offside flag denied Van Veen a late hat-trick as Motherwell improved their chances of making the top six by the split.Livingston barely created ...Full Story »

Ollie Watkins’ hot streak continued as Aston Villa moved into the Premier League’s top six with a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest, whose manager Steve Cooper’s job remains under threat.Watkins struck his ninth goal in the last 11 games at the death after Bertrand Traore had opened the scoring early in the second half.It was Villa’s sixth win from the last seven matches and...Full Story »

Ross County secured a vital three points in their battle to avoid relegation as goals from Simon Murray and David Cancola either side of half-time gave them a deserved 2-0 victory over St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.Both sides had chances to break the deadlock in the first half before Murray latched on to a Jordan White flick-on on the stroke of half-time to fire powerfully past Remi Matthews.Ca...Full Story »

Dundee returned to the top of the Scottish Championship following a goalless draw at Arbroath.Having seen previous leaders Queen’s Park thrashed 4-0 at Partick on Good Friday, Dundee missed the chance to move two points clear with a game in hand and instead sit at the summit on goal difference.Paul McMullan, whose last league goal came in a 4-2 home defeat by Arbroath on January 2, forced ...Full Story »

Bournemouth plunged managerless Leicester into deeper trouble near the foot of the Premier League with a vital 1-0 victory that lifted Gary O’Neil’s side out of the bottom three and up to 15th.As the Foxes were declining to comment on reports former Leeds boss Jesse Marsch was in “advanced talks” to fill the King Power vacancy left by Brendan Rodgers last week, the size o...Full Story »

Hearts boss Robbie Neilson came under heavy fire from furious Jambos supporters as his 10-man side crashed to a fifth defeat in a row at home to St Mirren.Second-half goals from Curtis Main and Alex Gogic put the Buddies on course for victory before Robert Snodgrass’ red card ended the beleaguered hosts’ hopes of a fightback.The 2-0 result was compounded as Hearts were overtaken in t...Full Story »

The cinch Championship’s bottom two could not be separated as Hamilton drew 1-1 at home to Cove Rangers.Cove, who had conceded 14 goals in their previous three matches, had the best chance of the first half when Connor Scully’s cross was headed inches over the bar by Blair Yule.Yule was forced off before the break through injury, as was goalkeeper Scott Fox after colliding with Benny...Full Story »

Harry Kane’s 25th goal of the season helped earn Tottenham a crucial 2-1 win over Brighton in a fiery encounter between the top-four rivals.Both bosses, Cristian Stellini and Roberto De Zerbi, were sent off in the second half on a day when tempers boiled over on a number of occasions in north London.Son Heung-min’s opener, his 100th goal in the Premier League, put the hosts in front,...Full Story »

Aberdeen’s fantastic recent revival continued as a Luis ‘Duk’ Lopes double sealed a 2-0 win over Kilmarnock which lifted them up to third place in the cinch Premiership.The Cape Verde international opened the scoring after less than 20 seconds and added a second just before the hour mark as Barry Robson’s Dons dominated former boss Derek McInnes’ Kilmarnock side.The...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag fumed about the Premier League fixture schedule after Marcus Rashford limped off with an injury that leaves Manchester United sweating on their star player’s fitness.The Saturday lunchtime clash with relegation-threatned Everton ended in a straightforward 2-0 win thanks to Scott McTominay’s strike and substitute Anthony Martial’s first league goal of 2023.The latte...Full Story »

A Harrison Reed own goal gave West Ham their first away Premier League victory since August as they saw off Fulham to ease their relegation worries.The Hammers had been thrashed by Newcastle in midweek but recovered to win 1-0 at Craven Cottage in a low-quality affair settled by Reed’s unfortunate first-half moment.Not since a victory at Aston Villa in their second away game of the season ...Full Story »