Liverpool to modify manager role as details on Arne Slot's true position emerge
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by Express.co.uk
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 »
Tottenham look to beat Manchester United to the signing of Premier League star
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by Caughtoffside.com
Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly ready to do battle with Manchester United for the signature of Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo.
With his first season in North London coming to an end, Ange Postecogou will be pleased with the structure he has built at the club despite not hitting the heights fans hoped that they would.
Although they are six points behind Aston Villa with two games in hand o...Full Story »
BVB loanee Jadon Sancho open to Man Utd return
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by Tribalfootball.com
Borussia Dortmund loanee Jadon Sancho is open to returning to parent club Manchester United.
However, everything will depend on Erik ten Hag leaving United this summer.
Tribalfootball.com's transfer expert Rudy Galetti is reporting: "After his last experience on loan at BVB, Jadon Sancho could stay at Man UTD next season under a new manager.
"As told, Erik Ten Hag's position is at risk and ...Full Story »
Tottenham making move for West Ham prospect Daniel Rigge
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by Tribalfootball.com
Tottenham are making a move for West Ham prospect Daniel Rigge.
According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Spurs are leading the race for the 18-year-old midfielder.
Four clubs want to sign the English prospect, who is currently playing in West Ham's U18 and U21 teams, in the summer.
The Hammers, for their part, would actually like to keep Rigge.
But Rigge is unconvinced by his first te...Full Story »
Mohamed Salah to leave Liverpool? Egyptian backed for exit after Jurgen Klopp bust-up
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by fourfourtwo.com
Mohamed Salah has been backed to leave Liverpool this summer after Saturday's touchline bust-up with Reds manager Jurgen Klopp
(Image credit: Getty Images)
Mohamed Salah has been backed to leave Liverpool this summer following his clash with Jurgen Klopp in the Reds' 2-2 draw at West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday.
Liverpool's title hopes took another huge blow as Klopp's side were hel...Full Story »
CAN'T WAITE Man Utd could seal cut-price Jarrad Branthwaite transfer if they move quickly amid Everton financial woes
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by Thesun.co.uk
EVERTON may need to sell Merseyside derby hero Jarrad Branthwaite before June 30 to beat another financial rap.
Sean Dyche would love the centre-back, 21, to stick around for another season at least.
Jarrad Branthwaite is Everton's most valuable asset Credit: Getty
But the club’s precarious position off the pitch makes it likely they will need to cash in on Branthwaite — even if t...Full Story »
Getafe offer fresh update on Mason Greenwood's future amid interest in Man Utd loanee from Juventus
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by Goal.com
Getafe manager Jose Bordalas has hinted that the club will try and keep Mason Greenwood beyond the summer.
Greenwood is on loan from Man Utd
Has scored eight goals in La Liga
Unlikely to return to England
WHAT HAPPENED?The 22-year-old is attracting a lot of interest from European clubs who believe they can secure a deal for a cut-price fee from Manchester United. Greenwood was named Pl...Full Story »
Transfer news & rumours LIVE: Arsenal keen to sign Valencia's €100m-rated starlet Javi Guerra
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by Goal.com
Arsenal keen on signing Valencia starlet
According to Caughtoffside, the Premier League are reportedly interested in signing talented Valencia midfielder Javi Guerra in the upcoming summer transfer window.
The 20-year-old Spaniard reportedly has a €100m release clause in his contract but the report claims he would be available for a fee in the region of €60m. The Gunners, however...Full Story »
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino believes VAR has ‘damaged English football’
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino says VAR is “damaging English football” after his side were denied an injury-time winner at Aston Villa.The Blues thought they had overturned a 2-0 half-time deficit at Villa Park when Axel Disasi crashed home a header only for it to be ruled out for a foul on Diego Carlos in the build-up.Referee Craig Pawson did not award the foul in real time but di...Full Story »
Kieran McKenna takes the positives from Ipswich’s thrilling draw at Hull
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Kieran McKenna took the positives out of Ipswich’s 3-3 draw at Hull as his side missed the chance to move into the Sky Bet Championship’s automatic promotion places.A win would have moved Ipswich second in the table, but a point means they are behind Leeds on goal difference.The Ipswich boss said: “I thought it was a wonderful game. I saw so many good things that I love about t...Full Story »
Ipswich miss chance to go second as Hull hit back to claim thrilling draw
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Ipswich missed the chance to climb into the Sky Bet Championship’s automatic promotion places as Hull came from behind three times to snatch a 3-3 draw at the MKM Stadium.Omari Hutchinson scored two superb goals for Kieran McKenna’s side, who stay third on goal difference, while a point kept Hull’s play-off hopes alive.George Hirst opened the scoring for the visitors with a fin...Full Story »
Chelsea denied stunning comeback after VAR rules out Axel Disasi winner at Villa
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
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 »
My biggest achievement – Sean Dyche ‘super proud’ as Everton secure survival
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Everton manager Sean Dyche rates overseeing the club’s escape from relegation as his greatest achievement.Idrissa Gueye’s 60th-minute strike was enough to beat Brentford 1-0 and secure a 71st successive top-flight season and a record 122nd overall, with victory putting them 11 points clear of 18th-placed Luton after three wins in a week.Dyche said to achieve safety with three matches...Full Story »
Solihull Moors reach National League play-off final following rout of Barnet
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Solihull Moors emphatically booked a place in the Vanarama National League play-off final at Wembley thanks to a thumping 4-0 thrashing of Barnet.James Clarke headed Andy Whing’s side into a sixth-minute lead at the Hive before Jack Stevens’ low drive doubled the advantage 20 minutes later.Barnet finished 10 points above Moors during the league campaign, but any hope of a fightback w...Full Story »
Everton secure Premier League survival with victory over Brentford
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Everton capped a season-defining week with a third successive home victory to secure their Premier League status as Idrissa Gueye scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Brentford.For the second successive campaign it was a midfielder – a year ago Abdoulaye Doucoure had the honour on the final day – who stepped up to be the Toffees’ saviour and ensure their final season at Goodi...Full Story »
Barcelona end Emma Hayes’ dream of Champions League glory with Chelsea
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Chelsea’s hopes of winning a first Women’s Champions League title were ended as Barcelona overturned a first-leg deficit to win 2-0 at Stamford Bridge and progress to the final.Fridolina Rolfo fired home from the penalty spot with 15 minutes to play to complete the defending champions’ fightback and seal a 2-1 aggregate victory, after Emma Hayes’ side had been made to end...Full Story »
Watford boss Tom Cleverley relieved at long-awaited home win
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Watford manager Tom Cleverley admitted his relief at ending the club’s 12-game winless run at Vicarage Road with a 1-0 victory over Sunderland.A Ryan Andrews goal gave Watford their first home win since November 28 in Cleverley’s first game since being named permanent manager.Cleverley said: “I would have taken a 1-0 win before the game, but I’ll always be honest and that...Full Story »
Grant McCann remains grounded despite guiding Doncaster to the play-offs
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
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 »
Graham Alexander accepts Bradford came up short over the full season
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
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 »
Rob Edwards insists Luton will keep fighting after losing to Wolves
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Boss Rob Edwards stressed Luton were still in the fight after their Premier League survival bid took another hit with a 2-1 loss at his old club Wolves.The hosts took the lead through Hwang Hee-chan’s deflected finish just before the interval and Toti then doubled the advantage with a header five minutes into the second half.Carlton Morris – whose header was saved by Jose Sa seconds ...Full Story »
Johnnie Jackson hails Wimbledon hat-trick hero Omar Bugiel
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson hailed the impact of Omar Bugiel after the forward spurred the club to a 5-1 demolition of Walsall.Bugiel, 30, dominated proceedings from the offset, and was duly rewarded for his movement and physicality with a hat-trick and the man-of-the-match award.Jackson lavished praise on the Lebanese international for his superlative display.He said: ”He’s a ...Full Story »
Scott Lindsey hits back at doubters after Crawley clinch play-off spot
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Crawley manager Scott Lindsey dedicated the 2-0 home win over Grimsby which sent his side into the League Two play-offs to “all the people that tipped us for relegation”.First-half goals from Danilo Orsi and Klaidi Lolos sealed seventh place for the Red Devils, who now face MK Dons in the semi-finals, with the first leg at the Broadfield Stadium on Monday week.Former Swindon boss Lin...Full Story »
I would not swap Alexander Isak for anybody else – Newcastle boss Eddie Howe
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
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 realistic about Livingston’s survival chances despite win
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
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 »
David Wagner admits Norwich were ‘not clinical enough’ in draw with Swansea
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Norwich head coach David Wagner was pleased with his side’s performance despite seeing them drop a couple of points in a 2-2 draw with Swansea at Carrow Road.A win would have confirmed a place in the Championship play-offs for the Canaries but their destiny is still in their own hands ahead of next Saturday’s trip to Birmingham.Matt Grimes’ penalty secured a share of the spoils...Full Story »
Cardiff chairman hoping to tie boss Erol Bulut to new contract over dinner
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Cardiff chairman Mehmet Dalman is hoping to tie down Erol Bulut to a fresh contract “maybe tonight”, despite a 4-1 Championship defeat at the hands of Middlesbrough.The Bluebirds boss’ future has been the subject of speculation for weeks, with his team’s inconsistency prompting club owner Vincent Tan to reserve judgement on his future.Dalman admitted that the ongoing unce...Full Story »
Russell Martin fears negative reaction after Southampton slip into play-offs
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Southampton manager Russell Martin fears three consecutive defeats will cause negativity to seep into supporters ahead of the play-offs as his side lost 1-0 to Stoke.Saints have been beaten by Cardiff, Leicester and Stoke in eight days, having hoped to mount an automatic promotion charge, and must now rely on the Championship play-offs.Tyrese Campbell netted the only goal for the Potters at St M...Full Story »
I wouldn’t change it for the world – Crewe boss Lee Bell hails play-off place
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Crewe boss Lee Bell revelled in the emotion of guiding his side into the League Two play-offs following a 1-1 draw at Colchester.Elliott Nevitt struck a stoppage-time equaliser, converting substitute Charlie Kirk’s low cross from close range, as Crewe set up a semi-final meeting with Doncaster.Colchester, who got the point they needed to ensure their Football League status, had gone ahead ...Full Story »
There’s a lot of hard work to be done this summer – Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Phil Parkinson insists plenty of hard work will come this summer as Wrexham prepare for life in League One after ending the campaign with a 2-1 win over champions Stockport.Connor Lemonheigh-Evans put the Hatters in front and after Ollie Palmer equalised, Andy Cannon grabbed a brilliant late winner to secure second place for the Dragons.Parkinson was pleased to end the campaign on a high, but no...Full Story »
John Eustace sent off as Blackburn are frustrated by Coventry
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Blackburn missed the chance to secure their Championship survival as they could only draw 0-0 with 10-man Coventry.John Eustace’s men were much the better side in a game that would have made them mathematically safe with a win, but missed a series of chances, the best of which fell to Sammie Szmodics in the first half, but the league’s top scorer missed the target.They made most of t...Full Story »
We did everything but score – Steven Naismith hails Hearts display
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Steven Naismith felt Hearts did everything but find the net as they moved closer to clinching third place in the cinch Premiership with a 0-0 draw against Kilmarnock.The Jambos struck the woodwork twice in the first half, though found chances after the break limited.Hearts remain 11 points ahead of Killie with four games of the season remaining.“I thought our performance today was brillian...Full Story »
We are building something – Erik ten Hag pleads for patience from Man Utd fans
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Under-fire Erik ten Hag pleaded for fans to stay patient after misfiring Manchester United blew a late lead against relegation-threatened Burnley at an unhappy Old Trafford.Things have gone off the boil since United won the Carabao Cup, reached the FA Cup final and finished third in the Premier League during a promising first season under the Dutchman.United are scrapping for Europa League quali...Full Story »
Ged Brannan hails 16-year-old Adam Fairclough after debut Morecambe goal
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
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 »
Danny Rohl applauds ‘big performance’ as win edges Sheff Wed closer to safety
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl praised his side’s display after a vital 3-0 win over West Brom gave their Championship survival hopes a huge lift.Goals from Anthony Musaba, Ike Ugbo and Josh Windass earned the result which leaves the Owls requiring just a point at Sunderland next weekend to be certain of staying in the second tier.Rohl said: “It was a big performance from my ...Full Story »
Bristol City boss Liam Manning sees plenty to be positive about
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Liam Manning spoke positively about a promotion challenge next season after seeing his Bristol City team stretch their unbeaten run to seven games with a dominant display in a 2-0 win over Rotherham.Tommy Conway grabbed his 12th goal of the season on 32 minutes, firing home powerfully from the penalty spot after being tripped as he tried to round goalkeeper Dillon Phillips.And Scott Twine set th...Full Story »
Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell fumes over ‘laughable’ red card in Dons defeat
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
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 »
Dan Connor hopes Forest Green will be ‘better equipped’ next time they come up
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Goalkeeper coach Dan Connor hopes Forest Green will be “better equipped” when they next return to the Football League after relegation from Sky Bet League Two was confirmed on the final day of the campaign.Charlie McCann’s second-half strike meant Rovers finished the season with a 1-0 victory at home to Notts County.In two tumultuous seasons, which includes six managers since J...Full Story »
Blackburn disappointed after goalless draw with Coventry
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Keith Downing admitted Blackburn missed a great opportunity to secure Championship safety after drawing 0-0 with 10-man Coventry.Blackburn’s assistant coach was speaking because John Eustace was sent to the stands in the second half for pushing Coventry’s Kasey Palmer.After last week’s defeat to Sheffield Wednesday, Rovers certainly got a reaction and were unlucky not to win th...Full Story »
Steve Morison insists he will remain as Sutton boss after relegation from EFL
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Sutton boss Steve Morison says he is not going anywhere despite his side being relegated from the Football League.A late leveller in a 4-4 draw against MK Dons was not enough to keep Sutton up, who needed a win as well as other results to go their way.The draw at Stadium:MK brought to an end Sutton’s three-year stay in Sky Bet League Two, but Morison is keen to stay on.“We left some ...Full Story »
Pete Wild proud but frustrated as Barrow edged out of play-offs
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Pete Wild was left “devastated” as Barrow missed out on a League Two play-off place by a single point.Wild was named March manager of the month after the Cumbrians took 16 points from a possible 18.But in seven games in April, they managed just two points including Saturday’s draw against already promoted Mansfield.Kian Spence cancelled out a 16th-minute opener from George Mari...Full Story »
Nigel Adkins ‘busy behind scenes’ to help Tranmere target promotion next season
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Nigel Adkins is focused on making sure Tranmere are promotion candidates next season after finishing the season with a 4-1 loss at Accrington.Both Rovers and Stanley finished on 57 points, in 16th and 17th place respectively, but Adkins is determined Tranmere are further up the table in 2024-25.Rovers got off to a dream start when, with just 95 seconds gone, Luke Norris drilled the ball home.Sta...Full Story »
Huddersfield’s Andre Breitenreiter resigned to relegation after Birmingham draw
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
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 »
Oliver Glasner hails ‘amazing’ Jeffrey Schlupp leveller as Palace draw at Fulham
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Oliver Glasner lauded Jeffrey Schlupp’s “amazing” late equaliser which earned Crystal Palace a point from a 1-1 Premier League draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage.Schlupp came off the bench to score a goal-of-the-season contender which cancelled out Rodrigo Muniz’s ninth league notch of the season.The former Ghana international received the ball from Adam Wharton before he...Full Story »
Kevin Nancekivell urges fans to aid Plymouth’s survival battle
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Kevin Nancekivell believes Plymouth’s fans can make the difference after a 1-0 defeat against Millwall took their fight for Championship survival to the final day.An uninspiring opening 45 minutes ended 0-0, and it looked like both sides had settled for a point until Lions captain Jake Cooper leapt at the far post and looped a header over Pilgrims goalkeeper Michael Cooper.The result leave...Full Story »
Nick Montgomery happy to see Hibernian bounce back brightly from disappointment
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Nick Montgomery praised his Hibernian players for recovering from top-six disappointment to convincingly beat St Johnstone 3-1 at McDiarmid Park.Defeats by Saints at Easter Road and a draw at Motherwell earlier in the month helped lead to a bottom-half finish in the cinch Premiership and the Hibs board publicly described their manager’s failure to reach the top six as “simply unaccep...Full Story »
Five-goal Queen’s Park keep survival hopes alive with victory at Arbroath
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Queen’s Park are outside the relegation play-off spot by a point with a game to go after a 5-0 cinch Championship win at relegated Arbroath.Just 17 minutes had gone when Dom Thomas put the visitors ahead with a volley from 20 yards.The well-travelled Cillian Sheridan made it two – 11 minutes later – when he finished well after a ball over the top.Sheridan then turned provider w...Full Story »
Crawley claim play-off place with victory over Grimsby
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
First-half goals from Danilo Orsi and Klaidi Lolos put Crawley into the League Two play-offs with a 2-0 home victory over Grimsby.The Red Devils sealed a seventh-placed finish with a first win in five games to set up a two-legged semi-final with MK Dons.Crawley finished the regular season with 21 wins, 10 more than when they narrowly avoided relegation last term.Crawley boss Scott Lindsey descri...Full Story »
Charlie Austin bags brace as Swindon and Morecambe share six-goal thriller
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Charlie Austin scored twice as Swindon and Morecambe played out an exciting 3-3 draw in the final game of the season.The Robins went ahead after just five minutes when Sean McGurk whipped in a free-kick from the right on to the head of Austin to nod home.But the lead didn’t last long as Cameron Smith put in a low ball that made it through to Joe Adams, whose shot took a big deflection to w...Full Story »
Shaun Maloney lauds ‘pleasing way to end season’ after Wigan beat Bristol Rovers
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Wigan manager Shaun Maloney admitted everything ‘clicked’ during the 2-0 victory over Bristol Rovers at the DW Stadium which saw his side climb into the top half of Sky Bet League One.A goal in either half from Josh Magennis and Jonny Smith secured the points for Wigan, who were utterly dominant from start to finish and could easily have won by five or six.“It’s a really ...Full Story »
Salford and Harrogate close season with entertaining draw
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Salford and Harrogate shared the points courtesy of four first-half goals as an entertaining 2-2 draw at The Peninsula Stadium brought their respective seasons to an end.Salford were ahead as early as the fifth minute when Callum Hendry rose highest to meet Luke Garbutt’s corner and head the ball into the net.The visitors were level with their first real effort in the 27th minute as Abraha...Full Story »
Karl Robinson frustrated as Salford let leads slip in season-ending draw
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Salford boss Karl Robinson admitted his side missed the killer instinct to put Harrogate away having twice led.Callum Hendry’s fifth-minute opener gave the hosts the perfect start, only for Abraham Odoh to level for the visitors just after the half-hour mark.Ryan Watson restored Salford’s lead just six minutes later in action-packed first half but Matty Foulds’ injury-time leve...Full Story »
Jake Cooper’s late header earns Millwall victory over Plymouth
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
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 »
Ryan Andrews goal ends Watford’s long wait for home win
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Substitute Ryan Andrews ended Watford’s dismal run of form at Vicarage Road as they clinched a 1-0 victory over Sunderland.Tom Cleverley was able to celebrate his appointment as permanent manager with the club’s first home victory since November 28, ending a run of 12 winless games.In spite of improved performances since taking charge on a caretaker basis from the sacked Valerien Ism...Full Story »
Hibernian ease pressure on Nick Montgomery with win over struggling St Johnstone
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Hibernian eased the pressure on Nick Montgomery with a convincing 3-1 win at St Johnstone which left the home side still with relegation concerns.A lot of attention was on Hibs boss Montgomery after the Easter Road board publicly described his failure to lead them into the top six in the cinch Premiership as “simply unacceptable”.However, his side responded positively in the first po...Full Story »
Luton’s hopes of avoiding relegation further hit following loss to Wolves
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
Luton’s Premier League survival bid took another hit as Rob Edwards’ men were beaten 2-1 at his old club Wolves.A week on from the 5-1 hammering at the hands of Brentford at Kenilworth Road, the Hatters fell behind through Hwang Hee-chan’s finish just before the interval and a diving header from Toti then doubled the hosts’ advantage five minutes into the second half.Carl...Full Story »
Southampton left to face play-offs after defeat to Stoke
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
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 celebrates late wondergoal as Crystal Palace earn point at Fulham
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
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 scores twice as Newcastle relegate Sheffield United with big win
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
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 boost survival hopes as Stefan Gartenmann goal sinks 10-man Motherwell
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 by PA
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 »