Chelsea coach Graham Potter acknowledged the frustration of fans who booed the Blues off after a 1-0 home defeat by the Premier League's bottom club Southampton on Saturday but said his critics were wrong to put all the blame on him. "After a 1-0 defeat at home, any criticism you get is understandable," Potter told reporters after his side's latest failure to find the net. "I think we have had...Full Story »

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe is confident Loris Karius is ready to step into the heat of Carabao Cup final battle in the wake of Nick Pope’s heartache.Pope was dismissed for handling outside his area during Saturday’s 2-0 Premier League defeat by Liverpool and is suspended for next Sunday’s clash with Manchester United at Wembley as a result.German Karius, who joined the Magpies o...Full Story »

Millenic Alli scored a second half equaliser for Halifax to ensure the Vanarama National League points were shared in a 1-1 draw at Boreham Wood.Lee Ndlovu had given the home side a ninth-minute lead on his return to the starting XI.However his early strike was cancelled out by Alli’s 62nd-minute strike, as the visitors recorded their third successive draw.The result leaves Boreham Wood ju...Full Story »

Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi insists he will not be “fooled around” by further meetings with referees’ chief Howard Webb after criticising match official Darren England following a frustrating 1-0 defeat to Fulham.De Zerbi was shown a red card in the tunnel at the Amex Stadium, having rushed onto the pitch to berate England for his performance.Webb, the chief refereeing offic...Full Story »

Stockport boss Dave Challinor urged his in-form side to keep their run going after they saw off second-placed Stevenage 2-0 in League Two.Will Collar and substitute Ryan Rydel were on target as County roared to a fourth straight win.Stockport have moved into the mix for the automatic promotion battle, sitting four points off third and five behind Stevenage.And Challinor said: “That’s...Full Story »

Neil Warnock believes Huddersfield are in with a fighting chance of avoiding relegation from the Sky Bet Championship after his second spell as Terriers manager got off to the perfect start with a 2-1 win over Birmingham.Joseph Hungbo and Jaheim Headley scored their first goals for Town either side of half-time to bring them from behind after Troy Deeney had given Birmingham an early lead.Hudder...Full Story »

Derek McInnes insisted “the game’s gone mad” after Kilmarnock had Kyle Vassell sent off following a VAR review in their defeat at Hibernian.The January signing was initially shown a yellow card for a high boot on Marijan Cabraja but that was upgraded after referee John Beaton consulted his pitch-side monitor on the advice of VAR official Steven Kirkland.McInnes said: “The...Full Story »

Nick Pope’s Carabao Cup final dream went up in smoke as Liverpool put themselves back into the race for the top four with a 2-0 win at Newcastle.The England goalkeeper was dismissed 22 minutes into a pulsating Premier League contest at St James’ Park for handling outside his penalty area and will be suspended for Sunday’s clash with Manchester United at Wembley.With Martin Dubr...Full Story »

Liam Fox insists he is still the right man to take Dundee United forward despite the cinch Premiership’s bottom club slipping to a fifth successive defeat.Stevie May was St Johnstone’s hero at Tannadice, scoring either side of a Dylan Levitt goal to secure a victory that moved them 10 points clear of the Tangerines in the table.The home supporters did not hide their displeasure durin...Full Story »

Jim Bentley admitted flak from Rochdale supporters left him feeling “low” after his bottom-of-the-league side crashed to a 2-0 home loss against Gillingham.Goal in each half from Oli Hawkins and George Lapslie secured the points for the Gills, themselves fighting for Football League survival.The result left Dale six points adrift of safety at the foot of the table and staring into th...Full Story »