Lewis Grabban came off the bench to rescue a point for Nottingham Forest as old rivals Sheffield United forced a 1-1 draw at the City Ground.Grabban netted his sixth goal of the season from close range in the 83rd minute, five minutes after fellow sub – and ex-Red – Billy Sharp had set up Morgan Gibbs-White to put the Blades in front with his fifth of the campaign.It was a closely-co...Full Story »

Cheltenham defender Lewis Freestone scored his first career goal as they held Portsmouth to a 1-1 draw at Fratton Park.The visitors struck first after six minutes when Freestone capitalised on Pompey midfielder Louis Thompson’s mis-hit a clearance from a corner.Portsmouth levelled the game on 31 minutes through Reeco Hackett.Scott Flinders punched away a cross to deny John Marquis from clo...Full Story »

League One basement clubs Crewe and Doncaster did not have the guile to prise a much-needed victory from a poor quality clash at Gresty Road which ended in a 1-1 draw.Chris Porter headed the Railwaymen ahead, but Joseph Olowu had Rovers level before the interval. It left Crewe rooted to the bottom of table without a win in nine games and Rovers only marginally better off, three points and a plac...Full Story »

Cambridge secured an excellent 2-0 win over struggling Morecambe at the Mazuma Stadium.Goals in either half from Ben Worman and Joe Ironside gave Mark Bonner’s side a deserved second away win of the season.Worman struck the opener on 28 minutes with a stunning strike. The midfielder received the ball on the edge of the Morecambe box and, after a good first touch, produced a superb right fo...Full Story »

Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has challenged Ruben Loftus-Cheek to “use his full potential” after the midfielder was praised for his performance during Tuesday’s 1-0 win in Malmo.The academy graduate started only his second Champions League match, with his full debut in the competition occurring more than six years ago.Loftus-Cheek took time to make his mark on the Group H c...Full Story »

Chelsea remain on course to reach the Champions League knockout phase after Hakim Ziyech struck in the second half against Malmo to secure a hard-fought 1-0 victory. The Blues attacker tapped home after a wonderful cross by Callum Hudson-Odoi, who continued his encouraging recent form to help Thomas Tuchel’s side clinch a third win in Group H. With Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner still s...Full Story »

Managerless Cardiff have no new injury concerns ahead of their Sky Bet Championship clash with QPR on Wednesday.Marlon Pack returns to contention for the game while James Collins remains sidelined.Joe Ralls has a problem with his shoulder and has managed parts of training but did not fully take part on Monday and is expected to be unavailable for interim manager Steve Morison.Chanka Zimba is exp...Full Story »

Joseph Laumann will take charge of Barnsley for the first time as the Championship’s bottom two sides prepare to meet at Oakwell.Laumann has stepped in for two games on a caretaker basis following the dismissal of Markus Schopp this week after seven successive defeats.Striker Carlton Morris continues to be absent with a knee injury while Callum Styles is also a doubt as he battles to recov...Full Story »

Chris Maxwell and Shayne Lavery remain out for Blackpool ahead of their clash with Stoke.The duo are stepping up their recoveries from injury but are not due to return until after the international break.Goalkeeper Maxwell has been battling a quad tear and striker Lavery is out with a hamstring issue.Midfielder Kevin Stewart is edging closer to fitness and could make the squad to face Stoke.The ...Full Story »

West Brom’s Darnell Furlong is banned for Wednesday’s visit of Hull.The defender was sent off in Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Fulham with the Baggies opting not to appeal against the decision.Alex Mowatt remains sidelined with a foot injury with boss Valerien Ismael hopeful of having the midfielder available after the international break.Grady Diangana is fit again after two substi...Full Story »