Neil Warnock optimistic despite Huddersfield’s heavy defeat at leaders Burnley
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Neil Warnock remains optimistic about Huddersfield’s survival chances because they have not lost ground on the teams above them despite a 4-0 defeat at Sky Bet Championship leaders Burnley.Warnock’s side remain four points adrift of safety after the defeat, as their hosts extended their unbeaten league run to 14 matches.Ashley Barnes scored Burnley’s opener while Connor Roberts...Full Story »
Northampton’s resilience impresses boss Jon Brady
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Jon Brady was happy with the resilience of his Northampton team after they won 1-0 at Colchester to boost their promotion hopes.The Cobblers bagged a 42nd-minute winner through Louis Appere, who swept home a loose ball from close range after Colchester had failed to clear Marc Leonard’s corner in the area.It sealed Northampton’s first win in five matches and leaves them two points ou...Full Story »
Barry Robson getting his message across as Bojan Miovski nets Aberdeen winner
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Aberdeen caretaker manager Barry Robson says his mantra is getting through to striker Bojan Miovski after the Macedonian’s 17th goal of the season moved his side above Livingston and into the cinch Premiership top six.Miovski struck a sweet volley a minute before the interval to earn the home side the points in a game that lacked for quality, if not determination.And Robson laughed: &ldquo...Full Story »
Stuart Kettlewell feels equaliser ‘could be a big moment’ in Motherwell’s season
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Stuart Kettlewell senses Callum Slattery produced a big moment in Motherwell’s season after the substitute’s last-minute free-kick earned a point at Kilmarnock.Slattery curled a brilliant strike into the top corner from more than 25 yards to maintain Kettlewell’s unbeaten start.The former Ross County manager was appointed Motherwell boss on a permanent basis on Wednesday after ...Full Story »
Matchwinner Andy Cook earns manager praise after Bradford beat Doncaster
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Striker Andy Cook was praised for consistently being in the right place at the right time as he hit the 20-goal mark for the season in Bradford’s 1-0 League Two win at Doncaster.Cook powered home a trademark header from a corner to settle a tight content between two sides chasing a top-seven finish and Bantams boss Mark Hughes was glowing in his praise for the veteran striker.“He is ...Full Story »
Steve Cotterill delighted with Shrewsbury progression after win over Wycombe
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Shrewsbury boss Steve Cotterill is delighted to see the progression at the club after hard work behind the scenes.Cotterill’s charges made it four home wins on the spin as Jordan Willis’ own goal and substitute Rekeil Pyke’s late effort saw Wycombe start life after Gareth Ainsworth with a 2-0 defeat.But for the play-off chasing Shrews, victory saw them beat their points tally f...Full Story »
Gary Rowett hails resilient Millwall for gritty victory at Stoke
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Gary Rowett praised his Millwall side for ‘grinding out’ victory as they continued their promotion push with a 1-0 win at Stoke.The ex-Potters boss enjoyed a happy return to Staffordshire as Millwall consolidated their position in the play-offs.Zian Flemming’s ninth-minute strike – his 11th league goal of the season – proved the winner in a tight contest.The hosts t...Full Story »
Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson would not rule out a play-off push
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Darren Ferguson called on his Peterborough entertainers to launch their own promotion bid after crushing title-chasing Plymouth.A thrilling 5-2 success featured a double from Sky Bet League One’s leading scorer Jonson Clarke-Harris, who hit the 20-goal mark for the season, with Hector Kyprianou, Harrison Burrows and Jack Taylor also scoring for the hosts.Saxon Earley and Macauley Gillesphe...Full Story »
Carlos Corberan hails all-rounder Daryl Dike after West Brom beat Middlesbrough
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Carlos Corberan was as delighted by Daryl Dike’s defensive efforts as he was by the West Brom striker’s brace after he sunk Middlesbrough with a quick-fire early double at The Hawthorns.USA international Dike found the net in the eighth minute when teed up by Jed Wallace, and two minutes later John Swift was the provider.Boro, who had been in rampant goalscoring form prior to this, w...Full Story »
Gabriel Martinelli scores only goal as leaders Arsenal beat Leicester
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Gabriel Martinelli hit the only goal of the game as Premier League leaders Arsenal secured a narrow victory at Leicester.The Gunners were the better side at the King Power Stadium but left with a hard-fought 1-0 win courtesy of Martinelli’s effort early in the second half.The game lacked much of the drama witnessed in Arsenal’s last-gasp victory at Aston Villa a week ago but it does ...Full Story »
Michael Duff a happy man as Barnsley hit four past Derby
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Barnsley manager Michael Duff was delighted with his team’s performance in a 4-1 victory against a strong Derby.Devante Cole scored two much-needed goals in the first half and Adam Phillips was also on the scoresheet.David McGoldrick gave hopes of a Derby comeback after a fabulous finish, but substitute Luke Thomas secured the vital three points with a late stoppage-time strike to seal the...Full Story »
Mick McCarthy knows struggling Blackpool need to improve
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Blackpool head coach Mick McCarthy admitted that the form of his side was “unacceptable” – and, if it continued, would lead to Sky Bet Championship relegation – after their 3-1 defeat at mid-table Reading.The Royals took a 1-0 half-time lead through top scorer Tom Ince but Blackpool opened brightly at the start of the second period.However, their attempted fightback was h...Full Story »
Mikel Arteta goes ‘back to basics’ as Arsenal earn vital win at Leicester
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Mikel Arteta revealed he has got his Arsenal players doing the basics right after their win at Leicester kept them top of the Premier League table.An early second-half strike from Gabriel Martinelli earned the Gunners a 1-0 victory at the King Power Stadium a week on from a last-gasp win at Aston Villa.Those six points followed the only rocky patch of Arsenal’s season to date where defeat ...Full Story »
Emi Buendia selflessness in Villa victory smells like team spirit to Unai Emery
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery praised the team spirit which saw Emi Buendia hand penalty duties to Ollie Watkins to allow the striker to score the decisive opener in a 2-0 win at Everton.Buendia, who would later fire home the second to end their three-match losing run, had only been on the pitch a couple of minutes when Idrissa Gana Gueye brought down John McGinn.But having picked up the bal...Full Story »
David Wagner salutes Norwich after beating Cardiff despite slow start
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Norwich head coach David Wagner was impressed with the way his side put a poor start to the game behind them to maintain their Championship play-off push with a 2-0 win over Cardiff.The Canaries were firmly on the back foot in the early stages at Carrow Road before they effectively settled the match by scoring twice in five minutes just past the half-hour mark.Gabriel Sara settled the nerves by ...Full Story »
Shaun Maloney: Wigan’s defeat at Preston is a big blow to survival hopes
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Shaun Maloney admits Wigan’s 2-1 defeat at Preston is a “big blow” to their Sky Bet Championship survival hopes.The relegation-threatened Latics looked set for a first away win in 11 matches as they deservedly led at the break through Greg Cunningham’s own goal.But Preston rallied to score twice in the space of four second-half minutes as Daniel Johnson’s penalty an...Full Story »
Carlisle improve promotion prospects with convincing win at struggling Crawley
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Paul Simpson marked his first year back in charge at Carlisle in fine style as the Cumbrians strengthened their promotion hopes with a thumping 5-2 win at Crawley in Sky Bet League Two.The Cumbrians were 4-0 ahead by half-time, on the way to their best away victory of the season.Crawley, winners now of only one of their last 10 games, remain second to bottom following a third successive defeat.C...Full Story »
Kevin McDonald scores first goal since kidney transplant in Exeter’s win
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Kevin McDonald scored his first goal since 2018 as Exeter picked up a comfortable 2-0 victory against struggling Cambridge in Sky Bet League One.McDonald, who signed for the Grecians in January, was on the scoresheet for the first time since undergoing a kidney transplant in May 2021, when he received a donation from brother Fraser.The Grecians went in front after 18 minutes when Pierce Sweeney ...Full Story »
Devarn Green grabs only goal as Oldham beat Chesterfield
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Devarn Green’s early strike was enough for Oldham to return to winning ways with a 1-0 victory against promotion-hopefuls Chesterfield.Oldham took the lead six minutes in when Ellis Chapman crossed into the box and Green fired the ball home.Ryan Colclough had a good chance for Chesterfield when his close-range effort went over the bar and the midfielder then set up Bailey Clements, but his...Full Story »
Carlos Mendes Gomes the Fleetwood hero with winner against old club Morecambe
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
A first-half goal from former Morecambe player Carlos Mendes Gomes was enough to give Fleetwood Town the three points in this entertaining League One derby at Highbury.The on-loan Luton Town man scored the only goal of the game on 13 minutes after a flowing move down the right.Shaun Rooney played in Jayden Stockley and the striker’s cross was volleyed home by Mendes Gomes from six yards ou...Full Story »
Paul Mullin scores again as Wrexham ease to Dorking victory
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Paul Mullin extended his remarkable recent scoring run to seven goals in five National League games as Wrexham kept up the pressure on leaders Notts County with a 3-1 home win over Dorking.The hosts went close in the early stages, with Elliot Lee’s ninth-minute header hitting the crossbar.But Lee could not be denied three minutes later as he opened the scoring with a fine finish.Wrexham&rs...Full Story »
Steve Evans stunned as to how Stevenage drew a blank in Tranmere defeat
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Boss Steve Evans was left in disbelief that Stevenage were unable to find the net as his side made it five Sky Bet League Two matches without a win following a 1-0 defeat to Tranmere.Josh Hawkes’ 76th-minute penalty earned Rovers all three points against a home side who looked a shadow of the team that sat second at the start of play.Boro failed to score for the second successive game, des...Full Story »
Josh Shonibare’s second-half goal earns Maidstone home draw with Gateshead
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Josh Shonibare’s header early in the second half earned Maidstone a 1-1 draw in their Vanarama National League clash with Gateshead.The on-loan Derby midfielder turned in a Jerome Binnom-Williams cross at the back post on 48 minutes to cancel out George Fowler’s early own goal.Fowler had headed into his own net after 18 minutes.Maidstone had also gone close as Sha’mar Lawson an...Full Story »
Forest Green winger Jordan Garrick pegs back his old club Lincoln
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Jordan Garrick rescued a point for bottom club Forest Green as they drew 1-1 with Lincoln.Winger Garrick spent the first half of the season on loan at the Imps from Swansea, but made a permanent switch in January to bottom club Rovers who are now winless in 13 league games.Ben House had stunned Rovers to open the scoring with a side-footed volley after just four minutes, making up for lost time ...Full Story »
Gary Caldwell delighted as Exeter pick up first home win since November
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Exeter manager Gary Caldwell hailed a complete team performance as his side picked up their first home win in Sky Bet League One since November by beating Cambridge 2-0 at St James Park.Archie Collins’ back-post header gave the Grecians a first-half lead and experienced midfielder Kevin McDonald added a second with a delightful curled shot into the bottom corner from 20 yards 10 minutes af...Full Story »
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy at the double as Swindon ease past Harrogate
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy scored his first league goals for Swindon as they ran out 3-0 winners against Harrogate Town.Swindon took the lead after eight minutes when Remeao Hutton picked out an unmarked Hepburn-Murphy with a cross and he nodded it across the goalkeeper and into the corner of the net.Hepburn-Murphy got his second shortly before the break after a fine move saw Jacob Wakeling cut the ...Full Story »
Morton maintain winning run after late comeback sees off Cove Rangers
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Morton produced a late fightback to beat Cove Rangers 2-1 and extend their winning run in the cinch Championship to three games.The visitors took the lead in the 42nd minute through Leighton McIntosh, who headed in from close range from Iain Vigurs’ dinked cross.The hosts were made to wait but eventually found an equaliser with 10 minutes remaining from the penalty spot.Robbie Muirhead&rsq...Full Story »
Carlton Morris’ goal decisive as Luton see off Birmingham
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Luton continued their bid to reach the Sky Bet Championship play-offs with a deserved 1-0 win at St Andrew’s to complete a miserable week for Birmingham.Carlton Morris’s 13th goal of the season clinched a ninth league away win of the season for the Hatters, equalling runaway leaders Burnley for the most victories on their travels.A seventh win in their last 11 was no more than Rob Ed...Full Story »
Boreham Wood strike twice to secure overdue win against Scunthorpe
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Two goals in two minutes saw Boreham Wood earn their first win in five games by beating Scunthorpe 2-0 in the Vanarama National League.Tyrone Marsh had a chance for the Wood but his effort flew over the bar before Zak Brunt’s shot whistled past a post.Aaron Chapman then made a fine save to stop a deflected effort from Lee Ndlovu before the Iron had a chance from a free-kick, but Nathan Ash...Full Story »
Queen’s Park enjoy impressive win at Hamilton
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Queen’s Park extended their lead at the top of the cinch Championship to four points with a 4-1 victory at Hamilton.The visitors took the lead in the 29th minute through Jack Thomson, who turned his man after a scramble inside the box and fired the ball past Ryan Fulton.Aaron Healy doubled the advantage for Queen’s Park when he converted from a Connor Shields cross from the right in ...Full Story »
Stevenage slip to third following home defeat to Tranmere
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Stevenage’s poor run of form continued as they slipped to third in Sky Bet League Two as Josh Hawkes’ penalty gave Tranmere a 1-0 win at the Lamex Stadium.The home side started the game the stronger with the majority of the play and chances inside the opening 30 minutes, but largely failed to challenge Joe Murphy in the Tranmere goal.The game opened up more in the second half with bo...Full Story »
Sheffield United overcome Championship promotion rivals Watford with narrow win
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Sheffield United overcame Championship promotion rivals Watford and boosted their hopes of automatic promotion with a narrow 1-0 victory.An own goal in the second half by Ryan Porteous secured maximum points for the hosts at Bramall Lane.After a quiet opening 10 minutes, Keinan Davis had the first big chance of the game for the visitors. The Watford man went through on goal but could not get a s...Full Story »
Tom Ince at the double to increase Blackpool’s relegation worries
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Blackpool’s Sky Bet Championship relegation fears deepened with a 3-1 loss to mid-table Reading at the SCL Stadium.Reading’s top scorer Tom Ince gave his side a half-time lead and, although Blackpool improved after the break, they were sunk by two goals in two minutes from Andy Carroll (penalty) and Ince.The visitors did claw a goal back, through Sonny Carey deep into stoppage-time, ...Full Story »
Brilliant Brazilians Gabriel Sara and Marquinhos seal Norwich win over Cardiff
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Norwich City’s boys from Brazil took centre stage as they beat Cardiff 2-0 to keep their bid for the Championship play-offs firmly on track.Gabriel Sara fired home in emphatic style just past the half-hour mark to put the home side in front and four minutes later Arsenal loanee Marquinhos marked his debut with another well-taken goal to effectively settle the game.It was an impressive doub...Full Story »
Max Kretzschmar returns to haunt Woking with equaliser for Wealdstone
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Max Kretzschmar’s second-half penalty earned Wealdstone a 1-1 draw at his former club Woking in the Vanarama National League.Home goalkeeper Will Jaaskelainen made a series of important saves in the early stages to keep Wealdstone at bay.Woking then went in front in the 27th minute when Marcus Dackers scored his second goal since joining on loan from Salford.Kretzschmar pulled Wealdstone l...Full Story »
Eamonn Brophy’s brace helps Ross County pile the pressure on Dundee United
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Dundee United’s crisis intensified at the Global Energy Stadium as they slipped four points behind relegation rivals Ross County after a 4-0 defeat.It was a measure of County’s dominance that in addition to scoring four they also hit the woodwork and were twice thwarted by VAR.Eamonn Brophy was the principal architect of United’s downfall as they crashed to a sixth consecutive ...Full Story »
Five-star Salford stun Mansfield
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Salford stunned Mansfield with a thumping 5-2 away win to move above their promotion rivals in the table.An exciting first half saw the visitors leave the Stags reeling with two goals in four minutes.In the 18th minute City skipper Ibou Touray crossed from the left to the near post, where Matty Lund flicked home a fine header across Christy Pym.It was 2-0 in the 21st minute as Elliot Watt battle...Full Story »
Sheffield Wednesday set new club record after beating Charlton
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Sheffield Wednesday set a new club record in the Football League as they made it 20 matches unbeaten with Liam Palmer’s early goal securing a 1-0 victory at Charlton.The Sky Bet League One leaders had already hit the post through Barry Bannan before they took a ninth-minute lead.Palmer had time and space from 10 yards out to control Jaden Brown’s pass before stroking past Charlton ke...Full Story »
Second-half fightback earns victory for Preston at home to Wigan
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Preston overturned a half-time deficit to end a six-match winless home run with a 2-1 victory over Wigan.Everton loanee Tom Cannon scored the winner in the 57th minute, shortly after Daniel Johnson had equalised from the penalty spot.Substitute Robbie Brady was sent off in stoppage time for a second booking, but Preston’s 10 men survived late Latics pressure to claim three vital points.Wig...Full Story »
Sinclair double continues Altrincham’s run
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Tyrese Sinclair’s double helped Altrincham make it three straight wins in the National League after beating Solihull 4-1.Sinclair put his side ahead in 11th minute when he lobbed the ball over goalkeeper Ryan Boot, but the visitors pulled one back when Mitch Roberts’ shot from long-range smashed off the bar and into the net to level in the 28th minute.The Robins quickly restored thei...Full Story »
Jimmy Keohane rescues late point as Rochdale earn draw at 10-man Crewe
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Jimmy Keohane rescued a point as Rochdale scored a late leveller to earn a 1-1 League Two draw at 10-man Crewe.Rio Adebisi made up for a poor first-half miss by heading the Railwaymen in front in the second half.But bottom club Dale were pressing for a winner after Keohane’s effort, which was followed by Connor O’Riordan’s dismissal.Goalkeeper James Beadle kept out the visitors...Full Story »
Sutton keep pace with play-off contenders after victory at Newport
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Sutton kept pace with the Sky Bet League Two play-off contenders with a 2-0 win at Newport.The hosts’ relegation fears have been eased in recent weeks by a five-game unbeaten run, but they were undone on home soil by a goal in each half from Coby Rowe and Alistair Smith.Rowe bundled in the opener in the ninth minute after the Exiles failed to clear a corner, which they felt should never ha...Full Story »
Barnet bounce back
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Barnet ended their run of three consecutive National League losses after beating Aldershot 4-1.The Bees made a bright start with Ryan De Havilland hitting the post from a free-kick in the 12th minute, but Harry Pritchard made no mistake just one minute later, chipping the ball from the edge of the box to take the lead.Henry Ochieng had a chance for the Shots that flew just over the bar before Ba...Full Story »
Louis Appere goal ends Northampton’s wait for a win
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Promotion-chasing Northampton secured their first win in five Sky Bet League Two matches with a hard-fought 1-0 success at Colchester.Louis Appere’s first-half goal proved decisive as the Cobblers climbed to fourth in the table.The Essex side almost went ahead early on when Northampton defender Sam Sheering deflected Noah Chilvers’ curled effort just past his own post for a corner.Th...Full Story »
Barnsley rout Derby in statement of intent
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Barnsley leapfrogged Derby in the League One table with a thumping 4-1 win at Oakwell.The Tykes made it an impressive seven games without a defeat against Paul Warne’s side, climbing over them into fifth.An opener was found in the 21st minute, as chaos in the Derby defence gave Devante Cole his ninth goal of the season with a simple close-range strike.Adam Phillips then scored his third go...Full Story »
Cheye Alexander strikes to earn Gillingham victory over form club AFC Wimbledon
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Cheye Alexander scored the winner against his former club as Gillingham came from behind to win 2-1 at home to AFC Wimbledon.The highlight of a goalless first half came when Dons goalkeeper Nik Tzanev diverted Alex MacDonald’s goal-bound effort on to the bar eight minutes into added time.But the second period was just seven minutes old when Iraqi forward Ali Al-Hamadi beat the offside trap...Full Story »
Daryl Dike downs Middlesbrough as West Brom keep pushing for play-offs
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Daryl Dike struck an early double at The Hawthorns to force West Bromwich Albion back into the Championship play-off mix – and dent Middlesbrough’s bid to reel in Sheffield United and the automatic promotion spots.USA international Dike found the net in the eighth minute when teed up by Jed Wallace, and two minutes later John Swift was the provider as Dike delivered a cushion for Alb...Full Story »
Partick Thistle dig in to hold Arbroath
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Partick Thistle frustrated Arbroath in their attempts to escape the cinch Championship basement as they forced a goalless draw at Gayfield Park.Toyosi Olusanya shone throughout the first half and his jinking run to beat four defenders in the 27th minute almost produced a goal, but Jamie Sneddon palmed his shot away.Six minutes before the break Yasin Ben El-Mhanni took aim from distance only for ...Full Story »
Dundee frustrated by Inverness
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Dundee saw Queen’s Park pull further away at the top of the cinch Championship after Inverness secured a 1-1 draw at Dens Park.The Dee took the lead in the 13th minute when Zach Robinson converted from the penalty spot after being fouled in the box.Paul McMullan went close to doubling the hosts’ lead when he shot past the far post and Lee Ashcroft had a headed goal ruled out for a fo...Full Story »
Bolton build on cup semi victory with comeback win against Port Vale
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Wembley-bound Bolton stepped up their Sky Bet League One promotion push with a 2-1 comeback victory over Port Vale.Wanderers conceded their first goal at the University of Bolton Stadium in more than 16 hours when Ellis Harrison fired the visitors into an eighth-minute lead.But Ian Evatt’s Papa John’s Trophy finalists hit back with two goals in nine minutes to lay the foundations for...Full Story »
Danny Ings marks first West Ham start with deadly double in big win over Forest
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Danny Ings scored twice on his first start for West Ham as they climbed out of the relegation zone with a thumping 4-0 win over Nottingham Forest.The 30-year-old striker appeared to be a distinctly panicky signing for the struggling Hammers when he joined from Aston Villa for £12million last month,But Ings found the net twice in two second-half minutes to lift both his new side out of the ...Full Story »
Five-star Peterborough dent Plymouth’s title hopes
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Plymouth saw their Sky Bet League One titles hopes dented as they crashed to a 5-2 defeat in a thriller at Peterborough.The hosts took command with two goals in the space of four first-half minutes as captain Jonson Clarke-Harris slammed in a 16th-minute penalty after Kwame Poku was pushed by Saxon Earley.Darren Ferguson’s men quickly doubled their advantage as Hector Kyprianou tapped home...Full Story »
Rare Junior Firpo goal helps Javi Gracia start his Leeds career with a win
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Junior Firpo struck a second-half winner as Leeds beat Premier League relegation rivals Southampton 1-0 to climb out of the bottom three.Left-back Firpo’s first top-flight goal halted Leeds’ 10-game winless league run and ensured a winning start for new boss Javi Gracia in his first game in charge.Leeds appointed former Watford manager Gracia on Tuesday after last week’s defeat...Full Story »
Sam Gallagher’s brace condemns Gareth Ainsworth to losing start as QPR boss
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Sam Gallagher scored twice as Blackburn condemned QPR to a 3-1 home defeat in Gareth Ainsworth’s first match as boss.Ainsworth’s side levelled through Tim Iroegbunam’s goal after Gallagher’s opener, but promotion-chasing Rovers responded to clinch a third consecutive win and extend their unbeaten league run to six matches.Sammie Szmodics put them back in front and Gallagh...Full Story »
Mark Robins: Viktor Gyokeres hungry for more goals after scoring Coventry winner
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Mark Robins says Viktor Gyokeres is hungry for more goals after the Sweden international marked his 100th Coventry appearance with the winner as the Sky Blues beat Sunderland 2-1.Gyokeres teed up Jamie Allen in the first half before scoring for the third consecutive game as Coventry made it three wins on the bounce.Manchester United loanee Amad Diallo scored a late consolation for the Black Cats...Full Story »
Karl Robinson says Oxford’s run of form is the worst sequence of his career
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA
Karl Robinson says the worst run of his career has left him in a tricky spot at Oxford.A 3-0 loss at Bristol Rovers was their latest setback, Scott Sinclair (penalty), Aaron Collins and Luca Hoole all scoring for Gas – their first win in eight.Oxford have one point from the same amount of games, and Robinson said: “It’s been a horrific run. It’s as bad as it gets.“I...Full Story »
Viktor Gyokeres scores the winner against Sunderland in his 100th Coventry game
Posted Saturday, February 25, 2023 by PA
Viktor Gyokeres marked his 100th Coventry appearance with the winning goal as the Sky Blues beat Sunderland 2-1 at the CBS Arena.The Sweden international met Matt Godden’s cross in the closing stages to net his 15th Championship goal of the season as Coventry made it three wins on the bounce.Gyokeres had earlier teed up Jamie Allen to set Coventry on their way before Manchester United loan...Full Story »
Bristol Rovers inflict more pain on Oxford
Posted Saturday, February 25, 2023 by PA
Two goals in six minutes midway through the first half set Bristol Rovers up for a first win in eight games and piled more misery on free-falling Oxford as they won 3-0.Scott Sinclair sent Simon Eastwood the wrong way from the penalty spot in the 22nd minute after Lamare Bogarde was tripped by Cameron Brannagan.Then on 28 minutes Aaron Collins turned in Sinclair’s right-wing cross from clo...Full Story »
7M Daily Laugh - Pre EPL Week 25 & Carabao Cup Final
Posted Saturday, February 25, 2023 by 7M Sport
Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.
Pre EPL Week 25 & Carabao Cup Final
Football clubs and their weaknesses
Next season can be the last for Toni Kroos and Luka Modric at Real Madrid
Will The English Clubs BONUCE Back?
David Beckham !
LOL
- Xavi in 2018: "There are midfielders like Casemiro who don't know how to play for Barcel...Full Story »