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 »

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 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’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 »

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 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 »

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 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 »

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 »

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 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 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 »

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 »

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 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’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 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 »

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 »

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’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 »

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 »

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 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 »

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 »

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 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 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 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 »

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 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 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 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 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 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 »

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 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 »

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 »

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 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 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 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 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 »

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 »

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 »

Miss BumBum icon Suzy Cortez raged at Barcelona's "lack of respect" for Lionel Messi after their Europa League exit. The La Liga side were dumped out of Europe yesterday (February 23) by Manchester United, who won 2-1 on the night to claim a 4-3 aggregate victory. And Cortez, who won Brazil's MissBumBum pageant in 2015, singled out one player in particular. She was fuming with 20-year-old wing...Full Story »

CHELSEA star Conor Gallagher threw a lavish party for girlfriend Aine May. Aine celebrated her 26th birthday in style with Gallagher and a load friends. Gallagher and Aine have been together for four years Taking to her Instagram, which has almost 52,000 followers, Aine shared snaps of her party. The Irish model and dancer donned a black dress featuring some striking embroidery on the edges....Full Story »

MAN United's Mason Greenwood is due to become a first-time dad. The suspended player, 21 — who had attempted rape and assault charges against him dropped — recently learned his partner is pregnant. His family are aware and the couple are "looking forward" to the summer arrival. Greenwood was arrested in January last year after a woman made claims on social media. Three weeks ago...Full Story »

Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly is interested in purchasing Ligue 1 side Strasbourg and has held talks with club president Marc Keller. WHAT'S HAPPENING? Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly is 'very interested' in acquiring a 100% stake in French side Strasbourg, who finished sixth in Ligue 1 last season, according to L'Equipe. They report that Boehly and his financial partners have already spoken with...Full Story »

Arsenal have received a boost in their pursuit for Declan Rice, with West Ham United already lining up the next midfield starlet to emerge from their academy. The Irons signed Rice when he was released by Chelsea as a youngster. The midfielder has since become a full England international – controversially defecting from the Republic of Ireland – and established himself as one of ...Full Story »

Chris Smalling insists he wants to stay with AS Roma. Off contract in June, Smalling is interesting Inter Milan. But he said, "I have an option that can extend my contract with Roma for another season. "I hope to stay and continue here longer than next season." For their part, Roma management are keen for Smalling to stay. The former Manchester United defender is in his third season with R...Full Story »

West Ham United are said to be waiting for Chelsea to sack Graham Potter so they can appoint him as David Moyes' replacement. Both Potter and Moyes are under pressure at Chelsea and West Ham respectively and according to website Claret and Hugh, all their hopes rest on what Chelsea's decision on Potter will be with the Hammers currently in the Premier League's relegation zone with Moyes guidi...Full Story »

Arsenal loanee Nuno Tavares has claimed he will return to the club at the end of the season once he has wrapped up his spell with Marseille. WHAT HAPPENED? As he continues to fly in France, Tavares has spoken confidently about his future beyond the current season, not afraid to hide his ambitions. The left-back has spent the 2022-23 campaign on loan at Marseille and looked much more settled i...Full Story »

Manchester United want to offer winger Alejandro Garnacho a new contract after impressing under Erik ten Hag this season. Garnacho has been a shining light for Man United in his debut senior season for the club, scoring four goals and racking up six assists in 29 appearances this season and according to the Times, the Argentinian is set to be offered a new five-year deal at Old Trafford. The...Full Story »