Kieran McKenna stays positive as Ipswich winning run ends at Cheltenham
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna refused to be downcast as his side missed the chance to go top after being held to a 1-1 draw at Cheltenham.The in-form Tractor Boys had won their previous eight games and kept nine clean sheets in a row, so when Conor Chaplin put them in front after 64 minutes they looked likely to move to the summit with six to play.But Alfie May snatched a late leveller for the Rob...Full Story »
Rival managers disappointed in pitch after Birmingham and Stoke draw
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Birmingham boss John Eustace opposite Stoke number Alex Neil were heavily critical of the quality of the pitch at St Andrew’s after their two sides played out a goalless draw in the Championship.The Potters certainly dominated the ball during the clash, with Neil’s men recording an impressive 67 per cent share of the possession.However, despite all of their possession, Stoke were not...Full Story »
Darren Ferguson delighted after Peterborough make it two wins over Easter
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Darren Ferguson spoke of his delight at an excellent Easter as Peterborough continued their promotion charge with a 3-1 win over Exeter.Posh strengthened their grip on a play-off spot by seeing off Exeter to follow up a Good Friday triumph at Shrewsbury.Alex Hartridge’s early own goal put Posh on top before Ephron Mason-Clark brilliantly doubled their lead before the break.But Exeter hit b...Full Story »
Liam Manning convinced a win is around the corner for struggling Oxford
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Oxford boss Liam Manning believes a first win since mid-January is not far away after a battling goalless draw at 10-man Port Vale.The U’s have gone 14 games without a win and this draw, a fourth on the spin, left them two points above the relegation zone.Substitute Dennis Politic was sent off in stoppage time as Vale responded to Good Friday’s 3-0 defeat at Accrington with a much-ne...Full Story »
Ian Evatt knows he has decisions to make over injury situation at Bolton
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Ian Evatt may have to “roll the dice” on injured key players to keep Bolton in the play-off picture after a frustrating 1-1 Skybet league One draw against lowly Cambridge.Declan John’s first goal of the season looked to have snatched a vital win for sixth-placed Wanderers.Instead, Sam Smith equalised with his 10th goal of the season and his third in three games in the fifth min...Full Story »
QPR boss Gareth Ainsworth credits Saturday summit for comeback at West Brom
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
QPR boss Gareth Ainsworth revealed a Saturday summit inspired a 2-2 comeback draw at West Brom.Chris Martin and Lyndon Dykes rescued a point for the visitors after they went 2-0 down inside the opening 15 minutes.Martin charged down goalkeeper Josh Griffiths’ clearance to level as Rangers earned a deserved draw in their fight for Championship survival.Brandon Thomas-Asante and Semi Ajayi p...Full Story »
David Wagner praises Norwich’s front-foot approach despite frustrating draw
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Norwich head coach David Wagner was full of praise for his side despite seeing them held to a frustrating goalless draw by relegation-threatened Rotherham at Carrow Road.It was a third straight home game without a goal for the Canaries, who dropped to eighth in the Championship table as a result, but they are still just one point adrift of the play-off positions.“It is important for ...Full Story »
Paul Hurst celebrates Grimsby passing 50 points after comeback win at Doncaster
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Grimsby manager Paul Hurst celebrated passing 50 points for the season following a late 2-1 League Two comeback triumph at Doncaster.That target was always going to be the first for the Mariners this season having been promoted back to the EFL via the National League play-offs last June.And Grimsby ended a six-game run without a victory to reach the landmark with six games left to play courtesy ...Full Story »
Dean Holden hails ‘outstanding’ Jes Rak-Sakyi after win over Burton
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Charlton manager Dean Holden praised Jes Rak-Sakyi as his brace set up a 3-2 win over Burton.The Crystal Palace loanee impressed at the Valley, scoring twice in the first 17 minutes.Macauley Bonne looked to have sealed all three points after Sam Hughes hit back, but Josh Walker made it nervy late on.Jack Payne then saw red but Charlton held on and Holden was gushing in his appraisal of 20-year-o...Full Story »
Luton’s leveller was key in Blackpool’s defeat – interim boss Stephen Dobbie
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Blackpool’s interim boss Stephen Dobbie felt his side’s failure to make it to half-time with their lead intact proved costly during a 3-1 defeat at promotion-chasing Luton.The visitors had led through Andy Lyons’ fourth goal for the club, only to concede just before the break to Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu’s curling finish.Carlton Morris and Mpanzu then found the net in the seco...Full Story »
Barrow boss Pete Wild delighted with win over Crawley
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Barrow boss Pete Wild was delighted with his side’s response after they hammered relegation-threatened Crawley 4-0.But the Bluebirds manager played down any talk of the play-offs with his side five points adrift of seventh-placed Salford.Wild was understandably less than impressed after being humbled 3-0 at Crewe on Good Friday.But Josh Gordon’s hat-trick, which took his tally for th...Full Story »
Michael Duff praises Barnsley for digging in to secure win over Shrewsbury
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Barnsley head coach Michael Duff praised his side’s resilience as they held on to a 2-1 victory over Shrewsbury.Nicky Cadden and Devante Cole scored for the home side, before Killian Phillips halved the deficit in injury time.Cadden was shown a straight red in the second half for a challenge on Phillips. The visitors were also reduced to 10 men when Ryan Bowman was shown a second yellow in...Full Story »
Jim McNulty excited by challenge of trying to keep Rochdale in Football League
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Rochdale interim manager Jim McNulty admitted he was excited as his bid to save the club from relegation from the EFL continued with a magnificent 1-1 draw at promotion-chasing Mansfield.It followed two wins in a row for the league’s bottom club with Dale coming back from a sixth-minute goal for the Stags, seeing goalkeeper Richard O’Donnell in magnificent form and then almost snatch...Full Story »
Paul Warne: Draw with MK Dons sums up Derby’s season
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Derby head coach Paul Warne admitted he was “heartbroken” for his team after they were held 1-1 at home by relegation threatened MK Dons.The play-off chasing Rams should have wrapped the game up in the first half but only had David McGoldrick’s 21st goal of the season to show for their dominance.And County were made to pay for a number of missed chances as MK Dons equalised in ...Full Story »
Stockport into top three as Kyle Wootton sets up rout of Newport
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Kyle Wootton bagged a brilliant brace and Jack Stretton and Kyle Knoyle were also on the scoresheet as Stockport boosted their promotion hopes with a 4-0 home victory over Newport.Striker Wootton scored twice in the first half, fellow forward Stretton just after the hour mark and Knoyle with a tap-in at the death the Hatters stretched their impressive unbeaten run in League Two to eight games wi...Full Story »
Marcus Dinanga returns to haunt former club Altrincham with Gateshead winner
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Marcus Dinanga handed Gateshead a fifth-consecutive victory in the National League, scoring the only goal of the game away to Altrincham.Dinanga has had two spells with the Robins and proved he knew exactly how to find the target at Moss Lane, stepping up to convert in the 33rd minute.That proved the only goal despite the best efforts of both sides, with Connor Pani and Joe Hugill hitting the cr...Full Story »
Portsmouth’s play-off hopes all but ended after draw with struggling Morecambe
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Portsmouth’s faint play-off hopes were all but ended by a 0-0 bore draw at home to relegation-haunted Morecambe.Both sides were looking for all three points for totally different reasons, but neither were able to fully take control.The first half produced very little in terms of shots on goal, although Tom Lowery had two good chances for Pompey.In the 28th minute, a mistake by the Morecamb...Full Story »
Incensed Stevenage boss Steve Evans wanted Hartlepool goalkeeper to see red
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Steve Evans was furious that Hartlepool goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk was not shown a red card towards the end of the first half of Stevenage’s 1-1 draw.Boro are now five matches without a win and have slipped down to fifth having failed to hold on to a 25th-minute lead given to them by Danny Rose’s brilliant header.But Evans was angry that referee Paul Howard did not dismiss Stolarczy...Full Story »
Gary Rowett rues Millwall’s lack of incision following defeat at Hull
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Manager Gary Rowett felt Millwall’s lack of incision in front of goal was the defining factor behind their 1-0 defeat at Hull.Rowett’s team – without a win in four – are now only in the Sky Bet Championship play-off places on goal difference and could find no way past goalkeeper Karl Darlow.Half-time substitute Adama Traore’s brilliant winner from the edge of the pe...Full Story »
Brad Potts nets stoppage-time winner as Preston close in on play-offs
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Preston moved to within a whisker of the Championship play-off places as Brad Potts’ stoppage-time header secured a 2-1 win against relegation-threatened Reading.Ryan Lowe’s in-form North End side dominated but came within seconds of dropping two potentially priceless points late on.That was until Potts darted in to head home Andrew Hughes’ cross with seconds remaining to pull ...Full Story »
Tahvon Campbell scores late equaliser as Aldershot draw thriller at Eastleigh
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Tahvon Campbell’s late equaliser denied promotion-chasing Eastleigh victory as their National League clash with Aldershot finished 3-3.Campbell nodded in Jack Barham’s cross in the 87th minute to deny an Eastleigh side who had gone into a 2-0 lead inside 20 minutes with Danny Whitehall setting up first Charlie Carter and then Ousseynou Cisse.But only four minutes after the second wen...Full Story »
Chem Campbell sets Wycombe on the way to victory over Forest Green
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Chem Campbell’s early header set up Wycombe for a comfortable 2-0 win over Forest Green at Adams Park.The victory ended Sky Bet League One play-off chasing Wycombe’s four-game winless run – their longest of the season.Charlie Savage’s second-half own goal sealed the result, which leaves Rovers one draw or defeat away from a first relegation since 1955.The h...Full Story »
Peterborough survive scare to see off Exeter to maintain play-off momentum
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Peterborough survived a scare to retain a place in the Sky Bet League One play-offs by beating Exeter 3-1.They were given an early helping hand when Exeter defender Alex Hartridge sliced a Kwame Poku cross into his own net after just eight minutes.Ephron Mason-Clark continued his hot streak with a fourth goal in six games to double the Posh lead four minutes before half-time, expertly controllin...Full Story »
Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu’s brace helps Luton to Blackpool victory
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Long-serving Luton midfielder Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu scored twice as his side pushed Blackpool closer to relegation with a 3-1 victory.Andy Lyons had given the Seasiders a shock lead, but after Mpanzu’s first goal levelled on the stroke of half-time, Carlton Morris put Luton in front and Mpanzu sealed the points.Following a quiet start to the game, the Hatters went close in the 15th minute w...Full Story »
Ben Foster the hero as Wrexham beat Notts County in promotion battle
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Wrexham struck a potentially decisive blow in the Vanarama National League title race with a 3-2 victory over rivals Notts County as former England goalkeeper Ben Foster saved a stoppage-time penalty.Second-half goals from Paul Mullin, Jacob Mendy and Elliot Lee saw Wrexham win a fifth-tier classic before their Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, who were awarded the freedom of th...Full Story »
Liam Mandeville goal secures Chesterfield’s win at Dagenham
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Liam Mandeville grabbed the match-winning goal as Chesterfield strengthened their grasp on fourth spot in the National League with a 1-0 win at Dagenham.Mandeville was in the right place at the right time to nod home a neat cross from Ollie Banks in the 71st minute and seal the points for Paul Cook’s side.The teams had been tied up to that point, though the Spireites came within a few inch...Full Story »
Barnsley remain in the hunt after win over Shrewsbury
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Barnsley returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Shrewsbury who have now lost four on the bounce, as the Reds hang on to hopes of a top-two finish.Nicky Cadden and Devante Cole got on the scoresheet before the break, before Killian Phillips pulled one back in stoppage time.Both sides were reduced to 10 men before the game concluded, with Cadden and Ryan Bowman given their marching order...Full Story »
Callum Hendry nets stoppage-time double as Salford snatch win at AFC Wimbledon
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Callum Hendry’s stoppage time double completed a stunning Salford fightback to beat AFC Wimbledon 3-2 in a pulsating League Two clash at Plough Lane.After having a penalty saved in the 90th minute by Nathan Broome, it looked like it would not be Hendry’s day, but incredibly he found the back of the net twice to claim a hugely important win in their fight for promotion.Hendry’s ...Full Story »
Coventry fight back to draw against fellow play-off hopefuls Watford
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Coventry and Watford played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at the CBS Arena that did little for their respective play-off dreams in the Championship.First-half goals from Joao Pedro and Imran Louza put the Hornets 2-0 up but Matthew Godden and Ben Sheaf rescued a point for the Sky Blues.Coventry sit three points off the play-off places with Watford a further three points off the pace with five gam...Full Story »
Harrogate battle back from two down to earn point at Orient
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
League Two leaders Leyton Orient were held to a 2-2 home draw by relegation-threatened Harrogate.Anthony O’Connor and George Thomson cancelled out a two-goal first-half salvo from O’s striker Ruel Sotiriou.Sotiriou opened the scoring after nine minutes when he wriggled past O’Connor and drove the ball into the net from the centre of the goal.And the striker added another on 36 ...Full Story »
Substitute George Lloyd nets late winner as Grimsby fight back at Doncaster
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Substitute George Lloyd ended Grimsby’s longest winless run of the season as his stoppage-time strike secured a 2-1 League Two comeback victory at Doncaster.Lloyd pounced in the sixth minute of time added on following a nasty injury to home defender Ben Nelson as Paul Hurst’s men picked up their first win in seven matches in all competitions and a first in Doncaster since 1989.The Ma...Full Story »
Promotion-chasing Mansfield held at home by bottom club Rochdale
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Sky Bet League Two’s bottom club Rochdale earned another precious point in their bid to stay in the EFL as they defended magnificently to draw 1-1 at promotion-chasing Mansfield.Hiram Boateng’s second Easter goal gave the Stags the perfect start on six minutes after he found Lucas Akins in the box and then ran onto Akins’ superb backheel return to crash home a 12-yard finish.Ma...Full Story »
Nicky Featherstone earns Hartlepool a point and moves them out of the drop zone
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Nicky Featherstone’s first goal of the season earned Hartlepool a 1-1 draw with promotion-chasing Stevenage and lifted them out of the relegation zone in Sky Bet League Two.Featherstone’s leveller seconds after the restart secured a point, with the visitors believing Pools should have had goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk sent off before the break.At that point, Stevenage’s Danny Ros...Full Story »
Jes Rak-Sakyi at the double as Charlton see off Burton
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Charlton overcame Burton 3-2 at the Valley with two first-half goals from Jes Rak-Sakyi.The hosts took total control of the Easter Monday fixture at the Valley with two strikes in the first 17 minutes and held on despite Jack Payne’s late dismissal.Ex-Charlton keeper Craig MacGillivray was beaten on seven minutes when Rak-Sakyi turned in the area and fired home.Palace loanee Rak-Sakyi doub...Full Story »
Will Hondermarck earns promotion-chasing Northampton victory against Gillingham
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Will Hondermarck scored a superb late winner as Northampton got their League Two promotion challenge back on track with a 2-1 victory over Gillingham.The Cobblers were missing 11 players through injury but deservedly won to stay second and open up a three-point gap to the three teams battling for third.Louis Appere gave them the lead before Aiden O’Brien levelled, but Hondermarck had the l...Full Story »
Carlisle held to goalless draw by 10-man Walsall
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Carlisle’s away goal drought stretched to four games as the promotion hopefuls were held to a 0-0 draw at 10-man Walsall.The Cumbrians slipped out of the automatic promotion spots into fourth place after failing to capitalise on Hayden White’s 61st-minute sending-off.It took 34 minutes for either side to register a shot on target, Carlisle keeper Tomas Holy producing a smart low stop...Full Story »
Bromley and Boreham Wood draw in play-off battle
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Goals from Michael Cheek and Lee Ndlovu cancelled each other out in the space of two minutes as National League play-off hopefuls Bromley and Boreham Wood settled for a 1-1 draw.Cheek opened the scoring in the 24th minute when he struck for the 14th time this season, but Boreham Wood’s response was swift and decisive.Ndlovu shouldered the responsibility, taking possession on the edge of th...Full Story »
Port Vale and Oxford play out goalless stalemate
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Ten-man Port Vale and Oxford had to settle for a point after a battling goalless draw at Vale Park.Both sides had chances to snatch a precious victory but neither could produce the moment of magic needed to find a breakthrough.And to add to a frustrating day at the office for the home side, midfielder Dennis Politic was sent off in the second minute of stoppage time for violent conduct following...Full Story »
Promotion-chasing Barnet held to goalless draw by struggling Maidstone
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Promotion-chasing Barnet were made to fight for a point in a goalless draw away to basement-dwellers Maidstone.Barnet went close to taking the lead in the 22nd minute when Sam Bone cleared an effort off the line in a crowded box before Idris Kanu sent the rebound over.But the second half saw Maidstone go close to winning it twice. First Kevin Berkoe found himself in space and tried to pick out t...Full Story »
Harvey Saunders’ goal earns Tranmere win over Swindon
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Tranmere ended a run of six games without a victory with a 1-0 win over struggling Swindon at Prenton Park.Harvey Saunders’ first-half strike was enough to see Ian Dawes register his first victory as Rovers manager and inflict a fourth straight defeat on the Robins.The home side opened the scoring in the 22nd minute when Saunders prodded home from close range after Swindon failed to clear ...Full Story »
Bristol Rovers fight back to hand Joey Barton win at former club Fleetwood
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Grant Ward’s winner gave Joey Barton a victorious return to Fleetwood as Bristol Rovers fought back from behind to earn a 2-1 success in League One.Jayden Stockley had given Fleetwood a 22nd-minute lead, but Lewis Gibson equalised after 56 minutes.And 10 minutes later Ward’s overhit cross deceived everyone and dipped underneath the crossbar to give Rovers the points.Stockley had a si...Full Story »
John Akinde nets quick-fire brace as Colchester ease past Crewe
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
John Akinde scored a five-minute brace as dominant Colchester thrashed Crewe 4-0 to give their League Two survival hopes a big boost.The U’s took a 24th-minute lead when Akinde slotted the ball home from close range from Samson Tovide’s pass, following a fine run down the right from Junior Tchamadeu.And Colchester doubled their advantage four minutes later when Connor Wood’s cr...Full Story »
QPR grab vital point as West Brom’s play-off hopes fade
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA
Josh Griffiths’ gaffe handed QPR a survival lifeline as West Brom’s fading play-off hopes took another hit.Chris Martin charged down the goalkeeper’s clearance to score as Rangers came from 2-0 down to salvage a 2-2 draw.It kept Gareth Ainsworth’s men two points clear of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone and ended a four-match losing streak.Brandon Thomas-Asante an...Full Story »
Tomasson says Blackburn are back to their best after draw at Huddersfield
Posted Monday, April 10, 2023 by PA
Jon Dahl Tomasson hailed his Blackburn side’s performance as one of the best of the season as they came from behind to salvage a point in a 2-2 draw with Huddersfield.Rovers avoided falling to a third defeat in a row thanks to Ryan Hedges’ stoppage-time leveller.Neil Warnock’s side looked destined to secure a fourth win in a row in their quest for survival as they assumed an ea...Full Story »
Blackburn battle back for deserved point at Huddersfield
Posted Monday, April 10, 2023 by PA
Blackburn kept their promotion bid alive as they came from behind to draw 2-2 against in-form Huddersfield.Neil Warnock’s resurgent side – who had secured three consecutive wins against Millwall, Middlesbrough and Watford – found themselves 2-0 up inside the first 22 minutes of the game.Defender Matty Pearson notched his fourth goal in three games to hand the Terriers control s...Full Story »
7M Daily Laugh - Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal
Posted Monday, April 10, 2023 by 7M Sport
Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.
Come back is real!!Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal
If City Win their Remaining Games and Arsenal lose Against Man City then the Title Race is Definitely Over for Arsenal...
A Bad Week for Small Teams...
Chelsea, before and after sacking their manager
Mo Palah
Liverpool didn’t win a single game since that game...Full Story »
Georgina Rodriguez shares 'magical' moment she and Cristiano Ronaldo bought £5.5m superyacht
Posted Monday, April 10, 2023 by Thesun.co.uk
GEORGINA RODRIGUEZ has shared the "magical" moment she and partner Cristiano Ronaldo bought their £5.5million superyacht.
With the world gripped by the Covid pandemic in the summer of 2020, Georgina and Cristiano got away from it all by staying on their luxurious boat.
The 88-feet long Azimut Grande boasts five comfy cabins and six stunningly decorated bathrooms.
It also featured a mod...Full Story »
Valverde's wife releases emotional statement after Real Madrid star 'punches rival in face over alleged sick baby joke'
Posted Monday, April 10, 2023 by Thesun.co.uk
FEDERICO VALVERDE'S wife Mina Bonino has released an emotional statement after the Real Madrid star was claimed to have punched Alex Baena over an alleged comment about her pregnancy.
Madrid were in action against Baena's Villarreal at Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.
Carlo Ancelotti's side slipped to a 3-2 defeat in the match, with Samuel Chukwueze grabbing a late winner.
During a Copa del R...Full Story »
Chelsea REJECT six-figure offer from Bayern for Anthony Barry after public Thomas Tuchel declaration
Posted Monday, April 10, 2023 by Goal.com
Chelsea have turned down a six-figure bid from Bayern Munich for coach Anthony Barry, according to a report.
·Tuchel declared interest in recruiting Barry·Chelsea have turned down offer for him·Barry said to want to reunite with German coach
WHAT HAPPENED? The German club have made an approach for Barry, who has been part of the background staff at the Blues since 2020. Bild cla...Full Story »
Ex-Barcelona star's Wag risks Instagram ban with naked video and suffers wardrobe malfunction braless in see-through top
Posted Monday, April 10, 2023 by Thesun.co.uk
EX-BARCELONA star Marc Bartra's Wag has stunned fans in a naked video and gone braless in a see-through top.
Jessica Goicoechea uploaded a number of daring snaps to her Instagram account and risked a ban.
The model also wowed in a nude clipCredit: Instagram / @goicoechea
The model posted a revealing photo as she donned a pink barely-there top, which left fans nothing to imagine as she suffere...Full Story »