Woking and Maidenhead share points in Michael Doyle’s first game as Cards boss
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Michael Doyle’s first game in charge of Woking ended in a goalless draw against Maidenhead at the Laithwaite Community Stadium.Doyle, who played for Coventry and Sheffield United, was named as the National League side’s new manager earlier this week following the dismissal of Darren Sarll in November.His debut match was one that lacked real quality with the best chance of the match a...Full Story »
Accrington’s win was a present for the fans – John Coleman
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
John Coleman said Accrington’s 2-1 win against Walsall was a “present for the fans” as they moved to within a point of the play-off places.Eighth-placed Stanley took the lead after nine minutes when Jackson Smith could only parry Joe Pritchard’s shot into the path of Tommy Leigh and he slotted home his sixth goal of the season.Walsall equalised in the fourth minute of add...Full Story »
Morgan Rogers goal earns Middlesbrough deserved win over West Brom
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Middlesbrough moved to within three points of the Championship play-off places with a deserved 1-0 win over West Brom at the Riverside.Morgan Rogers scored the only goal as Boro followed their midweek Carabao Cup quarter-final success at Port Vale with a third straight win in all competitions.Albion remain fifth, but Carlos Corberan’s side have now won just one of their last five league ga...Full Story »
Andros Townsend scores winner for Luton against former club Newcastle
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Andros Townsend’s first-half goal saw Luton beat Newcastle 1-0 at Kenilworth Road to boost their Premier League survival hopes.Eddie Howe’s visitors were made to look ordinary by a side tipped widely for the drop.The winner came during Newcastle’s only spell of sustained first-half pressure as Luton’s star pair of Townsend and Ross Barkley combined at a corner.The gap to ...Full Story »
Max Dean double fires MK Dons to victory at Morecambe
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Two goals from Max Dean gave MK Dons a valuable three points as they beat Morecambe 3-1 at the Mazuma Stadium and leapfrogged above their opponents in the process.The in-form youngster gave Mike Williamson’s side the lead in the 31st minute through a well-worked goal as he ran on to a superb through-ball from Adam Gilbey to round Adam Smith and place the ball into the empty net.Morecambe l...Full Story »
Sunderland beaten in first game under Michael Beale as Coventry storm to 3-0 win
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Michael Beale’s first game as Sunderland head coach ended in disappointment as his side were beaten 3-0 by Coventry at the Stadium of Light.Beale was confirmed as Tony Mowbray’s successor on Monday, but his maiden outing in charge of his new club did not go to plan as Coventry swept to an emphatic success.Tatsuhiro Sakamoto opened the scoring for Mark Robins’ side in first-half...Full Story »
Two blockbusters seal victory for Burnley over Fulham
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Burnley scored two superb goals to give Vincent Kompany’s side a deserved victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage in the Premier League.Two long-range strikes from Wilson Odobert and Sander Berge gave Burnley their first win since December 2.The 2-0 score-line meant a second straight league defeat for Marco Silva’s Fulham following last week’s 3-0 setback at Newcastle.Burnley wer...Full Story »
Nuno Espirito Santo loses first game at Forest after Dominic Solanke treble
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Dominic Solanke completed a last-gasp hat-trick to earn Bournemouth a 3-2 win at Nottingham Forest and ruin Nuno Espirito Santo’s first game in charge at the City Ground.Forest had looked like overcoming the controversial first-half red card of Willy Boly to earn a worthy point after Chris Wood had headed them level in the 74th minute.But Solanke, who had earlier scored twice in seven minu...Full Story »
Ian Evatt seals 100th win as Bolton boss after edging past Leyton Orient
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Ian Evatt celebrated his 100th win as Bolton boss with Wanderers recovering from back-to-back Sky Bet League One defeats to beat Leyton Orient 3-2.Evatt, an age-group cricketer for Warwickshire, was marooned on 99 not out after losses to Portsmouth and Bristol Rovers.But he reached his ton as Bolton hit the opposition for three in the opening 10 minutes and, despite a second-half Orient revival,...Full Story »
Stoke begin life under Steven Schumacher with goalless draw against Millwall
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Steven Schumacher’s time in charge of Stoke began with a point as they were held at home to a goalless draw by Millwall.The 39-year-old had ended a four-year association with Plymouth to make the move to the Potters on Tuesday.And his opening match was promising albeit also frustrating as Stoke failed to make their dominance count.Stoke are now winless in nine games dating back to October,...Full Story »
Norwich close in on the top six after sweeping aside Huddersfield
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Norwich moved to within two points of the Championship play-off zone with a comfortable 2-0 win over lowly Huddersfield at Carrow Road.The Canaries were dominant throughout and finally made their superiority count with second-half goals from Sam McCallum, his first for the club, and Borja Sainz.The win made it five in eight games for David Wagner’s in-form side, who suddenly look like genu...Full Story »
Barnsley produce comeback home victory to see off play-off rivals Stevenage
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Barnsley came from behind to defeat Sky Bet League One play-off rivals Stevenage 2-1 at Oakwell.Luther James-Wildin opened the scoring before John McAtee and Herbie Kane hit back for the hosts.Boro broke the deadlock just four minutes on the clock when Barnsley goalkeeper Liam Roberts parried Jamie Reid’s effort into the path of James-Wildin to tap home.Steve Evans’ side were gifted ...Full Story »
Accrington close in on play-off places with victory against Walsall
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Accrington moved to within a point of the play-off places in Sky Bet League Two with a 2-1 win over Walsall.The Saddlers had won their previous two league games but goals from Tommy Leigh and Joe Pritchard secured victory for Stanley.The home side took the lead after nine minutes when Pritchard charged forward and Jackson Smith could only push his shot into the path of Leigh, who slotted home hi...Full Story »
Tyreece Simpson nets stoppage-time winner as Northampton down high-flying Oxford
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Tyreece Simpson scored a stoppage-time winner as Northampton moved into the top 10 in League One with a dramatic 2-1 win over promotion-chasing Oxford at Sixfields.Cameron Brannagan had cancelled out Kieron Bowie’s opener for the hosts but Simpson headed home in the seventh minute of injury time as the in-form Cobblers made it five wins from seven league games.An early effort from Sam Hosk...Full Story »
Watford score two late goals to earn victory at Blackburn
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Watford produced a dramatic late comeback to overcome Blackburn 2-1 and move to within two points of the Sky Bet CHampionship play-offs.Valerien Ismael’s men were second best for much of this encounter against an energetic Rovers side, who led thanks to Adam Wharton’s first goal of the campaign in the third minute.The Hornets looked dangerous going forward without creating much aside...Full Story »
Patson Daka’s double helps Leicester beat Rotherham and extend lead at top
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Patson Daka’s second-half brace helped Leicester move six points clear at the top of the Championship with a comfortable 3-0 win against bottom-placed Rotherham.After a goalless first period, Daka opened the scoring on the hour mark with a simple finish from close range before then converting from the penalty spot five minutes later after he was fouled by Rotherham goalkeeper Viktor Johans...Full Story »
Ebbsfleet goalkeeper scores stoppage-time equaliser to deny York victory
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Goalkeeper Mark Cousins scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time to salvage a point for Ebbsfleet United at York in the National League.The home side took the lead with just six minutes on the clock when Ebbsfleet failed to clear and the loose ball found Lenell John-Lewis who fired past Cousins.Toby Edser came close to an equaliser for the visitors midway through the opening period, but his ...Full Story »
Akin Famewo’s own-goal nightmare hands Cardiff victory
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Two Akin Famewo own goals in the second half gave Cardiff a 2-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon.The home side had taken the lead through Anthony Musaba and had the lion’s share of chances but two unfortunate moments for Famewo ensured the away side claimed victory.The win sees Cardiff climb to 10th in the Championship table whilst Wednesday remain in ...Full Story »
Gateshead stun Oldham with second-half comeback
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Fifth-placed Gateshead came from behind to take all three points in a 2-1 National League victory over Oldham at Boundary Park.James Norwood rifled Oldham ahead on the half-hour mark, giving keeper Archie Mair little chance with his strike.Gateshead were thrown a lifeline when Stephen Wearne was on target in the 50th minute.And the comeback was completed when Louis Storey stabbed home a follow-u...Full Story »
Wycombe concede last-gasp equaliser to extend winless run
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Ben Garrity snatched a 90th-minute equaliser as Port Vale escaped with a 1-1 draw at Wycombe that extended the home side’s winless run in Sky Bet League One.The Chairboys have not won in 10 league games and will be kicking themselves for not picking up all three points after controlling proceedings but failing to build on Kieran Sadlier’s opener.Wycombe began well, with Sadlier volle...Full Story »
Halifax held at home by Rochdale
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Halifax and Rochdale fought out a 2-2 draw in their National League clash at the Shay.Rochdale took the lead when Ian Henderson smashed the ball home from close range following an assist from Tyrone Sinclair.Halifax hit-back with two goals in four minutes to leave the visitors reeling when Aaron Cosgrave steered in a pinpoint cross before Jamie Stott was on target from the penalty spot.But Rochd...Full Story »
Richarlison sets Tottenham on their way to hard-fought win over old club Everton
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Richarlison scored for the third consecutive match to haunt old club Everton and ensure Tottenham would spend Christmas in the Premier League’s top four thanks to a hard-fought 2-1 home win.It was harsh on Sean Dyche’s visitors, who created the better of the chances in the capital and crucially had a Dominic Calvert-Lewin effort ruled out following a VAR review in the 51st minute whi...Full Story »
Injury-time goal denies Arbroath all three points
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA
Struggling Arbroath missed out on a much-needed win as Dunfermline snatched a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1-1 draw.Lewis McCann thought he had given Dunfermline the lead after 17 minutes but his strike was ruled out for offside and the visitors lost Chris Hamilton and McCann to injury in the first half, which proved costly as they fell behind before the break.Jay Bird opened the scoring in firs...Full Story »
Erik Ten Hag adamant Manchester United remain a threat despite another blank
Posted Saturday, December 23, 2023 by PA
Erik Ten Hag insists Manchester United have goals in them despite drawing another blank in a dispiriting 2-0 defeat at West Ham.The Red Devils have now gone four matches in a row without scoring for the first time since 1992 after another limp display.But beleaguered boss Ten Hag said: “We have players who can do it. They’ve proved in the past they can do it.“But we also have t...Full Story »
Dundee and Ross County fixtures postponed due to bad weather
Posted Saturday, December 23, 2023 by PA
Dundee’s home game against Aberdeen was called off about an hour before kick-off to become the second cinch Premiership casualty of the wet weather.The game between Ross County and Hibernian was earlier postponed after a 10am pitch inspection with the surface at the Global Energy Stadium deemed unplayable because of a waterlogged pitch.Dundee announced after 2pm that their game had been ca...Full Story »
Late goals earn West Ham win over lacklustre Manchester United
Posted Saturday, December 23, 2023 by PA
Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus consigned makeshift Manchester United to another defeat as West Ham snatched a 2-0 victory at the London Stadium.England hopeful Bowen scored his 12th goal of the season and Ghana winger Kudus his seventh in 12 appearances as United were sent spinning to a 20th loss of 2023, their worst tally in 34 years.For 72 minutes two poor teams were cancelling each other out...Full Story »
Leeds thump Ipswich to kick-start their bid for an instant Premier League return
Posted Saturday, December 23, 2023 by PA
Leeds kick-started their bid for an instant Premier League return with a thumping 4-0 win against automatic promotion rivals Ipswich at Elland Road.Skipper Pascal Struijk’s early header, Leif Davis’s own goal and Crysencio Summerville’s penalty left the home fans bouncing at half-time as the Tractor Boys hurtled towards only their third league defeat of the season.Joel Piroe cr...Full Story »
7M Daily Laugh - Klopp & Arteta : Eheh Eheh
Posted Saturday, December 23, 2023 by 7M Sport
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Klopp & Arteta : Eheh Eheh
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RO NO Cristiano Ronaldo’s plans for luxury £27m hotel in chaos with derelict building left crumbling as work halted
Posted Saturday, December 23, 2023 by Thesun.co.uk
CRISTIANO Ronaldo has halted plans to construct a luxury £27M hotel in Manchester after his planning permission expired.
The superstar won planning permission to build an exclusive CR7 151-room hotel in the heart of the city in December 2020 - but the Grade II-listed building has been left in ruins.
Ronaldo has put his Manchester hotel plans on hold Credit: PA
Pictures from inside the de...Full Story »
Paul Gascoigne shares streaker snap with boobs out alongside cheeky Christmas message
Posted Saturday, December 23, 2023 by Dailystar.co.uk
Paul Gascoigne has wished his social media followers 'Merry Christmas' in the most Gascoigne-esque fashion by posting a photo of him trying to evade a streaker during his Middlesbrough days
(Image: Daily Mirror)
England icon Paul Gascoigne has told his fans he wishes "it could be Christmas everyday" in the most Gascoigne-esque fashion, posting a photo of him and streaker on social media.
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KELL OF A RING Lionesses hero Chloe Kelly shows off glittering diamond ring as beaming England star gets engaged under Northern Lights
Posted Saturday, December 23, 2023 by Thesun.co.uk
LIONESSES hero Chloe Kelly showed off her glittering diamond ring after getting engaged under Northern Lights.
The Manchester City and England star looked thrilled as she posed with now fiance Scott Moore in the stunning Icelandic setting.
Chloe Kelly got engaged under the Northern Lights Credit: Instagram @chloekelly
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‘We just can’t’ – Jurgen Klopp has ruled out selling Liverpool star
Posted Saturday, December 23, 2023 by Caughtoffside.com
After a blip last year, Liverpool once again finds themselves in a Premier League title race as they seek to add to their one previous trophy.
A huge reason for their impressive form this season has been Brazilian goalkeeper, Alisson, who has shown time after time why he is one of the best in the world.
But the shot-stopper picked up a hamstring injury during his side's 1-1 draw with Manches...Full Story »
Paul Robinson urges Newcastle United to sign Tottenham ace in January
Posted Saturday, December 23, 2023 by Caughtoffside.com
Newcastle fans would've been optimistic of another great season after securing Champions League football last year but their campaign has been derailed by a series of injuries.
Due to the thin squad, they have struggled to deal with these issues as they finished bottom of their Champions League group and currently sit in 6th place in the Premier League table.
After Nick Pope injured his should...Full Story »