Jordon Garrick rescues point for Forest Green against Woking
Posted Sunday, February 23, 2025 by PA
Jordon Garrick was on target as high-flying Forest Green fought back for a point from a 1-1 National League draw at home to Woking.The hosts came close to opening the scoring after 16 minutes as Joe Quigley got on the end of Jamie Robson’s cross but Woking goalkeeper Will Jaaskelainen kept things level.Junior Morias fired over the crossbar from the edge of the box on the half-hour mark as ...Full Story »
Bromley see off Harrogate to continue push for play-off places
Posted Sunday, February 23, 2025 by PA
Bromley made it three consecutive wins with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Harrogate at Hayes Lane.First-half goals from leading scorer Michael Cheek and Jude Arthurs were enough to seal all three points for the Ravens.The game took quite some time to spring into life, with Adam Mayor’s 19th-minute free-kick which struck the Harrogate crossbar the first moment of quality.At the other end W...Full Story »
West Brom make hard work of beating Oxford
Posted Sunday, February 23, 2025 by PA
West Brom climbed back into the Championship play-off places with a 2-0 home win over goal-shy Oxford.Former Oxford loan midfielder Alex Mowatt’s 11th-minute goal and substitute John Swift’s strike deep into second-half stoppage time returned Tony Mowbray’s side to winning ways and moved them up to fifth.Albion should have won more comfortably after Oxford goalkeeper Jamie Cumm...Full Story »
Ruben Selles seeking back-to-back wins as Hull keep up away form
Posted Sunday, February 23, 2025 by PA
Ruben Selles wants Hull’s standards to keep rising after a 1-0 win at promotion-chasing Sunderland boosted his side’s fight for survival.Black Cats goalkeeper Anthony Patterson fumbled Joe Gelhardt’s corner into his own net in the 18th minute and Sunderland were frustrated by an impressive display from the Tigers, earning Selles’ side a fourth win from their last five awa...Full Story »
Brendan Rodgers questions VAR decision after Celtic suffer rare domestic defeat
Posted Sunday, February 23, 2025 by PA
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers questioned the decision to disallow what would have been a late equaliser for his side after they suffered only their second domestic defeat of the season away to in-form Hibernian.Just a few days after their spirited 1-1 draw away to Bayern Munich in the Champions League, the Hoops went down 2-1 at Easter Road as Josh Campbell scored twice in the first half.Rodgers&r...Full Story »
Mat Sadler hails ‘professional’ Walsall display in win at Morecambe
Posted Sunday, February 23, 2025 by PA
Walsall boss Mat Sadler was full of praise for his side after they sealed an important three points with a 2-0 win at Morecambe.Second-half goals from Taylor Allen and Jamie Jellis punished Morecambe, who were reduced to 10 men after Rhys Williams was sent off five minutes after the break.Sadler said: “It was a professional performance from start to finish and barring a five-minute spell a...Full Story »
Miron Muslic takes positives as Plymouth earn much-needed point against Cardiff
Posted Sunday, February 23, 2025 by PA
Plymouth boss Miron Muslic was in positive mood after his struggling side earned a 1-1 Championship draw at home to relegation-rivals Cardiff at Home Park.The Bluebirds swept into a 14th-minute lead through Yousef Salech but they were reduced to 10 men – eight minutes after the break – when Dimitrios Goutas was sent off, before Muhamed Tijani came off the bench to earn a share of the...Full Story »
Carlo Ancelotti says Real Madrid will appeal to reduce Jude Bellingham ban
Posted Sunday, February 23, 2025 by PA
Carlo Ancelotti says Real Madrid will appeal to reduce the length of Jude Bellingham’s ban following his sending off against Osasuna.The England international was shown a straight red card for foul and abusive language during a 1-1 draw last Saturday and received a two-match suspension.The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has already rejected an appeal to reverse the ban, but Ancelotti s...Full Story »
Ruben Amorim admits Manchester United were invisible in first half at Everton
Posted Sunday, February 23, 2025 by PA
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim focused on the positives of their comeback 2-2 draw at Everton after admitting his side “did not exist” in the first half.The hosts were well worth their two goals from Beto and Abdoulaye Doucoure inside the opening 33 minutes as United’s fragile backline struggled to handle their opponents’ energy while further forward they failed t...Full Story »
Lee Bell hails team effort as Crewe beat Barrow to end winless run
Posted Saturday, February 22, 2025 by PA
Lee Bell saluted his players for digging themselves out of a wretched run to reignite Crewe’s promotion bid with an emphatic win over Barrow.Goals either side of the interval from Connor O’Riordan and Tommy Lowery, who both returned to the club on loan during January, and a late strike from Matus Holicek secured the Railwaymen’s first win in seven games.Alex boss Bell said: &ld...Full Story »
Birmingham boss Chris Davies pleased to earn point from Reading ‘test’
Posted Saturday, February 22, 2025 by PA
Birmingham manager Chris Davies praised his side for overcoming the expected stern challenge provided by Reading to earn a point in their 0-0 League One draw at the SCL Stadium.After a patchy first half, the game came to life in the second period with each side creating chances to break the deadlock.Reading threatened with good efforts from Lewis Wing, Jayden Wareham and Chem Campbell.But league...Full Story »