St Johnstone set up a trip to Glasgow to face the winner of Sunday’s Old Firm shoot-out as they eased past Clyde 2-0 at McDiarmid.There looked to be a mismatch on the cards as Guy Melamed and Michael O’Halloran put Callum Davidson’s team two up after just 21 minutes.But the Perth men could afford to take their foot off the gas and still cruise into the last eight of the Scottis...Full Story »

Hakim Ziyech fired Chelsea to a fourth FA Cup final in five years as Manchester City’s quest for an unprecedented quadruple went up in smoke.All eyes were on Wembley as Pep Guardiola’s runaway Premier League leaders faced Thomas Tuchel’s improving side in a heavyweight semi-final clash that could yet be repeated in the Champions League showpiece.City will be back at Wembley nex...Full Story »

Kilmarnock booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup following a 3-1 win over Montrose at Rugby Park.First-half goals from Kyle Lafferty and Chris Burke put Tommy Wright’s charges in a comfortable position and Greg Kiltie added to their lead after the interval.Montrose carried a threat throughout the game and got a goal which their play deserved when Cammy Ballantyne sco...Full Story »

Micky Mellon claimed job done after Dundee United struggled past Forfar and into the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.The League One’s bottom side gave as good as they got in a goalless first half at Station Park although United attacker Nicky Clark struck the woodwork with a free-kick.Forfar kept battling after the break but midfielder Peter Pawlett’s low drive in the 55th minute ...Full Story »

Peter Pawlett’s second-half strike took Dundee United unconvincingly past Forfar and into the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.The League One’s bottom side gave as good as they got in the goalless first half at Station Park although United attacker Nicky Clark struck the woodwork with a free-kick.Forfar’s harrying and hassling continued after the break but midfielder Paw...Full Story »

St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin expressed his relief and delight after his team fought back to claim a 2-1 comeback win over Inverness to book their place in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals.Marcus Fraser’s goal in the 89th minute settled a compelling tie, with Saints now awaiting the winners of Saturday’s game between Kilmarnock and Montrose.Nikolay Todorov had put the Championship out...Full Story »

James Maddison, Ayoze Perez and Hamza Choudhury are available for Leicester’s FA Cup semi-final with Southampton at Wembley on Sunday.The trio were dropped for last weekend’s Premier League defeat at West Ham after breaching coronavirus restrictions and attending a party at Perez’s house.James Justin (knee) and Harvey Barnes (knee) remain out along with Wes Morgan (back), but C...Full Story »

Andreas Christensen will miss Chelsea’s FA Cup semi-final with Manchester City on Saturday due to a muscle injury.The Denmark defender missed the midweek Champions League clash with Porto and has failed to recover in time for the Wembley showdown.N’Golo Kante is fit enough to start his second match in a week, with Mateo Kovacic still sidelined through hamstring trouble.City will be w...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is looking to end the season on a high after Manchester United set-up a Europa League semi-final against Roma.Marcus Rashford’s strike and a late Bruno Fernandes penalty in Granada last week put the Red Devils in control of their quarter-final tie against the European debutants.United followed that up with another 2-0 win on Thursday, when Edinson Cavani’s early ...Full Story »

Arsenal turned on the style to ease past Slavia Prague and set up a Europa League semi-final tie against former head coach Unai Emery’s Villarreal.With the tie finely-poised following a 1-1 home draw a week ago, the Gunners put in one of their best showings under Mikel Arteta to win 4-0 in Prague.Nicolas Pepe opened the scoring as his fine Europa League campaign continues, with an Alexandr...Full Story »

Edinson Cavani set Manchester United on course for a comfortable victory against Granada as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side reached the Europa League semi-finals for the second successive season.Marcus Rashford’s fine goal and a late Bruno Fernandes penalty in Spain last week put the Red Devils in control of the quarter-final tie heading into Thursday’s reverse fixture at an empty ...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate wants his England stars to stick to the rules during the pandemic Credit: Getty James Maddison is the latest Euros hopeful to be caught out Credit: PA The Three Lions boss said: “In the autumn discipline off the pitch and on the pitch created the biggest issues for us and meant we didn’t get to the semi-finals of the Nations League that we were desperate to be in. ...Full Story »

Marissa Callaghan and Nadene Caldwell confirmed Northern Ireland’s qualification for their first major finals as they reached Women’s Euro 2022 with a 2-0 play-off second leg victory over Ukraine.Skipper Callaghan’s 55th-minute strike gave her side the lead at Seaview in Belfast before substitute Caldwell added a second deep into stoppage time to make it 4-1 on aggregate.Kenny ...Full Story »

Carlo Ancelotti insists Everton are still in the fight for a place in Europe despite letting two points slip in a goalless draw at Brighton.The Toffees felt the absence of Dominic Calvert-Lewin up front and managed just one shot on target during the game, which came in the 71st minute.The result leaves Everton eighth, four points behind sixth-placed Liverpool and seven behind West Ham in fourth....Full Story »

Everton were unable to keep the pressure on local rivals Liverpool, letting two points slip in the fight for the European places with a lacklustre goalless draw at Brighton.The Toffees felt the absence of Dominic Calvert-Lewin up front and managed just one shot on target during the game, which came in the 71st minute.The result leaves Everton eighth, four points behind sixth-placed Liverpool and...Full Story »

Brendan Rodgers admitted Leicester’s Champions League challenge had been undermined by players who breached Covid protocols.Ayoze Perez, James Maddison and Hamza Choudhury were left out of the crucial match against fellow European hopefuls West Ham having reportedly broken the guidelines.West Ham went on to inflict only Leicester’s second away defeat of the season, with a 3-2 victory...Full Story »

Jesse Lingard continued his one-man crusade to get West Ham into the Champions League with two goals in a 3-2 win over Leicester.The England midfielder took his goal tally to eight in nine appearances since joining on loan from Manchester United in January to help lift the Hammers back into the top four.David Moyes’ side held off a late Leicester fightback and are now just a point behind t...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED's behind-closed-doors win in Spain was somehow held up by a STREAKER. No fans were allowed in for the Europa League quarter-final first leg against Granada on Thursday night - a game United won 2-0 thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes. A streaker held up Manchester United's win over Granada But that didn't stop one fan from getting into the Estadio Munici...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta insists he has full belief his Arsenal side will still progress in the Europa League after they conceded a last-gasp equaliser in the first leg of their quarter-final clash with Slavia Prague.Nicolas Pepe had come off the bench to seemingly win the game for the Gunners with his strike four minutes from time – but the hosts could not hold onto their advantage as Tomas Holes hea...Full Story »

Arsenal conceded a last-gasp equaliser at home to Slavia Prague to leave their Europa League quarter-final tie finely poised.Nicolas Pepe had come off the bench to seemingly win the game for the Gunners with his strike four minutes from time, but the hosts could not hold on to their advantage as Tomas Holes headed in an equaliser to earn Slavia a 1-1 draw.The first leg at the Emirates Stadium lo...Full Story »