Tottenham boss Antonio Conte told his side to “feel the blood” of their top-four rivals after a potentially decisive weekend in the race for Champions League qualification.After Manchester United and Arsenal both lost earlier in the day, Son Heung-min’s sensational hat-trick and a fine Dejan Kulusevski strike earned a 4-0 win against Aston Villa that sent Spurs three points in ...Full Story »

Son Heung-min fired a sensational hat-trick as Tottenham took control of the race for a Premier League top-four spot with a 4-0 win at Aston Villa.After Manchester United and Arsenal both lost earlier in the day, Son’s treble and a fine Dejan Kulusevski strike sent Spurs three points in clear in fourth.It was a fourth win in a row, a seventh from the last nine and makes it difficult to loo...Full Story »

Motherwell manager Graham Alexander was proud of his players after they sealed top-six cinch Premiership football with the last kick of the game at Livingston.Ricki Lamie’s stoppage-time equaliser was enough for the Steelmen to sneak into the top half of the table at the Lions’ expense.Livingston had been in command with goals from Odin Bailey and Alan Forrest either side of the brea...Full Story »

A “perplexed” Darren Moore left Bolton’s stadium cursing Sheffield Wednesday’s missed chances after MJ Williams’ first Wanderers goal denied the Owls a deserved three points in a 1-1 draw.On-loan Preston defender Jordan Storey put Wednesday in front with his first goal for the club after 66 minutes.But Williams weighed in with a last-minute equaliser much to manager...Full Story »

Boss David Artell insisted Crewe would bounce back after their relegation from League One was confirmed by a 2-0 defeat at Doncaster.Defeat at the Eco-Power Stadium ended Alex’s stay in the third tier after two years, but Artell does not believe they will be outside the division for long.“We’ve done it once and we will do it again,” he said. “I can promise that.&ldq...Full Story »

Gillingham manager Neil Harris confirmed that some stern half-time words were responsible for his side hitting back to draw 1-1 with Wycombe at Priestfield.Promotion-chasing Wycombe took a 20th-minute lead through Sam Vokes, but 15 minutes from the end Jack Tucker levelled the scores for the Gills.Harris, whose side are currently in the Sky Bet League One relegation zone on goal difference, was ...Full Story »

Dundee manager Mark McGhee insists his side’s stunning derby comeback shows they believe they can win their battle to stay in the cinch Premiership after the 2-2 draw with Dundee United at Tannadice.Dundee United had taken a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Nicky Clark and Charlie Mulgrew, but the Dark Blues hit back through Danny Mullen and skipper Charlie Adam to secure a point.The result c...Full Story »

QPR manager Mark Warburton admitted his side need to win all their remaining games to rekindle their Championship play-off hopes.A 2-1 defeat to Preston was the club’s seventh defeat in eight matches and has seen them slip six points off the top six.And Warburton believes it will take wins from all of their remaining five matches to give themselves a fighting chance at a play-off place.&ld...Full Story »

Phil Brown called on his Barrow side to be “more ruthless and horrible to play against” after a third successive defeat under him plunged them further into relegation trouble.Kwesi Appiah’s second-half strike was enough to give mid-table Crawley a 1-0 win – their third successive home victory – and left Barrow out of the bottom two on goal difference.Former Hull bos...Full Story »

Michael Duff hailed his Cheltenham team as the best in the club’s history after their 1-0 home win over Portsmouth.Liam Sercombe scored the only goal of the game to keep the Robins in the top half of the League One table with four games left.Victory kept Duff’s men firmly on course to beat the club’s highest finish of 17th place in the third tier, with last year’s League ...Full Story »

Leaders Stockport swept past Southend 5-0 at Edgeley Park to keep themselves on course for promotion with a ninth straight Vanarama National League win.Will Collar put County ahead in the 21st minute following a corner, with forward Myles Hippolyte swiftly adding a second from the edge of the box past the Shrimpers’ 18-year-old goalkeeper Andeng Ndi, who was making his league debut.Scott Q...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel hailed Timo Werner for proving he still has a Chelsea future with a hard-fought brace in the Blues’ 6-0 thumping of Southampton.Werner claimed a perfect hat-trick of sorts, by striking the left post, right post and crossbar at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday.But the 26-year-old kept his cool and delivered a telling double as Chelsea shook off leaking seven goals in two de...Full Story »

Exeter boss Matt Taylor was left with mixed emotions after his side left it late to beat Carlisle 1-0 at Brunton Park.The high-flying Grecians needed a dramatic 89th-minute Padraig Amond winner, his first goal for four months, to extend their fine unbeaten run to eight games.City have won three on the bounce and six out of eight to open up a healthy five-point cushion over the promotion chasing ...Full Story »

MK Dons boss Liam Manning praised the character shown by his side in the second half after they earned a 1-1 draw at bitter rivals AFC Wimbledon.Troy Parrott’s spectacular strike cancelled out Alex Woodyard’s opener to extend the visitors’ unbeaten run to 15 games and improve their position in the race to be promoted from League One.MK Dons are now three points clear of third-p...Full Story »

Frustrated Chris Wilder blamed individual errors from his Middlesbrough players after seeing their play-off hopes hit by a 1-0 defeat to Hull at the Riverside.Wilder claimed goalkeeper Joe Lumley should have kept out Keane Lewis-Potter’s curling effort 16 minutes from time which condemned Boro to a second home loss in four days.The hosts tried to hit back, Aaron Connolly missing the target...Full Story »

Roy Hodgson insists Watford still have cause to believe they can escape Premier League relegation following a damaging 3-0 defeat to Leeds but admits they have no reason to feel confident of doing so.The second-bottom Hornets slipped six points from safety following a ninth successive home loss which manager Hodgson termed “harsh”.Raphinha’s first-half strike set Leeds on cours...Full Story »

Leam Richardson said his side delivered the performance, as well as the result, as Wigan strengthened their promotion bid with a 3-1 Sky Bet League One win at Lincoln.The Latics took full advantage as top-two rivals MK Dons and Rotherham United both dropped points.Callum Long opened the scoring in the eighth minute, with Anthony Scully levelling for the Imps six minutes later. Will Keane restore...Full Story »

Reading interim manager Paul Ince urged his players to be more “ruthless” as they slipped to a 2-1 Championship defeat against Cardiff.Striker Lucas Joao headed home in the seventh minute, giving Reading a 1-0 half-time lead, but Cardiff struck twice after the interval.Alfie Doughty drew Cardiff level with his first goal of the season and substitute Will Vaulks snatched the winner fi...Full Story »

Grant McCann was frustrated despite seeing his 10-man Peterborough side overcome adversity to earn a battling Championship point from a 1-1 draw at Ashton Gate.The visitors fell behind to Rob Atkinson’s 43rd-minute header from a Jay Dasilva cross and had defender Joe Ward sent off after 59 minutes for tripping Andreas Weimann and denying a clear scoring chance.But, despite looking doomed t...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou watched Celtic rack up his biggest win as boss then insisted there was still more to come from his side.A 7-0 thrashing of St Johnstone, on a day that Japan striker Kyogo Furuhashi returned to action for the first time since Boxing Day following his recovery from a hamstring injury, took the Hoops nine points clear of Rangers at the top of the cinch Premiership, with the Light B...Full Story »