Tottenham twice pegged back Manchester United to deny Erik ten Hag’s men victory as Sir Jim Ratcliffe attended his first match since agreeing a partial takeover of the club.The billionaire’s agreement to buy a 25 per cent stake and take control of football operations has brought some hope to a club that has fallen off the top of the English game under owners the Glazers.But it is a l...Full Story »

Jake Livermore has rarely scored two goals in a season throughout his long career, but he hit two in five minutes to pile more misery on QPR.Former Tottenham, West Brom, Hull and England midfielder Livermore, now 34, struck twice from outside the area to earn Watford a 2-1 win at Loftus Road.Lyndon Dykes pulled one back for Rangers but they could not find an equaliser and remain deep in relegati...Full Story »

In the past few days, there appears to have been suggestions that if Kylian Mbappe continues to delay the announcement on where he will be playing next, that Los Blancos will go after Napoli's Victor Osimhen instead. It's been obvious for years that Los Blancos want to sign the French World Cup winner, even going as far as placing a reported €200m offer with Paris Saint-Germain for his ...Full Story »

Seko Fofana and Jean-Philippe Krasso lifted tournament hosts Ivory Coast to a 2-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau in front of an elated Abidjan crowd to kick off the Africa Cup of Nations.Fofana fired the Elephants in front inside four minutes at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium, punishing their Group A rivals for a lapse at the back, and came inches away from adding another before the break.Krasso doub...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Steve Evans hailed his side’s commanding performance as they returned to winning ways to keep up the pace with the League One play-off pack after recording a 1-0 victory at Shrewsbury.The first half was not one for the football purest, but the game opened up after the 70th minute with both sides looking for that decisive goal.Shrewsbury made a great move minutes later with T...Full Story »

Michael Carrick admitted Middlesbrough’s bench made the difference after they came from a goal behind beat Millwall 3-1 at The Den in the Sky Bet Championship.Carrick’s Boro were on a high after Tuesday’s 1-0 Carabao Cup semi-final first leg victory over Chelsea and rounded off an impressive week with victory over another London side.Joe Bryan opened the scoring for the hosts b...Full Story »

Neil Critchley praised the patience of his Blackpool side as their impressive home form continued with a 2-0 win over Exeter.Long-range Albie Morgan strikes either side of half time earned the Tangerines their 10th home league win of the season – the most of any side in Sky Bet League One.Critchley’s side remain within four points of the play-offs and the 45-year-old hailed the menta...Full Story »

Barnsley returned to winning ways after defeating Bristol Rovers 2-1 at Oakwell.Devante Cole and Corey O’Keefe scored either side of Chris Martin’s equaliser to wrap up the three points for Barnsley, who had drawn their last two league games.The Tykes had a flurry of chances in the 32nd minute as Rovers could not clear. Adam Phillips came closest, but Matthew Cox was able to tip arou...Full Story »

Jack Bridge fired Southend to a 1-0 victory over Eastleigh with a second-half penalty at Silverlake Stadium.The encounter got off to a slow start but picked up as the halfway point in the first period approached when Eastleigh goalkeeper Joe McDonnell made a pair of saves in quick succession.There were numerous chances for both sides to net an opener before the break, but it was not until Henry ...Full Story »

Substitute striker Will Keane struck a sweet double as Preston claimed a 2-0 home win against Bristol City.The former Manchester United forward made a fine impact from the bench with two goals in the space of 23 second-half minutes as the Lilywhites claimed their first league win since Boxing Day.Victory also saw Ryan Lowe’s side end a worrying run of four defeats in their last five Champi...Full Story »

Lewis Baker’s first-half goal proved enough as Stoke extended their unbeaten league run to seven matches with a narrow 1-0 victory at Championship bottom side Rotherham.The Potters have not lost since a home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on December 9, which cost former boss Alex Neil his job.New manager Steven Schumacher secured his second victory in the hotseat thanks to Baker’s st...Full Story »

Promotion-chasing Oxford kept up the pressure on League One’s top two with a convincing 3-1 victory at Carlisle.The U’s ran riot as Mark Harris’ brace and a further strike from Tyler Goodrham did the damage at Brunton Park.Alfie McCalmont pulled one back for the relegation-threatened hosts, but they ultimately slipped to a third defeat in four matches.The game sprung into life ...Full Story »

Albie Morgan’s stylish brace guided Blackpool to a comfortable 2-0 victory over struggling Exeter.The Tangerines started on top and spurned a fine chance to take the lead when Jordan Rhodes’ 25th-minute penalty was saved by Viljami Sinisalo, the Finnish goalkeeper making amends after fouling the striker.The Aston Villa loanee then tipped Kyle Joseph’s long-range effort around t...Full Story »

Courtney Baker-Richardson’s backheeled finish secured Crewe a hard-fought 2-1 win over Swindon.It was the Railwaymen’s third consecutive win, but the Robins’ sixth defeat in their last eight outings as the visitors succumbed despite skipper Charlie Austin cancelling out Elliott Nevitt’s opener for Crewe in the first half.The out-of-form visitors were under pressure early ...Full Story »

Substitute Macauley Bonne fired the winner as Gillingham closed in on the play-off places with a 2-1 victory over fellow promotion hopefuls Accrington.Teenager Alex Henderson gave Stanley a first-half lead but two goals after the break sealed Gills the three points.The first half was largely forgettable. The best chance fell to Accrington, with Gillingham goalkeeper Jake Turner pushing out Ben W...Full Story »

New Queen’s Park head coach Callum Davidson got off to the perfect start as his side came from behind to beat cinch Premiership promotion chasers Raith 2-1 at Stark’s Park.Rovers had taken an early lead when Jack Hamilton converted Dylan Easton’s cross in the third minute.The Spiders, who beat Dunfermline last week to end a 15-game winless run in the Championship, were level th...Full Story »

MK Dons returned to winning ways in dramatic fashion with a last-gasp goal snatching a 2-1 victory at Tranmere.They took the lead after nine minutes when Alex Gilbey was allowed to run at the Rovers defence before unleashing a fierce drive from 25 yards.Rovers were level just three minutes later when Kieron Morris’s effort from the edge of the box deflected past the helpless Michael Kelly ...Full Story »

Tony Watt scored a late winner as Dundee United edged out Inverness 1-0 to move top of the cinch Championship.Looking to bounce back from last weekend’s home defeat to Morton, when they went down to an 88th-minute goal, United finally broke Inverness with three minutes to go at Caledonian Stadium.United did well to put Glenn Middleton in down the left and his low cross was perfectly placed...Full Story »

Jon Rowe and Christian Fassnacht lifted Norwich to their first win of 2024 as Hull missed a chance to move into the Sky Bet Championship play-offs.Rowe took his tally for the season to a dozen in all competitions and underlined why several Premier League clubs are rumoured to be sniffing around him with a breathtaking individual first-half goal.Fassnacht came off the bench to net in the 88th min...Full Story »

Harry Kane equalled Robert Lewandowski’s half-season Bundesliga goalscoring record with a late strike but it was Jamal Musiala who provided the real cutting edge in Bayern Munich’s 3-0 victory over 10-man Hoffenheim.The England striker clipped home left-footed from 12 yards in added time for his 22nd goal in 16 games to match the man whose number nine shirt he inherited following his...Full Story »