Steven Hammell praised his under-pressure Motherwell side for ensuring they did not fall victim to a Scottish Cup upset away to Arbroath on Saturday.The Fir Park side are just three points off the bottom of the cinch Premiership after failing to win any of their last eight league games, so many predicted they may struggle against their Championship hosts at Gayfield.However, two goals from Frenc...Full Story »

Gillingham boss Neil Harris praised his side’s ‘clinical’ display after they won 2-0 at fellow strugglers Colchester United.Both goals came just before half-time, as the Gills claimed back-to-back League Two wins for the first time this season.They took a 37th-minute lead through David Tutonda, who headed home at the far post after Ollie Hawkins had flicked on Alex MacDonald&rs...Full Story »

Gillingham chalked up back-to-back victories in League Two for the first time this season after winning 2-0 at fellow strugglers Colchester United.David Tutonda and Tom Nichols were on target as the visitors built on last week’s win over Hartlepool.Junior Tchamadeu fired into the side netting early on for Colchester and Noah Chilvers also went close for the hosts when his 25-yard strike wa...Full Story »

A stoppage-time goal from Aaron Hayden snatched Wrexham a 3-2 win against Maidstone.The clash was one of only two National League games to go ahead after postponements due to the weather, and the result means Phil Parkinson’s side are now level on points with leaders Notts County.Wrexham took the lead on the half-hour when Luke Young chipped the ball home from the edge of the box.They were...Full Story »

Three pitch invaders briefly halted the game as away-day specialists Preston inflicted a fifth straight league defeat on Birmingham in a 2-1 win at St Andrew’s that saw referee Rebecca Welch make history.In the first Championship game to be refereed in full by a female official, first league goals of the season from Ryan Ledson and captain Alan Browne in the opening 15 minutes won it for R...Full Story »

Substitute Sam Surridge struck a late leveller to deny former club Bournemouth an overdue Premier League win as Nottingham Forest snatched a 1-1 draw at the Vitality Stadium.Jaidon Anthony’s first-half finish looked set to end the Cherries’ four-game losing streak in the top flight to ease the pressure on head coach Gary O’Neil.But striker Surridge, who began his career with th...Full Story »

Joao Ferreira rescued a point for Watford in a 1-1 draw with Rotherham but the result did little to help their automatic promotion chances.In addition to Ferreira’s superb equaliser from 20 yards, which cancelled out Shane Ferguson’s first-half opener, Watford clipped the visitors’ woodwork on two occasions on what proved to be a frustrating afternoon for the Vicarage Road crow...Full Story »

Ollie Watkins’ late winner secured all three points for Aston Villa after Southampton had two goals ruled out at St Mary’s.Watkins’ header in the 77th minute proved enough for the visitors to win 1-0 and move up to 11th in the Premier League, just one point behind Chelsea and Liverpool.VAR had intervened twice, once in the first half to rule Kyle Walker-Peters’ final touc...Full Story »

Plymouth maintained top spot in League One with a hard-fought 4-2 win over Cheltenham at a sold out Home Park.Argyle took a grip on the game when they scored two goals within as many minutes midway through the first half.Central defender Dan Scarr volleyed in Jordan Houghton’s cross after 26 minutes.Two minutes later, Scottish striker Ryan Hardie latched on to Finn Azaz’s defence-spl...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp and Graham Potter looked for the positives after Liverpool and Chelsea cancelled each other out in a drab goalless draw on Saturday.Neither team boasted good form heading into the Anfield contest and the game served up reflected their current mid-table Premier League status.Yet with both sides avoiding the consequences of another defeat during their testing runs, the managers accept...Full Story »

Arsenal are reportedly on the verge of signing Poland international Jakub Kiwior from Spezia - and fans are already looking forward to welcoming his Twerk Queen WAG to the Emirates Incoming Arsenal signing Jakub Kiwior is dating a twerking champion (Image: @claudia.redheaded_babe/Instagram) Jakub Kiwior's gorgeous WAG looks set to put the a*** into Arsenal - because she's a former German Twerk...Full Story »

The Premier League duo were hoping to sign the centre-back to strengthen their backlines. PSG have reportedly beaten Chelsea and Tottenham to Milan Skriniar Credit: Getty But PSG have jumped to the front of the queue as they continued their interest in him from the summer. The Ligue 1 giants have agreed to sign him in the summer after his contract expires at Inter Milan, according to L'Equipe...Full Story »

Scott Twine celebrated his first goal for Burnley with a stunning free-kick winner three minutes from time as the Championship leaders claimed a 2-1 comeback victory over West Brom.Twine, who has been restricted to just five substitute appearances following his summer move from MK Dons, curled a set-piece into the top corner to see off their spirited visitors.The Baggies had led from the seventh...Full Story »

Tottenham lead race to sign €40m Zaniolo (Sky Sport) Tottenham are currently leading the race to sign Nicolo Zaniolo from Roma, Sky Sport in Italy reports. Roma have put talks over a new contract on hold and Juventus had been seen as the favourites to lure him away from the Italian capital. However, a move abroad seems most likely for Zaniolo and it is Spurs who have shown most intere...Full Story »

Riyad Mahrez struck twice as Manchester City staged a stunning fightback to reignite their title hopes with a 4-2 win over Tottenham.The Premier League champions were rocked when Spurs struck twice through Dejan Kulusevski and Emerson Royal in the closing moments of the first half after Ederson errors at the Etihad Stadium.Yet faced with the prospect of trailing leaders Arsenal by eight points a...Full Story »

Tuchel in line to replace Conte (Fichajes) Ex-Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is the favourite to replace Antonio Conte if the Italian leaves after the season, claims Fichajes. Conte's contract ends in the summer and he has expressed mild irritation at Spurs' board. Tuchel is said to be open to the Tottenham job after being sacked by Chelsea in September. West Ham make Ings bid West Ham hav...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur are looking to sign Pedro Porro before the January transfer window closes. According to Fabrizio Romano, the 23-year-old defender remains a top target for the London club and they have had discussions with Sporting CP regarding a January move in the last 24 hours. It remains to be seen whether the two clubs can come to an agreement before the January window closes. Porro ...Full Story »

Manchester United are prepared to admit defeat and part ways with defender Harry Maguire. That’s according to a recent report from the Mirror, who claims the English centre-back is a candidate to leave Old Trafford with David Moyes’ West Ham interested in bringing the Red Devils’ skipper to London on a loan to transfer deal. Since taking charge of the club last summer, mana...Full Story »

West Bromwich Albion head coach Carlos Corberan had mixed feelings after his side exposed the 70-place gap to National League Chesterfield to win their FA Cup third-round replay 4-0 at The Hawthorns.West Brom’s reward for their biggest FA Cup win for nearly eight years is an all-Sky Bet Championship tie at Bristol City in the fourth round.But a late thigh injury to substitute Matt Phillips...Full Story »

Birmingham City boss John Eustace praised his side’s attitude after they ‘stood up to the plate’ to produce a second-half comeback against League One bottom club Forest Green Rovers.Blues were facing an FA Cup exit at the hands of the third-tier strugglers after Ben Stevenson produced a 25-yard stunner to put the Gloucestershire side in front.But second-half goals from Lucas Ju...Full Story »