Dundee United edged into the top six after being forced to settle for a 0-0 Tayside derby draw with 10-man St Johnstone.A share of the spoils eased the battling Perth side a point ahead of relegation rivals Dundee in the cinch Premiership basement.But United fans voiced their frustration at being unable to penetrate a Perth side one man down for the final 36 minutes after Swedish midfielder Melk...Full Story »

Cameron Brannagan and Nathan Holland hit brilliant long-range efforts as Oxford came from behind late on to beat 10-man Portsmouth 3-2 in an incident-packed match at the Kassam Stadium.Oxford made a dream start as Luke McNally met Billy Bodin’s sixth-minute corner with a firm downward header past keeper Gavin Bazunu.Pompey were level four minutes later with Ronan Curtis skilfully flicking ...Full Story »

Stockport stayed top of the Vanarama National League with a 1-0 win over 10-man Dover.Paddy Madden broke Dover’s resistance six minutes from time to give the Hatters a 10th consecutive win in all competitions.Madden turned home his 12th goal of the season from close range after Will Collar had helped on Ollie Crankshaw’s corner.Rock-bottom Dover were reduced to 10 men when Myles Judd...Full Story »

Kabongo Tshimanga scored two penalties as Chesterfield started life after manager James Rowe with a 2-1 win over Dagenham that kept them second in the National League.Rowe, suspended last month over allegations of misconduct, left the club on Friday.The Daggers came close to breaking the deadlock at the half-hour mark when Will Wright’s free-kick clipped the post.They then found the opener...Full Story »

Jordan Cranston was sent off as Solihull drew 0-0 at Yeovil in the Vanarama National League.Solihull defender Cranston saw red in stoppage-time after picking up two yellow cards in the space of four minutes.Callum Maycock had a seventh-minute chance to open the scoring for the visitors but he was denied by an agile Grant Smith in the Yeovil goal.Ryan Boot came to Solihull’s rescue just bef...Full Story »

Barnet earned their first win in five league games with a 3-1 victory over Altrincham.Rob Hall opened the scoring for the Bees after five minutes when his cross flashed across goal and found the bottom corner.They then doubled their lead in the 16th minute when Reiss Greenidge found Sam Beard at the back post and he smashed the ball into the roof of the net.Adam Marriott added a third for the vi...Full Story »

Conor Chaplin’s second-half strike was enough to earn Ipswich maximum points from a 1-0 League One victory over relegation-threatened Gillingham.The narrow win kept The Tractor Boys’ outside chances of moving into the top six places alive, while condemning their visitors to remain second-bottom and a long way from surviving the drop to the fourth tier of English football.Ipswich goal...Full Story »

Livingston earned a hard-fought win 2-1 win over Aberdeen thanks to goals from Ayo Obileye and Alan Forrest.Centre-back Obileye has become a goalscoring machine lately and he fired the Lions ahead after getting on the end of Bruce Anderson’s effort before Forrest’s lobbed effort doubled their advantage after a quickfire start to the second half.But an improved display from the visito...Full Story »

Harrogate manager Simon Weaver celebrated a fourth straight clean sheet at home by paying tribute to goalkeeper Mark Oxley after the 2-0 win over Bradford.The 31-year-old former Southend stopper made four excellent saves to deny Bradford trio Tom Elliott, Jamie Walker and Andy Cook (twice) before Jack Diamond fired the hosts in front with only their second shot of the match just past the hour ma...Full Story »

Matty Stevens’ brace extended Forest Green’s unbeaten run to 17 games as the runaway leaders opened up a 10-point lead at the top of Sky Bet League Two.Goals in each half saw Stevens take his personal tally to 19 league goals thanks to two Kane Wilson assists.In a high-octane opening, it was Rovers who created the first opportunity – Stevens misdirecting his header from a Nicky...Full Story »

Inverness’ slide down the cinch Championship continued with a 1-0 home defeat by Morton at Caledonian Stadium.The former leaders have not won since hammering Morton 6-1 in December as the pressure increases on manager Billy Dodds.Morton, who knocked Caley Thistle out of the Scottish Cup on penalties in December, reacted to their crushing league defeat by appointing former Inverness midfiel...Full Story »

George Byers scored for the second consecutive game as Sheffield Wednesday claimed a third straight League One win with a 2-0 victory at Burton.Substitute Sylla Sow was also on target for the Owls, who moved three points off the play-off positions.Byers put Wednesday in front in the 32rd minute from close range after Burton goalkeeper Ben Garratt had turned away Nathaniel Mendez-Laing’s cr...Full Story »

Shrewsbury and Fleetwood shared the points from an entertaining League One 1-1 draw in blustery Shropshire.Fleetwood drew their third consecutive game, while Shrewsbury almost nicked it in the 90th minute when Danny Andrew hacked Dan Udoh’s shot off the line.Ryan Bowman went close early on for the hosts when his low drive was superbly saved by Fleetwood goalkeeper Alex Cairns.Fleetwood str...Full Story »

Norwich reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for just the second time in a decade as Kenny McLean’s header was enough to see off Wolves in a drab affair at Molineux.With potential fairytales and cup magic up for grabs elsewhere, this was a forgettable meeting between two top-tier outfits, with the 1-0 victory for the visitors putting them in the hat for Sunday’s draw.Wolves are 18 p...Full Story »

Chelsea remain unsure whether Thomas Tuchel will be able to travel to Abu Dhabi for any part of the Blues’ Club World Cup campaign after testing positive for Covid-19.Assistant coach Arno Michels admitted the club must wait to see on Tuchel’s situation, after the head coach missed Saturday’s 2-1 FA Cup win over Plymouth.The Blues saw off Argyle only after extra-time, with Kepa ...Full Story »

Relieved David Moyes admits West Ham got lucky after they survived a huge FA Cup scare at Kidderminster.The Hammers were seconds away from being embarrassed by their National League North hosts before winning 2-1 after extra time.Declan Rice forced extra time with a 90th-minute leveller and Bowen snatched victory with virtually the last kick of the fourth-round tie.David Moyes was a relieved man...Full Story »

Jack Diamond bagged a brace as Harrogate maintained their 100 per cent record against Bradford in a 2-0 home triumph.The on-loan Sunderland winger struck twice in the second half as Town made it three wins from three meetings against the 2013 League Cup finalists.Earlier, home keeper Mark Oxley had made three smart saves to keep his team on level terms at the break, as he denied Tom Elliott, Jam...Full Story »

Kepa Arrizabalaga’s penalty heroics helped Chelsea avoid a shoot-out as the Blues edged past Plymouth 2-1 in the FA Cup fourth-round but only after extra-time. The Spain goalkeeper guessed correctly and then smothered Ryan Hardie’s last-gasp spot-kick, after the Plymouth striker had been felled by Malang Sarr. Marcos Alonso thought he had settled the tie with a neat finish in ext...Full Story »

Jarrod Bowen saved West Ham from humiliation after they avoided a mammoth FA Cup upset at Kidderminster.The forward struck with virtually the last kick of extra time as the Hammers, wretched for most of the game, sealed a barely deserved 2-1 win.They needed Declan Rice’s injury-time leveller to force extra time just as it looked like National League North side Kidderminster would off an al...Full Story »

Jack Grealish has said goodbye to his famous long hair and headband look with the Man City star posting a picture of a much shorter hair-style during the winter break Jack Grealish has ditched his famous long locks and iconic hairband over the winter break. The Manchester City star is known for his appearance on the field as much as he is for his superb ability, sporting trademark low-cut sock...Full Story »