Liverpool survived a trademark second-half rally from Tottenham to claim a crucial 2-1 win and boost their Premier League top-four hopes.Mo Salah’s first-half double put Jurgen Klopp’s side on course for all three points in the capital but Harry Kane reduced the deficit with 20 minutes left.Antonio Conte’s Spurs pushed for a late leveller but were thwarted by a dogged Liverpool...Full Story »

David Moyes admitted West Ham gifted Crystal Palace both their goals as they crashed to a dramatic 2-1 defeat at the London Stadium.Said Benrahma had fired the Hammers into the lead against the run of play with a 20-yard screamer but the West Ham defence undid all his good work with a horror show five minutes before half-time, allowing Wilfried Zaha to haul Palace level.Then, in the fifth minute...Full Story »

Miguel Almiron scored his seventh goal in as many games as Newcastle beat Southampton 4-1 at St Mary’s.The Paraguay international continued his hot streak in front of goal, breaking the deadlock in the 35th minute.Substitute Chris Wood, who replaced Callum Wilson at half-time, doubled the visitors’ advantage in the 58th minute before Joe Willock quickly made it 3-0.RELENTLESS. ԍ...Full Story »

Phil Parkinson hopes Wrexham showed the country what they are about after hammering Oldham Athletic 3-0 in the first round of the FA Cup.Over 9,000 fans packed into the Racecourse Ground as goal machine Paul Mullin celebrated his 28th birthday with a double after Sam Dalby’s first strike since September opened the scoring.A lot has been made of the club’s Hollywood ownership with Rya...Full Story »

Gillingham boss Neil Harris was left disappointed after a late AFC Fylde equaliser meant his side will need a replay to reach the second round of the FA Cup.Mikael Mandron opened the scoring for the visitors on the stroke of half-time, but Tom Walker struck with seven minutes to go for the non-league outfit to force a repeat at Priestfield.Harris said: “We got the mentality right, that&rsq...Full Story »

West Brom boss Carlos Corberan pledged to get the best out of Kyle Bartley after the defender’s decisive goal in the 1-0 win against QPR.Bartley’s 68th-minute header from John Swift’s free-kick gave much-improved Albion their second successive victory under the recently-appointed Corberan.It has been a triumphant return to the side for Bartley, who was left out by Corberan&rsqu...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola claimed Manchester City’s dramatic late 2-1 victory against Fulham was “the moment” of his time at the club to date.Erling Haaland drilled home a penalty deep into injury time as 10-man City saw off the battling Cottagers in a hard-fought Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium.The goal sparked jubilant celebrations around the ground, underlining the relief fel...Full Story »

Gary Horgan hailed history-making Chippenham for sticking to the script to beat Lincoln 1-0 in the FA Cup.The sixth-tier Bluebirds bagged two firsts, reaching the second round proper and beating English Football League opposition for the first time in the club’s history courtesy of a deft backheel from Joe Hanks a minute before half-time.Hanks’ ingenuity came after a throw-in from th...Full Story »

John Eustace praised his “spirited” Birmingham side as they closed the gap on the Sky Bet Championship play-offs to four points with victory at Stoke.The Blues notched an early opener when Scott Hogan dispossessed a sleeping Phil Jagielka before finishing.And the visitors doubled their lead after the interval when Harlee Dean nodded home a Hannibal Mejbri corner.Lewis Baker then hand...Full Story »

Josh Walker scored the only goal of the game as he fired National League Dagenham into the second round of the FA Cup at the expense of 10-man Maidenhead.The hosts were involved in an 11-goal thriller tie at Halifax last year, but this game looked destined to be a dour draw with a replay on the cards.However, Will De Havilland’s 67th-minute sending off – for a second yellow card &nda...Full Story »

Joe Hanks’ backheel saw sixth-tier Chippenham beat Lincoln 1-0 to reach the FA Cup second round for the first time.The quick-thinking Hanks dashed towards the front post and flicked home in the 44th minute after a throw-in from the right had been nodded on.It was a warranted lead at half-time after the Bluebirds had soaked up pressure calmly, lying in wait to break with purpose.Hanks might...Full Story »

Rakish Bingham struck the second-half winner to send Ebbsfleet into the second round of the FA Cup for the first time in 10 years after a 2-1 win over 10-man FC Halifax.Bingham decided it after the sides had gone in level at the break, with Jamie Cooke cancelling out Toby Edser’s opener for Ebbsfleet.It might have been a different story had Jack Senior not been sent off after 56 minutes, b...Full Story »

Kyle Bartley’s goal gave West Brom a second successive victory under boss Carlos Corberan with a 1-0 triumph at QPR.The Baggies, who beat Blackpool in midweek to give the recently-appointed Corberan his first win since taking over, produced a resolute performance at Loftus Road, where Bartley headed home John Swift’s 68th-minute free-kick.Swift delivered the ball from the right and c...Full Story »

Birmingham will be without Krystian Bielik when they host Swansea in the Sky Bet Championship on Tuesday.Derby loanee Bielik picked up his fifth booking of the campaign in Blues’ 2-1 win at Stoke at the weekend, earning him a one-match ban.Marc Roberts, George Friend and Nico Gordon are back in training after injury, but it is unclear whether they will be ready to feature against Swansea.M...Full Story »

Brentford striker Ivan Toney is back from suspension for the Carabao Cup visit of Gillingham.Christian Norgaard could make his return to action after an Achilles injury.Kristoffer Ajer, Aaron Hickey, Pontus Jansson and Thomas Strakosha are out injured.League Two strugglers Gillingham have fitness concerns over Stuart O’Keefe and Olly Lee.Captain O’Keefe came off with a quad injury du...Full Story »

Sheffield United midfielder James McAtee is set to return to the squad for the visit of South Yorkshire neighbours Rotherham.The 20-year-old missed Saturday’s win over Burnley with a knock but is back in contention.Fellow on-loan Manchester City youngster Tommy Doyle is rated only 50-50 because of a calf injury.Wing-backs Jayden Bogle and Max Lowe have returned to light training after thei...Full Story »

Connor Wickham scored twice on his return to the north east as Forest Green came through a severe test by winning 2-0 at Northern Premier League side South Shields in the FA Cup first round.The opening 25 minutes were all about the Sky Bet League One side as they created the first meaningful chances, with home goalkeeper Myles Boney denying Corey O’Keefe and Regan Hendry sending an overhea...Full Story »

The West Ham defender pleaded guilty to two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal after a disturbing video emerged in February. Kurt Zouma is apologetic but says he is 'trying to be happy' - nine months after the video of him attacking a cat was posted online Credit: Rex The football world was shocked when this clip went public Credit: Supplied collect Zouma was fined ...Full Story »

Tottenham are looking to sign Inter Milan defender Denzel Dumfries but will face competition from Chelsea. Dumfries has been linked with a move to Chelsea over the last few years, with 90min reporting that they could reignite their interest in the defender in the January transfer window. With Reece James currently injured and Chelsea without a backup natural wing-back on the right-hand side, i...Full Story »

Preston climbed into the Sky Bet Championship top six with a hard-earned 2-1 victory over fellow play-off chasers Reading at the SCL Stadium.In a drab first half, Preston midfielder Brad Potts squandered the best opportunity when miskicking wide from close range but the game livened up after the interval, with Ched Evans putting North End ahead in the 51st minute.Reading levelled 20 minutes late...Full Story »