St Mirren booked their place in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup with a comfortable 2-0 win at Ayr.First-half goals from Kyle McAllister and Greg Kiltie secured the victory for Jim Goodwin’s side, while the cinch Championship club’s best chance came from a late Tomi Adeloye header that went wide.Ayr boss Lee Bullen made two changes from the side beaten by Morton. Out went Adeloye ...Full Story »

Aberdeen eased their way into the Scottish Cup fifth round after a dominant 3-0 win over cinch League Two side Edinburgh City.The cinch Premiership side were never troubled by their lower-league opponents and first-half strikes from Ryan Hedges and Christian Ramirez had the match won, before Lewis Ferguson added a third right at the death.Manager Stephen Glass showed his intent by naming a side ...Full Story »

Liam Boyce scored a double as Hearts eased into the fifth round of the Scottish Cup with a routine 5-0 victory over West of Scotland League side Auchinleck Talbot at Beechwood Park.Andy Halliday, Peter Haring and Alex Cochrane were the other players on target.The scoreline could have been more emphatic if not for some highly dubious decisions from the match officials in the first half which cost...Full Story »

Preston missed the chance to move back into the Championship top half as Scott Hogan’s late goal snatched a point for Birmingham in a 1-1 draw at Deepdale.Neither side created much in terms of clear-cut chances across throughout the 90 minutes with Patrick Bauer’s instinctive first-half finish seemingly putting Preston on course for a crucial three points.However, a late triple subst...Full Story »

Manchester United edged a pulsating FA Cup clash with Aston Villa as Scott McTominay’s early header proved enough against Steven Gerrard’s side.After a weekend of intrigue and upsets, the third round ended with an all-Premier League encounter and one of Liverpool’s greatest-ever players managing at Old Trafford for the first time.Monday’s tie lacked goals but provided ple...Full Story »

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker praised hat-trick hero Emiliano Marcondes after he fired the Sky Bet Championship side into the next round of the FA Cup.The Danish midfielder opened the scoring against National League Yeovil in the 19th minute when he calmly fired past goalkeeper Dillon Barnes after being played in by skipper Chris Mepham’s long ball forward.His second came two minutes befor...Full Story »

First-half strikes from Scott Wagstaff and Michael Cheek helped Bromley climb to third in the Vanarama National League table following a 2-0 win over Solihull at Hayes Lane.Wagstaff put the hosts in front in the 36th minute when he tucked it past goalkeeper Ryan Boot from close range on his debut.The Ravens doubled their advantage just before the half-time whistle through Cheek when he tapped ho...Full Story »

Birmingham manager Lee Bowyer believes his side are now “all good” ahead of Sunday’s meeting with QPR after a number of positive Covid cases.The Blues boss confirmed that forward Scott Hogan will train for the first time on New Year’s Day after self-isolating for 10 days.Maxime Colin remains doubtful after Bowyer stressed they needed to be careful with the defender, who h...Full Story »

Scott Parker backed Ryan Christie to find the net more regularly after the Scotland midfielder finally broke his Bournemouth duck in the Championship leaders’ 3-0 victory over 10-man Cardiff.Top-scorer Dominic Solanke celebrated his 18th goal of the season before an Alex Smithies own goal helped Parker’s men move four points clear at the top.Chritie’s deflected 25th-minute open...Full Story »

Scott McTominay starred as Manchester United ended 2021 with a much-needed win against a depleted Burnley.Having gone top of the Premier League with victory at Turf Moor in January, talk of a title challenge had turned to the need to kickstart their Champions League qualification push by the end of a topsy-turvy year.There remains plenty of work for Ralf Rangnick to do, but Thursday’s 3-1 ...Full Story »

Scott Wootton should be available to play for Morecambe as they prepare to welcome Crewe to the Mazuma Stadium on Wednesday.The 30-year-old defender was forced off with an injury during the Shrimps’ 2-0 loss to Portsmouth last week and sat on the sidelines for the goalless draw against Fleetwood.Fellow defender Ryan Delaney will be forced to sit out of Wednesday’s match through injur...Full Story »

Scott Parker praised Dominic Solanke for his “laser focus” after the striker’s goal gave Bournemouth a 1-0 victory at QPR and put them top of the Sky Bet Championship.Cherries boss Parker also indicated that stalwart defender Steve Cook is set to leave after more than a decade at the club.Solanke headed in the winner soon after being guilty of an appalling miss and Parker said:...Full Story »

Liam Manning hailed his MK Dons side’s resilience after they came from behind to beat Lincoln 3-2 in a Boxing Day thriller at Sincil Bank.The struggling Imps were gifted an early 2-0 lead thanks to Warren O’Hara’s own goal and Chris Maguire’s penalty, after Daniel Harvie handled in his own box in the eighth minute.But Michael Appleton’s side were left to rue their m...Full Story »

Play-off chasing MK Dons came from behind to seal a dramatic 3-2 win at Lincoln thanks to Scott Twine’s last-minute goal.The visitors trailed 2-0 at half-time after conceding twice inside the opening eight minutes, but a Twine brace and Matt O’Riley strike in the second half completed an unlikely win.Warren O’Hora turned Hakeeb Adelakun’s cross into his own net after four...Full Story »

JAMES MADDISON brilliantly hit back at Geordie Shore star Scotty T after the Leicester playmaker was branded as a 'cheating c***' by the Newcastle fan. The Foxes ace, 25, starred in the 4-0 win against the Magpies at the King Power Stadium, chipping in with a goal and an assist. Leicester midfielder James Maddison dazzled in the 4-0 win against Newcastle on Sunday Maddison played a huge role ...Full Story »

Scott Parker was left fuming at the match officials as Bournemouth suffered a 2-0 Championship defeat at home to promotion rivals Blackburn to extend their winless run to five matches.Ben Pearson’s unlucky first-half own goal and Dutch defender Jan Paul Van Hecke’s first in Blackburn colours made it four wins on the spin for Tony Mowbray’s side.But Bournemouth boss Parker was a...Full Story »

Rangers concluded their Europa League Group A campaign with a creditable 1-1 draw against section winners Lyon in France.The Ibrox club had already qualified for the knockout play-offs ahead of the final fixture and they were boosted further when attacker Scott Wright’s deflected shot four minutes before the interval gave the Light Blues the lead.Gers defender Calvin Bassey inadvertently t...Full Story »

Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson praised the football intelligence of teenage matchwinner Alex Scott after his first-half goal saw off toothless Derby 1-0.The 18-year-old connected perfectly with a left-footed shot from the edge of the box in the 16th minute to settle a game of few clear scoring opportunities.Scott began the season as a winger, but has quickly adapted to the more defensive role g...Full Story »

Teenage winger Alex Scott was the matchwinner as Bristol City heaped more misery on Derby with a 1-0 Championship victory at Ashton Gate.Scott, 18, connected sweetly with a left-footed drive as the ball broke to him on the edge of the box and his shot flew beyond the reach of the diving Ryan Allsop in the 16th minute.It proved enough to settle a game in which City created the best chances, while...Full Story »

Scott Parker claimed Bournemouth’s goal was “straight off the training ground” after his first return to Fulham as an opposition manager ended in a 1-1 draw.Tosin Adarabioyo’s late equaliser kept Marco Silva’s side at the Championship summit after Dominic Solanke’s Cherries goal just seconds into the second half looked like sending the visitors two points clea...Full Story »