Ipswich boss Paul Cook was left stunned as Sunderland scored two late goals to snatch a vital 2-0 win at the Stadium of Light.The Black Cats were yet to register a shot on target when Luke O’Nien rose to meet a corner at the back post in the 85th minute, giving his side a lead they did not relinquish.Cook’s woes were compounded when Aristote Nsiala was penalised for handball in the f...Full Story »

Graham Alexander revealed a pep talk with Connor Shields paid off when the Motherwell attacker opened his Fir Park account in the well-deserved 2-0 home cinch Premiership win over 10-man HeartsThe 24-year-old attacker was signed from Queen of the South in the summer but after failing to pin down a regular spot a loan move was mooted.However, the Fir Park boss persuaded Shields to keep plugging a...Full Story »

Chris Wilder’s first game in charge of Middlesbrough ended in a 1-1 draw with Millwall at the Riverside Stadium.Matt Crooks fired Boro ahead before Sol Bamba’s own goal secured a point for the Lions.Wilder almost got off to the perfect start as Boro manager when Duncan Watmore was released through on goal 12 seconds into the game only to see his effort saved low by Bartosz Bialkowski...Full Story »

New Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder felt disappointed at coming away from his first game in charge with just a point against Millwall.The Championship clash ended 1-1 as Matt Crooks gave Boro the lead in the 15th minute with a back-post header before a Sol Bamba own goal 12 minutes later brought Millwall back into the match.The point for both sides left Middlesbrough 14th in the table, five plac...Full Story »

Forest Green cruised to a 3-1 win at 10-man Hartlepool to stay top of League Two.Unbeaten away from home this season, Rob Edwards’ side made it six wins on the road thanks to a dominant first-half performance.It took them just four minutes to go ahead, a near-post corner being nodded in from close range by Jordan Moore-Taylor.Pools did have a couple of half-chances but some organised defen...Full Story »

A late Keshi Anderson equaliser secured Blackpool a 1-1 Championship draw against Swansea in south Wales.This was an evenly-contested match for the most part with a first-half goal from Joel Piroe putting Swansea ahead, but a late effort from Anderson meant the Welsh club had to settle for a draw.Swansea had the first real chance of the game when Ethan Laird put Olivier Ntcham straight through o...Full Story »

Boreham Wood edged closer to the top of the Vanarama National League after claiming a comfortable 4-0 win against Maidenhead.A brace from Scott Boden and goals from Josh Rees and Jacob Mendy saw the Wood move up to second in the table, while Maidenhead still remain in 19th.Boden opened the scoring for the hosts in the 19th minute, tapping home Rees’ cross at the far post.Rees turned from p...Full Story »

Sam Vokes ended a six-game winless run in all competitions for Wycombe as his header earned a hard-fought 1-0 League One victory over Bolton at Adams Park.It also ended a streak of four-straight home losses in all competitions for the Chairboys, who remained fourth in the league table after shrugging off the disappointment of missing a first-half penalty through Anis Mehmeti.Wycombe came within ...Full Story »

Anton Dowds scored a late winner as Arbroath beat Scottish Championship leaders Kilmarnock 1-0 at Rugby Park.Dowds struck in the 84th minute to extend the visitors’ unbeaten run to six games and move them two points behind Killie.Arbroath’s Derek Gaston, who has a job coaching young keepers at Killie, produced a fine save to keep out Oli Shaw’s effort as the first half ended go...Full Story »

Premier League leaders Chelsea got back to winning ways with a convincing 3-0 demolition of Leicester on Saturday.First-half goals from Antonio Rudiger and N’Golo Kante put Thomas Tuchel’s men on course at the King Power Stadium before Christian Pulisic added a third after the break.The European champions could have had more with Ben Chilwell hitting the crossbar and the offside flag...Full Story »

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich suffered a shock 2-1 loss at Augsburg who struck twice against the run of play in the first half to snatch a memorable victory in Friday's Bavarian derby. Goals from Mads Pedersen and Andre Hahn in the 23rd and 36th minutes put the hosts in the driving seat, before Robert Lewandowski pulled a goal back in the 38th, as Augsburg earned their third win in 21 Bund...Full Story »

New boss Giovanni Van Bronckhorst will watch Rangers’ Premier Sports Cup semi-final against Hibernian from the Hampden Park stand on Sunday as he awaits a work permit.Player-coach Jermain Defoe, B-team boss David McCallum and his assistant Brian Gilmour, along with goalkeeping coach Colin Stewart, will be on the sidelines and may consider giving fit-again Ryan Jack a start after he came of...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney revealed he has a near fully fit squad to choose from as Derby host Bournemouth.He told the club website: “There are no injuries from the last game, at Millwall before the international break, so we’ll have a strong squad to pick from.”The Rams will be without the suspended Nathan Byrne who was shown a second yellow card for a foul on Scott Malone during the Millwa...Full Story »

Former England striker Andy Carroll could make his Reading debut in Saturday’s Championship clash with Nottingham Forest.The 32-year-old joined the Royals on a free transfer from Newcastle this week, having not played competitively since May.Reading have been impressed with Carroll’s sharpness however and the nine-cap striker could step straight into league action this weekend.Danny ...Full Story »

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson and defender Andy Robertson face late fitness tests ahead of the visit of Arsenal.The pair returned from international duty with minor issues and that has restricted their participation to recovery work away from the main squad.Forward Sadio Mane has recovered from the bruised ribs sustained playing for Senegal but boss Jurgen Klopp’s longer-term injury l...Full Story »

The suspended Kevin van Veen drops out for Motherwell’s cinch Premiership encounter with Hearts.Motherwell will assess Mark O’Hara and Juhani Ojala, who are suffering from minor issues, while Liam Donnelly is not training just now after suffering a few niggles.Loan player Jordan Roberts is unable to play against his parent club but Stephen O’Donnell returns from a ban.Hearts sh...Full Story »

DUTCH football star Quincy Promes has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a stabbing at a family gathering last year, it has been reported. The Spartak Moscow forward, 29, was prosecuted after the alleged victim, thought to be the suspect's cousin, "was seriously wounded in the knee." The former Ajax player, who now plies his trade for Spartak Moscow, has been named as a susp...Full Story »

Benjamin Mendy awaits trial, charged with six counts of rape. Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy, 27, has been charged with two additional counts of rape, the United Kingdom Crown Prosecution Service said. Mendy is now facing six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. The charges relate to four complainants over the age of 16. The France left-back was originally charged on Aug...Full Story »

Chris Wilder will take charge of his first game as Middlesbrough manager against Millwall on Saturday.The former Sheffield United boss replaced Neil Warnock, who was sacked shortly after Boro’s draw at West Brom on November 6.Neil Taylor could make his debut after becoming Wilder’s first signing this week. The 32-year-old full-back had been training with the club and has agreed a sho...Full Story »

Sunderland will be hoping the return of Scottish striker Ross Stewart will help provide them with an upturn in fortunes when they take on fellow Sky Bet League One promotion hopefuls Ipswich at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.Stewart, who has scored 10 goals in 15 league appearances, has resumed training after struggling for several weeks with a shoulder issue.Manager Lee Johnson is also likely...Full Story »