Kilmarnock boss Derek McInnes hopes Ryan Alebiosu will be fit for the cinch Premiership game against St Johnstone at Rugby Park on Wednesday night.The defender, on loan from Arsenal, missed the 4-1 defeat by Aberdeen on Saturday with a groin strain.Liam Donnelly is a doubt and fellow midfielder Fraser Murray is out, both with unspecified injuries.St Johnstone have two unnamed fitness doubts who ...Full Story »

York captain Lenell John-Lewis scored twice as the Minstermen roared to a 5-0 win at 10-man Barnet in the National League.In a match delayed by half an hour due to a shortage of medical staff at The Hive, John-Lewis netted a second-half brace to effectively seal his side’s three points.Fraser Kerr had grabbed the opener in the 12th minute when he turned home Maziar Kouhyar’s corner, ...Full Story »

St Johnstone extended their recent cinch Premiership unbeaten run to three games with a narrow 2-1 victory over Dundee United at Tannadice.First-half goals from Stevie May and Melker Hallberg put Saints in control but the home side made it a nervy finish late on when substitute Tony Watt pulled one back.However, Saints saw out the game to take all three points and move up to eighth in the table,...Full Story »

Liam Fox takes charge of Dundee United for the first time since being appointed manager on a permanent basis when St Johnstone visit Tannadice in the cinch Premiership on Saturday.It remains to be seen if goalkeeper Mark Birighitti is fit enough to return to the squad after his recent hamstring issue.Midfielder Peter Pawlett is still working his way back from a long-term Achilles problem.Saints ...Full Story »

Champions Manchester City are without defender John Stones for Sunday’s Premier League derby against Manchester United.Stones is out with the hamstring injury sustained on England duty last week, but fellow centre-back Aymeric Laporte is nearing a return after recovering from a knee operation.Midfielder Kalvin Phillips is out after undergoing shoulder surgery during the international break...Full Story »

West Ham boss David Moyes has an almost fully-fit squad for the game with Wolves after Ben Johnson resumed training.Full-back Johnson has been out for a month after suffering a hamstring injury against Aston Villa.Fellow defender Nayef Aguerd, who is yet to make his debut after suffering a long-term ankle injury in pre-season, has begun light training.Diego Costa could make his debut for Wolves ...Full Story »

Accrington boss John Coleman was relieved after his side ended a run of three successive defeats with a goal after 30 seconds securing a 1-0 win over Cheltenham.Sean McConville got on the end of Shaun Whalley’s cross for a blistering start to the game for the Reds.They had more chances with goalkeeper Luke Southwood denying Whalley and Harvey Rodgers hitting the woodwork.Cheltenham were st...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson praised his side’s quality on the ball in their 0-0 home draw with Ross County, despite having to name a starting XI that included “two or three” players who were absent from training this past week.Neither side could break the deadlock in a match that lacked any real spark in the final third, despite the woodwork being struck by both sides ...Full Story »

John Sheridan’s final game in charge of Oldham ended in a 3-2 win over Eastleigh following Charlie Wellens’ late strike.Earlier this week Latics announced Sheridan, who is in his sixth spell in charge of the club, would step down as manager by mutual consent after this match.Oldham took the lead three minutes in when Ben Tollitt picked out Luke Burgess in the box and he tucked home.T...Full Story »

St Johnstone and Ross County had to settle for a 0-0 draw in the cinch Premiership as neither side could find a cutting edge in an otherwise lively encounter.Both teams hit the woodwork in the opening 10 minutes through Stevie May and Kazeem Olaigbe, but that was as close as they would get to a goal.The second half followed in a similar fashion with both sides creating chances but unable to conv...Full Story »

St Johnstone midfielder Murray Davidson returns from an ankle injury for the cinch Premiership encounter with Ross County.David Wotherspoon (knee) and Tony Gallacher (leg) are progressing in their comeback attempts.Cammy MacPherson (thigh), Chris Kane (knee) and Callum Booth (Achilles) remain out.Ross County have no fresh injuries for the trip to Perth.George Harmon faces another two months on t...Full Story »

Accrington manager John Coleman has urged his side’s fans to pack the Wham Stadium for their clash with fellow strugglers Cheltenham.Stanley have lost their last three games in Sky Bet League One to lie 21st in the table, a point behind Saturday’s visitors.Joe Pritchard could return to the squad following illness after missing the last two games.Rosaire Longelo, Korede Adedoyin, Mich...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson felt his side gifted Northampton the opening goal in a 2-0 defeat at Plough Lane.The Dons had just started to grow into the game when Jon Guthrie’s header somehow squeezed past Nik Tzanev’s legs before rolling agonisingly into the net.The hosts pushed for an equaliser, but it was 2-0 in the 69th minute when debutant Ryley Towler bundled Ali Koiki...Full Story »

Tyreke Johnson scored twice as Woking eased to a 3-0 win over Oldham in the National League.The former Southampton striker opened the scoring for the Cards in the 19th minute as he fired low after beating two defenders in the box.Nine minutes later it was 2-0 when Luke Wilkinson headed home from a corner.Johnson wrapped up an impressive three points before the hour when he lashed home after Josh...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson hailed new signing Nicky Clark after the striker marked his debut with the opening goal in the 3-0 victory over St Mirren at McDiarmid Park.Clark – who signed from Dundee United this week – showed composure to put the hosts in front from six yards, before second-half goals from Drey Wright and Graham Carey sealed a comfortable win.Davidson says de...Full Story »

Lenell John-Lewis had an eventful afternoon as he missed a penalty and scored the only goal as John Askey’s York secured a 1-0 win at Yeovil.Experienced forward John-Lewis was in the thick of the action throughout the game and forced a save from Yeovil goalkeeper Grant Smith in the first half.York were awarded a penalty with 20 minutes to go when Josh Staunton was penalised for handball, b...Full Story »

Nicky Clark, Drey Wright and Graham Carey were on target as St Johnstone bounced back from a run of three successive defeats to beat St Mirren 3-0 in an impressive performance at McDiarmid Park.Clark opened the scoring as he showed composure to latch onto a Stevie May header and lift the ball over St Mirren goalkeeper Trevor Carson to mark his St Johnstone debut with a goal.Wright’s strike...Full Story »

New signings Connor McLennan and Nicky Clark go into the St Johnstone squad for the visit of St Mirren in the cinch Premiership on Saturday.David Wotherspoon (knee) and Tony Gallacher (leg) are back training.Cammy MacPherson (thigh), Chris Kane (knee) and Callum Booth (Achilles) remain out.Scott Tanser returns to the St Mirren squad for the trip to Perth.The defender recovered from a combination...Full Story »

Hibernian will be under the charge of assistant boss Jamie McAllister for Saturday’s cinch Premiership match at home to Kilmarnock as manager Lee Johnson recovers from emergency gallbladder surgery.On-loan Manchester United defender Will Fish and former Swindon striker Harry McKirdy could make their debuts but Ukrainian striker Mykola Kukharevych, who also arrived on deadline day, is ...Full Story »

Lawrence Shankland scored a late penalty as Hearts dug deep to defeat St Johnstone 3-2 at Tynecastle in the cinch Premiership.The victory came at a cost, however, as the Jambos – already without some key players as they try to balance the demands of domestic and European football – lost first-half goalscorers Kye Rowles and Liam Boyce to injury, along with Nathaniel Atkinson.Hearts m...Full Story »