Derby manager Wayne Rooney admitted his team had been taught a harsh lesson after they were beaten 2-1 at home by Blackburn.Rooney described the first-half performance as unacceptable as Rovers scored twice to move up to seventh place in the Championship.Blackburn dominated the first half and should have been out of sight by the interval.Ben Brereton Diaz scored at the second attempt in the eigh...Full Story »

Gillingham boss Steve Evans lamented his side’s inability to convert their chances as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Accrington.The Gills conceded two late goals at Bolton last week and again had to settle for a draw, although both sides ended the game unbeaten in their last three Sky Bet League One fixtures.Evans said: “Today is the same as why we only scored two at Bolton ...Full Story »

Rotherham leapfrogged fellow promotion hopefuls Sunderland with a stunning 5-1 victory.Michael Smith and Freddie Ladapo’s doubles alongside Michael Ihiekwe’s header sealed the Millers the points over Lee Johnson’s 10 men following Aiden McGeady’s second-half dismissal.Rotherham took a 10th-minute lead, with Smith heading into the far corner after a clever pass from Ladapo...Full Story »

Oli Shaw scored twice as Kilmarnock beat Queen of the South 4-0 at Rugby Park to remain top of the cinch Championship.The former Hibernian and Ross County forward opened the scoring for Killie in the 16th minute.Shaw almost doubled his tally for the afternoon towards the end of the first half but Queens goalkeeper Sol Brynn produced a tremendous save.Killie keeper Zach Hemming also denied Lee Co...Full Story »

St Johnstone boss Callum Davidson heaped praise on Zander Clark after his man-of-the-match performance in a 1-0 cinch Premiership victory against Dundee United at Tannadice.The 29-year-old produced a string of outstanding saves to deny the home side after Ali Crawford scored what proved to be the only goal of the game in the first half.Clark missed out on a call-up to the last Scotland squad and...Full Story »

Keshi Anderson’s second-half goal earned Blackpool a 1-0 win at Sheffield United, although they were forced to withstand spells of pressure from the home side.Slavisa Jokanovic’s men created a number of good chances but were unable to find the net and were punished when Anderson struck the only goal of the game in the 76th minute.Jokanovic made one change to his starting line-up, wit...Full Story »

Ben Brereton Diaz’s first-half double gave Blackburn a 2-1 win that ended Derby’s five-game unbeaten run in the Championship.The Chile international deservedly put Blackburn in command during an opening 45 minutes in which Derby were pulled apart, taking his tally to 12 goals for the campaign.It was more even in the second half and Curtis Davies gave Derby, bottom of the table, hope ...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers ended Harrogate’s long unbeaten run at home in League Two as Nick Anderton’s strike snatched a 1-0 win at the EnviroVent Stadium.Rovers boss Joey Barton came under fire last week over his “holocaust” comment, but proved his managerial nous as two of his substitutes combined to score the game’s only goal.After a scoreless first half and little in the w...Full Story »

A late Jonathan Hogg header 10 minutes from time helped Huddersfield climb into the top six as they beat Millwall 1-0 at the John Smith’s Stadium.The visitors made a bright start to the game when Lions’ top scorer Jed Wallace effort from inside the area was comfortably saved by Town goalkeeper Lee Nicholls.The Terriers soon grew into the encounter and Lewis O’Brien’s effo...Full Story »

Plymouth will welcome Ipswich to Home Park on Saturday without suspended midfielder Jordan Houghton.The 25-year-old picked up his fifth yellow card of the season in their 1-1 draw against Morecambe last week and will be forced to miss out this time round.Boss Ryan Lowe confirmed there are no new injury concerns and has an almost fully fit squad to select his XI from.Danny Mayor will be hoping to...Full Story »

Fabio Carvalho is available for Fulham ahead of their clash with West Brom.The midfielder had been sidelined with a toe injury before contracting Covid-19, but could now feature for the Cottagers.Fulham are still without Ivan Cavaleiro (groin) and Nathaniel Chalobah (calf).Marco Silva’s side are currently second in the Championship and have won their last three games.Alex Mowatt will miss ...Full Story »

Charlton defender Sam Lavelle has undergone surgery on a groin injury sustained during last weekend’s win at Sunderland.Caretaker manager Johnnie Jackson was unable to put an exact timescale on the length of Lavelle’s absence, but described it as long term.Jackson also revealed that he is hopeful Harry Arter will be able to feature in the matchday squad after his return to training.T...Full Story »

Watford can welcome back Danny Rose for the visit of Southampton.Rose has recovered from the minor calf injury that saw him miss the trip to Everton, but fellow full-back Kiko Femenia remains a doubt with a hip problem.The Hornets will be without forward Emmanuel Dennis, who is suspended after picking up five yellow cards.Southampton will be without Armando Broja due to an ankle issue.James Ward...Full Story »

Some things are inevitable in life, and Jose Mourinho ostracises certain players when he takes over a new club to send a message to the dressing room is right up there with death and taxes. He doesn't it everywhere he goes, it rarely seems to be successful and it comes back to bite him after a few months when he's on the verge of being sacked, but that also feeds into the narrative that the g...Full Story »

Derby hope to have Sam Baldock and Jason Knight back in contention when they host Blackburn.Baldock has missed the last two matches with a nose problem and while that issue has now cleared up, the forward is nursing a slight hamstring injury.Midfielder Knight suffered a thigh injury in the latter stages of the 2-2 draw against Luton, which then ruled him out of the 1-1 draw at Coventry last week...Full Story »

Rotherham have a concern over Mickel Miller for the visit of Sunderland.The Millers winger is struggling with a foot injury and will be assessed ahead of the sold-out clash with the Black Cats.Jamie Lindsay (hamstring) is still a couple of weeks away from fitness, as is Joe Mattock, while Angus MacDonald is making his way back from a long absence due to an unspecified issue.There are no other se...Full Story »

Huddersfield will have Levi Colwill available again when they host Millwall.The teenage defender, on loan from Chelsea, missed the defeat at Bournemouth as he served a one-match ban.Ryan Schofield remains sidelined and is currently still restricted to gym work but a return to light training is expected soon.Jordan Rhodes, Pipa and Aaron Rowe remain long-term injury absentees for the Terriers.Mil...Full Story »

THERE was a time when Tottenham would host Manchester United with title challenges on the line. But this season it will look more like a sack race when the two Premier League giants meet on Saturday. Nuno Espirito Santo is under pressure at TottenhamCredit: PA Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is also clinging onto his Manchester United jobCredit: PA Fans online have even dubbed the fixture 'El Sackico' ...Full Story »

Borussia Monchengladbach sensationally struck three times in the opening 21 minutes to demolish German champions Bayern Munich 5-0 on Wednesday and dump them out of the German Cup second round. Gladbach's dream start yielded two goals from Ramy Bensebaini and one from Kouadio Kone to put them in the driving seat before Breel Embolo struck twice early in the second half to kill off the game. ...Full Story »

Motherwell boss Graham Alexander felt Bobby Madden’s controversial penalty call was one of the worst he had seen in his managerial career after St Mirren came from 2-0 down to salvage a point at Motherwell.Tony Watt scored a quickfire second-half brace to seemingly put Motherwell in control but Eamon Brophy scored two goals of his own to earn his side a share of the spoils in a 2-2 draw.Br...Full Story »