Tottenham assistant coach Cristian Stellini believes Son Heung-min thrived on the extra responsibility he was given in Harry Kane’s absence on Saturday night as his second-half brace powered Spurs to a 3-0 FA Cup win at Preston.Record-chasing Kane was kept in reserve on the bench after suffering with illness in the days since he moved level with Spurs great Jimmy Greaves on 266 goals for t...Full Story »

Record-chasing Harry Kane was limited to a watching brief as Son Heung-min fired Tottenham into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 3-0 victory at Preston in a battle of the lilywhites.Kane recovered from a midweek illness to take his place on the bench and was hoping for an opportunity to move clear of Jimmy Greaves’ all-time scoring record for the club, having matched his tally of 266 w...Full Story »

Nathan Jones dismissed any suggestion there was less pressure on relegation-battling Southampton ahead of their FA Cup clash with Blackpool, saying there would have been “carnage” had they lost to the Championship strugglers.Romain Perraud scored in either half to secure a 2-1 win over Mick McCarthy’s Seasiders and ensure Saints remain in the hat, one victory away from their fo...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson highlighted the potential of youngsters Sam Bell and Alex Scott after their goals sent ragged West Brom spinning out of the FA Cup.Promoted to the starting line-up in place of £9 million Bournemouth signing Antoine Semenyo, Bell opened the scoring with a sweet right-footed curler after the visitors failed to clear a 12th-minute corner.Scott doubled the lead after 28 minutes, ...Full Story »

Caretaker-boss Gavin Gunning was left with mixed emotions after 10-man Swindon fought back from two goals down to draw 3-3 with Gillingham.Charlie Austin scored twice as the Robins grabbed what looked an unlikely point at the County Ground after going into the half-time break 3-1 down.Jonny Williams gave them a first-minute lead before goals from Timothee Dieng, Will Wright and Tom Nichols turne...Full Story »

Sky Bet League One high-flyers Ipswich held Championship leaders Burnley to 0-0 draw in a nail-biting FA Cup fourth-round encounter at Portman Road.Town were on the front foot early on and nearly took the lead when George Hirst just failed to hit the target following a cross from Kayden Jackson and Marcus Harness struck the top of the bar.Tricky footwork by Darko Churlinov led to him cutting the...Full Story »

Callum Davidson was left perplexed and frustrated after three key decisions went against his St Johnstone side in their 2-0 defeat by Rangers at Ibrox.Gers skipper James Tavernier scored from the spot in the 15th minute after referee Willie Collum penalised Saints defender James Brown after the ball struck his arm in the box.Perth striker Nicky Clark was shown a straight red card in the 33rd min...Full Story »

Duncan Ferguson admitted Forest Green’s dramatic 2-1 defeat at Shrewsbury “hurt” after he was denied victory in his first game in charge.The 51-year-old took over the League One basement boys from Ian Burchnall this week and was on course for a win until two stoppage-time Shrewsbury goals spoiled the party.Ferguson had his head in his hands after the ending left his side rooted...Full Story »

Fulham manager Marco Silva believes his side should have capitalised on their numerous chances after being held by Sunderland in an entertaining 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage in the FA Cup fourth round.Jack Clarke pounced on an Issa Diop mistake to give Sunderland a sixth-minute lead, but their advantage was cancelled out by a Tom Cairney equaliser in the 61st minute.Fulham started the game on the ...Full Story »

Dunfermline saw their lead at the top of Scottish League One cut to five points by Falkirk after they were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at struggling Clyde.The Pars’ hopes of clinching a fourth straight win were hit in the fourth minute when Erik Sula bundled the ball goalwards and Martin Rennie supplied the finishing touch.Heading into the game at the foot of the table and on the back ...Full Story »

Duncan Ferguson was denied a winning start to life as Forest Green boss as a dramatic end saw his side slip to a heart-breaking 2-1 defeat at in-form Shrewsbury.Swansea loanee Jordon Garrick had seemingly started the Everton favourite’s era in Gloucestershire in style with his stunning strike, a second goal in four league appearances for the club.But the League One basement boys had an elu...Full Story »

Southend were caught cold on their return to action after a spell of freezing weather as Eastleigh claimed a 3-1 Vanarama National League win at Roots Hall.Charlie Carter forced Shrimpers goalkeeper Blondy Nna Noukeu to make one of two critical errors in the 32nd minute, with Alfie Lloyd following up after the ball was spilled back into the danger zone.Carter doubled the lead after play-off chas...Full Story »

Boreham Wood showed no ill effects from their midweek FA Cup exit as they strolled to a 2-0 win at Altrincham.The visitors’ hopes of securing a famous cup clash with Leeds were shattered by their extra-time exit at Accrington Stanley on Tuesday.But they recovered to deliver a dominant performance at the J Davidson Stadium with Will Evans bundling home their opener after 24 minutes.Femi Ile...Full Story »

Lowly Yeovil sprang a surprise with a 2-0 win over play-off hopefuls Dagenham.The hosts were forced to play with 10 men from the half-hour mark after Harry Phipps was sent off for a foul on Matt Worthington in the box.Jordan Maguire-Drew put the Glovers in front from the resulting penalty but the Daggers continued to press for an equaliser.It almost arrived in the 72nd minute when Junior Morias ...Full Story »

Malky Mackay says a stroke of inspiration from World Cup winner Lionel Messi helped his side to a 3–0 victory over Kilmarnock in the cinch Premiership.As part of his pre-match team talk, Mackay used Messi and his Argentina teammates as an example of how quickly fortunes can change in football.Argentina were on the wrong end of a World Cup shock against Saudi Arabia last November, but still...Full Story »

Struggling Arbroath claimed a much-needed victory after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Morton.George Oakley enjoyed a dream start to his debut for Morton when he scored after just four minutes, heading into the corner of the net from Calvin Miller’s ball in.But second-bottom Arbroath levelled after 63 minutes when Colin Hamilton turned home Sean Adarkwa’s shot at the far post.The v...Full Story »

Fulham and Sunderland could not be separated in their FA Cup fourth round clash at Craven Cottage with Tom Cairney’s equaliser securing a 1-1 draw for the hosts.Sunderland took the lead in the sixth minute when Jack Clarke capitalised on a defensive error to fire his side in front.The early blow seemed to spark Fulham into life although they had to be patient, with a number of chances scup...Full Story »

Notts County moved level on points with National League leaders Wrexham after Macaulay Langstaff secured a 1-0 win over Halifax at Meadow Lane.Langstaff, who had had an early header ruled out for offside, notched the winner in the 38th minute as he punished a mistake at the back by the visitors.Jamie Stott misjudged a backpass and Langstaff took advantage by going around goalkeeper Sam Johnson a...Full Story »

National League strugglers Scunthorpe claimed a point against promotion-chasing Bromley as Elliott Whitehouse’s late equaliser saw the sides draw 1-1 at Glanford Park.The visitors took the lead in the 56th minute via a close-range finish from Michael Cheek, meeting James Vennings’ cross.Whitehouse then drew things level with seven minutes of normal time to go, prodding in at the far ...Full Story »

Ross County recorded their first win in nearly three months to move off the bottom of the cinch Premiership table with a 3-0 victory against Kilmarnock.An early goal on debut from Eamonn Brophy set the scene, with Jordan White doubling the advantage early in the second half and Yan Dhanda benefitting from a major error from Killie goalkeeper Zach Hemming to make it three.The result is County&rsq...Full Story »