Coventry boss Mark Robins described Sheffield Wednesday fans who booed Kasey Palmer during his side’s FA Cup tie at Hillsborough as “idiots” and “absolute clowns”.Djeidi Gassama’s late equaliser salvaged Wednesday a fourth-round replay after Danish midfielder Victor Torp had marked his Coventry debut with a stunning first-half opener.Gassama denied the Sky Blu...Full Story »

Coventry and their manager Mark Robins condemned alleged racist abuse aimed at midfielder Kasey Palmer in the closing stages of the Sky Blues’ 2-1 win at Sheffield Wednesday.After an incident that left Palmer saying “it feels like things will never change”, owner Doug King said the club will support the player, while Robins urged the perpetrators to “grow up”.King s...Full Story »

Newport warmed up for next week’s FA Cup visit of Manchester United with a hard-fought 1-0 win over 10-man Wrexham in an all-Welsh battle at a packed Rodney Parade.The visitors had defender Will Boyle sent off for a wild challenge on Shane McLoughlin in the 18th minute and County used their numerical advantage to great effect.Seb Palmer-Houlden’s deft flicked header from Ryan Delaney...Full Story »

Seb Palmer-Houlden netted a stoppage-time winner as Newport continued their strong run of form with a 1-0 triumph at Doncaster.Clear-cut chances were hard to come by during a game in which both sides lacked quality in their creativity.But Palmer-Houlden snatched the three points three minutes into added time when he connected with a side-foot volley as he met Lewis Payne’s cross in the mid...Full Story »

Chelsea striker Cole Palmer squandered a hat-trick of chances as Hayden Hackney handed Sky Bet Championship Middlesbrough a priceless first-leg lead in their Carabao Cup semi-final.The England international, who had earlier been denied by Boro keeper Tom Glover, passed up three opportunities either side of Hackney’s 37th-minute strike, which ensured Michael Carrick’s men will head fo...Full Story »

Cole Palmer struck a last-gasp penalty against his former club Manchester City in the fourth minute of stoppage time to snatch a sensational 4-4 draw for Chelsea at the end of a superb, battling encounter at Stamford Bridge.The Premier League champions thought they had won it through Rodri’s goal, deflected in off the unfortunate Thiago Silva four minutes from time, but were left stunned i...Full Story »

Ollie Palmer scored one of the quickest goals in League Two this season as Stephen Clemence’s first league game in charge of Gillingham ended with a 2-0 defeat at Wrexham.The striker, who bagged 17 goals in last year’s famous promotion-winning campaign, opened the scoring inside the first minute before Ben Tozer wrapped up the points in the second half at the Racecourse Ground as the...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino praised the performances of the players given their full Chelsea debuts in the narrow Carabao Cup win over AFC Wimbledon, but would not be drawn on reports that the club are on the brink of signing Manchester City’s Cole Palmer.It took a first Chelsea goal from Enzo Fernandez in the second half to finally see off the challenge of the League Two side and seal a 2-1 victo...Full Story »

An Ollie Palmer double helped Wrexham go four points clear at the top of the National League with a 4-0 win at Dagenham.The visitors took the lead just six minutes in when Palmer tucked the ball home from Eoghan O’Connell’s cross.Jay Bird nearly levelled after a good cross from Inih Effiong, but his effort went wide before James Jones’ powerful shot smashed a post.Wrexham exten...Full Story »

A relieved Mark Robins praised Kasey Palmer after the ex-Huddersfield loanee scored against his former side as Coventry ran out 2-0 winners at the CBS Arena.The Chelsea academy product spent 18 months on loan in West Yorkshire, netting four goals in 28 league appearances before joining the Sky Blues from Bristol City last summer.Gustavo Hamer was also on the scoresheet for Robins’ side, wh...Full Story »

Former Huddersfield loanee Kasey Palmer scored against his old side as Coventry ran out 2-0 winners at the CBS Arena.The ex-Chelsea academy product spent 18 months on loan in West Yorkshire, making 28 league appearances for the Terriers and scoring four times.Gustavo Hamer was also on the scoresheet for Mark Robins’ side, who ended a run of five games without victory in the Championship da...Full Story »

Ashley Palmer’s late goal gave Chesterfield a 1-0 win at home to Altrincham in the National League.Liam Mandeville had the best chances of a poor first half from the hosts with Alty keeper Oliver Byrne saving the first before he blazed the second over.Shortly after the break Joe Quigley teed up Palmer on the edge of the area but his powerful shot was blocked by Isaac Marriott.Byrne saved w...Full Story »

Captain Liam Palmer’s goal on his 350th Sheffield Wednesday appearance was the stuff of dreams, according to delighted manager Darren Moore.Palmer was handed the armband to mark his landmark career game and his 38th-minute strike, two minutes after an opener by George Byers, condemned Bolton to a 2-0 defeat.“Liam has been a wonderful servant for the club and a Wednesday fan all his l...Full Story »

Stockport welcome back Ash Palmer for their Sky Bet League Two clash with Colchester.The defender served a one-match ban during the midweek Carabao Cup victory over Harrogate following his sending off against Stevenage last weekend.Midfielder Will Collar is also set to remain sidelined after being forced out of the Stevenage match during the first half following lengthy treatment for concussion....Full Story »

Ollie Palmer’s 22nd goal of the season proved enough for promotion-chasing Wrexham to beat Southend 1-0 in the Vanarama National League.The 30-year-old has now scored 14 in 19 matches since joining from AFC Wimbledon in January.Palmer made the crucial breakthrough for the second-placed side just two minutes after the interval, converting Jordan Davies’ cross at the far post.The strik...Full Story »

Matt Palmer scored the only goal as Notts County leapfrogged Boreham Wood with a 1-0 victory over their Vanarama National League play-off rivals.Palmer pounced in the 13th minute at Meadow Lane after a low Jayden Richardson cross caused problems in the Wood box.The Magpies continued to threaten but goalkeeper Taye Ashby-Hammond produced good saves to deny Ruben Rodrigues and Dion Kelly-Evans bef...Full Story »

Ollie Palmer went from villain to hero by scoring a brace to help Wrexham secure a 2-0 win at National League promotion rivals Chesterfield.In front of a crowd of 7,854, Palmer missed a glorious opportunity to put Wrexham ahead early in the second half when he somehow blazed over from six yards.However, the striker made amends in the 58th minute when he headed home after Chesterfield goalkeeper ...Full Story »

Ollie Palmer scored on his Wrexham debut as his new side beat Grimsby 1-0 at the Racecourse Ground.The Red Dragons made it back-to-back league wins and are still sixth in the Vanarama National League while Grimsby remain 10th.Wrexham came close to an opener when Aaron Hayden got on the end of a Ben Tozer long throw-in but headed wide.Palmer put Wrexham ahead in the 35th minute with a goal on his...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola has no intention of rushing teenager Cole Palmer following his outstanding cameo in Manchester City’s Champions League cakewalk in Bruges.The highly-rated 19-year-old came off the bench and scored a classy goal as City eased to a 5-1 win over Club Brugge in their Group A clash at the Jan Breydel Stadium.It capped an impressive few days for the youngster, who briefly appeared ...Full Story »

Teenager Cole Palmer scored a classy goal and Riyad Mahrez struck twice as Manchester City ignited their Champions League campaign with a comfortable 5-1 win over Club Brugge. Full-backs Joao Cancelo and Kyle Walker were also on target in a one-sided win in Belgium that strengthened City’s position in Group A after defeat to Paris St Germain three weeks ago. Hans Vanaken claimed a cons...Full Story »