Managerless Burnley moved to within a point of Premier League safety as first-half goals from defenders Connor Roberts and Nathan Collins delivered a 2-0 win over Southampton.Playing their first home game since the shock sacking of Sean Dyche last Friday, Burnley breathed new life into their survival bid as they secured back-to-back home wins for the first time since December 2020 and made it fo...Full Story »

Adam Thompson could return when Leyton Orient host Northampton in League Two on Saturday.The defender was a late withdrawal from Monday’s 2-1 win over Swindon with a knock.Midfielder Hector Kyprianou will miss out through suspension, having been sent off in the win at Swindon.Omar Beckles should start again in central defence, fresh from his match-winning brace against Swindon.Northampton ...Full Story »

Portsmouth could welcome Joe Morrell back into the side as they prepare to face Gillingham on Saturday.The 25-year-old midfielder failed a late fitness test ahead of their clash with Morecambe after he picked up a dead leg in Pompey’s 3-2 win over Lincoln but could return for the weekend.Fellow midfielder Louis Thompson has fully recovered from a calf issue and could start on Saturday.Shau...Full Story »

Hartlepool’s injury list shows little sign of abating for the clash with Swindon.Pools could only name five substitutes for Monday’s last-gasp defeat at Rochdale, with Jamie Sterry, Nicky Featherstone, Joe Grey and Timi Odusina all missing out.Full-back Sterry suffered a rib injury in the home defeat to Port Vale on Good Friday, while skipper Featherstone has not been involved in the...Full Story »

Tottenham plan to sign permanently on-loan Juventus attacker Dejan Kulusevski. Kulusevski joined Spurs on an 18-month loan in January, worth £8.3million and including the option to make the move permanent this summer for a further £24.9m. The option will also remain valid next summer, although Spurs would have to pay Juventus a higher fee of £29.1m if they qualify for the Cham...Full Story »

Relegation-battling Burnley will remain without captain Ben Mee for Thursday’s visit of Southampton.Caretaker manager Mike Jackson said Mee – who has been part of his interim coaching staff – is also likely to miss Sunday’s match against Wolves, though he remains optimistic the defender will play at part in the season run-in.Ashley Westwood’s campaign is over after ...Full Story »

Tottenham have reportedly pulled out of the transfer race for Juventus ace Paulo Dybala due to the performances of Dejan Kulusevski. Spurs signed Kulusevski from Juve on an initial 18-month loan at the end of January - and the Sweden international has been in scintillating form ever since. After winning their first three Premier League games of the season, Spurs suffered a downturn in fortune...Full Story »

Marco Silva hailed a “fantastic journey” after Fulham secured a “deserved” promotion back to the Premier League in emphatic fashion.The Cottagers have been dominant in the Sky Bet Championship this season and sealed their top-flight return with four games remaining following a 3-0 home win over Preston.Aleksandar Mitrovic took his tally for the season to 40 with a brace, ...Full Story »

Rotherham boss Paul Warne was frustrated to see his promotion-chasing side leave Burton empty-handed following a 2-0 defeat.The Brewers had the visitors on the back foot when Cameron Borthwick-Jackson prodded home after just three minutes for their first goal in six games and skipper John Brayford sealed the points with a second-half header.“It’s a little bit frustrating, obviously,&...Full Story »

Rotherham’s push for automatic promotion suffered another blow as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat at Burton.Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and John Brayford secured a deserved victory for the Brewers.Goalless in five matches coming into the game, Burton took just three minutes to open the scoring against the Millers.A long throw-in from Tom Hamer caused problems in the Millers defence and Sam Hugh...Full Story »

Liverpool opened up a two-point lead at the top of the Premier League after inflicting a second, excruciating humiliation of the season on Manchester United.Mohamed Salah’s first two goals since February 19 – making it nine in his last six matches against Liverpool’s historical rivals – were supplemented by strikes from Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane but the 4-0 scoreline hardl...Full Story »

Fulham secured promotion back to the Premier League in emphatic fashion as Aleksandar Mitrovic took his tally for the season to 40 with a brace in a comfortable 3-0 win over Preston.The Cottagers could have secured their spot on Good Friday but a 2-1 defeat at Derby was the first time they had suffered successive defeats this season.However, they bounced back at Craven Cottage and took the lead ...Full Story »

The football legend, 46, paddled in Miami with Cruz, 17. David Beckham must be sharking mad — as he and son Cruz splash about in the water with sharks The football legend, 46, paddled in Miami with Cruz, 17 But David said: “I think I wore the wrong colour shorts.” He wore red-coloured shorts for the dip. Cruz did not make the same mistake, donning a green pair of Supreme t...Full Story »

Steve Cooper praised his Nottingham Forest side for bouncing back from defeat at Luton with a thumping 4-0 victory over another play-off rival in West Brom.And the Reds boss said wing-back Jack Colback had insisted in the dressing room that he had intended to shoot with the spectacular goal that made it 3-0 just before half-time at the City Ground.The home side cruised into a dominant position a...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest beat 10-man West Brom 4-0 at the City Ground to get their play-off push back on track – and put a dent in the top-six ambitions of Steve Bruce’s side.A Brennan Johnson penalty, a Ryan Yates header and a spectacular strike from Jack Colback put Steve Cooper’s side three goals up before the interval, and Sam Surridge added the fourth in the third minute of injur...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady is keeping a level head after his side hauled themselves back into contention for automatic promotion with a 3-0 victory over Harrogate on Easter Monday.The Cobblers had looked to be falling away from the top three after a patchy run of form in February and March but successive wins over Easter have put them back in the picture, two points behind third-placed Port Vale...Full Story »

Gobsmacked Gillingham boss Neil Harris could not understand why striker Charlie Kelman was sent off in the goalless draw at home to Fleetwood.Referee James Linington showed both Kelman and Fleetwood winger Paddy Lane straight red cards for the same challenge – something Harris insisted he had never seen before – in the 78th minute.The hard-hitting collision left Lane needing treatmen...Full Story »

Under-fire Lee Bowyer branded Birmingham’s dismal 6-1 defeat at Blackpool his “worst  day in football” but insisted he would not stand down unless pushed by the club’s hierarchy.Blues suffered an Easter Monday mauling at Bloomfield Road as Jake Beesley’s double helped fire the Tangerines to their first win in six Sky Bet Championship matches.A furious stand of ...Full Story »

Michael Appleton hailed an “outstanding” performance from Lincoln in their 3-0 victory over Cheltenham.Morgan Whittaker’s brace, either side of Anthony Scully’s 15th goal of the season, saw the Imps seal their Sky Bet League One status in style.All three goals came inside the opening 20 minutes. Whittaker opened the scoring after four minutes, Scully forced home the secon...Full Story »

Northampton moved to within two points of the top three in League Two with a resounding 3-0 victory over Harrogate at Sixfields.The impressive Louis Appere netted in between two goals from Sam Hoskins as the Cobblers closed the gap on Port Vale to just a couple of points with three games to go.Fraser Horsfall headed against the crossbar after only two minutes but Northampton were not at their be...Full Story »