Portsmouth manager Kenny Jackett has some selection dilemmas ahead of Saturday’s crunch clash with Sky Bet League One leaders Hull.A 4-0 win over AFC Wimbledon on Tuesday kept up the pressure on the Tigers prior to this weekend’s fixture.Winger Ronan Curtis made his first appearance of the season from the bench following a bout of coronavirus and assisted fellow substitute Ben Close ...Full Story »

Livingston re-signed left-back Jackson Longridge from Bradford ahead of the visit of Scottish Premiership champions Celtic.Recent signing Gavin Reilly comes into the squad while Jason Holt will have a fitness test after missing Saturday’s draw at Parkhead.Long-term absentees Alan Lithgow (hip) and Keaghan Jacobs (foot) remain out.Celtic have a fresh Covid-19 casualty ahead of the trip to W...Full Story »

Jack Ross has revealed that Alex Gogic’s finishing is ordinarily so wayward in training that his teammates boot him out of shooting drills.So, the Hibernian boss readily admits that he was stunned to see the combative midfielder open his account in spectacular style in Saturday’s 2-0 Premiership win over Kilmarnock.The Cyprus international unleashed an unstoppable drive after meeting...Full Story »

Portsmouth boss Kenny Jackett saluted plenty of spirit and character shown by his side as they edged a 1-0 League One win at Fleetwood.John Marquis’ predatory early header handed Pompey a fourth win in five league games as they remain hot on the heels of Lincoln and Hull in the automatic promotion places.“It was a great win for us,” said a delighted Jackett. “The lads sho...Full Story »

Jackson Irvine could make his Hibernian debut as they host Kilmarnock at Leith.The former Ross County midfielder has not played a first-team game since leaving Hull last summer but was training with Oldham before signing for Jack Ross’ team and goes into the squad to face Killie.Hibs, who also hoping to complete a deal for former Motherwell winger Chris Cadden, will be without Ofir Marcian...Full Story »

Oldham pair Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and Danny Rowe could return to contention for the home game against Mansfield.Defender Borthwick-Jackson and Rowe both missed Saturday’s FA Cup defeat at Bournemouth through injury.The Latics will be without suspended forward Bobby Grant again as he serves the final game of his three-match ban following his straight red card in the recent home def...Full Story »

Livingston expect Jack Fitzwater to be on the bench for their Scottish Premiership clash with Aberdeen following a recent lay-off.Defender Fitzwater and an unnamed player will have a fitness test.Keaghan Jacobs (foot) and Alan Lithgow (hip) are long-term absentees.Ryan Hedges is suspended for Aberdeen after being sent off in the 2-1 defeat by Rangers on Sunday.Loan midfielder Ross McCrorie retur...Full Story »

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard is confident he has the midfield reserves to handle Celtic in Saturday’s Old Firm derby despite missing both Scott Arfield and Ryan Jack.The Ibrox boss confirmed Arfield (ankle) is set to miss at least the next three matches, while Jack (knee) is still not ready to return, meaning Steven Davis, Glen Kamara and Joe Aribo are set to start against the Hoops, with B...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Alex Revell praised forward Jack Aitchison for sacrificing his Christmas to help earn a creditable point at promotion-chasing Cheltenham.Revell’s side were returning to action after being forced to postpone two matches due to cases of Covid-19 in their squad.And Aitchison, who is on loan from Barnsley, spent Christmas Day isolating in a hotel to ensure he could take part in ...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson paid tribute to his goalkeeper Jack Stevens after he made four outstanding saves in the 2-0 win over AFC Wimbledon.Goals from Jordan Obita and Matty Taylor in the opening 22 minutes – both quality strikes – earned the U’s back-to-back wins.But the Dons hit back hard and it was only thanks to Stevens, who kept out efforts from Ethan Chislett, Callum Rei...Full Story »

Ryan Jack will again be missing for Rangers as they welcome Hibernian to Ibrox on Boxing Day.The Scotland midfielder was scheduled to make his return from a persistent knee injury against the Leith outfit but is still not ready for action.George Edmundson and Jordan Jones are free to play having served a seven-game ban for breaching Covid rules but long-term casualty Nikola Katic (knee) is still...Full Story »

Jack Ross is adamant Hibs can still land a knockout blow to Rangers on Boxing Day – even if they are without key duo Christian Doidge and Ofir Marciano.Doidge will definitely miss the trip to Ibrox after being dismissed in the 1-0 victory over St Mirren, with the towering Welshman booked twice in three minutes following clashes with Jon Obika and Ethan Erhahon.Marciano, a Premiership ever-...Full Story »

Hibernian have an unchanged squad for Wednesday’s Easter Road clash with St Mirren.Jack Ross will again be without Stevie Mallan (knee), Sean Mackie (thigh), Jamie Murphy (hamstring) and Scott Allan (illness).Hibs drew 1-1 with Dundee United on Saturday and Ross will pick from the same group he had available to him for that game.St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin has no fresh injury worries eit...Full Story »

Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish has been told that Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur are the "only" teams that could sign him by Dean Windass, with Manchester United not prepared to "pay £100m". Grealish has impressed for Villa after helping them get promoted back to the Premier League and escaping relegation last season. He has helped them kick on in the current campaign,...Full Story »

Hibernian head coach Jack Ross was furious with his players for allowing Dundee United to claim an unlikely point in a 1-1 draw at Easter Road.Luke Bolton netted a stoppage-time equaliser after Kyle Magennis had given the home side a 12th-minute lead.In a one-sided game, United had goalkeeper Benjamin Siegrist to thank for pulling off a series of fine saves either side of the break.Hibernian str...Full Story »

Portsmouth manager Kenny Jackett wants his side to take inspiration from being top of the table after they replaced Hull as league leaders with a 2-0 victory at the KCOM Stadium.Despite having not had one shot on target, Pompey were easy winners due to own goals from Jacob Greaves and Josh Magennis.Jackett said: “It was a really good performance and we defended very well.“I didn&rsqu...Full Story »

Dean Smith praised Jack Grealish’s focus after Aston Villa drew a blank against Burnley.They were held to a 0-0 draw despite having 27 shots as Anwar El Ghazi and Kortney Hause hit the woodwork.Matt Lowton cleared Ahmed Elmohamady’s deflected effort off the line while El Ghazi wasted several fine openings after the break.Villa captain Grealish was banned from driving for nine months ...Full Story »

Jack Grealish has discovered his punishment having previously admitted two counts of careless driving. Aston Villa star Grealish has been banned from driving for nine months and fined £82,499 though has avoided a prison sentence following two incidents earlier this year. He must also pay an additional £220 in costs and a £181 victim surcharge. The first came in his Range Rover d...Full Story »

Hibernian head coach Jack Ross praised his side’s character after they came from behind to beat Alloa 2-1 in the Betfred Cup quarter-finals.Peter Grant’s Scottish Championship part-timers played some good football in the first half and led at the break through Paul Hanlon’s own goal.But Hibs dominated after Kyle Magennis and Stevie Mallan came on and the latter provided two del...Full Story »

Harrogate caused a shock as they came away from free-scoring Exeter with a 2-1 win in League Two.Exeter had scored 11 goals in their last two home games, but they toiled against a well-drilled Town side that were good value for their win.In a game of few chances, Harrogate went in front after 31 minutes when Brendan Kiernan silenced St James Park when he somehow found himself through on goal and...Full Story »