AFC Wimbledon manager Mark Robinson admitted his side played without confidence in the 0-0 draw against fellow League One strugglers Gillingham.A quiet first half at Priestfield Stadium finished goalless, with neither side creating many chances to open the scoring.Substitute Terry Ablade came within inches of earning Wimbledon their first victory in 14 league games, but his acrobatic overhead ki...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna was “disappointed” not to pick up the three points against Cheltenham and said his players were “frustrated” not to have claimed a much-needed victory.By contrast, Robins boss Michael Duff said the character his depleted team showed was “magnificent”.The hosts failed to capitalise on their superiority as Cheltenham’s first ...Full Story »

Chris Wilder has urged Middlesbrough’s players to keep on going after a seventh consecutive home win lifted them back into the Sky Bet Championship’s top six.Boro came from behind to beat West Brom, who are still searching for a first win under Steve Bruce, 2-1 on Teesside.The Baggies took the lead in the 28th minute when Jayson Molumby pounced on a loose ball in the area during a di...Full Story »

Kallum Higginbotham’s late penalty gave cinch Scottish League Two leaders Kelty Hearts a 1-0 win over bottom club Cowdenbeath.The Blue Brazil came into the Fife derby full of confidence having won their last two games to close the gap on fellow strugglers Elgin.Cowdenbeath goalkeeper Cammy Gill saved well from Nathan Austin’s header as the visitors went into the break on level terms ...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Paul Warne revealed some home truths were told in the dressing room in spite of his side running out 2-0 winners over Morecambe.Freddie Ladapo, who handed in a transfer request last month, twice struck clinically in the opening half-hour to seal the points over the managerless visitors and move the Millers onto eight games unbeaten in the league.Warne still sees room for improv...Full Story »

Boss Jon Brady was pleased to see Northampton climb up to second in League Two with a battling point against struggling Scunthorpe, but admitted his side had not been at their best.Despite being at opposite ends of the table, the Cobblers spent much of the match on the back foot, although they did finish strongly on the back of a double change inside the final quarter and would have won it had s...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel revealed he took Chelsea’s club-record signing Romelu Lukaku out of the firing line for the 2-0 Champions League win over Lille.Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic hit the net as Chelsea produced a fine last-16 first-leg victory at Stamford Bridge, with £98million striker Lukaku an unused replacement.Lukaku had registered a Premier League record-low seven touches in Satur...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 »

Dusan Vlahovic scored inside the first minute of his Champions League debut for Juventus but Dani Parejo earned a 1-1 draw for Villarreal in the first leg of their last-16 clash. Free-scoring Vlahovic made his European bow for Juve after his January move from Fiorentina and needed just 33 seconds to put the visitors ahead in Spain. Clear-cut chances were few and far between but Parejo popped...Full Story »

Boreham Wood again failed to make up ground in the Vanarama National League promotion race after being held to a goalless draw at Torquay.The visitors, who had lost 2-0 at Maidenhead last time out, failed to take full advantage of second-placed Chesterfield’s defeat to Wrexham.Dennon Lewis came close to breaking the deadlock 10 minutes before half-time when his deflected shot struck a post...Full Story »

Ipswich failed to capitalise on their superiority as they drew 0-0 with Cheltenham.The depleted visitors, who were without four regular first-team players, kept the hosts at bay to earn a valuable away point.The result dented Ipswich’s hopes of moving closer to the play-off places but kept their unbeaten run in tact and extended it to five matches.Conor Chaplin sent a 25-yard effort wide o...Full Story »

Leaders Rotherham strengthened their promotion push in Sky Bet League One with a 2-0 win over managerless Morecambe.A first-half brace from striker Freddie Ladapo did the damage as the Millers stayed in top spot and nine points clear of third place.It took the home side just four minutes to go ahead, Ollie Rathbone chipped the ball into Ladapo, who controlled on his chest and blasted by Trevor C...Full Story »

Promotion-chasing Northampton climbed up to second in League Two courtesy of a 0-0 draw at Scunthorpe.But the Cobblers will likely reflect on the game as two points dropped given their hosts’ position at the bottom of both the league and form tables.The visitors were second best for most of the match, although squandered the game’s best chance in the 75th minute when substitute Josh ...Full Story »

Marcus Tavernier helped turn possible defeat into victory for Middlesbrough with an assist and a goal against West Brom at the Riverside.Tavernier laid on a brilliantly worked equaliser for Paddy McNair on the hour before he scored the winner himself nine minutes later to seal a 2-1 win and prevent Steve Bruce from enjoying his first success as West Brom manager.Jayson Molumby, on loan from Brig...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest missed the chance to climb back into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places after they were held to a goalless draw by Preston at Deepdale.Keinan Davis was denied a penalty for the visitors in the opening stages and Preston’s Cameron Archer missed two golden opportunities in the second half, and despite a relentless second-half onslaught by Ryan Lowe’s side, ...Full Story »

Paul Ince successfully resumed his managerial career after an absence of more than eight years when the new interim boss of Reading saw his relegation-threatened Championship side win 2-1 over Birmingham.Ince, the 54-year-old former Manchester United and England midfielder, had not taken charge of a game since leaving Blackpool in January 2014.Birmingham dominated much of the first half, with Re...Full Story »

In-form Inih Effiong scored a late equaliser to earn 10-man Woking a 1-1 draw at Dagenham in the National League.Effiong took his tally to 11 for the season and four in as many games when he found the top corner eight minutes from time after being set up by substitute Max Kretzschmar.Woking, now without a win in six games, were not helped by the 16th-minute dismissal of Rohan Ince for a poor cha...Full Story »

Burnley boss Sean Dyche expects January signing Wout Weghorst and Maxwel Cornet to recover in time to face Tottenham after both were withdrawn on Saturday with minor injuries.The Clarets will hope duo James Tarkowski and Ashley Westwood will provide negative coronavirus tests in time to feature in the Premier League match at Turf Moor.Charlie Taylor (foot) will not play but could return to conte...Full Story »

Fulham will once again be without Rodrigo Muniz for the visit of Peterborough in the Sky Bet Championship.The forward missed Fulham’s surprise defeat to Huddersfield at the weekend with a slight calf problem and although he has already returned to training, manager Marco Silva expects him to be available at the weekend rather than midweek.Kenny Tete will hope to feature having returned to ...Full Story »

Tottenham look set to battle it out with Arsenal for the signature of Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez. According to TuttoMercatoWeb, Antonio Conte would be interested in linking up with the Argentine forward again after working with him during his time at Inter. It has been suggested by Todo Fichajes that Arsenal are also interested in him and it will be intriguing to see the two North ...Full Story »