Ange Postecoglou stressed there were no doubts about Kyogo Furuhashi’s fitness for Hampden after the Celtic forward spent most of the 4-0 win over Aberdeen on the bench.Furuhashi showed no ill effects from the shoulder injury that forced him off the previous weekend after he came on in the 71st minute as Celtic maintained their nine-point lead over Rangers in the cinch Premiership ahead of...Full Story »

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany relished the battle his side had to go through to take a step closer to the Sky Bet Championship title when winning 1-0 at play-off chasing Luton.It had looked like the Clarets’ long run of scoring in consecutive games was going to be halted at 28 before referee Jeremy Simpson awarded a penalty for handball against Gabe Osho with 12 minutes left.Ashley Barnes c...Full Story »

Manager Steven Schumacher admitted his frustration as his promotion-chasing Plymouth side were held to a goalless League One draw by Fleetwood.Unbeaten in three games, Argyle remain level on points with new leaders Sheffield Wednesday but the Owls have a game in hand and a better goal difference.Schumacher admitted: “It was one of those days. But if you’d said to me we would take two...Full Story »

Wigan boss Shaun Maloney felt his side deserved more than their point from a goalless draw against Sky Bet Championship play-off chasers Norwich.The Latics extended their unbeaten run since Maloney took charge to four matches, although they have dropped back to the foot of the division following wins elsewhere for Huddersfield and Blackpool.Maloney watched his men absolutely dominate the opening...Full Story »

Barrow claimed their first win in seven games at the expense of promotion-chasing Bradford.Josh Kay scored the only goal at Valley Parade to clinch a memorable double over Mark Hughes’ Bantams, who had been looking for a third successive win.Barrow survived Bradford’s fast start to keep the home side at arm’s length – and were rewarded with a goal on 24 minutes. Kay dispo...Full Story »

Grimsby manager Paul Hurst hailed a “big victory” after his side came from behind to snatch a 2-1 win at Northampton.Northampton led at half-time through Sam Hoskins’ 17th goal of the season.But Luke Waterfall fired the Mariners level with 16 minutes remaining and Anthony Glennon headed home a stoppage-time winner to snatch the points.Hurst said: “Everyone feels better wh...Full Story »

Hamilton extended their unbeaten run in the Scottish Championship to four matches with a 3-0 win at Inverness.Bottom club Hamilton struck second-half goals through Newcastle loanee Lucas De Bolle, Jean-Pierre Tiehi and Connor Smith’s penalty to make it back-to-back away league wins and halt Inverness’s seven-game unbeaten run.First-half chances were few and far between. Invernes...Full Story »

Gillingham boosted their Football League survival hopes while delivering a hammer blow to bottom-of-the-table Rochdale with a 2-0 win at Spotland.The visitors took the lead in the 24th minute, Robbie McKenzie’s delivery from the left dropping into the six-yard area and Oli Hawkins poked the ball past Richard O’Donnell.For Rochdale, Scott Quigley fired wide from a promising position w...Full Story »

Carlisle got their promotion push back on track with a 1-0 home win over Colchester at a windswept Brunton Park.The hosts grabbed the decisive goal in the fourth minute when Connor Wood’s attempted header back fell short and Alfie McCalmont pounced to clinically fire a shot past Kieran O’Hara, from just inside the penalty area.The hosts almost doubled their advantage in the 24th minu...Full Story »

Burton further boosted their League One survival hopes with a 2-1 comeback victory over struggling Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium.Rovers, looking for their first win in six matches, took a ninth-minute lead when the recalled John Marquis headed James Gibbons’ pinpoint cross down and past Craig MacGillivray.But Burton remained in the game and were good value for a fourth victory in ...Full Story »

Lincoln battled their way to a point in a goalless stalemate at home to Portsmouth.The hosts stretched their unbeaten run in Sky Bet League One to six games, but it was a fifth draw in six home matches as frustration begins to grow in Lincolnshire.For visitors Pompey, it was a welcome point on the road after back-to-back defeats.The misfiring Imps wasted a host of first-half chances.Jack Diamond...Full Story »

Will Forrester’s 60th-minute goal earned Port Vale a first home win in six attempts against ponderous 10-man Exeter.Away keeper Gary Woods repeatedly thwarted a Valiants side with the bit between its teeth after claiming only one point from five matches at Vale Park.But this game got away from Exeter when Rekeem Harper foolishly fouled Ben Garrity in midfield only 11 minutes after a 48th-m...Full Story »

Liam Feeney grabbed an injury-time clincher as struggling Scunthorpe came from behind to beat Dagenham and Redbridge 3-2 at Glanford Park.Harry Phipps headed Dagenham in front on eight minutes from Omar Mussa’s corner.But Ben Richards-Everton marked his debut, on loan from Yeovil, by climbing to head Scunthorpe level from a 15th-minute corner.Cameron Wilson then fired the Iron into the lea...Full Story »

Chelsea’s season sunk to a new and alarming low as they were beaten 1-0 at Stamford Bridge by the Premier League’s bottom side Southampton.A converted free-kick from James Ward-Prowse on the stroke of half-time put the Saints’ captain one goal behind David Beckham in the competition’s all-time standings, and sent Graham Potter’s team to a fourth consecutive winless ...Full Story »

Cameron Norman’s late header against his former club earned Newport a valuable point as they drew 1-1 at Walsall.The right-back nodded home a corner with 12 minutes left to cancel out Isaac Hutchinson’s sweetly-struck first-half opener and inch the 19th-placed Exiles eight points clear of the bottom two.Walsall missed an early chance when defender Joe Low found space in the box, but ...Full Story »

Mansfield confirmed themselves as genuine League Two promotion contenders with an impressive 2-0 victory over Tranmere at Prenton Park.Goals from Riley Harbottle and Davis Keillor-Dunn were the difference as Nigel Clough’s side claimed a third successive win to move within three points of the automatic promotion places while Tranmere’s poor run of form continues.The home side began t...Full Story »

Michael Duff enjoyed a triumphant return to Cheltenham as his Barnsley side ran out comfortable 4-0 winners.Duff led the Robins to the League Two title in 2021 followed by their highest ever finish of 15th in League One last term before leaving to take over at Oakwell.And his in-form Tykes team launched their own mini goal-of-the-season competition, netting three of the highest quality before ha...Full Story »

Anthony Glennon headed in a stoppage-time winner as Grimsby came from behind to beat promotion-chasing Northampton 2-1 at Sixfields.It was all going to plan for the Cobblers at half-time after Sam Hoskins’ early goal, but their winless run stretched to four games thanks to late headers from Luke Waterfall and Glennon.Max Crocombe got strong fists behind Marc Leonard’s 20-yard drive i...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta believes his Arsenal team have “more belief” than ever after they breathed new life into their Premier League title challenge with a last-gasp win at Aston Villa.The Gunners twice battled back from behind as an added-time own goal from Emiliano Martinez helped them to a hard-fought 4-2 victory.The former Arsenal goalkeeper and World Cup winner could do nothing as Jorginh...Full Story »

Tom Bradshaw’s second hat-trick of the season gave Millwall a dramatic 3-2 victory over second-placed Sheffield United that lifted them back into the Championship play-off places.The Blades hauled themselves level twice in what was an absorbing encounter at The Den, but their promotion hopes took another dent as they fell to a second defeat in a week.That gave third-placed Middlesbrough a ...Full Story »