In-form West Brom made it eight wins in their last nine Sky Bet Championship games with a 1-0 triumph over Reading to move within a point of the play-off zone.Daryl Dike’s goal on the hour mark was the difference between the sides at The Hawthorns but the Baggies could have been out of sight by half-time if they had converted their chances.The result, on an afternoon which saw home fans co...Full Story »

Wrexham closed the gap to Notts County at the top of the National League to two points with a 2-1 victory at Solihull Moors.The Welsh side arrived in the West Midlands unbeaten in 11 matches and off the back of a 5-0 win over the same opponents on Boxing Day, and stormed out of the blocks as Jordan Tunnicliffe put them in front after 10 minutes with his first goal for the club.The visitors doubl...Full Story »

Kilmarnock failed to capitalise on Ethan Erhahon’s early red card as they were held to a 0-0 draw by St Mirren at Rugby Park.The Saints midfielder was given his marching orders in the seventh minute by referee Grant Irvine after catching Rory McKenzie in the face with a forearm.The home side failed to take advantage of their numerical advantage though, with Christian Doidge coming closest ...Full Story »

Relegation-threatened Rochdale ended a run of five Sky Bet League Two defeats by earning a point from a drab 0-0 draw at Barrow.Pete Wild’s Cumbrians looked most likely to end their own poor form despite starting with leading marksman Josh Gordon on the bench.But the surprise early-season play-off contenders laboured to turn possession into notable scoring opportunities.Barrow, giving a Fo...Full Story »

Two screamers from Dutchman Ian Maatsen enabled Championship table-toppers Burnley to kick-off their New Year with a sixth win in a row as they completed the double over Swansea in a 2-1 win at the Swansea.com Stadium.Burnley’s energetic high press forced Swansea into some errors, and it was Vincent Kompany’s side who bossed the early exchanges. Not many teams get better possession s...Full Story »

Leaders Leyton Orient were beaten for just the third time this season when going down 1-0 to promotion chasing Northampton at Sixfields.Ben Fox scored the game’s only goal early in the second half as the Cobblers bounced back to winning ways, opening up a seven-point cushion over fourth in the process.Orient edged a cagey first half and they had the better moments in front of goal as Idris...Full Story »

Nicky Devlin missed twice from the spot as Livingston were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Motherwell.Goalkeeper Liam Kelly saved Devlin’s initial spot-kick and then his second attempt after referee David Munro had ordered a retake.Morgan Boyes did eventually give Livi the lead with a 39th-minute header, but it lasted just three minutes as Kevin van Veen levelled just before the break.Follow...Full Story »

Defender Carl Piergianni’s third goal in two games earned promotion-chasing Stevenage a scrappy 1-0 victory over League Two’s bottom side, Gillingham.Second-placed ‘Boro, who have the best home record in the fourth tier, extended the gap between them and the play-off places behind them to 12 points, while ensuring the Gills remained five points adrift of safety.Gillingham had a...Full Story »

Kyogo Furuhashi’s dramatic late equaliser earned Celtic a 2-2 draw against Rangers at Ibrox to retain their strong grip on the cinch Premiership title race.Fellow Japanese attacker Daizen Maeda opened the scoring for the visitors in the fifth minute after taking advantage of atrocious Gers defending.The Light Blues looked forlorn going down the tunnel at half-time but Ryan Kent curled in t...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today. PSG lose 3-1 to Lens - their first League defeat since March     Spurs open 2023 with a loss at home to Aston Villa     Antonio Conte at Spurs vs Antonio Conte at other clubs as a Manager...     Tottenham 0-2 Aston Villa     BREAKING : LENS HAVE DEFEATED THE UNBEATABLE PSG 3-1!     FC Barce...Full Story »

Marquinhos closing in on new PSG contract Marquinhos confirms negotiations for his new contract with PSG are now very advanced: “Yes, talks are progressing well”, told L’Équipe. 🔴🔵🇧🇷 #PSGLength of the contract, one of the final steps before it will be signed — 2026 or 2027. pic.twitter.com/TSNI41Pilc— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 1, 2023 ...Full Story »

Football WAG Izabel Goulart has stunned her followers with a snap of her sizzling bum while tanning on a scorching beach. Goulart, who is the sex-mad fiancee of German goalkeeper Kevin Trapp, has travelled to the tropical island of St. Barts to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. It comes after she cheered on her partner in Qatar as Germany crashed out of the World Cup group stages. But the ...Full Story »

Joey Barton is confident Bristol Rovers can keep hold of Aaron Collins after the Welshman produced another match-winning performance, with the Pirates boss valuing his star striker in the £5million bracket.Collins opened the scoring in the 25th minute against Cheltenham and then set up Rovers’ second for strike partner Josh Coburn just before half-time in the 2-1 victory.Collins&rsqu...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest gave their Premier League survival hopes a shot in the arm with a 1-1 draw against Chelsea, whose troubles on the road continued.Forest had already beaten Liverpool and Tottenham at the City Ground this season and turned in another impressive performance against one of the big boys.After falling behind to Raheem Sterling’s opener against the run of play, they put in a fin...Full Story »

Matt Bloomfield was proud of his Colchester players after they beat promotion-chasing Swindon 1-0 to boost their Sky Bet League Two survival hopes.Luke Hannant grabbed the only goal after 30 minutes, rising to head home Al-Amin Kazeem’s corner at the near post to leave Bloomfield’s side five points above the relegation zone.Boss Bloomfield said: “I’m really proud of the b...Full Story »

Danny Schofield hailed the best overall performance in his time as head coach of Doncaster as they triumphed 2-1 over in-form Carlisle.Goals from James Maxwell – his first for the club – and Kyle Hurst saw Rovers on their way to a deserved triumph, with Kristian Dennis grabbing a late consolation for Carlisle.Schofield has been searching for consistency in performances since arriving...Full Story »

Exeter boss Gary Caldwell admitted that what pleased him most about his team’s 1-0 victory at Oxford was the resolute defending.Sam Nombe’s 79th-minute winner on the break gave the Grecians successive away wins and a great start to 2023.“A clean sheet was the best thing for me today,” Caldwell said, recalling both the number of goals his team have conceded this season, an...Full Story »

Morecambe manager Derek Adams felt his side’s 5-0 victory over Burton was a result that had been coming for some time.Two goals apiece from loanees Kieran Phillips and Caleb Watts and an eighth of the season from Jensen Weir saw the Shrimps pick up a second successive win to help their push for safety.Adams said: “It was a fantastic performance and a fully deserved scoreline.“T...Full Story »

Manager Paul Hurst credited the work-rate and application of his Grimsby players following their morale-boosting 1-0 victory over in-form Stockport.After only picking up four points from their last eight games, Grimsby got back to winning ways at Blundell Park when Otis Khan settled the scores with a neat finish upon the restart.It also saw Stockport beaten for the first time in four league outi...Full Story »

Yeovil boosted their Vanarama National League survival hopes after a pair of late goals secured a 2-0 success over fellow strugglers Torquay.Matty Worthington broke the deadlock with just 10 minutes remaining at Huish Park, converting at the far post following fine work from Andrew Oluwabori.Mark Cooper’s men sealed the three points four minutes into added time when Grimsby loanee Jordan M...Full Story »