Bristol City battled to a hard-fought 0-0 draw at Millwall to ease the pressure on under-fire boss Nigel Pearson.Andreas Voglsammer struck the crossbar for the hosts and, while the resilient Robins pushed for a winner, the play-off-chasing Lions held on to extend the visitors’ barren run to one win in nine Championship matches.Neither side registered a shot on target in the opening period ...Full Story »

Salford maintained their Sky Bet League Two promotion push with a comfortable 4-1 win against mid-table Grimsby at Blundell Park.Matt Smith led the way with a first-half hat-trick and Ethan Galbraith also scored for Salford, after Grimsby attacker Otis Khan briefly replied.The visitors made a lightning start as Smith volleyed home inside 50 seconds after being picked out by his captain Ibou Tour...Full Story »

Cardiff held Coventry to a 0-0 draw at the Coventry Building Society Arena to record their fourth draw in succession in the Sky Bet Championship.The Championship’s lowest scorers were without top marksman Callum Robinson, who failed to make the matchday squad, as did Kion Etete.The former Spurs striker was replaced by Mark Harris in the starting line-up, who looked lively in the opening mi...Full Story »

Sunderland moved up into fourth in the Championship with a thumping 4-1 victory over Wigan at the DW Stadium.Second-half goals from Ross Stewart, Patrick Roberts and Amad Diallo earned the visitors a fourth win in six games.Ellis Simms’ early opener had been cancelled out by Will Keane for the Latics, who slip to the bottom of the table after a third successive defeat.Former Sunderland man...Full Story »

Ethan Chislett grabbed a late winner to secure in-form AFC Wimbledon a 2-1 win at struggling Colchester.Chislett netted from close range in the 89th minute after Huseyin Biler’s long-range effort was only parried by Kieran O’Hara to snatch victory for Johnnie Jackson’s side.Harry Pell had fired wide for Wimbledon in the first half, while Colchester skipper Tommy Smith’s h...Full Story »

Carlisle completed back-to-back wins in League Two with an emphatic 3-0 victory at 10-man Crewe.Morgan Feeney’s set-piece finish gave the Cumbrians a sixth-minute lead at Gresty Road.Owen Moxon doubled the advantage soon after the interval before Crewe skipper Luke Offord was sent off in the 51st minute.And substitute Kristian Dennis grabbed a late third to keep Carlisle in the thick of th...Full Story »

Cody Gakpo was officially unveiled as a Liverpool player and the Merseysiders did so by referencing one of their most famous transfer unveiling photographs in club history Gakpo was unveiled as a Liverpool player (Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images) New Liverpool hitman Cody Gakpo recreated Virgil van Dijk’s iconic Christmas tree photo as he signed for the Premier League giants. The D...Full Story »

Lionel Messi's Qatar hotel room could be immortalised as a museum following his Qatar heroics in which he fired Argentina to glory and took home the Golden Ball Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball as Argentina won the 2022 World Cup (Image: Getty Images) Lionel Messi's Qatar hotel room could be turned into a museum following his World Cup heroics as he took home the Golden Ball while firing Argen...Full Story »

Livingston manager Davie Martindale insists his team were wrongly reduced to 10 men for the second game running after Scott Pittman was ordered off in the 1-1 cinch Premiership draw with St Mirren.The midfielder was sent for an early bath in the 24th minute for a challenge on Keanu Baccus, with referee Steven McLean upgrading his initial decision to brandish a yellow card following VAR intervent...Full Story »

Michael Beale hopes Alfredo Morelos is declared fit for the Old Firm derby after the Gers striker limped off in the 3-0 cinch Premiership win over Motherwell at Ibrox.The Colombia international scored in the 13th minute with a header before defender Connor Goldson’s counter after 38 minute with midfielder Malik Tillman adding a third after the break before Morelos had to come off.Strikers ...Full Story »

Dundee United secured a vital 3-0 cinch Premiership victory over fellow strugglers Ross County at Tannadice to lift themselves off the bottom of the table.The Tangerines took all three points thanks to a Connor Randall own goal, a Charlie Mulgrew header and a Craig Sibbald strike.The visitors finished the game with 10 men after Owura Edwards was sent off late on.The result sees United leapfrog t...Full Story »

Erling Haaland added two more goals to his season’s tally as Manchester City won 3-1 at Leeds to close the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal.Haaland struck twice in the second half against the team he supported as a boy due to his father Alf-Inge’s time as a player at Elland Road.The Leeds-born Norway striker notched his 25th and 26th goals in 20 appearances for City this season ...Full Story »

Stand-in captain Lawrence Shankland scored his 16th goal of the season as Hearts secured their first away league win over St Johnstone in 12 years to move three points clear in third place in the cinch Premiership.The striker wore the armband in the absence of injured goalkeeper Craig Gordon and opened the scoring with a penalty before further strikes from Alan Forrest and substitute Barrie McKa...Full Story »

Curtis Main scored a second-half equaliser to rescue a point as St Mirren recorded 1-1 cinch Premiership draw at Livingston in a game that saw both teams finish with 10 men.The home team lost Scott Pittman to a straight red card for a challenge on Keanu Baccus in the 24th minute.Just seconds after Saints captain Mark O’Hara was sent off for a second booking – 10 minutes after the bre...Full Story »

The Toffees currently sit 17th in the Premier League, just one point above the relegation zone. Everton are interested in signing Elanga Credit: Getty Frank Lampard is understood to be eager to bolster his squad in January, but transfer funds will likely be limited due to the club's financial issues. According to The Athletic, Everton are expected to look into the loan market over the next fe...Full Story »

LIONEL MESSI'S hotel room from the Qatar World Cup is set to be turned into a museum. The Argentina captain, 35, led his country to their third title in the Middle East - their first World Cup triumph since 1986. His hotel room is now set to be turned into a museum As well as the trophy, Messi also took home the Player of the Tournament honour for his sensational displays. He contributed sev...Full Story »

THE World Cup's hottest fan has sent pulses raising once again with a stunning poolside Instagram post. Ex-Miss Croatia Ivana Knoll regularly wowed fans as she shot to fame with frequent snaps in Qatar. The 23-year-old stunned in a turquoise dress Her nation performed well at the tournament, reaching the semi-finals before they were beaten by winners Argentina. And the 23-year-old did her bi...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany hailed Anass Zaroury’s attitude as the winger returned from an ecstatic reception in Morocco to fire Burnley clear at the top of the Sky Bet Championship table.The winger played in the World Cup third-place play-off against Croatia on December 17 but just 10 days later he was back in the Clarets team and scored the fastest goal in the division this season to spark a 3-0 win...Full Story »

Marcus Rashford continued his rich vein of form as Manchester United closed in on the Premier League top four with a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest.Rashford, fresh from an impressive World Cup campaign with England, scored the opener and made the second for Anthony Martial as United moved to within one point of fourth-placed Tottenham.He was off the pitch by the time that Fred added late gloss t...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Graham Potter is concerned that Reece James has suffered a recurrence of the injury which ruled him out of the World Cup.England full-back James looked distraught as he received treatment on the same knee he injured in October during Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Bournemouth.There are now fears Chelsea could be without one of their key players for another extended spell.View this pos...Full Story »