Alex Neil felt Sunderland produced the best performance of his Stadium of Light reign as they thrashed 10-man Cambridge 5-1 to climb to fourth position in the League One table.The Black Cats made the most of the 12th-minute dismissal of Cambridge defender Lloyd Jones as they claimed their biggest win under Neil.Ross Stewart scored twice, with Elliot Embleton, Nathan Broadhead and Danny Batth als...Full Story »

Mark McGhee insists Dundee’s relegation fate is still to be decided.The rock-bottom Dark Blues remain five points adrift of 11th-placed St Johnstone after the two teams drew 1-1 at Dens Park.Jordan Marshall opened the scoring for the home side but Shaun Rooney salvaged a point for Saints in the second half.With just four games of the regular season left, Dundee look to be on the brink of b...Full Story »

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe insists Joelinton and Bruno Guimaraes are “a joy to work with” after they both found the net in a 3-0 win at struggling Norwich.Joelinton scored twice on his 100th Premier League appearance for Newcastle as the Magpies recorded their first win at Carrow Road since January 1994.The Brazilian broke the deadlock in the 35th minute with a curled strike into the ...Full Story »

Kenny Clark scored the only goal as National League high-fliers FC Halifax lost 1-0 to Southend at Roots Hall.Clark converted from close range in the 12th minute having been teed up by Jack Bridge.The hosts went close to scoring again with 20 minutes remaining when Sam Dalby sent a header against the crossbar, with subsequent penalty appeals as he went down while trying to follow up proving in v...Full Story »

Mark Hughes enjoyed his first home win as Bradford manager as the Bantams beat already-relegated Scunthorpe with a 2-1 League Two victory at Valley Parade.The result ended a run of nine home matches without a win, five of them since Hughes became manager at the end of February.Bradford made the perfect start, going ahead after just 18 seconds through midfielder Jamie Walker – on loan from ...Full Story »

Sunderland gave their play-off hopes a major boost in Sky Bet League One as they thrashed 10-man Cambridge United 5-1 at the Stadium of Light.The visitors had to play for almost 80 minutes with a man disadvantage after Lloyd Jones was dismissed for a foul on Ross Stewart, and the Black Cats exploited their numerical superiority ruthlessly.Stewart ended an eight-game goal drought by scoring twice...Full Story »

Ross Docherty’s first-half strike was enough for Partick to return to winning ways as they beat Dunfermline 1-0.Docherty put Partick in front in the 15th minute, stabbing home at the near post from a low Kyle Turner corner.Joe Chalmers’ shot was blocked for the Pars and Stephen Hendrie defended well to deny Lewis McCann.Thistle twice went close at the start of the second half when Ja...Full Story »

Iliman Ndiaye scored the only goal of the game as promotion hopefuls Sheffield United beat Cardiff 1-0 at Bramall Lane.Midfielder Ndiaye struck the winner in the 47th minute with a bullet header from a fantastic cross from Gibbs-White on the right.The Blades stay sixth in the Sky Bet Championship, with Cardiff dropping to 19th.The visitors had the first chance of the game when Max Watters ran at...Full Story »

Gabriel Jesus struck four times as Manchester City crushed Watford 5-1 to chalk off another win in their battle with Liverpool for the Premier League title.The Brazilian also provided the assist for City’s other goal, a stunning strike by Rodri, as the champions increased their lead at the top of the table to four points.Hassane Kamara did get on the scoresheet for the visitors but Roy Hod...Full Story »

Solihull returned to winning ways as goals from Joe Sbarra and Danny Newton earned the promotion-chasers a 2-1 home victory over strugglers Aldershot.Five days on from their loss at National League leaders Stockport that had ended a seven-game unbeaten run featuring five wins, Neal Ardley’s Moors took the lead courtesy of Sbarra’s finish in the 37th minute.Andrew Dallas had hit the p...Full Story »

Ewan Henderson’s second-half goal handed Hibernian a win at St Mirren in their first match since sacking manager Shaun Maloney.The on-loan Celtic midfielder’s strike ensured caretaker boss David Gray’s time in temporary charge began with a victory that eases Hibs’ relegation fears.In contrast, Stephen Robinson’s side are now just five points clear of 11th-placed St ...Full Story »

Dundee’s cinch Premiership future looks bleak after they could only draw 1-1 against St Johnstone at Dens Park.The home side stormed into an early lead through Jordan Marshall before Shaun Rooney equalised for the visitors in the second half to secure a point against their relegation rivals.The result leaves the rock-bottom Dark Blues still five points adrift of 11th-placed Saints in the p...Full Story »

Weymouth moved closer to relegation from the National League following a 3-1 defeat to Notts County at Meadow Park.The second-bottom Terras fell behind in the eighth minute via a Kyle Wootton effort and Aaron Nemane then made it 2-0 five minutes later.The hosts’ advantage was further extended three minutes into the second half by Ruben Rodrigues’ free-kick.Weymouth, who had twice hit...Full Story »

Manchester United’s season lurched onto the next disappointment as their Premier League top-four hopes were all-but extinguished with defeat at Arsenal.With Erik Ten Hag’s arrival in the summer announced earlier in the week, the Red Devils followed a sorry loss at Anfield with a 3-1 reverse against a recently rejuvenated Gunners team.An enthralling game saw both sides make plenty of ...Full Story »

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire received a bomb threat to his family home hours after captaining the Red Devils against Liverpool in the Premier League on Tuesday night Manchester United captain Harry Maguire received a bomb threat to his family home (Image: Michael Regan/Getty Images) The bomb threat sent to Harry Maguire warned that there would be explosions at his family home unles...Full Story »

Liverpool have entered the race for Manchester United transfer target Konrad Laimer from RB Leipzig. Laimer is impressing at Leipzig this season and is attracting interest from many clubs around Europe. German magazine Kicker (as relayed by Inside Futbol) has listed Manchester United, Tottenham, Bayern Munich and now Liverpool as clubs interested in the Austrian midfielder. With the likes o...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag says that if he had not been granted "control" over transfers at Manchester United he would not have taken the job. The Dutchman will take over at Old Trafford in the summer and says negotiations with the club were only concluded once he was given more input into player recruitment, although he insists he does not want to be "sole ruler". "I set requirements in advance about how...Full Story »

St Mirren defender Charles Dunne will miss the visit of Hibernian and likely the remainder of the season after suffering a stress fracture in his foot.Goalkeeper Jak Alnwick returns from suspension while Greg Kiltie has trained all week after injury and Ryan Flynn returned to training on Thursday.Scott Tanser is battling for fitness while Matt Millar remains out with a tendon injury.Hibs defende...Full Story »

Manchester City will assess the fitness of three defenders before Saturday’s Premier League visit of Watford.Centre-backs John Stones and Nathan Ake picked up knocks in the midweek victory over Brighton.Right-back Kyle Walker is nearing a return after two matches out with an ankle problem but he may not be risked ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid.Visi...Full Story »

Dundee have no fresh injury problems ahead of their crucial cinch Premiership relegation duel with St Johnstone.Goalkeeper Adam Legzdins remains out with a knee problem and is unlikely to feature again this season.Defender Lee Ashcroft (hamstring) and striker Cillian Sheridan (Achilles) are out for the season.St Johnstone boss Callum Davidson also has no new injury worries for the trip to Dundee...Full Story »