Bradford boss Mark Hughes felt his team deserved better after Jack Payne’s stoppage-time penalty earned Swindon a 2-1 victory.Payne, making his first appearance since New Year’s Day following a knee injury, struck in the sixth minute of added time to hand Hughes his second straight defeat since taking charge.Bradford started brightly and Gareth Evans gave them the lead in a lively en...Full Story »

Dundee manager Mark McGhee felt his makeshift team showed the spirit they will need to get off the bottom of the league after holding Motherwell to a 1-1 draw at Fir Park.McGhee was forced to make five changes from Wednesday’s goalless draw with Hibernian amid Covid-19 issues and was without 10 players in total.But Paul McMullan gave Dundee an early lead following Stephen O’Donnell&r...Full Story »

Hearts boss Robbie Neilson admitted in 25 years in football he had never experienced anything like the catalogue of injuries that decimated his team during Saturday’s cinch Premiership draw with Dundee United at Tannadice.The Jam Tarts had to make five changes because of injuries during the pulsating 2-2 match with Gary Mackay-Steven, Cammy Devlin, Alex Cochrane, John Souttar and Nate Atki...Full Story »

Ross County manager Malky Mackay credited his defence for their 1–0 victory over St Mirren.Joe Hungbo’s penalty early in the second half proved to be the difference between the teams but that was not for a lack of trying by the visitors in Dingwall.The result was the second 1–0 win for County in a row, and a third consecutive victory that saw them move into the top half of the ...Full Story »

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker claimed an “unforgivable” refereeing decision cost his side in a 2-1 defeat at Preston.Jamal Lowe put the Cherries in front after 50 minutes, but Cameron Archer quickly levelled things up just four minutes later before substitute Emil Riis Jakobsen found an 89th-minute clincher at Deepdale.Midfielder Philip Billing appeared to have been fouled in the bui...Full Story »

Sunderland manager Alex Neil was left to rue missed chances as his side could only draw 0-0 with struggling Charlton.The Wearsiders slipped out of the League One play-off places after they were unable to find a winner in London.Despite the setback, Neil believed his side played better in the first half than they did during last week’s stunning 3-0 win at Wigan.He said: “I think we de...Full Story »

League Two leaders Forest Green’s winless run extended to five games after an end-to-end 1-1 draw with Salford.Rovers started brightly at the Peninsula Stadium but it was Salford who opened the scoring against the run of play.A teasing ball floated in from Jason Lowe on the right-hand side was met by Matt Smith, who nodded the ball low to Luke McGee’s left for his second goal in a Sa...Full Story »

Ross County moved into the top half of the Scottish Premiership with a 1-0 win over St Mirren thanks to a 49th-minute penalty from Joe Hungbo.They were made to work hard for the three points by a Buddies side who battled until the very end but lacked the quality in front of goal to get back on level terms.County made it three league victories in a row for the first time this season and, with res...Full Story »

Cardiff scored twice in the space of four minutes to win 2-1 at QPR and deal another blow to the west London side’s promotion hopes.Rangers, now with just one win in seven Sky Bet Championship matches – a run which has included four defeats, went ahead through Andre Gray’s first-half opener.But goals from City youngsters Isaak Davies, 20, and Rubin Colwill, 19, turned the match...Full Story »

Relegation-threatened Scunthorpe ended a run of five successive away defeats with a goalless League Two draw at Crawley as the hosts claimed their first home clean sheet for over six months.Crawley’s poor home form has now seen them win only two of their last dozen games before their own fans, while Scunthorpe’s point does little to aid their increasingly-desperate battle against the...Full Story »

Chelsea stunned Burnley with three goals in the space of nine second-half minutes on their way to a 4-0 victory at Turf Moor. Reece James, making his first start of 2022 after injury, got the first a couple of minutes into the second half and then had a hand in the next two – both finished by Kai Havertz – with Burnley imploding as they lost back-to-back home league games for the ...Full Story »

Mark McGhee guided Covid-hit Dundee to a 1-1 draw against former club Motherwell.McGhee was without 10 players, but the cinch Premiership’s bottom side were well worth their point at Fir Park.Paul McMullan gave the visitors a sixth-minute lead following Stephen O’Donnell’s mistake before Joe Efford netted his first goal for Motherwell 12 minutes later.The equaliser failed to ki...Full Story »

Samy Morsy and Kayden Jackson hit second-half goals as Ipswich won 2-0 at Fleetwood.Morsy struck after 71 minutes, sweeping home Wes Burns’ pass, and Jackson sealed the win 10 minutes later with a cool finish.The victory extended their unbeaten run to seven matches while the hosts’ search for a win stretched to nine games.Ipswich dominated the possession in the first half but failed ...Full Story »

Hartlepool boss Graeme Lee says Luke Molyneux’s stunning strike at Harrogate was “unbelievable” even by the former Sunderland reserve’s spectacular standards.Molyneux bent an exquisite 25-yard effort into home keeper Mark Oxley’s top-right corner to cancel out former Victoria Park team-mate Luke Armstrong’s opening goal for the hosts.It was the 23-year-old mid...Full Story »

Sevilla star Jules Kounde is being chased by multiple European clubs. According to Fichajes, Manchester United, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Chelsea are all keen to sign Kounde, with Madrid reportedly the favourite to secure his signature. The French defender is starting to make a name for himself at Sevilla and just 23-years-old, clubs are beginning to realise the potential he has...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper felt his side should have beaten Sheffield United rather than being content with a 1-1 Championship draw after scoring a stoppage-time equaliser.Top scorer Billy Sharp put the home side ahead midway through the second half with his 13th goal of the season after Brennan Johnson missed a penalty for the visitors. With the clock ticking down, Ryan Yates equalised...Full Story »

Dundee United could welcome Dylan Levitt back for the visit of Hearts on Saturday.The on-loan Manchester United midfielder missed Wednesday’s defeat at Livingston with a minor hamstring strain he sustained against Aberdeen last weekend and is pushing for a return.Injured duo Adrian Sporle and Peter Pawlett are working their way back towards fitness.Hearts manager Robbie Neilson has an unch...Full Story »

Ross County have close to a full squad for the visit of St Mirren.Defender Keith Watson dropped out of the squad for the midweek win at Motherwell through injury.David Cancola has been missing with a groin injury while recent signing Josh Sims has been working on his fitness.St Mirren midfielder Connor Ronan is suspended for the trip to Dingwall.The Republic of Ireland Under-21 international ser...Full Story »

Manager John Yems will start a three-match touchline ban when Crawley host Scunthorpe in League Two action on Saturday.Yems was fined £2250 and hit with the touchline suspension after admitting charges of using abusive and insulting words towards a match official the 1-0 loss at Hartlepool on February 12.James Tilley is likely to be sidelined again due to a head injury picked up in that Ha...Full Story »

Manchester City will have John Stones and Aymeric Laporte as their only fit central defenders for Sunday’s Premier League derby against United with Ruben Dias facing an extended spell on the sidelines.The Portugal international could be out for up to six weeks after suffering a hamstring injury in Tuesday’s 2-0 FA Cup win over Peterborough, the same match in which fellow defender Nat...Full Story »