Stephen Crainey felt “drained” but delighted after his Fleetwood side beat pre-match League One leaders Rotherham 1-0.Cod Army substitutes Toto Nsiala and Anthony Pilkington combined for the latter to force in the game’s only goal deep into stoppage time for the hosts.And Crainey was quick to praise his entire squad for their win from a bruising encounter.“I’m feeli...Full Story »

Northampton manager Jon Brady was furious with the decision to award Forest Green’s opening goal during Saturday’s 1-1 League Two draw between the two promotion challengers at Sixfields.The game was goalless with little between the teams when Matt Stevens claimed to have forced Nicky Cadden’s corner over the line with 20 minutes to play.Video footage seemed to show that the bal...Full Story »

Bruno Lage insisted Wolves never considered asking to postpone their game against Southampton and will always look to play.Raul Jimenez’s penalty and second-half goals from Conor Coady and Adama Traore earned a 3-1 win at Molineux.James Ward-Prowse’s wonderful late free-kick briefly made it 2-1 and Romain Perraud hit the bar just before Traore wrapped up victory injury time.Wolves we...Full Story »

Gillingham caretaker manager Steve Lovell rued his side’s poor second-half display after a half-time lead evaporated in a 3-1 defeat to Burton.The Gills got off to a perfect start with Robbie McKenzie scoring just three minutes in to put them 1-0 up, their first home league goal in almost three months.However, Burton equalised five minutes into the second half through Tom Hamer and late go...Full Story »

Gillingham slipped to 11 league games without a victory as Steve Lovell’s second spell in charge of the Kent side began with a 3-1 defeat against Burton.Lovell was appointed interim manager on Monday following the departure of Steve Evans, the man who replaced him at Priestfield in 2019.He saw his side take the lead three minutes in when Robbie McKenzie fired home from close range after Bu...Full Story »

Mitch Pinnock scored with virtually the last kick of the game to rescue a dramatic point for Northampton in a 1-1 draw against runaway League Two leaders Forest Green.Matt Stevens’ header was controversially deemed to have crossed the line 20 minutes from time before Pinnock emphatically slammed in an equaliser deep into stoppage-time.Northampton made the better start and they were inches ...Full Story »

Ryan Dow scored the only goal of the game as bottom club Dunfermline boosted their Scottish Championship survival hopes with victory at home to Hamilton.The Pars started brightly, with Matthew Todd forcing goalkeeper Joe Hilton into an early save.Dow had already had a couple of half-chances when he opened the scoring after 32 minutes.Hilton kept out a Lewis McCann header but Dow was alert to tur...Full Story »

Preston missed the chance to move back into the Championship top half as Scott Hogan’s late goal snatched a point for Birmingham in a 1-1 draw at Deepdale.Neither side created much in terms of clear-cut chances across throughout the 90 minutes with Patrick Bauer’s instinctive first-half finish seemingly putting Preston on course for a crucial three points.However, a late triple subst...Full Story »

Aleksandar Mitrovic took his Championship goal tally to 27 for the season after hitting a first-half hat-trick in Fulham’s 6-2 victory over Bristol City at Craven Cottage.The win, which came on the back of the Cottagers’ 7-0 win at Reading in midweek, ensured Marco Silva’s side took full advantage of Bournemouth’s earlier defeat at Luton to move top of the table.The outco...Full Story »

The Italian only joined the club in November Tottenham head coach Antonio Conte Frank Augstein AP There are fears among the Tottenham Hotspur squad that head coach Antonio Conte could leave the club very soon if he is not backed by the board in the January transfer window. Spurs are yet to lose under Conte in the Premier League but they were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Chelsea in midwee...Full Story »

Tottenham are checking on one case of Covid ahead of the north London derby with Arsenal.The potential absence will add to a lengthy injury list which sees Eric Dier (calf), Son Heung-min (muscle), Sergio Reguilon and Cristian Romero (both hamstring) ruled out.Boss Antonio Conte has asked Steven Bergwijn whether he is fit enough to be on the bench after a recent calf problem while it remains to ...Full Story »

Fulham manager Marco Silva will be without an unspecified number of players for his side’s Championship match against Bristol City on Saturday.Silva said he would have one more out than against Reading on Tuesday, but said the missing players were not injured. The club has had a number of players previously out due to coronavirus.The Cottagers will continue to be without Jean Michael Seri,...Full Story »

Wolves will be without Romain Saiss for their Premier League match against Southampton at Molineux.The defender is on international duty with Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations and will be absent for Saturday’s match as well as the club’s trip to Brentford next weekend.Hwang Hee-chan returned to training this week following a hamstring injury, but Saturday’s game is likely to...Full Story »

West Ham hope to have Tomas Soucek back for the visit of Leeds.Czech midfielder Soucek missed the midweek win over Norwich after a positive Covid-19 test.Defender Kurt Zouma is back in training quicker than expected after a hamstring injury and will be assessed.Patrick Bamford, Rodrigo and Pascal Struijk are hoping to return to contention as Leeds’ injury crisis shows some signs of easing....Full Story »

Preston boss Ryan Lowe has revealed Izzy Brown is not expected to play again this season.The former Chelsea youngster ruptured his Achilles in the summer and is now likely to miss the rest of the campaign.Declan Rudd and loanee Josh Murphy remain out for the clash against Birmingham but Matthew Olosunde and Tom Barkhuizen hope to return.Connor Wickham has also left the club this week after the e...Full Story »

Fleetwood have signed Toto Nsiala ahead of the visit of League One leaders Rotherham.Defender Nsiala joined from Ipswich and could be involved having trained with his new team-mates on Friday morning.The Cod Army had more than 10 players missing for last week’s win at Doncaster due to a mixture of Covid-19 and injuries, and boss Stephen Crainey is hopeful some of those will return.Ged Garn...Full Story »

Liverpool have identified Jude Bellingham as their marquee summer signing and believe they have the set-up to beat rivals to the Borussia Dortmund man. That's according to Caught Offside, who say that though the youngster is a target for Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea, the Reds are counting on their "experienced players at the club that can guide him" if he joins in a big-mone...Full Story »

Liverpool have been warned that there may not be a player out there who can replace Egyptian star Mohamed Salah. The 29-year-old has been an absolute revelation since his 2017 move from Roma, becoming one of the very finest players in world football in his time at Anfield. Salah's sensational performances have helped Liverpool win the Champions League and the Premier League in recent years, ...Full Story »

Colin Kazim-Richards could return to the bench as Derby prepare to resume their Championship survival mission against Sheffield United.Kazim-Richards scored in three games as a substitute before being upgraded to the starting line-up for last week’s FA Cup defeat at Coventry.Boss Wayne Rooney is set to reshuffle his line-up with Graeme Shinnie pushing to start after being named on the benc...Full Story »

Cheltenham manager Michael Duff has no new injury concerns as his side prepare to face Charlton.New loan signing Dan Nlundulu could be a doubt after Duff revealed that the forward had a sore knee earlier in the week.The Robins may freshen things up with some of their new January signings, including Aaron Ramsey from Aston Villa.Defenders Ben Williams and Reece Hutchinson are also in contention t...Full Story »