Fulham’s bid for an immediate return to the Premier League was put on hold again after they suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat at relegation-battling Derby.The Cottagers would have sealed promotion with victory and the Sky Bet Championship leaders were on track to do just that when Fabio Carvalho put them ahead in the 20th minute.But the Rams hit back and, inspired by teenager Luke Plange, cla...Full Story »

Play-off hopefuls Notts County came from behind to hammer King’s Lynn 4-1 in the National League.County remained sixth in the table, while the Linnets stayed 21st and in the relegation zone.King’s Lynn took the lead in the 11th minute when Cameron Hargreaves picked out Gold Omotayo and the forward slotted the ball past Vitezslav Jaros.The home side pulled level in the 24th minute whe...Full Story »

Max Bird misses Derby’ Sky Bet Championship clash with Fulham because of suspension.Bird was sent off for a dangerous tackle in the 1-0 victory over Preston on April 2 and will be serving the second part of his three-match ban.Colin Kazim-Richards has been ruled out for the rest of the season because of an ankle injury sustained in mid-March.“We have a small chance of avoiding relega...Full Story »

Derby manager Wayne Rooney criticised the officials after they failed to award his team a stoppage-time penalty in the 2-1 defeat at Swansea.Relegation-threatened Derby were desperately seeking an equaliser when substitute Bartosz Cybulski appeared to be brought down in the third minute of time added on.Swansea goalkeeper Andy Fisher tipped a header from home defender Cyrus Christie onto the cro...Full Story »

Notts County’s Vanarama National League play-off push suffered a setback after a 5-1 defeat at Torquay, where Connor Lemonheigh-Evans scored a hat-trick.The Gulls, chasing a third straight victory, struck twice in the space of five minutes early in the first half through midfielder Armani Little and Welshman Lemonheigh-Evans.County captain Kyle Wootton eventually pulled a goal back with 16...Full Story »

Andy Halliday scored a double as Hearts secured third place in the cinch Premiership and consigned city rivals Hibernian to the bottom six with a 3-1 win at Tynecastle.The Easter Road side, who started the day in sixth place, looked on course to remain in the top half when they took an early lead through Drey Wright.But Hearts roared back to claim what was ultimately a comfortable victory, with ...Full Story »

A late Joseph Hungbo penalty saw Ross County snatch a last-gasp place in the cinch Scottish Premiership top six as they recorded a 1-0 victory that consigned Aberdeen to a bottom-six finish for the first time in nine seasons.With the carrot of that top-six place in front of them, though reliant on results elsewhere, the Dons made two changes from their draw at Dundee with Marley Watkins coming i...Full Story »

Two goals from Joel Piroe saw Swansea claim a 2-1 win over relegation-threatened Derby in south Wales.Piroe took his tally to 20 goals this season, scoring twice early in the first half at the Swansea.com stadium as the hosts claimed a third victory in the space of eight days.Derby captain Tom Lawrence kept the game in the balance with a penalty but it was not enough to save his team who are run...Full Story »

Dundee United manager Tam Courts has no fresh injury worries to contend with ahead of Saturday’s derby against Dundee at Tayside.Max Biamou is closing in on a return from long-term injury but will not be available this weekend.Ian Harkes and Peter Pawlett both remain on the sidelines.Dundee manager Mark McGhee has an unchanged squad to choose from.Captain Charlie Adam returned to action la...Full Story »

Swansea boss Russell Martin has decisions to make ahead of Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Derby.The Swans head into the game on the back of a four-match unbeaten run capped by back-to-back away victories at derby rivals Cardiff and Millwall.Republic of Ireland defender Ryan Manning returned to the starting line-up at the Den after completing a four-match ban so should be involv...Full Story »

Derby manager Wayne Rooney admits he wants his team to “play on the edge” despite witnessing a sixth red card of the season in the 1-0 win over Preston.Max Bird was sent off early in the second half after Preston had been reduced to 10 men before the interval.Tom Lawrence got the better of Liam Lindsay, who hauled him down just outside the area when the Wales international was about ...Full Story »

Ravel Morrison’s late goal boosted Derby’s Sky Bet Championship survival bid as they beat Preston 1-0 at Pride Park.Both sides were reduced to 10 men and the game looked to be heading towards stalemate when Morrison smashed home a loose ball 10 minutes from time.Preston played for more than an hour a man down after Liam Lindsay was sent off for bringing down Tom Lawrence, but Derby h...Full Story »

Ruben Rodrigues hit a brilliant hat-trick as Notts County further cemented their position in the top seven with a 3-0 win at Southend.Ian Burchnall’s men went ahead 19 minutes in, with Harry Arter’s free-kick finding Portuguese striker Rodrigues, whose shot from a tight angle went in via the underside of the bar.County keeper Vitezslav Jaros had to be alert to tip a Shaun Hobson head...Full Story »

Ross County defender Kayne Ramsay is suspended for their cinch Premiership clash with Hearts.The loan player was sent off against Celtic last time out and misses two matches.Goalkeeper Ashley Maynard-Brewer remains out following complications with a broken nose while recent signing Josh Sims has been working on his fitness.Hearts are missing four key players for their trip to Dingwall.It was rev...Full Story »

Cardiff could recall on-loan midfielder Alfie Doughty for Saturday’s south Wales derby at home to Swansea in the Sky Bet Championship.Doughty returns to contention after being ineligible to face parent club Stoke last time out.Bluebirds boss Steve Morison has reported no fresh selection concerns following the 2-1 win over the Potters on March 16.Midfielder Rubin Colwill is pushing for a st...Full Story »

Derby striker Colin Kazim-Richards is out of Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship with Preston and may not play again this season.The 35-year-old suffered an ankle injury in the 3-1 defeat by Blackburn on March 15 and manager Wayne Rooney has revealed he is unlikely to be back before the end of the campaign.Rooney will make a late decision on midfielder Ravel Morrison after assessing him on his...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney has done a remarkable job in making it conceivable that Derby County could avoid relegation into League 1 this season, despite the club being slapped with a 21-point deduction at the beginning of the campaign, and now it has emerged that George Clooney wants to purchase the club in order to help the former Manchester United star. Clooney is believed to be interested in getting in...Full Story »

Chesterfield lost ground on National League leaders Stockport after being held to a 1-1 draw by promotion rivals Notts County.The visitors went ahead after 13 minutes with a well-worked goal converted by Alex Whittle.Akwasi Asante sent a cross into the box and it was laid off by Tom Whelan for full-back Whittle to fire home.But the Magpies levelled from the spot in first-half stoppage time after...Full Story »

Matt Palmer scored the only goal as Notts County leapfrogged Boreham Wood with a 1-0 victory over their Vanarama National League play-off rivals.Palmer pounced in the 13th minute at Meadow Lane after a low Jayden Richardson cross caused problems in the Wood box.The Magpies continued to threaten but goalkeeper Taye Ashby-Hammond produced good saves to deny Ruben Rodrigues and Dion Kelly-Evans bef...Full Story »

TAMMY ABRAHAM smashed a record set by Gabriel Batistuta as he helped Roma thrash bitter rivals Lazio 3-0. The England striker has already made himself a hero to the Giallorossi since his arrival from Chelsea last summer. Tammy Abraham scored twice as Roma thrashed rivals Lazio Now he has further cemented his status as a fan favourite as his early double helped claim the bragging rights in the...Full Story »