Newcastle will reportedly have to overcome a battle with Premier League rivals Crystal Palace if they are to land Juventus star Aaron Ramsey this month. The Magpies are in desperate need of reinforcements as they look to avoid relegation to the Championship. Newcastle have won just one game in all competitions this season and are 19th in the Premier League table. On Saturday they suffered the ...Full Story »

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink praised his team for abandoning their “PlayStation” football of the first half as they hit back to draw 1-1 with Cheltenham.Daniel Jebbison’s eighth goal of the season cancelled out Callum Wright’s opener to rescue a point for the visitors.“We didn’t get close to them in the first half,” Hasselbaink said. “We’re a side...Full Story »

Halifax moved top of the National League with a 4-0 win over Eastleigh.Two goals from Jordan Slew helped the Shaymen leapfrog Chesterfield in the table, while Eastleigh drop down to 13th.Halifax took the lead 22 minutes in when Slew won the ball and calmly hit it past goalkeeper Joe McDonnell.Matty Stenson had a good chance for Halifax after going one-on-one with McDonnell, but Tom Broadbent was...Full Story »

A hat-trick from substitute Bryan Mbeumo sent Brentford through to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 4-1 victory over League Two Port Vale at Vale Park.Marcus Forss scored the only goal of a low-key first half but the game burst into life with three goals in 10 minutes in the second.Mbeumo put the visitors two up only for 19-year-old Kian Harratt to pull one back a day after signing on loan ...Full Story »

Jordan Maguire-Drew’s stoppage-time header secured Grimsby a 1-1 home draw against Vanarama National League title chasers Halifax.Maguire-Drew’s first Grimsby goal cancelled out an earlier effort from Kian Spence and leaves Halifax two points adrift of leaders Chesterfield, who have a game in hand on the Shaymen.Defences were on top in a tight first half with Mariners substitute Alex...Full Story »

A stoppage-time goal from Danny Whitehall saw 10-man Eastleigh come back to win 3-2 against Weymouth.The Spitfires were 2-0 up despite Jake Hesketh’s dismissal just before half-time, but two quickfire Terras goals levelled the scores in the second half before Whitehall fired home a winner.Ryan Hill set up Tyrone Barnett for the Eastleigh forward to score the opener in the 40th minute, but ...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson told his Bristol City players at half-time that the next 45 minutes against Millwall could transform their season.The response was a fightback from 2-1 down to win 3-2 and claim three deserved points thanks to an Andreas Weimann hat-trick.The experienced striker had capitalised on a mis-hit clearance from Bartosz Bialkowski to fire City into a seventh-minute lead.But Tom Bradshaw&r...Full Story »

Centre-half Rod McDonald was Carlisle’s unlikely winner as they put daylight between themselves and the League Two relegation zone with a 1-0 victory at fellow strugglers Scunthorpe.McDonald headed home his first goal in nearly five years from Callum Guy’s left-wing corner five minutes before the break.Scunthorpe dominated possession without creating much in the way of clear-cut chan...Full Story »

Mark Warburton admitted his Rangers side had beaten 10-man Bristol City 2-1 despite being second best for most of the first half.But the QPR boss was still buzzing with excitement over Yoann Barbet’s stoppage-time winner.The defender netted with a perfect near-post header from a right-wing corner to complete his side’s recovery from a rocky start.Teenager Andy Scott’s deflected...Full Story »

Super sub Jack Clarke’s first goal of the season scrambled Chesterfield a 1-1 draw with Halifax to keep the Spireites top of the National League.Midfielder Clarke’s tap-in cancelled out Matty Warburton’s third goal in as many games for Halifax, to keep James Rowe’s side ahead of their second-placed opponents on goal difference.Halifax thought Warburton’s early strik...Full Story »

Troy Parrott could return to the MK Dons starting line-up for the visit of Cheltenham.On-loan Tottenham striker Parrott came on as a late substitute at Lincoln on Boxing Day after serving a suspension.He helped the Dons come from two goals down to register a dramatic 3-2 victory.Fellow forward Max Watters is not expected to be available again.Cheltenham duo Will Boyle and Taylor Perry are s...Full Story »

Hearts wrapped up the calendar year with a 2-1 victory over Ross County thanks to goals from Michael Smith and Ben Woodburn.The pair scored in a completely dominant first half for the hosts that also saw John Souttar twice hit the frame of the goal.But an improved display from the visitors aligned to Hearts becoming careless saw County grab one back through Jordan White in the 72nd minute.The vi...Full Story »

Oldham interim boss Selim Benachour must decide whether to shuffle his pack again for the Boxing Day visit of fellow League Two strugglers Scunthorpe.Benachour made five changes to the side that lost at Tranmere for the game against high-flying Forest Green last time out but it was his substitutions during the match that made the biggest difference.Both Hallam Hope and Jack Stobbs scored after c...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes his side’s 2-2 draw at Tottenham could have turned out differently if VAR calls had gone their way.The Reds, who reported four cases of coronavirus before the game, were on course for three points in north London after goals from Diogo Jota and Andy Robertson helped them overturn Harry Kane’s early opener.But Son Heung-min took advantage of Ali...Full Story »

Steve Cotterill took great delight in ticking off his half-time goals after his 10 men defeated Cheltenham 3-1 in League One to maintain their impressive home record thanks to Daniel Udoh’s double.The Shrews were on level terms at half-time but had seen young forward Tom Bloxham sent off for violent conduct in the 40th minute.“I wrote a dozen things up on the board at half-time, but ...Full Story »

Captain James Tavernier’s second-half penalty rescued Rangers in their cinch Premiership struggle against a weakened Dundee United at a foggy Ibrox as they won 1-0.The Taysiders suffered from a Covid-19 outbreak in midweek and boss Tam Courts put out a much-changed and youthful team but they turned in an impressive performance.The Light Blues’ breakthrough came only when United defen...Full Story »

Mark Cooper described Barrow’s first-half football as “incredible” as two goals in nine minutes set up the League Two side’s 2-0 win over disappointing Ipswich.The Bluebirds blew their visitors away in the opening period with goals from Jordan Stevens and Robbie Gotts to earn a third round tie at Sky Bet Championship Barnsley next month.League One Ipswich, still searching...Full Story »

Jordan Stevens scored one goal and made another as battling Barrow upset League One Ipswich 2-0 in their FA Cup second round replay at Holker Street.Mark Cooper’s League Two strugglers’ 0-0 draw in the first game at Portman Road cost manager Paul Cook his job.And interim boss John McGreal can have few complaints at his side’s early exit from the competition, with the hosts maki...Full Story »

Halifax moved into second place in the Vanarama National League with a 2-0 victory over struggling King’s Lynn.A fourth victory in five matches was secured courtesy of second-half goals from Matty Warburton and Jack Vale as the hosts moved level on points with leaders Chesterfield, who have a superior goal difference and a game in hand.Second-bottom King’s Lynn, who secured their fir...Full Story »

Matt Warburton’s first-half penalty was the difference as Halifax won 1-0 at Wealdstone.Josh Umerah had a chance for Wealdstone in the opening half-hour but his shot from the edge of the box curled over the bar.Halifax took the lead from the spot in the 34th minute after Craig Fasanmade fouled Kieran Green and Warburton stepped up to slot home.The Stones pressed for an equaliser in the sec...Full Story »