Lee Johnson says his Sunderland side must be “relentless” and maintain their winning streak to stay among League One’s frontrunners.The Black Cats overcame some early Crewe pressure and profited from Terell Thomas’ unfortunate own goal before moving through the gears to win 4-0 at Gresty Road.With rivals Wycombe and Wigan dropping points, a third consecutive win enabled S...Full Story »

Crawley boss John Yems could tinker with his side ahead of their game against Exeter.The Reds have no fresh injury concerns, while Ashley Nadesan made his return as a second-half substitute against Sutton at the weekend and could be considered for a start.Crawley are currently 12th in Sky Bet League Two and Yems’ side will be looking to bounce back from a 1-0 defeat to the U’s.They c...Full Story »

Livingston boss David Martindale praised his side’s performance after they picked up an impressive 3-0 win against St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.The Lions found themselves ahead after three minutes as Odin Bailey slammed home his first Livingston goal before Bruce Anderson doubled the visitors’ advantage with a calm finish to give them a two-goal half-time cushion.The visitors stood...Full Story »

In-form Reading secured their fifth Sky Bet Championship win in six matches when they defeated struggling Barnsley 1-0 at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.Barnsley dominated the first half but Cauley Woodrow wasted a series of chances and centre-back Scott Dann almost gave Reading a half-time lead.Callum Brittain then hit an upright for Barnsley early in the second period, but John Swift’s e...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson is set to be without Ali Crawford against Livingston after the midfielder picked up a groin injury against Dundee before the international break.Liam Gordon is likely to be the only other absentee, although the defender is back training and could return next weekend after being sidelined since August.Murray Davidson, Cammy MacPherson and Craig Bryson all rece...Full Story »

Crawley manager John Yems hailed the bravery and honesty of his team following their 1-0 win at Rochdale.Kwesi Appiah scored the only goal of the game in the 14th minute, sliding in to convert a miscued shot from Nick Tsaroulla.The goal left poor Rochdale reeling and they never recovered – Yems’ men seeing out the game in relative comfort and the three point return was no more than C...Full Story »

MARTIN JOHNSON thinks Christian Eriksen's brush with death at Euro 2020 shows how vital it is that anyone involved with sport has training to deal with sudden cardiac arrest. Dane Eriksen survived because of quick thinking by skipper Simon Kjaer and the medics on duty in Copenhagen when he collapsed against Iceland. England legend Martin Johnson has called for cardiac arrest training across sp...Full Story »

THE partner of England football star John Stones is causing controversy by reposting anti-vaxx messages online. The revelation comes after The Sun revealed on Saturday that at least five Three Lions’ players have refused to have Covid jabs. England football star John Stones's partner Olivia Naylor is causing controversy as she reposted anti-vaxx messages online She wrote 'Perfectly spok...Full Story »

Lee Johnson apologised to the travelling Sunderland fans after his side were thrashed 4-0 by Pompey in monsoon conditions at Fratton Park.John Marquis’ double helped Pompey claim their first league win since August 17 to ease the pressure on Johnson’s counterpart Danny Cowley.Johnson spent much of the second half trying to get the game called off due to a waterlogged pitch but refuse...Full Story »

St Johnstone boss Callum Davidson was satisfied with his side’s dominant performance as they claimed a 3-1 cinch Premiership victory over rivals Dundee at McDiarmid Park.A Chris Kane brace was the dream start from the home side, who netted within a nine-minute period in their aspiration to claim all three points, before Stevie May killed the game as a contest, 45 seconds after the restart....Full Story »

John Coleman admits he came up with the “right formula” to get one over his long-time friend Paul Cook as Accrington won 2-1 against Ipswich.The Tractor Boys came to the Wham Stadium in buoyant mood following a 6-0 Sky Bet League One win over Doncaster in midweek.Stanley had suffered a 5-1 loss at Oxford but Harry Pell’s 79th-minute winner ended their four-game winless run.Accr...Full Story »

John Marquis scored twice as Portsmouth thumped high-flying Sunderland 4-0 to claim a much-needed first victory since August 17.Marcus Harness and captain Lee Brown were also on target to ease the pressure on Pompey manager Danny Cowley.In monsoon conditions at Fratton Park, Pompey took the lead in the 19th minute when Harness rounded off a sweeping counter-attack with a deflected goal.Defender ...Full Story »

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson plans to make a late decision on whether to restore John Souttar to the team for Saturday’s visit of Motherwell after he missed last weekend’s win over Livingston with a minor thigh issue.The defender returned to training on Thursday and will be given every chance to prove his fitness, but Taylor Moore could retain his place in defence if it is deemed th...Full Story »

St Johnstone midfielder Liam Craig will break the club’s all-time appearance record if he faces Dundee on Saturday.Craig will overtake former team-mate Steven Anderson when he lands his 442nd appearance.Saints are likely to be without James Brown (hamstring), Murray Davidson (back), Cammy MacPherson (shoulder), Liam Gordon (knee) and Craig Bryson (knee) while Callum Hendry joined Kilmarnoc...Full Story »

Sunderland head coach Lee Johnson was purring at his side’s performance after they netted five unanswered goals against Cheltenham in their League One clash at the Stadium of Light to move top of the table.The visitors struggled to create chances and were unable to make a fight of it after falling behind to Bailey Wright’s 11th-minute header.Sunderland striker Ross Stewart added goal...Full Story »