Dundee boss James McPake has branded Jason Cummings’ behaviour as completely unacceptable after the forward was left out of the squad to face Hearts for disciplinary reasons.The Dark Blues were severely depleted for their game at Dens Park with several players missing because of injury and suspension.Despite that, Cummings was also missing after appearing on stage as “The Joker&rdquo...Full Story »

Delighted Sutton boss Matt Gray wants his side to use the 1-0 win against Harrogate as a catalyst for a concerted promotion push.Donovan Wilson scored the only goal of the game as the U’s took full advantage of the Covid-19 surge to move third.Sutton goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis produced a string of fine saves to ensure all three points for the hosts at Gander Green Lane.And with three of thei...Full Story »

Sunderland manager Lee Johnson and Ipswich interim boss John McGreal were both satisfied after their sides’ 1-1 draw in League One.Both sides had the chances to win the game but the rival managers felt a point apiece was a fair result.Johnson said: “I thought they had the better of the first half. We had the better of the second half and it was a good game in terms of competitiveness...Full Story »

Kyle Turner scored a stoppage-time winner as Partick Thistle ended 10-man Raith’s 15-match unbeaten run in dramatic fashion at foggy Firhill.Rovers could have gone top of the cinch Championship if results had gone their way on Saturday but they crashed to a 1-0 defeat after Thistle finally took advantage of Raith losing Christophe Berra to a red card on the hour mark.The 36-year-old centre...Full Story »

High-flying Sunderland were held to a thrilling 1-1 draw by mid-table Ipswich in League One.James Norwood put the home side in front in added time at the end of the first half but Nathan Broadhead cancelled out the lead early in the second period.Ipswich, who had their newly appointed manager Kieran McKenna watching on from the stands before he takes on the role on Monday, had the lion’s s...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest extended their unbeaten run to nine Championship matches as Brennan Johnson netted the winner in a 2-1 victory over Hull.That sequence equalled Forest’s best since 2016 with Johnson completing a second-half comeback that had been started by captain Lewis Grabban, who scored his 10th goal from the penalty spot after Keane Lewis-Potter had fired the Tigers in front.The triu...Full Story »

Ayo Obileye headed in a deserved late equaliser for Livingston to earn them a point in a bottom-six cinch Premiership battle with Ross County.The defender found the net in the 89th minute to cancel out David Cancola’s sublime first-half opener for the visitors.The entertaining second half was in stark contrast to a dire opening 45 minutes.Both teams also hit the woodwork following the rest...Full Story »

Hearts returned to winning ways in the cinch Premiership with a 1-0 victory over Dundee at Dens Park.Substitute Jamie Walker scored the only goal of what was a tight affair in the second half.The result consolidated the Edinburgh side’s hold on third spot in the table but for a heavily-depleted Dundee squad, it was their fourth defeat in a row.The home side were down to the bare bones with...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 »

Kilmarnock lost no ground in the Scottish Championship title race despite their game with Dunfermline being abandoned due to fog.Referee Craig Napier suspended play in the 63rd minute and soon decided the match could not continue.The sides were level at 1-1 at the time of the abandonment, with Craig Wighton equalising for the visitors after 20 minutes after Oli Shaw had scored from the penalty s...Full Story »

Jake Beesley’s brace helped Rochdale to their first win in seven League Two outings with a 3-0 victory against Newport.The in-form Beesley, who has now scored seven goals in his last eight league matches, also set up Liam Kelly for Dale’s third goal late on.The home side were ahead with their first attempt at goal just two minutes in, Conor Grant teeing up Beesley to send an accurate...Full Story »

A brilliant second-half strike from Jay Spearing earned Tranmere a precious 1-0 win against fellow play-off chasers Leyton Orient.Spearing’s goal secured Rovers a fourth straight win as they moved up to fifth place in Sky Bet League Two.Tranmere went close in the first minute when O’s defender Shadrach Ogie had to dive full-length to clear Charlie Jolley’s cross-shot off the li...Full Story »

Middlesbrough’s improvement under Chris Wilder continued as they made it 10 points from the last four matches with a 1-0 win over Bournemouth.Andraz Sporar’s second-half penalty settled things at the Riverside, with the Slovenian slotting home after Isaiah Jones had been fouled on the corner of the box.Bournemouth only had themselves to blame as they missed out on the chance to move ...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Runar Alex Runarsson was taken off the pitch and taken to hospital, after a clash with a Club Brugge striker left him with a nasty gash to his head. Runarsson didn't exactly set the world alight last season, after joining Arsenal in summer 2020, and played just six games all season, with only one coming in the Premier League. His most famous moment with the gloves came in a Caraba...Full Story »

Robert Lewandowski broke the record for most league goals in a calendar year as the champions Bayern Munich crushed VfL Wolfsburg 4-0 on Friday to go into the winter break with a nine-point lead at the top of the standings. Lewandowski capped off the rout with three minutes from the end, volleying in his 43rd for 2021 to better Gerd Muller's 42-goal run from 1972. Thomas Muller -- no relation ...Full Story »

The 26-year-old has been heavily linked with a move away from Old Trafford in the New Year with his agent declaring he wants to depart. Juventus are claimed to be interested in bringing Anthony Martial to Turin in the January transfer window Credit: Getty His representative Philippe Lamboley told Sky Sports: "Anthony wishes to leave the club in January. "He just needs to play. He doesn’...Full Story »

Cristian Montano faces two or three weeks out with a hamstring injury as Livingston prepare to host Ross County in the cinch Premiership.Livi defender Tom Parkes remains out with a knee injury.Keaghan Jacobs is back running, while long-term absentees Adam Lewis and Daniel Barden remain sidelined.Ross County defender Alex Iacovitti is still out with a hamstring injury and will miss the trip.Harry...Full Story »

Rangers defender Borna Barisic should be available for the cinch Premiership clash with Dundee United at Ibrox.The left-back was substituted after feeling unwell during the 2-0 win over St Johnstone in midweek but has recovered.Manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst has some doubts and those players will be assessed on Saturday morning but Kemar Roofe and Ryan Jack have both suffered injury setbacks a...Full Story »

Dundee manager James McPake fears he could be without around 10 players for the clash with Hearts.Jason Cummings has been counted out over a disciplinary breach, while Charlie Adam, Lee Ashcroft, Shaun Byrne and Cillian Sheridan are out injured and Ryan Sweeney is suspended.Max Anderson, Danny Mullen and Jordan Marshall are also among those who McPake has had fitness doubts over this week.Hearts...Full Story »

Oxford will be missing at least one player for their game against Wigan due to Covid-19.A positive result was returned at the club’s training ground on Thursday as cases across football increase.The U’s will also be without Jordan Thorniley after his red card in the win at MK Dons last weekend, although Cameron Brannagan made an early return from a hamstring injury in that game.Jack ...Full Story »