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Stephen Robinson defends Mark O’Hara after penalty miss costs St Mirren
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA16 hits
Stephen Robinson jumped to the defence of Mark O’Hara after the St Mirren skipper missed a second-half penalty in the goalless draw with Motherwell.O’Hara had his spot-kick parried away by Liam Kelly shortly after half-time, and the Buddies then survived a number of close-calls as the visitors failed to take advantage of four one-on-one opportunities.St Mirren slipped to fourth in th...Full Story »
Russell Martin enjoyed watching ‘relentless’ Southampton turn on the style
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA15 hits
Russell Martin hailed his “relentless” Southampton side for finally blowing apart a Championship rival after thrashing 10-man Blackburn 4-0.Samuel Edozie, Stuart Armstrong, Sekou Mara and Carlos Alcaraz all netted as Saints continued their best unbeaten run for 39 years and made it five home victories in a row.Southampton’s single-digit goal difference and early-season slump ha...Full Story »
Brendan Rodgers offers an apology as Celtic lose at home to Hearts
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA18 hits
Brendan Rodgers felt compelled to apologise to the Celtic fans for the first time after a performance as he admitted his side lacked desire in a 2-0 home defeat by Hearts.A free header from Lawrence Shankland and Stephen Kingsley’s 25-yard free-kick put Hearts two ahead inside 30 minutes and there was little sign of a Celtic comeback as they fell to consecutive league defeats for the first...Full Story »
Ryan Lowe bemoans Preston’s ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ showing against five-goal Watford
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA15 hits
Ryan Lowe bemoaned Preston’s “Jekyll and Hyde” performance as they shipped four second-half goals in a 5-1 Championship defeat at home to Watford.Will Keane gave the Lilywhites an early lead but Vakoun Bayo levelled just before half-time, precipitating the hosts’ collapse.Bayo, Matheus Martins, Edo Kayembe and Ismael Kone all struck after the break to earn Watford a secon...Full Story »
Ten-man Wrexham remain in top three after narrow win over Colchester
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA14 hits
Wrexham beat struggling Colchester 2-1 to remain in the top three in League Two despite playing for more than an hour with 10 men.Wrexham took a fourth-minute lead through former Colchester loanee Elliot Lee, who fired home at the second attempt from eight yards after his first shot had been blocked by Zach Mitchell, following Ben Tozer’s long throw into the box.But the Reds were reduced t...Full Story »
Matt Taylor hopes Bristol Rovers build on his first league win as boss at Bolton
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA16 hits
Matt Taylor hopes Bristol Rovers can build on their Sky Bet League One victory at 10-man Bolton.Taylor’s troops were in cruise control, leading 2-0 at half-time through John Marquis and Antony Evans and with Wanderers reduced to 10 men after skipper Ricardo Santos’ red card.Gas had to survive a nervy finale as Eoin Toal’s late deflected goal gave the hosts’ hopes of pulli...Full Story »
‘I’ve aged 10 years’ says Liam Manning after Bristol City edge out Sunderland
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA17 hits
Liam Manning joked that he had aged ten years watching his City team defend for their lives to beat impressive Sunderland in the Sky Bet Championship.Tommy Conway’s 20th-minute penalty, after Taylor Gardner-Hickman was tripped by Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony Patterson, proved enough to settle a hugely competitive game at Ashton Gate.Play-off hopefuls Sunderland dominated for long periods ...Full Story »
Lee Bell blasts Harvey Davies boo-boys after Crewe’s draw with Accrington
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA16 hits
Crewe boss Lee Bell slammed the fans who booed young goalkeeper Harvey Davies after his mistakes helped Accrington stage a late fightback in a 3-3 draw at Gresty Road.Davies, 20, was caught out by Ben Woods’ ambitious long-range drive which found the corner of the net for Stanley’s equaliser in the 87th minute.The keeper then failed to hold a cross-shot, which bounced in front of him...Full Story »
Walsall boss Mat Sadler full of praise for Jamille Matt after Tranmere victory
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA13 hits
Walsall boss Mat Sadler hailed veteran striker Jamille Matt’s impact off the bench after he became the Saddlers’ match-winner for the second time this week in a 1-0 victory over Tranmere.Matt, mostly used as a substitute, had not scored all season until midweek in the FA Cup but coolly beat Rovers keeper Luke McGee to earn Walsall a third straight win in all competitions.The 34-year-...Full Story »
Andy Crosby hails Port Vale hat-trick hero Ethan Crislett
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA15 hits
Port Vale boss Andy Crosby heaped praise on hat-trick hero Ethan Chislett following his side’s 3-2 win at home to Wigan.Chislett’s first two goals were cancelled out by the visitors but his third was enough to clinch victory and lift Vale above Wigan in the table to 15th.Crosby said: “He’s a top player and credit goes to him because the finishes are great.“He could&...Full Story »
Mansfield boss Nigel Clough says win at Crawley was ‘hugely important’
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA15 hits
Boss Nigel Clough hailed a “hugely important” win as Mansfield clinched a 3-1 victory at 10-man Crawley, their first success in three Sky Bet League Two outings.Clough felt it was critical that his side achieved maximum points, with the top three also winning.Second-half goals from Davis Keillor-Dunn and George Maris turned the match in fourth-placed Mansfield’s favour, after a...Full Story »
Tyrone Marsh continues hot streak as Boreham Wood beat Oxford City
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA24 hits
Tyrone Marsh continued his hot streak in front of goal as Boreham Wood sealed a 2-1 victory over Vanarama National League strugglers Oxford City.Marsh grabbed his side’s second goal shortly after the half-hour mark to make it four in his last three matches, following up Tom Whelan’s fourth-minute strike.Third bottom City pulled one back when Reece Fleet hit the target before the inte...Full Story »
Bromley maintain promotion push with victory over Southend
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA19 hits
Bromley beat Southend 2-1 at Roots Hall to keep up the pace at the top of the Vanarama National League.Southend midfielder Jack Bridge saw his 20-yard effort saved midway through the first half, before Corey Whitely gave Bromley the lead in first-half stoppage time.The Ravens doubled the lead early in the 54th minute when Olufela Olomola latched onto a defensive error before setting up Michael C...Full Story »
Elliott Nevitt salvages point for Crewe in six-goal thriller with Accrington
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA26 hits
Elliott Nevitt struck in the eighth minute of a dramatic stoppage time to earn 10-man Crewe a 3-3 draw at home to Accrington.Stanley had twice fought back to lead 3-2 with goals from Ben Woods and Josh Woods before Nevitt found the top corner for Crewe, who had skipper Luke Offord shown a straight red card in the 80th minute for violent conduct.Crewe took a fourth-minute lead through a fine fini...Full Story »
Nathan Sheron at the double as Oldham sink Solihull
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA19 hits
Oldham moved within striking distance of the play-offs after a 3-2 win at Solihull, who suffered a fourth straight National League defeat.The home side went in front in the 26th minute when Mark Beck knocked the ball in from close range following a corner.On-loan forward Josh Stones, who only signed from Wigan on Friday, marked his debut with an equaliser for Oldham in the 63rd minute, with Nath...Full Story »
Late goals earn Sheffield Wednesday vital victory over QPR
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA21 hits
Late goals from Bailey Cadamarteri and Anthony Musaba gave Sheffield Wednesday a vital 2-1 win over Queens Park Rangers at Hillsborough.Bambo Diaby’s first-half own goal had put Rangers on course for three points on the road but Cadamarteri equalised in the 86th minute before Musaba won it for Wednesday in stoppage time.The result leaves both teams in the Championship relegation zone but W...Full Story »
Sean Adarkwa and Tarryn Allarakhia on target as Wealdstone finally win away
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA16 hits
Wealdstone grabbed their first away win of the season at Dagenham, courtesy of goals from Sean Adarkwa and Tarryn Allarakhia.Stuart Maynard’s side have been relying on home comforts for their mid-table position in the National League but finally banked three points on the road with a 2-0 victory at Victoria Road.The Daggers held them to a goalless first half but could not hold the line aft...Full Story »
Anton Dowds nets the winner for Ayr against Airdrie
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA17 hits
Ayr ended a run of five cinch Championship games without a win as they recorded a 1-0 victory over Airdrie.The victory saw the Honest Men climb above their opponents into sixth place in the table.The decisive moment came in the 15th minute when Anton Dowds headed home Jamie Murphy’s corner.Rhys McCabe came closest for the visitors in the 30th minute when his free-kick was superbly tipped o...Full Story »
Pete Wild revels in Barrow’s fine form after win at Swindon
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA16 hits
Pete Wild claimed Barrow showed off their promotion credentials in their 3-0 win at Swindon.The visitors are now 11 games unbeaten and sit second in the table, six points behind leaders Stockport with a game in hand.Wild said: “It was a really mature performance today, we had to make sure we controlled them. We let them have the ball deep and we didn’t start chasing them and going af...Full Story »
Ross County boss Derek Adams slams ‘shocking’ standard of Scottish football
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA20 hits
Ross County manager Derek Adams launched a scathing attack on the standard of Scottish football after seeing his side lose 1-0 to Dundee.Joe Shaughnessy found the net with the last touch of the game to win it for the visitors in the seventh minute of stoppage time in Dingwall after both sides missed a number of chances.Adams, who saw his side lose at home for the first time since returning to th...Full Story »
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