Blackburn head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson felt his side should have won more comfortably after edging to a nervy 1-0 win over Huddersfield to move back into the Sky Bet Championship top two.On their 147th anniversary, Rovers dominated an opening half of little action but went in a goal to the good after a moment of magic from Ben Brereton Diaz, who produced a clinical 35th-minute finish to notch hi...Full Story »

Ebbsfleet boss Dennis Kutrieb believes his side were well worth their 2-1 FA Cup first-round victory over FC Halifax to reach the second round for the first time in 10 years.Rakish Bingham scored the second-half winner after the sides had gone in level at the break with Jamie Cooke cancelling out Toby Edser’s opener for Ebbsfleet.“It was a deserved win I would say,” said Kutrie...Full Story »

Josh Walker scored the only goal of the game as he fired National League Dagenham into the second round of the FA Cup at the expense of 10-man Maidenhead.The hosts were involved in an 11-goal thriller tie at Halifax last year, but this game looked destined to be a dour draw with a replay on the cards.However, Will De Havilland’s 67th-minute sending off – for a second yellow card &nda...Full Story »

Danny Waldron scored twice as Alvechurch pulled off a major FA Cup first-round shock and one of the best results in their history by winning 2-1 at Cheltenham.The Southern League Premier Division Central club opened up a 2-0 lead against their League One hosts and were backed by more than 1,400 travelling fans.Caleb Taylor was caught in possession in the 19th minute and Waldron raced through and...Full Story »

Carlisle progressed to the second round of the FA Cup after claiming a 2-1 win over fellow League Two side Tranmere.Jordan Gibson and Jayden Harris scored either side of half-time as the Cumbrians successfully followed up their league victory against Rovers from last weekend.Tranmere came close to taking an early lead as Kane Hemmings’ shot from inside the box was saved by Tomas Holy.Carli...Full Story »

Stoke slumped to a fourth Sky Bet Championship defeat in five games after going down 2-1 at home to Birmingham.The visiting Blues notched an early opener when Scott Hogan pickpocketed a napping Phil Jagielka before slotting home.A fixture low on quality sparked into life around the hour mark when Harlee Dean nodded in his first goal since April 2021.The Potters, who have won four of Alex Neil&rs...Full Story »

Cammy Kerr notched the winner as Dundee fought back from two goals down to beat 10-man Partick Thistle 3-2 at Firhill.The hosts led 2-0 at the interval following a brace from Harry Milne, who sent efforts past Ian Lawlor in the 21st and 36th minutes.The subsequent turnaround began with Zach Robinson’s header reducing the deficit 13 minutes into the second half, and Ryan Sweeney then equali...Full Story »

Celtic substitutes Kyogo Furuhashi and Liel Abada scored in a dramatic finale to earn the cinch Premiership champions a 4-2 victory over Dundee United.United looked like they might earn themselves a point when they equalised with three minutes left as Dylan Levitt’s cross ended up in the net. Tony Watt possibly got a slight touch after attempting to glance a header.However, Furuhashi ...Full Story »

Ayr stretched their unbeaten run to four games and remained top of the cinch Scottish Championship after they played out a 1-1 draw with Morton at Somerset Park.Ayr took the lead early on when Josh Mullin’s whipped free-kick found Alex Kirk at the back post to head home.Morton levelled proceedings in the 16th minute when Jai Quitongo headed home from a corner to make it 1-1.The hosts almos...Full Story »

Barnsley boss Michael Duff welcomed his team’s return to goal-scoring form as the visitors held off a late Bolton rally to win 2-1 and book an FA Cup second-round date.The Tykes, who had not scored in their previous four games, were 2-0 up in 32 minutes including Adam Phillips’ stunning first for the club.And while Jon Dadi Bodvarsson pulled a goal back late on, Wanderers could not f...Full Story »

QPR look set to be without Luke Amos for the visit of Huddersfield.Midfielder Amos came off after an hour of Saturday’s 1-0 defeat by West Brom with a tight hamstring.Stefan Johansen misses out with a heel injury and Tyler Roberts has a calf problem.But Jimmy Dunne is fit again after a knee injury.Huddersfield midfielder David Kasumu is suspended after being booked for the fifth time this ...Full Story »

Bristol City are again set to be without Kal Naismith for Lincoln’s Carabao Cup visit to Ashton Gate.Naismith has not played for over a month because of a calf injury and no timescale has been put on his return.Robins boss Nigel Pearson plans to rest some regulars during a busy Sky Bet Championship programme and Tomas Kalas (knee) could be available after returning to training last week.De...Full Story »

Blackpool midfielder Keshi Anderson is out of Tuesday night’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Middlesbrough.Anderson suffered a hamstring injury on his return to action in Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat by Luton and is to undergo a scan.He will be joined on the sidelines by Jordan Thorniley, who will sit out under concussion protocols, and fellow defender Callum Connolly, who is suspende...Full Story »

Forest Green manager Ian Burchnall praised South Shields after his side came through a challenging afternoon against the Northern Premier League club.Former Sunderland striker Connor Wickham returned to the north east to grab a goal in each half that ensured the Sky Bet League One strugglers came through an awkward test in front of a club-record crowd of 3,800 at the 1st Cloud Arena.Wickham open...Full Story »

Simon Weaver expressed his pride after Harrogate put their poor Sky Bet League Two form to one side to knock Bradford out of the FA Cup at Valley Parade.Matthew Daly, who was on loan with the Bantams last season, netted the winner after eight minutes – scoring for the fourth successive game.Jack Muldoon cut inside to set up midfielder Daly, whose shot went in off a post despite goalkeeper ...Full Story »

Oli McBurnie scored twice as Sheffield United produced a superb second-half display to beat leaders Burnley 5-2 in a pulsating contest at Bramall Lane.The Blades came from behind twice and scored four goals after the break to blow away the Clarets, who struggled to cope with the Blades’ attack.Burnley took the lead after 17 minutes in what was an action-packed first half. Manuel Benson loo...Full Story »

The West Ham defender pleaded guilty to two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal after a disturbing video emerged in February. Kurt Zouma is apologetic but says he is 'trying to be happy' - nine months after the video of him attacking a cat was posted online Credit: Rex The football world was shocked when this clip went public Credit: Supplied collect Zouma was fined ...Full Story »

Tottenham are looking to sign Inter Milan defender Denzel Dumfries but will face competition from Chelsea. Dumfries has been linked with a move to Chelsea over the last few years, with 90min reporting that they could reignite their interest in the defender in the January transfer window. With Reece James currently injured and Chelsea without a backup natural wing-back on the right-hand side, i...Full Story »

Manchester City are lining up a move for Chelsea striker Jude Soonsup-Bell. The London Evening Standard says the 18-year-old is a prime target for Chelsea's academy rivals, who could try to acquire his signature when his contract expires at the end of the season. Soonsup-Bell joined the Blues as a youth player from Swindon Town in 2015 and has risen through the ranks as one of the clubs most...Full Story »

El Larguero's Manu Carreno has detailed the reasons behind Barcelona defender Gerard Pique's retirement. Pique announced his retirement on Thursday evening. Carreno said on Cadena SER that Pique felt promises about playing regularly made by Xavi have been broken. This season, in 18 games he has only played nine. In the big games like against Bayern Munich or the Clásico, Pique did not ...Full Story »