Jay Dasilva’s freak goal was enough to take the spoils as Bristol City edged Stoke 1-0 at the bet365 Stadium.An evenly-fought contest sparked into life in the final 10 minutes, with a Lewis Baker free-kick striking the crossbar as the Potters attempted to break the deadlock.However, the travelling Robins – who had only won one of their last 14 away games dating back to October &ndash...Full Story »

Swindon offered a timely reminder of their play-off credentials as Louie Barry and Josh Davison both bagged braces in a thumping 4-1 win at Harrogate.Luke Armstrong grabbed the hosts’ consolation in the fourth minute of stoppage time, but the victory kept Ben Garner’s men, who had gone into the game without a win in three games, on the coat-tails of the top seven.Harrogate, meanwhile...Full Story »

Barrow returned to winning ways with a bang as they injected life into their League Two survival bid with a 4-0 win against league leaders Forest Green.Goals from Joe Grayson, John Rooney, Matt Platt and Aaron Amadi-Holloway put a major dent into Rovers’ title bid with the Bluebirds’ first home win for four months.Phil Brown’s side ended their four-game losing streak in style, ...Full Story »

Derek Adams praised the clinical finishing of his Morecambe side after they injected fresh impetus into their survival fight with a 3-2 victory at Charlton.It was the Shrimpers’ first away league win since November 20 and moved them three points clear of the League One bottom four.Morecambe led 2-0 at the break after low finishes by the prolific Cole Stockton – his 26th goal in all c...Full Story »

Play-off chasing Sunderland claimed a dramatic late winner for the third Sky Bet League One game in a row as Nathan Broadhead’s stoppage-time header secured a 3-2 win over Shrewsbury.The Black Cats looked destined for a frustrating afternoon after second-half goals from Josh Vela and former Sunderland defender Tom Flanagan wiped out the two-goal advantage secured through early strikes from...Full Story »

Barnsley conceded a costly Olivier Ntcham equaliser as they lost ground in the fight for Sky Bet Championship survival with a 1-1 draw at Swansea.Claudio Gomes fired Barnsley into the lead in the 54th minute, but Ntcham’s leveller 10 minutes later left the Tykes 10 points from safety, with relegation rivals Reading, Peterborough and Derby all winning on Friday.Swansea dominated the final s...Full Story »

Mansfield’s impressive club-record run of 11 successive home league wins was halted by promotions rivals Sutton who pulled off a deserved 3-2 victory.With Port Vale winning, sixth-placed Stags now have a six-point gap between them and the third automatic promotion place, although they still have a game in hand.Sutton, meanwhile, climbed up to seventh with the win as they took advantage of ...Full Story »

Boreham Wood’s National League play-off hopes suffered a further dent following a 2-1 home defeat by rock-bottom Dover.The visitors, who went into the game winless in 11, took the lead in the seventh minute when Will Evans brought down Michael Gyasi, who picked himself up to convert the resulting penalty.But their joy was shortlived as Scott Boden levelled two minutes later, firing home fr...Full Story »

A stoppage-time winner from Karlan Grant saw West Brom keep their faint play-off hopes alive with a 2-1 win at home to Blackpool.The former Huddersfield forward fired in deep into added time to give Steve Bruce only his fourth win as Baggies boss since replacing the sacked Valerien Ismael in February.In what overall was a game lacking in quality, Andy Carroll gave West Brom a first-half lead bef...Full Story »

Aldershot moved a step closer to Vanarama National League survival with a 2-0 win at Yeovil.The Glovers had an early chance after Tom Knowles cut in from the right and sent his shot against the post.Aldershot, who beat Boreham Wood in their previous game, broke the deadlock in the 65th minute when defender Giles Phillips headed in at the back post from a free-kick from Lewis Kinsella.Substitute ...Full Story »

Hull ended a run of six consecutive home defeats with a 2-1 victory over Cardiff in the Sky Bet Championship.Early first-half goals for Allahyar Sayyadmanesh and Lewie Coyle set the hosts on their way towards three welcome points against weak opponents.Captain Aden Flint scored with an 81st-minute header to reduce the deficit  but the visitors lacked direction for most of the match and dese...Full Story »

Southampton will have forwards Armando Broja and Shane Long back in contention for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Arsenal.On-loan Albania international Broja missed last weekend’s 6-0 thrashing at the hands of Chelsea as he was ineligible to face his parent club, while Long was absent due to an ankle issue.Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy and defender Lyanco have returned to training f...Full Story »

Exeter took another step towards automatic promotion from Sky Bet League Two with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Colchester at a sun-drenched St James Park.The first half-hour saw Exeter dominate possession but create nothing in the way of chances before they went ahead with their first attempt on 32 minutes.Former Colchester man Jevani Brown played an inch-perfect pass into the path of Jack Spa...Full Story »

Kal Naismith’s first half penalty proved enough to earn Luton a 1-0 win over Championship play-off rivals Nottingham Forest at Kenilworth Road.Luton had to hang on with 10 men for the final 15 minutes after Sonny Bradley was sent off for a trip on substitute Sam Surridge.Luton started strongly, Bradley’s raking ball out of defence was miscontrolled by Djed Spence and Fred Onyedinma w...Full Story »

Tottenham will be without Matt Doherty for the Saturday lunchtime clash with Brighton.The defender has been ruled out for the season with a knee injury sustained in last week’s win at Aston Villa.Ryan Sessegnon is fit enough to start but Japhet Tanganga (knee) and Oliver Skipp (groin) remain out.Brighton boss Graham Potter will be without Shane Duffy and Steven Alzate for their trip to nor...Full Story »

Back in 2013, a chipper-looking David Moyes enjoyed the attention of a Playboy model who sat on the West Ham boss' knee during Tony Bellew’s fight against Isaac Chilemba Moyes enjoying the high-life in Liverpool David Moyes once acted as a comfortable sofa to a Playboy model during a boxing bout. Back in 2013, the West Ham boss, 58, was pictured with a huge smile beaming across his face...Full Story »

Boca Juniors star embroiled in criminal investigation Toto Salvio and ex-wife Magali Aravena Toto Salvio of Boca Juniors has been involved in a high-speed police chase after he ran over his ex-wife in the same vehicle, with CCTV capturing the events in Argentina. Magali Aravena was the ex-wife of Salvio, but when she discovered him with another woman, an altercation ensued with the player att...Full Story »

Newcastle 'increasingly hopeful' of signing Christian Eriksen as 'flagship' arrival Newcastle are 'increasingly hopeful' that they can fend off interest from Manchester United and Tottenham to sign Brentford attacker Christian Eriksen, whose contract with the Bees is up in June Eriksen is back to his best after his time out of football Newcastle are 'growing increasingly hopeful' of signing...Full Story »

Manchester United have had eight candidates on their managerial shortlst. ESPN says Ajax coach Erik ten Hag verbally agreed earlier this week to take over at Old Trafford this summer, replacing interim boss Ralf Rangnick, who is expected to 'move upstairs' into a consultancy role. United briefly considered Leicester's Brendan Rodgers before their form nose-dived, and were keen on Mauricio Po...Full Story »

West Ham manager David Moyes hailed his Lyon kings after they roared into an historic first European semi-final in 46 years.Goals from Craig Dawson, Declan Rice and Jarrod Bowen secured a memorable 3-0 away victory over Lyon and a 4-1 aggregate success, taking the Europa League debutants into the last four.Moyes’ side were big underdogs heading to the city overlooked by the French Alps fol...Full Story »