Crawley boss Scott Lindsey revealed he used a video clip of Southampton manager Russell Martin to help inspire his players ahead of their 2-0 home victory over Forest Green Rovers.In the footage, Martin spoke of the importance of trying to be the most hard working of teams, and Lindsey used it to help get a similar message across as the Red Devils pulled off their first league win in five games....Full Story »

Ten-man Southend ended a run of three straight defeats with a vital point in a 0-0 draw at Oxford City to boost their survival hopes.The Shrimpers saw Nathan Ralph dismissed 11 minutes from time for two bookings but held on and sit out of the relegation zone on goal difference – but have three games in hand on Ebbsfleet. City are seven points adrift of safety at the foot of the table.City ...Full Story »

Leeds moved to second in the Championship with a comfortable 2-0 win at Plymouth thanks to goals from forwards Wilfried Gnonto and Georginio Rutter.Daniel Farke’s side made a flying start and their early pressure was rewarded with a 10th minute goal for in-form Gnonto, taking his goal tally to five in as many games.Rutter’s audacious high ball into the area split the home defence and...Full Story »

Boss Russell Martin hailed Southampton’s 2-0 victory at West Brom as their best win of the season.Ryan Fraser and David Brooks fired the Saints back into second in the Championship on Friday.They are a point ahead of Leeds, 11 adrift of leaders Leicester, after hitting back following the end of a club record 25-game unbeaten run on Tuesday.The Saints escaped when Jack Stephens’ handb...Full Story »

Southampton motored back into the Championship’s automatic-promotion spots with an impressive 2-0 win at West Brom.Ryan Fraser and David Brooks netted as Russell Martin’s side returned to second, a point ahead of Leeds, in the race for an instant return to the Premier League.Saints dominated for long spells and Baggies boss Carlos Corberan was sent off early for misconduct having kic...Full Story »

Liam Manning praised an exhilarating display by his Bristol City team after they demolished promotion-chasing Southampton 3-1.The head coach was understandably elated after second-half goals from Sam Bell, Rob Dickie and substitute Harry Cornick had rewarded a scintillating display.Bell converted a low Anis Mehmeti cross to break the deadlock after 52 minutes. Dickie headed the second from a Joe...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Sam Bell, Rob Dickie and Harry Cornick put a dent in Southampton’s bid for automatic promotion as Bristol City won an entertaining Championship clash 3-1 at Ashton Gate.The home side grabbed a 52nd-minute lead when Anis Mehmeti and Jason Knight exchanged passes on the right of the box and Mehmeti crossed low for Bell to net from six yards.Centre-back Dickie rose abov...Full Story »

South Africa claimed third place in the Africa Cup of Nations, beating DR Congo 6-5 in a tense penalty shoot-out after surviving a second-half onslaught during the 90 minutes.Bafana Bafana appeared second favourites in the shoot-out after Teboho Mokoena hit the post with the first spot-kick to hand DR Congo an immediate advantage and the stage was set for captain Chancel Mbemba to hit the winner...Full Story »

Joe Rothwell’s spectacular double helped Southampton recover from 2-0 down to beat Huddersfield 5-3 in a Sky Bet Championship thriller at St Mary’s.Saints were seeing their record 24-game unbeaten run dissolve in front of their eyes when goals from Sorba Thomas and David Kasumu left relegation-battling Huddersfield in charge at the break.Rothewell’s brilliant brace levelled thi...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate is considering calling up Man United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo for England's upcoming fixtures next month. That is according to Graeme Bailey, who reports that the Three Lions manager could include the 18-year-old in his squad for their huge matches against Brazil and Belgium in March as the cap would go a long way in keeping him in the England set-up. Ghana's FA have confirm...Full Story »

Nigeria reached an eighth Africa Cup of Nations final after winning a drama-fuelled last-four clash with South Africa on penalties.Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali was the hero for Nigeria after he saved efforts by Teboho Mokoena and Evidence Makgopa in a 4-2 shoot-out win, which only told half the story of an extraordinary clash where VAR was at the forefront of the action.Nigeria thought they had bo...Full Story »

Russell Martin’s half-time hairdryer set up Southampton’s second-half surge to send them to a 3-0 FA Cup replay win over Watford and a fifth-round clash with Liverpool.Saints were dismal in the first half before Sekou Mara bagged a brace of well-hit strikes and Che Adams secured a 24th game unbeaten for the Championship promotion hunters.“I wasn’t happy with the first hal...Full Story »

Sekou Mara’s first brace in English football fired Southampton to a 3-0 FA Cup replay victory over Watford and a fifth-round meeting with Liverpool.Mara smashed two strikes into the near post to score his fourth and fifth goals of the season.Che Adams added gloss to the victory to take Saints to a 24th game undefeated and set up potentially Jurgen Klopp’s last FA Cup tie before he le...Full Story »

Ronwen Williams made four saves as South Africa beat Cape Verde 2-1 on penalties to reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals on Saturday.The Bafana Bafana goalkeeper also made a stunning stop at the end of normal time as the last-eight clash in Yamoussoukro ended goalless.It was his fourth successive clean sheet in the tournament.We are going to the Semi-finals 🇿🇦🔥!!!!...Full Story »

Gateshead moved into the National League play-off places with a 1-0 win at Southend.Marcus Dinanga’s first league goal since September earned the visitors a second straight victory and left Southend just two points above the relegation zone.Dinanga fired wide and Ed Francis was denied by Collin Andeng Ndi in the first half.Dinanga, who had scored 17 goals in all competitions this season bu...Full Story »

Southampton climbed into the top two in the Championship after continuing their impressive form by sweeping aside struggling Rotherham 2-0.The high-flying Saints made it 23 games unbeaten with a dominant display at the AESSEAL New York Stadium where first-half goals from Jan Bednarek and Adam Armstrong did the damage.Victory sees Southampton up to second behind Leicester while rock-bottom Rother...Full Story »

The former Manchester United midfielder has been a free agent since leaving Nottingham Forest in the summer. Jesse Lingard is set to complete a surprise transfer to FC Seoul According to Sky Sports, Lingard has verbally agreed a two-year deal with the option of a further year to join FC Seoul. The 31-year-old is expected to fly to South Korea to complete the deal in the coming days. FC Seoul...Full Story »

Watford and Southampton face a replay for a place in the FA Cup fifth round following a 1-1 draw at Vicarage Road.Saints substitute Stuart Armstrong struck late to force a replay after Matheus Martins’ early free-kick looked being just enough to take the Hornets through, with Liverpool awaiting in the next round.Both sides made substantial changes to their most recent Championship starting...Full Story »

Russell Martin hailed his players for keeping Southampton’s unbeaten run going via the late goal that secured a 1-1 FA Cup draw at Watford.It had looked as though Matheus Martins’ early free-kick might turn out to be enough for the Hornets but substitute Stuart Armstrong’s leveller ensured there will be a replay at St Mary’s and extended Saints’ club-record run to 2...Full Story »

Chesterfield extended their lead atop the Vanarama National League to 16 points following a 3-0 victory over Southend.James Berry put the table-topping Spireites ahead after just four minutes with a wonderful finish that curled into the top corner from the edge of the box.An end-to-end start saw Tyrone Williams clear off the line with an overhead kick but the game settled down and it was not unt...Full Story »