Southend extended their unbeaten run in the Vanarama National League to 13 games with a 1-0 win over Grimsby at Roots Hall.There was little to choose between the teams during the first half, with Harrison Neal seeing his long-range shot pushed over by Grimsby keeper Max Crocombe.The Shrimpers broke the deadlock just after the hour when Callum Powell was fouled in the penalty area and Sam Dalby s...Full Story »

Elijah Adebayo’s first half strike sent Luton back into the Sky Bet Championship play off places as the Hatters earned a 1-0 victory over Coventry at the CBS Arena.Adebayo was on the end of Alex Palmer’s long ball forward and curled in his first goal in six games to take Luton back into the top six.Coventry’s second defeat in as many outings put another dent in the Sky Blues&rs...Full Story »

Two goals in 10 first-half minutes sealed play off chasing Ipswich a 2-0 win over Lincoln in Sky Bet League One.Wes Burns and Kayden Jackson got the goals which extended the home side’s unbeaten run to eight games, in front of nearly 25,000 fans at Portman Road.In the opening minutes, Sone Aluko, Janoi Donacien and Burns combined down the right wing – only for the latter to fire narr...Full Story »

Paul McCallum took his goal tally for the season to 13 with a brace as Dagenham cruised to a 3-0 win at Yeovil.The striker’s first-half double put the visitors firmly in control.Myles Weston had already gone close when McCallum opened the scoring in the sixth minute, neatly converting Josh Hare’s cross.He doubled their lead in bizarre circumstances as Glovers goalkeeper Grant Smith t...Full Story »

Kevin Holt converted a late penalty as Partick Thistle beat Queen of the South 1-0 in the cinch Championship.The lowly visitors had the best first-half chances with Holt clearing Josh Debayo’s header off the line.Ruari Paton also had a free header six yards out but was unable to keep his effort down.Partick went close when Joshua Rae denied Juan Alegria’s powerful header with a super...Full Story »

Troy Parrott scored his first league goals since September as promotion-chasing MK Dons made it five wins in a row with a comfortable 3-1 victory against Cheltenham.The Dons are now within goal difference of second-placed Wigan in Sky Bet League One with Latics, who have three games in hand, the next visitors to Stadium MK on Saturday.After a quiet opening, MK Dons went ahead in the 25th minute ...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Jack Cook and Rhys Browne earned Wealdstone a 2-0 win at Maidenhead in the National League.The Stones came closest to opening the scoring in the first half, with Connor McAvoy heading Charles Clayden’s cross narrowly wide in the 14th minute.After Alan Massey had gone close for Maidenhead with an ambitious long-range effort which went over the crossbar, the visitors t...Full Story »

Three second-half goals lifted Sunderland up to fifth in Sky Bet League One as they came from behind to beat struggling Fleetwood 3-1 at the Stadium of Light.Elliot Embleton levelled things up 10 minutes after half-time before substitute Luke O’Nien hit the second goal with eight minutes to go.And Jack Clarke’s thunderbolt in stoppage-time extended the unbeaten run to four matches to...Full Story »

Dundee boss Mark McGhee will still be without “four or five” players due to Covid-related issues for the visit of St Mirren on Wednesday night.Attacker Niall McGinn, who missed the game against Motherwell at the weekend with a knock, will be assessed after he returned to training.Captain Charlie Adam has not quite recovered from a hamstring injury while striker Cillian Sheridan (Achi...Full Story »

New York Jets owner Robert "Woody" Johnson is preparing a bid to purchase the English Premier League's Chelsea FC from Roman Abramovich, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Russian oligarch Abramovich is reportedly ready to sell the club as pressure on the U.K. government to seize the assets of high-value individuals linked to Vladimir Putin increases after the country's invasion of Ukraine. A...Full Story »

Kylian Mbappe is a major doubt for Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League round-of-16 second-leg clash with Real Madrid after suffering a foot injury in training on Monday. Sources have told ESPN that the forward sustained the injury in a 50-50 challenge in training and stayed on the floor. He was examined by the club's doctors, who first feared a fracture. However, an MRI revealed no fractur...Full Story »

Ajax coach Erik ten Hag is emerging as the new favourite for the Manchester United board. The Guardian says PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino has slipped from being the favoured candidate to being ranked alongside Ajax's Erik ten Hag. Although United are not restricting their shortlist to that pair, the title defence of Ten Hag's team, in leading the Eredivisie by two points with nine matches le...Full Story »

Swansea will be hoping goalkeeper Andy Fisher is fit to face table-topping Fulham on Tuesday night.Fisher was in discomfort making a save in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Coventry but should be fine to keep his place.Hannes Wolf will miss out after testing positive for coronavirus but Korey Smith is expected to be available despite receiving treatment at the end of the weekend victory.Cyrus Chri...Full Story »

Crawley striker Tom Nichols remains doubtful for the home game against his former club Bristol Rovers.Nichols, Crawley’s joint-leading scorer this season, missed Saturday’s goalless home draw against Scunthorpe through injury and will be assessed.Striker Aramide Oteh and midfielder James Tilley, who sustained a serious head injury in last month’s home defeat to Hartlepool, are ...Full Story »

Liam Manning will be forced to make at least one change as his buoyant MK Dons side look to claim a fifth straight win against Cheltenham.The Dons shrugged off the early dismissal of Daniel Harvie to sink Sky Bet League One leaders Rotherham on Saturday and bolster their automatic promotion hopes.The suspended Harvie is set to be replaced by fellow full-back Kaine Kesler Hayden who stepped into ...Full Story »

Adam Smith will not be available for Bournemouth’s Championship visit of struggling Peterborough on Tuesday as they look to keep the pressure on the top two.The 30-year-old defender was sent off in stoppage time of the Cherries’ 2-1 loss to Preston on Saturday and will be missing for their next three games.Forward Jaidon Anthony returned to the fold in that game after missing the win...Full Story »

The former Chelsea attacker has proven an inspired buy, with his manager full of praise for his impact Stefano Pioli has revealed Milan sought to recruit Olivier Giroud thanks to his experience in winning trophies, after the France international nabbed a crucial matchwinner against Napoli on Sunday. The former Chelsea attacker joined the club last term and has proven an inspired buy since, w...Full Story »

Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez struck derby doubles as Manchester City condemned rivals Manchester United to a humbling 4-1 defeat at the Etihad Stadium.The 187th Manchester derby started frantically but ended with the Premier League champions in cruise control as Pep Guardiola’s leaders restored their six-point advantage over Liverpool at the top of the standings.De Bruyne’s early...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou praised his players for “hunting in packs” and putting Livingston under pressure to get their first win in West Lothian for 15 years.A 3-1 win, Celtic’s first victory at the Tony Macaroni Arena in six matches, restored their three-point lead over Rangers in the cinch Premiership.The Hoops had not scored in their other two games against Livi this ...Full Story »

James Forrest’s first cinch Premiership goal of the season helped Celtic to their first victory at Livingston since 2007.Forrest hit Celtic’s third goal in a 3-1 win, their first in six matches at the Tony Macaroni Arena.Daizen Maeda put Celtic ahead in the 17th minute, soon after Callum McGregor missed a penalty, and Nicky Devlin’s own goal doubled the visitors’ lead in ...Full Story »