David Martindale told his Livingston players to take responsibility for their predicament as he labelled their first-half defending “shambolic” following a 3-1 defeat by Motherwell.Theo Bair scored twice and set up another for Blair Spittal inside 35 minutes, with Scott Pittman pulling one back midway through the half.Livi pushed for a lifeline after the break but never really troubl...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola played down the significance of his side’s victory over Sheffield United on Saturday despite it increasing the pressure at the top of the Premier League.Goals from Rodri and Julian Alvarez at the Etihad Stadium saw the champions wrap up a memorable 2023 – a year in which they won five trophies – with a comfortable 2-0 victory over the struggling Blades.The result ...Full Story »

Dundee manager Tony Docherty hailed the spirit of his players after captain Joe Shaughnessy’s header deep into stoppage time secured a 2-2 draw at Rugby Park.Dundee had taken a first-half lead through Luke McCowan’s sublime low finish but Kilmarnock’s Joe Wright levelled things with five minutes remaining.In a crazy climax, Rory McKenzie fired the home side ahead in the third m...Full Story »

Unai Emery stressed his aim heading into the new year is to get better after Aston Villa concluded their “really fantastic” 2023 with a 3-2 home victory over Burnley.Douglas Luiz notched the winner against the 10-man Clarets with an 89th-minute penalty as Villa moved level on points with Premier League leaders Liverpool, ahead of the Reds hosting Newcastle on New Year’s Day.It ...Full Story »

Cinch Championship relegation-battlers Inverness fought out a goalless draw with Morton to keep themselves a point clear of the bottom two.Caley – who had lost two of their previous three games – made a bright start as Max Anderson and Cameron Harper both had efforts on goal blocked before David Wotherspoon also went close.Morton threatened when Steven Boyd’s 20-yard effort cur...Full Story »

Aberdeen boss Barry Robson was left angry with his players after the 3-0 cinch Premiership defeat to St Mirren.The Dons fell behind to Mark O’Hara’s early drive and survived a scare when the same player missed a penalty six minutes later.But a close-range strike from Jonah Ayunga and Greg Kiltie’s injury-time spot-kick had the Buddies making the lengthy homeward trip in high sp...Full Story »

Falkirk remain five points clear of Hamilton at the top of Scottish League One after both sides enjoyed comprehensive wins in their last games of 2023.The Bairns cruised to a 5-0 win at home to Stirling Albion as Liam Henderson, Calvin Miller, Ross MacIver, Brad Spencer and Gary Oliver all scored in the first 55 minutes.Hamilton also found the net five times in a 5-2 win at bottom side Edinburgh...Full Story »

Gary O’Neil paid tribute to Mario Lemina after the midfielder missed Wolves’ impressive victory over Everton following the death of his father.A third straight win for Wolves – for the first time in the Premier League for almost two years – saw them crush the Toffees 3-0.The squad celebrated their goals – from Max Kilman, Matheus Cunha and Craig Dawson – with ...Full Story »

Steven Naismith branded VAR “rubbish” after Hearts were not awarded at least one penalty before they had to fight back from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw with Ross County.The Jambos boss felt Nathaniel Atkinson was fouled by Ben Purrington in the first half, and he was left irate in the 51st minute when substitute Alan Forrest looked to be tripped as he tried to round County g...Full Story »

Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson branded speculation he could be replaced by ex-Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper as “disrespectful” after his side snapped an eight-match winless streak with a 3-1 home victory over Brentford.Influential duo Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise, who have both sat out lengthy spells in the first half of the season, started alongside each other for just the ...Full Story »

Michael Olise scored in each half as Crystal Palace ended their eight-game winless streak with a 3-1 comeback victory over Brentford at a soggy Selhurst Park.Under-pressure Roy Hodgson’s hosts bounced back from a sorry start to an afternoon that began with Keane Lewis-Potter’s opener for the Bees inside two minutes.Olise ensured it was all square before the 15-minute mark and Eberech...Full Story »

Oldham climbed to eighth in the National League table thanks to a 2-0 victory over Hartlepool.They went ahead inside two minutes as Josh Stones met a diagonal ball with a sweet half-volley into the bottom corner.The Latics, who have now won five of their last seven league games, pushed for another and James Norwood twice went close early in the second half.Substitute Anthony Mancini was lively f...Full Story »

Bromley beat Ebbsfleet 5-1 to complete a quickfire double and maintain the pressure on Vanarama National League leaders Chesterfield.Struggling Ebbsfleet, beaten 3-2 at home by Bromley on Boxing Day, took a surprise eighth-minute lead through Luke O’Neill’s header.But second-placed Bromley were ahead at the break through Michael Cheek and Ben Krauhaus.Alex Kirk smashed home just afte...Full Story »

Lawrence Shankland continued his red-hot scoring form as Hearts came from two goals down to draw 2-2 at home to Ross County.After the controversial decision not to award the Jambos a penalty when Alan Forrest appeared to be tripped by Ross Laidlaw early in the second half, County looked on course for victory following an Alex Cochrane own goal and a stunning free-kick from Yan Dhanda.But substit...Full Story »

Joe Shaughnessy headed in a late equaliser as Dundee drew 2-2 with Kilmarnock after a dramatic finale at Rugby Park.Luke McCowan had given the visitors a first-half lead and they looked to be heading towards a victory until Joe Wright’s header brought Killie level with five minutes remaining.Substitute Rory McKenzie then gave the hosts the lead in the third minute of stoppage time, lashing...Full Story »

Aston Villa moved level on points with Premier League leaders Liverpool as Douglas Luiz’s late penalty secured a 3-2 home win over 10-man Burnley.Villa led at the break thanks to a Moussa Diaby finish after Leon Bailey’s 28th-minute opener for the hosts had been cancelled out three minutes later by Zeki Amdouni.Burnley suffered a further setback with Sander Berge sent off early in th...Full Story »

Barnet left it late to beat Southend 1-0 in the Vanarama National League.Adebola Oluwo met Jordan Cropper’s long throw six minutes from time to send a looping header over Southend goalkeeper Collin Andeng-Ndi.Finley Potter almost put third-placed Barnet – 2-0 winners at Southend on Boxing Day – ahead after 15 minutes, but he was denied by a wonderful stop from Andeng-Ndi.Barnet...Full Story »

Philippe Clement questioned the VAR process which ruled out a penalty claim in Rangers’ 2-1 defeat by Celtic at Parkhead.Leading through a Paulo Bernardo goal in the first half, Celtic full-back Alistair Johnston appeared to handle the ball inside his own penalty area under pressure from Abdallah Sima.The VAR check for handball came to nothing but it later emerged that Sima had b...Full Story »

Kidderminster remain just a point off the bottom of the Vanarama National League after suffering a 2-1 defeat at home to Boreham Wood.Lee Ndlovu fired the visitors into the lead in the 27th minute after being set up by Tom Whelan and made it 2-0 shortly before the interval.Gold Omotayo headed home from Sam Robinson’s cross to reduce the deficit in first-half stoppage time and Jack Lambert ...Full Story »

Arbroath goalkeeper Ali Adams came off the bench as a makeshift striker and scored a superb long-range goal to help secure a 2-2 draw at cinch Championship leaders Raith.Raith, looking to extend their 11-match unbeaten run, took the lead in the 34th minute when Dylan Easton finished off a quick passing move.Jack Hamilton looked to have put the game beyond the relegation-battling visitors when he...Full Story »