Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper felt his side should have run away with a bigger result after they beat the 10 men of fellow promotion contenders Blackburn 2-0 at Ewood Park.The first goal of the game came when Manchester United loanee James Garner slotted past Thomas Kaminski.Eight minutes into the second half, an uphill battle was made harder when Darragh Lenihan was shown a second yellow ...Full Story »

Veljko Paunovic insisted Reading have what it takes to escape relegation from the Sky Bet Championship after hearing travelling fans call for his head in the 2-1 defeat at Bristol City.There were chants for the manager’s dismissal in the second half after Antoine Semenyo’s 44th-minute strike and a Michael Morrison own goal shortly after the break had deepened fears about the drop.Sub...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale reiterated that he hopes to see winger Alan Forrest stay at the club past the end of the season.Forrest scored the opening goal in Livi’s 1–1 draw against Ross County, having already tested Staggies goalkeeper Ross Laidlaw on multiple occasions.The travelling support sang songs throughout the match to encourage the 25-year-old to sign a new contrac...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson blamed a “horrendous decision” by referee David Dickinson for contributing to his team’s 2-1 loss at St Mirren.The match official awarded the home side a penalty following Jamie McCart’s challenge on Alex Greive and Connor Ronan converted to cancel out St Johnstone’s opener scored by Callum Hendry.Greive added a second goal for S...Full Story »

Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira hailed Wilfried Zaha’s performance in the draw with Norwich despite his second-half penalty miss, telling the forward the display should be his benchmark for the rest of the season.Zaha’s night went from the sublime to the ridiculous with a superb solo equaliser followed by an awful spot-kick as Palace came from behind to draw 1-1 at Carrow Road.Aft...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder refused to blame Joe Lumley after the goalkeeper’s horrendous mistake in the 2-2 draw at QPR.Ilias Chair put the home side in front before Dael Fry levelled with only the second goal of his career.The hosts regained the lead 16 seconds into the second half when Lumley, playing against his former club, collected Anfernee Dijksteel’s back-pass and gifted...Full Story »

Diego Llorente earned Leeds a battling point in a breathless 3-3 draw at Aston Villa.The defender struck in the second half as the visitors hit back from 3-1 down.Philippe Coutinho pulled the strings in a whirlwind first half where he cancelled out Dan James’ opener before twice setting up Jacob Ramsey.James made it 3-2 before the break and Llorente ensured a pulsating game at Villa Park e...Full Story »

Jota grabbed a delightful double as Celtic emerged from a pulsating Pittodrie encounter with a 3-2 win over Aberdeen.The visitors were two goals to the good after 20 minutes with counters from the Portuguese winger and midfielder Matt O’Riley, both back in the side.Celtic looked well in control until goals after the break from Dons striker Christian Ramirez and midfielder Lewis Ferguson dr...Full Story »

James Tavernier scored one goal and set up another as Rangers beat Hibernian 2-0.Tavernier’s fifth-minute penalty sent Rangers on their way to victory at Ibrox.Hibs had a decent spell during a first-half blizzard but Alfredo Morelos put the game beyond the visitors with an emphatic finish in the 57th minute, although Shaun Maloney’s side rallied late on.The roar that greeted the seco...Full Story »

Southampton scored twice in two minutes to deal Tottenham’s top-four chances a bitter blow as they won a breathless game 3-2 in a rain-soaked north London.Spurs looked to be heading towards the points going into the final 10 minutes as a Jan Bednarek own goal and a Son Heung-min effort either side of Armando Broja’s strike gave them a 2-1 lead.But headed goals from Mohamed Elyounouss...Full Story »

Dundee United returned to winning ways in the cinch Premiership with a comfortable victory over Motherwell at Tannadice.The home side took the lead in the first half thanks to a stunning strike from on-loan Manchester United midfielder Dylan Levitt.The Tangerines then increased their lead after the break with Tony Watt coming back to haunt his former side.The result sees United leapfrog Motherwe...Full Story »

St Mirren extended their undefeated start to the new year after coming from behind to defeat St Johnstone 2-1.Callum Hendry had given the visitors the lead through a retaken penalty which was then cancelled out by another spot-kick scored by Connor Ronan.Alex Greive then claimed the winner early in the second half to move Jim Goodwin’s men into the top six, while St Johnstone slumped to th...Full Story »

Romelu Lukaku’s gift-wrapped goal proved enough for Chelsea to overcome a resolute Al Hilal 1-0 and reach the Club World Cup final.Belgium hitman Lukaku spurned a clutch of fine openings but could not miss when presented with Yasir Alshahrani’s unwitting deflection just yards from goal.The 28-year-old lashed into the net in Abu Dhabi, to end a five-match goal drought and book the Blu...Full Story »

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is expected to face Leicester after returning immediately from his Africa Cup of Nations final disappointment.The Premier League’s leading scorer was back in the country on Monday and has trained with his team-mates for two days, although Sadio Mane will not be available after Senegal’s victory celebrations meant he will not arrive home until Wednesday...Full Story »

AFCON winner Sadio Mane reportedly paid for a boy's life-saving treatment during his own hospital stay last month. The Liverpool star suffered concussion after being knocked out cold during Senegal's quarter-final win over Cape Verde. Sadio Mane paid for a boy's life-saving treatment while in hospital for concussionCredit: https://twitter.com/CAF_Online Mane was taken to hospital in Bafoussam...Full Story »

MANCHESTER CITY legend Sergio Aguero lifts up his top to show fans his microchip implant - and jokes it was inserted by his girlfriend to track his movements. The 33-year-old went on to liken himself to the American comic book superhero Iron Man and quipped: "At night I light up in colours" as he talked about the heart problems which sparked his early retirement from football last year. Aguero...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe has offered Liverpool a possible glimmer of hope over a summer transfer after insisting he hasn't yet agreed anything with Real Madrid or any other club. The France international has most recently been strongly linked with a summer move to Real Madrid when his PSG contract expires, but Liverpool have also been talked up as suitors for him in the pas...Full Story »

Eddie Howe has warned Newcastle they have done nothing yet despite seeing them climb out of the Premier League relegation zone with victory over Everton.The 3-1 victory at St James’ Park – their second in succession – left Howe’s men just a point behind the Toffees and more pertinently, two clear of the drop zone, although still with much work to be done.However as he tur...Full Story »

Defender Will Aimson’s late goal left manager Ian Evatt hailing Bolton’s rare set-piece winner as they secured a 2-1 League One success over Charlton.Aimson converted Aaron Morley’s free-kick to secure Wanderers’ fifth win in six league games after substitute Chuks Aneke cancelled out Dion Charles’ first-half opener.“We have worked hard on our set plays becaus...Full Story »

West Ham boss David Moyes stood by his decision to pick Kurt Zouma for the win over Watford despite the public backlash over his cat-kicking shame.The France international was named in the starting line-up despite a police enquiry into a video showing him dropping, kicking and slapping his pet cat, and despite the club insisting that it “unreservedly condemns the actions of our player&rdqu...Full Story »