A first-half goal from Marvin Johnson was enough to give Sheffield Wednesday a 1-0 victory over Fleetwood at Hillsborough.The Owls went ahead after 17 minutes when Josh Windass’ low ball was finished calmly into the roof of the net by Johnson.Lee Gregory had a chance to double the lead from another Windass cross but the striker’s effort went wide before Dominic Iorfa saw his low driv...Full Story »

Rochdale manager Jim Bentley cut a deflated figure after his side slumped to the foot of Sky Bet League Two.After having two players sent off and losing 2-0 at Hartlepool, he admitted: “I feel embarrassed – this is the hardest job I’ve ever had. I feel sorry for the fans and I’m embarrassed clapping our supporters.”Victory for Pools lifted them out of the drop zone ...Full Story »

Mo Eisa scored twice as MK Dons beat fellow strugglers Forest Green 2-1 to move out of the Sky Bet League One drop zone.The visitors had to come from behind after Myles Peart-Harris put Rovers ahead in the 29th minute.Brentford loanee Peart-Harris easily tapped in his fourth league goal of the season from a couple of yards after being teed up by co-striker Amadou Bakayoko, making his home debut ...Full Story »

Evan Ferguson’s late header rescued a deserved Premier League point for Brighton at Leicester.The substitute nodded in to clinch a 2-2 draw and maintain the Seagulls’ assault on the top five.Harvey Barnes and Marc Albrighton had struck for the hosts to cancel out Kaoru Mitoma’s sensational opener.It is still the first time the Foxes have earned a point after falling behind this...Full Story »

Dwight Gayle ended his 50-match goal drought as Stoke claimed their first points of 2023 with a 4-0 thrashing of Reading.Will Smallbone’s smart early finish paved the way for the Potters, who secured a first home victory since early November.The influential Tyrese Campbell doubled the advantage in the second half to tighten the hosts’ grip before Jacob Brown added a late third.And an...Full Story »

A powerful second-half performance lifted Hartlepool out of the relegation places as they saw off nine-man Rochdale 2-0.Goals from strike partners Josh Umerah and Jack Hamilton, after Dale’s Ethan Ebanks-Landell was red-carded, were enough to dump Dale to the bottom of the table.After a flat opening half, with neither side offering an attacking threat, the game sparked into life on 51 minu...Full Story »

Three pitch invaders briefly halted the game as away-day specialists Preston inflicted a fifth straight league defeat on Birmingham in a 2-1 win at St Andrew’s that saw referee Rebecca Welch make history.In the first Championship game to be refereed in full by a female official, first league goals of the season from Ryan Ledson and captain Alan Browne in the opening 15 minutes won it for R...Full Story »

Early strikes from Jamie Reid and Jordan Roberts fired second-placed Stevenage towards a 3-0 win over Leyton Orient which moved them to within two points of the League Two leaders.A bad day at the Lamex Stadium for the table-topping O’s was compounded when they were reduced to 10 men for the third time in four games thanks to Idris El Mizouni’s red card.Stevenage, who stretched their...Full Story »

Three goals inside the first 20 minutes eased Barnsley to a 3-1 win at home to Accrington.Early pressure paid off for the Tykes as they took the lead in the fifth minute.Adam Phillips’ cross found the head of debutant Bobby Thomas and he teed up James Norwood to fire a bicycle-kick past goalkeeper Toby Savin from close range.Barnsley doubled their lead three minutes later. Luca Connell&rsq...Full Story »

Luke Leahy stole the show as Shrewsbury got back to winning ways at home with a thumping 5-1 victory over relegation-threatened Cambridge.The Shrews skipper bookended a brilliant win and set up two others in their first victory at home since December 10, while visitors Cambridge sunk deeper into trouble with a fourth straight defeat.Town started strongly but the U’s held firm until Paul Di...Full Story »

Michael Cheek bagged a brace to earn Bromley a 2-2 draw at home to Aldershot in the National League.Having gone five games without a goal, the 31-year-old striker struck for the sixth time this season, heading in on the line following a scramble in the 36th minute.It cancelled out Aldershot’s 16th-minute opener through on-loan Colchester striker Jake Hutchinson, who finished well beyond Re...Full Story »

Dundee United advanced to the fifth round of the Scottish Cup but they were made to fight all the way by Lowland League outfit University of Stirling in a 3-0 victory at Tannadice.The students frustrated the home side for large periods of the first half but conceded right before the break with Aziz Behich producing a fine finish.Further goals in the second half from Jamie McGrath and substitute ...Full Story »

Peterhead moved off the bottom of the cinch League One table with a 1-0 win over fellow strugglers Clyde at Balmoor Stadium.Kieran Shanks broke the deadlock six minutes into the second half when he backheeled the ball into the net following a corner for his first goal since arriving on loan from Arbroath.Peterhead move a point ahead of the Bully Wee – who replace them at the foot of the ta...Full Story »

Plymouth maintained top spot in League One with a hard-fought 4-2 win over Cheltenham at a sold out Home Park.Argyle took a grip on the game when they scored two goals within as many minutes midway through the first half.Central defender Dan Scarr volleyed in Jordan Houghton’s cross after 26 minutes.Two minutes later, Scottish striker Ryan Hardie latched on to Finn Azaz’s defence-spl...Full Story »

Manager David Wagner admitted his anger at half-time despite Norwich earning a 4-2 win against Coventry at the CBS Arena.The Canaries raced into a three-goal lead thanks to a Michael Rose own goal, Onel Hernandez and Josh Sargent before being pegged back by Jamie Allen and Kasey Palmer inside the first 26 minutes.Kieran Dowell gave Norwich daylight once again to seal a second consecutive away wi...Full Story »

Morton manager Dougie Imrie claimed VAR was killing football after a controversial handball decision saw his side concede the opening goal in a 5-0 defeat at Celtic.Morton had started well at Parkhead in the Scottish Cup fourth round and Lewis Strapp passed up the best of some early opportunities.But former Celtic defender Efe Ambrose was penalised for a handball which went largely unnoticed ins...Full Story »

Liverpool’s goalless draw with Chelsea – only their second in 80 league meetings – was as unsurprising as it was disappointing as two struggling sides failed to rise to the occasion.For the last decade such a result between the two would often have been viewed as satisfactory but this was a missed opportunity for both and was a poor return on Jurgen Klopp’s 1,000th game a...Full Story »

After being slammed in Shakira's latest song, the former Barcelona defender is now under fire for allegedly paying for Clara Chia Marti's first cosmetic surgery. Pique has been accused of paying for his girlfriend's lip fillers Credit: BackGrid The journalist has claimed it was Clara Chia Marti's first cosmetic surgery Credit: BackGrid Shakira and Pique split up last year Credit: Getty The c...Full Story »

Arsenal have completed the signing of winger Leandro Trossard from Brighton, the club announced on Friday. Sources told ESPN the Premier League leaders beat local rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea to the signature of the 28-year-old. Trossard becomes Arsenal's first arrival during the January transfer window. Arsenal had spent much of the window chasing Mykhailo Mudryk but he joined for ...Full Story »

The Premier League duo were hoping to sign the centre-back to strengthen their backlines. PSG have reportedly beaten Chelsea and Tottenham to Milan Skriniar Credit: Getty But PSG have jumped to the front of the queue as they continued their interest in him from the summer. The Ligue 1 giants have agreed to sign him in the summer after his contract expires at Inter Milan, according to L'Equipe...Full Story »