Barnsley manager Michael Duff paid tribute to his players after they beat Burton 2-0 following a bug which affected various members of the squad during the week.Devante Cole’s double made it five straight wins in League One to keep them in fourth place.The home side’s pressure finally paid off when Cole opened the scoring from close range in the 36th minute and the striker struck aga...Full Story »

Partick Thistle claimed an entertaining 3-2 victory over Scottish Championship leaders Ayr.Dipo Akinyemi opened the scoring for Ayr in the ninth minute against the run of play with a fine individual goal but Harry Milne headed in an equaliser in the 21st minute and then Brian Graham put Partick ahead just before half-time.Two minutes after the break Ayr were back level as Logan Chalmers picked u...Full Story »

Devante Cole’s double helped Barnsley continue their good recent run by beating Burton 2-0 at Oakwell.Cole opened the scoring in the 36th minute and doubled his tally 17 minutes from time to make it seven wins from eight games in all competitions for the Tykes.The first real chance fell to Barnsley when James Norwood’s ball into the area found Jordan Williams arriving at the far post...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Cameron Dawson saved a stoppage-time penalty as the high-flying Owls recorded a goalless League One draw at home to Oxford.The away side started well and had the first big opportunity, with skipper Cameron Brannagan having his effort saved by the feet of Dawson.Wednesday striker Callum Paterson then had a close-range shot saved by Simon Eastwood, with Josh Windass ...Full Story »

Hearts moved to within a point of third place in the cinch Premiership as Lawrence Shankland hit a double in their 3-1 win over Kilmarnock at Tynecastle.Goals in the first half-an-hour from Josh Ginnelly and top scorer Shankland had the Jambos in control until Ash Taylor’s 74th-minute strike brought the visitors back into contention.However, Shankland eased the hosts’ nerves with a l...Full Story »

Dion Charles took his season’s goal tally into double figures as Bolton’s first-half display laid the foundations for a 2-0 win over Exeter in League One.Charles netted his 10th of the campaign – and fourth goal in three games – after Conor Bradley shot Wanderers into an eighth-minute lead.Liverpool loanee Bradley should have added to his six-goal total since joining Ian ...Full Story »

St Johnstone substitute Ali Crawford struck twice in quick succession to earn his side a 2-1 comeback victory at 10-man Ross County.The Staggies had looked the better side in the first half and took the lead in the 23rd minute through Jordan White, but the visitors grew into the game and a red card for County defender Jack Baldwin just after the hour turned the tide in their favour.Crawford, who...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers extended their unbeaten run in League One to five matches as they came from behind to win 2-1 at Charlton.Rovers goalkeeper James Belshaw twice denied Jesurun Rak-Sakyi and also Jack Payne as Charlton dominated the early proceedings.The Addicks fully merited their 20th-minute lead, Ryan Inniss heading home Scott Fraser’s corner.Charlton keeper Ashley Maynard-Brewer pushed aw...Full Story »

Leyton Orient extended their lead at the top of Sky Bet League Two to seven points as a Paul Smyth stunner and Alastair Smith own goal secured a 2-0 win at home to Sutton.Smyth opened the scoring after 61 minutes when he collected a pass from Theo Archibald and lashed the ball into the top-right corner from 20 yards for his ninth goal of the season.The outcome was settled by an own goal in the 7...Full Story »

Bradley Johnson and Jack Tucker both netted to give relegation-threaten and managerless MK Dons a 2-0 League One victory over Portsmouth at Fratton Park.Dons sacked Liam Manning after a fifth-straight winless league game last week, but long-serving player Dean Lewington masterminded a much-needed win as interim head coach.Denver Hume and Josh Koroma had both been denied for Pompey before Clark R...Full Story »

Substitute Liam Cullen completed a remarkable comeback as Swansea came from three goals down to steal a 3-3 draw against Coventry at the CBS Arena.Jonathan Panzo, Jamie Allen and Viktor Gyokeres put the Sky Blues in the driving seat before Joel Piroe and Jay Fulton reduced the deficit.Cullen had only been on the pitch a matter of seconds when he poked in from close range to complete the turnarou...Full Story »

Manuel Benson scored twice, making up for an earlier costly error, as Vincent Kompany’s leaders Burnley moved six points clear at the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 3-1 win over Middlesbrough.The 25-year-old winger was on the mark twice in seven second-half minutes, having gifted Michael Carrick’s visitors the opening goal of the game just after half-time at Turf Moor.That Bo...Full Story »

Plymouth returned to the top of Sky Bet League One with a 2-1 home win over basement side Morecambe.Goals from Niall Ennis and Sam Cosgrove meant Anthony O’Connor’s late reply counted for little for Derek Adams’ team.Plymouth should have taken the lead in the 42nd minute but Connor Ripley dived to his left to save Morgan Whittaker’s penalty, following a foul on Joe Edward...Full Story »

Neil Critchley enjoyed the perfect return to Championship management as Jimmy Dunne’s second-half strike fired QPR to a much-needed 1-0 win at Preston.Dunne’s 58th-minute goal proved the difference between the two sides as Preston were continually frustrated by the visitors.The result marked the best start possible for former Blackpool boss Critchley, who replaced Michael Beale in th...Full Story »

BBC Breakfast star Victoria Valentine was 'woken up' in an unusual way on Friday morning after seeing a photo of footballer Kylian Mbappé with a rather large bulge in his shorts BBC Breakfast presenter Victoria Valentine voiced her shock over a photo of footballers Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi. In the now viral snap, the 23-year-old Frenchman was consoling the Morocco player following ...Full Story »

That’s after serving up a festive feast for fans in a disposable CUP. Stockport County are selling a stunning £4.50 CUP filled with Christmas dinner favourites Credit: Twitter For just £4.50, the League Two club are offering supporters a delicious Christmas dinner. But there’s nothing cold-turkey about this slap-up meal. Complete with festive fowl, spuds, sprouts and pi...Full Story »

According to Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United will make a January transfer bid for Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech. The well-reputed journalist has claimed that he expects Newcastle to make a move for Chelsea’s Moroccan star Hakim Ziyech. The 29-year-old was one of the stars of the Moroccan team who had a fairy-tale campaign at the World Cup. They ...Full Story »

Sensational reports emerged earlier this month that the 37-year-old was set to make the move to the Middle East. Cristiano Ronaldo has been strongly linked with a move to Al Nassr Credit: Getty Ronaldo is a free agent following his sacking from Manchester United and is searching for a new club. Marca claimed that Ronaldo had agreed a two-year deal that would see him earn a staggering £17...Full Story »

American boss Todd Boehly has been building his backroom staff since taking over from Roman Abramovich in May. Chelsea are set to announce Christopher Vivell as the club's new technical director Credit: Getty And according to Sky Sports in Germany, Vivell has signed with Chelsea and already received his working visa. The scouting expert is expected to be announced soon following his departure...Full Story »

Everton interested in signing Watford's Sarr Everton are reportedly monitoring Watford and Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr, according to journalist Simon Phillips. "It’s an interesting link because I know when Frank Lampard was at Chelsea, he [Sarr] was one of the names that he put forward to the Chelsea board when he was looking at attackers," Phillips told GiveMeSport. “You can b...Full Story »