Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel admitted he took a fitness risk with Romelu Lukaku after the striker’s game-changing impact at Aston Villa.The forward came off the bench at the break with the score locked at 1-1 to inspire the visitors to a 3-1 win on Sunday.His first Premier League goal since September’s brace against Villa put Chelsea ahead and he then won an added-time penalty for Jorg...Full Story »

Matthew Dennis’ equaliser ensured National League strugglers Southend emerged with a point from a 1-1 draw at promotion-chasing Bromley.The home side, who played the final 16 minutes with 10 men after Liam Trotter limped off with all three substitutions having already been made, led through Michael Cheek but succumbed within two minutes in a tight encounter.Bromley went close with just fiv...Full Story »

Romelu Lukaku climbed off the bench to inspire Chelsea’s comeback victory as he continued to haunt Aston Villa.The striker scored his first Premier League goal since a September brace against the same opposition as the visitors came from behind to win 3-1.Lukaku has now scored nine goals in his last 10 top-flight appearances against Villa and also caused havoc to win a stoppage-time penalt...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough was delighted his gamble of making sure the game went ahead, despite a depleted side, paid off as the Stags came from 2-0 down to beat Hartlepool 3-2 in thick Nottinghamshire fog.Already shorn of four key players, Clough lost another four with positive Covid tests.But, from 2-0 down, three goals in 11 second-half minutes saw them home for a 10th win in 11 games.&ldquo...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst believes Rangers’ 2-0 win over St Mirren at Ibrox should have been more emphatic.In front on an attendance capped at 500 due to government restrictions amid on-going Covid concerns, first-half goals from Scott Wright and Alfredo Morelos – his sixth in eight games under the Dutchman – kept the Gers six points ahead of Old Firm rivals Celtic at the top of...Full Story »

Huddersfield manager Carlos Corberan hailed his team’s ability to overcome adversity following a 3-2 home win over Blackpool.Corberan highlighted three key moments of the game that demonstrated his players’ spirit as the Terriers moved into the Championship’s top six.The 38-year-old Spaniard was impressed with their reaction to falling behind after just 45 seconds to Jerry Yate...Full Story »

Kelty Hearts suffered their first cinch League Two defeat of the season as they lost 5-1 at Annan.Nathan Austin put the league leaders ahead after 36 minutes, but the two teams went into half-time level after Owen Moxon’s equaliser, while the visitors had Jordon Forster sent off following an incident as the teams left the field.Michael Garrity’s strike just after the break and a hat-...Full Story »

Chris Wilder enjoyed an “electric afternoon” as his Middlesbrough side climbed into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places in front of a crowd of almost 30,000 at the Riverside.Boro rose to their highest position of the season so far as a first-half own goal from Ryan Yates and second-half strike from Andraz Sporar secured a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest that made it 13 points fro...Full Story »

Manager Steven Schumacher hailed the professionalism of his Plymouth players after they claimed a 2-0 win at Cheltenham.A goal in each half for Panutche Camara and Jordon Garrick ensured Argyle maintained their promotion push with a second successive victory.“Professional is probably the best word to describe the way we played,” Schumacher said.“We produced two moments of good ...Full Story »

Steve Cotterill was delighted that his Shrewsbury side finally got their just rewards on the road after they claimed a 3-0 win at Fleetwood.The Shrews went ahead through Ryan Bowman five minutes into the second half, with Josh Vela doubling the lead in the 72nd minute.Daniel Udoh hit an unstoppable third with 10 minutes left to seal their first away league win of the season.Cotterill felt his te...Full Story »

A goal in each half for Panutche Camara and Jordon Garrick ensured Plymouth maintained their Sky Bet League One promotion push with a 2-0 win at Cheltenham.Camara opened the scoring three minutes before half-time, finishing off a fine flowing move also involving Joe Edwards after Dan Scarr nodded clear a Cheltenham corner.Chris Hussey had already been called upon to clear off the line after Edwa...Full Story »

Depleted Mansfield made it 10 wins in 11 games as they fought back from 2-0 down to beat visiting Hartlepool 3-2 with three goals in 11 second-half minutes.Luke Molyneux and Micky Featherstone had Pools in control but Mansfield rallied in superb fashion through John-Joe O’Toole, Jordan Bowery and George Maris.The Stags somehow found themselves behind at the break, despite dominating with B...Full Story »

Scunthorpe substitute Ryan Loft scored twice as his side came from behind to defeat League Two relegation rivals Oldham 3-1 and move off the foot of the table, with Latics replacing them.Loft came on at half-time with his side trailing and went on to play a pivotal role in the Iron’s first away win of the season.It was also Keith Hill’s first victory as manager.Scunthorpe created the...Full Story »

Two late penalties forced Aldershot and Woking to share the spoils as they drew 1-1 in the Vanarama National League.Corie Andrews’ 85th-minute spot-kick put 10-man Aldershot ahead, but the Cardinals were also awarded a penalty deep into stoppage time and Max Kretzschmar pulled one back to force a draw.Woking had good chance just before half-time when Tahvon Campbell came down the left and ...Full Story »

Tomi Adeloye scored and missed a penalty as Ayr dented Raith’s cinch Championship promotion hopes with a 2-0 victory at Somerset Park.Striker Adeloye fired the home side into a 22nd-minute lead after capitalising on a defensive error to close in on goal and fire into the bottom corner.It might have been 2-0 eight minutes before the break, but full-back Patrick Reading’s shot from a t...Full Story »

Sorba Thomas’ brace lifted Huddersfield into the Sky Bet Championship play-off positions following a thrilling 3-2 win over 10-man Blackpool.The former Boreham Wood winger struck twice in four minutes after Jordan Gabriel’s red card just past the hour mark proved the game’s turning point.Blackpool were leading 2-1 when Gabriel was sent off after strikers Jerry Yates and Gary Ma...Full Story »

A Kevin Van Veen double helped Motherwell to a narrow 2-1 win over Livingston at Fir Park.The Dutchman struck with an early free-kick then grabbed his second with a header midway through the second half to leave Graham Alexander’s men in fourth place in the cinch Premiership table heading into the winter break.Livingston got one back late on through Bruce Anderson but could not find an equ...Full Story »

Alfredo Morelos continued his fine form under new Rangers boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst with another goal in a routine 2-0 cinch Premiership win over St Mirren.With attendances capped to 500 due to government restrictions, Ibrox echoed to cheers in the 13th minute when attacker Scott Wright headed the hosts into the lead and again in the 26th minute when the Colombia forward hammered in his sixt...Full Story »

Ryan Bowman, Josh Vela and Daniel Udoh all scored second-half goals as Shrewsbury beat Fleetwood 3-0 to climb above their hosts in the Sky Bet League One table.The Shrews’ leading scorer scored five minutes into the second half, with Vela doubling the lead with a fine finish and Udoh adding insult to injury for Fleetwood with a stunning third.The first half saw precious few chances for eit...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou hailed his players’ composure after they beat St Johnstone 3-1 without more than a full team being available and having lost Kyogo Furuhashi to injury early on in Perth.Liel Abada struck a first-half double either side of Furuhashi aggravating a hamstring problem and stand-in skipper Nir Bitton struck late on after Chris Kane headed Saints back into contenti...Full Story »