Swindon’s resistance was broken by a late Ryan Croasdale goal as promotion-chasing Stockport beat the 10-man Robins 1-0 at the County Ground.The hosts had been playing at a numerical disadvantage since the first minute when a clumsy challenge from Jacob Wakeling brought down Kyle Knoyle in the box and saw the Swindon forward receive his marching orders.Paddy Madden stepped up to take the p...Full Story »

FOOTAGE has emerged of Antonio Conte on a Ryanair flight - with the Tottenham boss's future well and truly up in the air. The Italian coach, 53, who is reportedly set to be sacked this week, launched into an extraordinary rant about his players and the club after Spurs relinquished a 3-1 lead to draw 3-3 with Southampton. A social media video showed Antonio Conte on a Ryanair flightCredit: Twi...Full Story »

Preston boss Ryan Lowe admitted the Lilywhites had little answer to Middlesbrough’s class as they charged into the automatic promotion places with a comfortable 4-0 win at the Riverside.Boro are now just three points behind Sheffield United, who have a game in hand, and  Michael Carrick’s men brought an end to Preston’s eight-match unbeaten run.Chuba Akpom struck his 24th ...Full Story »

A late winner from Ryan Hedges gave promotion-chasing Blackburn a vital 2-1 over Reading in the Championship.It looked set to be a routine win once Ben Brereton Diaz’s 13th goal of the campaign gave Rovers a second-minute lead and they created countless chances but found goalkeeper Joe Lumley in inspired form.They paid for that profligacy when Cesare Casadei struck his first senior goal in...Full Story »

Preston boss Ryan Lowe is playing down his side’s chances of making a late Sky Bet Championship play-off push after a 2-1 win at Rotherham.North End stretched their unbeaten run to seven games thanks to first-half goals from Tom Cannon and Ched Evans, which cut the gap to sixth-placed Blackburn to just five points.With nine games to go and plenty of teams above them with an extra game to p...Full Story »

Ryan Colclough scored the pick of the goals as Chesterfield cemented fourth place in the National League table with a 4-0 win at Wealdstone.The Spireites took the lead 11 minutes before half-time when, after Liam Mandeville had been brought down, Paul McCallum dispatched the penalty past keeper Sam Howes.They increased their advantage four minutes into first-half stoppage time when Mandeville bu...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe says Preston will consider their play-off chances during the international break after his side ran out 2-0 winners over struggling Cardiff at Deepdale.Tom Cannon and Ched Evans scored in the second half of a tight game in which Cardiff goalkeeper Jak Alnwick was sent off, just a week after first-choice custodian Ryan Allsop was dismissed against Bristol City.The victory leaves the Lil...Full Story »

Preston manager Ryan Lowe was left disappointed after his side failed to capitalise on a strong performance in a 0-0 draw against Coventry.The hosts had a string of scoring chances at Deepdale, with Liam Delap and Bambo Diaby both firing off target in the final 15 minutes.The visitors probably had the better of the opportunities in an end-to-end first half, but faltered in the second as a mounti...Full Story »

Preston boss Ryan Lowe admitted his side need to start faster after a goalless draw at Hull.North End saw their frustrating winless run stretch to four games, while Hull made it six home games on the spin without defeat.Lowe admitted: “I thought a point was fair. We nearly nicked it, but you can’t start games like we did in the first half.“We had opportunities to win it but it&...Full Story »

Will Collar and Ryan Rydel were on target as Stockport notched a thrilling 2-0 win against second-placed Stevenage in League Two.County’s fourth straight win was well deserved as Stevenage’s mini-blip continued to leave them without a win in four.In-form Stockport almost struck early when Callum Camps’ 20-yard shot was well gathered by goalkeeper Toby Savin.At the other end, Jo...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe hopes Preston fans will rediscover their love for the team following a backs-to-the-wall 1-1 draw with Luton on Wednesday.North End salvaged a point against the Championship’s fourth-placed side despite going down to 10 men following Ben Whiteman’s 50th-minute dismissal and trailing to Carlton Morris’ strike 23 minutes later.Troy Parrott rifled home from the spot with...Full Story »

Crewe ended a six-game winless run as they made the most of Jamie Sterry’s early red card to beat Hartlepool 2-0.Callum Ainley and Ryan Finnigan earned their side a first success since New Year’s Day, which checked Hartlepool’s recent revival as Keith Curle’s side dropped back into the bottom two.Dan Kemp drove an early free-kick into the side netting for Pools, who were ...Full Story »

Sixteen-year-old Ryan One’s composed finish in extra time saw Hamilton book their place in the final of the Scottish Challenge Cup with a 2-1 win over Queen of the South.Just six minutes into the additional period, the teenager latched onto a through-ball, outpaced the defence and produced a composed finish to send Accies into the final where they will face either Dundee or Raith.Dario Zan...Full Story »

Furious Ryan Lowe took aim at Preston fans’ ‘disgusting abuse’ after his side slumped to a fifth home league defeat on the spin against Bristol City.Mark Sykes and Sam Bell’s first-half goals proved the difference despite Ched Evans’ strike pegging the visitors back.Sections of Deepdale could be heard chanting against the Preston boss before the team were then booed...Full Story »

Cardiff’s relegation concerns suffered another blow as they recorded a 1-0 Championship defeat at in-form Hull.Man-of-the-match Cyrus Christie scored the winning goal after 62 minutes to leave the visitors just two points clear of the bottom three.Cardiff, without a league victory in 2023, will leave East Yorkshire frustrated after Callum Robinson’s first-half penalty was brilliantly...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe praised his Preston side’s character after Ched Evans secured a last-gasp win at Stoke.The 34-year-old forward nodded home a 93rd-minute winner to get the visitors’ year off to a winning start in dramatic fashion.The Lilywhites, who had suffered three successive losses going into the game, edged a fixture low on quality to condemn former boss Alex Neil to defeat.Only Burnle...Full Story »

Ryan De Havilland scored a dramatic last-minute winner as Barnet defeated Boreham Wood 2-1 at the Hive Stadium, in a game which saw three red cards.Barnet went 1-0 up shortly after the half-time break when a shot fell in the path of Nicke Kabamba who rifled home.A turning point in the game came midway through the second half when an-off-the-ball incident led to two red cards for Wood’s Bru...Full Story »

Ryan Seager’s late equaliser earned Dorking a valuable 1-1 draw against play-off chasing Eastleigh.Eastleigh looked on course for just their second away National League win of the season before Seager slammed home a loose ball in the 87th minute after the visitors failed to clear a cross.Alfie Lloyd had given Eastleigh the lead in the 25th minute, lashing a shot into the top corner after b...Full Story »

Preston manager Ryan Lowe lauded an “outstanding” performance after his depleted side thrashed Lancashire rivals Blackburn 4-1 at Ewood Park.Although deprived of five first-team regulars, North End dominated the Lancashire derby, neutralising their rivals’ threat and looking capable of scoring at any opportunity.They forced mistakes from Blackburn for the first two goals, which...Full Story »

Paul Coutts, Ryan Loft and Harry Anderson could all return for Bristol Rovers against Port Vale.Midfielder Coutts has been out for almost two months with an ankle injury but is available again.Loft missed the 1-1 draw at Bolton last week through illness, which has affected several players recently, but has recovered.Anderson is ready to return after being sidelined for around a month with a groi...Full Story »