Alex Neil claims the last seven days have shown what his Stoke side are capable of in the remainder of the Sky Bet Championship season.Having started the campaign reasonably slowly, the Potters have exploded into life in the past week with successive victories over Sunderland, Leeds and Middlesbrough.The latest of those wins saw them triumph 2-0 over Boro at the Riverside Stadium thanks to first...Full Story »

Alex Neil hopes Stoke’s 1-0 victory over Leeds helps to breed confidence and belief in his players as they secured successive Championship wins.Leeds substitute Patrick Bamford could have put the Whites in front 15 minutes from time after being brought down by Ben Pearson, but blasted the resulting penalty over.It proved costly as moments later Stoke striker Wesley headed against the bar a...Full Story »

Alex Neil praised his Stoke side for securing a valuable 2-1 victory over his former employers Sunderland, saying “we needed a bit of optimism”.First Potters league goals for Ryan Mmaee and Luke McNally either side of Jack Clarke’s leveller secured a first home win since August to help Stoke open up a five-point gap above the relegation zone.Neil, who left Sunderland last year ...Full Story »

Tom Shaw secured his first win in interim charge of Lincoln with a 1-0 League One victory against Fleetwood.Alex Mitchell handed the Imps an early lead at Highbury and it proved crucial, as Fleetwood were reduced to 10 men late on through Toto Nsiala’s red card.Fleetwood’s Jack Marriott fired wide on the turn in the opening phase, but the visitors took a sixth-minute advantage when M...Full Story »

The Football Focus presenter, 38, made her first public appearance with the singer last week at the Attitude magazine awards ceremony. Alex Scott wished girlfriend Jess Glynne happy birthday on social media Credit: Instagram @alexscott2 The couple were seen together at the Attitude awards last week Credit: Rex The pair wore matching see-through black outfits for the occasion. And now Scott h...Full Story »

ALEX SCOTT had fans in meltdown with her latest stunning post. The BBC Football Focus presenter took to Instagram to show off her latest glamorous look. And Scott, 39, did not leave her followers disappointed. The former England and Arsenal women's star posed for the camera in a black see-through floral-pattern dress. It came complete with a furry finish by the feet. In the comments secti...Full Story »

Graham Alexander questioned the “resilience” of his misfiring MK Dons players and their desire to improve after their winless run hit eight Sky Bet League Two matches with a dramatic 2-2 draw against Barrow.Emile Acquah’s stunning late leveller salvaged a point for the visitors at Stadium MK as the hosts threw away a 2-0 lead in stoppage time.Max Dean’s first-half double ...Full Story »

Emile Acquah’s stunning late strike salvaged a dramatic 2-2 draw for Barrow at MK Dons to heap more pressure on under-fire boss Graham Alexander.The Barrow striker curled home a brilliant leveller in the fifth minute of stoppage time after Ben Whitfield had pulled one back for Pete Wild’s side just two minutes earlier.Max Dean’s first-half double looked to have set the Dons on ...Full Story »

The former England and Arsenal defender - who went public last week with her relationship with musician Jess Glynne - will be on the cover of the British gay lifestyle mag's upcoming issue. Scott, 38, wowed her followers on Thursday evening by revealing the cover of the bi-monthly mag, which has been in circulation for nearly 30 years. The 38-year-old's cover shoot sees her wearing an elegant ...Full Story »

ALEX Scott and Jess Glynne proved perfectly in-sync as they left a swanky awards ceremony in matching outfits. The Sun was first to reveal the blossoming romance between the former England and Arsenal footballer, 38, and popstar, 33, this week. We told how the pair had enjoyed a series of dates before and after the Women's World Cup and last night took their relationship to the next level as...Full Story »

Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak has been forced to withdraw from Sweden's squad for this month's internationals because of injury. WHAT HAPPENED? A knee injury forced Isak off early in Newcastle's recent Premier League draw with West Ham. He still linked up with Sweden ahead of the upcoming home friendly against Moldova and Euro 2024 qualifier in Belgium, with medical staff carrying o...Full Story »

Former England Women's goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis, who was born in Burnley, was waiting for the host as she emerged from the Turf Moor tunnel at the start of the programme. Alex Scott got on the booze early live on Football FocusShe was handed a Burnley 'tradition' right at the start of the showScott did not seem to be the biggest fan of the winter warmer As she stood alongside fellow pund...Full Story »

The ex-England and Arsenal footballer has been quietly seeing the superstar singer for the past two months. Alex Scott is dating Jess Glynne – and they’ve secretly been together for months Credit: Rex The pair enjoyed a series of dates before and after the Women’s World Cup. And on Tuesday night, the couple partied alongside David and Victoria Beckham at their exclusive Netf...Full Story »

MK Dons boss Graham Alexander felt all his side lacked was the killer touch after they failed to score for a second successive game in a 0-0 draw at Walsall.The visitors created the better chances throughout and Walsall goalkeeper Owen Evans made three fine saves from Ellis Harrison, including a point-blank stop to thwart a spectacular overhead kick.Mo Eisa wasted a golden opportunity right at t...Full Story »

Altrincham moved up to sixth in the National League table as they made it four straight wins with a 2-1 victory at home to Aldershot.After a bright start from both sides, Alty took the lead in the 24th minute through Chris Conn-Clarke’s thumping shot into the bottom-left corner – his fourth goal in as many matches.Aldershot’s response was immediate, but Ryan Glover’s effo...Full Story »

Stoke boss Alex Neil says he “didn’t enjoy any part” of his side’s 3-2 come-from-behind win at Bristol City.A late strike from 18-year-old substitute Nathan Lowe capped a stirring Stoke fightback at Ashton Gate.Bristol City looked to be on course for a comfortable win when Sam Bell fired them ahead from a near post corner after five minutes and Nahki Wells doubled the adv...Full Story »

Hearts manager Steven Naismith believes Alex Lowry is beginning to put in the level of performances he needs to start consistently.Against Ross County on Saturday afternoon, the on-loan attacker came off the bench to provide the assist for Alan Forrest’s decisive header, just days after scoring the winner in the League Cup quarter final against Kilmarnock.While Lowry’s quality on the...Full Story »

The BBC presenter shared a snippet of the concert, being played at Shephurd's Bush Empire in London on Wednesday, to her Instagram story. Alex Scott wore a stunning outfit Credit: PA She also shared a photo of her stunning outfit for the evening. The 38-year-old was seen wearing a Mugler cut-out detail bodysuit, which costs £420 on the website of luxury fashion brand Farfetch. Scott pai...Full Story »

Fulham advanced into the Carabao Cup fourth round after they fought hard to beat Norwich 2-1 at Craven Cottage.Goals from Carlos Vinicius and Alex Iwobi were enough for Marco Silva’s men who responded well after the weekend’s lacklustre 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace.Fulham found success early on down the left flank through Willian and Fode Ballo-Toure, who created a 10th-minute chance...Full Story »

Alexander Isak fired Newcastle into the Carabao Cup fourth round at the expense of Manchester City.The Sweden international struck eight minutes after the break to seal a 1-0 victory for the Magpies – their first over City in any competition in 11 attempts – in front of a crowd of 51,692 at St James Park.Their place in the draw was reward for a dogged display by a team featuring 10 c...Full Story »