Crawley boss Scott Lindsey revealed he used a video clip of Southampton manager Russell Martin to help inspire his players ahead of their 2-0 home victory over Forest Green Rovers.In the footage, Martin spoke of the importance of trying to be the most hard working of teams, and Lindsey used it to help get a similar message across as the Red Devils pulled off their first league win in five games....Full Story »

Falkirk moved 11 points clear at the top of Scottish League One after beating their nearest rivals Hamilton 3-2.The battle between the top two looked to be done and dusted after Falkirk scored three times during 12 first-half minutes.Callumn Morrison, Ross MacIver and Calvin Miller all found the target, but Ahkeem Rose’s double either side of half-time kept Hamilton in touch.Alloa maintain...Full Story »

Mansfield missed the chance to go top of Sky Bet League Two as Emmanuel Adegboyega scored on his Football League debut to earn Walsall a 2-1 win.The Stags should have been out of sight by half-time with Will Swan the chief culprit.He steered Lucas Akins’ pass wide when clean through, was foiled by a fine Jackson Smith save as he tried to sweep home Stephen Quinn’s low cross and curle...Full Story »

Stephen Wearne scored twice on his full league debut for MK Dons inside the first eight minutes to secure a 2-1 victory at struggling Swindon.Wearne opened the scoring with just four minutes on the clock after some calamitous Swindon defending.Goalkeeper Jack Bycroft and Conor McCarthy left the ball for each other, allowing Kyran Lofthouse to nip in and tee up Wearne for a simple finish.It was 2...Full Story »

Kilmarnock once again proved a thorn in Celtic’s side as David Watson headed a stoppage-time equaliser at Parkhead to deal a major blow to the Hoops’ title hopes.A first-half header from Kyogo Furuhashi looked like being just enough to send Celtic three points ahead of Rangers in the cinch Premiership title race.But Watson headed into the corner of the net from fellow substitute Fras...Full Story »

Louie Sibley’s last-minute winner gave Derby a 1-0 home victory over stubborn Stevenage to boost their automatic promotion hopes in League One.With top scorer James Collins out with a knee injury, Derby lacked a presence up front but Sibley finally found a way through in the last minute of normal time.The victory moved Derby three points clear of third-placed Bolton.It was Stevenage who ca...Full Story »

Lawrence Shankland scored his 25th goal of the season as in-form Hearts moved 14 points clear in third place with a 2-0 victory over Motherwell.After a nondescript first half Shankland set the hosts on their way to an eighth successive win with a header in the 67th minute.Substitute Kenneth Vargas then wrapped up the points with a fine finish in stoppage time.Motherwell made a promising start wi...Full Story »

Mohamed Salah scored on his Premier League return as Liverpool eased to a 4-1 win at Brentford.Coming off the bench for his first appearance since injuring a hamstring on duty with Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations, he netted his side’s third goal moments after making a brilliant assist for Alexis Mac Allister to make it 2-0.Darwin Nunez had opened the scoring with a superbly-taken chip t...Full Story »

Philippe Clement will look to focus on finishing after Rangers missed a host of chances in their 3-1 win over Ross County at Ibrox.The Gers had to win by three clear goals to leapfrog Celtic at the top of the cinch Premiership and it looked on when striker Cyriel Dessers opened the scoring after five minutes.The Light Blues struck the post twice but the second-bottom Dingwall side, with Don Cowi...Full Story »

Rangers moved level on points with cinch Premiership leaders Celtic with a 3-1 win over Ross County but their profligacy prevented them going top.The Light Blues took the lead in the fifth minute through striker Cyriel Dessers and the home side then hit the woodwork twice amid an onslaught.However, the second-bottom Staggies, with Don Cowie in charge for the first time following the departure of...Full Story »

John Mousinho saluted goalscoring heroes Myles Peart-Harris and Abu Kamara as League One leaders Portsmouth came from behind to beat Cambridge 3-1.Kusini Yengi won and converted a penalty to cancel out Danny Andrew’s opener, before Peart-Harris – signed on loan from Brentford in January – and Kamara scored in the second half to earn the points before Yengi gave way to top score...Full Story »

Crawley boss Scott Lindsey was critical of referee John Busby’s decision to awarded Walsall a first-half penalty in his side’s 1-1 League Two home draw against the Saddlers.Busby adjudged that Jack Earing was tripped by Jay Williams seven minutes before the break, but Lindsey felt the decision was unjust.Former Crawley midfielder Isaac Hutchinson sent goalkeeper Corey Addai the wrong...Full Story »

Fleetwood scored a last-gasp equaliser to earn a 1-1 home draw with Reading.Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu tapped home on the goal line deep in added time after the Royals had taken the lead through Lewis Wing’s stunning opener.After 15 minutes, a Fleetwood ball into the box was nodded on by Jayden Stockley to Promise Omochere whose header was tipped over by Royals goalkeeper David Button.Reading&...Full Story »

Williams, 21, is shining bright for Bilbao this season with five goals and 10 assists in 24 appearances across all competitions. Arsenal and Chelsea have sent scouts to watch Athletic Bilbao star Nico WilliamsChelsea fans believe Williams would be an upgrade compared to Raheem Sterling and Mykhailo Mudryk According to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano, the Gunners and the Blues have sent repres...Full Story »

Cancer survivor Sebastien Haller inspired hosts Ivory Coast to their third Africa Cup of Nations title with a late winner to seal a 2-1 comeback victory over Nigeria in Abidjan.Five of the last six host nations to reach the final had been crowned AFCON champions, but the Ivory Coast’s appearance in this edition at one point looked unlikely, their 4-0 group-stage defeat to Equatorial Guinea...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag praised Scott McTominay as an example for others after the super sub sealed Manchester United’s belief-boosting win at fellow Champions League hopefuls Aston Villa.Sunday’s clash between fifth and sixth at Villa Park began with Rasmus Hojlund – the winner when these sides met on Boxing Day – scoring in his fifth straight Premier League match.United lost their...Full Story »

Hearts booked a Scottish Gas Scottish Cup quarter-final clash with Morton after a first-half blitz powered them to a 4-1 victory at Airdrie.Lawrence Shankland was yet again the key man for Steven Naismith’s side, with the captain bagging a brace to take his tally for the season to 24.Shankland fired the Jambos in front and despite a positive response from the home side, the game was soon a...Full Story »

Super sub Scott McTominay’s thundering header secured Manchester United a late, hard-fought 2-1 victory away to fellow Champions League hopefuls Aston Villa.This felt like a match that the sixth-placed Red Devils could ill afford to lose given Unai Emery’s men were a place higher in the standings and able to extend an eight-point cushion to an eye-watering 11.In-form Rasmus Hojlund b...Full Story »

The match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brentford ended with Brentford securing a 2-0 victory. Christian Norgaard gave Brentford the lead in the 35th minute with a close-range header from a corner. Ivan Toney extended Brentford's lead to 2-0 in the 77th minute by turning in Vitaly Janelt's low cross. HITC's report states that Arsenal had scouts observing Wolverhampton Wanderers winger ...Full Story »

Scott Brown claimed referee Willie Collum crumbled under a “pressure decision” when he did not send off Fabio Silva in Rangers’ 2-0 win over cinch Championship side Ayr at Ibrox.The Portuguese forward had been booked in the first half of the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup last-16 tie where the home side took the lead after 10 minutes through a Borna Barisic strike which deflected in...Full Story »