Birmingham will assess strikers Lyle Taylor and Troy Deeney ahead of hosting local rivals West Brom in the Sky Bet Championship.Taylor, on loan from Nottingham Forest, has missed Blues’ last two games but could return following a calf injury, while Deeney has been absent for almost three months with a similar issue.City defender Kristian Pedersen is available following a one-match ban.But ...Full Story »

Troy Parrott enjoyed the best moment of his career as he fired the Republic of Ireland to a last-gasp victory over Lithuania.The 20-year-old Dubliner, who is currently on loan at MK Dons from Premier League Tottenham, blasted home the only goal of the game in the seventh minute of stoppage time at the Aviva Stadium.Asked afterwards if it was the best moment of his fledgling career, Parrott said:...Full Story »

Substitute Troy Parrott spared the Republic of Ireland’s blushes with a stoppage-time winner in a narrow 1-0 victory against lowly Lithuania on a night when they had four goals disallowed for offside.The Tottenham striker, currently on loan at MK Dons, produced his third senior international strike in the nick of time after Chiedozie Ogbene twice, Conor Hourihane and Scott Hogan had seen e...Full Story »

Brandon Thomas-Asante scored a hat-trick as Salford earned a thumping 5-1 home win over rock-bottom Scunthorpe.Matt Smith’s opener and a stunner from Stephen Kelly completed the scoring as the Ammies recorded their biggest win of the season to leave Scunthorpe 10 points from safety in League Two.The home side were cruising when Smith glanced a header beyond Iron goalkeeper Rory Watson afte...Full Story »

Roy Hodgson hailed Watford’s resilience after they recorded a 2-1 win at Southampton to lift their survival hopes ahead of “killer games” in the final two months of the season.Cucho Hernandez struck a first-half brace at St Mary’s to help the Hornets secure only a second Premier League victory in 17 attempts.Mohamed Elyounoussi pulled one back for Saints but Watford held ...Full Story »

Dion Conroy’s stoppage-time header spoiled John Sheridan’s return to the County Ground as Swindon secured a 1-0 victory over Oldham.Oldham threatened with early chances on goal as Dylan Bahamboula and former Swindon midfielder Christopher Missilou both shot wide from the edge of the box.The hosts’ injury-hit defence struggled with a change in personnel as Oldham were invited to...Full Story »

Watford boss Roy Hodgson lamented a “highly disappointing” night but defended his players after their Premier League survival bid suffered another blow with defeat at Wolves.The Hornets remain 19th in the table after a 4-0 loss at Molineux as they conceded three goals in eight first-half minutes.Raul Jimenez opened the scoring before a Cucho Hernandez own goal and a strike from Danie...Full Story »

Liam Manning feels Troy Parrott finally got the rewards his efforts deserved after the young forward ended his long goal drought with a brace in MK Dons’ 3-1 victory over Cheltenham.Parrott, who is on loan from Tottenham, had not scored in Sky Bet League One since September – a run stretching 24 games – before setting his side on their way to a fifth straight win.The 20-year-ol...Full Story »

Troy Parrott scored his first league goals since September as promotion-chasing MK Dons made it five wins in a row with a comfortable 3-1 victory against Cheltenham.The Dons are now within goal difference of second-placed Wigan in Sky Bet League One with Latics, who have three games in hand, the next visitors to Stadium MK on Saturday.After a quiet opening, MK Dons went ahead in the 25th minute ...Full Story »

Norwich will have full-backs Max Aarons and Brandon Williams available for Saturday’s Premier League match against Brentford.The pair both missed the midweek FA Cup defeat at Liverpool with minor knocks, but have resumed training along with defender Ozan Kabak (shoulder).Captain Grant Hanley was suspended for the FA Cup tie, so should return to the side, while fit-again goalkeeper Tim Krul...Full Story »

Watford expect Samir to be fit for Roy Hodgson’s reunion with former club Crystal Palace at Vicarage Road.Samir was forced off in the closing stages of Saturday’s 1-0 win at Aston Villa with a head injury, but boss Hodgson said there were no concussion issues and the Brazilian centre-back trained on Monday.Joao Pedro and Juraj Kucka, who missed the Villa Park victory through injury, ...Full Story »

Swindon defender Dion Conroy is back in contention for the League Two clash with Walsall on Tuesday evening.Conroy has been out of action since limping out of the 1-1 draw with Crawley on February 1 with an Achilles injury, but has returned to training and is available.Jack Payne is also closing in on full fitness after stepping up his comeback from the knee problem which has sidelined him since...Full Story »

Roy Hodgson celebrated his first victory in charge of relegation-threatened Watford as frustrated Aston Villa counterpart Steven Gerrard told his players they need to “wake up fast”.Without a win in all competitions since the stunning victory against Manchester United in November, the well-drilled Hornets dug deep at Villa Park to give their survival hopes a much-needed shot in the a...Full Story »

Weymouth claimed a first Vanarama National League win since October with a 1-0 victory over Eastleigh.Brandon Goodship’s second-half effort was enough to earn new boss David Oldfield a first triumph since he was appointed last month.Since the arrival of former Leicester midfielder Oldfield as manager, the Terras had drawn three of his opening six league fixtures in charge but remained in t...Full Story »

Roy Hodgson admitted Watford were not good enough to win after they fell to a 2-0 home defeat to Brighton.Neal Maupay and Adam Webster were on target for the Seagulls, who extended their Premier League unbeaten run which stretches back to December 15.Watford have now yet to score in the three matches since the former England manager took the helm and have just one point to show for it.“My ...Full Story »

Neal Maupay and Adam Webster were on target as Brighton saw off a Watford side yet to score a goal under new manager Roy Hodgson.In a game of few chances, Maupay volleyed past Ben Foster just before the break to give the Seagulls a deserved advantage before Webster poked the ball home 10 minutes from time to make it 2-0.The Hornets went into the weekend in the 19th place but much of the early op...Full Story »

Roy Hodgson told his Watford players to build on a first Premier League clean sheet in 31 attempts after they frustrated relegation rivals Burnley but warned them it would be “foolish” to think they have solved their defensive problems.Hodgson’s first game in charge of the Hornets yielded a point in horrible conditions as Turf Moor was battered by heavy rain and wind, but an of...Full Story »

Roy Hodgson’s first game in charge of Watford ended in a goalless draw at Burnley which leaves both sides still fearing for their Premier League future.Hodgson, the Premier League’s oldest ever manager at 74, said this week he had been lured back in by “a siren call from the mermaid as the sailor passes by on his ship” but, as he stood drenched on the Turf Moor sidelines,...Full Story »

The 25-year-old star completed a deadline day transfer to the Merseyside club in search of regular first-team football. Dele Alli rolled into Everton training in his £300,000 Rolls-Royce Cullinan Credit: SPLASH NEWS Alli is looking forward to playing under new Toffees boss Frank Lampard Credit: GETTY IMAGES And he has showed up to his new club in some style. The former England internati...Full Story »

Swindon could hand a debut to Brandon Cooper for the visit of Crawley in Sky Bet League Two on Tuesday.Cooper has joined Swindon on loan from Swansea for the rest of the season and could make his first appearance against the Red Devils.However, Swindon will be without Tyreece Simpson after he returned to parent club Ipswich and it was announced he will not be returning to the County Ground.Mathi...Full Story »