Manager Danny Cowley was pleased his in-form Portsmouth side negotiated a poor playing surface at Crewe to maintain their top-six challenge.Pompey had this fixture at Gresty Road called off an hour before kick-off last month after a deluge of rain made the surface unplayable.Parts of the pitch were still not conducive for good football but the visitors demonstrated a predatory instinct when it m...Full Story »

An equaliser from Lewis Baker deep into stoppage time snatched a point for Stoke in a 1-1 draw against Barnsley.A stunning strike from Domingos Quina with 20 minutes remaining had seemingly won it for the home side, only for Baker to pop up at the death.Barnsley boss Poya Asbaghi made one change to the team that lost at Derby on Saturday, with Liam Kitching coming in.Stoke manager Michael O&rsqu...Full Story »

Blackburn’s woes in front of goal continued as they could only draw 0-0 with Millwall.In what was a frustrating evening, their well-documented goal shortage became apparent yet again as they could not make domination over the Lions count, spurning glorious chances that fell the way of Joe Rankin-Costello and Sam Gallagher in the first half.For all their supremacy, Rovers did not test the M...Full Story »

Liverpool suffered their first Anfield defeat in a year after a 1-0 defeat to 10-man Inter Milan but still progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League courtesy of their two-goal first-leg advantage. Lautaro Martinez’s 61st-minute goal had given the visitors a chance of overturning the deficit but Alexis Sanchez’s red card for a second bookable offence less than two mi...Full Story »

Robert Lewandowski scored the fastest hat-trick in Champions League history as Bayern Munich destroyed RB Salzburg 7-1 to reach the last eight of the competition.The Poland star reached the 40-goal mark for the sixth successive season with a treble blast inside the opening 23 minutes.The previous quickest hat-trick from the start of a Champions League match came in 24 minutes from AC Milan&rsquo...Full Story »

Paul McCallum took his goal tally for the season to 13 with a brace as Dagenham cruised to a 3-0 win at Yeovil.The striker’s first-half double put the visitors firmly in control.Myles Weston had already gone close when McCallum opened the scoring in the sixth minute, neatly converting Josh Hare’s cross.He doubled their lead in bizarre circumstances as Glovers goalkeeper Grant Smith t...Full Story »

Play-off hopefuls Plymouth made it back-to-back 2-0 League One home wins with victory over AFC Wimbledon at Home Park.Argyle took a 29th-minute lead thanks to the combination of in-form playmaker Danny Mayor and top scorer Ryan Hardie.Midfielder Mayor’s astute ball found striker Hardie in space in front of goal and he took a touch before smashing home his 17th of the season.Argyle started ...Full Story »

Exeter climbed from eighth to third in a congested League Two with a convincing 3-1 win over promotion rivals Swindon at St James Park.First-half goals from Jevani Brown and Jonathan Grounds set the Exiles on their way and Matt Jay scored a late third before Jack Payne’s consolation.Swindon started the better of the two teams, but it was Exeter that shocked the Robins by taking the lead wi...Full Story »

Three second-half goals lifted Sunderland up to fifth in Sky Bet League One as they came from behind to beat struggling Fleetwood 3-1 at the Stadium of Light.Elliot Embleton levelled things up 10 minutes after half-time before substitute Luke O’Nien hit the second goal with eight minutes to go.And Jack Clarke’s thunderbolt in stoppage-time extended the unbeaten run to four matches to...Full Story »

Goals from Harry Anderson and Aaron Collins revived Bristol Rovers’ play-off hopes as they beat Crawley 2-1.Rovers had won one of their last three games but victory moved them within two points of the play-off places.Substitute Jake Hessenthaler pulled a 69th-minute goal back for Crawley, who have now won only two of their last 13 home matches.Rovers boss Joey Barton went into the game dem...Full Story »

Chris Wilder suffered a miserable return to Bramall Lane as Sheffield United swept aside Middlesbrough 4-1 to maintain their promotion challenge.Wilder received a great reception from the United supporters having led the club from League One to the Premier League during his time in charge.Goals from Sander Berge, Billy Sharp, Jack Robinson and Morgan Gibbs-White secured victory for the Blades, w...Full Story »

AN Arsenal fan's wig came off as he celebrated his team's goal - and has now vowed to use more glue. Ashley Day reckons the wig got dislodged after one of the Gunners' goals during the celebrations, adding: "I need to stop being so tight with the glue." Arsenal fan Ashley Day's wig came off during a match The dad saw the funny side and shared a picture of himself at Vicarage Road Stadium befo...Full Story »

The thought of Erling Haaland lining up for Manchester City is frightening but according to recent reports, could in fact become a reality this summer. That's according to a recent report from The Athletic's David Ornstein, who has claimed the world-class Borussia Dortmund striker is likely heading to either Real Madrid or Manchester City. Since joining Borussia Dortmund in January 2020, Haa...Full Story »

Kylian Mbappe is a major doubt for Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League round-of-16 second-leg clash with Real Madrid after suffering a foot injury in training on Monday. Sources have told ESPN that the forward sustained the injury in a 50-50 challenge in training and stayed on the floor. He was examined by the club's doctors, who first feared a fracture. However, an MRI revealed no fractur...Full Story »

The 21-year-old defender attracted strong attention from Stamford Bridge prior to putting pen to paper on an extension with the Foxes Leicester City star Wesley Fofana has penned a new deal with the Foxes that will keep him at the club until 2027. Fofana, 21, had caught the eye of Chelsea with his talent in defence, despite sitting out the entire season so far with injury. But the Blues loo...Full Story »

PSG wanted Rashford last summer (Fabrizio Romano) Paris Saint-Germain had Marcus Rashford name in their list as option [not the only one] to replace Kylian Mbappé last summer in case of deal agreed with Real Madrid. 🇫🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #PSGNo new/fresh contacts with PSG as of now - Rashford is considering his future and it will take time.— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher has no new injury concerns as his side aim to make it two wins in a row with victory over Wimbledon.Argyle’s win over Morecambe on Saturday ended a run of two straight defeats and moved them back to the brink of the play-off places.Schumacher is still without midfielder Alfie Lewis, who is sidelined after picking up a thigh injury in training, while defender...Full Story »

Crawley striker Tom Nichols remains doubtful for the home game against his former club Bristol Rovers.Nichols, Crawley’s joint-leading scorer this season, missed Saturday’s goalless home draw against Scunthorpe through injury and will be assessed.Striker Aramide Oteh and midfielder James Tilley, who sustained a serious head injury in last month’s home defeat to Hartlepool, are ...Full Story »

Bolton midfielder Kyle Dempsey will have a fitness test before the home game against Morecambe.Dempsey missed Saturday’s 3-0 win at his former club Gillingham through illness and a groin strain, but could return to contention.Vice-captain Gethin Jones is still on compassionate leave following the death of his mother, but boss Ian Evatt has no new injury concerns.Forward Elias Kachunga (thi...Full Story »

Clarke Oduor could start for Barnsley as they prepare to face Stoke at Oakwell on Tuesday.The 22-year-old defender returned off the bench in the Reds’ 2-0 loss to Derby on Saturday after missing two months of action through injury.Aaron Leya Iseka recently returned to training and could be reintroduced into the squad.Fellow forward Cauley Woodrow remains out with a knee injury.Nick Powell ...Full Story »