Morton registered their first cinch Championship victory in 11 games as basement boys Dunfermline remained winless following a 3-1 home defeat.The visitors went ahead in the 13th minute, Gary Oliver finding the bottom corner from Jimmy Knowles’ knockdown for his first goal in six games.Dunfermline equalised 10 minutes before half-time when Matthew Todd headed in Kevin O’Hara’s ...Full Story »

FC Halifax reached the second round of the FA Cup with an incredible 7-4 victory over fellow National League side Maidenhead at The Shay.The Shaymen opened the floodgates when Tyrell Warren headed home Matty Warbuton’s corner inside 10 minutes.Maidenhead responded immediately when goalkeeper Sam Johnson spilled a shot and striker Josh Kelly fired in the rebound.In a frantic opening, playma...Full Story »

George Honeyman and Keane Lewis-Potter scored to secure a valuable 2-0 win for Hull over relegation rivals Barnsley at Oakwell.The Tigers, who had lost their last five Sky Bet Championship games, were on the front foot for large parts of the game and got a deserved victory over the managerless Tykes.Barnsley caretaker boss Joseph Laumann made three changes to the team that claimed a big win agai...Full Story »

Zak Rudden’s early goal was enough for Partick Thistle to win 1-0 at cinch Championship leaders Kilmarnock.Thistle made an almost immediate breakthrough as Rudden timed his run in behind the defence and coolly lobbed keeper Zach Hemming in the third minute.Hemming twice denied Stuart Bannigan while Daniel Armstrong had Killie’s best efforts of the first half as they trailed at the br...Full Story »

Matty Godden’s brace earned 10-man Coventry a last-gasp 3-2 win at home to Bristol City.The forward scored an added-time winner as the Sky Blues twice came from behind, having seen Ian Maatsen sent off in the first half.Godden’s double was accompanied by Callum O’Hare’s first goal of the season, the former Aston Villa midfielder levelling things up at 2-2 after Chris Mart...Full Story »

Neil Warnock left Middlesbrough by mutual consent moments after his side earned a 1-1 draw with West Brom at The Hawthorns.Warnock earlier this week clocked up a record-breaking 1,602 games as a manager but has now departed the Championship club.A Boro statement read: “Middlesbrough FC have parted company with manager Neil Warnock by mutual consent.“The decision was reached after tal...Full Story »

Kieffer Moore’s late double saw Cardiff fight back to earn a desperately-needed 2-1 win at home to Huddersfield.The Wales international headed home 16 minutes from time to cancel out Danel Sinani’s first-half opener for the visitors and then crashed in a stoppage-time winner to end the Bluebirds’ 10-game winless streak.Moore’s goals kept struggling Cardiff out of the bott...Full Story »

FA Cup winner Callum McManaman scored the only goal of the game as Tranmere booked a place in round two with a 1-0 victory at League Two rivals Crawley.Winger McManaman, who starred in Wigan’s 2013 triumph over Manchester City, settled the issue in the first half as Crawley tumbled to a fifth successive defeat in all competitions.Rovers boss Micky Mellon made four changes after slamming hi...Full Story »

Sky Bet League One leaders Wigan face a tricky-looking FA Cup first-round replay at Solihull Moors after the National League outfit secured a goalless draw at the DW Stadium.The home side – who had lost their last four matches in this competition – dominated from start to finish on a bitterly cold afternoon in the north west.But the closest they came to breaking the deadlock were a c...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon booked a place in the second round of the FA Cup after scraping a 1-0 win against sixth-tier Guiseley at Plough Lane.Three divisions separate the two sides but the visitors more than matched their hosts and Guiseley were unlucky to go behind courtesy of Ollie Palmer’s strike just before the break.The Dons have now progressed to the second round in nine of the last 12 seasons,...Full Story »

Leyton Orient edged into the second round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 home win but had to work hard throughout to overcome plucky National League South opponents Ebbsfleet.The deciding goal was scored by Aaron Drinan, who put the League Two side ahead in the 24th minutes after a sterile opening period that had produced little in the way of concern for either keeper.Drinan, who scored a hat-trick in...Full Story »

Hartlepool and Wycombe must go again after a 2-2 FA Cup first-round draw at Victoria Park.Pools led twice only to be pegged back by the Chairboys, who sit a division above in League One.Pools, who lost manager Dave Challinor to Stockport this week, took the lead three minutes into first-half added time.Midfielder Matty Daly, on loan from Huddersfield, was too skilful for the visiting defenders a...Full Story »

Kevin van Veen’s second-half double brought an end to Aberdeen’s resurgent form as Motherwell took the three points at Pittodrie.The Dutchman’s brace also saw the visitors open up a three-point gap on the Dons in the battle for a place in the top six of the cinch Premiership – which sees five sides separated by just four points.Aberdeen, who were unchanged from their win ...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer called the chastening loss to Manchester City “a big step backwards” as Manchester United’s lifeless derby defeat heaped more pressure on the under-fire manager. The 186th Manchester derby saw the Red Devils return to Old Trafford for the first time since their 5-0 Premier League humiliation at the hands of Liverpool a fortnight ago. United responded wi...Full Story »

Richie Wellens was pleased to see Doncaster book their place in the second round of the FA Cup at the expense of Scunthorpe but was frustrated his side made hard work of getting past League Two’s bottom club.Though the visitors carved out the better chances, it was Ryan Loft’s own goal seven minutes before half-time that settled a contest possessing plenty of energy, but lacking qual...Full Story »

Under-fire Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer faces fresh scrutiny and pressure after Manchester City provided their latest Old Trafford humbling.A fortnight on from the embarrassing 5-0 home humiliation at the hands of rivals Liverpool, the Red Devils fell to another one-sided defeat as they returned to the scene of the crime for the 186th Manchester derby.Pep Guardiola’s men ...Full Story »

The 41-year-old club legend will return to take over as head coach from Ronald Koeman, who was sacked at the end of October. Xavi says goodbye to Santi Cazorla (right) and other figures at the club An emotional tears up after ending his two-year spell with Al Sadd The former midfielder had to wipe away his tears with his players also emotional by his departure And it was clearly an emotional...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said that Roberto Firmino has suffered a "serious" hamstring injury and is unlikely to return after the international break next week. Firmino limped off as a substitute during the 2-0 Champions League victory over Atletico Madrid at Anfield on Wednesday. The club released a statement confirming the injury news on Friday and Klopp added that Firmino might be unav...Full Story »

Real Madrid superstar Bale returned to training this week after being sidelined by a serious hamstring injury in September. Pacy frontman Gareth Bale is set to join the Wales squad despite being out injured for the past two months with Spanish giants Real Madrid Credit: Getty The 32-year-old attacker will miss Saturday's LaLiga clash with Rayo Vallecano at the Bernabeu. But Real boss Ancelott...Full Story »

Newcastle will reportedly appoint Eddie Howe as their new manager. Newcastle are set to appoint Eddie Howe after agreeing a contract with the former Bournemouth boss, according to reports. The Magpies have been searching for a new manager since parting ways with Steve Bruce over two weeks ago and finally appear to have landed the veteran’s successor. It is a recruitment process that had...Full Story »