Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou praised his players for maintaining their winning domestic form through their hectic schedule despite not being completely satisfied with their Fir Park performance.The cinch Premiership leaders failed to build on Kyogo Furuhashi’s early goal and Motherwell caused them problems before Daizen Maeda netted on an 84th-minute counter-attack to ultimately earn a ...Full Story »

Kilmarnock boss Derek McInnes admitted his side are slitting their own throats after sliding to the bottom of the cinch Premiership.The Ayrshire side were thumped 4-0 by Dundee United at Tannadice thanks to first-half goals by Kieran Freeman, Jamie McGrath and Glenn Middleton with Dylan Levitt adding a fourth after the break.The win moved the Tangerines up to 11th with Killie now bottom on goal ...Full Story »

Dundee United hauled themselves off the bottom of the cinch Premiership with a thumping 4-0 victory over Kilmarnock at Tannadice.The Tangerines took a stranglehold on the game in the first half, netting through Kieran Freeman, Jamie McGrath and Glenn Middleton before hitting a fourth after the break with Dylan Levitt on the mark.The result moves United up to 11th with the Ayrshire outfit now bot...Full Story »

The German and partner Sara Arfaoui made the news public via their Instagram pages. Ilkay Gundogan announced he is having a baby Credit: Instagram / @sarabenamira Sara Arfaoui is pregnant for the first time Credit: Instagram / @sarabenamira It has not been said if it's a boy or girl Credit: Instagram / @sarabenamira They captioned the post alongside a blue love heart: "Baby Gundo, we can't w...Full Story »

Mark Kennedy discovered that three days is a long time in football after his Lincoln side pulled off a Carabao Cup third-round shock at Ashton Gate.The Imps head coach had watched his League One team dumped out of the FA Cup by non-league Chippenham at the weekend.But what a response he got as first-half strikes from Matty Virtue and Ben House set Lincoln on course to create a surprise of their ...Full Story »

Mark Hughes was delighted Matty Platt’s confusing sending off did not come back to haunt Bradford in their 2-1 win at Mansfield.Skipper Richie Smallwood and goal machine Andy Cook put the high-flying Bantams two goals to the good as they struck either side of half-time.Platt was sent off just after the hour and Will Swan gave the visitors a scare when he struck.But the battling Bantams hel...Full Story »

Mark Robins praised his patient Coventry side after beating Wigan 2-0 to earn a third Sky Bet Championship win in a row.After a drab first half in which Kasey Palmer came closest to opening the scoring, Gustavo Hamer’s deflected effort broke the deadlock before Viktor Gyokeres finished Wigan off on the counter in stoppage time.It saw Coventry move into the top half of the Championship for ...Full Story »

Gustavo Hamer and Viktor Gyokeres were on target as clinical Coventry secured their third Championship win in a row as they beat Wigan 2-0 at the CBS Arena.Only Blackburn had taken more points from their previous six games than Mark Robins’ men, who made it nine clean sheets in 12 outings.Coventry’s sixth win in eight also took them into the top half of the Championship for the first...Full Story »

Dundee United have an unchanged squad for the visit of Kilmarnock.Charlie Mulgrew is still missing for the cinch Premiership bottom club because of a thigh injury.The defender is close to fitness but he is also unlikely to feature in Saturday’s trip to Aberdeen.Kilmarnock boss Derek McInnes will assesses his squad ahead of the trip to Tannadice.Calum Waters (hamstring) Ben Chrisene (ankle)...Full Story »

Omar Richards has returned to training with Nottingham Forest but will not feature in the Carabao Cup against Tottenham.The defender has recovered from a fractured leg but will not be considered for a debut this week as he builds up fitness.Giulian Biancone (knee), Harry Toffolo (hamstring), Moussa Niakhate (hamstring) and Jack Colback (back) are out.Tottenham could hand a start to Dejan Kulusev...Full Story »

Liverpool could make a move for Marcos Llorente of Atletico Madrid to strengthen their midfield. Despite having Fabinho, Thiago Alcantara, James Milner, Naby Keita, Jordan Henderson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott and Fabio Carvalho all as midfield options – not to mention on-loan Arthur Melo – Jurgen Klopp would like to strengthen the core of his side. Jud...Full Story »

Manchester United have hinted Cristiano Ronaldo is off the market for January. Ronaldo wanted to leave Old Trafford in the summer to play Champions League football but was blocked by defiant Red Devils' boss Erik ten Hag. A January departure has been mooted, although the latest mural adorning the Theatre of Dreams suggests he won't be sold. The Portugal international was included in the clu...Full Story »

Bristol City are again set to be without Kal Naismith for Lincoln’s Carabao Cup visit to Ashton Gate.Naismith has not played for over a month because of a calf injury and no timescale has been put on his return.Robins boss Nigel Pearson plans to rest some regulars during a busy Sky Bet Championship programme and Tomas Kalas (knee) could be available after returning to training last week.De...Full Story »

PABLO MARI was welcomed back at Monza after being stabbed in a random attack last week. The on-loan Arsenal star was stabbed in the back and airlifted to hospital following the incident in Milan, Italy. Pablo Mari had his arm in a sling as he attended Monza vs Verona Mari underwent surgery the following day and is now recovering from his injuries. The centre-back is expected to be out for ar...Full Story »

Neymar Jr posed in a T-shirt covered in pics of Vinicius Jr playing for Real Madrid Neymar has teased an incredible switch to Real Madrid after posing in a Vinicius Jr shirt. The Brazilian superstar, 30, posted a snap to his Instagram story in which he posed in a grey T-shirt. Neymar's top sported various pictures of his compatriot from his time at Real Madrid, including Vinicius’ Champi...Full Story »

Leeds boss Jesse Marsch said he wants a simpler ride after his side’s roller-coaster season continued with a 4-3 home win against Bournemouth.The Whites let slip an early lead after Rodrigo’s penalty and trailed 3-1 early in the second half after Bournemouth carved them apart to score through Marcus Tavernier, Philip Billing and Dominic Solanke.Substitute Sam Greenwood curled Leeds b...Full Story »

Swansea manager Russell Martin insists his side could have gone on to beat Wigan but he remains content with his young squad after securing a point to get themselves back on track following a tough loss in midweek against Preston.The hosts struck late with an 84th-minute Joel Piroe penalty to earn a 2-2 draw, having found themselves 2-0 down after just 16 minutes.Wigan remain winless in six game...Full Story »

Mark Robins praised his Coventry players for breaking a record with their 1-0 win at Watford.Viktor Gyokeres’ goal in the 50th minute turned out to be just enough to move City away from the relegation scuffle and also keep the Hornets out of the play-off positions after the hosts’ three-game winning streak was ended.Sky Blues manager Robins has become used to seeing his players frust...Full Story »

Accrington boss John Coleman heaped praise on Shaun Whalley after the forward’s first hat-trick powered Stanley to a first FA Cup first round win in four seasons.Whalley, 35, scored first after just 45 seconds as Accrington eased to a 4-1 victory at Crawley to send the Red Devils crashing to a first defeat under interim boss Lewis Young.Jake Hessenthaler briefly hauled Crawley level but Wh...Full Story »

Carlisle manager Paul Simpson could not hide his delight after capping off a week which saw him become a grandfather by taking his team into the second round of the FA Cup with 2-1 win over Tranmere.Jordan Gibson and substitute Jayden Harris scored either side of half-time as the Cumbrians successfully followed up their League Two victory against Rovers from last weekend.“It’s been a...Full Story »