Steven Fletcher pounced with a late close-range finish to hand Stoke a hard-earned 1-0 win at Blackpool.Fletcher’s third goal in two games secured the visitors a first victory in five and lifted Michael O’Neill’s men back into the Championship play-off places.Blackpool’s run of three straight wins was halted and the club could be in trouble with the Football Association a...Full Story »

Managerless Barnsley came from behind to beat Championship relegation rivals Derby 2-1 and end their miserable run.The Reds came into the game on the back of a seven-game losing streak and without a permanent manager, as Markus Schopp was sacked over the weekend after just four months in charge.Derby themselves were without a win since September and have been planted firmly at the bottom of the ...Full Story »

Andre Gray’s third goal of the season gave QPR a 1-0 win at struggling Cardiff in the Championship.Steve Morison’s Bluebirds had their opportunities and they looked the more dangerous side in the opening 45 minutes, but they could not find the net and were punished by Gray’s strike eight minutes before half-time.Cardiff, who were looking to build on a thrilling comeback draw at...Full Story »

Ali McCann’s first Preston goal stunned Scott Parker’s leaders by sentencing Bournemouth to their first Championship defeat of the season.Ben Whiteman was also on target with Philip Billing replying for the Cherries as Preston picked up their first away win of the campaign.Bournemouth were without the injured Jordan Zemura so Wales defender Chris Mepham was pressed into action as a m...Full Story »

Liverpool booked their place in the knockout stage of the Champions League with two matches to spare after a comfortable 2-0 win over 10-man Atletico Madrid.This time there was no conceding of a two-goal lead as there had been in Madrid and at home to Brighton on Saturday after Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane’s first-half goals set up a record-equalling victory.A somewhat harsh red card for Atle...Full Story »

HARRY KANE'S wife Kate has suffered horrific social media abuse surrounding her husband's form this season - with one disgusting comment telling her to 'divorce the c***'. The couple attended the Pride of Britain Awards in London on Sunday, a night to celebrate many of the nation's unsung heroes. Kate Kane was hit with a barrage of shocking abuse on a social media post with husband HarryCredit...Full Story »

Juventus booked their spot in the Champions League last 16 with two group games to spare after a double from Argentine striker Paulo Dybala steered them to a 4-2 win over Zenit St Petersburg on Tuesday. Knowing they only needed a point against Zenit to be assured of a knockout-stage spot in Group H, Juve raced into a deserved early lead through Dybala, who hammered the ball into the roof of the...Full Story »

Antonio Conte is close to completing his first signing as Tottenham manager. The new Tottenham boss was confirmed to be taking over the club earlier today and he and Spurs are already busy trying to build the squad that the Italian is after. According to The Sun via Rudy Galetti, AC Milan midfielder Frank Kessie is close to agreeing personal terms with the North London club. His contract wi...Full Story »

Despite rumours to the contrary, Paris Saint-Germain will not be rescinding Sergio Ramos' contract for various reasons, not least of all that they do not want to. The former Real Madrid captain has yet to make his PSG debut due to numerous injury problems and there have been growing concerns about his situation, leading to speculation that the French club may already be seeking to cut their l...Full Story »

Serial Europa League winner and ex-Arsenal manager Unai Emery is edging closer to be given the Newcastle United job, according to reports. Emery now leads a two-man list, with Bournemouth legend Eddie Howe the second-choice behind the Basque boss, now at Villarreal. Newcastle are thought to be sorting personal terms with Emery ahead of his move, which includes agreeing to pay him as much mon...Full Story »

Emery: I haven't said no to Newcastle Villarreal coach Unai Emery has admitted he is keeping his options open with regards to a possible Newcastle switch. "I've been made aware of their interest and I haven't said no, but there is no offer," he said following Villarreal's 2-0 Champions League victory over Young Boys on Tuesday. Pogba headlines list of four players Xavi wants at Barcelona ...Full Story »

Richie Wellens was glad to see Doncaster end their dismal away record but frustrated they could not turn a strong second-half showing at fellow strugglers Crewe into a win.After a run of eight defeats on the road, Rovers secured their first away point of the season with a 1-1 draw at Gresty Road as Joseph Olowu cancelled out Chris Porter’s opener.After the break Ethan Galbraith was thwarte...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer likened Cristiano Ronaldo to Michael Jordan after the Manchester United star once again rescued his side in the Champions League.Having responded to the humiliating home loss to Liverpool by scoring three without reply at Tottenham, the Red Devils put in an error-strewn display away to Atalanta.Josip Ilicic’s strike squirmed under David De Gea and Duvan Zapata put Atal...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Lee Johnson is confident his side can get their League One automatic-promotion bid back on track after a third consecutive defeat.Having lost 1-0 at home to Charlton and 5-1 at Rotherham, the Black Cats went down 3-0 to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.Theo Corbeanu, Florian Kamberi and Lee Gregory struck for the Owls to leave Sunderland fifth, five points off second-placed Pl...Full Story »

Leam Richardson saluted his team’s “character and endeavour” as Wigan fought back from 2-0 down to beat Fleetwood 3-2 and secure a record-equalling sixth successive away win.A goal early in each half from Danny Andrew and Callum Morton put Simon Grayson’s side in command after 52 minutes.But the new Sky Bet League One leaders responded with three goals in 10 minutes from ...Full Story »

Cambridge boss Mark Bonner said his side produced an “incredible” display as they made it back-to-back wins with a 2-0 victory at the Mazuma Stadium.Goals in either half from Ben Worman and Joe Ironside gave Bonner’s side a second away win of the season.Worman opened the scoring on 28 minutes with a stunning right foot volley from the edge of the Morecambe box and the goal chan...Full Story »

Charlton caretaker manager Johnnie Jackson praised his side’s spirit after they came from a goal down to snatch a point in a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Rotherham at The Valley.The visitors grabbed the lead on the stroke of half-time when Mickel Miller smashed the ball into the roof of the net from close range.But Charlton came out fighting in the second period and finally equalised in the 8...Full Story »

Birmingham head coach Lee Bowyer revealed he will not be able to keep birthday goalscorer Riley McGree in January after the midfielder paved the way for a dominant 3-0 victory against Bristol City at St. Andrew’s.McGree scored his second goal in as many home games on his 23rd birthday, before Blues’ pressure was rewarded by goals from Scott Hogan after 68 minutes and Gary Gardner nin...Full Story »

Portsmouth head coach Danny Cowley lamented his side’s poor start after being held to a 1-1 draw at home by Cheltenham.Pompey recovered from falling behind after six minutes to rescue a point thanks to Reeco Hackett’s equalising goal.But Cowley said: “We wanted all three points.“That was the ambition at the start of the game but we had such a difficult way in, conceding s...Full Story »

Three goals in five second-half minutes from Luton saw Middlesbrough boss Neil Warnock beaten on his record-breaking 1,602nd match as a manager.With Warnock overtaking Dario Gradi’s record of most games managing English league clubs, he saw Boro go ahead through 18-year-old striker Josh Coburn on his full debut.But Sonny Bradley, Elijah Adebayo and Harry Cornick struck to condemn Boro to a...Full Story »