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Four-goal Manchester City striker Erling Haaland swats aside Roy Keane criticism
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA24 hits
Erling Haaland swatted aside the criticism of Roy Keane after blasting Manchester City to an emphatic win over Wolves with four goals.Former Manchester Untied midfielder Keane compared the prolific City striker to a “League Two player” when referring to his general play last month.Haaland put those remarks aside with a devastating return to top form as City crushed Wolves 5-1 to reta...Full Story »
Erling Haaland scores four as Man City take control of the title race once again
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA28 hits
Erling Haaland scored four goals – including a first-half hat-trick – as champions Manchester City crushed Wolves 5-1 to retain control of the Premier League title race.Pep Guardiola’s side needed to respond to leaders Arsenal’s comfortable victory over Bournemouth earlier on Saturday and they did so emphatically, with a clinical take-down of their hapless visitors at the...Full Story »
Chris Wilder hints that Forest’s recent run-in with VAR played part in decision
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA23 hits
Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder hinted match officials took the “easy decision” of not awarding his side a free-kick because of Nottingham Forest’s recent complaints against VAR.The Blades felt Ben Brereton Diaz was pushed in the build-up to Ryan Yates’ second goal in Forest’s vital 3-1 win at Bramall Lane, where Callum Hudson-Odoi scored twice to move his side t...Full Story »
We can have a bit of fun – Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers relishing Old Firm derby
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA12 hits
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers looked forward to “a bit of fun” against Rangers after a 3-0 victory over Hearts set up what could be a derby to remember for the Parkhead faithful.Kyogo Furuhashi’s first-half double and a late penalty from Matt O’Riley moved Celtic six points and eight goals clear with three cinch Premiership games remaining, their next a home clash agains...Full Story »
Thomas Frank expects goal-shy Ivan Toney to earn place in England’s Euro squad
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA21 hits
Thomas Frank believes Ivan Toney’s goal drought will not harm his chances of being named in the England squad for Euro 2024 this summer.The striker found the net on his second international appearance against Belgium in March, but he has not scored for the Bees since the middle of February.Another blank in Saturday’s goalless draw with Fulham means Toney is now on his longest run wit...Full Story »
Stephen Robinson salutes ‘fantastic’ players as St Mirren close in on Europe
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA20 hits
Stephen Robinson lauded his St Mirren players for embracing the challenge of a European shootout with Dundee after they romped to an impressive 3-1 win at Dens Park.The Buddies took a huge step towards securing their first crack at continental competition for 37 years as goals from Alex Gogic, Scott Tanser and Toyosi Olusanya helped them move five points clear of their hosts with three games to ...Full Story »
I’m not beaten by it – Vincent Kompany vows to keep up Burnley battle
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA21 hits
Vincent Kompany insisted he would “not be defeated” by Burnley’s hugely damaging 4-1 home loss to Europa League-chasing Newcastle which pushed his side to the brink of relegation.After Nottingham Forest won 3-1 at Sheffield United, Burnley are five points adrift of safety with only two games left to play after Callum Wilson, Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak pu...Full Story »
David Martindale desperate for chance to lead promotion push with Livingston
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA16 hits
David Martindale is a football pragmatist but hopes to get the chance to bring relegated Livingston back to the cinch Premiership next season.After six years in the top flight, the Lions will play Championship football when they return after the summer, with a 4-1 defeat at Motherwell leaving them 10 points behind second-bottom St Johnstone with only three fixtures remaining.The Livi boss admits...Full Story »
Scottish League One champions Falkirk complete unbeaten season
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA26 hits
Champions Falkirk completed an unbeaten cinch League One season after fighting back to draw with Alloa, while Annan escaped being dragged into the relegation play-offs.There was five-minute delay to kick-off to allow all supporters to access the Falkirk Stadium safely.Former Bairns forward Conor Sammon threatened to spoil the party with two first-half goals, but Falkirk pulled a goal back in add...Full Story »
Jordan White demonstrated perfect mindset for a Ross County player – Don Cowie
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA20 hits
Ross County interim manager Don Cowie felt match-winner Jordan White showed exactly the mindset against Hibernian that the Staggies squad will need to remain in the cinch Premiership.The striker came off the bench to score a late winning goal as County defeated their visitors 2-1 in Dingwall. Myziane Maolida had opened the scoring for Hibs only for Simon Murray to equalise before half-time.White...Full Story »
Aberdeen dedicate win to unwell interim boss Peter Leven
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA26 hits
Aberdeen development coach Scott Anderson dedicated his side’s 1-0 victory over St Johnstone to the absent Peter Leven after Bojan Miovski’s penalty proved enough to seal the Dons’ cinch Premiership status.Leven, in interim charge at Pittodrie as they await the summer arrival of Jimmy Thelin, was admitted to hospital on Friday evening, and underwent an “emergency procedur...Full Story »
Jordan White fires Ross County out of relegation zone with winner against Hibs
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA12 hits
Ross County moved out of the cinch Premiership relegation zone with a 2-1 win over Hibernian.Jordan White came off the bench to score an 88th-minute winner after Myziane Maolida had opened the scoring for Hibs, only for Simon Murray to equalise before half-time.Hibernian started on the front foot, playing around the County press well and forcing their opponents into making long balls forward int...Full Story »
Bojan Miovski fires Aberdeen to safety to boost Peter Leven
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA17 hits
Aberdeen served up a tonic for their absent caretaker manager Peter Leven as Bojan Miovski’s second-half penalty secured the Dons’ cinch Premiership status.Leven was admitted to hospital and underwent what the club described as an “emergency procedure” on Friday evening, and is expected to make “a full and swift recovery”.That left development coach Scott Ande...Full Story »
Celtic put pressure on Rangers with comfortable win over Hearts
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA12 hits
Kyogo Furuhashi struck his first double of the season as Celtic’s 3-0 victory over Hearts maintained the prospect of a title party against Rangers.The Japanese attacker was on target twice in the first quarter and Matt O’Riley converted a late penalty as the cinch Premiership leaders moved six points and eight goals ahead of Rangers, who host Kilmarnock on Sunday.Anything less than a...Full Story »
Ivan Toney’s goal drought continues as Brentford and Fulham share points
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA12 hits
Ivan Toney’s goal drought stretched to 10 matches as Brentford fought out a 0-0 draw with west London neighbours Fulham.The England striker found the net against Belgium in March but has not scored for the Bees since the middle of February and is now on his longest run without a club goal since playing for Peterborough in 2019.Not that there was much riding on a distinctly low-key derby be...Full Story »
Newcastle thrash Burnley to nudge Clarets closer to relegation
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA13 hits
Ruthless Newcastle pushed Burnley closer to the Premier League trapdoor with a 4-1 rout at Turf Moor that boosts their Europa League hopes.It was a crushing afternoon for Burnley as Nottingham Forest’s 3-1 win at Sheffield United left them five points from safety with only two left to play – a trip to Tottenham next week before Forest visit on the final day.And it was the same old st...Full Story »
Livingston suffer Premiership relegation after heavy defeat at Motherwell
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA22 hits
Livingston were relegated from the cinch Premiership following a hefty 4-1 defeat by Motherwell at Fir Park.Well striker Theo Bair netted a penalty in the 21st minute following a VAR intervention and returning attacker Sam Nicholson thundered in a glorious second just before the break.Bair headed in a second in the 68th minute before Dan Casey knocked in a fourth in the 74th minute, with Livi su...Full Story »
St Mirren close in on European place with victory at Dundee
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA15 hits
St Mirren took a huge step towards securing a European place for the first time in 37 years as they romped to a 3-1 away win over nearest challengers Dundee.The Buddies opened up a 3-0 lead through goals from Alex Gogic, Scott Tanser and Toyosi Olusanya. Dundee, who could have leapfrogged their visitors into fifth place with a win, hit back through substitute Michael Mellon, but Stephen Robinson...Full Story »
Hudson-Odoi’s brace helps Forest to vital win as Blades claim unwanted record
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA13 hits
Callum Hudson-Odoi fired Nottingham Forest to a vital 3-1 victory in their survival battle as Sheffield United became the first Premier League team to concede 100 goals in a 38-game season.Hudson-Odoi produced two picture-book goals to help Forest overcome a dreadful start at Bramall Lane and register a first away win since Boxing Day.The already-relegated Blades went ahead through Ben Brereton ...Full Story »
John Eustace always felt Blackburn would stay up
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2024 by PA13 hits
Blackburn manager John Eustace said he never doubted his team as they retained their Championship status with a 2-0 victory at champions Leicester.Two second-half goals from the division’s top scorer Sammie Szmodics made sure of a win that kept Blackburn up, and sent Eustace’s former club Birmingham into League One.He was sacked by Birmingham in October, despite taking them into the ...Full Story »
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