Morecambe boss Derek Adams lavished praise on his side as they sealed a third-successive win with a narrow 2-1 victory over Cheltenham to move out of the League One relegation spots.Adams said the Shrimps supporters witnessed some of the “best football Morecambe fans have ever seen” as goals from Jensen Weir and Kieran Phillips either side of an Alfie May strike made it nine points f...Full Story »

Livingston boss David Martindale admitted Bruce Anderson’s finishing was the only difference between his side and Ross County.Anderson’s quickfire double earned the visitors a 2-0 win as both sides saw efforts ruled out for offside by VAR.Those goals only took Anderson’s tally for the season to five, but Martindale hailed him as a “fantastic finisher”.“Really ...Full Story »

Ross Stewart and Luke O’Nien scored in stoppage time as Sunderland snatched a dramatic 2-1 FA Cup victory over stunned Shrewsbury.Matthew Pennington looked to have sealed a memorable win for Steve Cotterill’s side against their Championship opponents with nine minutes to go.But the highly-rated Stewart levelled in the second minute of added time.And then, with deflated Shrewsbury set...Full Story »

Bruce Anderson’s double earned Livingston their first Scottish Premiership win since early November with a 2-0 victory at bottom side Ross County.The 24-year-old’s quickfire second-half brace, which came just as the Staggies were building momentum, settled a game of few goal-scoring opportunities and sent Livingston up to fifth.Visiting goalkeeper Shamal George barely had a save to m...Full Story »

Jota ended Kilmarnock’s impressive resistance on the stroke of half-time to send Celtic on their way to a 2-0 victory which put them 12 points clear at the top of the cinch Premiership.Killie arrived at Celtic Park with only two points gained on the road this season but gave the home side very little encouragement in the opening 44 minutes.However, Jota netted from close range in the final...Full Story »

Huddersfield boss Mark Fotheringham questioned the mentality of his players following their 3-1 FA Cup third-round loss to Preston at Deepdale.After a goalless first half, the Championship strugglers took the lead through Florian Kamberi in the 57th minute, though their lead was short-lived.Tom Lees’ own goal saw the hosts draw level before strikes from Bambo Diaby and Alan Browne inside t...Full Story »

Preston secured their spot in the FA Cup fourth round for the first time since 2018 thanks to a late 3-1 win over Huddersfield at Deepdale.Ryan Lowe’s hosts have developed a familiar rivalry with Huddersfield this season, after three previous meetings in Championship and EFL Cup action, including a 2-1 Boxing Day league defeat at home to Mark Fotheringham’s strugglers.Preston carved ...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk will be out for "more than a month" with a hamstring injury. Dutchman suffered issue against Brentford Scan has revealed "harsh diagnosis" Gakpo set to make Reds bow this weekend WHAT HAPPENED? The Dutch international defender was taken off at half-time of the Reds' 3-1 defeat at Brentford on Monday, having complained of ...Full Story »

Liverpool have made a sudden move for Napoli defender Kim Min-jae. Naples' Il Mattino reports Liverpool have 'called' Napoli regarding centre-back Kim on the back of Virgil van Dijk's injury news. It yesterday emerged the Reds will be without their No.4 for an extended period of time with a hamstring injury, which comes at an unfortunate time for Jurgen Klopp's side. Van Dijk's absence has ...Full Story »

The Belgian attacker has failed to live up to his Premier League hype since moving to La Liga after suffering multiple injuries which have left him struggling for form. Fenerbahce have reportedly offered to take Eden Hazard on loan from Real Madrid Credit: Getty Hazard moved to Madrid in 2019 after completing a £130million transfer from Chelsea. Since his arrival, he has only played 73 t...Full Story »

The 24-year-old defender was part of the France squad that suffered World Cup heartbreak against Argentina last month. Man Utd are reportedly in talks with Monaco over a move for Axel Disasi Credit: Getty He has already been linked with a move to the Premier League with both Tottenham and West Ham interested. Now the Daily Mail states that “multiple top-flight clubs are tracking” ...Full Story »

Riyad Mahrez climbed off the bench to fire Manchester City to a 1-0 win at Chelsea and cut the deficit to Premier League leaders Arsenal back to five points.City, held to a draw by Everton on New Year’s Eve, were facing more frustration against an injury-hit yet enterprising Chelsea side at Stamford Bridge.But less than three minutes after coming on as substitutes with an hour gone, Jack G...Full Story »

DC United coach Wayne Rooney is in the frame for Frank Lampard's job at Everton. The Sun says the former Goodison prodigy is on supremo Farhad Moshiri's list of potential candidates to replace Lampard following Tuesday's 4-1 home humiliation by Brighton. The Toffees are in the Premier League drop zone in 18th, with just 15 points and only three off the bottom of the table. Rooney, who playe...Full Story »

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery backed Leon Bailey after he left the pitch in tears following his horror miss.The forward missed an open goal in stoppage time as Villa grabbed a 1-1 derby draw with Wolves.It denied Villa victory – however fortunate it may have been – after Danny Ings’ leveller snatched a point for the underperforming hosts.Daniel Podence’s opener gave Wolves ...Full Story »

John Coleman apologised to Accrington’s travelling fans for his team’s “abject” first-half performance after they were thumped 4-0 at promotion contenders Derby.Accrington could not cope with Derby’s energy and drive and went behind in the seventh minute when Lewis Dobbin’s cross was turned in by Tom Barkhuizen.It was no surprise when Derby scored again in the...Full Story »

Free-scoring Lawrence Shankland hit a first-half double as Hearts made it eight Edinburgh derbies in a row unbeaten with a 3-0 home win over Hibernian.The striker, recently appointed captain following serious injury to Craig Gordon, made it six goals in his four games since the World Cup break and took his tally for the season to 18 with a clinical finish and a penalty before half-time.Hibs impr...Full Story »

Wrexham closed the gap to Notts County at the top of the National League to two points with a 2-1 victory at Solihull Moors.The Welsh side arrived in the West Midlands unbeaten in 11 matches and off the back of a 5-0 win over the same opponents on Boxing Day, and stormed out of the blocks as Jordan Tunnicliffe put them in front after 10 minutes with his first goal for the club.The visitors doubl...Full Story »

Two screamers from Dutchman Ian Maatsen enabled Championship table-toppers Burnley to kick-off their New Year with a sixth win in a row as they completed the double over Swansea in a 2-1 win at the Swansea.com Stadium.Burnley’s energetic high press forced Swansea into some errors, and it was Vincent Kompany’s side who bossed the early exchanges. Not many teams get better possession s...Full Story »

Defender Thomas O’Brien conceded a penalty and scored a vital goal as lowly Arbroath won 4-2 to end Scottish Championship leaders Dundee’s run of seven successive victories.Michael McKenna headed the visitors into a ninth-minute lead and Colin Hamilton made it 2-0 four minutes later to cap a dream start.Dundee’s problems increased on the half-hour when midfielder Ben Williamson...Full Story »

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric is a target for Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr. Modric wants to continue playing for Real Madrid for at least one more season, says Marca. He has been rejecting highly lucrative proposals from Saudi Arabia and the United States. It matters little that he is 37 years old. Modric wants to stay at Real Madrid and the club are delighted with his decision. For th...Full Story »