Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom hopes to avoid Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals so on-loan Tommy Doyle can emulate his grandfathers.Doyle has the chance to follow in the footsteps of Mike Doyle and Glyn Pardoe by playing at Wembley after firing the Blades into the last four with a stunning injury-time winner against Blackburn.The midfielder, who is on loan from City, has wat...Full Story »

Tommy Doyle sent Sheffield United to an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley with a stunning stoppage-time winner against Blackburn but will miss the chance of emulating his grandfathers.The Manchester City loanee has watched video footage of his paternal grandfather Mike Doyle and maternal grandfather Glyn Pardoe playing at the national stadium for his parent club in the late 1960s and 1970s and he loo...Full Story »

Crawley earned their first away win of the season with a 1-0 victory over AFC Wimbledon to move out of the relegation zone in Sky Bet League Two.Ashley Nadesan’s early strike proved the difference, the striker tapping home James Tilley’s cross from close range to earn a vital three points.It was the only chance of note in a first-half devoid of quality, with Kasey McAteer’s sli...Full Story »

Emile Acquah’s first-half double clinched Maidenhead their first league win in five matches, 2-1 at home against bottom club Maidstone.Acquah gave Maidenhead a 23rd-minute lead as he was left unmarked to tap home a left-wing cross for his 12th league goal of the season.The former Southend striker added his 13th in the 32nd minute. He escaped his markers again to slide home Ashley Nathaniel...Full Story »

Paul Heckingbottom was relieved that Sheffield United’s winning goal at Sunderland was allowed to stand to keep his side ahead of the chasing pack in the Championship’s promotion race.The Blades had fallen behind to Edouard Michut’s opener after half an hour when he drilled low inside the far corner with a fine finish.But Sheffield United hit back through James McAtee when he c...Full Story »

Wigan moved off the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship table as a late equaliser earned a 1-1 draw with play-off chasers Coventry at the DW Stadium.With the wages that were due last week still not having been paid, Wigan’s players had to get in game-mode despite knowing a three-point EFL penalty was looming.And the visitors could have been two goals ahead inside the first five minutes of t...Full Story »

Preston kept their slim Sky Bet Championship play-off hopes alive with a 2-1 win at Rotherham, who are still looking over their shoulder at the relegation zone.First-half goals from Tom Cannon and Ched Evans saw North End stretch their unbeaten run to seven games and move to five points off the top six.With nine games to go and plenty of teams above them with an extra game to play it looks an ou...Full Story »

HARRY MAGUIRE met musician Tom Grennan backstage at one of his concerts as the Manchester United star and his wife Fern enjoyed a night out. Instagram snaps show the loved-up couple letting their hair down after what has been a few topsy-turvy weeks for United. It appeared to be a fun night out for Maguire, Fern and their friends and family Maguire came off the bench in yesterday's frustratin...Full Story »

Jim Bentley admits rock-bottom Rochdale displayed naivety during their 1-0 defeat against Grimsby at Blundell Park.On-loan Grimsby striker George Lloyd settled the contest with a moment of quality midway through the second half with his third goal in nine games.It was enough to move Grimsby up to 16th in League Two as Rochdale remained at the foot and five points from safety.Dale boss Bentley sa...Full Story »

Preston kept their slim play-off hopes alive as goals from Tom Cannon and Ched Evans earned them a 2-0 win over strugglers Cardiff in a feisty affair at Deepdale.Cannon opened the scoring with a blistering second-half strike and Evans sealed the points at the death after Cardiff goalkeeper Jak Alnwick was sent off to extend the Lilywhites’ unbeaten run to six gamesKion Etete and Jaden Phil...Full Story »

Jon Dahl Tomasson rued Blackburn’s slow start as they fell to a 3-2 Sky Bet Championship defeat at Stoke.Rovers’ late fightback proved to be in vain as they failed to close the gap on the automatic promotion spots.A Ki-Jana Hoever double in the first half and Tyrese Campbell’s late effort looked destined to hand the Potters a comfortable victory.However, late Ben Brereton-D&iac...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom admitted that it is now “all to play for” in the race for automatic promotion to the Premier League after his side secured a hard-earned 1-0 victory at Reading.After a scrappy first half, United made the decisive breakthrough in the Sky  Bet Championship contest when Iliman Ndiaye tucked home from close range for his 12th goal of the s...Full Story »

Cambridge and Morecambe drew 1-1 in a meeting between two Sky Bet League One relegation rivals.The hosts started brightly and went close inside two minutes when Sam Smith headed Liam Bennett’s cross wide.They were rewarded after 14 minutes when Paul Digby’s incisive pass played in Jack Lankester, who fired first time beyond Connor Ripley.Five minutes before the break, Bennett blazed ...Full Story »

Blackburn catapulted themselves into automatic promotion contention with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Sheffield United in the Sky Bet Championship.A frantic encounter was settled by Harry Pickering’s first goal of the campaign in the fifth minute, capping off a devastating counter-attack.Both sides, fresh off giant-killing exploits in the FA Cup, created chances with Chris Basham and Oli McB...Full Story »

Bradford boss Mark Hughes set his sights on automatic promotion after his side’s 2-0 win at Gillingham.The former Wales manager was thrilled with the way in-form striker Andy Cook sealed the three points, after skipper Richie Smallwood had headed the visitors in front.Bradford are now four points off third-placed Carlisle having played a game fewer, and look to be in the hunt following an ...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom praised his side’s performance against a tough Watford side following their narrow 1-0 Championship victory.An own goal by Ryan Porteous in the second half saw United defeat their promotion rivals and move seven points clear of the play-off places.Heckingbottom said: “It’s all about how many points we get. We changed slightly due to W...Full Story »

Blackpool’s Sky Bet Championship relegation fears deepened with a 3-1 loss to mid-table Reading at the SCL Stadium.Reading’s top scorer Tom Ince gave his side a half-time lead and, although Blackpool improved after the break, they were sunk by two goals in two minutes from Andy Carroll (penalty) and Ince.The visitors did claw a goal back, through Sonny Carey deep into stoppage-time, ...Full Story »

Spain legend Sergio Ramos has announced his retirement from the national team, having made 180 appearances for La Roja. Ramos announces international retirement Won two Euros, one World Cup Spain's most capped player with 180 appearances WHAT HAPPENED? The 36-year-old has called time on a star-studded international career spanning nearly 18 years. Ramos was part of the Spain team that wo...Full Story »

Gary Rowett hailed a half-fit Tom Bradshaw after he earned a point for play-off hopefuls Millwall in a 1-1 draw with Burnley at the Den.Ashley Barnes’ second goal in four days gave the Championship leaders the breakthrough shortly after half-time, before Bradshaw swept home in the 85th minute for a dramatic equaliser.The 30-year-old Welshman has already exceeded his best goal return for th...Full Story »

Jon Dahl Tomasson lauded a “perfect” goal after Blackburn defeated Blackpool 1-0 to climb into the play-off places.Rovers controlled the game for large spells and Tyrhys Dolan finished off a superb team move with a first-time finish into the roof of the net in the 31st minute to reward their dominance.Although Rovers could not add to their goal tally, they are backed by a defence tha...Full Story »