Gareth Bale scored a stunning hat-trick as Tottenham kept themselves in the Champions League qualification race with a 4-0 win over Sheffield United.Bale claimed his first Spurs treble since 2012 with a trio of brilliant finishes to move his side into fifth, five points off Chelsea with four games left to play.Son Heung-min also scored a fine goal as Ryan Mason’s men ran riot against a Bla...Full Story »

Word stemming from Germany this weekend suggests that Tottenham Hotspur have made contact with Ralf Rangnick, over the club's vacant managerial position. Mou dismissed Amid the widespread turmoil surrounding all matters Super League-related, one story slipped somewhat under the radar in England early last week. This of course came in the form of Tottenham's decision to part ways with Jose M...Full Story »

Bolton could face a Football League probe after disturbing scenes at the end of the club’s 2-1 home defeat to Exeter, a result which left Wanderers’ bid for automatic promotion on hold.Officials and stewards were unable to prevent several groups of fans getting into the ground within minutes of Pierce Sweeney’s stoppage-time winner for Exeter.Dozens of police outside the Univer...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Lee Johnson vowed to approach the play-offs like “a greyhound out of the traps” after his side secured their place with a 3-1 League One win at Plymouth.Ross Stewart’s 21st-minute opener was cancelled out by Joe Edwards’ header on 63 minutes but Argyle defender Jerome Opoku received his second booking a minute later. Chris Maguire made it 2-1 from a contro...Full Story »

Cheltenham manager Michael Duff turned his attention to the final week of the season after his side missed their first chance to wrap up the League Two title.A 1-0 defeat at play-off chasing Newport left the Robins needing to beat Harrogate next Saturday to make sure of a first Football League title in the club’s 134-year history.County skipper Joss Labadie’s fourth-minute goal was e...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones felt his side’s 1-1 draw against Middlesbrough showed why his side have not made the leap to be in with a shout of making the play-offs.The Hatters took the lead through Glen Rea’s third goal of the campaign after 19 minutes only to concede an equaliser within 60 seconds of the restart, with Duncan Watmore on target.Leading scorer James Collins then missed a p...Full Story »

Brian Barry-Murphy admitted his Rochdale side were in a state of shock after their 2-1 defeat at home to Doncaster confirmed their relegation to League Two.Two goals from Taylor Richards either side of the interval came against the run of play and left Dale with a mountain to climb.Matty Done’s late strike proved scant consolation as they were unable to find an equaliser which would have t...Full Story »

Notts County’s play-off hopes suffered another setback as they were held to a 1-1 Vanarama National League draw at Altrincham.The Robins started brightly and took the lead after 24 minutes through Alistair Smith following a swift counter-attack.Dan Mooney broke down the right and squared the ball for Smith, who struck home into the bottom corner from 24 yards with his left foot.County mana...Full Story »

Wrexham moved back into the National League play-off places after a 2-1 win over Solihull Moors, where all three goals came from the penalty spot.The hosts started the match on the front foot and Dior Angus missed a golden opportunity, firing wide after rounding goalkeeper Ryan Boot.Wrexham took the lead in the 27th minute at the Racecourse Ground as Luke Young stepped up to convert a penalty af...Full Story »

Sunderland secured their League One play-off place with a 3-1 win at Plymouth.Lynden Gooch – a thorn in Plymouth’s side throughout – set up both of Sunderland’s late goals against an Argyle side reduced to 10 men in the 64th minute.Gooch won an 84th-minute penalty, converted by Chris Maguire, following a foul by Ryan Law.Then the American’s stoppage-time shot was sa...Full Story »

Dan Agyei struck a late winner as Oxford beat Shrewsbury 3-2 to take the League One play-off race to the final day of the season.Agyei’s goal in the 85th minute left Karl Robinson’s side one point outside the top six with one game remaining, condemning Shrews boss Steve Cotterill to defeat on his return to stadium for the first time in four months due to ill health.It took just three...Full Story »

Newport thwarted Cheltenham’s bid to clinch the League Two title with a week to spare and improved their chances of reaching the play-offs with a 1-0 win at Rodney Parade.Michael Duff’s Robins had clinched promotion with their 1-1 draw with Carlisle in midweek and hoped to claim their first Football League crown with victory in Wales.But Joss Labadie’s fourth-minute goal delaye...Full Story »

On-loan Liverpool forward Harry Wilson scored his first senior hat-trick as Cardiff ended much-changed Birmingham’s unbeaten home record under Lee Bowyer with a 4-0 win at St. Andrew’s.The 24-year-old Wales international, who has a year left on his Anfield contract with a 12-month option, is seeking a permanent club after five loan moves in as many years.He did his future prospects n...Full Story »

Charlton kept alive their play-off hopes after Chuks Aneke scored an added-time equaliser in the 1-1 draw at Accrington.Joe Pritchard netted a superb solo 81st-minute goal before, with the last kick of the game, substitute Aneke touched home in the six-yard box in the 95th minute.The Addicks have two matches to play and are four points away from the top six with a game in hand on some of their r...Full Story »

Preston beat Barnsley 2-0 to halt the Tykes’ Championship play-off momentum.Goals from Jordan Storey and Ched Evans sealed victory in the Lilywhites’ last game at Deepdale this term.Frankie McAvoy’s men are ending the campaign on a high after securing their third straight win.Barnsley have already confirmed their play-off spot but missed the chance to climb the table.The Reds c...Full Story »

Jamie Smith denied Sheffield Wednesday’s players went into their 0-0 home draw against Nottingham Forest resigned to their fate.Only Keiren Westwood’s penalty save from Lewis Grabban prevented League One football from being confirmed during a limp home performance at Hillsborough.The Owls’ Sky Bet Championship survival hopes were left resting on Derby failing to get a point at ...Full Story »

Keiren Westwood’s penalty save maintained Sheffield Wednesday’s slim hopes of Sky Bet Championship survival in a goalless draw against Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough.The goalkeeper excellently kept out Lewis Grabban’s spot-kick in first-half stoppage-time but Darren Moore’s men will still go down should Derby pick up a point from their remaining two fixtures.Wayne Roon...Full Story »

Chelsea are prepared to offload Tammy Abraham this summer with West Ham, Aston Villa and Newcastle among a number of clubs interested in the striker, sources have told ESPN. The 23-year-old has scored 12 goals in all competitions this season but last started a game on Feb. 20. Thomas Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard as head coach less than a month earlier and although Abraham has struggled with a...Full Story »

Real Madrid are reportedly preparing to make their move for Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe and the result could be bad news for Manchester United and Liverpool. Zinedine Zidane has always been a big admirer of his fellow Frenchman and this summer will be his strongest chance yet of striking a deal. Mbappe will enter the final 12 months of his contract so PSG must decide whether to cash ...Full Story »

Champions Hearts concluded their Scottish Championship campaign by cruising to a 4-0 victory away to 10-man Raith.Gary Mackay-Steven scored twice to make it four goals in two games, while Euan Henderson and Steven Naismith were also on target for the visitors.Hearts took an 11th-minute lead when Mackay-Steven latched onto Michael Smith’s pass to bend his shot beyond Jamie MacDonald in the ...Full Story »