Ole Gunnar Solskjaer called the chastening loss to Manchester City “a big step backwards” as Manchester United’s lifeless derby defeat heaped more pressure on the under-fire manager. The 186th Manchester derby saw the Red Devils return to Old Trafford for the first time since their 5-0 Premier League humiliation at the hands of Liverpool a fortnight ago. United responded wi...Full Story »

Under-fire Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer faces fresh scrutiny and pressure after Manchester City provided their latest Old Trafford humbling.A fortnight on from the embarrassing 5-0 home humiliation at the hands of rivals Liverpool, the Red Devils fell to another one-sided defeat as they returned to the scene of the crime for the 186th Manchester derby.Pep Guardiola’s men ...Full Story »

Manchester United have defensive issues ahead of their Premier League derby clash with Manchester City at Old Trafford.Raphael Varane faces four to five weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury suffered during the Champions League game against Atalanta, while Victor Lindelof faces a fitness test on the knock that forced him to miss Tuesday’s 2-2 draw.Paul Pogba serves the second game...Full Story »

Peterborough will be without suspended defender Nathan Thompson as they welcome in-form Fulham to the Weston Homes Stadium.The 30-year-old picked up his fifth booking of the season in the 1-1 draw against Huddersfield in midweek and will serve a one-match ban.Joel Randall and Ricky-Jade Jones are still not available for boss Darren Ferguson but could return after the international break.Long-ter...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola immediately turned his attention to Saturday's derby against Manchester United after his side brushed off Club Brugge for a second time. City followed up their 5-1 win over the Belgian side a fortnight ago with a 4-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium to move to the top of Champions League Group A. Guardiola defended his claims that the game with Brugge was the most important of the w...Full Story »

Millwall hope to have Daniel Ballard back for their home game against Derby.The defender missed the 1-0 home win over Reading on Tuesday night, which was the first time he was not in a Lions’ starting line-up in the league this season since his summer loan move from Arsenal.Mason Bennett made his return from a knee injury as a half-time substitute against the Royals and the forward should ...Full Story »

Blackpool will check on the fitness of Richard Keogh and Luke Garbutt before finalising their team for Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship match with QPR at Bloomfield Road.Keogh was taken off with a calf problem in the 16th minute of Wednesday’s 1-0 home defeat by Stoke and the Seasiders finished the game with 10 men when Garbutt was also forced off.Blackpool head coach Neil Critchley w...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola immediately turned his attention to Saturday’s derby against Manchester United after his side brushed off Club Brugge for a second time.Manchester City followed up their 5-1 win over the Belgian side a fortnight ago with a 4-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium to move to the top of Champions League Group A.The result meant last season’s runners-up now need only a point to q...Full Story »

QPR manager Mark Warburton hailed a “proper Championship win” after a 1-0 victory over struggling Cardiff.Rangers striker Andre Gray scored the game’s only goal with his third strike of the season to seal all three points for the visitors, who moved up to fifth in the table.Steve Morison’s Bluebirds missed a fine early chance through Perry Ng and they started well, but Gr...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 »

Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson praised the battling qualities of his Posh players as he reached a mighty managerial milestone.Ferguson took charge of the Championship club for the 500th time as they fought back to share the spoils with Huddersfield.His big night looked set to be ruined when Danny Ward fired Town ahead from a 74th-minute corner.Ward, who had seen an earlier strike on the ha...Full Story »

Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson saw his side produce a fine fightback to earn a 1-1 draw against Huddersfield in his 500th game in charge.A milestone occasion looked set to end in defeat when Danny Ward gave Town the lead with 16 minutes to go, but Posh clawed themselves level courtesy of substitute Jonson Clarke-Harris’ first goal since returning from a four-match ban for offensive s...Full Story »

Joseph Laumann will take charge of Barnsley for the first time as the Championship’s bottom two sides prepare to meet at Oakwell.Laumann has stepped in for two games on a caretaker basis following the dismissal of Markus Schopp this week after seven successive defeats.Striker Carlton Morris continues to be absent with a knee injury while Callum Styles is also a doubt as he battles to recov...Full Story »

Peterborough striker Jonson Clarke-Harris is in contention to start as the Posh welcome Huddersfield to the Weston Homes Stadium on Tuesday.The 27-year-old, top scorer in League One last season, came on as a second-half substitute in Saturday’s 3-0 loss at Swansea and may start for the first time since serving a four-match ban for historic offensive social media posts.Harrison Burrows was ...Full Story »

Huddersfield boss Carlos Corberan claims his side were the only team that looked like winning as he watched them beat Millwall 1-0 to climb into the top six at the John Smith’s Stadium.In a game which was dominated mostly by the home side, they managed to edge out Millwall 1-0 to make it four games unbeaten in front of their own supporters.The Terriers came closest in the first half as Dan...Full Story »

Derby manager Wayne Rooney admitted his team had been taught a harsh lesson after they were beaten 2-1 at home by Blackburn.Rooney described the first-half performance as unacceptable as Rovers scored twice to move up to seventh place in the Championship.Blackburn dominated the first half and should have been out of sight by the interval.Ben Brereton Diaz scored at the second attempt in the eigh...Full Story »

Swansea manager Russell Martin praised the quality of his side as they comfortably beat Peterborough 3-0 in south Wales.Three first-half goals from Jake Bidwell, Joel Piroe and Olivier Ntcham were enough to move the Welsh club up to 13th in the Sky Bet Championship table.This was a significant victory for Martin, who won against his former club on Darren Ferguson’s 500th game in charge of ...Full Story »

Ben Brereton Diaz’s first-half double gave Blackburn a 2-1 win that ended Derby’s five-game unbeaten run in the Championship.The Chile international deservedly put Blackburn in command during an opening 45 minutes in which Derby were pulled apart, taking his tally to 12 goals for the campaign.It was more even in the second half and Curtis Davies gave Derby, bottom of the table, hope ...Full Story »

Arbroath fought back from two goals down to beat rock-bottom Dunfermline 4-2 and deny their opponents a first cinch Championship victory of the season.Kevin O’Hara put the Pars – who had drawn six of their last seven matches – ahead in the eighth minute with a far-post finish from Dominic Thomas’ free-kick and the striker doubled his account four minutes later at Gayfield...Full Story »

Swansea will welcome midfielder Flynn Downes back into the squad for their clash against Peterborough on Saturday.The 22-year-old missed last week’s visit to Birmingham after he was replaced at half-time during the 2-1 win over West Brom just three days prior due to a tight hamstring.Swans boss Russell Martin confirmed “everyone is fit” ahead of the fixture.The hosts will ...Full Story »