Morecambe boss Derek Adams said he was proud of his players despite the disappointment of missing out on automatic promotion to League One by one point.Adams saw his side produce another solid performance to beat Bradford 2-0 at the Mazuma Stadium but wins for Bolton and Cambridge saw their dreams of a top-three finish come to an end.The Shrimps’ manager said: “We have to be proud of...Full Story »

LaLiga title rivals Barcelona and Atletico Madrid drew a blank in Saturday’s contest at the Nou Camp.The hosts would have gone top with a victory but the 0-0 draw means Diego Simeone’s team preserve their two-point advantage at the top, with three matches remaining.However, city rivals Real can join them on 77 points if they can win Sunday’s match against fourth-placed Sevilla....Full Story »

Top scorer Elliott List ensured Stevenage enjoyed a winning end to the season with his second-half header earning a 1-0 victory at Scunthorpe.The front man nodded in his 11th goal of the campaign just before the hour mark, settling a tight affair in which chances were at a premium.List was always the most likely source of a goal for the visitors, and having been inches away from getting on the e...Full Story »

Sam Barratt scored a hat-trick for 10-man Maidenhead in a 4-2 victory over promotion-chasing Hartlepool.Maidenhead were leading 2-1 – Danilo Orsi-Dadamo and Barratt netting either side of a Rhys Oates equaliser – when Ryheem Sheckleford was sent off for a poor challenge in the 42nd minute.However, the visitors went from strength to strength as Barratt added his second and third goals...Full Story »

Coventry boss Mark Robins labelled his side’s 6-1 final-day drubbing of Millwall a “dream ending” to their two seasons in their temporary home of St Andrew’s.The Sky Blues rounded off their ground-share with Birmingham in style, with six different players netting as Coventry recorded a highest league finish in 15 years, 16th in the Sky Bet Championship.Jordan Shipley, Dom...Full Story »

Brentford boss Thomas Frank was prepared to give Ivan Toney no more than 65 minutes against Bristol City to become the highest scorer ever in a Championship season.With the upcoming play-offs in mind, Frank had no intention of giving his prized marksman a full game at Ashton Gate.But Toney still claimed the record – the most goals in the second tier since it was rebranded as the Championsh...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney revealed how a conversation over breakfast helped inspire Derby to a 3-3 draw with Sheffield Wednesday which secured County’s status in the Sky Bet Championship.Patrick Roberts, the subject of the chat on Saturday morning, scored his first goal since his January loan move from Manchester City as Derby twice fought back to avoid relegation and send Wednesday down.The first half...Full Story »

Chris Hughton felt that both Preston goals should have been chalked off as his Nottingham Forest side rounded off a disappointing season with a 2-1 defeat at the City Ground.There was more than a hint of handball to the equaliser from Tom Bayliss, which cancelled out a wonderful firs-half strike from James Garner, while there had been an offside flag in the build-up to the winner from Liam Linds...Full Story »

QPR boss Mark Warburton does not believe an injury Lyndon Dykes picked up against Luton will threaten the Scotland striker’s chance of playing in Euro 2020.Rangers ended a promising campaign with a 3-1 win at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium, where Stefan Johansen and Albert Adomah scored after Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s equaliser had cancelled out Charlie Austin’s opener.Dykes...Full Story »

His side might have been relegated but Gareth Ainsworth described Wycombe Wanderers’ season in the Sky Bet Championship as “one of the proudest moments” of his career.Wycombe have dropped back into League One less than 12 months after winning promotion via the play-offs but Ainsworth could not be prouder of his players’ efforts in the second tier.The Chairboys signed off ...Full Story »

Martyn Waghorn held his nerve to score the penalty which saved Derby from relegation and sent Sheffield Wednesday down to Sky Bet League One as a pulsating game at Pride Park ended 3-3.Waghorn also headed an equaliser after Sam Hutchinson put Wednesday ahead in first-half stoppage time before Patrick Roberts gave Derby the lead.Callum Paterson levelled and Julian Borner restored Wednesday’...Full Story »

Reading had to settle for a 2-2 draw with Huddersfield at the Madejski Stadium after the visitors grabbed a last-gasp equaliser.Josh Koroma fired Huddersfield in front on the quarter-hour mark but Michael Olise levelled with a penalty three minutes later and Yakou Meite headed Reading in front in an eventful first half.Although Reading dominated the second period, they squandered a series of hal...Full Story »

Bournemouth will play Brentford in the Championship play-off semi-finals after finishing the season in sixth place following a 2-0 defeat to Stoke.Goals from Will Forrester and Tommy Smith saw the Cherries slump to their third straight defeat, with Jonathan Woodgate’s side losing momentum before their meeting with the Bees.There was a very ‘end of season’ feel about this game, ...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Real Madrid fans now   This moment   How time flies   2018: Liverpool sells Coutinho to Barcelona and later used the money to sign players who helped knock Barcelona out of the UCL in 2019. 2019: Chelsea sells Hazard to Real Madrid and later used the money to sign players who helped knock Real Madrid out of the UCL in 2020. &n...Full Story »

The ex-England footballer and his wife, both 35, are set to rent a chalet overlooking a beach in a popular resort known locally as “millionaire’s caravan park”. Wayne and Coleen Rooney are planning a seaside summer holiday with their four kids in wet and windy Wales Credit: Vantage News The family will risk chilly 15C days and downpours after opting to avoid quarantine rules ...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney knows his team will be relegated if they lose to Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images Wayne Rooney knows all about the high stakes and nail-biting tension that accompany the final day of the season, but nothing he ever experienced with Manchester United will come close to matching the pressure he will feel as Derby County manager. Quite simply, if ...Full Story »

The majority of the teams have renounced the Super League idea which collapsed just days after its announcement Nine of the 12 Super League teams have confirmed their commitment to UEFA and renounced the plan to form a new competition, but face financial penalties from European football's governing body. The three remaining sides - Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus - have refused to be rei...Full Story »

Charlton are missing midfielder Jake Forster-Caskey for their Sky Bet League One clash with Hull.Forster-Caskey suffered a knee injury in the 3-1 victory over Lincoln on Tuesday and will miss the Hull game and the play-off campaign if the Addicks grab the last available spot.Midfielder Diallang Jaiyesimi has been out for the last three games because of injury and his fitness is being monitored.B...Full Story »

Declan Rice is back in training ahead of the visit of Everton after spending five weeks out with a knee injury.Boss David Moyes must decide whether to pitch the England international straight back in or wait until Brighton next weekend.Angelo Ogbonna, Arthur Masuaku and Mark Noble are still injury doubts.Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure returns after missing eight matches with a fractured b...Full Story »

Chris Basham and Sander Berge are both set to feature for Sheffield United when they face Crystal Palace at Bramall Lane.Neither player reported any ill effects after returning from their respective injuries in the defeat at Tottenham last week, with Berge pushing for his first start this year.Caretaker boss Paul Heckingbottom has no fresh injury concerns but Oli McBurnie (foot), Billy Sharp (th...Full Story »