A late goal from Jan Bednarek secured a rare away-day victory for Southampton as West Ham’s slump continued.Bednarek’s header condemned the Hammers to a 3-2 Premier League defeat, their third straight loss, and earned Saints only their second win on the road this season.West Ham’s hopes of a place in the top four now look increasingly forlorn after another below-par display at ...Full Story »

Hearts wrapped up the calendar year with a 2-1 victory over Ross County thanks to goals from Michael Smith and Ben Woodburn.The pair scored in a completely dominant first half for the hosts that also saw John Souttar twice hit the frame of the goal.But an improved display from the visitors aligned to Hearts becoming careless saw County grab one back through Jordan White in the 72nd minute.The vi...Full Story »

Middlesbrough moved into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places for only the second time this season as they beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 at the Riverside.Chris Wilder’s in-form side claimed a fourth success from their last five matches as a comical own goal from Ryan Yates and second-half strike from Andraz Sporar secured a deserved win.Forest were outplayed throughout, with their own goo...Full Story »

A Matt Robinson brace made it back-to-back wins for Dagenham as they beat Dover 2-0.Robinson put the visitors in front just 10 minutes into the game and they quickly came close to scoring again through Junior Morias.Mo Sagaf was then able to pick Robinson out and the midfielder got his second of the game in the 36th minute.Dagenham continued to press and Dover goalkeeper Josh Bexon made a good s...Full Story »

Tomi Adeloye scored and missed a penalty as Ayr dented Raith’s cinch Championship promotion hopes with a 2-0 victory at Somerset Park.Striker Adeloye fired the home side into a 22nd-minute lead after capitalising on a defensive error to close in on goal and fire into the bottom corner.It might have been 2-0 eight minutes before the break, but full-back Patrick Reading’s shot from a t...Full Story »

Nicky Maynard’s first Sky Bet League Two goal for Tranmere helped Rovers to a 2-0 win over Barrow and fired Micky Mellon’s side into the top three.Maynard’s four previous goals for the Prenton Park outfit had all been scored in the Papa John’s Trophy.So there was extra joy for the ex-Crewe, Bristol City and Mansfield striker when he eluded Barrow’s offside trap to c...Full Story »

A Kevin Van Veen double helped Motherwell to a narrow 2-1 win over Livingston at Fir Park.The Dutchman struck with an early free-kick then grabbed his second with a header midway through the second half to leave Graham Alexander’s men in fourth place in the cinch Premiership table heading into the winter break.Livingston got one back late on through Bruce Anderson but could not find an equ...Full Story »

Aberdeen came from behind to earn a 2-1 cinch Premiership win over Covid-hit Dundee at Pittodrie which moved them into the top six.Leigh Griffiths’ 30-yard free-kick was a fantastic opener for Dundee, but the visitors were open at the back and allowed Ryan Hedges a scrappy equaliser just five minutes later, with Lewis Ferguson putting his side in front with 20 minutes to go.Dundee were mis...Full Story »

Ryan Bowman, Josh Vela and Daniel Udoh all scored second-half goals as Shrewsbury beat Fleetwood 3-0 to climb above their hosts in the Sky Bet League One table.The Shrews’ leading scorer scored five minutes into the second half, with Vela doubling the lead with a fine finish and Udoh adding insult to injury for Fleetwood with a stunning third.The first half saw precious few chances for eit...Full Story »

Struggling Elgin claimed a valuable 1-0 victory in cinch League 2 against Stirling.Angus Mailer scored the only goal in the 68th minute to move Elgin seven points clear of bottom side Cowdenbeath and only five points adrift of Stranraer in fourth.After a drab first half featuring very few chances, Elgin began to gain the upper hand. Conor O’Keefe had two good chances before Mailer turned t...Full Story »

Bernardo Silva staged a midfield masterclass as Premier League leaders Manchester City swept aside struggling Newcastle 4-0 to claim a record 34th win of 2021.The Portuguese, aided and abetted by Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne, steered City to a commanding victory at St James’ Park to eclipse Liverpool’s mark of 33 top-flight wins in a calendar year set in 1982.Goals from Ruben Dias and J...Full Story »

Leeds are braced for a Premier League investigation after Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta confirmed some of his players had been racially abused by a fan during his side’s 4-1 win at Elland Road, with the club stating an arrest had been made.Gabriel Martinelli’s first-half brace and further goals from Bukayo Saka and substitute Emile Smith Rowe secured Arteta’s impressive side a thir...Full Story »

Fleetwood caretaker boss Stephen Crainey felt his side deserved victory at Morecambe for their endeavour as they claimed a point from a 0-0 draw.The former Scotland international saw his side extend their unbeaten run to three games in a vital match against a side two points behind them in League One.Crainey said: “It was a well-contested game with both teams at it.“It was ...Full Story »

Daniel Udoh scored twice as 10-man Shrewsbury beat Cheltenham 3-1 to maintain their impressive home form.Udoh, who scored in the Shrews’ 2-1 defeat at Cheltenham less than a month ago, opened the scoring in the 10th minute, finding space in the box to nod in Tom Bloxham’s cross from the right.Andy Williams equalised for Cheltenham six minutes later, tapping in at the end of a neat pa...Full Story »

Jordan Turnbull headed the only goal as Salford beat struggling Stevenage 1-0 at The Peninsula Stadium.The defender nodded in Ash Hunter’s free-kick 10 minutes before the break as Gary Bowyer’s side won for the first time in December.After being booked early, Hunter was the main threat and had several chances of his own to put the game to bed.Stevenage, though, had started well, with...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher claimed his first win as Plymouth manager as the hosts beat Charlton 1-0 in League One at Home Park thanks to Kieran Agard’s 45th-minute winner.Argyle top scorer Ryan Hardie forced Charlton keeper Craig MacGillivray to go full stretch to keep out his angled goal-bound shot. The ball rebounded to Hardie’s strike partner Agard, who scored with a superb measured grass-...Full Story »

Kyle Turner scored a stoppage-time winner as Partick Thistle ended 10-man Raith’s 15-match unbeaten run in dramatic fashion at foggy Firhill.Rovers could have gone top of the cinch Championship if results had gone their way on Saturday but they crashed to a 1-0 defeat after Thistle finally took advantage of Raith losing Christophe Berra to a red card on the hour mark.The 36-year-old centre...Full Story »

Boyhood Motherwell fan Dean Cornelius scored his first goal for the club in a 2-0 victory over St Johnstone.The 20-year-old midfielder chested the ball down 20 yards out and volleyed into the bottom corner 17 minutes into his first cinch Premiership start at Fir Park.Kevin Van Veen doubled Motherwell’s lead 10 minutes after the interval with his fifth goal of the season.The comfortable hom...Full Story »

Donovan Wilson’s first-half strike fired Sutton to a 1-0 win over Harrogate and  into the Sky Bet League Two promotion places.The U’s striker scored the only goal of the game on the half hour mark when Omar Bugiel slipped him in and he coolly slotted past keeper Dean Bouzanis.Jake Beesley scored twice to help Rochdale end their run of six league games without defeat with a 3-0 w...Full Story »

Cove Rangers extended their lead at the top of cinch Scottish League One to five points after claiming a 3-0 victory over Alloa at the Balmoral Stadium.Jamie Masson opened the scoring for the hosts when he smashed home from long range. Rangers doubled their advantage after the break through Rory McAllister’s penalty and sealed all three points five minutes from time when Mitch Meggins...Full Story »