St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson has praised the improved performance of his players despite conceding a late equaliser in a 1-1 draw against Livingston at the Tony Macaroni Arena.After Glenn Middleton’s second-half header was cancelled out by Jack Fitzwater’s last-minute strike, the Saints all-but confirmed their spot in the cinch Premiership relegation play-off, as they sit six...Full Story »

Motherwell manager Graham Alexander was delighted to pick up all three points in his side’s cinch Premiership clash away to Ross County after a tough week with illness at Fir Park.Eventual match winner Kevin Van Veen was one of those affected. The player had not trained at all during the week before coming off the substitutes’ bench to score the decisive penalty to move the Steelmen ...Full Story »

Southend were held to a 1-1 draw by relegated Weymouth in their National League clash at Roots Hall.Captain Josh McQuoid gave Weymouth the lead five minutes before half-time after being set up by Omar Mussa but the hosts were level early in the second half.Matthew Dennis picked out Callum Powell and the Shrimpers marksman made no mistake as his side went on to take control of their penultimate m...Full Story »

Freddie Sears scored twice as Colchester played out a 2-2 draw with Walsall.Colchester went ahead in the 24th minute through Sears who prodded home from close range after Emyr Huws had helped the ball into his path.United keeper Sam Hornby made a brave save to deny Sam Perry but Walsall were level in the 42nd minute.Brendan Kiernan curled a fine shot into the bottom far corner from the edge of t...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson will select from an unchanged squad for Saturday’s cinch Premiership match at home to St Mirren.Tony Gallacher (leg), Craig Bryson (ankle), Chris Kane (knee) and David Wotherspoon (knee) all remain on the sidelines.None of this quartet are expected to feature again this season.St Mirren pair Richard Tait and Eamonn Brophy are included in the squad despi...Full Story »

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe insists Joelinton and Bruno Guimaraes are “a joy to work with” after they both found the net in a 3-0 win at struggling Norwich.Joelinton scored twice on his 100th Premier League appearance for Newcastle as the Magpies recorded their first win at Carrow Road since January 1994.The Brazilian broke the deadlock in the 35th minute with a curled strike into the ...Full Story »

Graham Alexander will assess on unnamed Motherwell player ahead of the visit of Rangers in the cinch Premiership on Saturday.The Well boss hopes to have approximately the same squad which was available for the game against Livingston in their last outing.Nathan McGinley remains out and Barry Maguire is out for the season following quad surgery.Rangers will be without Kemar Roofe for three or fou...Full Story »

Eddie Howe admitted his delight at matching one of predecessor Sir Bobby Robson’s achievements as Newcastle took another step towards Premier League safety.The hard-fought 1-0 win over Crystal Palace was the Magpies’ sixth successive top-flight victory at St James’ Park, the first time they have achieved that feat since April 2004 under Robson.Head coach Howe said: “It is...Full Story »

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe admitted he did not sign Bruno Guimaraes to score goals after seeing him snatch a dramatic victory over Leicester.The 24-year-old Brazil international cancelled out Ademola Lookman’s opener with his second goal for the club before sealing a 2-1 win with his third in the fifth minute of stoppage time to ease the Magpies 12 points clear of the relegation zone.Howe s...Full Story »

Substitute Callum McManaman scored a late equaliser to earn Tranmere a 1-1 draw at 10-man Bradford and leave Bantams manager Mark Hughes still waiting for his first home win after five attempts.Bradford, who played for more than an hour with 10 men after midfield player Elliot Watt was sent off for a second booking, were denied a win when McManaman equalised with a low drive just inside the far ...Full Story »

Motherwell manager Graham Alexander was proud of his players after they sealed top-six cinch Premiership football with the last kick of the game at Livingston.Ricki Lamie’s stoppage-time equaliser was enough for the Steelmen to sneak into the top half of the table at the Lions’ expense.Livingston had been in command with goals from Odin Bailey and Alan Forrest either side of the brea...Full Story »

Callum Lang scored twice as Wigan strengthened their grip at the top of Sky Bet League One with a 3-1 victory at Lincoln.Lang scored the first and third goals, with Will Keane netting the other for the visitors. Anthony Scully had equalised for the Imps.The game got off to a lively start with three goals in the opening quarter. First, in the eighth minute, the visitors took the lead when Josh Ma...Full Story »

Eddie Howe saluted the character of £25million January signing Chris Wood after watching him hold his nerve to fire Newcastle to a priceless Premier League victory over Wolves.Wood’s second goal for the Magpies and the first on Tyneside arrived courtesy of a 72nd-minute penalty and secured a 1-0 win which eased the club 10 points clear of the relegation zone.The New Zealand internati...Full Story »

Graham Potter thanked the Brighton fans for their “fantastic” reaction towards Neal Maupay after the forward’s penalty miss ensured the Seagulls fired another blank in a 0-0 draw with Norwich.Maupay blazed over from the spot in the 29th minute following Sam Byram’s handball and some mind games by Canaries goalkeeper Tim Krul, and then after the break hit the side-netting ...Full Story »

Callum Hendry’s third-minute penalty helped St Johnstone secure back-to-back wins for the first time in the cinch Premiership this season with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Livingston at McDiarmid Park.The in-form striker fired his spot-kick low down the middle of Max Stryjek’s goal after Livingston defender Jack Fitzwater was ruled to have caught him with a stray arm as they challe...Full Story »

Callum Hudson-Odoi will miss Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Brentford on Saturday.The Blues winger continues to battle an Achilles issue and has also suffered lower-back pain.Reece James can return after hamstring issues to boost the Blues, with Christian Pulisic likely to be involved despite a hectic international schedule with the United States.Brentford remain without Josh Dasilva ...Full Story »

Oldham were handed a lifeline in their quest to stay in the Football League as Callum Whelan’s late goal capped off an excellent evening to give the Latics their first win in nine games with a 2-0 victory at home to Leyton Orient.The hosts had taken the lead in the first half when Orient defender George Ray headed into his own net, breaking the deadlock after a long period of Oldham domina...Full Story »

Callum Guy will miss Carlisle’s clash with Bristol Rovers.The captain is ruled out potentially for the rest of the season with some damage to his medial ligament, sustained from a tackle in the Barrow game.Jamie Devitt is another long-term absentee for the Blues with a hamstring problem.Defender Kelvin Mellor has returned to training but Saturday’s game may come too soon for him.Joey...Full Story »

Paul McCallum’s first-half strike was enough for Dagenham to secure a 1-0 win against Eastleigh in the National League.The result sees Dagenham return to winning ways after losing to Notts County at the weekend, but the Spitfires drop to 19th in the table.The Daggers took the lead in the 33rd minute after Eastleigh were unable to clear their lines and Paul McCallum stabbed the ball home.Da...Full Story »

St Johnstone assistant manager Steven MacLean hailed Callum Hendry after the striker claimed a spectacular stoppage-time winner against Motherwell.Hendry let a long ball bounce before firing into the top corner from the corner of box to earn a 2-1 victory which moved Saints four points clear of cinch Premiership bottom club Dundee.The striker had earlier cancelled out Kevin van Veen’s solo...Full Story »