Paul Heckingbottom will begin his second spell in charge of Sheffield United this year when they host Bristol City on Sunday.The 44-year-old’s first stint was as an 11-match caretaker fighting the tide of inevitable relegation from the Premier League last season, but this time he is the manager on a five-and-a-half-year contract after Slavisa Jokanovic was sacked on Thursday.Jokanovic swit...Full Story »

Will Ferry is a doubt as Crawley prepare to take on Mansfield at The People’s Pension Stadium.The 19-year-old came off the bench at half-time in Town’s 1-1 draw with Newport in midweek and was forced off with injury later in the half.Crawley boss John Yems confirmed there are 10 first-team players who have been unable to take part in full training due to injuries in the camp.Reece Gr...Full Story »

The star collapsed on the pitch during a game between Sheffield United and Reading. He received around 10 minutes care, and has since been rushed to hospital in worrying scenes Sheffield United star John Fleck has been rushed to hospital after collapsing on the pitch. He received 10 minutes of urgent medical care during a game against Reading at the Madejski Stadium. The Championship club twe...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Slavisa Jokanovic expressed his relief that midfielder John Fleck was “conscious and talking” after he collapsed during the second half of the 1-0 win at Reading.Jayden Bogle grabbed United’s winner but the match was overshadowed by the second-half incident when Fleck went down apparently unchallenged, with his team-mates quickly indicating for the medi...Full Story »

Sheffield United midfielder John Fleck was taken off on a stretcher after a serious-looking incident during his team’s 1-0 win at Reading.Jayden Bogle grabbed United’s winner but the match was overshadowed by the second-half incident when Fleck went down apparently unchallenged, with his team-mates quickly indicating for the medics to run on the pitch to tend to him.Fleck, 30, receiv...Full Story »

Sheffield United midfielder John Fleck was taken off on a stretcher after a serious-looking incident in the second half of the Championship game at Reading.With United leading 1-0, Fleck went down apparently unchallenged and his team-mates quickly indicated for the medics to run on the pitch to tend to him.The 30-year-old received “urgent medical care”, the Blades said on their offic...Full Story »

JOHN TERRY has hit out at former Real Madrid and Brazil left-back Roberto Carlos for his 'ugly feet' in a hilarious Instagram story. Chelsea legend Terry fired back at Carlos after the Brazilian started the jokey war of words in Instagram. Terry mocked Carlos by snapping a shot of his toes under the table The pair have linked up in Nigeria to play in Budweiser's 'Game of Kings' - a match betw...Full Story »

John Yems has his feet firmly on the ground after Crawley ended their six-game losing streak with a 1-0 win at Barrow.James Tilley condemned the hosts to a seventh game without a win as he secured the visitors three welcome points at Holker Street.Yems said: “Today was our day, we worked hard and deserved it.“It’s only one win and we have to remember that. Hopefully we’ll...Full Story »

Celtic striker Giorgos Giakoumakis will miss Saturday’s Premier Sports Cup semi-final against St Johnstone at Hampden Park with a knee injury.The match is likely to come too soon for defender Carl Starfelt and midfielder Tom Rogic (both hamstring).Christopher Jullien is building up his fitness in training after recovering from a long-term knee injury, and fellow defender Greg Taylor is wor...Full Story »

Steve Clarke claimed comeback goal hero John Souttar was the story of Scotland’s thrilling 2-0 win over Denmark which secured home advantage in the first World Cup qualifying play-off game in March.The Hearts defender had suffered injury problems including a relapse of an Achilles issue since winning his first three caps in 2018 and he was a late call-up to the squad for the final Group F ...Full Story »

Charlton caretaker boss Johnnie Jackson enhanced his chances of getting the job on a permanent basis as Ben Purrington’s header secured a third win in four games, a 1-0 win at Burton.Jackson said after the Sky Bet League One success: “I am really pleased with them. It’s a good away performance at a difficult place to come. We got a goal and we had to cling to it.”Both sid...Full Story »

Ben Purrington’s first half header ensured that Johnnie Jackson’s unbeaten spell as Charlton caretaker boss continued with a 1-0 win at Burton.The Pirelli Stadium contest was a feisty affair, with both sides playing more than 70 minutes of the Sky Bet League One contest with 10 men.Referee Trevor Kettle showed red cards to Charlton striker Jayden Stockley and Albion skipper Deji Oshi...Full Story »

John Hughes made an instant impact on his debut as Dunfermline boss as the cinch Championship basement boys came from behind to win 2-1 at his former club Inverness and record their first league win of the season.The promotion-chasing hosts at Caledonian Stadium – now winless in five – scored via Billy Mckay in the 21st minute, Michael Gardyne hitting a post with an effort from range...Full Story »

John Robertson’s brace set Edinburgh City on course for a 3-1 Scottish League Two win over Stranraer.Replacement James Hilton notched a 90th-minute effort to seal the victory after Matthew Yates had pulled a goal back for Stranraer.Edinburgh claimed their first win in four league outings, having last won in the league on September 25.Full Story »

Charlton caretaker-manager Johnnie Jackson admitted the FA Cup first round tie against Havant & Waterlooville proved to be a tough fixture.The Sky Bet League One side won 4-0, with all the goals coming in the final 18 minutes, after struggling against the National League South outfit.Academy product Mason Burstow was among the scorers, and Jackson was keen to praise both him and the rest of ...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Lee Johnson is confident his side can get their League One automatic-promotion bid back on track after a third consecutive defeat.Having lost 1-0 at home to Charlton and 5-1 at Rotherham, the Black Cats went down 3-0 to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.Theo Corbeanu, Florian Kamberi and Lee Gregory struck for the Owls to leave Sunderland fifth, five points off second-placed Pl...Full Story »

Charlton caretaker manager Johnnie Jackson praised his side’s spirit after they came from a goal down to snatch a point in a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Rotherham at The Valley.The visitors grabbed the lead on the stroke of half-time when Mickel Miller smashed the ball into the roof of the net from close range.But Charlton came out fighting in the second period and finally equalised in the 8...Full Story »

Charlton caretaker manager Johnnie Jackson could not hide his delight after his side demolished Doncaster 4-0 at The Valley on Saturday afternoon.Elliot Lee gave the Addicks the lead in the 21st minute before Conor Washington doubled their advantage from the penalty spot 10 minutes before the break.Jayden Stockley and Ben Purrington scored in the second half to round out a hugely satisfying afte...Full Story »

St Johnstone boss Callum Davidson heaped praise on Zander Clark after his man-of-the-match performance in a 1-0 cinch Premiership victory against Dundee United at Tannadice.The 29-year-old produced a string of outstanding saves to deny the home side after Ali Crawford scored what proved to be the only goal of the game in the first half.Clark missed out on a call-up to the last Scotland squad and...Full Story »

St Johnstone ended a three-game winless run in the cinch Premiership as Ali Crawford’s first-half effort was enough for a narrow 1-0 victory over Dundee United at Tannadice.United had plenty of chances to equalise but were denied time after time by Saints goalkeeper Zander Clark, who produced an inspirational display between the sticks.St Johnstone have moved up to ninth in the table as a ...Full Story »