Lee Johnson apologised to the travelling Sunderland fans after his side were thrashed 4-0 by Pompey in monsoon conditions at Fratton Park.John Marquis’ double helped Pompey claim their first league win since August 17 to ease the pressure on Johnson’s counterpart Danny Cowley.Johnson spent much of the second half trying to get the game called off due to a waterlogged pitch but refuse...Full Story »

St Johnstone boss Callum Davidson was satisfied with his side’s dominant performance as they claimed a 3-1 cinch Premiership victory over rivals Dundee at McDiarmid Park.A Chris Kane brace was the dream start from the home side, who netted within a nine-minute period in their aspiration to claim all three points, before Stevie May killed the game as a contest, 45 seconds after the restart....Full Story »

John Coleman admits he came up with the “right formula” to get one over his long-time friend Paul Cook as Accrington won 2-1 against Ipswich.The Tractor Boys came to the Wham Stadium in buoyant mood following a 6-0 Sky Bet League One win over Doncaster in midweek.Stanley had suffered a 5-1 loss at Oxford but Harry Pell’s 79th-minute winner ended their four-game winless run.Accr...Full Story »

John Marquis scored twice as Portsmouth thumped high-flying Sunderland 4-0 to claim a much-needed first victory since August 17.Marcus Harness and captain Lee Brown were also on target to ease the pressure on Pompey manager Danny Cowley.In monsoon conditions at Fratton Park, Pompey took the lead in the 19th minute when Harness rounded off a sweeping counter-attack with a deflected goal.Defender ...Full Story »

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson plans to make a late decision on whether to restore John Souttar to the team for Saturday’s visit of Motherwell after he missed last weekend’s win over Livingston with a minor thigh issue.The defender returned to training on Thursday and will be given every chance to prove his fitness, but Taylor Moore could retain his place in defence if it is deemed th...Full Story »

St Johnstone midfielder Liam Craig will break the club’s all-time appearance record if he faces Dundee on Saturday.Craig will overtake former team-mate Steven Anderson when he lands his 442nd appearance.Saints are likely to be without James Brown (hamstring), Murray Davidson (back), Cammy MacPherson (shoulder), Liam Gordon (knee) and Craig Bryson (knee) while Callum Hendry joined Kilmarnoc...Full Story »

Sunderland head coach Lee Johnson was purring at his side’s performance after they netted five unanswered goals against Cheltenham in their League One clash at the Stadium of Light to move top of the table.The visitors struggled to create chances and were unable to make a fight of it after falling behind to Bailey Wright’s 11th-minute header.Sunderland striker Ross Stewart added goal...Full Story »

Martin Boyle’s second-half penalty ended a run of four straight defeats against St Johnstone as Hibernian collected three points in a hard-fought 1-0 win.The winger scored in the 61st minute after Jamie McCart was adjudged to have handled his shot.McCart then collected a second booking 15 minutes from time for sarcastically applauding the far-side assistant referee.The result lifted Hibs b...Full Story »

Lee Johnson was relieved to see Sunderland emerge from a “really tough game” against Bolton with three points at the Stadium of Light.The Black Cats secured a fifth straight home win in Sky Bet League One courtesy of Carl Winchester’s third goal of the season in the 17th minute.Winchester, operating at right-back this season, coasted into the penalty area unmarked to finish lef...Full Story »

Hibernian head coach Jack Ross hopes to have an unchanged squad for the visit of St Johnstone.With James Scott having returned to the squad for the midweek win over Dundee United after a bout of illness, that would mean everyone being available except the club’s four long-term absentees.Jamie Murphy (hamstring), Sean Mackie (foot), Christian Doidge (Achilles) and Melker Hallberg (knee) all...Full Story »

Crawley are set to be without several players for the Sky Bet League Two visit of Bradford on Saturday afternoon.Town boss John Yems has admitted he is “struggling” for a team after George Francomb and Joel Lynch joined a growing injury list when they limped off in their midweek draw against Harrogate.Ashley Nadesan will miss out through suspension after he was sent off for being inv...Full Story »

St Johnstone boss Callum Davidson was thrilled his players booked another date at Hampden Park after beating Dundee 2-0 at Dens Park in the Premier Sports Cup quarter-final.The holders progressed thanks to second-half goals from Shaun Rooney and Ali Crawford.Davidson was delighted for the fans who had missed out last season as the club lifted the League Cup and Scottish Cup.He said: “It&rs...Full Story »

St Johnstone advanced to the semi-finals of the Premier Sports Cup after a comfortable 2-0 win over Dundee at Dens Park.Saints are the current League Cup holders and they showed they will not give up the trophy without a fight.Perth goalkeeper Zander Clark had kept Dundee at bay but the deadlock was finally broken in the 70th minute by Shaun Rooney with Ali Crawford netting a second six minutes ...Full Story »

Lee Johnson insists his Sunderland side ‘haven’t peaked, nowhere near’ after seeing them book their place in the last 16 of the Carabao Cup with a 2-0 victory at Wigan.The clash pitted the top two in Sky Bet League One against each other, but a total of 17 changes – eight to Sunderland, nine to Wigan – showed where the contest lay on the respective list of prioritie...Full Story »

Crawley head coach John Yems criticised referee Darren Drysdale and his officials for “ruining the game” following the 2-2 home draw against Harrogate in Sky Bet League Two.Yems was unhappy that Harrogate’s Connor Hall only received a booking in the incident that led to Crawley substitute Ashley Nadesan being sent off midway through the second half.Nadesan was straight red-card...Full Story »

Sunderland manager Lee Johnson slammed the referee’s decision to award Fleetwood a last-gasp penalty after they dropped two points in a 2-2 draw.Official Neil Hair pointed to the spot for a pull in the box which allowed Ged Garner to score Fleetwood’s 97th-minute equaliser after Callum Morton had halved the Black Cats’ two-goal advantage 10 minutes from time.And while he was an...Full Story »

Crawley boss John Yems was delighted with his side’s work ethic following their 1-0 triumph at Colchester.Jack Payne’s first-half strike sealed the Reds their first away win of the season in League Two.Payne fired in from the edge of the area, after Will Ferry had got the better of Charlie Daniels and squared the ball.Yems said: “The players left everything out on the pitch. It...Full Story »

Mansfield snapped a five-game losing streak after coming back to draw 1-1 with Rochdale.Substitute Danny Johnson scored less than three minutes after entering the pitch to cancel out Danny Cashman’s 50th-minute opener.The visitors had enjoyed the better of the limited first-half chances with Jake Beesley twice going close in the opening 25 minutes.At the other end, Rochdale goalkeeper Joel...Full Story »

St Johnstone striker Stevie May came back to haunt former side Aberdeen as he netted the only goal of the game at Pittodrie to earn the Perth side their first win of the season, while extending the Dons’ winless run to seven in all competitions.May’s goal was a rare display of prowess in front of goal in a match that had seen few real sights of goal for either side.Aberdeen handed Da...Full Story »

Aberdeen hope to have Austin Samuels back for the cinch Premiership clash with St Johnstone after the on-loan Wolves striker missed last weekend’s defeat by Motherwell.Ryan Hedges is expected to return to training next week following a hamstring lay-off.Defender Andy Considine has discarded his crutches following knee surgery.Saints attacker Glenn Middleton returns after being unavailable ...Full Story »