Philippe Clement admits Rangers were like ‘Bambi on ice’ in win at Kilmarnock

Philippe Clement claims Rangers were like “Bambi on ice” on the artificial surface at Rugby Park before they held on to top spot in the cinch Premiership with a 2-1 comeback win over Kilmarnock.On a rain-soaked night, Killie wide-man Danny Armstrong scored from the spot in the 11th minute after a John Lundstram handball.Gers keeper Jack Butland made a great save from Matty Kennedy earl

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Do you see us winning another game? – Neil Warnock fumes at Aberdeen defending

Aberdeen interim boss Neil Warnock admits he cannot be confident his side will avoid being drawn into a cinch Premiership relegation battle if they continue to concede “stupid” goals.Warnock is still without a win in five league matches in charge – with Aberdeen winless in nine in total – and the Dons fell behind to a first-half Nicky Clark penalty after Richard Jensen&rsqu

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Mauricio Pochettino feels Chelsea showed bravery in ‘needed’ win over Leeds

Mauricio Pochettino hailed a “needed” victory as Chelsea bounced back from Sunday’s Carabao Cup final extra-time heartbreak to edge past Leeds and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.Conor Gallagher, who missed two glorious chances in the closing stages of normal time in the Wembley loss to Liverpool, came off the bench to hit the winner at Stamford Bridge as the Championship side we

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The kids are all right – Liverpool’s youngsters see off Southampton in FA Cup

Jurgen Klopp’s kids did him proud again as Lewis Koumas scored on debut and fellow 18-year-old Jayden Danns registered his first two goals as a depleted Liverpool side beat Southampton 3-0 at Anfield.Victory, just three days after an exhausting 120-minute Carabao Cup final win over Chelsea, set up an FA Cup quarter-final at arch rivals Manchester United.Whether the academy players will be re

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Motherwell push Livingston closer towards Premiership relegation

Motherwell came from behind to beat bottom side Livingston 3-1 and enhance their cinch Premiership top six hopes.Livingston had taken the lead after only three minutes through Tete Yengi but Sam Nicholson levelled minutes into the second half before Blair Spittal notched a sublime goal.Substitute Jack Vale compounded Livingston’s woes with a third in the 87th minute.Motherwell climbed to wit

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Casemiro nets late winner as Manchester United keep alive hopes of trophy

Casemiro’s late winner kept Manchester United in with a chance of ending a disappointing season with silverware as Erik ten Hag’s men edged past Nottingham Forest to set up an FA Cup quarter-final clash with Liverpool.Ten Hag won the Carabao Cup during a promising first campaign but has come under increasing pressure during a troubled second season that threatened to unravel if they lo

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Celtic remain second despite running riot against Dundee

Celtic hit form with a 7-1 victory over Dundee following a first-half goal spree at Parkhead.Cameron Carter-Vickers started the rout in the seventh minute and goals from Adam Idah, Matt O’Riley and Daizen Maeda had Celtic four up before the half-hour mark.Greg Taylor and Callum McGregor made it six before the break and Daniel Kelly marked his league debut with a brilliantly-taken goal.Dundee

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Lawrence Shankland scores from the spot as Hearts hit back to draw with Hibs

Hearts forward Lawrence Shankland scored his 26th goal of the season from the penalty spot in a 1-1 draw at home to city rivals Hibernian.The Easter Road side went ahead through on-loan Bournemouth playmaker Emiliano Marcondes.But they were pegged back just before the break when Hearts were awarded a contentious spot-kick, and in-form Shankland fired home his sixth Edinburgh derby goal since movin

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Rangers stay top after fighting back to beat Kilmarnock

Rangers maintained their advantage over Celtic at the top of the cinch Premiership but only after a hard-fought 2-1 comeback win over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.Killie wide-man Danny Armstrong scored from the spot in the 11th minute of an energetic first half and Derek McInnes’ side were worth their interval lead.The Gers had to dig deep and captain James Tavernier levelled in the 55th minute

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Wolves knock Brighton out of FA Cup thanks to early Mario Lemina strike

Mario Lemina fired Wolves into the FA Cup quarter final after a nervy 1-0 win over Brighton.The hosts reached the last eight for just the second time in 21 years and the first time since 2019, when they made the semi-finals.There is now a path to Wembley for O’Neil’s side, who will host Championship side Coventry in the next round, but they lived dangerously at Molineux.Facundo Buonano

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