Brandon Thomas-Asante effort enough as West Brom edge 10-man Norwich

Brandon Thomas-Asante eased dominant West Brom back to winning ways with a 1-0 Championship victory over 10-man Norwich after the visitors had Borja Sainz needlessly sent off in the first half at The Hawthorns.Thomas-Asante grabbed the all-important goal in the 50th minute to cement West Brom’s position of fifth in the table.But Norwich were forced to play almost an hour with 10 men after th

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Cameron Carter-Vickers injury dampens Celtic’s mood after win at Dundee

Paulo Bernardo and Mikey Johnston were the unlikely goal heroes for Celtic at Dundee but Cameron Carter-Vickers was at the centre of an injury concern ahead of Saturday’s visit of Rangers to Parkhead.Bernardo poked home the 52nd-minute opener at Dens Park to net his first goal for Celtic and substitute Johnston struck his first two goals for the Hoops since December 2019 to earn a comfortabl

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Late goal fires Bristol Rovers to victory over Portsmouth

Luke Thomas netted with 90 seconds remaining as Bristol Rovers inflicted a first away defeat of the season on League One leaders Portsmouth 2-1.A flowing move deep into injury time saw Pirates left wingback Harvey Vale roll the ball across goal after good work in midfield from Grant Ward, with Thomas arriving at the back post to score his third league goal of the season and cap a pulsating Boxing

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Jack Clarke downs Hull to earn Michael Beale a first win as Sunderland boss

Michael Beale claimed a first victory since taking charge of Sunderland with a 1-0 triumph at Hull in the Championship.Jack Clarke scored the winning goal after 82 minutes when he cut inside from the left before smartly directing the football into the bottom right-hand corner.Beale, who replaced Tony Mowbray earlier in the month, suffered a miserable start in his new role when Coventry won 3-0 at

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Cohen Bramall’s fortuitous strike enough for Rotherham to sink Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough were made to pay for missing a host of chances as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Rotherham.The visitors squandered numerous opportunities and hit the woodwork twice in a frustrating afternoon in front of goal.Rotherham took full advantage, with Cohen Bramall netting the second-half winner to end the Millers’ 11-game winless run.Middlesbrough had won back-to-back games coming i

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Luton stage late comeback to claim important victory at Sheffield United

Carlton Morris climbed off the bench to create two own goals in four minutes for Luton as they beat Sheffield United 3-2 in a crucial Premier League basement battle.The Blades were on course for an important victory as goals from Oli McBurnie and Anel Ahmedhodzic overturned Alfie Doughty’s first-half opener for the Hatters.But substitute Morris was the orchestrator as Jack Robinson and Anis

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Morgan Whittaker scores twice as Plymouth draw at Cardiff

Plymouth once again came from behind to salvage a point as they remained unbeaten under caretaker boss Neil Dewsnip as they drew 2-2 at Cardiff City Stadium.Having twice battled back from two goals down to sneak a 3-3 draw against Birmingham in the first game since the departure to Stoke of former boss Steve Schumacher, the Pilgrims hit back from 2-1 down in the second half to share the spoils.Mor

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George Lloyd at double as Cheltenham move off bottom with win over Shrewsbury

George Lloyd’s first Cheltenham brace lifted them off the bottom of the League One table with a 2-0 home victory over Shrewsbury.The striker nodded in Liam Sercombe’s free-kick from the right in the 34th minute to put the improving Robins on course for their fifth win in 12 games under boss Darrell Clarke.And Lloyd touched in Tom Bradbury’s downward header from Sean Long’s

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Bradford hit back to take a point against Morecambe

Bradford came from two goals down to snatch a point in a 2-2 draw against Morecambe in their first home game on Boxing Day for six years.The Shrimps needed only three minutes to take the lead. Adam Mayor’s free-kick was not cleared by the home defence and the ball rebounded into the path of James Connolly to score from 10 yards.Adam Smith spread himself to deny Tyler Smith a quick response b

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Notts County end four-match losing run with comfortable victory over Doncaster

Notts County returned to winning ways with a comfortable 3-0 League Two win over Doncaster at Meadow Lane.Two goals in the first half from Dan Crowley and Macaulay Langstaff gave the Magpies a commanding lead at the break, with Aaron Nemane adding a third early in the second half.Despite the hosts early dominance, it was Rovers who could have taken the lead when Jodi Jones was penalised for a push

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