Ruben stars in Wolves’ hunt

CONTRASTS: Ruben Neves celebrates and, left, Martin Braithwate PICTURE: Action Images WHEN Wolves broke the Championship transfer record to sign Ruben...

FOREST DRAW FOR FIRST TIME IN 30

By Scott Hunt HELD AT LAST: Nottingham Forest’s Ben Brereton is mobbed after making it 1-0 and inset, Preston celebrate their...

DIVING? IT GOES ON ALL OVER THE PITCH…

EVERY player dives. Every single one. It may not be to win a penalty or get an opponent sent off, but...

IT’S ANOTHER CAR CRASH FOR CARLOS

By Steven Chicken HEAD BOY: Middlesbrough’s Ryan Shotton gets the winner PICTURE: Action Images UNDER-pressure Sheffield Wednesday boss Carlos Carvalhal defended...

OXFORD LOANEE EYEING ROLE IN PREMIER

LEAGUE ONE By Tom Harle AMBITION: Jack Payne JACK Payne is closer than anybody in League One to a crack at...

’SPECIAL GROUP’ DESERVE CREDIT, SAYS JED

CHAMPIONSHIP By Dan Barnes BULLISH Jed Wallace believes Millwall deserve more recognition for what they pulled off in 2017. Neil Harris’...

Ollie has a spot of ref rage

By James Ayles SPOT ON: Bristol City’s Bobby Reid converts the penalty to make it 1-1 and spark a spat in...

One tractor in need of a jump-start to top

EVERY July, Christophe Bassons would line up for Stage One of the Tour de France knowing he had no chance of...

RUTHLESS NUGENT SPARKS RAM RAID

Quickfire Derby move up to third By Andy Moore THREE AND EASY: Celebrations as Derby’S Matej Vydra scores his goal PICTURES:...

WHY BARNSLEY HAD LITTLE CHOICE OVER SALE

EMOTION: Patrick Cryne BARNSLEY’S takeover by Chinese billionaire Chien Lee is simultaneously exciting and slightly ter rifying. In Patrick Cryne, the...

KEEPER’S PRIORITY FOR MICK

CHAMPIONSHIP A GOALKEEPER is likely to top Mick McCarthy’s January shopping list as the Ipswich boss looks to cover for the...

PREMIER BOSSES SHAMED BY CITY TACTICS

BRISTOL City’s gutsy win over Manchester United shames every lily-livered Premier League manager who parks the bus and cowers when the...

Robertson column: Leon Clarke joins the party late to silence his critics

Gregor Robertson writes of his former team-mate's instinct for goal being clouded by mismanagement – something which hasn't befallen Chris Wilder

Dunlavy column: Sad Slutsky’s painful stumble towards the exit

'A good man ground down by a bad club', writes Chris Dunlavy of the sacked Hull City manager

HUMBLE ADOMAH HEADING FOR AN AWARD

IF Albert Adomah keeps going at this rate, the Aston Villa winger must be in the running for Championship player of...

England? Ryan’s worth a call now!

HOT PROSPECT: Ryan Sessegnon completes his hat-trick against Sheffield United in midweek and, inset, celebrates PICTURE: Action Images THE first time...

MARK’S THE MAN TO MAKE YOU PUFF YOUR CHEST OUT

AM I surprised to see Mark McGhee back in management at Bar net? A little. Mark was my manager at Brighton...

CHRIS IN URGENT NEED OF BOARD BACKING

SHOCK: Chris Coleman IT IS barely a year since Chris Coleman led Wales to the semi-finals of Euro 2016. If you’d...

Siriki worth his secondchance

OPPORTUNITY: Danny Newton, left, and Grimsby’s Siriki Dembele NO SOONER had I woken up from my midweek trip to Blundell Park...

NO EASY ANSWER TO THESE LONG MIDWEEK TRIPS

CALL me an old football romantic, but there’s something about the sight of football fans at motorway service stations that warms...