Emily Smith

Jota won Liverpool’s penalty by being ‘really smart’ – VieiraCrystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira said referee Kevin Friend “killed our legs” by awarding Liverpool a controversial late penalty in Sunday’s defeat. Friend judged Liverpool’s Diogo Jota was fouled by goalkeeper Vicente Guaita after the VAR told him to check his initial decision not to give…

Brighton assistant coach Bjorn Hamberg pays credit to the players for earning a draw at Leicester after their preparations for the game were disrupted by head coach Graham Potter testing positive for coronavirus on Friday. READ MORE: Leicester 1-1 Brighton Watch highlights on Match of the Day 2, Sunday 23 January, 22:30 GMT on BBC…

Chelsea boss Emma Hayes said she didn’t know if it was “a point gained or two dropped” after her side were held by Brighton in the Women’s Super League. The Blues, who started the day four points behind leaders Arsenal, dominated possession but could not find a breakthrough from their 26 attempts. Brighton withstood the…

Aymeric Laporte levelled for the league leaders in the 65th minutePep Guardiola says Manchester City’s 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League is beyond his expectations, despite dropping points for the first time since October as Southampton held on for a hard-earned draw at St Mary’s. City had won 12 games in a…

Kallum Higginbotham’s goal gave League 2 leaders Kelty Hearts victoryFourth tier Kelty Hearts pulled off a significant Scottish Cup shock by stunning struggling holders St Johnstone in the fourth round at Central Park. After a goalless 90 minutes, veteran forward Kallum Higginbotham broke clear to net an extra-time winner for the runaway League 2 leaders.…

Kelty Hearts’ reward for knocking out Scottish Cup holders St Johnstone is a last-16 trip to face in St Mirren. The runaway League 2 leaders beat the Scottish Premiership strugglers 1-0 after extra time in Fife. There are two all-Premiership ties, with Motherwell hosting Aberdeen and Hearts welcoming Livingston. Celtic will play Championship Raith Rovers,…

Georgios Giakoumakis’ second Celtic goal opened the scoring at Indodrill StadiumGoals from Georgios Giakoumakis and Liel Abada earned Celtic a Scottish Cup last-16 place – but only after a late fright against League 1 Alloa Athletic. Greek striker Giakoumakis’ tidy finish opened the scoring before Israeli winger Abada curled in a fine second. Conor Sammon’s…

Marcus Rashford scored the 93rd-minute winner against West HamThe jubilant “Fergieee timeeeee” celebration posted on Marcus Rashford’s Twitter feed half an hour after the final whistle in Manchester United’s last-gasp Premier League victory over West Ham at Old Trafford neatly encapsulated the mood of the day. This felt like a big win for United -…

Watford have suffered 11 defeats in 13 games under Italian boss Claudio RanieriClaudio Ranieri says he needs to choose players that want to “fight hard for Watford” after a damaging defeat against Norwich saw them drop into the Premier League relegation zone. Norwich picked up a 3-0 win to move out of the bottom three…

Chelsea beat Tottenham convincingly over two legs in their Carabao Cup semi-final earlier this month, but will it be the same story when they meet in the Premier League on Sunday? “Chelsea are doing well in the cups but they keep on dropping points in the league,” BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson said. “I…