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Boro beat Watford to go third in Championship

Michael Carrick’s Middlesbrough side leapfrogged Watford and moved up to third in the Championship table by winning the meeting of two play-off hopefuls. That made it nine wins from 13 league games for Carrick, who took the manager’s job in October after Boro had slipped into the relegation places. The Teessiders handed on-loan Aston Villa striker Cameron Archer a full debut, and he played a big part in the opening…

FA Cup: Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Birmingham City – Tie overshadowed by report of racist abuse

Birmingham goalkeeper Neil Etheridge complained of being racially abused by spectators after his side forced their FA Cup tie with Blackburn to a replay. The alleged incident was reported while Blues were celebrating their injury-time equaliser from Jordan James. Reda Khadra gave Blues an early lead, with Bradley Dack then levelling before Joe Rankin-Costello put Rovers 2-1 up. Substitute James sent the tie to a replay, but his goal was…

Wealdstone v Gateshead

Line-upsLive TextLine-upsWealdstoneFormation 4-4-213Howes2Cook6Barrett8Ferguson28Habergham24Barker7Allarakhia18Dyer22Kretzschmar9Olomola21Ilunga13Howes2Cook6Barrett8Ferguson28Habergham24Barker7Allarakhia18Dyer22Kretzschmar9Olomola21IlungaSubstitutes4Charles5Freckleton10Andrews17Hutchinson23Mundle-SmithGatesheadFormation 4-4-21Marschall2Tinkler6Storey5Richardson14Forbes3Pye42Conteh10Olley12Ward27Knight9Elliott1Marschall2Tinkler6Storey5Richardson14Forbes3Pye42Conteh10OlleyBooked at 20mins12Ward27Knight9ElliottSubstitutes11Campbell15Martin19Harris32Magnay45AsikaoguReferee:Daniel MiddletonLive Text45’Half TimeFirst Half ends, Wealdstone 1, Gateshead 0.38’goalGoal!Goal! Wealdstone 1, Gateshead 0. Max Kretzschmar (Wealdstone).20’BookingGreg Olley (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Kick OffFirst Half begins.Posted at 14:4114:41Post updateLineups are announced and players are warming up. Match details to follow.

Tranmere Rovers v Leyton Orient

Line-upsMatch StatsLive TextLine-upsTranmereFormation 4-4-223Hewelt2Dacres-Cogley5Davies14Turnbull3Bristow7Morris6Merrie4O’Connor11Hawkes26Saunders10Hemmings23Hewelt2Dacres-Cogley5Davies14Turnbull3Bristow7Morris6Merrie4O’Connor11Hawkes26Saunders10HemmingsSubstitutes13Murphy18Jameson19Chalmers20Walker22Lewis25Mumbongo27BurtonLeyton OrientFormation 4-2-3-122Vigouroux2James19Beckles33McCart32Hunt18Pratley17Lyden11Archibald14Moncur34Sadlier23Kelman22Vigouroux2James19Beckles33McCart32Hunt18Pratley17Lyden11Archibald14Moncur34Sadlier23KelmanSubstitutes6Thompson7Smyth8Clay9Smith10Sotiriou27Byrne43TurnsReferee:Ollie YatesMatch StatsHome TeamTranmereAway TeamLeyton OrientPossessionHome45%Away55%ShotsHome5Away3Shots on TargetHome1Away0CornersHome3Away0FoulsHome1Away4Live Text45’+2’Half TimeFirst Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 0, Leyton Orient 0.44’Post updateAttempt saved. Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kane Hemmings.43’Post updateTom James (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.43’Post updateFoul by Ethan Bristow (Tranmere Rovers).41’Post updateAttempt missed. George Moncur…

Barnet v Chesterfield

Line-upsLive TextLine-upsBarnetFormation 4-4-21Walker4Collinge6Okimo14Pritchard9Kabamba8Gorman11Kanu21Wynter24Revan28Woods33De Havilland1Walker4Collinge6Okimo14Pritchard9Kabamba8Gorman11Kanu21Wynter24Revan28Woods33De HavillandSubstitutes5Armstrong7Hall20Moyo23Beard31AzazeChesterfieldFormation 4-4-231Covolan Cauagnari33Clements5Grimes26Oldaker20King21Palmer35Jones4Akinola17Dobra10Colclough27Quigley31Covolan Cauagnari33Clements5Grimes26Oldaker20King21Palmer35JonesBooked at 35mins4Akinola17Dobra10Colclough27QuigleySubstitutes7Mandeville12Williams18Uchegbulam19Asante28BanksReferee:Elliot SwallowLive Text45’Half TimeFirst Half ends, Barnet 1, Chesterfield 0.35’BookingMichael Jones (Chesterfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.33’goalGoal!Goal! Barnet 1, Chesterfield 0. Nicke Kabamba (Barnet). Kick OffFirst Half begins.Posted at 14:0714:07Post updateLineups are announced and players are warming up. Match details to follow.

Scottish Gossip: Whittaker, Giakoumakis, Nisbet, Rangers, Celtic, Hibernian, Hearts, Dundee United

Rangers have tabled an improved £2m package to land Swansea City winger Morgan Whittaker. (Daily Express)external-link Giorgos Giakoumakis is poised to seal a £4m move to J-League side Urawa Red Diamonds, with the Celtic striker given permission to finalise terms and undergo a medical in Amsterdam. (Scottish Sun)external-link The future of Hibs striker Kevin Nisbet remains unclear as interest remains in the Scotland international following the surprise collapse of a…

Charlton Athletic v Bolton Wanderers

Line-upsLine-upsCharltonFormation 4-3-331Maynard-Brewer28Clare24Inniss34Ness26Penney10Morgan4Dobson21Fraser17Rak-Sakyi8Bonne23Blackett-Taylor31Maynard-Brewer28Clare24Inniss34Ness26Penney10Morgan4Dobson21Fraser17Rak-Sakyi8Bonne23Blackett-TaylorSubstitutes2S Sessegnon6O’Connell19Payne30Harness32Henry33Leaburn43CampbellBoltonFormation 4-2-3-119Trafford2Jones5Almeida Santos18Toal6Johnston16Morley22Dempsey21Bradley20Lee17Shoretire10Charles19Trafford2Jones5Almeida Santos18Toal6Johnston16Morley22Dempsey21Bradley20Lee17Shoretire10CharlesSubstitutes3John8Sheehan12Dixon23Isgrove27Williams29Adeboyejo35JeromeReferee:Carl Brook Match report will appear here

England’s Earps on remarkable career turnaround

A few years ago Mary Earps was contemplating retirement after being dropped from the England squad – now she is a European champion and one of six goalkeepers nominated for the Fifa Best Award. It has been a remarkable turnaround for Earps, 29, who could not have imagined the successes that came her way in 2022 when she sat on the bench as a third-choice goalkeeper at the 2019 World…

Wales keeper O’Sullivan eyes FA Cup shock

You might assume that Wales’ goalkeeper spends every minute of her time focusing on football. You would be wrong. Laura O’Sullivan works full time and plays her club football for an amateur side, Cardiff City Ladies, where the players were paying subs until last season. Should Cardiff upset the odds by winning their women’s FA Cup fourth-round tie at Burnley this Sunday (14:00 GMT), the talk in the dressing room…

Ayoub Assal: Al-Wakrah buy forward from AFC Wimbledon

Qatari club Al-Wakrah have signed AFC Wimbledon forward Ayoub Assal for an undisclosed fee. The 20-year-old, who joined the Dons at under-12 level, had scored 10 goals in 31 appearances in all competitions for the League Two club this season. The Qatar Stars League outfit triggered a buy-out clause in Assal’s contract. “It is always difficult when one of our own moves on and I would like to wish him…