Philippe Clement claims returning midfielder Ianis Hagi’s late red card in Rangers’ 2-0 William Hill Premiership win over St Johnstone at Ibrox was “clumsy” rather than malicious.Vaclav Cerny broke the deadlock in the 34th minute and he added a second in the 58th minute before the drama with Hagi began.The Romania midfielder, who was back in the squad for the first time thi

Vaclav Cerny scored in each half and returning Ianis Hagi was sent off to add some late drama to Rangers’ 2-0 victory over St Johnstone at Ibrox.The Light Blues were thumped 4-1 at home by French side Lyon in the Europa League on Thursday night and improvement was expected on their return to William Hill Premiership duty but they failed to sparkle.Simo Valakari viewed his first game as Saint

Ange Postecoglou lambasted an “unacceptable” second-half performance from Tottenham in their 3-2 loss at Brighton and admitted it was the worst defeat of his tenure at the club.Spurs were on course for a sixth consecutive victory in all competitions when Brennan Johnson and James Maddison struck before half-time to them 2-0 up at Amex Stadium.That made it six goals in six matches for J

Jimmy Thelin savoured an “amazing” day at raucous Pittodrie as Ante Palaversa’s late winner settled an exhilarating encounter with 10-man Hearts to make it 13 consecutive victories for Aberdeen in all competitions.The Swede’s perfect start to life as Dons boss looked in jeopardy for long periods as the bottom-of-the-table Jambos created a host of chances and briefly led 2-1

Brighton scored three times in 18 second-half minutes to fight back from two goals down to stun Tottenham and claim a 3-2 win after an entertaining encounter at Amex Stadium.Spurs were on course for a sixth consecutive victory in all competitions when Brennan Johnson and James Maddison struck before half-time to put Ange Postecoglou’s men in control.That made it six goals in six matches for

Interim Cardiff head coach Omer Riza felt a tenacious display in a 1-1 draw at Severnside derby rivals Bristol City offered further proof of his ability to do the job on a permanent basis.Ollie Tanner’s superb right-footed strike, arrowed into the top corner from 15 yards, put the Bluebirds ahead after 54 minutes only for centre-back Luke McNally to head a 73rd-minute equaliser, his first Br

Enzo Maresca was happy with the “fighting spirit” of his Chelsea team after a melee broke out in the closing stages of Sunday’s 1-1 Premier League draw against 10-man Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge.Virtuality all 22 players plus substitutes were involved in the disorder which was sparked when Forest’s Neco Williams pushed Marc Cucurella off the pitch, causing him to k

Erik ten Hag does not get any sense from the Manchester United hierarchy that his position is in jeopardy and says the noise around his job heading into the international break is “external”.The 54-year-old is under the microscope and took his stuttering Red Devils to Aston Villa on Sunday after a difficult start to the season continued with a 3-0 home loss at Tottenham and 3-3 draw in

Duk was the toast of a packed-out Pittodrie as he returned from exile to help Aberdeen eke out a 3-2 victory over 10-man Hearts and maintain their perfect start to the campaign under Jimmy Thelin.The Dons extended their remarkable winning run to 13 matches in all competitions but only after being given a huge scare by bottom-of-the-table Hearts, who were on top for long periods until Jorge Grant w

Luke McNally headed his first Bristol City goal to earn a 1-1 Championship draw from a passionate Severnside derby with Cardiff at Ashton Gate.The visitors took a 54th-minute lead when Ollie Tanner broke into the box, sent two defenders to wrong way with a clever turn and then hammered an unstoppable right-footed shot into the top corner from 15 yards.Bristol City levelled after 73 minutes, Joe Wi