Chelsea are keen on improving their defensive unit with the signing of Loic Bade from Sevilla.The 24-year-old Frenchman has done quite well for Sevilla and his performances have attracted the attention of the London club. He has been linked with Aston Villa as well.Chelsea have looked vulnerable defensively in recent months, and they need to tighten up at the back. Signing a quality central defend

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers questioned the decision to disallow what would have been a late equaliser for his side after they suffered only their second domestic defeat of the season away to in-form Hibernian.Just a few days after their spirited 1-1 draw away to Bayern Munich in the Champions League, the Hoops went down 2-1 at Easter Road as Josh Campbell scored twice in the first half.Rodgers&rsq

Ruben Selles wants Hull’s standards to keep rising after a 1-0 win at promotion-chasing Sunderland boosted his side’s fight for survival.Black Cats goalkeeper Anthony Patterson fumbled Joe Gelhardt’s corner into his own net in the 18th minute and Sunderland were frustrated by an impressive display from the Tigers, earning Selles’ side a fourth win from their last five away

Millwall head coach Alex Neil hailed the “resilience of the group” after they recovered from missing a late penalty to score a stoppage-time winner at Derby.Josh Coburn saw his spot-kick saved but then netted in the fifth minute of eight added on to snatch a win that keeps the Lions’ play-off challenge on track.There had been few chances and little quality in the game until Cobur

Birmingham manager Chris Davies praised his side for overcoming the expected stern challenge provided by Reading to earn a point in their 0-0 League One draw at the SCL Stadium.After a patchy first half, the game came to life in the second period with each side creating chances to break the deadlock.Reading threatened with good efforts from Lewis Wing, Jayden Wareham and Chem Campbell.But league l

Lee Bell saluted his players for digging themselves out of a wretched run to reignite Crewe’s promotion bid with an emphatic win over Barrow.Goals either side of the interval from Connor O’Riordan and Tommy Lowery, who both returned to the club on loan during January, and a late strike from Matus Holicek secured the Railwaymen’s first win in seven games.Alex boss Bell said: &ldqu

Barnsley head coach Darrell Clarke was pleased with the robust nature of his team after they beat Rotherham 1-0 at New York Stadium.Adam Phillips’ second-half spot-kick proved the difference as Barnsley ended a run of six games without a win.Clarke said: “It is a performance we haven’t had much of this season. We have had to roll our sleeves up.“We were really strong defens

Plymouth substitute Muhamed Tijani scored a 67th-minute equaliser as Argyle rescued a much-needed point from a 1-1 Championship draw at home to relegation-rivals Cardiff.The Bluebirds swept into a 14th-minute lead through Yousef Salech but they were reduced to 10 men – eight minutes after the break – when Dimitrios Goutas was sent off, before Tijani came off the bench to earn a share o

Manuel Ugarte’s stunning strike and an overturned penalty decision at the death helped Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United escape with a 2-2 comeback draw at David Moyes’ Everton.Sir Alex Ferguson’s successor at Old Trafford looked set to inflict a 13th Premier League defeat of the season on the wretched Red Devils, who have won just four top-flight games since the Portuguese

Two second-half goals gave leaders Walsall a 2-0 victory over a struggling Morecambe side who ended the game with 10 men.The contest was evenly poised until the 50th minute when Morecambe defender Rhys Williams was sent off for pulling back Jamie Jellis as he looked to run onto a long through ball.To make matters worse for the home side, the Saddlers took the lead from the resulting free-kick as T