Airdrie must beat Cove Rangers to retain their place in the William Hill Scottish Championship after both sides came through their play-off semi-finals on Saturday.Alex Bannon and Ben Wilson struck either side of half-time as Airdrie, who finished ninth in the second tier, beat Stenhousemuir 2-1 at the Albert Bartlett Stadium to complete a 5-2 aggregate success.Stenhousemuir, the lowest-ranked of

Elliot Watt’s second-half winner kept St Johnstone’s William Hill Premiership survival hopes alive and cranked up the heat on freefalling Ross County.Simo Valakari’s Saints – nine points adrift at the foot of the table in January – moved within three points of the second-bottom Staggies, with a marginally better goal difference, after defeating them 2-1 in a tense sho

St Mirren kept their European qualification hopes alive with a comfortable 2-0 win over Dundee United at Tannadice.Mikael Mandron opened the scoring for the Buddies in the first half, with Jonah Ayunga sealing the win after the break.The victory moves St Mirren to within two points of United, who currently sit in fifth in the Premiership table – the last European spot – with just two g

Everton scored two goals in three minutes to dent Fulham’s European qualification hopes with a 3-1 win at Craven Cottage.Raul Jimenez opened the scoring for the Cottagers but they failed to capitalise on their lead and Vitalii Mykolenko levelled in first-half stoppage time.Michael Keane’s header put Everton in front and a mistake from Bernd Leno allowed Beto to add a quickfire third on

Southampton finally rid themselves of the spectre of being crowned the joint worst team in Premier League history after somehow holding Manchester City to a goalless draw.Rock-bottom and already relegated, Saints battled to secure their 12th point of a sorry season which eased them past Derby’s record low tally of 11 in 2007/08.This may have been one of the most one-sided 0-0 draws in Premie

Celtic came from behind to beat Hibernian 3-1 as the champions extended their lead at the top of the William Hill Premiership to 20 points.Martin Boyle gave the visitors the lead but Celtic turned the game around with two goals in four minutes just before the break from Nicolas Kuhn and Adam Idah.Reo Hatate scored his 11th goal of the season in the second half as Celtic inflicted just a second def

Brentford’s bid for a first-ever European qualification gained strength as they beat Ipswich 1-0 at Portman Road to make it four Premier League wins in a row.Kevin Schade headed the game’s only goal from a corner in the 18th minute to give his side a lead, which only a late Ipswich rally during which Omari Hutchinson hit a post and Mark Flekken produced an outstanding save to deny Came

Brighton kept themselves in the race for European qualification after a 2-0 win at Wolves.Danny Welbeck’s first-half penalty and Brajan Gruda’s late strike did the job for the Seagulls at Molineux as they chase a return to continental action following their run to the Europa League last 16 last season.Welbeck’s goal was a landmark 10th of the campaign in the Premier League, meani

Liverpool’s young midfielder Harvey Elliott has found himself back in the transfer spotlight, with renewed interest emerging from Wolves, Aston Villa, and AFC Bournemouth.According to Caught Offside sources, the Premier League champions may have to part ways with the midfielder this summer after increasing interest in his services.Although Elliott is reportedly happy and settled at Liverpool

Aston Villa have reportedly decided against signing Axel Disasi on a permanent basis, with the French centre-back now expected to return to Chelsea at the conclusion of his loan spell.According to The Athletic, the initial loan agreement between the two Premier League clubs did not include a purchase option, signaling a short-term stint for Disasi at Villa Park.Villa secured Disasi’s service