Aston Villa have been relegated to English football’s second tier for the first time since 1987 after defeat at Manchester United. Marcus Rashford scored the only goal, sweeping Antonio Valencia’s cut-back through goalkeeper Brad Guzan’s legs. Villa were second best for much of the game, though they did hit a post late on through Rudy
Hibs’ debutant goalkeeper Conrad Logan saved two penalties in a shoot-out to send the Edinburgh side through to the Scottish Cup final after a dour draw. Logan, playing his first senior game in 16 months, saved from Dundee United’s Blair Spittal and Billy McKay. Hibs striker Jason Cummings, who chipped a first-half penalty over the
Jordan Rhodes scored twice, including an injury-time winner, as Championship leaders Middlesbrough came from behind to beat already relegated Bolton. Josh Vela fired Bolton in front from eight yards after Emile Heskey laid Dean Moxey’s long throw into his path. But Boro equalised when Rhodes, who was about to be replaced by David Nugent, tapped
Sunderland climbed to within a point of safety by beating relegation rivals Norwich at Carrow Road. At the end of an even first half, Fabio Borini buried a penalty following Andre Wisdom’s rash challenge in the box. The Italian put in an excellent cross for Jermain Defoe to turn in a second after the break
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Aston Villa caretaker manager Eric Black says he will take a hardline stance to prevent “anarchy” if they are relegated from the Premier League. Villa have lost eight successive matches and are 15 points from safety with five games of the season left. “They’re probably going to be relegated,” Black said. “This could very easily
Jonas Gutierrez says his former Newcastle United team-mates phoned to congratulate him on winning an employment tribunal against the club. It ruled he was dropped by Newcastle because of his cancer diagnosis, with the 32-year-old suing for about £2m on grounds of disability discrimination. Gutierrez called the ruling a “relief” but says he “can’t understand”
Claudio Ranieri says if one of the Manchester clubs were in Leicester City’s position, people would believe the title race to be “finished”. The Foxes, who host West Ham on Sunday, are seven points clear in the Premier League with five games remaining. Ranieri says Leicester, having avoided the drop 12 months ago, make for
Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger is unlikely to play for the club again this season, says manager Louis van Gaal. Schweinsteiger, 31, has endured an injury-interrupted first season at Old Trafford since joining on a three-year contract from Bayern Munich last July. The 2014 Germany World Cup winner tore a knee ligament while training for