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Middlesbrough fell eight points behind the leaders Coventry after drawing 0-0 with lowly Blackburn, with Boro's Hayden Hackney lucky to avoid a red card ...

Mohamed Salah scored a first-half penalty as 10-man Egypt defeated South Africa 1-0 in their Africa Cup of Nations Group B clash to become the first team into the knockout stages ...

Football clockwatch: Join Barry Glendenning for updates from the afternoon Boxing Day fixtures in the EFL and at the Africa Cup of Nations ...

'The difference between us and other teams is too small,' said Arne Slot, whose Liverpool team have conceded the second-most league goals from set pieces ...

Diogo Jota's two sons will join the mascots at Anfield when two of the Portuguese's former clubs meet on Saturday ...

Mikel Arteta hopes Kai Havertz is ready to return from a long-term knee injury and has predicted the German will bring "a different dimension" to Arsenal's attack ...

Spaniard, who at 30 has been coaching for half his life, discusses Arteta, tactics and how to win players' trust ...

Forest great was loved in Nottingham but under-appreciated in Scotland before going on to thrive as a coach ...

Rolling report: Join our writers for the latest news and buildup to the Boxing Day football programme ...