Alan Sheehan has stressed that winning is a good habit to hold as he continues to build a credible case for remaining as Swansea City’s head coach. Sheehan earned his second win of his four games in charge as Preston were beaten 2-1 at the Swansea.com Stadium thanks to two impressive goals from Jamie Paterson.

Luton manager Rob Edwards said he will have a special bond with Bournemouth after their staff and supporters’ reaction to Tom Lockyer’s cardiac arrest. Hatters skipper Lockyer collapsed at the Vitality Stadium last week and has since been discharged from hospital following a successful procedure to fit an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.

Erol Bulut has admitted he is in the dark over how much he has to spend in the January transfer window to bolster Cardiff City’s flagging promotion push. The Bluebirds boss has regularly stressed he requires reinforcements, a need made more obvious by the manner in which his team have struggled in recent weeks.

Former Wales assistant manager Osian Roberts has taken on the role of interim manager at Como, an Italian Serie B club, until the conclusion of the current season. The former assistant manager at Crystal Palace takes over after Cesc Fabregas removed himself as manager as he does not have his coaching badges.

There has been no further update on the condition of Wales defender Tom Lockyer, but last weekend’s abandoned fixture between Bournemouth and Luton will be replayed in full, the Premier League have announced. Hatters skipper Lockyer collapsed in the 59th minute of Saturday’s match after he suffered a cardiac arrest, which resulted in the game being abandoned.

Nottingham Forest have appointed Nuno Espirito Santo as their new head coach in succession to Steve Cooper. The Portuguese has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract at the City Ground following Tuesday’s sacking of Wales’ only Premier League boss, Cooper.

Steve Cooper could return quickly to Premier League management at Crystal Palace following his sacking by Nottingham Forest. The only Wales-born boss at a Premier League club, Cooper was dismissed by Forest on Tuesday afternoon after a poor run of results.

Leaderless Swansea City can still get the man they need, according to caretaker boss Alan Sheehan. The club’s failure to land their target Chris Davies as their new head coach was compounded at the weekend by a 2-1 home defeat to Middlesbrough.

Tom Lockyer remains in hospital where he is undergoing tests and scans after suffering a cardiac arrest during Luton Town’s abandoned Premier League clash with Bournemouth. Luton Town were drawing 1-1 at the Vitality Stadium when the Wales international defender collapsed in the middle of the field – just seven months after a similar incident in last season’s Championship Play-off Final. Lockyer had surgery to correct an irregular heartbeat in June.

LIfe is always relative if you are a Cardiff City or Swansea fan and often the judgement is how the other lot are doing. The two clubs have been jostling for superiority in the Championship for the past five years, since the Swans were relegated from the Premier League.

Erol Bulut admitted Cardiff City were unspeakably bad in a dreadful second-half display that ended with a 1-0 home defeat to Birmingham City. Despite hosting the team with the worst current form in the Championship – and who had not won away from home since August – the Bluebirds fell to their third defeat in four games.

Swansea City caretaker manager Alan Sheehan praised his players’ character after they made it four points from two away games during his spell in charge. The Swans came from behind to claim a late point in a 1-1 draw at Stoke City in the Championship, to add to their victory at Rotherham last weekend.

One in five players were the target of online abuse during the 2023 Women’s World Cup, FIFA has said as a package of social media protection tools hid nearly 117,000 comments. The Social Media Protection Service (SMPS), developed by the world governing body with players’ union FIFPRO and launched at the 2022 men’s World Cup, was offered to teams at the women’s finals in Australia and New Zealand, FIFA said in June.

Jerry Yates believes Swansea City showed their true personality in victory at Rotherham in their first match since the dismissal of Michael Duff. Rotherham academy product Yates came back to haunt his former club as he grabbed the winner in the Swans’ 2-1 victory.

Erol Bulut put points above performance as he assessed a vital win for Cardiff City that keeps them on the edge of the Championship play-offs. The Bluebirds manager saw his team overcome Millwall 1-0 in the capital in a match that will not live long in the memory. But the victory came after back-to-back defeats and was enough to leave Cardiff only outside the top six positions on goal difference.

Swansea City have been encouraged by Ange Postecoglou they could be pushing at an open door for Chris Davies at Tottenham. Spurs manager Postecoglou has suggested Davies could well end up being allowed to leave the London club to take up the vacant head coach’s post with the Swans.

Swansea City caretaker coach Alan Sheehan has told his players they need to lift themselves and their fans this weekend following the sacking of Michael Duff. Sheehan, 37, has stepped up from an assistant’s role and into Duff’s shoes following the former boss’s dismissal at the start of the week.

The final whistle on Wales women’s 0-0 draw with Germany had long cut through the cold night air. Despite the plummeting temperatures, the home team were still lining the Swansea.com Stadium touchline some 20 minutes later.

Steve Cooper insists he is not thinking about losing his job despite Nottingham Forest’s 5-0 defeat at Fulham. The only Welsh-born manager in the Premier League was a forlorn figure on the touchline as Alex Iwobi and Raul Jimenez bagged braces and Tom Cairney also scored to heap more misery on Forest, who have lost their last four Premier League matches.

Jess Fishlock has told her Wales teammates they have found a new level they must deliver as a minimum standard in future. The country’s most capped player was reacting after Wales earned their first Women’s Nations League point in their concluding group match as they held Germany to a goalless draw in Swansea.