Former Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason has called for a ban on children heading footballs. 

Mason, 27, retired from football in February last year after he fractured his skull while playing for Hull City against Chelsea in January 2017. 

"If you have got a seven or eight-year-old heading a solid ball, and his brain and his bone in his skull isn't fully developed, that could potentially be doing damage," Mason, capped once by England, told BBC London.

"I look at some kids and...

Middlesbrough moved into second, also on 22 points from 11 games, thanks to a 2-0 win at second-from-bottom Ipswich Town.

West Bromwich Albion can return to the top if they win at Sheffield Wednesday on Wednesday.

Glenn Whelan missed a last-minute penalty for Aston Villa in an extraordinary 3-3 draw at home to Preston North End.

Villa were 2-0 up with goals by Jonathan Kodjia and Tammy Abraham but James Chester's 54th-minute red card was the turning point as Preston hit back with Daniel Johnson's...