Chelsea swept past Armenian side Noah as Enzo Maresca’s second string turned in a merciless attacking display to win 8-0 at Stamford Bridge.The Conference League had been a testing ground for the head coach to ply his enviable strength in depth and, having hit four in each of their first two matches, his stand-ins raised the bar to blow the visiting team away with six goals scored in the f...Full Story »

Hearts produced a spirited display but were unable to maintain their perfect start in the Conference League as they went down 2-0 to Bundesliga side Heidenheim at Tynecastle.The Edinburgh side, buoyed by winning their opening two matches in the competition, appeared to have their German visitors rattled as they created a host of chances in the first half.But they were made to rue their failure t...Full Story »

Rangers’ hit and miss striker Cyriel Dessers redeemed himself against Olympiacos with a second-half equaliser in the 1-1 Europa League draw in the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium.On a night when 33-year-old Gers captain James Tavernier was dropped to the bench, the Light Blues did lots of things right in the first half but Dessers, who regularly frustrates the Gers fans, spurned two good oppo...Full Story »

Will Lankshear endured a rollercoaster night in front of a raucous Rams Park crowd after he was sent off in Tottenham’s 3-2 loss at Galatasaray in the Europa League.Lankshear scored his first goal for the club in the 18th minute to cancel out Yunus Akgun’s sixth-minute opener.However, the 19-year-old forward received two bookings in quick succession after half-time to earn a maiden r...Full Story »

Shamrock Rovers came from behind to beat Welsh side The New Saints 2-1 in their Europa Conference League tie at Tallaght Stadium.After Jordan Williams had given TNS a shock early lead in Dublin, Johnny Kenny soon equalised before in-form Dylan Watts turned the game around ahead of half-time.Rovers had missed out on a fifth successive Premier Division triumph last week, finishing runners-up as Sh...Full Story »

Preston held table-topping Sunderland to a 0-0 draw in the Sky Bet Championship.North End boss Paul Heckingbottom would have probably taken a point before kick-off but his team warranted more after missing a series of good opportunities.Regis Le Bris had surprisingly rested both Patrick Roberts and Romaine Mundle as part of his plan to rotate and it felt like his team never really got going.With...Full Story »

Luton got back to winning ways as they ended Cardiff’s impressive run with a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Kenilworth Road.Jacob Brown’s 57th-minute strike secured the Hatters a first win in four and moved them out of the Championship’s relegation zone.And they moved above their opponents on goal difference as the Welsh side’s six-match unbeaten run came to an end.The visito...Full Story »

Japhet Tanganga fired in-form Millwall to a 1-0 win over Leeds to end the Whites’ unbeaten record on the road.Tanganga, the former Tottenham defender who was given his Premier League debut by Jose Mourinho nearly five years ago, struck the only goal to deal promotion favourites Leeds just their second defeat of the season.Having fallen out of favour at Spurs, Tanganga swapped north London ...Full Story »

Stoke goalkeeper Viktor Johansson was the star of the show as the Potters ended their away day woes with a 2-0 win at Blackburn.Stoke made the trip north without a win or a goal in any of their last four league games on the road but soaked up first-half pressure from Rovers before Million Manhoef struck just before the hour.Before Tom Cannon sealed it from the spot in the 85th minute, Johansson ...Full Story »

Derby earned a first away win since their return to the Championship by beating Coventry 2-1 at the CBS Arena.Jerry Yates opened the scoring for the Rams before supplying the cross that Bobby Thomas turned into his own net.Tatsuhiro Sakamoto halved the deficit for the Sky Blues with 13 minutes left but they were unable to grab a late equaliser.Jack Rudoni gifted the Rams the opening goal in the ...Full Story »