Interim boss Andy Kirk hailed the commitment of the St Johnstone players after the Perth side defeated Ross County 3-0 at McDiarmid Park, with new boss Simo Valakari watching on.The Finnish manager was appointed on October 1, but was unable to take his place in the dugout for Saturday’s William Hill Premiership contest because of a work permit delay.Benjamin Kimpioka scored twice in the fi...Full Story »

Hearts boss Neil Critchley admits he could not have dreamt of a better debut after the stunning 4-0 win over St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership.After finishing third last season, Hearts failed to win in their opening eight league games but that winless run ended in style on Critchley’s managerial debut.Goals from Kenneth Vargas, Daniel Oyegoke, James Wilson and Blair Spittal secured a m...Full Story »

Walsall manager Mat Sadler felt his players got everything they deserved after beating Grimsby 4-1 at Blundell Park.After a goalless first half, the Saddlers clicked into gear upon the restart with goals from Jamille Matt, Jamie Jellis, Nathan Lowe and Danny Johnson.Grimsby substitute Donovan Wilson grabbed a consolation for the hosts, but Walsall made it four wins from six to move up to third p...Full Story »

Birmingham boss Chris Davies hailed his “big moment” players after their 3-1 away victory over Lincoln.The Blues suffered the worst possible start as Bailey Cadamarteri scored in the first minute.But Keshi Anderson bagged a brilliant brace, either side of Willum Willumsson’s effort, as the league leaders got back to winning ways after their first league defeat of the season hea...Full Story »

Unai Emery labelled Emiliano Martinez as “the best goalkeeper in the world” after his penalty save helped Aston Villa to a 3-1 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage.Fulham broke the deadlock through Raul Jimenez who showed great strength to claim his fourth Premier League goal of the season and fifth overall.Morgan Rogers’ deflected shot off Calvin Bassey drew the scores level ...Full Story »

Michael Flynn saluted his Cheltenham side for an “excellent away performance” after they won 2-1 at Colchester.Jordan Thomas’ first-half brace sealed the Robins’ first away League Two victory of the season, after Lyle Taylor had levelled for the hosts.Thomas gave Cheltenham a fifth-minute lead when he slid the ball home from two yards after Ethon Archer had curled a cross...Full Story »

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson hailed Paul Mullin’s “brilliant” return to the starting line-up after he grabbed the only goal in the win at Rotherham.Mullin, who has plundered more than a century of goals for Wrexham over the past three seasons, was handed only his second league start this term after leading marksman Jack Marriott broke his fibula in training.But he took just 16 s...Full Story »

Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin hailed his team’s spirit after they came from two goals down at Celtic Park to continue their unbeaten start.The Dons’ 13-game winning streak under Thelin came to an end after goals in quick succession from Reo Hatate and Kyogo Furuhashi gave Celtic a commanding half-time lead.But the 2-2 draw would have felt like a victory to the travelling Dons fans af...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough acknowledged an “unbelievable” free-kick as Jake Young’s powerful set-piece ended their ‘ five-game winning streak and gave Stevenage a 1-0 away victory.Young hammered an unstoppable 22-yard free-kick into the top corner to decide the Sky Bet League One contest.Clough said: “It was a very disappointing way to give up our unbeaten run. Ult...Full Story »

Under-fire Erik ten Hag says Manchester United used a sense of “injustice” to fuel their comeback win against Brentford.After an international break of intense scrutiny on the manager, the Red Devils boss saw his side fall behind deep in first half stoppage time as Ethan Pinnock met a corner with a thumping header.United were temporarily down to 10 men at that point after Matthijs de...Full Story »