Paul Heckingbottom was delighted with Sheffield United’s resilient display at Cardiff, hailing the impact of substitute James McAtee.The hard-fought 1-0 success means the Blades are guaranteed to go into the winter break in second place in the Sky Bet Championship, although they are currently top, ahead of Burnley’s game against Blackburn tomorrow.Cardiff, meanwhile, are languishing ...Full Story »

David Moyes said he understands the fans’ frustration after West Ham were booed off following their latest defeat.The Hammers will spend the World Cup break just a point above the relegation zone after a third straight loss, 2-0 at home to Leicester.Moyes has guided West Ham to consecutive top-seven finishes but this season has not gone to plan despite a £170million transfer splurge ...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick had words of praise for two of his players with very different World Cup stories after watching his side come from behind to grab a dramatic 2-1 Championship win at Norwich.Young Australian midfielder Riley McGree equalised for the hosts just after the hour mark with a quite stunning volley, setting the scene for a dramatic finale which saw substitute Matts Cro...Full Story »

Maidstone snapped a 12-game winless run in the Vanarama National League as late goals from Jack Barham and Roarie Deacon sealed a 2-0 win at Scunthorpe.Barham broke the deadlock in the 74th minute and Deacon lashed home a second in the closing stages to ensure a first league success for the Kent club since the end of August.Scunthorpe, who sit third from bottom after a third successive league de...Full Story »

Manager Mark Hughes praised his brilliant Bradford side after they beat Sutton 2-0 to move within touching distance of League Two’s top three.Prolific Andy Cook opened the scoring with his 15th goal of the season before Scott Banks’ brilliance got the second at Gander Green Lane.The Bantams are two points off the automatic promotion places and the former Manchester City boss said: &l...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson believes his side are in a “good place” as they head into the World Cup break buoyed by a five-match unbeaten run.The McDiarmid Park side looked to be heading for victory after Drey Wright’s 26th-minute breakthrough against Motherwell. But the visitors levelled things up with a deflected Blair Spittal free-kick in first-half stoppage time.Sa...Full Story »

Paul Ince accepted his side got lucky after Reading ended a bad run of form with a dramatic 2-1 victory at Hull.The Royals had won just once in nine Sky Bet Championship games but left East Yorkshire with three points after Ryan Longman was adjudged to have scored an own goal deep into injury time.Ince said: “We didn’t deserve to get the three points – a point for each team wou...Full Story »

Charlton boss Ben Garner was the happier of the two managers as Jesurun Rak-Sakyi’s lobbed finish rescued a 3-3 draw for the Addicks at Burton after the hosts had come from two goals down to lead.Athletic soaked up early Burton pressure before Charlie Kirk produced two quality finishes to put the visitors in front, only for former Charlton defender Deji Oshilaja and Tom Hamer to reply befo...Full Story »

Gary Rowett insists Zian Flemming has Premier League quality after his star player bagged a hat-trick in Millwall’s 4-2 win at Preston.Flemming, a club-record signing from Fortuna Sittard in June, struck twice in the first 20 minutes, including a fierce 20-yard free-kick, to put the Lions 2-0 ahead.Andrew Hughes and Ched Evans brought Preston level before half-time, but Flemming competed h...Full Story »

Doncaster head coach Danny Schofield praised match-winner George Miller’s all-round game after his brace led Rovers to a convincing 3-1 win over Grimsby.Miller scored twice at Blundell Park, either side of a wonder strike from Harrison Biggins, making it nine League Two goals for the frontman this season.Grimsby striker John McAtee marked his return after three months on the sidelines with...Full Story »