Leeds too good for local rivals Hull at Elland Road
Posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 by PA
Mateo Joseph and Joel Piroe scored second-half goals to hand unbeaten Leeds a 2-0 victory and condemn Hull to their maiden loss of the Championship campaign.Joseph neatly turned in a left-wing cross from debutant Manor Solomon at the near post in the 63rd minute before substitute Piroe finished coolly nine minutes from time from Junior Firpo’s cross.Those second-half strikes in an entertai...Full Story »
Tranmere claim Carlisle win as Omari Patrick downs former club with brace
Posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 by PA
Omari Patrick’s brace helped Tranmere maintain their unbeaten start in League Two with a 2-1 win over Carlisle at Brunton Park.Former Carlisle man Patrick opened the scoring for Rovers early on, but Archie Davies responded immediately for the Cumbrians.Patrick then restored Tranmere’s lead just before half-time with a brilliant strike and that was enough to seal all three points for ...Full Story »
Million Manhoef effort enough as Stoke take maximum points from Plymouth
Posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 by PA
Steven Schumacher returned to former club Plymouth for the first time since becoming Stoke manager and departed with a narrow 1-0 Championship win.Dutch attacker Million Manhoef’s persistence was rewarded in the 83rd minute with the winning goal, fired in low from the right edge of the penalty area.In a frenetic opening half, Morgan Whittaker proved a thorn in Stoke’s side. The attac...Full Story »
Romaine Mundle on target as Sunderland win at Portsmouth
Posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 by PA
Romaine Mundle made sure Sunderland continued their perfect start to the Sky Bet Championship season by grabbing the third in a 3-1 win over Portsmouth.The Black Cats have a 100 per cent record and, despite conceding for the first time in almost seven hours in stoppage time, they purred to victory on the south coast.Zak Swanson’s calamitous own goal, Alan Browne’s close-range effort ...Full Story »
West Brom beat Swansea with rare goal from Jayson Molumby
Posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 by PA
West Brom climbed into the Sky Bet Championship’s top two after continuing their unbeaten start to the season with a 1-0 win against Swansea at The Hawthorns.Jayson Molumby’s first goal for 16 months gave Albion a deserved lead in the first minute of time added on at the end of the first half.Carlos Corberan’s side dominated that first period and could easily have been four goa...Full Story »
Mansfield end Stockport’s winning streak with battling draw
Posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 by PA
Mansfield halted visiting Stockport’s 100 per cent start to the new season with a battling 1-1 draw.Stockport started confidently and good footwork from Jayden Fevrier saw him get into the box on the right after just three minutes and smash a rising shot against the underside of the bar, with the officials deciding it had not crossed the line.Instead the Stags settled and took a 22nd-minut...Full Story »
Morecambe beaten 1-0 again as Aaron Wildig nets Newport winner
Posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 by PA
Morecambe suffered a fourth successive 1-0 league defeat as they went down to Newport at the Mazuma Stadium.Former Shrimps midfielder Aaron Wildig was gifted the only goal of the game on nine minutes when Morecambe keeper Stuart Moore cleared a backpass straight into his path and he kept his cool to slot the ball into the empty net.Courtney Baker-Richardson then wasted the chance to double the l...Full Story »
Grimsby make it two wins from two at home with Bradford victory
Posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 by PA
Grimsby made it two wins from two on home soil to start the League Two season after beating Bradford 2-1.The hosts went ahead in the 28th minute through captain Danny Rose, who swept home the loose ball from a free-kick delivery that Bradford goalkeeper Sam Walker could not claim.Grimsby then had a great chance to double their lead in the first half, but Evan Khouri blazed his shot over the bar ...Full Story »
Bournemouth produce stunning late turnaround as Everton collapse at home
Posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 by PA
Luis Sinisterra scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time as Bournemouth left it late to come from 2-0 down and stun Everton 3-2 to put more pressure on Sean Dyche.The hosts looked to be cruising after second-half goals from Michael Keane and Dominic Calvert-Lewin rewarded some fine attacking play, but it all unravelled at the death.Antoine Semenyo’s 87th minute tap-in was only Bournemou...Full Story »
Amadou Onana and Jhon Duran guide Aston Villa to win at Leicester
Posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 by PA
Amadou Onana and substitute Jhon Duran were on target as Aston Villa returned to winning ways with a 2-1 Premier League win at Leicester.Ollie Watkins was twice denied by Leicester goalkeeper Mads Hermansen but Villa set-piece coach Austin MacPhee saw his work pay off after Onana rounded off a well-worked move from a dangerous free-kick to give the visitors a half-time advantage.The King Power S...Full Story »