A fan had to come out of the crowd to take over as assistant referee as Portsmouth were held to a goalless draw by Cheltenham.The Robins produced a stubborn defensive display at Fratton Park to pick up their first point of the season.But it was the officials who stole the limelight when not one but two assistant referees limped off through injury.Fourth official Stephen Brown took over in the fi...Full Story »

Ian Henderson continued his strong start to the season with another goal as Rochdale claimed a 2-0 National League victory at home to Eastleigh.Fans favourite Henderson – on his second stint at Spotland – opened the scoring for Dale just nine minutes in for his second goal of the campaign.Former Eastleigh loaneee Kairo Mitchell doubled their advantage against his old side on the brin...Full Story »

Wycombe were frustrated by the performance of Burton goalkeeper Max Crocombe as they were held to a 0-0 draw at Adams Park.Crocombe’s heroics between the posts helped earn the Brewers their first point of the season in League One and deny the Chairboys what they felt would have been a deserved second win of the week.Sam Vokes almost struck a stunning opening goal for Wycombe after 16 minut...Full Story »

Mansfield came back from a goal down to preserve their unbeaten start in League Two with a 1-1 draw against Grimsby at Blundell Park.In-form Grimsby winger Abo Eisa opened the scoring before Mansfield striker Rhys Oates came off the substitutes bench to grab an equaliser.It was a perfect start for Grimsby as they went in front after six minutes when Eisa picked up a loose ball and fired into the...Full Story »

Macauley Langstaff scored a brace as Notts County strolled to a 3-1 League Two win over Doncaster to secure their first away triumph of the campaign.Last season’s National League top-scorer Langstaff netted his first two goals of the campaign while Jodi Jones also found the net as the Magpies dominated at the Eco-Power Stadium.After a scrappy opening to the game, Langstaff – who scor...Full Story »

Livingston booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Viaplay Cup with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Ayr United.The Scottish Premiership hosts avoided a potential banana skin, with goals in each half from Joel Nouble and Cristian Montano seeing off their Championship visitors.Livingston, defeated 3-0 by Inverness in last season’s Scottish Cup, looked in no mood to allow lightning to ...Full Story »

Liverpool overcame a torrid start and a red card for Alexis Mac Allister to beat Bournemouth 3-1 for their first win of the Premier League campaign.Antoine Semenyo gave the visitors a stunning third-minute lead but Luis Diaz levelled with a neat finish and before half-time Mo Salah tucked in the rebound from his own missed penalty, his 187th Liverpool goal moving him ahead of Steven Gerrard and ...Full Story »

Goals from substitutes Koji Miyoshi and Lukas Jutkiewicz gave Birmingham a 2-0 Championship away win against a Bristol City side who finished with 10 men.The visitors took the lead in first-half stoppage time when Keshi Anderson’s corner was not cleared and Miyoshi, just introduced for the injured Ethan Laird, found the roof of the net with a sweet right-footed volley.The home side’s...Full Story »

Kidderminster and Bromley shared the points from a fractious goalless draw as the Ravens moved out of the Vanarama National League’s bottom two.Bromley were forced to make an early substitution after Soul Kader went down injured twice – he was replaced by Bim Pepple.The visitors to Aggborough had their work cut out early on as Cole Kpekawa was dismissed for an off-ball incident in th...Full Story »

Two goals from Michael Mellon helped Morecambe to a 3-0 victory over Bradford at the Mazuma Stadium.Mellon opened the scoring with a superb 22nd-minute free-kick, while a penalty four minutes from time came after JJ McKiernan’s first for the Shrimps.Mellon’s first was a sweet strike from just outside the box after a Richie Smallwood foul on former Bradford midfielder Yann Songo&rsquo...Full Story »