Leyton Orient secured their first home league win of the season when they overcame Rotherham 1-0 thanks to a goal by central defender Dan Happe.A scrappy first-half littered with petty fouls produced just two chances, both to the home side that visiting goalkeeper Cameron Dawson comfortably dealt with.The quality of play improved after the break with both teams trading early opportunities as Joe...Full Story »

Luke Young’s long-range screamer earned Cheltenham a 1-1 home draw with promotion-chasing Bradford in League Two.The Bantams had taken an early lead through Neill Byrne, but Young’s second of the season secured a point for the improving Robins.Byrne nodded in Richie Smallwood’s free-kick for his second goal in two games after five minutes.But 10 minutes later, Harrison Sohna ro...Full Story »

Shane Duffy ensured Norwich made it six matches without defeat as they fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Preston in the Sky Bet Championship.Sam Greenwood’s sixth-minute penalty put Preston in front and Duane Holmes grabbed a second for the home side six minutes later.The Canaries rallied as the terrific Borja Sainz pulled a goal back in first-half stoppage time and Duffy bagg...Full Story »

Birmingham’s storming start continued as the Sky Bet League One leaders beat Bolton 2-0 at St Andrew’s@Knighthead Park.Tomoki Iwata’s third-minute volley put them on their way to their ninth win in 11 games this season before Jay Stansfield’s 83rd-minute penalty sealed it.Iwata netted with a cushioned side-footed effort after former City player Josh Dacres-Cogley headed a...Full Story »

Promotion-chasing Wrexham and Huddersfield played out a goalless draw at the Racecourse Ground.Neither side broke the deadlock in a clash which lacked final-third quality.Ryan Barnett’s jinking run and shot drew a fine stop from Town keeper Jacob Chapman in the first half’s standout moment.Huddersfield had their first real effort before half-time as Bojan Radulovic nodded Ollie Turto...Full Story »

Walsall picked the perfect moments to put down struggling Carlisle during a 3-1 victory in a fast-paced Sky Bet League Two encounter.The Saddlers struck within two minutes, Jamille Matt mugging Harrison Neal in front of his own penalty area and rolling to his left for Nathan Lowe to fire home low across goal via a Harry Lewis’ post.It set the tone for a brisk first half, albeit without cle...Full Story »

Joel Randall scored twice as Peterborough ran riot in returning to winning ways in Sky Bet League One with a 5-1 thrashing of Blackpool at the Weston Homes Stadium.The Posh’s first victory in three games lifted them three places to 12th in the table, while the poor Seasiders slid to their third straight defeat.Peterborough led after eight minutes when Kwame Poku’s low ball into the a...Full Story »

Cardiff climbed out of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone with a second home win in the space of four days against Portsmouth.A Regan Poole own goal and Callum Robinson’s close-range effort put Cardiff in command after 13 minutes on a night when the Bluebirds’ only regret was that the winning margin should have been far greater than the final 2-0 scoreline.The victory, fresh fr...Full Story »

A goal in either half saw Mansfield cement fourth spot in Sky Bet League One with a 2-1 victory at Wigan.After Dion Rankine had seen an early shot for Wigan saved by Cristy Pym, Mansfield took the lead just before the half-hour mark.Baba Adeeko coughed up possession deep in the Wigan half and Will Evans fired an unstoppable strike into the top corner of Sam Tickle’s net.Wigan were denied a...Full Story »

Dane Scarlett scored for the second game running in Oxford’s 1-1 draw with Derby at the Kassam Stadium – their fifth successive Championship stalemate.Scarlett, making his first league start for the U’s, fired them in front in the 12th minute, deftly turning in Idris El Mizouni’s cutback from the left after good work from Siri Dembele.Nathaniel Mendez-Laing drilled in an ...Full Story »