Mike Fondop scored his fifth goal of the season as Oldham secured a third consecutive Vanarama National League win by beating in-form Forest Green 1-0.Cameroonian striker Fondop fired home a first-time finish to give Micky Mellon’s Latics a ninth-minute lead at Boundary Park.Forest Green almost equalised just three minutes later when Teddy Jenks struck a post from distance.Steve Cotterill&...Full Story »

York kept pace at the top of the National League with a 3-0 victory at Solihull Moors.Tyrese Sinclair bagged a late brace after Ashley Nathaniel-George’s opener to take the Minstermen second, level on points with leaders Barnet.Former Maidenhead winger Nathaniel-George netted his third goal of the season in the 42nd minute, firing home after goalkeeper Laurie Walker spilled a long ball dow...Full Story »

Dan Creaney struck six minutes into time added on as Tamworth beat AFC Fylde 2-1 to claim a third successive Vanarama National League win.After a goalless first half, Tamworth would not be denied two minutes into the resumption as Tom McGlinchey drove into the box before curling beyond Ben Winterbottom and into the net.Winterbottom saved well from Kai Williams and, at the other end, Fylde came c...Full Story »

Enzo Maresca made 11 changes to his Chelsea line-up for the visit of Barrow in the Carabao Cup third round, but a fine start to the Italian’s Stamford Bridge tenure was never at risk of being derailed as Christopher Nkunku’s hat-trick secured a 5-0 romp over the League Two side.The Blues were three goals up and out of sight inside half an hour with Joao Felix the ring leader in an ov...Full Story »

Manchester City survived a late scare to get back to winning ways after Sunday’s draining draw against Arsenal with a 2-1 defeat of Watford in the Carabao Cup.First-half goals from Jeremy Doku and Matheus Nunes ultimately proved enough for a much-changed side to reach the fourth round at the expense of their Championship opponents at the Etihad Stadium.Watford goalkeeper Jonathan Bond prev...Full Story »

Altrincham ended Dagenham’s three-game winning run with a 2-1 home victory.Alty were ahead inside the first minute when Lewis Banks’ cutback was fired home by Regan Linney.Dagenham equalised from the penalty spot five minutes before half-time when Josh Umerah was brought down by Ethan Ross and Dion Pereira slotted home his seventh goal of the season.Frank Vincent saw a deflected 30-y...Full Story »

Blackpool continued their winning league start under new manager Steve Bruce with a 2-0 victory at his former club Huddersfield.The Seasiders scored with the only two clear-cut chances created by either side in the first half, with Kyle Joseph powering a header home after CJ Hamilton got the better of Herbie Kane to cross from the left.A sloppy pass from Ben Wiles gifted Dom Ballard the ball ins...Full Story »

Nicke Kabamba netted the only goal as National League leaders Barnet beat 10-man Aldershot.Kabamba was on target for the second successive game, nodding in Bailey Hobson’s cross at the back post in the 26th minute to earn the Bees a fourth successive win.Worse was to follow for Aldershot, who are without a win in five, when captain Aaron Jones was sent off for a challenge on Idris Kanu fiv...Full Story »

Josh Walker struck a late equaliser as Southend snatched a 1-1 draw at Wealdstone following a dramatic ending at Grosvenor Vale.The hosts were poised to end a five-match winless run when Callum McFarlane broke the deadlock by heading home in the first minute of added time.But Wealdstone were cruelly denied only a second Vanarama National League win of the season.Walker, a summer signing from Bur...Full Story »

Ben Radcliffe and Owen Oseni scored as Gateshead returned to winning ways with a 2-0 National League victory over Boston.Boston served early warning when Jacob Hazel fired into the side-netting and Tony Weston shot just wide, but Radcliffe smashed the hosts, who had lost their two previous games, into a 16th-minute lead as they responded to the early pressure.Oseni, who had earlier seen penalty ...Full Story »