Stoke slumped to a fourth Sky Bet Championship defeat in five games after going down 2-1 at home to Birmingham.The visiting Blues notched an early opener when Scott Hogan pickpocketed a napping Phil Jagielka before slotting home.A fixture low on quality sparked into life around the hour mark when Harlee Dean nodded in his first goal since April 2021.The Potters, who have won four of Alex Neil&rs...Full Story »

Scott Sinclair tapped in his first Bristol Rovers goal as the Gas won 1-0 in the first round of the FA Cup against League Two outfit Rochdale.A low right-foot finish after 65 minutes capped the 33-year-old’s first start since his return to his former club last month.But it was harsh on Jim Bentley’s side, who had passed up several good opportunities to score against their League One ...Full Story »

Swindon boss Scott Lindsey paid tribute to his side’s “outstanding” 5-2 win at promotion rivals Mansfield, which ended Stags’ unbeaten home record and saw the Robins leapfrog them in the table.Swindon had to twice come from behind, but when leading 3-2 saw Stags have Hiram Boateng sent off for a second bookable offence and made them pay.“I was told Mansfield had onl...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Scott Brown was left frustrated by his side’s failure to take their chances in Tuesday night’s 1-1 League One draw against Forest Green at Highbury.Brown saw his side miss a host of opportunities and was left thankful for Callum Morton’s 70th-minute leveller after Harvey Bunker had headed Forest Green into a 24th-minute lead.Brown said: “I think with the am...Full Story »

Swindon head coach Scott Lindsey felt his side deserved their late equaliser after substitute Luke Jephcott salvaged a 1-1 draw in stoppage time at Bradford.Tyreik Wright had given Mark Hughes’ Bantams the lead with his third goal of the season.But the visitors fought back with a strong second half and on-loan Plymouth striker Jephcott equalised from the rebound after his initial penalty h...Full Story »

Wolves caretaker boss Steve Davis defended technical director Scott Sellars after Molineux turned ugly during defeat to Leicester.The Foxes ran riot to bag a 4-0 win and climb out of the Premier League’s relegation zone.Youri Tielemans, Harvey Barnes, James Maddison and Jamie Vardy scored as the clinical visitors netted with their first four shots on Sunday.Home fans demanded the sacking o...Full Story »

Swindon boss Scott Lindsey was left frustrated his side did not beat bottom club Hartlepool by more than their 2-1 victory, saying “we really have to stick the knife in”.Jonny Williams and Luke Jephcott struck in the opening 17 minutes to put Swindon in control but Clarke Oduor pulled a goal back before half-time to give Hartlepool a lifeline.The Robins then spurned a number of oppor...Full Story »

Martin Boyle’s penalty-box dive sparked Scottish football’s first noticeable VAR check as St Johnstone came from behind to beat 10-man Hibernian 2-1 at Easter Road.It took less than eight minutes for the technology to come into play on its cinch Premiership debut as Boyle’s yellow card was quickly confirmed.The three goals – all headers – were all subjected to check...Full Story »

Swindon head coach Scott Lindsey thought his team were dominant in their 1-0 win over Colchester, but needed to capitalise more on that control.Tyrese Shade’s second-half strike was enough for the home side to claim the points.Lindsey said: “I felt that we started faster than last week, which was something we spoke about before the game, so that was really pleasing.“All the tim...Full Story »

Scott McTominay’s stoppage-time strike got Manchester United out of jail after poor finishing and goalkeeper Francis Uzoho’s outstanding display put Neil Lennon’s Omonia Nicosia within minutes of a famous Old Trafford draw.Erik ten Hag’s men were given a scare when overcoming the Cypriot side 3-2 last week but few expected anything other than a comfortable win as the Red ...Full Story »

Leeds and Arsenal are set to battle it out for Rangers youngster Jack Wylie. Wylie, 15, is not eligible to sign professional forms until his 16th birthday in January, meaning any interested club could prise him away from Rangers with ease. The teenager was watched by a scout from Arsenal according to the Daily Record during a game for Scotland U16s last month. Rangers recently lost young st...Full Story »

Neil Harris says he is encouraged by his strike partnership of Mikael Mandron and Scott Kashket after the pair played their part in earning Gillingham a point in a 1-1 draw at Crewe.Mandron’s 12th-minute opener against his former club was only the visitors’ fourth in 12 League Two games this season.Kashket, who was also at Crewe last term, helped Mandron make the hosts pay for a poor...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Scott Brown was proud of his team at Burton as they ground out a second straight win.Harvey MacAdam’s first senior goal sealed all three points for the Cod Army, who could have won more comfortably but for a glaring miss by Callum Morton.“I think the lads worked extremely hard and I am very proud of the effort that they have put in,” former Scotland international...Full Story »

Scott Lindsey said his only complaint about his Swindon side was that they did not score more goals in their 1-0 win against Newport.Town dominated the game and though they had only Luke Jephcott’s goal to show for it, it was enough to bounce back from defeat to Northampton on Saturday.Lindsey said: “I was really pleased tonight, we were very good throughout and the performance was r...Full Story »

Bristol City will be without key midfielder Alex Scott for their Sky Bet Championship clash with Coventry.Scott was booked for the fifth time this season in Saturday’s defeat by QPR and must serve a one-match ban.The Robins have lost their last three matches and remain short at the back, with Tomas Kalas (knee) facing further time on the sidelines while Timm Klose was at Ashton Gate on Sat...Full Story »

Scott Lindsey praised his Swindon team’s “ridiculous” work ethic after they made it nine games unbeaten with a 2-1 victory over Grimsby at Blundell Park.Goals from Luke Jephcott and Ronan Darcy, either side of a Ryan Taylor equaliser, earned the visitors victory, even though they had to play for 28 minutes with 10 men after Saidou Khan saw red for two bookable offences.Head coa...Full Story »

Zander Murray has gone public with his sexuality to inspire others in his position Gala Fairydean Rovers striker Zander Murray has become the first openly gay active Scottish footballer. The 30-year-old revealed his sexuality in a social media post, going on to tell his Lowland League club it "feels like the weight of the world is now off my shoulders". Murray has followed in the footsteps of ...Full Story »

Swindon boss Scott Lindsey praised the work ethic of match-winner Jacob Wakeling as his side continued their impressive unbeaten run with a 1-0 win over Doncaster.Wakeling, 21, netted the only goal of the game as Swindon stayed unbeaten since the opening day of the season.“He’s been outstanding,” Lindsey said. “I feel like, if an empty packet of crisps blew across the pit...Full Story »

Scott Brown said it was only right that his Fleetwood side drew 1-1 at home to Charlton after a “game of two halves”.The hosts dominated the first period and led at the break through Callum Morton’s goal. But Charlton were much improved after half-time and deserved their 77th-minute equaliser, scored by Miles Leaburn moments after he came off the bench.And Brown allowed himself...Full Story »

Scott Brown fired Raith’s late winner as Ayr were knocked off top spot in the cinch Championship after a 3-2 defeat at Stark’s Park.Ayr fought back from 2-0 down after Brad Young and Andy Murdoch had cancelled out first-half goals from Raith pair Kyle Connell and Sam Stanton.But Raith midfielder Brown struck an 83rd-minute winner to halt Ayr’s six-game unbeaten start to the sea...Full Story »