Plymouth manager Steven Schumacher praised his table-topping side for a fourth League One win on the spin following their 3-0 victory over Accrington at Home Park.Goals from strikers Niall Ennis, Sam Cosgrove and Ryan Hardie secured the points with Plymouth defender Dan Scarr and Stanley skipper Seamus Conneely both sent off in the first half.Schumacher, the division’s manager of the month...Full Story »

Paul Hurst admits his Grimsby players will need to improve during upcoming games despite sweeping rock-bottom Crawley aside with a 3-0 victory at Blundell Park.Goals from Anthony Glennon, Gavan Holohan and Ryan Taylor did the damage as Grimsby picked up maximum points for the first time at home this season.Crawley had a goal disallowed for offside when the score was 1-0 and it proved to be a tel...Full Story »

Nigel Clough admits he will take an ugly 1-0 win away from home any day of the week after that is exactly what Mansfield took away from Barrow.The Stags snatched a narrow victory through Jordan Bowery’s winner five minutes into the second half, and Clough could barely care less that it was a case of substance over style.“It was dogged and dour and we came to a team that has had a rea...Full Story »

Yeovil won for only the second time in the National League this season as Chiori Johnson’s goal saw off Solihull Moors.The hosts’ first win since August lifted them out of the relegation zone.Both sides had good chances in the opening minutes.First Solihull’s Josh Kelly could only stab the ball wide from an Andrew Dallas knockdown, while at the other end Johnson fired well over...Full Story »

Sheffield United were undone by a familiar face as Phil Jagielka proved instrumental in Stoke’s 3-1 home win.The 40-year-old, who made 309 appearances for the Blades across two spells, scored one and set up another, recording a goal and an assist in the same game for the first time in his career.Jagielka first assumed the role of creator, teeing up centre-back partner Ben Wilmot to fire th...Full Story »

Grimsby picked up their first home win in League Two this season with a 3-0 victory that leaves opponents Crawley propping up the division.Anthony Glennon opened the scoring at Blundell Park with a stunning early free-kick before goals from Gavan Holohan and Ryan Taylor sealed the three points in the second half.Grimsby could hardly have wished for a better perfect start as Glennon curled his sh...Full Story »

Lyndon Dykes’ late penalty gave QPR a 2-1 victory over Reading and moved them up to third in the Sky Bet Championship table.Reading, who started the night in third place and would have gone top had they won, went ahead at Loftus Road through Andy Carroll’s penalty.But Dykes, on his 27th birthday, equalised with his first goal in 11 matches and then, with six minutes remaining, he net...Full Story »

Northampton are dealing with injury and illness issues ahead of Salford’s visit to Sixfields Stadium.Cobblers boss Jon Brady’s plans have been disrupted by a sickness bug in the camp over the last week or so, with Josh Eppiah, Max Dyche and Sam Hoskins among those affected.Ali Koiki is set to missing out again after suffering a nasty facial injury at Swindon last week.Aaron McGowan (...Full Story »

Hibernian could have Rocky Bushiri, Elias Melkersen and Demi Mitchell back in contention for Saturday’s cinch Premiership match at home to Motherwell following their recent injury lay-offs.Jake Doyle-Hayes and Momo Bojang both face several weeks on the sidelines after sustaining ankle and groin injuries respectively.Kevin Dabrowski (shoulder), Kevin Nisbet (knee) and Aiden McGeady (knee) a...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest have no fresh injury concerns ahead of their midlands derby against Aston Villa.Forest emerged from their 4-0 hammering at Leicester on Monday with a clean bill of health, but boss Steve Cooper could make changes.Jack Colback (back), Moussa Niakhate (groin) and Omar Richards (leg) remain out.Aston Villa will have Matty Cash and Calum Chambers available for the trip up the M42 a...Full Story »

Nathaniel Clyne will be unavailable for Crystal Palace against Leeds.The defender suffered an ankle injury in the 2-1 loss to Chelsea last weekend, but there was no major damage and Eagles boss Patrick Vieira said it will be “a couple of weeks” until Clyne is back on the pitch.Sunday could see the return of defender Joachim Andersen (calf), while midfielder James McArthur and right-b...Full Story »

N’Golo Kante will miss Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Wolves despite returning to training.Boss Graham Potter is determined to see the France midfielder fully shake off his latest hamstring issue before retuning to action.Defender Wesley Fofana will be out of action for several weeks due to strained knee ligaments.Wolves were dealt a major blow this week with the news winger Ped...Full Story »

West Ham remain without winger Maxwel Cornet for the Premier League match against Fulham at the London Stadium on Sunday.Summer signing Cornet picked up a calf strain against Wolves, and missed the Europa Conference League win at Anderlecht.Hammers boss David Moyes reported no other major selection concerns, with defender Nayef Aguerd (ankle) continuing his recovery.Fulham manager Marco Silva co...Full Story »

Bradford will continue to be without defender Liam Ridehalgh for the visit of Stockport on Saturday.The 31-year-old has been out of action for the last month with a calf injury but could be back in the fold soon.Winger Abo Eisa suffered a setback on his return from a long-term injury and will miss out yet again.The weekend’s game will come too soon for Crystal Palace loanee Scott Banks who...Full Story »

Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is set for his first involvement of the season at home to Manchester United.The England international was sidelined by a knee injury on the eve of the opening weekend but is now fit enough to join the squad.Defenders Yerry Mina and Mason Holgate have returned to training after respective ankle and knee injuries.United defender Raphael Varane faces a race to ...Full Story »

Josh Kay remains suspended for Barrow’s clash with Mansfield on Saturday.The 25-year-old midfielder was sent off in their 2-0 defeat to Leyton Orient last month for using “discriminatory language” and missed last week’s trip to Tranmere.Richie Bennett and Connor Brown remain sidelined.Paul Farman should return between the sticks after being rested in their midweek Pa...Full Story »

New Colchester manager Matt Bloomfield could continue to experiment with his side as they prepare to host Harrogate.Bloomfield made 10 changes to the starting line-up against Charlton midweek in the EFL Trophy and could do the same in the U’s League Two match-up with the Sulphurites.Forward John Akinde could start after coming off the bench to score against the Addicks, while Tom Eastman c...Full Story »

Allan Saint-Maximin could return to the Newcastle squad for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Brentford.The frontman has missed the last four games with a hamstring injury, but is back in training and could be included as the Magpies seek back-to-back wins for the first time this season.Midfielder Joelinton is available after shaking off the knee problem which reduced him to the ranks o...Full Story »

Gianluca Scamacca climbed off the bench to give West Ham a 1-0 win at Anderlecht and put them in firm control of Group B in the Europa Conference League.The Italian scored with a clinical finish to make it three wins from three matches of the third-tier competition for the Londoners and effectively put one foot in the knockout stages.It needed the £35million signing to do the damage nine m...Full Story »

Birmingham boss John Eustace must decide whether to make changes for their Sky Bet Championship clash with Bristol City on Saturday.Eustace named an unchanged squad in midweek but saw his side slip to a disappointing loss against managerless Middlesbrough.He introduced 19-year-old Hannibal Mejbri as a half-time substitute for Juninho Bacuna so the on-loan Manchester United teenager could be in l...Full Story »