Dean Smith started his Norwich tenure with three points after Grant Hanley’s 79th-minute header earned a 2-1 victory at home to Southampton.The result made it back-to-back triumphs for the Canaries, who moved off the bottom of the Premier League table after Teemu Pukki had cancelled out Che Adams’ early opener for the visitors.Saints goalkeeper Alex McCarthy was at fault for Hanley&r...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor called for recognition for his players after they made it 20 games unbeaten with a 2-1 win against Carlisle at St James Park.After Jon Mellish had been shown a straight red card for a poor tackle on Archie Collins, the Grecians’ pressure finally told when a Jonathan Grounds cross evaded everyone and crept in at the far post, despite Sam Nombe claiming he got the ...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted he is “embarrassed” by Manchester United’s current run but refused to be drawn on his future as the pressure mounted following a 4-1 hammering at Watford.United travelled to Vicarage Road having lost four of their last six Premier League games before the international break and this heavy defeat only piled more misery on the beleaguered Norwegian.J...Full Story »

Notts County’s five-game unbeaten run in the National League came to an end as they were beaten 2-0 by Eastleigh at the Silverlake Stadium.Callum Roberts almost put the visitors in front when he flashed an effort inches wide as County looked to bounce back from their FA Cup loss to Rochdale.But Eastleigh grabbed the lead six minutes before half-time when Tyrone Barnett headed home from clo...Full Story »

Substitute Kyle Joseph netted the winner as Cheltenham came from behind to defeat 10-man Shrewsbury 2-1.On an emotional return for Steve Cotterill, who led his hometown Robins to three promotions during his managerial reign, he watched his Shrews side take a fourth-minute lead.Luke Leahy forced Sean Long into a mistake and then fed Daniel Udoh in the box and he beat Scott Flinders with a low fin...Full Story »

Cole Stockton fired in a stunning stoppage-time goal from the centre circle to give Morecambe a 2-1 win at Fleetwood.A tense Lancashire derby between two of League One’s struggling sides looked to be going the way of the visitors, courtesy of Callum Jones’ superb first-half strike 10 minutes in.However, with 10 minutes left on the clock, Callum Johnson connected with Danny Andrew&rsq...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday raced into a 3-0 lead in 22 minutes at Accrington but were forced to hold on for a 3-2 win.The Owls took the lead on 13 minutes when Barry Bannan’s corner found Chey Dunkley who stooped at the far post to head into the bottom corner.It was two on 20 minutes when Liam Palmer and Theo Corbeanu played a one-two with the Canadian forward driving the ball home.On 22 minutes ...Full Story »

George Honeyman’s controversial first-half goal helped Hull move out of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone with a 2-0 win at home to 10-man Birmingham.Winger Ryan Longman appeared to have taken the ball out of play when he crossed from the left after 17 minutes.But linesman Akil Howson waved play on and Honeyman could not miss inside the six-yard box.Birmingham’s cause was not ...Full Story »

James Collins came off the bench as Cardiff claimed a much-needed 2-1 Championship victory over Preston.In a genuine game of two halves, the home side were dominant in the first and ended up rueing missed chances that should have seen them more than just the one goal up at the break.Straight from kick-off, Emil Riis Jakobsen broke free and played a ball back to Ali McCann who had his shot deflec...Full Story »

Winger Charles Vernam earned a point for Bradford from a scrappy and often ill-tempered 1-1 draw against in-form Northampton at Valley Parade.It was Bradford’s fifth home league draw of the season.Northampton have lost only one of their last six matches.Both sides struggled to create clear-cut chances in a competitive but largely uneventful first half.Bradford’s only shot on target c...Full Story »

Doncaster and Lincoln battled out a tame goalless draw at the Keepmoat Stadium.Clear-cut chances were few and far between throughout the game as both sides lacked the ruthless touch in the final third.Lincoln enjoyed the better of the first half in attacking terms with striker Dan N’Lundulu causing problems for the Doncaster defence.But they struggled to test young Rovers goalkeeper Louis ...Full Story »

Steven Gerrard made a winning start as Aston Villa boss with 2-0 win over Brighton at Villa Park.Gerrard left Rangers during the international break to replace Dean Smith, who was sacked following five successive Premier League defeats, and got Villa Park bouncing again with two late goals.Ollie Watkins broke the deadlock with a lovely curling effort after 84 minutes before Tyrone Mings lashed h...Full Story »

Mario Vrancic’s early goal and Tyrese Campbell’s late strike earned 10-man Stoke a third successive Championship win as they beat struggling Peterborough 2-0.Former Norwich midfielder Vrancic scored his second of the campaign after three minutes as Michael O’Neill’s men won at the Bet365 Stadium for the first time since October 1.Substitute Campbell rounded off victory in...Full Story »

Chris Long’s first-half finish and a stoppage-time effort from Tommy Lowery secured Crewe their first win in 11 League One games as they beat fellow strugglers Gillingham 2-0.Long struck from close range in the 11th minute before Lowery sealed victory late on to claim the hosts just a second league win of the season.The opener came after Gills goalkeeper Jamie Cumming was caught out at the...Full Story »

Max Watters scored his sixth goal in as many games as MK Dons ran out 1-0 winners and condemned Burton to a fourth successive league defeat.Watters found the net midway through the second half as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s side made the Dons work hard for their third league win in a row.The Dons almost took the lead just before the break when right-back Peter Kioso picked up the ball midway...Full Story »

Sam Vokes ended a six-game winless run in all competitions for Wycombe as his header earned a hard-fought 1-0 League One victory over Bolton at Adams Park.It also ended a streak of four-straight home losses in all competitions for the Chairboys, who remained fourth in the league table after shrugging off the disappointment of missing a first-half penalty through Anis Mehmeti.Wycombe came within ...Full Story »

A Michael Cheek brace rescued Bromley as they came from behind to beat King’s Lynn 3-2 in the Vanarama National League.Goals from James Alabi and Cheek sealed the three points for the Ravens, resulting in a sixth successive defeat for the Linnets.The visitors took the lead through Jayden Davis just six minutes into the game.Cheek came close to scoring for the hosts but his headed effort we...Full Story »

Matty Lund and Jason Lowe netted as Salford won 2-0 at Harrogate to rack up a fourth game undefeated – their best sequence of the season.Lund opened the scoring in the 37th minute when he tapped in from three yards as home keeper Mark Oxley remained rooted to his line after Ibou Toure swung in a cross from the left.But Oxley then prevented the Sulphurites from falling further behind before...Full Story »

Dunfermline eased to a 3-0 victory over Ayr in the Scottish Championship.The hosts, who only won their first game of the season last weekend, made it back-to-back victories to move off the bottom of the table and above their opponents – who are now winless in six.Lewis McCann gave Dunfermline the lead in the 14th minute, arriving to head in at the near post from Dominic Thomas’ corne...Full Story »

Partick Thistle maintained their challenge at the top end of the cinch Championship table with a 1-0 home win over Hamilton thanks to a goal in the second half from Lewis Mayo.Midfielder Josh Mullin came close with the visitors’ first effort as he fired the ball wide after 22 minutes.After half an hour, Hamilton goalkeeper Joe Hilton saved at the feet of Partick’s Zak Rudden to keep ...Full Story »