Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard is losing patience with his attacking players after another blunt display at Nottingham Forest.Villa needed a spectacular strike by Ashley Young to earn a 1-1 draw with Forest, who went ahead through Emmanuel Dennis’ first-half header.Gerrard has bemoaned his side’s lack of attacking quality this season and again it was evident as Villa failed to put o...Full Story »

Charlie Mulgrew and Steven Fletcher are battling to be fit for Dundee United’s cinch Premiership game at home to Hibernian on Tuesday evening.Veteran defender Mulgrew missed the last two matches with a thigh injury while striker Fletcher picked up a knock in the recent defeat by St Johnstone game and missed Saturday’s victory over Aberdeen as a result.Midfielder Peter Pawlett made hi...Full Story »

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 »

Steve Evans revealed he never doubted Jordan Roberts’ quality after the midfielder scored twice in Stevenage’s impressive 2-0 League Two victory over Swindon.Evans, who signed Roberts from Motherwell in the summer, saw Stevenage move top of the table with the win, having taken maximum points at the Lamex Stadium so far this season.And following his match-winning performance against t...Full Story »

Two goals from Jordan Roberts ensured that Stevenage moved to the top of the League Two table as they recorded a 2-0 victory at home to Swindon.Roberts scored in each half to ensure the Boro’s unbeaten home run in the league now stretches to 10 games.The home side took the lead when Roberts stooped at the back post to nod home Danny Rose’s hooked cross after the visitors failed to cl...Full Story »

Charlie Mulgrew and Steven Fletcher are unlikely to feature for Dundee United in their cinch Premiership game against Aberdeen at Tannadice on Saturday evening.Veteran defender Mulgrew missed the home defeat by St Johnstone last week with a thigh injury while striker Fletcher picked up a knock in the game and had to be replaced soon after the break.Midfielder Peter Pawlett is still working his w...Full Story »

Luke Norris is expected to lead the Stevenage line against Swindon despite breaking his nose in midweek.Norris scored twice against Sutton before leaving the field bloodied and bruised by a high boot, but will be eager to pick up where he left off after doubling his season’s tally.Stevenage are on a four-game winning run and sit second in League Two, leaving boss Steve Evans to rotate his ...Full Story »

Plymouth manager Steven Schumacher praised his side for “going until the final minute” as they beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 to stay at the League One summit.Sub Sam Cosgrove headed the stoppage-time winner after Liam Palmer’s seventh-minute strike cancelled out Ryan Hardie’s third-minute opener for the hosts.Victory moved Plymouth five points clear of third-placed Wednesd...Full Story »

Luke Norris scored twice as Stevenage maintained their 100 per cent home record in League Two with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Sutton.The result lifted the Boro up to second in the table, with just goal difference separating them and leaders Leyton Orient after their fifth win in six games.Dan Sweeney livened up a previously quiet game by opening the scoring for the hosts after 29 minutes whe...Full Story »

Manager Steven Hammell hailed Motherwell’s five-star performance at Ross County and claimed his side had been threatening to do it for several weeks.Kevin van Veen scored a hat-trick, with Callum Slattery and Joe Efford also finding the net for the Staggies.He said: “It’s not our best performance of the season, I think our level of performance has been high most games this seas...Full Story »

A half-time telling off led to Stevenage producing a much-improved display in the second half as they saw off Sutton 3-0 in League Two, according to manager Steve Evans.Boro led 1-0 at the break thanks to Dan Sweeney scoring from the only chance they created in the first half, but they moved through the gears after the restart, with Luke Norris’ double sealing their fifth win in six games ...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Steve Evans is set to reshuffle his side for their Sky Bet League Two meeting with Sutton United.Evans’ men maintained their strong start to the season with victory at Crawley on Saturday but missed a number of chances in front of goal.Luke Norris and Jake Reeves are among those pushing for a place in the starting line-up after coming off the bench against the Red Devils.Eva...Full Story »

Crawley boss Kevin Betsy is fully committed to turning around the club’s fortunes after their worst start to a Football League season continued with a 2-1 home defeat to high-flying Stevenage.A late penalty by striker Luke Norris left Boro in the automatic promotion places after Ashley Nadesan had cancelled out Jordan Roberts’ effort midway through the first half.Crawley are only out...Full Story »

Crawley will welcome James Balagizi back into the fold for Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two match at home to Stevenage.Liverpool loanee Balagizi has been an impressive performer for the Sussex club this season, scoring three goals in 11 appearances, but missed last week’s 4-1 loss at Doncaster due to his international commitments with the England Under-20 squad.Balagizi’s return w...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher hailed Argyle’s belief after they came from behind to beat Ipswich 2-1 and move top of League One.Bali Mumba and Morgan Whittaker scored with edge of the box shots after former Argyle striker Freddie Ladapo had given Town a first-half lead.In stoppage time Ipswich goalkeeper Christian Walton’s header from a corner was finger-tipped on to the crossbar b...Full Story »

Steve Evans was delighted his quadruple substitution paid off after Stevenage struck in the dying minutes to down Harrogate 1-0.Dan Sweeney’s late header from close range broke the visitor’s resilience after what had looked for so long to be a frustrating afternoon for Evans and his side.The hosts only began to really turn up the pressure on the Harrogate backline after the manager p...Full Story »

Stevenage recorded their 10th successive home win in all competitions as Dan Sweeney’s late header earned a 1-0 victory over Harrogate.The centre-back broke free to nod home Alex Gilbey’s cross and finally beat Pete Jameson after an inspired performance from the Harrogate goalkeeper.It had looked like a frustrating afternoon for the high-flying hosts who created plenty of chances, mo...Full Story »

Stevenage’s injury problems have begun to ease ahead of the visit of Harrogate.Michael Bostwick has trained and will be available having played in the 3-0 Papa John’s Trophy win over Wycombe in midweek, having been sidelined since the end of August.David Amoo is still waiting to make his league debut since arriving from Port Vale in the summer but is close to regaining fitness.Strike...Full Story »

Motherwell manager Steven Hammell bemoaned his luck after watching his side hit the post three times, have a goal disallowed and suffer three concerning injuries in a 3-0 home defeat by Hearts.Blair Spittall, Matt Penney and Paul McGinn all hit the frame of the goal, the latter from about three yards, and substitute Louis Moult was denied by the offside flag as Well fell to a clinical Hearts sid...Full Story »

Jacob Ramsey fired Aston Villa to a vital 1-0 win over Southampton.The midfielder’s first goal of the season lifted Villa to 13th, level on points with their visitors, and eased any pressure on manager Steven Gerrard.The hosts built on their point against Manchester City with a workmanlike, if not fluid, display although, in reality, it did little to ease long-term fears of their direction...Full Story »