Wycombe battled into the second round of the Carabao Cup with a 2-1 victory at Northampton.Two moments of quality in the first half from Joe Jacobson and then D’Mani Mellor did the damage and ultimately booked Wycombe’s spot in round two despite a late penalty from Louis Appere.After a tame opening 10 minutes, things picked up with chances at both ends as Northampton goalkeeper Jonny...Full Story »

Teenager Ash Phillips will be among the starters for Blackburn in their Carabao Cup clash with Hartlepool on Wednesday.Manager Jon Dahl Tomasson revealed the 17-year-old defender will make his professional debut while Liverpool loanee Tyler Morton and midfielder Bradley Dack will also start.Dack has missed big chunks of the last three seasons after two cruciate ligament injuries and was an unuse...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton was delighted with his side’s start as they romped to a 4-0 victory at 10-man Burton with all four goals coming in a breath-taking first half.Burton saw Conor Shaughnessy red-carded inside the first minute for a foul on Aaron Collins and Rovers took full advantage, with Collins scoring twice after Antony Evans and James Connolly had found the net.“We s...Full Story »

Paul Hartley was happy with his Hartlepool side, as they started to show their worth.Pools were humbled 4-0 at Walsall on the opening day but recovered to record a first point of the season at home to AFC Wimbledon.It is a new-look Pools side with 14 new signings arriving and more to come, and new manager Hartley said: “We were really good second half and if we keep performing like that an...Full Story »

Fleetwood grabbed their first victory of the Sky Bet League One season as substitute Joe Garner’s 88th-minute strike sealed a 2-1 win against Plymouth.Garner had only been on the field for seven minutes when he slammed home a rebound from close range after goalkeeper Michael Cooper only parried Cian Hayes’ initial strike.Fleetwood striker Ellis Harrison was denied early on as Cooper ...Full Story »

Swansea midfielder Joe Allen has returned to full training but will be unavailable for Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Blackburn.The summer signing suffered a hamstring injury on international duty with Wales in June and will not be risked.Head coach Russell Martin has no other selection concerns.The Swans began the season with a 1-1 draw at newly-promoted Rotherham.Blackburn co...Full Story »

Hartlepool will be without forward trio Joe Grey, Mikael Ndjoli and Marcus Carver for the home clash with AFC Wimbledon.All three missed Pools’ opening game of the season – a 4-0 drubbing at Walsall – through injury. Grey is awaiting the results of a scan, Ndjoli is struggling with a hamstring injury and Carver had a thigh problem, although he was sold to Scunthorpe earlier thi...Full Story »

Danny Johnson’s hat-trick got Paul Hartley’s reign as Hartlepool manager off to a nightmare start as Walsall dished out a 4-0 hammering.After Brandon Comley’s deflected opener, Johnson, on loan from Mansfield until January, stole the show with a dream debut.Pools keeper Ben Killip foiled Taylor Allen early on but could do nothing when Comley’s strike from 18 yards took a ...Full Story »

Walsall boss Michael Flynn has a new-look squad at his disposal but also a lengthy injury list to contend with for the visit of Hartlepool.Joss Labadie and Conor Wilkinson are long-term absentees with anterior cruciate ligament injuries, while Joe Riley, Jack Earing, Liam Gordon and Oisin McAtee are also sidelined.New arrival Taylor Allen was taken off against Solihull Moors as a precaution and ...Full Story »

Joe Newell and Ewan Henderson both hit doubles as Hibernian beat Bonnyrigg Rose 4-1 in a game twice held up by medical treatment for supporters.Newell struck early on in the Premier Sports Cup tie at New Dundas Park before rounding off a flurry of three goals in first-half stoppage-time.Henderson had put Hibs two ahead before Kevin Smith supplied a brilliant finish for the League Two newcomers a...Full Story »

Former WAG Nives Celsius launched a sex song about romping with Lionel Messi A playboy model and famous WAG once made a raunchy song about having sex with footballers - including Lionel Messi. Croatian model Nives Celsius has never been scared to flaunt her figure over the years, whether that's been in raunchy lingerie or fully nude photo shoots. But she once took it a step further by creating...Full Story »

Rangers boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst is likely to mix and match his squad for the penultimate cinch Premiership game of the season against Ross County at Ibrox.With the Europa League final and Scottish Cup final looming the Dutchman will rest some key players and give others some game time.Joe Aribo had to come off in the Europa League semi-final win over RB Leipzig last week with a head knock ...Full Story »

Joey Barton said he was “so proud” of his Bristol Rovers team after they crushed Scunthorpe 7-0 to seal automatic promotion from League Two in the most dramatic of styles.Rovers snatched third place from Northampton on goals scored after netting five times in the second half, with Elliot Anderson’s decisive seventh in the 85th minute sparking a pitch invasion by delirious fans....Full Story »

Mark Shelton could return to the Hartlepool squad as they host Colchester without sacked manager Graeme Lee at the helm.Lee was dismissed on Thursday following Pools’ downturn in form, so Michael Nelson and Anthony Sweeney will be in charge for the final match of the season.Midfielder Shelton has not featured since April 23 after putting a cotton bud too far into his ear, but he may have r...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton highlighted his side’s bravery after hat-trick hero Aaron Collins’ added-time winner secured their place in the Sky Bet League Two play-offs with a 4-3 win at Rochdale.The Gas were trailing 2-0 and 3-1 at various stages of the game and were out of the play-off positions at one point – but the win left them level on points with third-placed Northa...Full Story »

Scunthorpe’s long Football League farewell continued with a 1-1 home draw against Hartlepool.Without a victory in 15 games and already relegated, they were against opposition who have now not won in eight.Boss Keith Hill pitched seven teenagers into his starting XI and one of them, goalkeeper Owen Foster, saved comfortably from Pools’ Omar Bogle when the striker was clear on goal.Poo...Full Story »

Carlisle won their last home game of the League Two season as they beat Stevenage 2-1 at Brunton Park.Joe Riley and Lewis Alessandra did the damage within 11 second-half minutes and Boro were condemned to a second successive defeat despite Luke Norris’ late penalty.The visitors came agonisingly close to opening the scoring early on as Luke Prosser’s header hit a post.Down the other e...Full Story »

Cardiff have no new injury concerns ahead of their game with Birmingham.Manager Steve Morison confirmed that he has the same squad available as the one he took to Middlesbrough in midweek.Joe Ralls is out for the rest of the season with a groin problem.Captain Sean Morrison is also sidelined with a knee injury.Tahith Chong is likely to miss Birmingham’s trip to south Wales.Blues boss Lee B...Full Story »

Scunthorpe boss Keith Hill has a doubt over midfielder Harvey Cribb ahead of Saturday’s League Two clash with Hartlepool.The 16-year-old, who has not been involved in the last four games, is nursing an injury, but his manager is hopeful that he will be available this weekend.Hill has indicated his intention to persist with his recent policy of fielding as many homegrown players as he can a...Full Story »

Plymouth captain Joe Edwards could be available for the final game of the season against MK Dons.Edwards has missed the last three matches with an ankle injury suffered at Burton Albion earlier this month.The 31-year-old worked with the club’s medical staff on Thursday and manager Steven Schumacher was hopeful of the defender taking part in full training on Friday.Argyle will be without mi...Full Story »