Pep Guardiola paid tribute to Brighton after his Manchester City side held on for a slender 2-1 win over the Seagulls in the Premier League on Saturday.The champions looked be cruising to victory as Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland struck inside the opening 19 minutes at the Etihad Stadium but the visitors responded after the break.Substitute Ansu Fati set up a nervy finish when he pulled a goa...Full Story »

Enzo Maresca insisted his Leicester players remained full of belief even when they were trailing during their 3-1 comeback win at Swansea.Matt Grimes fired the hosts into a 20th-minute lead with a sublime volley, but Jannik Vestergaard fortuitously bundled into the net on the stroke of half-time to level proceedings with what was his first goal for the Foxes.Second-half efforts from Abdul Fatawu...Full Story »

Watford head coach Valerien Ismael believes strength in depth is starting to pay off for his side as they secured a late 1-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday.A fine solo effort by substitute Yaser Asprilla was the difference at wet Vicarage Road, a goal that saw new Owls head coach Danny Rohl suffer defeat in his first game.The Colombian was on the field for four minutes before his strike, and I...Full Story »

Millenic Alli’s double gave Halifax a 2-1 win over struggling Kidderminster.The forward struck after 28 minutes and then five minutes after the break with Halifax sitting seventh in the National League.Second-bottom Kidderminster did equalise through Amari Morgan-Smith in the first half.But Alli, who ended a five-game drought with his first, won the game just after the break with his fourt...Full Story »

Notts County boss Luke Williams showered Lewis Macari with praise after the Stoke loanee marked his English league debut with a stunning strike to earn his side a 2-1 win at Gillingham.The 21-year-old grandson of Manchester United legend Lou Macari fired home from 20 yards with 12 minutes to play after Scott Malone had cancelled out Macaulay Langstaff’s opener.Macari has previously enjoyed...Full Story »

Phil Parkinson felt his Wrexham side were denied a “stonewall” penalty as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Bradford.Adam Wilson scored a late equaliser for the Bantams to deny Parkinson a winning return to the club he led to promotion and the League Cup final during a five-year reign.Paul Mullin had headed Wrexham in front earlier in the second half, and Parkinson was disappointed tha...Full Story »

Darrell Clarke urged his Cheltenham players to enjoy the moment as they finally ended their wait for a win this season with a 1-0 victory over Cambridge.The game was settled by Liam Sercombe’s sublime goal in the fifth minute, earning the Robins their first three-point haul of the campaign at the 13th attempt.It also secured Clarke’s first victory since being appointed as boss at the...Full Story »

Sutton boss Matt Gray was left with a sour taste in his mouth after Joel Senior’s dramatic stoppage-time winner for Morecambe in a 3-2 thriller.The U’s forced their way back into the game after Michael Mellon’s penalty and Adam Mayor’s effort had put Derek Adams’ side two goals to the good at Gander Green Lane.Harry Smith’s header and Ben Goodliffe’s goa...Full Story »

Alex Neil praised his Stoke side for securing a valuable 2-1 victory over his former employers Sunderland, saying “we needed a bit of optimism”.First Potters league goals for Ryan Mmaee and Luke McNally either side of Jack Clarke’s leveller secured a first home win since August to help Stoke open up a five-point gap above the relegation zone.Neil, who left Sunderland last year ...Full Story »

Blackburn boss Jon Dahl Tomasson lauded keeper Leo Wahlstedt for the “top-class save” that earned his team their first back-to-back Championship wins of the season following a 1-0 home triumph over Cardiff.The 24-year-old, who won his first senior cap for Sweden earlier this year, got his right glove to a powerful drive from Bluebirds substitute Ollie Tanner in the game’s dying...Full Story »

Barrow and AFC Wimbledon shared the points in a largely forgettable goalless stalemate at SO Legal Stadium.Neither side could lay any real claim to deserving the points, with precious little entertainment provided in a dour encounter.Chances were few and far between in a cagey first half that barely flickered into life.Elliot Newby’s early opening for Barrow, from Emile Acquah’s neat...Full Story »

Inih Effiong’s late strike saw Dagenham edge to a 2-1 victory against 10-man Woking.Jake Hessenthaler put the Daggers in front in the 25th minute after getting on the end of Josh Hare’s corner.Their lead was short-lived, however, as Woking equalised just four minutes later when Dennon Lewis picked out Reece Grego-Cox at the back post to nod home.The Cards were reduced to 10 men in th...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley thought his team thoroughly deserved their point from the 1-1 draw at second-placed Oxford, even though Jordan Rhodes left it late to grab the equaliser.Rhodes, who had missed two previous opportunities in a stirring second-half fightback by the Tangerines, glanced home a header in the second minute of stoppage time from James Husband’s headed cross.Jamaica in...Full Story »

Russell Martin challenged Ryan Fraser to kick on after the Scotland international’s late goal maintained Southampton’s promising run with a 2-1 win at Hull.The on-loan Newcastle winger opened his Saints account in the fifth minute of stoppage time to settle a fascinating game of end-to-end football.Martin said: “People ask me, ‘what’s he like as a person?’ &nd...Full Story »

Olufela Olomola scored a brace as Bromley claimed a 3-1 National League victory at home to Oxford City.The hosts opened the scoring, with Olomola opening his Bromley account just six minutes in.Oxford soon struck back with a Josh Parker penalty levelling the scores midway through the first half.Olomola put the home side back in front after 65 minutes and Louis Dennis put the score beyond doubt a...Full Story »

Stoke secured a first home win since August as they battled for a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Sunderland.The Potters took an early lead when the returning Ryan Mmaee opened his Sky Bet Championship goal account following a summer switch from Ferencvaros.But the hosts’ celebrations were cut short when Jack Clarke levelled soon after with his eighth league goal of the season, climbing to th...Full Story »

Ephron Mason-Clark scored at both ends as Peterborough and Wycombe served up a four-goal thriller that ended 2-2.The game burst into life late in the first half with Brandon Hanlan slotting Wycombe into a 35th-minute lead after fine footwork from Joe Low in a packed penalty area.The advantage was short-lived with Joel Randall striking direct from a corner in the 40th minute to grab his second go...Full Story »

Sasa Kalajdzic fired a late winner as Wolves completed a 2-1 comeback over 10-man Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium.Dominic Solanke gave the home support hope of a first win of the season when he handed his side the lead in the first half on ex-Cherries boss Gary O’Neil’s first trip back to his former side.It was all square two minutes after the break thanks to Matheus Cunha before the...Full Story »

A fine solo effort by substitute Yaser Asprilla in the final 10 minutes proved the decisive moment as Watford defeated Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 at Vicarage Road.The Colombian had only been on the pitch for four minutes before he ruined the first game in charge for Owls boss Danny Rohl, who was able to put back Josh Windass and captain Barry Bannan into the Wednesday first XI.The hosts made three ...Full Story »

Substitute Dale Gorman scored a stoppage-time winner as Barnet left it late to beat Maidenhead 3-2.Barnet struck first, with Idris Kanu striking into the top corner after four minutes.Their lead did not last long as Jayden Mitchell-Lawson fired home to level the scoring in the 11th minute before Bradley Keetch gave the struggling visitors a surprise half-time lead.Callum Stead headed the hosts l...Full Story »