Valerien Ismael shrugged off Watford’s wastefulness in front of goal in the goalless draw against Plymouth at Vicarage Road and accentuated the positives from their performance.His side managed just three efforts on target from 20 attempts on goals, with striker Vakoun Bayo especially profligate.Bayo struck shots wide in both halves as Watford dominated a Plymouth side that were always dan...Full Story »

Bradford boss Mark Hughes was delighted to see his side fight back from a goal down to claim all three points – something he admits might not have been the case last season.Goals from Clarke Oduor and Alex Pattison sealed a 2-1 victory at Valley Parade after a mistake by keeper Harry Lewis had gifted Colchester a ninth-minute lead through Joe Taylor.Lewis was caught dawdling on the ball fr...Full Story »

Salford boss Neil Wood said his side need to be “miles better” following their 1-1 draw at home to Crawley.The hosts trailed at the break due to Luke Garbutt’s own goal, but Conor McAleny’s early second-half strike earned them a point.Salford, who averaged the most possession in League Two last season, had only 39 percent of the ball in the first half and Wood was less th...Full Story »

David Moyes is considering converting Jarrod Bowen into an out-and-out striker following his latest goal for West Ham.Bowen had fired the Hammers into the lead early in the second half at Bournemouth with a spectacular curler from the edge of the box.But Moyes’ side were denied an opening-day win when Dominic Solanke rounded Alphonse Areola to snatch a 1-1 draw with eight minutes remaining...Full Story »

Everton manager Sean Dyche was frustrated by his side’s inability to convert their chances and disappointed by the lack of VAR intervention on Michael Keane’s disallowed goal in the 1-0 defeat to Fulham.Despite an encouraging performance in which they created twice as many chances as the visitors, they were undone by a sucker-punch goal as two Cottagers substitutes Aleksandar Mitrovi...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe hailed the spirit of his injury-hit Preston squad after they battled to an entertaining 2-1 win against Sunderland.Lowe is missing six first-team players, including Ched Evans and Emil Riis, but revelled in an excellent win at a raucous Deepdale courtesy of Mads Frokjaer-Jensen’s second-half strike.Frokjaer-Jensen helped to set-up Preston’s opener, when his shot deflected i...Full Story »

Liam Rosenior believes Ozan Tufan is reaping the rewards his efforts deserve after his hat-trick helped Hull to a 4-2 Championship comeback win at home to Sheffield Wednesday.The Turkey international was at times unplayable, with his performance – some could say – emblematic of the difference in quality between the two Yorkshire sides.Rosenior said: “It (the hat-trick) was bett...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Steve Evans is hoping to use doubters as motivation after seeing his side defeat Shrewsbury 2-0 at the Lamex.In Boro’s first home game in League One since 2014, new signing Aaron Pressley struck his first goal for the club with a sweeping finish before Jamie Reid secured the three points in the 87th minute when he poked home at the back post.But Evans did not let himself get...Full Story »

Rob Edwards admits Luton must quickly improve after their Premier League debut ended in a thumping 4-1 defeat at Brighton.Just nine years on from being a non-league side, the newly-promoted Hatters were taught a punishing lesson on their first return to top-flight action since relegation from the old First Division in 1992.Carlton Morris’ 81st-minute penalty gave Town hope of snatching som...Full Story »

Chesterfield continued their early-season goal spree by brushing aside Vanarama National League opponents AFC Fylde 4-2 at Mill Farm.A week after hitting four against Dorking, the Spireites had a second successive win wrapped up by half-time.Tyrone Williams set them on their way with a sixth-minute effort, then Liam Mandeville, who scored twice in the victory over Dorking, made it 2-0 before Wil...Full Story »

Ian Henderson netted a second-half winner as Rochdale picked up their first win of the season with a 1-0 National League victory at Oxford City.The game went into half-time goalless, but not without a few chances, when Henderson had an effort cleared off the line, midway through the half.Chances continued to come, but neither side were able to make a breakthrough as Kairo Mitchell headed a free-...Full Story »

Maidenhead inflicted a second straight defeat of the National League season on Dorking by winning 2-0 at Meadowbank.An indisciplined first-half performance by Dorking saw three players – Jason Prior, Tony Craig and Matt Briggs – booked in the space of four minutes.But after a scoreless opening half, Maidenhead took charge during the second period and went ahead through Shawn McCoulsk...Full Story »

Notts County twice came from behind twice to record a first victory of the new Sky Bet League Two campaign with a 3-2 win over Grimsby Town at Meadow Lane.The visitors took the lead in the 17th minute when Danny Rose took advantage of Aaron Nemane’s poor back pass.But Luke Williams’ side – beaten 5-1 at Sutton last weekend – hauled themselves level as John Bostock was abl...Full Story »

Derby boss Paul Warne was happier with the result than his side’s performance against Burton as they won 3-0 for their first Sky Bet League One victory of the season.After two poor performances coming into the game, Warne felt that the Rams, who are expected to challenge for automatic promotion, are settling and looking to improve.“I didn’t think we were great,” he admitt...Full Story »

Portsmouth boss John Mousinho believes there is still room for improvement with his side despite a comprehensive 4-0 away win at League One newcomers Leyton Orient.The visitors bossed the show with Marlon Pack breaking the deadlock on 23 minutes before Colby Bishop doubled the advantage.Six minutes after the interval, Orient skipper Omar Beckles turned Gavin Whyte’s teasing cross past his ...Full Story »

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson was left to rue two penalty decisions after his side were denied a first win back in the English Football League as they had to settle for a 1-1 draw at AFC Wimbledon.After Elliot Lee’s deflected opener in the first half, James Tilley’s late spot-kick earned a point for the Dons – with Ali Al-Hamadi having earlier seen his penalty saved by Ben Foster...Full Story »

Mo Eisa’s first-half header helped MK Dons to a 1-0 League Two victory over a battling Tranmere at Stadium MK.The striker made it two goals in two league games as the home side moved top of League Two on goal difference.Tranmere’s second league defeat of the season sees them drop to 23rd after losing 2-1 to Barrow last time out.MK Dons, unchanged from last week’s 5-3 victory at...Full Story »

Goals from substitute Kyle Turner and defender Connor Randall gave Ross County their first cinch Premiership win with a 2-0 victory over St Johnstone, who remain pointless.The visitors were missing 10 first-team squad players because of injuries and it showed as a patched-up side struggled to contain Ross County’s forwards for the majority of the first half.County created four chances in t...Full Story »

Mathew Anim Cudjoe equalised deep into second-half stoppage time as Dundee United rescued a late point from a 1-1 Scottish Championship draw at home to Dunfermline.The home side dominated the opening period and had numerous shots on goal but two long-range chances from Scott McMann were kept out before Tony Watt and Louis Moult saw efforts saved.Terrors defender Kevin Holt blocked a Josh Edwards...Full Story »

Dominic Solanke’s late equaliser denied West Ham an opening-day win as Bournemouth hit back for a 1-1 draw.Jarrod Bowen had fired the Hammers into the lead early in the second half with a spectacular curler from the edge of the box.But Bournemouth, playing under new boss Andoni Iraola for the first time, were good value for the point they earned when Solanke rounded Alphonse Areola with ei...Full Story »