Reading manager Ruben Selles admitted he could not wait for the “suffering” of last season to be over after they earned a 2-0 League One win over Wigan, with the arrival of prospective new owner Rob Couhig now imminent.The 75-year-old American financier and members of his consortium watched on as Reading eased to their first victory of the league campaign, with goals from Charlie Sav...Full Story »

Scott Lindsey felt his Crawley side were worthy winners after they won their first away game of the season at Cambridge.The Reds have won both of their Sky Bet League One matches following promotion as well as progressing in the EFL Cup, while Cambridge are yet to pick up a point and also exited the cup on Tuesday.Ade Adeyemo made amends for missing a huge chance by netting the winner four minut...Full Story »

Nelson Jardim hailed the character and resilience of his Newport team after they fought back from a goal down to beat Doncaster 3-1 at Rodney Parade.County trailed 1-0 at the break after a superb Owen Bailey strike from inside the 18-yard box gave Doncaster a deserved lead in the 30th minute.But winger Bobby Kamwa, who went close three times in the first half, levelled within two minutes of the ...Full Story »

Steven Naismith felt Hearts only had themselves to blame as they were knocked out of the Premier Sports Cup by Falkirk.Hearts created numerous first-half chances but failed to take any and paid the price when their Championship hosts scored twice after the break through Ethan Ross and Dylan Tait to book their place in the quarter-finals, much to the frustration of the large travelling support.Na...Full Story »

Scott Parker is ready to use all his past experiences to guide Burnley back to the Premier League after an impressive 5-0 win against Cardiff.In his first home game since replacing Vincent Kompany as Clarets boss, his side laid down a marker in front of the Turf Moor faithful.Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath’s mistake opened the scoring before Luca Koleosho scored later on in the first half.After ...Full Story »

Eastleigh staged a stirring fightback to recover from 2-0 down and beat Fylde 4-2 in the National League.The visitors made a flying start, with Nick Haughton scoring from the spot in the 20th minute and adding his second goal seven minutes later.But Jake Taylor sparked the turnaround, striking 10 minutes before half-time to give Eastleigh hope.And they produced an outstanding display after the b...Full Story »

Huddersfield made it three wins out of three in all competitions to start the new campaign as they saw off Stevenage 2-1 at the John Smith’s Stadium.Josh Koroma opened the scoring midway through the first half before a second-half strike from Ben Wiles put them in control and Harvey White’s stoppage-time penalty was merely a consolation.The hosts dominated the first half and Koroma g...Full Story »

Morgan Williams scored a second-half winner as Yeovil recorded a 1-0 National League victory at Braintree.Williams struck after 61 minutes to break the deadlock and reward Yeovil’s long trip to Essex with a first league win of the season.It was an impressive response after they were beaten at home by Hartlepool on the season’s opening weekend.Braintree’s early-season struggles ...Full Story »

Birmingham claimed their first win of the League One campaign with a 3-2 victory at winless Wycombe.Krystian Bielik own goal gave Wycombe the lead midway through the opening period before Alfie May levelled for the Blues.Luke Harris and Willum Willumsson then put the visitors in change with Sam Vokes pulling back a late goal for the Chairboys.The home side bossed the first half and their dominan...Full Story »

Deflated Don Cowie admitted Ross County’s shock Premier Sports Cup exit away to fourth-tier Spartans was “a massive blow”.The Premiership side arrived at Ainslie Park buoyed by a six-game unbeaten run at the start of the season and with high hopes of progressing to the quarter-finals of a tournament they won in 2016.But they were humbled by League Two Spartans as Blair Henderso...Full Story »

Arthur Read and Jack Payne scored late on for Colchester to defeat MK Dons and collect their first points of the Sky Bet League Two season.With 10 minutes of normal time remaining, Samson Tovide found Read, with the substitute then calmly slotting the ball into the bottom left corner.Payne’s audacious effort in the fourth minute of stoppage time rose beyond Tom McGill and secured all three...Full Story »

Josh Barrett’s third-minute strike was enough for Aldershot to seal a 1-0 win at Halifax in the National League.Barrett curled Theo Widdrington’s backheel into the net in the opening moments to hand the visitors the advantage.Andrew Oluwabori had the opportunity to haul Halifax level on the stroke of half-time but his close-range header went wide.The home side pushed for an equaliser...Full Story »

Watford continued their winning start to the season with a convincing 3-0 victory at home to Stoke.Both sides had enjoyed opening-day wins in the Sky Bet Championship plus Carabao Cup successes against lower-league opposition in midweek.However, two goals in two minutes early in the second half from Edo Kayembe and Ryan Andrews set up a straightforward victory for Tom Cleverley’s hosts, wi...Full Story »

QPR fought back from two goals down to secure a 2-2 draw at Sheffield United in the Championship.Gustavo Hamer and Kieffer Moore put the home side 2-0 up inside 13 minutes as the Blades looked to make it three straight wins in all competitions to start the new season.But Rangers hit back with second-half goals from Jimmy Dunne and Lyndon Dykes, despite having substitute Jack Colback sent off whe...Full Story »

Stockport made it two wins from two by beating Blackpool 3-0 in a gritty clash at Bloomfield Road.In a busy second half, County’s Louie Barry, Jayden Fevrier and Tanto Oloafe all produced smart finishes to give Dave Challinor’s side maximum points.In a physical first half, both teams were missing a final pass going forwards. Barry was certainly Stockport’s danger man, striking ...Full Story »

Summer signing Yuki Ohashi came off the bench to grab a dramatic late equaliser as Blackburn snatched a battling 2-2 draw at Norwich.The Japanese striker headed home in the 87th minute to rescue a point after his side had squandered a half-time lead, with Josh Sargent and Borja Sainz scoring twice in eight second-half minutes to turn the game on its head.Ryan Hedges had produced an assured finis...Full Story »

York registered their first victory of the new Vanarama National League season by dispatching Tamworth 2-0 at LNER Community Stadium.Two second-half goals in quick succession did the damage with Ollie Pearce netting a 54th-minute opener from the penalty spot following a foul by Haydn Hollis.And moments later, York powered further ahead when Billy Chadwick followed up his silky run by beating goa...Full Story »

Forest Green maintained their unbeaten start to the new National League season with a 4-0 victory at Boston.The visitors delivered a dominant first-half display as they outclassed their hosts, who were condemned to a second successive league defeat.Christian Doidge opened the scoring after just three minutes as Boston found themselves immediately on the back foot and their defensive issues soon ...Full Story »

An awful error by Grant Hall opened the floodgates as sloppy Swindon were hammered 4-0 by Walsall in Mark Kennedy’s first home game in charge.Goalkeeper Jack Bycroft came to the hosts’ rescue early on, pulling off a fabulous one-handed early save to deny Josh Gordon at the far post and then quickly getting down to claw away Gordon’s point-blank downward header.At the other end ...Full Story »

Arne Slot was happy to make light of predecessor Jurgen Klopp’s bugbear after he made a triumphant start to life as Liverpool boss with a 2-0 victory at Ipswich.One of Klopp’s big irritations was a Saturday 12.30pm kick-off, and it appeared for long periods at Portman Road that Slot may share the same gripe after Ipswich edged a tight first half in which the visitors failed to regist...Full Story »