Nathan Ferguson’s second-half strike earned Southend’s first win since the opening day of the season as they beat Eastleigh 1-0.The Shrimpers were without victory in seven games, losing the last four, before Ferguson popped up in the 69th minute to stop the rot.The former Crawley man rifled home a volley from just inside the area as Phil Brown’s side climbed out of the National...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Alex Revell hailed his side’s character after a 2-0 victory over Hartlepool ended a seven-match winless league run.Jamie Reid’s 21st-minute stunner was added to by Elliott List’s fifth goal of the season 31 seconds into the second half as the hosts secured a welcome three points.Revell’s side were thumped 4-0 by Forest Green in their last home outing a fort...Full Story »

Goals from Alex Gilliead and Andy Cook gave Bradford a 2-0 home victory over Rochdale that ended a run of five League Two games without a win.Gilliead struck in the first half before leading scorer Cook’s penalty after the interval took his tally to five for the season.Bradford began brightly and came close to scoring in the early stages. Rochdale keeper Joel Coleman turned Charles Vernam&...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Alex Revell could elect to shake up his frontline when Hartlepool visit the Lamex Stadium in Sky Bet League Two this weekend.Boro have drawn a blank in their last couple of fixtures – a 4-0 at home to Forest Green a fortnight ago was followed by a goalless draw at Harrogate Town last weekend.Luke Norris and Bruno Andrade will therefore be pushing for starting roles after dro...Full Story »

Peterborough forward Siriki Dembele could be involved in Wednesday night’s visit of Bournemouth despite limping off the field in Friday’s loss to Coventry.Darren Ferguson was fearing the worst when the 25-year-old clutched his knee after getting his studs caught in the turf during stoppage time at the Coventry Building Society Arena.Jonson Clarke-Harris is expected to be involved as ...Full Story »

Motherwell manager Graham Alexander praised his players for grinding out a 2-1 victory over Ross County.Tony Watt’s 80th-minute winner sent the Steelmen into the top three of the cinch Premiership, two points behind leaders Rangers.The home side took the lead inside two minutes through Callum Slattery’s 25-yard strike but County soon grew into the game and levelled when Regan Charles...Full Story »

Alex Pattison could come back into contention for Harrogate’s League Two clash with Stevenage.The midfielder is hoping to be fit in time to feature on Saturday after a head injury.Sunderland loan winger Jack Diamond will be available again having served a one-match suspension.Lewis Page will miss out due to a hamstring problem.Ross Marshall should feature again as Stevenage bid to hit back...Full Story »

Darren Ferguson admitted it was “a proud moment” to eclipse Barry Fry’s record for most games as Peterborough boss as he marked the milestone by watching his side beat 10-man Birmingham 3-0 at home.Ferguson’s 492nd match in charge proved to be one of his happiest with a rousing second success of the campaign.He said: “It’s not an easy thing to do to manage tha...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Alex Revell criticised his players for conceding so early after the Sky Bet League Two strugglers were thrashed 4-0 by high-flying Forest Green at the Lamex Stadium.Goals from Kane Wilson, Matty Stevens, Jamille Matt and Jake Young did the damage as Rovers romped to another victory in what has been their best-ever start to a league campaign.Defender Wilson fired the leaders ahead ...Full Story »

Peterborough snapped their four-match losing streak in the Championship in stunning style by blowing away 10-man Birmingham 3-0 at home.On the day Darren Ferguson broke the record of most games managed by a Posh boss, his 492nd match at the helm was certainly among the happiest as it came complete with a 222nd win – and few of the previous 221 have been as emphatic or essential as this tri...Full Story »

Ross County defender Alex Iacovitti is set to return for the cinch Premiership clash with Hearts.The centre-back was a late withdrawal from last weekend’s trip to Celtic Park because of illness.Defenders Connor Randall (ankle) and Jake Vokins (foot) remain on the sidelines.Hearts will make a late decision on Michael Smith.The defender has gone off in his last two matches with a tight leg m...Full Story »

Juventus are preparing a move for Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette in January, according to reports in Italy. Calciomercato reports that the Serie A side are keen on the French striker, and will look to acquire him for a cutdown price in the winter transfer window. With the 30-year-old's contract expiring next summer, Arsenal could be forced to sell as clubs circle to acquire the Premier L...Full Story »

Motherwell boss Graham Alexander was delighted with his team’s performance which saw them record a 2-0 victory – their third consecutive league win – and jump above opponents Aberdeen.Motherwell broke the deadlock in the 26th minute when Kaiyne Woolery’s ball from the right was headed powerfully into the net by Kevin Van Veen.The Dutchman then turned provider in the 59th ...Full Story »

New Crawley forward Alex Battle could make his first start for the club in Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two clash with Carlisle.Battle, who has signed from Truro on a one-year deal, made his debut off the bench in last weekend’s 1-0 defeat at Bristol Rovers.Star striker Tom Nichols made his comeback from injury against Rovers and is expected to continue up front against Carlisle.Crawley...Full Story »

Forward Alex Gilbert could make his first League Two start for Swindon when they host Port Vale.The loan signing from Brentford made his full debut in Tuesday’s Papa John’s Trophy win over Arsenal Under-21s, having been a second-half substitute in last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Stevenage.Mohammad Dabre marked his debut with a goal in the midweek victory and he could be rewarded wit...Full Story »

Shane Ferguson admitted he could hardly have scripted things better as he marked his 50th appearance for Northern Ireland with a wonder strike that saw off Estonia 1-0 in a friendly.The 30-year-old revealed he had been battling injury in the build-up to the game but he came off the bench in the second half and settled an otherwise largely drab encounter by rifling a shot into the top right corne...Full Story »

Shane Ferguson marked his 50th cap for Northern Ireland with a wonder strike as they edged out Estonia 1-0 in a friendly.For 75 minutes the two sides played out a largely drab affair in Tallinn but second-half substitute Ferguson changed that when he lashed home a left-footed strike from 30 yards to spark jubilant celebrations.It made it two wins out of two for Ian Baraclough’s side this w...Full Story »

Joey Barton praised the attitude of veteran Leon Clarke after the striker marked his Bristol Rovers debut with the only goal against Crawley in League Two.The 36-year-old had been on the field for only around 90 seconds at the start of the second half when he headed home a cross from fellow debutant Antony Evans.Rovers had to defend for their lives during seven minutes of stoppage time, but mana...Full Story »

Alex Hunt netted a stunning stoppage-time free-kick as Grimsby came from two goals down to beat 10-man Barnet 4-3 in a National League thriller at Blundell Park.John McAtee converted a fifth-minute penalty, awarded for handball, before squandering a fine chance to double Town’s tally when he fired wide on the half-hour mark.The visitors made him pay three minutes later, Serhat Tasdemir lev...Full Story »

Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson hit out at West Brom counterpart Valerien Ismael following a stormy end to their Championship clash.The Baggies continued their unbeaten start to the league campaign thanks to a last-gasp Semi Ajayi strike that broke the hearts of their hosts.The defender, making his first start of the season, struck in the fourth minute of stoppage time when he tapped in his...Full Story »