Alex Morris says a hard-fought 1-0 League Two win over Sutton shows his Crewe side have found “different ways of winning games”.The Railwaymen put a dismal 3-0 defeat to Salford at the weekend quickly behind them thanks to Courtney Baker-Richardson’s early strike and moved up to sixth in the table.But Crewe lived uneasily at times against their visitors’ direct approach, ...Full Story »

Skipper Billy Sharp will miss Sheffield United’s Sky Bet Championship fixture against against Sunderland on Wednesday evening through injury.The 36-year-old striker turned an ankle in Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Middlesbrough and the damage is yet to be fully assessed because of swelling around the joint.However, midfielder Ben Osborn is facing at least two weeks on the sidelines after suff...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper knew his side had to deliver for the fans as their first Premier League home game for 23 years ended in a 1-0 victory over West Ham.The City Ground had not hosted a top-flight match since 1999 and Taiwo Awoniyi ensured it was a winning homecoming for Forest with his first-half goal.The striker, who until Saturday night was the club’s record signing this ...Full Story »

Swansea manager Russell Martin praised the aggression and intensity of his players after they snatched their first win of the Sky Bet Championship season with a 1-0 victory at Blackpool.Michael Obafemi teed up substitute Olivier Ntcham for the simplest of goals in the 87th minute after a two-on-one situation with the keeper.Martin was particularly pleased with the way his side bounced back from ...Full Story »

Mark Bonner was delighted with Cambridge’s 2-1 victory over Exeter after Paul Digby hit the decisive goal in the 88th minute.Jevani Brown gave Exeter the lead shortly before half-time, only for Sam Smith to equalise on the hour for the hosts.“To win all three of our opening home games is important and it’s also important that we’ve come from a losing position to win today...Full Story »

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl was pleased with his side’s response as they battled back from two down to earn a 2-2 draw with Leeds with a pair of late goals.Rodrigo had struck twice at the start of the second half to put the visitors in a dominant position but Jesse Marsch’s side were unable to hold out for a second successive Premier League win.Joe Aribo tapped home to halve th...Full Story »

Delighted Derby boss Liam Rosenior saluted his battling side as they dug deep to beat Barnsley 2-1 in the battle of last season’s relegated clubs.Conor McCarthy’s own goal and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing’s strike did the damage as the Rams triumphed at Pride Park.But Josh Benson’s 64th-minute really put the cat amongst the pigeons as the Tykes roared back to cause the hosts pl...Full Story »

Blackburn boss Jon Dahl Tomasson was pleased with the attitude of his squad after a much-changed side cruised to a 4-0 win over Hartlepool in the Carabao Cup.A youthful Rovers containing two teenagers making their senior bows swept aside their League Two opposition and deservedly went ahead through Scott Wharton’s header – whose brother Adam was one of the debutants.Bradley Dack and ...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Grant McCann was delighted with the 2-0 Carabao Cup win at Plymouth, who the Posh play again in League One at Home Park on Saturday.Ricky-Jade Jones and Joe Taylor scored for Posh, who visit Stevenage in round two.McCann said: “I am really pleased. We set out with the intention to get into the next round.“We set a plan out to play against Plymouth and I thought we e...Full Story »

Antonio Conte was delighted with Tottenham’s style during their opening-day 4-1 win over Southampton and warned his new signings they must fight to earn a place in his starting line-up.A busy summer for Spurs where they brought in six players increased the optimism and excitement around N17 before kick-off, but James Ward-Prowse’s 12th-minute opener for the visitors threatened to spo...Full Story »

New Blackburn boss Jon Dahl Tomasson praised his side for sticking to the game plan in their 3-0 victory at Swansea that took them to the top of the Sky Bet Championship table.Goals from new signing Sam Szmodics in the first half and Ben Brereton Diaz and skipper Lewis Travis after the break backed up the opening-day win over QPR to give Rovers the perfect start to the season.“The performa...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 »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor could not hide his delight as his team thrashed Port Vale 4-0 with a superb display at St James Park.Harry Kite opened the scoring with a sweetly struck volley before the outstanding Jevani Brown made it 2-0 from the penalty spot after Jack Sparkes had been fouled.Brown made it 3-0, finishing off a fine team move, before Sam Nombe notched his second of the season to ca...Full Story »

Charlton will be without Mandela Egbo and Chuks Aneke for the visit of Derby in Sky Bet League One.Egbo is out with a knee problem and Aneke has a calf injury.Otherwise manager Ben Garner has no new injury concerns to contend with.Charlton will be looking for their first victory of the season in their first home game, having drawn the opener 2-2 at Accrington.Derby could hand a debut to Lewis Do...Full Story »

Ellis Iandolo remains sidelined as Swindon try to win their first Sky Bet League Two points of the season against Salford.The Robins began the season in poor fashion, suffering a shock 3-0 defeat at Harrogate on the opening weekend.Iandolo missed that match and head coach Scott Lindsey says the full-back will remain injured for a number of weeks after a new scan “highlighted a few issues&r...Full Story »

Oxford are again set to be without striker Sam Baldock for the Sky Bet League One visit of Cambridge.Baldock is currently battling a thigh injury and was not involved in last weekend’s season opener against his former club Derby.Yanic Wildschut remains absent because of a serious hamstring problem, but Oxford manager Karl Robinson could hand a first start of the campaign to Alex Rodriguez....Full Story »

Jubilant Harrogate boss Simon Weaver hailed his new-look team following a thumping 3-0 opening-day victory over Swindon.Weaver included seven summer signings in his starting XI, including on-loan Huddersfield midfielder Matty Daly, who marked his debut with a spectacular strike in between efforts from Alex Pattison and Jack Muldoon.The visitors, meanwhile, saw their impressive record of winning ...Full Story »

New AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson credited a positive off-season atmosphere at Plough Lane as his side claimed their first league victory since December with a confident 2-0 win over Gillingham.Ethan Chislett’s stunning opener and a second-half header from the outstanding Jack Currie ensured that the Dons triumphed in this fixture between two relegated sides to claim three points f...Full Story »

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru scored twice for Sheffield Wednesday in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Portsmouth in Sky Bet League One.Marvin Johnson also scored for the hosts while the Pompey goals came from Connor Ogilvie, Michael Jacobs and Colby Bishop.Wednesday striker Lee Gregory was shown a red card towards the end of a second half which produced five of the six goals..The hosts took an eighth-minute lea...Full Story »

Brighton to move for Man Utd's Williams Brighton will move to bring Manchester United's Brandon Williams on-board if Manchester City's deal for Marc Cucurella ultimately goes through, per The Mirror. The Seagulls have knocked back the Premier League champions' first offer, but it appears likely the Citizens will try again. If they do ultimately prize Cucurella away, Williams - who spent las...Full Story »