QPR boss Mick Beale was delighted after his “gamble” to select an unchanged team paid off against Hull.Rangers won 3-1 at Loftus Road, where first-half goals from Ilias Chair, Ethan Laird and Chris Willock secured the points.Injuries to key players – including Willock – hampered Rangers in the opening matches of the season, but they followed up Saturday’s win at Wat...Full Story »

Micky Mellon praised the ‘guts and determination’ of his Tranmere Rovers side following their 2-0 home win over Colchester United.Rovers led from the fourth minute at Prenton Park, with Josh Hawkes side-footing home a volley at the far post after Kane Hemmings had beaten Ryan Clampin down the right and crossed.And Tranmere sealed their 2-0 win in the 83rd minute when Jake Burton sent...Full Story »

Tranmere have no fresh injury concerns as they prepare to face Colchester on Saturday.Micky Mellon’s side fell to a narrow 2-1 defeat to Premier League club Newcastle in midweek and will be looking to take that performance into their league campaign.Elliott Nevitt is likely to start up front after scoring his second goal of the season in midweek.Ross Doohan should take his place between th...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Micky Mellon will be looking for a response from his players as they head into Carabao Cup second-round battle with Premier League Newcastle.Mellon was disappointed with his side’s performance in their 2-1 League Two defeat at Newport on Saturday in which he fielded the same starting XI for the third successive game.The Rovers boss gave opportunities to keeper Mateusz Hewelt,...Full Story »

Mick Beale insists he is confident results will improve despite a poor start to his reign as QPR boss.Rangers’ 1-1 draw with Rotherham at Loftus Road means they have taken just one point from two home matches this week – and have won just one of their five Championship matches this season.Coming after the midweek home defeat by Blackpool, the result against the Millers was another di...Full Story »

Tranmere manager Micky Mellon kept his players locked in the Rodney Parade dressing room for 50 minutes after they let a 1-0 lead slip to go down to a 2-1 defeat at Newport.An Aaron Lewis own goal midway through the first half gave the visitors a fortunate lead as the home defender diverted Paul Lewis’ cross into his own net.But Tranmere failed to build on that slice of luck and the hosts ...Full Story »

Henderson, 25, has joined Nottingham Forest on loan for the season and hit out at the club for their "criminal" treatment of him last term. McCarthy is a target for Man Utd Credit: Getty United already have Tom Heaton on their books but Ten Hag wants a goalkeeper who is more capable of providing David de Gea with a challenge. De Gea remains the No1 at Old Trafford, but Saints stopper McCarthy...Full Story »

Tranmere manager Micky Mellon will rotate his side again for the visit of Gillingham.The Rovers boss made five changes for the penalty shoot-out Carabao Cup victory over Accrington, using the game to get some players up to fitness.Defender Jordan Turnbull played his first 45 minutes of the season and striker Joel Mumbongo made his first appearance since December as a late substitute, but both ar...Full Story »

A half-time telling off from Tranmere boss Micky Mellon helped inspire his side to a 12-11 penalty shoot-out win after they came from 2-0 behind to draw 2-2 with Accrington in normal time.A staggering 26 penalties were taken with Rovers keeper Mateusz Hewelt saving from Joe Pritchard while his counterpart Lukas Jensen kept out Rhys Hughes before it went to sudden death.Then Hewelt superbly denie...Full Story »

Former Newport manager Michael Flynn returned to haunt the Exiles as his Walsall side maintained their 100 per cent start to the season with 1-0 win at Rodney Parade.Flynn’s men thumped Hartlepool 4-0 at home on the opening day, but they had to rely on a Mickey Demetriou own goal midway through the second half to seal another three points in south Wales.James Rowberry’s County have j...Full Story »

Tranmere manager Micky Mellon refused to be too downbeat after his side’s attempt to snatch a Sky Bet League Two play-off place fell short.Despite a 1-0 victory for his own side, secured by a Kane Hemmings goal, results elsewhere ensured Rovers will be playing fourth-tier football next season.“It was unfortunate that we couldn’t make the play-offs because with the talent we hav...Full Story »

Micky Mellon praised his Tranmere players after they took the play-off race to the final day by beating Oldham 2-0.Rovers saw off the already-relegated Latics with goals from Josh Hawkes and Kane Hemmings and will go into League Two’s last round of games needing to win at Leyton Orient and hope for favours elsewhere to snatch a top-seven finish.And Mellon admitted that was all they could h...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Micky Mellon is already fully focused on the next game despite his side’s confidence-boosting 2-0 win against Exeter.Rovers gave their play-off hopes a welcome lift thanks to goals from Josh Hawkes and Elliott Nevitt at Prenton Park.It was a first win in six after sliding out of automatic promotion contention.And it dented the Grecians’ title bid as they fell five point...Full Story »

Tranmere manager Micky Mellon felt his side’s fiery 2-2 draw at home to Carlisle could have descended into “a riot” as he hit out at referee Charles Breakspear, who sent off two of his players.Rovers had Calum MacDonald sent off in the 40th minute and Kieron Morris in added time before substitute Tobi Sho-Silva grabbed a last-gasp leveller for Carlisle.MacDonald’s straigh...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Micky Mellon was left frustrated after his side failed to give him a birthday present to remember in a 1-1 draw with Sutton.Mellon turned 50 on the eve of his side’s trip, and Rovers needed a second-half Josh Hawkes equaliser to secure a point at Gander Green Lane.Defender Ben Goodliffe had earlier put the hosts ahead.“We’re disappointed we didn’t win the ga...Full Story »

Jason McCarthy struck in the fourth minute of stoppage time to snatch a 1-0 win for Wycombe against struggling Fleetwood and boost their play-off hopes.The Chairboys are now within one point of the top six but it is now 12 games without a win for Fleetwood, who are still only outside the relegation zone on goal difference.Wycombe goalkeeper David Stockdale was called into action twice in the ope...Full Story »

Overjoyed Tranmere boss Micky Mellon saluted a “magnificent” 3-2 Sky Bet League Two win against promotion-chasing rivals Mansfield.Substitute Elliott Nevitt notched two late goals to fire Rovers back into the automatic-promotion frame.“It’s a magnificent three points for us,” said Mellon.“The game seemed to be losing its flow a bit in the second half, but the ...Full Story »

Micky Mellon insisted Kane Hemmings deserved his brilliant brace against below-par Swindon.January signing Hemmings struck his first Rovers goals as the hosts boosted their automatic-promotion hopes by solidifying second place in League Two.Paul Glatzel was also on target as Mellon’s men eased past the Robins 3-0 on Merseyside.Mellon was delighted with the overall team display but had spec...Full Story »

Micky Mellon believed Tranmere were on the wrong end of two penalty calls as a Rovers old boy came back to haunt his former club in a 1-1 draw with Barrow.Manager Mellon described the decision to award a second-half handball against Josh Dacres-Cogley as “cheap.”And Ollie Banks added further punishment by sending Ross Doohan the wrong way for his 11th of the season after 58 minutes.T...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Micky Mellon was delighted with the way his side bounced back from their heavy defeat by leaders Forest Green with a gutsy 1-0 League Two win against Stevenage.Kieron Morris fired home the only goal to secure Rovers’ ninth win in 11 league games as they responded perfectly to Saturday’s 4-0 home thumping by Forest Green.Mellon said: “That was a really important wi...Full Story »