Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink said Burton had made a “little step forward” after picking up their first point of the season in the thrilling 4-4 draw with Accrington despite letting a 3-0 lead slip.Davis Keillor-Dunn scored a 10th-minute penalty and made it two on 17 minutes before tapping home at the far post on 50 minutes for his hat-trick.Joe Pritchard’s 52nd-minute header and Sea...Full Story »

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson felt his side got what they deserved after beating Ross County to land their first win of the season, having feared it was going to be another “hard-luck story”.Richard Tait’s superb second-half strike proved the difference between the teams on a stiflingly hot day in Paisley.Saints had dominated against Motherwell on the opening day of the le...Full Story »

Dean Smith urged Norwich fans to stay calm following a 2-1 defeat at Hull.The Canaries were pre-season favourites to return to the Premier League but have yet to win a game since their relegation to the Championship.Imposing forward Oscar Estupinan did for the visitors with two tap-ins after 43 and 62 minutes.Marcelino Nunez gave Norwich hope with a fine free-kick, but the Canaries only got goin...Full Story »

Hartlepool manager Paul Hartley is confident it is only a matter of time before his side start winning games after their poor start to the season continued with a 2-1 defeat at Northampton on Saturday.Pools remain winless after four games in all competitions and they were beaten again on a sweltering afternoon at Sixfields.Tyler Magloire’s close-range header gave Northampton the lead but H...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore praised his team’s battling qualities after Tyreeq Bakinson’s goal late in the game gave them a 1-0 victory over Charlton.Charlton had their chances but substitute Bakinson had threatened to force the breakthrough after emerging from the bench shortly before the hour.And the goal came nine minutes from time when Josh Windass crossed from the r...Full Story »

Danny Schofield compared the joy of recording his first win as Huddersfield boss to memories of the birth of his children after his side defeated Stoke 3-1 in the Sky Bet Championship.Carlos Corberan’s successor secured the first win of his Terriers tenure as his players capitalised on the visitors’ wastefulness in front of goal.Lewis Baker had an early penalty saved and Jacob Brown ...Full Story »

Ipswich went to the top of the Sky Bet League One table with a convincing 3-0 victory over MK Dons at Portman Road.Goals from Wes Burns and Marcus Harness put the hosts 2-0 ahead at the break before Conor Chaplin swept home Town’s third in the second half to wrap up a comfortable win.Ipswich had a sight of goal in the second minute when striker Freddie Ladapo broke free on the left, but hi...Full Story »

Morecambe and Fleetwood played out a 1-1 draw in a lively Lancashire derby at the Mazuma Stadium.Arthur Gnahoua gave the home side the lead in the 32nd minute with a fierce shot that beat Jay Lynch from an acute angle before Danny Andrew levelled the scores with a superb right-foot curler seven minutes from time.Morecambe had the better of the first half, with former Fleetwood man Ash Hunter hit...Full Story »

Manager Ian Evatt and captain Ricardo Santos were sent off but Bolton protected their unbeaten start to the season with a 0-0 Sky Bet League One draw at Port Vale.Wanderers played for 53 minutes with 10 men after Santos received a second yellow card from referee Ross Joyce for fouling Vale new boy Ellis Harrison.Santos, who was red-carded by the same official at Morecambe last season – a d...Full Story »

Kristian Dennis’ fourth goal in four games saw Carlisle claim a battling 1-1 comeback draw at home to Swindon at Brunton Park.Jacob Wakeling fired the visitors into a 22nd-minute lead but fellow forward Dennis equalised for the hosts on the stroke of half-time with a clinical strike, meaning he has now scored in every game so far this season.Corey Whelan wasted a glorious chance to put the...Full Story »

Derby won the battle of the relegated clubs as they beat visitors Barnsley 2-1.The Reds started very nervously, with a mix-up between Conor McCarthy and goalkeeper Brad Collins in the six-yard box seeing Louis Sibley denied from close range by the stopper.The same two players will be disappointed with the opener on eight minutes as Collins totally missed a corner by former Barnsley captain Conor...Full Story »

Danny Schofield secured a first win as Huddersfield boss with a 3-1 victory over Stoke.The visiting Potters endured a frustrating opening period with Lewis Baker denied from the penalty spot and Jacob Brown striking the post in quick succession.The hosts gradually grew into the fixture and took the lead when Yuta Nakayama marked his home league debut with a goal.Baker made amends for his miss wi...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Paul Warne hailed a “good day at the office” and praised his team’s ruthlessness as they thrashed Reading 4-0.The promoted Millers struck four first-half goals to completely blow away the Royals at the New York Stadium and claim their first league win of the campaign.It was the first time United have netted four times at this level under Warne and should serve...Full Story »

Liam Mandeville scored the only goal of the game as Chesterfield beat Aldershot 1-0.Mandeville’s second-half strike means the Spireites pick up their first win of the National League season, while Aldershot are still looking to earn their first points.Inih Effiong had an early chance for Aldershot but Chesterfield defended well and the Spireites then had two long-range efforts from Ollie B...Full Story »

Gabriel Jesus emphatically announced his arrival at the Emirates Stadium with a brace in Arsenal’s 4-2 victory over Leicester.The Brazilian’s quality shone throughout the Gunners’ first home fixture of the season, which saw him fire the hosts ahead with a curled effort before heading in his second before the break.William Saliba’s own goal to start the second half drew th...Full Story »

Plymouth beat Peterborough 2-0 in League One to avenge their Carabao Cup defeat by the same score in midweek.Peterborough goalkeeper Lucas Bergstrom made a brilliant 22nd-minute save to deny Bali Mumba, but Plymouth took the lead on the half-hour after a flowing move down the right led to playmaker Danny Mayor teeing up Finn Azaz, who made no mistake.Azaz, on loan from Aston Villa, has now score...Full Story »

A late penalty from Tyrone Marsh rescued a point for Boreham Wood as they drew 2-2 with Notts County.County took the lead six minutes in after a defender handled the ball in the penalty area and Ruben Rodrigues slotted home from the spot.They nearly had a chance to double the lead minutes later when Macauley Langstaff had a chance, but goalkeeper Nathan Ashmore was able to make the save.Wood the...Full Story »

Maidenhead gave Scunthorpe a taste of what could be waiting for them in the Vanarama National League as a first-half blast set up a 3-2 win.The Iron, who were relegated from Sky Bet League Two last season but won their opening game, fell behind in the 27th minute when Emile Acquah fired home.Will de Havilland struck from close range nine minutes later and then Kane Ferdinand completed a fine ope...Full Story »

Altrincham survived almost 35 minutes with forward Jordan Hulme in goal to earn a goalless draw at Bromley.The Ravens started brightly with Michael Cheek looking to set up Mason Bloomfield but Altrincham did well to defend.Altrincham had a good chance to find the opener half an hour in when Aaron Bennett had a good shot, but Reice Charles-Cook managed to save and Bloomfield continued to put pres...Full Story »

Steven Gerrard praised the returning Tyrone Mings as Aston Villa claimed their first Premier League victory of the season with a 2-1 success against Everton.Mings was stripped of the captaincy over the summer in favour of John McGinn and then eyebrows were raised when he was left on the bench during last weekend’s loss to Bournemouth.Gerrard insisted that was primarily due to a minor injur...Full Story »