Ashley Barnes scored two and had a big hand in another goal for Anass Zaroury as Burnley swept aside Blackburn 3-0 in Sunday’s East Lancashire derby to claim top spot in the Championship.The 33-year-old has had to make do with rare starts this season, but the absence of the unfit Jay Rodriguez handed him a start against rivals Rovers, who themselves would have gone top with a win.But it wa...Full Story »

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Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal are outstripping expectations after they went five points clear at the top of the Premier League.Martin Odegaard’s second-half double saw the Gunners take control of the title race with a 2-0 win at Wolves.They put clear daylight between them and Manchester City in the final game before the World Cup break after the reigning champions’ shock 2-1 home defea...Full Story »

Eddie Howe is refusing even to contemplate the possibility of European qualification despite Newcastle heading into the World Cup break sitting in third place in the Premier League table.The Magpies extended their unbeaten league run to 10 games with a fifth-successive victory when Joe Willock fired them to a 1-0 win over Chelsea at St James’ Park on Saturday evening.They currently sit jus...Full Story »

Bojan Miovski netted the only goal of the game from the penalty spot as Aberdeen ensured they would end the first half of the cinch Premiership in third place, while losing opponents Dundee United remain bottom of the table.However the home side had to survive a second-half onslaught to earn the three points from a rare Saturday evening outing.The opening period was even, with Matty Kennedy blas...Full Story »

Queen’s Park came from behind to beat Inverness 2-1 at home to leave the visitors without a win in their last five cinch Championship matches.Inverness took the lead in the 18th minute when Billy McKay finished confidently from Sean Welsh’s through-ball.But Queen’s Park rallied after the interval and saw Lee Kilday’s header ruled out for offside three minutes into the sec...Full Story »

Mark Robins hailed match-winner Viktor Gyokeres as priceless following his brace that earned Coventry their fourth win on the bounce with a 2-0 victory against QPR.The Swede opened the scoring on 12 minutes after latching onto Jamie Allen’s mis-kick before slotting past Seny Dieng following Callum O’Hare’s well-weighted pass.“He loves to score goals, he doesn’t love...Full Story »

Joe Willock ensured Newcastle will head into the World Cup break sitting proudly in the top three after beating Chelsea to claim a fifth-successive Premier League victory.The midfielder’s sumptuous 67th-minute strike – his second goal in as many games – handed the Magpies a 1-0 win in front of a crowd of 52,264 at St James’ Park and left them nine points clear of the Blue...Full Story »

Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth was feeling “really proud” after with Saturday’s 2-0 League One victory that left Forest Green rooted to the foot of the table.The Chairboys, who had not won in three league games, took the lead as David Wheeler opened the scoring in the 14th minute from just inside the box, while winger Garath McCleary stunned Rovers with a classy second after ...Full Story »

Hartlepool manager Keith Curle believes Ben Killip has nothing to prove to his team after his howler gifted high-flying Stevenage a 1-0 win in their League Two clash at the Lamex Stadium.Danny Rose pounced after Killip put the ball down to clear, unaware the striker was behind him, and left the Pools man on the floor to slide home the winner and ensure Pools remain in the relegation zone.But Cur...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic was lost for words to express his dismay over the serious injury which could well end the season for Watford’s Dan Gosling.The midfielder went down in clear distress off the ball on 80 minutes and after signalling frantically to the bench was stretchered off.It marred an afternoon in which his team had to defend for their lives to take a point, Daniel Bachmann making an outsta...Full Story »

Leyton Orient manager Richie Wellens was delighted to see his side claim a comfortable 2-0 victory at Harrogate after a “brutal” fixture list and felt they could have won by a bigger margin.The O’s returned to winning ways following their first back-to-back defeats of the season with last weekend’s 1-0 FA Cup exit at Crewe followed by a 2-0 midweek league loss to Wimbledo...Full Story »

David Moyes said he understands the fans’ frustration after West Ham were booed off following their latest defeat.The Hammers will spend the World Cup break just a point above the relegation zone after a third straight loss, 2-0 at home to Leicester.Moyes has guided West Ham to consecutive top-seven finishes but this season has not gone to plan despite a £170million transfer splurge ...Full Story »

Maidstone snapped a 12-game winless run in the Vanarama National League as late goals from Jack Barham and Roarie Deacon sealed a 2-0 win at Scunthorpe.Barham broke the deadlock in the 74th minute and Deacon lashed home a second in the closing stages to ensure a first league success for the Kent club since the end of August.Scunthorpe, who sit third from bottom after a third successive league de...Full Story »

Paul Ince accepted his side got lucky after Reading ended a bad run of form with a dramatic 2-1 victory at Hull.The Royals had won just once in nine Sky Bet Championship games but left East Yorkshire with three points after Ryan Longman was adjudged to have scored an own goal deep into injury time.Ince said: “We didn’t deserve to get the three points – a point for each team wou...Full Story »

Doncaster head coach Danny Schofield praised match-winner George Miller’s all-round game after his brace led Rovers to a convincing 3-1 win over Grimsby.Miller scored twice at Blundell Park, either side of a wonder strike from Harrison Biggins, making it nine League Two goals for the frontman this season.Grimsby striker John McAtee marked his return after three months on the sidelines with...Full Story »

Neil Wood will not be pressing the panic button after his misfiring Salford side’s 0-0 League Two draw at home to Wimbledon.It was the Ammies’ fourth game in a row without scoring but, somewhat satisfied with a point, Wood insists they are playing better than the results indicate.“We always want to win the game so we’re disappointed we didn’t do that,” said th...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper was pleased to see his side go into the World Cup break off the bottom of the Premier League after their 1-0 win over Crystal Palace.Morgan Gibbs-White continued to show why Forest broke their transfer record to sign him in the summer as his second-half goal earned the win that sees them move to within a point of safety.It was the perfect end to the first phas...Full Story »

Head coach Scott Lindsey is refusing to get ahead of himself after Swindon drew 1-1 with 10-man Tranmere to leave themselves in the thick of the League Two promotion battle.The Robins came from behind to claim a hard-fought point thanks to Jacob Wakeling’s goal after an early opener from Josh Hawkes.Swindon sit sixth, four points adrift of the top three, and Lindsey said: “At the mom...Full Story »

Resurgent Stockport passed another big test of their character, according to manager Dave Challinor, as they fought back to win 2-1 at Newport.The Hatters were 19th with only nine points from their first 11 games at the start of last month but are now up to 12th and only five points off the top seven after a run of five wins from their last seven games in Sky Bet League Two.And they were deserve...Full Story »