Grimsby and Carlisle played out a gritty 1-1 Sky Bet League Two draw which saw the Cumbrians extend their unbeaten run to five league matches.Mattie Pollock’s first professional goal handed Grimsby the lead on 24 minutes at Blundell Park, before James McKeown bizarrely turned into his own net.In-form Carlisle were quickest to settle without creating any clear-cut chances, but Gime Toure di...Full Story »

St Johnstone were unable to build on their recent impressive scoring rate as they were held to a goalless draw at home by Dundee United.Saints had netted 12 times in their last two games, scoring seven without reply in their Betfred Cup victory over Brechin City and seeing off Hamilton 5-3 last weekend.However, despite dominating at McDiarmid Park, they could not find a way to break down a resol...Full Story »

Newport climbed to the top of League Two after a 3-0 win at Bradford.It was their sixth win in their first eight matches – their best ever start to a season.They went ahead after just 45 seconds as a long throw from the left was only partially cleared and Scott Twine returned the ball into the box from the right, picking out the unmarked Mickey Demetriou, who scored with a low left-foot sh...Full Story »

Caolan Lavery bagged a brace as Walsall twice battled from behind to claim a 2-2 draw at Barrow.The Bluebirds’ wait for a first Football League win in 48 years went on as their winless start to the season stretched to eight games.Luke James was the hosts’ bright spark with an impressive performance at Holker Street.Joel Dixon made a good early save to keep Lavery’s header out.S...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor felt his side made life difficult for themselves, but had nothing but high praise for beaten opponents Scunthorpe.The Iron arrived in Devon without several players and staff members, who had either tested positive, or were forced to self-isolate, due to COVID-19 and they fought hard against an Exeter team that recorded a 3-1 win.Two goals in quick succession form Joel ...Full Story »

Crystal Palace continued their promising start to the Premier League season and heaped more misery on 10-man Fulham with a 2-1 win at Craven Cottage.Goals in either half from Jairo Riedewald and Wilfried Zaha, who also notched an assist, did the damage by the Thames as Roy Hodgson’s men moved up to fifth in the table with 10 points from their opening six games.A tally like that looks a lon...Full Story »

QPR and Birmingham played out a dour 0-0 draw at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium.A stalemate was perhaps no surprise given that the two teams have the same number of wins and points as well as the same goal difference.Both are now without a win in six matches and neither have scored in their last three games.Rangers hoped the return of Lyndon Dykes after a thigh injury would make a differenc...Full Story »

Cheltenham and Mansfield played out an uneventful goalless Sky Bet League Two draw at a rain-soaked Jonny-Rocks Stadium.The home side were looking for a third-straight victory, but winless Mansfield put in a resolute display to leave Gloucestershire with a well-earned point.The closest either team came to a breakthrough was in the 58th minute when Stags goalkeeper Marek Stech made a fine reactio...Full Story »

Peterborough moved into the Sky Bet League One automatic promotion places after they came from behind to win 2-1 at Hull.Second-half goals from Jonson Clarke-Harris and Siriki Dembele provided Darren Ferguson’s in-form team with a fifth league win on the spin.An away victory had looked unlikely once Mallik Wilks opened the scoring after 36 minutes.Wilks’ neat ball to Josh Magennis in...Full Story »

Sheyi Ojo denied Middlesbrough manager Neil Warnock a winning Cardiff return in a fiercely contested 1-1 Sky Bet  Championship draw.Warnock spent three years in charge of Cardiff – winning promotion to the Premier League in 2018 – before leaving the Bluebirds last November and making Middlesbrough the 16th different club he has managed.The 71-year-old thought he might have had a...Full Story »

Barnsley remain without a win in the Championship this season but they came away from Millwall with a creditable 1-1 draw in caretaker manager Adam Murray’s final game in charge.The future of Murray following Valerien Ismael’s appointment as head coach on Friday remains to be seen but he will have been pleased with what was a battling performance from the Tykes at The Den.Both goals ...Full Story »

Port Vale survived a second-half rally from Oldham as they registered a deserved 2-1 victory.Two first-half strikes proved enough for Vale as Oldham’s wretched home league form continued.Vale dominated the early stages and Theo Robinson sidefooted against the crossbar after meeting David Worrall’s knock-down.The visitors scored in the 12th minute when defender Nathan Smith rose highe...Full Story »

Substitute Nahki Wells netted an 83rd-minute penalty to earn Bristol City a 1-1 Championship draw with Swansea at Ashton Gate.The visitors broke the deadlock in the 51st minute when Jamal Lowe latched onto a Connor Roberts pass inside the box and fired a fierce left-footed drive across Bristol City goalkeeper Dan Bentley from a narrow angle.The hosts’ spot-kick was hotly disputed. Roberts ...Full Story »

Sullay Kaikai made a goal-scoring return as Blackpool ended a run of three straight home defeats with a 1-0 victory over MK Dons at Bloomfield Road.Seasiders winger Kaikai, back after a month out with a hamstring injury, met CJ Hamilton’s low cross and finished clinically midway through the second half to earn the home side three points.Goalkeepers Chris Maxwell and Andrew Fisher were untr...Full Story »

Manny Duku scored twice as Raith Rovers claimed a 5-2 Championship victory at Queen of the South.Rovers took an almost-instant lead through Ross Matthews but were pegged back inside five minutes. Reghan Tumilty was booked for conceding a penalty and the reliable Stephen Dobbie converted.John McGlynn’s side were forced into an early substitution in the 12th minute, Ethan Ross replaced by Br...Full Story »

Stoke survived a spirited comeback to stun Sky Bet Championship promotion hopefuls Brentford with a battling 3-2 win at the bet365 Stadium.Goals from Steven Fletcher, James McClean and Tyrese Campbell did the damage as Michael O’Neill’s impressive side held on to triumph on their home patch.Substitute Marcus Forss pulled a goal back with 20 minutes remaining and bagged a second in st...Full Story »

Lincoln went top of League One after Jorge Grant’s penalty sealed a 1-0 win over Ipswich who finished the game with 10 men.The Imps made a lively start with Grant going close twice, firing over from close range and then seeing a deflected volley hit the post.Town’s only chance of the half saw a towering header from Oli Hawkins nodded off the line by Conor McGrandles.The dangerous Bre...Full Story »

Championship leaders Reading stretched their unbeaten run since the start of season to seven games with a 3-0 victory over Rotherham at Madejski Stadium.Rotherham dominated the first half, without creating any real chances, and were punished when Yakou Meite fired the hosts ahead in the 41st minute.The South Yorkshire side were also impressive after the interval but Reading added further late go...Full Story »

Late goals from Jake Young and Jamille Matt gave Forest Green the three points in a 2-1 win at Morecambe.Mark Cooper’s side looked set for defeat after a first-half goal from A-Jay Leitch-Smith but the game turned on its head in the final stages.Morecambe took the lead in the 19th minute with a fine finish from Leitch-Smith, who drilled a superb low effort into the bottom left corner of Lu...Full Story »

Burton  and AFC Wimbledon had to settle for a point apiece from a 1-1 draw in a rain-soaked affair at the Pirelli Stadium.Both goals came with a minute of each other, with half-time substitute Ryan Longman breaking the deadlock for the Dons with a driving run and composed finish from a tight angle after 65 minutes.Burton striker Kane Hemmings scored for the second weekend running moments la...Full Story »