Steve Cotterill threw the plaudits at striker Ryan Bowman for netting a hat-trick just two weeks after being taken to hospital with heart palpitations.Bowman’s opener was cancelled out by a Jack Iredale stunner, before Adam May was sent off for Cambridge.Bowman, who suffered the heart issue at Ipswich earlier this month, then netted another two goals before Luke Leahy capped off the victor...Full Story »

Stevenage and Leyton Orient had to settle for a point after a frustrating 0-0 draw at the Lamex Stadium.Both sides created enough chances to take more from an entertaining contest.Darren Pratley had a left-foot shot charged down after only four minutes as the visitors started brightly.Elliott List powered a shot at keeper Lawrence Vigouroux as Stevenage threatened.Ruel Sotiriou blazed over the b...Full Story »

Steven Gerrard was pleased to see Rangers put together a strong 90 minutes to beat Brondby 2-0 in their Europa League clash at Ibrox.After opening Group A defeats to Lyon and Sparta Prague, the pressure was on the Scottish champions but they took the lead in the 18th minute when defender Leon Balogun headed in from a James Tavernier corner.Striker Kemar Roofe added a second on the half-hour mark...Full Story »

Stevenage manager Alex Revell could make changes when they host Leyton Orient in Sky Bet League Two on Saturday.Back-to-back 3-0 defeats have hit morale in the camp and they remain without several players in their efforts to find consistency.Brad Barry returned to action last month before he suffered a setback and Charlie Carter, Chris Lines, Arthur Read and James Daly remain absent with unspeci...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper praised matchwinner Lyle Taylor after the substitute’s two-stoppage time goals secured a 2-1 win and inflicted more Ashton Gate misery on Bristol City.The home side, without a home win since January, had worked tirelessly to protect the 39th-minute lead given them by teenager Alex Scott, who fired home after Brice Samba had saved a Nahki Wells shot.But w...Full Story »

Gillingham manager Steve Evans felt his team got what they deserved for an improved second-half performance, following their 1-0 victory over Doncaster.The Gills picked up their first home win in nearly two months, after Stuart O’Keefe deflected in Vadaine Oliver’s header in the closing stages at a blustery Priestfield Stadium.That lifted them three points clear of the League One rel...Full Story »

Northampton registered back-to-back Sky Bet League Two home wins with a routine 3-0 victory over lowly Stevenage.Kion Etete and Sam Hoskins struck in the first half, before Fraser Horsfall made the game safe in the second as the home side moved into the play-off positions.After a quiet opening 33 minutes, Northampton broke the deadlock when Mitch Pinnock sent Etete racing away on goal and his lo...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady could stick with a winning formula for the Sky Bet League Two clash with Stevenage.Brady named an unchanged starting line-up for the 2-0 victory over Mansfield and after their first win in six games, he might be reluctant to tinker with the side.Midfielder Jordan Flores is back in contention after overcoming a reaction to his second Covid jab.“We expect Stevenage...Full Story »

Steve Bruce surveyed the wreckage of Newcastle’s big day and insisted the club could drag itself out of another Premier League relegation hole.With the Magpies’ new owners at St James’ Park for the first time, Bruce’s side took an early lead over Tottenham but ultimately were outclassed to lose 3-2 – a scoreline which flattered them – to extend their wait for ...Full Story »

Steve Cooper is refusing to get carried away at Nottingham Forest despite seeing his side make it 13 points from five games with a 2-1 win over Blackpool.While he played down their prospects of exchanging what had looked like being a relegation fight under Chris Hughton for a play-off push Cooper wants his players to be obsessed with maintaining their recent run of form.Forest head to Bristol Ci...Full Story »

Gillingham manager Steve Evans believes 10-man Sunderland “rode their luck” as his side lost 2-1 to the Black Cats at Priestfield.Sunderland moved up to fourth in League One despite Danny Lloyd’s penalty putting the Gills ahead.Goals from Aiden O’Brien and Tom Flanagan gave Sunderland the comeback victory, despite Elliot Embleton’s red card reducing the visitors to ...Full Story »

Steve Cotterill believes his players’ discipline was key to their victory over MK Dons.Shaun Whalley’s second-half goal earned the hosts a narrow win and ended a run of three straight defeats.“Everyone will enjoy that one and it has been a long time coming and to get a clean sheet added on against an excellent side today is pleasing,” Cotterill said.“We showed good ...Full Story »

Newcastle United have discovered Jose Mourinho’s stance on leaving Roma to replace Steve Bruce at St James’ Park. Bruce’s position at the Magpies appears to be in a perilous state following Sunday’s visit of Tottenham Hotspur. Newcastle were recently taken over by the mega-rich Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia and look set to go on a major recruitment drive. That ...Full Story »

Newcastle head coach Steve Bruce will have Jamaal Lascelles, Jonjo Shelvey and Callum Wilson available for his 1,000th game as a manager when Tottenham head for St James’ Park on Sunday.After a turbulent week during which his own future has been the subject of intense speculation, Bruce will be able to call upon skipper Lascelles, who has missed the last two games, and striker Wilson, who ...Full Story »

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard waits on striker Kemar Roofe returning from international duty with Jamaica as he prepares for the visit of Hearts in the cinch Premiership on Saturday.Ryan Kent remains out with a hamstring injury but could return to training next week.Ryan Jack is making his way back following calf surgery, Filip Helander remains on the sidelines with a knee problem and Nnamdi Ofobo...Full Story »

Oldham manager Keith Curle will consider whether to recall striker Hallam Hope for the visit of Stevenage in Sky Bet League Two.The former Everton youngster, who is yet to score since joining Latics in the summer, was left out of the starting line-up for last week’s draw at Mansfield.Midfielder Harry Vaughan is back in contention after international duty.The 17-year-old missed the trip to ...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest head coach Steve Cooper expects to have an unchanged squad for his side’s home game against Blackpool.Cooper, who has taken seven points from his three matches in charge, could be tempted to stick with the team that started the 3-0 win at Birmingham prior to the international break.Lewis Grabban marked his return to the starting line-up with the opening goal at St Andrew&...Full Story »

BRIGHTON boss Graham Potter is in the frame for the Newcastle job. It comes after the Magpies' £300million Saudi takeover with unpopular Steve Bruce expected to get the boot. Brighton boss Graham Potter is in the running to takeover as Newcastle manager SunSport understands Potter, 46, is on the new owners' wanted list after transforming the Seagulls' fortunes. Antonio Conte was an earl...Full Story »

Steve Clarke admits he prayed that referee Szymon Marciniak would use VAR to give Lyndon Dykes the goal that helped Scotland to a dramatic 3-2 World Cup qualifying win over Israel.Eran Zahavi put the visitors ahead at a sold-out Hampden Park with a curling free-kick in the fifth minute before midfielder John McGinn levelled in the 29th minute with a drive.Munas Dabbur restored Israel’s lea...Full Story »

Alex Revell urged his Stevenage side to have more belief in themselves and become “unplayable” following their 2-2 draw with Exeter at the Lamex Stadium.Elliott List’s brace saw the hosts twice fight back from behind in an entertaining contest which could have gone either way in an end-to-end finale.Revell’s men are now unbeaten in three league matches but the Boro boss h...Full Story »