Bradford boss Mark Hughes said captain Richie Smallwood’s impressive opening goal set the tone for his side’s 2-0 victory over 10-man Newport at Valley Parade.Captain Smallwood blasted in from 25 yards after just six minutes to put Bradford on their way to a first league win of the season.Harry Chapman added the second after the Exiles had been reduced to 10 men following a red card ...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 »

Norwich remain without a Sky Bet Championship victory this season following a humbling 2-1 defeat at Hull.Oscar Estupinan’s tap-in after 42 minutes, his first goal for the club, put the hosts in control.The Columbia international then put the gloss on a fine performance with another close-range strike after 62 minutes.Marcelino Nunez’s excellent free-kick 10 minutes later gave Norwic...Full Story »

Brett McGavin’s first-half goal set up a 1-0 smash-and-grab win for Torquay at FC Halifax Town.The Shaymen had dominated the first half but McGavin fired home in time added on after a long throw was flicked on and fell to him in the area.Halifax had been the better team before that and Jesse Debrah was somehow denied an equaliser by Gulls goalkeeper Mark Halstead, who was a one-man resista...Full Story »

Ro-Shaun Williams’ first career goal snatched an unlikely 2-2 draw for Doncaster at AFC Wimbledon in a dramatic finale at Plough Lane.A double by Brentford loanee Nathan Young-Coombes – his first two senior goals – looked certain to have won the match for the Dons, only for Rovers to somehow extend their unbeaten start to the League Two season.Lee Tomlin almost opened the scori...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 »

Charlie Kelman was on target as Leyton Orient made it three league wins out of three with a 1-0 win over Mansfield to go top of League Two.The Stags were left to rue a number of spurned first-half chances including a missed penalty in the first minute by Stephen McLaughlin. Rhys Oates was felled by O’s keeper Lawrence Vigouroux after 16 seconds play but the shot-stopper redeemed himself tu...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 »

Wigan made it three draws from three on their return to the Sky Bet Championship after a 1-1 draw against Bristol City.There was a slight delay to proceedings while a pigeon was encouraged to fly away from just in front of Wigan’s Callum Lang before kick-off.But it was the home side who were soon in a flap, when a swift break from City saw top scorer Andreas Weimann slot home at the far po...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 »

Erling Haaland had to settle for an assist on his home debut for Manchester City as Pep Guardiola’s side cruised to a 4-0 victory over Bournemouth.All eyes were on the prolific Norwegian after his Premier League bow brought a match-winning brace at West Ham last weekend, but instead it was Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden who did the damage at the Etihad Stadium before a late...Full Story »

Nick Pope conjured two fine saves and Kieran Trippier a goal-line clearance as Newcastle ground out a goalless Premier League draw at Brighton.England stopper Pope racked up a second-straight clean sheet in Newcastle colours, thwarting both Adam Lallana and Solly March at the Amex Stadium.March thought he had scored with a low shot through traffic in the first half, only for Trippier to clear of...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 »

Crewe’s perfect start to the season came to an end with a 3-0 defeat at Salford.Brandon Thomas-Asante scored two goals inside four second-half minutes to secure victory for the hosts.But the damage had already been done when Bassala Sambou was sent off in the 31st minute with the Alex trailing.The visitors had enjoyed a good start, with Daniel Agyei heading a brilliant chance wide after ni...Full Story »

Colby Bishop scored a brace as Portsmouth picked up their first League One win of the season with a 2-0 success at Cheltenham.The summer signing from Accrington opened the scoring after half-an-hour, finishing from close range after Michael Morrison nodded Michael Jacobs’ cross down.Taylor Perry was close to levelling for Cheltenham five minutes later, but his 20-yard effort curled just wi...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 »

First-half goals from Reece Grego-Cox and Rohan Ince were enough to hand Woking a comfortable 2-0 Vanarama National League victory over Dagenham.Grego-Cox rounded off a short-corner move to fire the home side into a 28th-minute lead, and it took them just three minutes to double their advantage when Ince struck with a back-post header.The visitors struggled to create first-half chances, but prod...Full Story »