Simon Grayson praised his Fleetwood players’ character after they stunned Cheltenham with a 90th-minute winner to earn a 3-2 victory.Fleetwood fell behind early on to Callum Wright’s well-taken goal but levelled through Tom Clarke’s header on the half-hour mark.Darnell Johnson put the hosts 2-1 up 10 minutes from time, but Alfie May looked to have rescued a point for the Robins...Full Story »

Marcelo Bielsa said Leeds overcame “a big test” after their first home Premier League game of the season ended in a 2-2 draw against Everton.Bielsa’s side, humbled 5-1 at Manchester United on the opening day, hit back twice to earn a deserved point in their first top-flight game with a full house at Elland Road in 17 years.Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s first-half penalty was ca...Full Story »

Birmingham boss Lee Bowyer hailed his side’s 5-0 win at Luton as the ‘best performance’ he has witnessed.Scott Hogan scored twice, with Marc Roberts, Gary Gardner and Chuks Aneke also netting as the visitors ran riot at a stunned Kenilworth Road.Bowyer said: “I’m delighted, from start to finish I felt we were the better side, we deserved the win and it could have be...Full Story »

Sunderland head coach Lee Johnson was full of praise for Carl Winchester after the makeshift right-back’s second-half strike secured a 1-0 win over AFC Wimbledon.Winchester’s deflected long-range drive ensured the Black Cats got back to winning ways in League One after Tuesday’s defeat to Burton.The Northern Irishman joined Sunderland as a central midfielder when he moved from ...Full Story »

Kalvin Phillips could make his first appearance of the season for Leeds in their home game against Everton.The England midfielder was an unused substitute in Leeds’ 5-1 opening-day defeat at Manchester United but is edging closer to full match fitness after his short summer break.Defender Diego Llorente is hoping to return to contention next week after missing out at Old Trafford due to a ...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Simon Grayson is likely to choose from an unchanged squad for the home game against Cheltenham.Grayson has no new injury worries following Tuesday night’s defeat at Sheffield Wednesday as his side chase their first win of the season.The former Leeds boss made three changes in midweek, with Callum Camps making his first appearance in four months after a shoulder injury and co...Full Story »

Lee Gregory marked his full debut for Sheffield Wednesday with a goal as they extended their unbeaten start to the season with a 1-0 win at home to Fleetwood.The Owls had early chances to score with Gregory heading over from Jack Hunt’s cross and Lewis Wing’s shot on the turn saved by goalkeeper Alex Cairns.Gregory struck in the 15th minute, turning in the rebound after Dennis Adenir...Full Story »

Birmingham manager Lee Bowyer will assess Tahith Chong ahead of the visit of Bournemouth.The midfielder, on loan from Manchester United, was forced off with a hamstring problem on the opening day of the season.Chong did not take part in training last week and missed the Blues’ draw with Stoke at the weekend.Dion Sanderson could feature in an under-23s game this week as he steps up his reco...Full Story »

Huddersfield have Lewis O’Brien and Lee Nicholls available for Tuesday’s Sky Bet Championship home clash with Preston.Midfielder O’Brien and goalkeeper Nicholls were among four players unable to play in the Terriers’ first two league matches of the season after testing positive for Covid-19.Harry Toffolo still cannot be selected, while Josh Ruffels is still recovering, ha...Full Story »

Lee Gregory is hoping to make his full debut for Sheffield Wednesday in their first ever fixture against Fleetwood.Summer signing Gregory was a second-half substitute in Saturday’s home win against Doncaster. Fellow striker Josh Windass (thigh) is still out.Another summer recruit, George Byers, is in contention for his first start after he also stepped off the bench at the weekend.Forward ...Full Story »

LEEDS UNITED fans mocked Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho from the Old Trafford concourse on Saturday. Rashford, 23, and new United signing Sancho, 21, were accused of "letting the country down" by the Leeds faithful. Jadon Sancho came on as a substitute against Leeds to make his Manchester United debut The fans were of course referring to the pair's misses for England in the Euro 2020 final ...Full Story »

Derek Adams praised striker Lee Angol after his dramatic last-gasp penalty earned Bradford a 2-1 win over Oldham in the new manager’s first home game in charge in front of a bumper 17,264 crowd.Angol, who joined the club from Leyton Orient this summer, had given the Bantams a 34th-minute lead when fellow striker Andy Cook flicked Richard O’Donnell’s long goal-kick into his path...Full Story »

Birmingham head coach Lee Bowyer denied his side were time-wasting and playing for a point after Stoke manager Michael O’Neill was not impressed with the stoppages in the goalless draw.The majority of Birmingham’s opportunities came from Marc Roberts’ long throw-ins and O’Neill revealed he spoke to referee Gavin Ward regarding the time wasted by the home side.When questio...Full Story »

Lee Angol scored a dramatic last-minute penalty to give Bradford a 2-1 win over Oldham in front of a bumper 17,264 crowd in manager Derek Adams’ first home match in charge.Oldham appeared to have snatched a draw when Dylan Bahamboula equalised early in the five minutes of stoppage time, his low shot from just inside the box taking a deflection past the diving Richard O’Donnell.But th...Full Story »

Dundee edged through to the quarter-finals of the Premier Sports Cup with a 1-0 win over Motherwell at Dens Park.Both teams had numerous opportunities in what was a pulsating tie but it was the Dark Blues who struck late on with defender Lee Ashcroft netting the only goal of the game.Dundee had the first half chance of the match in the 10th minute when Christie Elliott flashed a ball across the ...Full Story »

Anthony Scully scored twice as Lincoln came from behind to beat Fleetwood 2-1 at the LNER Stadium.After Danny Andrew put the visitors ahead, the Imps responded courtesy of Scully’s brace in the final 21 minutes.Imps keeper Josh Griffiths was kept busy in the first half, making three good saves before the visitors took the lead in spectacular fashion.After winning a free-kick in the 32nd mi...Full Story »

Manchester United enjoyed a dream start to the season as Bruno Fernandes’ hat-trick rocked rivals Leeds after Raphael Varane was paraded in front of Old Trafford’s first full house in 17 months.The atmosphere was crackling as the ground welcomed a sell-out crowd for Saturday’s Premier League clash and the din increased several notches when their new signing was introduced befor...Full Story »

Jadon Sancho will be involved for Manchester United against Leeds but Raphael Varane has not completed his move in time for the Premier League clash. The United boss says he is “still missing a few players through injury and Covid”, with Jesse Lingard absent for last weekend’s friendly against Everton after testing positive. Dean Henderson has been feeling the after effects...Full Story »

Lewis Montsma could be available for Lincoln’s first Sky Bet League One home game of the season against Fleetwood.The defender was forced off with a shoulder injury during Tuesday’s Carabao Cup tie at Shrewsbury but has trained since.Fellow central defender Adam Jackson should be available after he picked up a knock against Gillingham last weekend.Captain Liam Bridcutt will also retu...Full Story »

Birmingham boss Lee Bowyer will check on the fitness of Tahith Chong ahead of his side’s Championship clash with Stoke.The midfielder, on loan from Manchester United, has not trained this week after a hamstring problem forced him off in the Blues’ win at Sheffield United on the opening day of the season.Ivan Sanchez and Jordan Graham both started against Colchester in midweek in the ...Full Story »