Danny Cowley hailed injury-hit Portsmouth’s 2-0 win at home to Morecambe as their best victory of the season.Goals from Marcus Harness and Connor Ogilvie – his first for the club – extended the south coast side’s unbeaten league run to eight matches.Cowley said: “For me, it was our best win of the season.“We’ve played three games in eight days, albeit at...Full Story »

Swindon boss Ben Garner was left “frustrated” with the decisions after two penalties saw his side lose 2-0 to Barrow at Holker Street.The Bluebirds had failed to score in their previous six games before second-half spot kicks from Ollie Banks and Josh Gordon ended Mark Cooper’s side’s worrying nine-game winless run in the league.Kayne Kesler-Hayden handled a cross in the ...Full Story »

Satisfied Scunthorpe boss Keith Hill feels he can see improvement in his side and believes a win is not too far away after a 0-0 draw at Hartlepool.The Iron have only two victories to their name this season and Hill is winless in six games since taking charge.But this was a fourth draw in a row for Hill, who said: “I’m pleased with a clean sheet and how we are growing as a team &ndas...Full Story »

Hull head coach Grant McCann was “gutted” his side conceded a stoppage-time equaliser in the 2-2 draw at home to Bristol City.With the game evenly poised, George Honeyman’s 79th-minute goal looked to have sealed a fifth victory in six Sky Bet Championship games.But Matty James had other ideas with a late leveller from outside the penalty box.McCann said: “I’m a bit ...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta insisted he wanted to remain focused on Arsenal’s 3-0 victory over Southampton and not the disciplinary breach that led to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang being left out.Gunners boss Arteta confirmed the reason for Aubameyang’s omission before kick-off.Explaining the Arsenal captain’s absence, Arteta said: “Unfortunately, due to a disciplinary breach.”I think...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney admitted Derby came close to calling off their game against Blackpool before defying a coronavirus outbreak to win 1-0.Rooney’s preparations were thrown into disarray by the virus but a first senior goal by 19-year-old striker Luke Plange secured a victory against the odds.Although Derby had seven players self-isolating under Covid-19 protocols, they delivered a solid performa...Full Story »

Elijah Adebayo scored a second-half equaliser as Luton held his former side Fulham to a 1-1 draw to deny the Championship leaders from taking advantage of defeat for second-placed Bournemouth.Despite the result, the draw saw the Cottagers extend their lead at the top of the Championship table to two points over the Cherries, who lost at home to Blackburn.Joe Bryan went close for the visitors aft...Full Story »

Exeter’s poor week continued with a second home defeat as Elliott Nevitt scored the only goal to give Tranmere a 1-0 League Two win at St James Park.Exeter had not lost on home turf since March, but after Northampton beat them in midweek, Rovers did similar as the Grecians barely created a chance.Tranmere came close to going in front when Josh Hawkes’ powerful free-kick smashed again...Full Story »

Nathan Austin and Botti Biabi both scored braces as Kelty Hearts powered on at the top of League Two with a 6-1 win against Albion Rovers.Austin opened the scoring early on and although Corey O’Donnell equalised for the visitors, unbeaten Kelty retook the lead through Daniel Finlayson just before half-time.Austin got his second at the start of the second half before Biabi added two more an...Full Story »

Aldershot continued their resurgence under new manager Mark Molesley with a 3-0 win over Eastleigh in a Hampshire derby at the Silverlake Stadium.Striker Corie Andrews scored twice in the second half to help the Shots extend their unbeaten run to five matches and pull further away from the relegation zone.Eastleigh were playing their first game in over two weeks and had hoped to pick up from whe...Full Story »

Solihull climbed into the play-off places with a 4-0 win at struggling Maidenhead.Joe Sbarra scored for the third game in a row, and for the 11th time in the National League this season, to give Moors an early lead.Harry Boyes and Jamey Osborne netted late in the first half to put the visitors in a commanding position at the break.Justin Donawa added a fourth goal before the hour mark and the vi...Full Story »

Inverness maintained their one-point lead at the top of the cinch Championship with a thumping 6-1 win at Morton.The visitors went ahead after 15 minutes when Aaron Doran hit the crossbar and the ball went into the net via a touch from goalkeeper Jack Hamilton.Shane Sutherland tapped home a second in the 33rd minute after Billy Mckay’s shot was saved by Hamilton and Mckay made it three, fi...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Paul Warne believes his team will grow in confidence even more after toughing it out to beat Burton 3-1.The Millers kept hold of top spot with the hard-fought win and remain unbeaten since mid-September, a stunning run of 20 games.Freddie Ladapo put Rotherham ahead in the 23rd minute as he diverted Ben Wiles’ shot in following superb work by Ollie Rathbone down the left.B...Full Story »

Jan Paul Van Hecke scored his first Blackburn goal as Tony Mowbray’s side beat stuttering promotion rivals Bournemouth 2-0 to claim a fourth-straight Championship victory.Van Hecke headed home midway through the second half to add to Ben Pearson’s first-half own goal to stretch second-placed Bournemouth’s winless run to five games.The home side handed Republic of Ireland intern...Full Story »

Martin Odegaard scored for a third successive game as Arsenal eased their way to a 3-0 victory over Southampton. Gunners skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was dropped from the matchday squad for disciplinary reasons. Odegaard added the second in the 27th minute shortly after Alexandre Lacazette had put Mikel Arteta’s side ahead with his first goal since mid-October with Gabriel wrappin...Full Story »

Super-sub Jonson Clarke-Harris earned Peterborough a first victory in eight matches as they came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Millwall.The striker responded to being benched against the Lions by helping to force an own goal from Danny McNamara before four minutes later volleying home to secure a second-half turnaround for Posh, who desperately needed the win as they attempt to move out of t...Full Story »

Livingston made it two cinch Premiership wins in a row with a 1-0victory over Dundee United at Tannadice.Ayo Obileye scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot in the second half with the result moving David Martindale’s side up to eighth in the table.It was another disappointing defeat for United who have now lost three games in a row and have dropped down to fifth.Shortly bef...Full Story »

Sunderland moved up to third place in Sky Bet League One with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Plymouth at the Stadium of Light.The Black Cats took command quickly and – in Steven Schumacher’s second match in charge of Argyle – made it four victories from six unbeaten matches in the league.Locally produced midfielder Dan Neil put Sunderland ahead in the fourth minute with a finely wo...Full Story »

Luke Plange scored his first senior goal to give depleted Derby a 1-0 win over Blackpool at Pride Park.The 19-year-old striker pounced early in the second half to settle a game of few chances.Derby went into the game without a number of players who were self-isolating under Covid-19 protocols but carried the bigger threat.Blackpool did not seriously trouble Derby, who delivered a solid performan...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola brushed aside controversy as he hailed his Manchester City side’s hard-fought 1-0 win over 10-man Wolves on Saturday.Raheem Sterling settled an ill-tempered contest at the Etihad Stadium by netting his 100th Premier League goal from a contentiously awarded penalty in the second half.That came after Wolves striker Raul Jimenez had been sent off in the latter stages of the firs...Full Story »