Manchester City reportedly looked to sign Barcelona starlet Ansu Fati this summer by offering Raheem Sterling in a swap deal. The 18-year-old Spaniard is one Europe’s most highly-sought talents and had been taking La Liga by storm before his meniscus injury last year. And it has been reported that City manager Pep Guardiola was looking to bring the mercurial winger to the Etihad in a rai...Full Story »

Norwich boss Daniel Farke claimed Everton’s penalty in his side’s 2-0 defeat at Goodison Park should not have been given.Andros Townsend put the hosts ahead with a 29th-minute spot-kick awarded after Allan went down in the box when challenged by Ozan Kabak.Referee David Coote initially rejected Everton’s penalty calls but a VAR check followed and after watching the incident bac...Full Story »

West Ham boss David Moyes said his side’s last-gasp 2-1 Premier League win at Leeds was thrilling viewing for the fans, but not for either manager.Michail Antonio’s last-minute winner snatched all three points for the Hammers, who hit back after trailing at half-time to maintain their impressive start to the season.Brazilian winger Raphinha had fired Leeds into a first-half lead and ...Full Story »

Fulham boss Marco Silva was adamant that Kasey Palmer netted Bristol City’s point-saving goal from an offside position.While he conceded that failure to take numerous scoring chances cost his side victory after taking the lead, Silva was furious that Palmer’s leveller was allowed to stand.Aleksandar Mitrovic headed the visitors into a 50th-minute lead after Harry Wilson nodded a cros...Full Story »

MK Dons manager Liam Manning declined to comment on the penalty and red card that helped his side beat Wycombe 1-0 in League One.Troy Parrott’s spot-kick in the 40th minute, after he was brought down in the box and Wanderers centre-half Anthony Stewart was sent off, proved decisive.With the man advantage, the Dons went on to see out the remainder of the game for their fifth win in seven ma...Full Story »

Swansea head coach Russell Martin hailed Flynn Downes after the midfielder was at the heart of their first home victory of the season.Joel Piroe’s first-half strike was enough to secure a 1-0 victory over Huddersfield to end a run of four games without a win.It was a fourth clean sheet in five games at home for Martin’s men, who crucially found a breakthrough after failing to score i...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Michael Appleton was full of praise for the character shown by his side as they hung on at the end to claim a 2-1 win at Burton Albion.Goals early in each half from Lewis Fiorini and Anthony Scully gave City a 2-0 lead but Conor Shaughnessy’s late effort ensured a grandstand finish.Appleton was delighted with how his team stood up to the late pressure with keeper Josh Griffith...Full Story »

Lee Johnson was relieved to see Sunderland emerge from a “really tough game” against Bolton with three points at the Stadium of Light.The Black Cats secured a fifth straight home win in Sky Bet League One courtesy of Carl Winchester’s third goal of the season in the 17th minute.Winchester, operating at right-back this season, coasted into the penalty area unmarked to finish lef...Full Story »

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson hailed Barrie McKay and Cammy Devlin after his summer recruits shone in the 3-0 victory over Livingston.McKay was involved in Michael Smith’s opener and created the third for Alex Cochrane as the Gorgie side climbed up to second in the cinch Premiership.Those strikes sandwiched a Liam Boyce penalty in the first half in what was a dominant performance from the ...Full Story »

Motherwell manager Graham Alexander praised his players for grinding out a 2-1 victory over Ross County.Tony Watt’s 80th-minute winner sent the Steelmen into the top three of the cinch Premiership, two points behind leaders Rangers.The home side took the lead inside two minutes through Callum Slattery’s 25-yard strike but County soon grew into the game and levelled when Regan Charles...Full Story »

Bradford boss Derek Adams admitted there were not any positives he could draw from his side’s 2-1 defeat at Crawley.Goals in each half from Will Ferry and Nick Tsaroulla made it five league games without a win for City, who replied late on through Callum Cooke.The Bantams made an encouraging start with three wins from their first four league games, but have since only taken two points and ...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Slavisa Jokanovic praised his team’s character and personality after they recorded a 1-0 victory over 10-man Derby following a late penalty from Billy Sharp.Goalkeeper Kelle Roos was sent off in the 57th minute for a foul on Sharp and the Rams looked to be holding out for a point until the Blades striker kept his cool from 12 yards at the death.Derby forward Tom Lawre...Full Story »

Halifax moved up to fifth in the Vanarama National League with a 1-0 win at strugglers Aldershot.The Shaymen broke the deadlock in the 26th minute when defender Jack Senior fed Matthew Warburton down the left and his pass picked out Billy Waters, who tucked the ball in from a tight angle.Aldershot, who had lost all three of their previous home games, looked to get themselves back into the game f...Full Story »

It was lucky 13 for Davis Keillor-Dunn, who was the matchwinner for Sky Bet League Two’s bottom club Oldham in their win at Rochdale.The Scottish striker opened his account for the season in his 13th appearance as Oldham showed character in bouncing back from their 7-0 defeat at Brentford in the Carabao Cup.The 59th-minute goal was worthy of winning any game as Keillor-Dunn bent in a low s...Full Story »

Crewe manager David Artell praised “penalty maestro” Chris Porter as his side pulled off a late smash-and-grab to draw 1-1 at Rotherham.Veteran striker Porter struck a late leveller from the spot after being felled by Wes Harding, who was shown a second yellow card for the foul.Ollie Rathbone struck the game’s opener as he bravely charged down a clearance from Donervon Daniels ...Full Story »

Stoke boss Michael O’Neill felt his side failed to hit their heights in their 2-0 win at home to Hull.Lewie Coyle hit the post as Hull enjoyed a good opening 15 minutes.Mario Vrancic put Stoke ahead after he turned two defenders before firing into the roof of the net on 35 minutes.Nick Powell doubled City’s advantage on 58 minutes after he curled home a 35-yard free-kick.“I am ...Full Story »

Carl Winchester pounced in the first half to earn Sunderland a 1-0 win over Bolton at the Stadium of Light.The converted full-back’s third goal of the season arrived in the 17th minute and was enough to separate the two teams.Sunderland’s fifth straight home win kept Lee Johnson’s side level on points with Wigan at the top of Sky Bet League One.The hosts could have been ahead i...Full Story »

Ben Brereton Diaz scored his first hat-trick for Blackburn in a 5-1 demolition of Cardiff in the Sky Bet Championship at Ewood Park.The Chilean was the standout performer in an afternoon when Rovers were comprehensively the better side, set on their way in a ruthless first half that yielded three goals.A composed finish by Sam Gallagher broke the deadlock before Brereton Diaz’s first-half ...Full Story »

Troy Deeney was denied by the crossbar as Birmingham were forced to settle for a point from a goalless draw at home to Preston.Birmingham went close in the sixth minutes when Dion Sanderson whipped in an inviting cross and Deeney’s diving header rattled the bar.But the Blues could not build on their bright start with Preston eventually claiming a fourth straight draw in the league.A clean ...Full Story »

Sheffield United recorded a 1-0 victory over 10-man Derby following a late penalty from Billy Sharp.Goalkeeper Kelle Roos was sent off in the 57th minute for a foul on Sharp and the Rams looked to be holding out for a point until the Blades striker kept his cool from 12 yards at the death.Slavisa Jokanovic made one change to his side that defeated Hull in their last league outing, with Oliver No...Full Story »