Derby manager Wayne Rooney believes his team are moving in the right direction despite problems off the field after they held Swansea to a goalless draw.Rooney saw his players withstand long periods of pressure and almost snatch victory in the second half.Derby were docked 12 points after going into administration but are now only seven points from safety.Rooney said: “It was a difficult g...Full Story »

Mark Bonner was delighted with Cambridge’s late smash-and-grab raid at Crewe – although thee U’s boss was left to speculate whether his side might have won the game after a strong second-half showing.The visitors fought back through a Will Jaaskelainen own goal and a dramatic equaliser from Adam May in the fourth minute of stoppage time.Crewe had coasted into a two-goal lead be...Full Story »

Salford manager Gary Bowyer felt his side’s impressive 2-0 win at Colchester was “richly deserved” as they registered their first away victory of the League Two season.Brandon Thomas-Asante netted from close range to give the Ammies a 10th-minute lead at a rain-soaked JobServe Community Stadium after goalkeeper Shamal George had failed to hold Ash Hunter’s shot.And the vi...Full Story »

League two leaders Forest Green extended their unbeaten run to five matches with a fine 2-0 away win over struggling Carlisle.Goals from Jamille Matt and Nicky Cadden did the damage as Rovers proved too strong for the Cumbrians.Jamaican striker Matt fired the visitors into a deserved lead in the 29th minute with his seventh goal of the season in all competitions.Ben Stevenson’s corner avoi...Full Story »

Dundee United secured a narrow 1-0 victory over winless Ross County at Tannadice to move into the cinch Premiership’s top five.The home side struck in the 31st minute through Ilmari Niskanen, who registered his first goal for the club.The result left the second-bottom Staggies still searching for their opening league win of the season after eight games.United had an early chance when Scott...Full Story »

Blackpool made it three wins from four after they defeated Blackburn 2-1 in a hotly-contested Lancashire derby at Bloomfield Road.The Tangerines led 2-0 at half time as Shayne Lavery scored his fifth goal of the campaign before Jerry Yates added their second.Blackburn reduced the deficit early in the second half through the Championship’s in-form striker Ben Brereton Diaz, who has six goal...Full Story »

Goals from Alex Gilliead and Andy Cook gave Bradford a 2-0 home victory over Rochdale that ended a run of five League Two games without a win.Gilliead struck in the first half before leading scorer Cook’s penalty after the interval took his tally to five for the season.Bradford began brightly and came close to scoring in the early stages. Rochdale keeper Joel Coleman turned Charles Vernam&...Full Story »

Luton could not follow up their 5-0 midweek thrashing of Coventry with another goal-laden performance as they played out a goalless Championship draw with Huddersfield on Saturday afternoon.Hatters defender Kal Naismith missed an early chance from 40 yards on a sodden surface, but the ball skidded wide, while team-mate Harry Cornick’s angled effort was gathered by visiting goalkeeper Lee N...Full Story »

Tiago Cukur netted his first senior goal to give League One’s bottom side Doncaster a much-needed 2-1 win over high-flying MK Dons.Tommy Rowe put Rovers ahead early in the game only for Peter Kioso to equalise before the break in an even contest at the Keepmoat Stadium.Doncaster started the stronger, with Ben Close hitting the post with a header just two minutes in.They took the lead on si...Full Story »

Hamilton secured their second cinch Championship win of the season by beating leaders Inverness 2-1 at home, despite playing most of the game with 10 men.Caley Thistle, unbeaten in seven league games prior to this weekend, fell behind after just five minutes when Lewis Smith fired home an unstoppable shot.Hamilton then doubled their lead in the 26th minute when Andrew Ryan turned smartly and sco...Full Story »

Ollie Crankshaw came off the bench to score the winner on his debut as Stockport beat Weymouth 2-1 at Edgeley Park.The hosts hit the front just over five minutes before the half-time whistle when Ollie Harfield’s ball into the box rolled to goalkeeper Ethan Ross who missed the ball, leaving Sean Shields to tap into an empty net.Stockport found their equaliser with around 20 minutes to go a...Full Story »

John Marquis scored twice as Portsmouth thumped high-flying Sunderland 4-0 to claim a much-needed first victory since August 17.Marcus Harness and captain Lee Brown were also on target to ease the pressure on Pompey manager Danny Cowley.In monsoon conditions at Fratton Park, Pompey took the lead in the 19th minute when Harness rounded off a sweeping counter-attack with a deflected goal.Defender ...Full Story »

Salford sealed their first away victory of the season with a deserved 2-0 win at Colchester.The visitors made a flying start and almost scored in the opening two minutes when Jason Lowe’s header crashed against the bar.Brandon Thomas-Asante’s header flew just over soon after and Salford did go in front in the 10th minute when Thomas-Asante pounced to score from close range after goal...Full Story »

The ‘Matt Taylor derby’ ended in an entertaining 2-2 draw between Exeter and Walsall at St James Park.It was the first time the two teams had met in the EFL, led by managers with the same name since Bobby Campbells managed Fulham and Bristol Rovers in 1978.Exeter made a dream start with a goal inside five minutes. Pierce Sweeney delivered a superb cross to the back post and Tim Dieng...Full Story »

Derby delivered another spirited display to hold Swansea to a 0-0 draw at rainswept Pride Park.Swansea dominated for long periods of the game but only forced Ryan Allsop into one serious save in the game.Derby, who were docked 12 points after going into administration two weeks ago, could have snatched a second victory in four days but for Ben Hamer, who made a triple save to deny Tom Lawrence e...Full Story »

Bruno Fernandes says Manchester United have to do much better if they are to win silverware this season after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side stumbled to a home draw with Everton.While in a stronger position than they were at the same stage last season, the Red Devils failed to build on the feelgood factor of Wednesday’s last-gasp Champions League victory against Villarreal.Cristiano Ron...Full Story »

The sale of Martin Odegaard to Arsenal allowed Real Madrid to sign Eduardo Camavinga from Rennes at the end of the summer transfer window in a move that has so far worked out perfectly for Los Blancos. The 22-year-old struggled to make an impact at Real Madrid after returning from a season-long loan at Real Sociedad in the summer of 2020, yet the 18-year-old Frenchman has got off to an excell...Full Story »

Stoke boss Michael O’Neill is delighted with how his team is developing following Friday night’s narrow 1-0 Championship victory over leaders West Brom.Jacob Brown wasted a glorious chance to put the Potters ahead when he hit the post after nine minutes and Darnell Furlong’s comical own goal was chalked off for a foul five minutes before the break.Mario Vrancic hit the crossbar...Full Story »

Kris Renton’s late equaliser rescued Cowdenbeath a point in a 1-1 draw at Scottish League Two rivals Edinburgh.Former Norwich and Alloa forward Renton struck from close range in the 83rd minute after Danny Handling’s early far-post header had given Edinburgh a half-time lead.Both sides missed chances in either half, while the point lifted Cowdenbeath off the foot of the table and Edi...Full Story »

Nick Powell scored a late winner as Stoke ended leaders West Brom’s unbeaten start to the Championship season with a narrow 1-0 win.Powell calmly lofted the ball over goalkeeper Sam Johnstone with 11 minutes to go after a defensive blunder by Conor Townsend.It looked like the goal was not going to come for the Championship’s best home side – unbeaten at the bet365 Stadium so fa...Full Story »