Darrell Clarke apologised to opposing manager Kenny Jackett for his celebrations after Port Vale produced a spectacular turnaround to beat Leyton Orient.An injury-time equaliser and winner – after Orient had taken an 86th-minute lead through Tom James – snatched the points for Vale but Clarke said he felt his side were ‘dominant’ and praised the response from his players,...Full Story »

Sutton manager Matt Gray insisted his side got exactly what they deserved after finally breaking their League Two duck away from home at Northampton on Saturday.Joe Kizzi and Donovan Wilson struck either side of half-time as Sutton dispatched Northampton 2-0 at Sixfields for their first-ever EFL victory on the road.Gray’s team, who have won four of their last five league games, dominated t...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor could not hide his frustration after watching his side twice throw away the lead in a 2-2 draw with Walsall at St James Park.Tim Dieng gave Exeter a dream start, heading home inside five minutes, but Walsall deservedly drew level when George Miller scored from the spot after a clumsy Harry Kite foul.Dieng won Exeter a penalty, which Matt Jay missed, before Sam Nombe re...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel has revealed Chelsea’s “relief” at Timo Werner scoring his first Premier League goal since February.Werner tapped in Cesar Azpilicueta’s cross with the goal that effectively sealed Chelsea’s 3-1 win over 10-man Southampton at Stamford Bridge.Ben Chilwell then fired in a late third to atone for conceding a penalty that was converted by James Ward-Prowse...Full Story »

Barrow boss Mark Cooper felt his side were lucky to leave 10-man Mansfield with a 1-0 victory.Ollie Banks hit the winner with a second-half penalty after Mark Ellis had been pushed in the back.Barrow then survived some late scares with Ollie Clarke, Danny Johnson and Oli Hawkins all going close.But Cooper was upset at his side’s wasteful first-half finishing which saw Josh Kay hit the bar ...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones was left ultimately satisfied with his side’s display as they were held to a goalless draw by Huddersfield at Kenilworth Road on Saturday afternoon.After hitting five against Coventry on Wednesday night, there was to be no repeat for the Hatters on this occasion, Amari’i Bell going closest when he struck the post in the first half.Jones said: “I’m ...Full Story »

Charlton manager Nigel Adkins put his side’s 2-1 success at Fleetwood down to a fantastic team spirit, despite their recent struggles.The Addicks ended a five-game winless run, Jayden Stockley scoring the winner 20 minutes from time after Danny Andrew’s free kick had cancelled out Jonathan Leko’s opener for Charlton late in the first half.And, after surviving a Fleetwood siege ...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 »

Marcelo Bielsa expressed his relief after Leeds registered their first Premier League win of the season by beating Watford 1-0 at Elland Road.Diego Llorente marked his return from injury with his second goal for Leeds, converting from close range following a corner in the 18th minute.“Of course I feel relief,” said Bielsa, whose side kick-started their campaign with a first league vi...Full Story »

Ten-man Mansfield’s winless run in League Two was extended to eight games following a 1-0 defeat at home to Barrow.Ollie Banks scored an emphatic second-half penalty to wrap up a deserved win for the Bluebirds.Barrow enjoyed the best of the first-half chances with Josh Kay hitting the crossbar after three minutes.Patrick Brough saw a header cleared off the line from a Robbie Gotts corner b...Full Story »

Second half goals from Will Grigg and Rarmani Edmonds-Green earned Rotherham a convincing 2-0 win at Cheltenham in Sky Bet League One.Home goalkeeper Scott Flinders, who was born in Rotherham and still lives in the South Yorkshire town, played a major role in shutting out the Millers in the first period.He made an outstanding save to keep out Michael Smith’s diving header in the 16th ...Full Story »

Former Magpies Inih Effiong and Tahvon Campbell returned to haunt their old club as Woking stormed back from behind to thrash Notts County 4-1 at Meadow Lane.The hosts were smarting from their first loss of the season at Altrincham last week but went ahead when Ruben Rodrigues supplied a neat finish from Jim O’Brien’s pass in the 29th minute.County were seldom troubled and could have...Full Story »

Newport’s players paid the perfect tribute to former manager Michael Flynn as they beat Scunthorpe 3-0 at Rodney Parade.Flynn ended his four-and-a-half-year reign at his hometown club by mutual consent earlier in the week.He had hoped to make the game his 246th and final one in charge but was denied that chance.Former assistant Wayne Hatswell stood in as interim manager and saw his players...Full Story »

Assistant manager Ian Dawes described captain Peter Clarke as Tranmere’s ‘Benjamin Button’ as the veteran defender scored twice to help his side to victory against Crawley.The 39-year-old opened the scoring in the first half before being pegged back by Kwesi Appiah and after Sam Ashford spurned a chance to give the visitors the lead, Clarke headed home from a scramble to give T...Full Story »

Richie Wellens hailed the discipline and fighting qualities of his Doncaster side as they bounced back from their midweek thumping to beat high-flying MK Dons 2-1 at the Keepmoat.Rovers suffered a humbling 6-0 defeat at Ipswich four days earlier courtesy of a worrying second-half capitulation.But they responded well with goals from Tommy Rowe and Tiago Cukur taking them to only their second leag...Full Story »

Morton’s run without a cinch Championship victory was extended to six games after Michael McKenna’s 87th-minute penalty earned Arbroath a 2-2 draw at Cappielow.Arbroath took the lead two minutes before the break when Colin Hamilton headed past his brother Jack in the Morton goal.The hosts quickly restored parity after the break, Gary Oliver turning the ball home from close range.And ...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 »

Millwall ended a run of four successive away draws, with a late winner seeing off struggling Barnsley 1-0 in the Sky Bet Championship contest at Oakwell.A frantic and fast-paced opening period was followed by a scrappy second half, until Murray Wallace headed home in the 88th minute to give Gary Rowett’s side all three points.Barnsley’s Aaron Leya Iseka fired an early warning shot as...Full Story »

James Henry struck a late winner for Oxford as they snatched a 2-1 win at Sheffield Wednesday.Callum Paterson equalised for the Owls after Cameron Brannagan had given the visitors a half-time lead and Henry scored the winner in stoppage time.The visitors went close early on when Brannagan found Matty Taylor, whose first-time effort went inches wide.Brannagan opened the scoring in the 12th minute...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 »