Enzo Maresca hailed the impact of Chelsea attacker Jadon Sancho after he marked his debut with an assist for Christopher Nkunku’s winner at Bournemouth.Sancho was introduced at half-time for his first Premier League appearance in 12 months after a spat with Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag last season.While Sancho settled the rift with Ten Hag this summer, he joined the Blues on loan on...Full Story »

Jadon Sancho stepped off the bench to inspire Chelsea to a 1-0 victory at Bournemouth as he set up Christopher Nkunku’s 86th-minute winner on the south coast.Sancho had not featured in the Premier League for 12 months after a spat with Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag last season and despite settling the rift this summer, he joined the Blues on loan on transfer deadline day.Enzo Maresca...Full Story »

Unai Emery admits he has a “challenge” on his hands to make the most of strikers Jhon Duran and Ollie Watkins after both scored in Aston Villa’s 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Everton.Watkins struck his first two goals of the Premier League season either side of the break to cancel out Everton’s two-goal lead, given to them by Dwight McNeil and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.Du...Full Story »

Gateshead’s unbeaten start to the National League season came to a shuddering halt as the overnight leaders were thrashed 7-1 at Dagenham & Redbridge.Dagenham put Gateshead to the sword with two goals each for on-loan Luton midfielder Dion Pereira, Junior Morais and Josh Rees, while Josh Umerah was also on target.An own goal from Paul Kalambayi was Gateshead’s only reply before t...Full Story »

Everton let slip a two-goal lead for a second successive week as Ollie Watkins’ brace and a stunning strike from Jhon Duran helped Aston Villa come from behind to earn a 3-2 win.The Toffees were looking to bounce back from their late collapse to Bournemouth and were two goals in front for the second week running courtesy of efforts from Dwight McNeil and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.Villa were st...Full Story »

Karl Robinson was delighted to see Salford come back from behind to beat Cheltenham 2-1 thanks to Hakeeb Adelakun’s second-half brace.But the boss admitted his team will need to show a vast improvement if they are to continue their improving results in League Two.The Robins had taken the lead through Ethon Archer three minutes after half-time but Adelakun played a starring role for the Amm...Full Story »

Norwich head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup rued his side’s first-half display as they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Swansea.Amankwah Forson’s fourth-minute own goal decided the contest at the Swansea.com Stadium to leave Norwich 15th in the Championship with one win from five games under new Danish boss Thorup.Forson, one of four summer signings named in the Canaries line-up, was caught fl...Full Story »

Steve Bruce admitted to experiencing a few nerves ahead of his first game back in football management, when he oversaw Blackpool’s 2-1 League One win at home to Exeter.The Seasiders looked to have dropped two points when Ed Francis cancelled out CJ Hamilton’s first-half goal after 88 minutes.But Blackpool captain James Husband bundled in a stoppage-time winner to give Blackpool their...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney expressed his delight after claiming his first Championship win as Plymouth boss following a dramatic 3-2 home victory over previously-unbeaten leaders Sunderland.Skipper Joe Edwards scored a stoppage-time winner after Romaine Mundle had cancelled out Ryan Hardie’s second-half penalty which put Plymouth 2-1 up.Patrick Roberts’ first-half spot-kick had given Sunderland a ...Full Story »

Stockport boss Dave Challinor was unhappy with the decision to award Crawley the penalty which denied his side victory as the visitors were held to a 1-1 draw.In-form midfielder Louie Barry put County on course for a fourth win in five league games with a cool finish after only six minutes.But Crawley were awarded a 68th-minute penalty when Kyle Wootton was adjudged to have fouled Armando Quitir...Full Story »

Paul Warne revealed his pride in his Derby side following their 1-0 victory over struggling Cardiff and even saw the funny side of Ebou Adams’ incredible miss at the death.Kenzo Goudmijn scored the game’s only goal after 28 minutes with a first-time finish from Callum Elder’s low ball into the box as the Rams claimed a ninth successive home win in the league.However, Adams shou...Full Story »

Manager Alex Revell pointed to Stevenage’s squad strength as well as the two weeks off during the international break as being key to their 3-0 win over Barnsley in League One.Two goals from Elliott List and one from Carl Piergianni, all in the second half, guided Boro to a second win of the season.Revell made eight changes from their last outing against Lincoln, including the return of la...Full Story »

Charlton boss Nathan Jones believes his team just ‘shaded’ the 1-0 victory at Shrewsbury that earns them a top-two place in Sky Bet League One.The victory means the Addicks got their promotion hopes back on track after a loss and draw – to Reading and Rotherham, respectively – in their previous two games.Shrewsbury have only managed to pick up three points and keep one cl...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Michael Skubala feels the disappointment among his squad after their 1-1 draw at Peterborough shows how far they have come since he took charge 10 months ago.Lincoln had not scored a goal on their last two visits to Peterborough, but that drought was ended as Ben House netted his third of the campaign after an excellent team move to give the Imps a 33rd-minute lead at London Road.A ...Full Story »

Ian Evatt described Bolton’s performance in Saturday’s 4-0 home League One defeat to Huddersfield as the worst he had seen since arriving at the club in 2020.Town fans goaded Evatt with chants of ‘you’re getting sacked in the morning’ after Josh Koroma scored a brace, with further goals from Ben Wiles and Antony Evans for the visitors.And in a dramatic post-match pr...Full Story »

Port Vale manager Darren Moore praised match-winner Ethan Chislett and the “huge team effort” from his side after they made it back-to-back wins in League Two with a 1-0 victory over Chesterfield.Chislett’s third goal in as many league matches secured a first home win of the season for the Valiants, moving them up to eighth place in the table on 10 points.The midfielder slotted...Full Story »

Hearts head coach Steven Naismith felt there were inconsistencies in interpretation after his side twice came out on the wrong side of two VAR handball calls in a 2-0 defeat at Celtic.Colin Steven reversed a first-half penalty award for Hearts after Lawrence Shankland’s header hit the arm of Liam Scales.The referee gave a spot-kick for Celtic in the 52nd minute after again being called to ...Full Story »

Leyton Orient head coach Richie Wellens praised his players for putting their “bodies on the line” as his side picked up their first Sky Bet League One points of the season with a deserved 1-0 victory at Reading.Charlie Kelman scored the only goal of the game, his third of the campaign, in the 27th minute as rookie Reading goalkeeper Coniah Boyce-Clarke allowed Kelman’s 20-yard...Full Story »

Bradford boss Graham Alexander felt the officials did not give his side a fair crack of the whip in their 2-1 League Two defeat at Walsall.Saddlers substitute Danny Johnson’s 88th-minute winner settled a pulsating affair in which each side enjoyed dominant spells but spurned multiple chances.“It’s difficult to digest that we didn’t come out with a point because I felt we ...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl is confident his side will soon start picking up wins after they were held to a 1-1 draw by QPR.Captain Barry Bannan thought he had given the Owls victory in stoppage time with a stunning finish, but substitute Alfie Lloyd scrambled in an equaliser with the last kick of the game.Rohl said: “This was our best performance since the first game against Pl...Full Story »