Wayne Rooney described Derby’s penalty shoot-out win over Salford in the Carabao Cup as his “proudest moment” as a manager.After the first round tie ended 3-3 after 90 minutes, the Rams went through 5-3 on penalties with goalkeeper Ryan Allsop saving from Luke Burgess.Salford had been two up inside 14 minutes, with Jordan Turnbull heading in before Josh Morris scored from 20 ya...Full Story »

Derby survived a Carabao Cup scare before beating Salford 5-3 in a penalty shoot-out at Pride Park.The Rams trailed 2-0 and 3-2 before Ravel Morrison made it 3-3 and goalkeeper Ryan Allsop saved Luke Burgess’ spot-kick to put the Sky Bet Championship side through.Derby made eight changes and were behind after eight minutes when Jordan Turnbull headed in after Ashley Eastham flicked on a co...Full Story »

Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson admitted he was “embarrassed” by their 4-0 thrashing by Plymouth and says his side must “toughen up”.League One Argyle eased into the second round for the fourth straight season thanks to a double from Ryan Hardie and goals from fellow strikers Luke Jephcott and Panutche Camara against their Championship opponents.Posh announced the si...Full Story »

Ryan Hardie’s double helped Plymouth to a stunning 4-0 win over Championship side Peterborough at the Weston Homes Stadium in the first round of the Carabao Cup.Hardie’s first-half double and second-half Luke Jephcott and Panutche Camara goals made it a comfortable win for the League One side who have now progressed past the first round in the last four seasons.The opener came after ...Full Story »

Peterborough will again be without Jack Marriott, Siriki Dembele and Jack Taylor for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup first-round clash with Plymouth at the Weston Homes Stadium.Forwards Marriott (groin) and Dembele (Achilles) and midfielder Taylor (hamstring) were all absent when Posh began their Championship campaign with a 3-0 loss at Luton on Saturday.Boss Darren Ferguson has said he expects the ...Full Story »

Shrewsbury may be without Oliver Norburn and Aaron Pierre for the Carabao Cup first-round clash with Lincoln on Tuesday night.Manager Steve Cotterill believes the pair are behind on fitness compared to the rest of the squad and Norburn has also been linked with a move away from the Montgomery Waters Meadow.New signing Luke Leahy started on the left side of defence and was one of six out of seven...Full Story »

Derby go into their EFL Cup clash against Salford low on numbers due to the combination of injuries and a transfer embargo.Given his threadbare squad, Rams boss Wayne Rooney does not have much room to rotate players for Tuesday’s game.Recent signing Ryan Allsop could get a run-out in goal while exciting teenager Louie Sibley is an option in midfieldLeft-back Lee Buchanan remains a doubt wi...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney has suffered a turbulent summer at Derby but can celebrate points on the board and the addition of ex-Manchester United star Ravel Morrison Wayne Rooney's Derby got their campaign off to a reasonable start as the Rams drew 1-1 with Huddersfield. Curtis Davies netted the opener in the first-half before Naby Sarr equalised for the visitors at Pride Park. Earlier this week it looked...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones hailed his summer signings after a dominant opening-day performance secured a 3-0 win over Peterborough.New arrival Fred Onyedinma was the star of the show with two assists for Elijah Adebayo and Harry Cornick, while also finding the target himself with 20 minutes remaining to seal a superb debut outing.Speaking afterwards, Jones said: “Fred was brilliant, absolutel...Full Story »

Luton ensured their supporters enjoyed the perfect return to Kenilworth Road by putting on a show with a thumping 3-0 opening-day win over newly-promoted Peterborough.Following almost 18 months without fans allowed in stadiums, bar two games with limited attendances last season, the hosts were clearly buoyed by over 10,000 present and produced a performance that was too hot for their opponents t...Full Story »

Naby Sarr’s strike denied Derby victory in their Sky Bet Championship clash with Huddersfield at Pride Park.Curtis Davies had earlier celebrated his return to Derby when opening the scoring.The 36-year-old defender, who only signed on Friday having spent the end of last season with the club, forced the ball over the line following a corner but Huddersfield quickly replied through Sarr to t...Full Story »

Derby go into their Championship opener against Huddersfield low on numbers due to the combination of injuries and a transfer embargo.Full-backs Kornell McDonald and Lee Buchanan are doubts after they did not feature in Derby’s last pre-season game.The Rams also face injury issues over Krystian Bielik and Jason Knight.Derby could make use of their academy prospects, though. Defensive duo F...Full Story »

Shrewsbury are sweating on the fitness of Ollie Norburn and Ethan Ebanks-Landell for the League One opener against Burton.Norburn, who spent much of the summer on international duty with Grenada at the Gold Cup, has a chest infection and Ebanks-Landell has been nursing a hip injury, with both men missing the friendly against Exeter.Aaron Pierre has also been away with Grenada and will be assesse...Full Story »

Cameron Jerome could be handed his Luton debut in their Sky Bet Championship opener against Peterborough.The 34-year-old scored 15 times in 38 appearances for MK Dons last season before signing for the Hatters on a free transfer.Henri Lansbury, the former Arsenal and Aston Villa midfielder, and Allan Campbell, who signed from Motherwell, are also pushing to make their debuts.Luton finished 12th ...Full Story »

Mark Warburton has no injury concerns ahead of QPR’s Sky Bet Championship opener at home to Millwall on Saturday.The R’s boss signed a new contract on Thursday and will hope to see his team celebrate his fresh terms with victory at the weekend.Defender Todd Kane is unavailable after he was hit with a lengthy ban by the Football Association in May for admitting to using abusive and/or...Full Story »

Huddersfield boss Carlos Corberan was pleased to see his side progress to the second round of the Carabao Cup, beating Sheffield Wednesday 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out after the game finished goalless in normal time.Goalkeeper Lee Nicholls was the hero for Huddersfield, who had the better chances during the game, saving spot-kicks from Massimo Luongo and Liam Palmer in the shoot-out. Former Owls s...Full Story »

Shane Sutherland’s second-half goal proved enough to give Inverness a 1-0 win in their cinch Championship opener at Arbroath.Sutherland’s 65th-minute breakthrough gave Billy Dodds’ team the three points at Gayfield Park.Sutherland came closest to breaking the deadlock before the break when his effort, following good work by Manu Duku, was cleared off the line.The hosts had anot...Full Story »

On-loan Hearts midfielder Scott McGill hit a stunning debut goal as Airdrie shocked Motherwell 2-0 in the Lanarkshire derby at the Penny Cars Stadium.Spectacular second-half goals from Rhys McCabe and McGill gave the Diamonds the bragging rights after the first meeting between the local rivals for 14 years.The result leaves both sides on six points ahead of their final fixture with Group F leade...Full Story »

The Rams only won one of their last 15 games of the season, narrowly escaping relegation on the final day of last season thanks to a 3-3 home draw with Sheffield Wednesday. Wayne Rooney invited One Direction star and Derby fan Niall Horan to Rams training Credit: Getty Rooney is looking to lift the mood at Pride Park after an eventful few months Credit: Getty Two failed takeover bids and the ...Full Story »

Xhaka draws Juve interest after Euro performance Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has drawn interest from Juventus after his Man of the Match effort at Euro 2020 for Switzerland on Tuesday, claims Calciomercato. Xhaka helped his nation shock France in the last 16, which in turn could make the Gunners more likely to get their €20 million asking price met. Roma have been tracking the 28-ye...Full Story »