Deflated Don Cowie admitted Ross County’s shock Premier Sports Cup exit away to fourth-tier Spartans was “a massive blow”.The Premiership side arrived at Ainslie Park buoyed by a six-game unbeaten run at the start of the season and with high hopes of progressing to the quarter-finals of a tournament they won in 2016.But they were humbled by League Two Spartans as Blair Henderso...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest endured a tough start to their Premier League campaign as they let a lead slip late on to draw against Bournemouth and also saw midfielder Danilo suffer a serious injury.Chris Wood’s first-half goal had looked like earning Forest a first win in their opening top-tier match of the season since 1996.But Antoine Semenyo’s close-range strike in the 85th minute snatched ...Full Story »

Scott Parker saw his Burnley side record another statement victory after beating Cardiff 5-0 in his first home game in charge since replacing Vincent Kompany as manager.The Clarets built on their impressive opening day 4-1 win at Luton with an assertive performance at Turf Moor, which started with Ethan Horvath’s mishap giving Burnley an early lead.Horvath’s mistake was followed by a...Full Story »

Barnsley bounced back from their opening defeat at home to Mansfield to collect their first points of the new season with a 2-1 win at Lincoln.Sam Cosgrove gave Barnsley an early lead before Marc Roberts doubled the lead moments after the restart and although Ben House pulled one back the Imps could not find an equaliser.Cosgrove opened the scoring with a fine finish into the bottom left corner ...Full Story »

Arthur Read and Jack Payne scored late on for Colchester to defeat MK Dons and collect their first points of the Sky Bet League Two season.With 10 minutes of normal time remaining, Samson Tovide found Read, with the substitute then calmly slotting the ball into the bottom left corner.Payne’s audacious effort in the fourth minute of stoppage time rose beyond Tom McGill and secured all three...Full Story »

Northampton claimed their first win of the season after coming from a goal behind to beat Exeter 2-1 in League One at Sixfields on Saturday.Tristan Crama gave City an early lead but second-half goals from summer signings Callum Morton and Cameron McGeehan gave the Cobblers all three points.Reece Cole was narrowly wide with a first-time shot before his corner led to the opening goal after eight m...Full Story »

Dundee stormed into the quarter-finals of the Premier Sports Cup with an emphatic 6-1 win over 10-man Airdrie at Dens Park.The Dark Blues netted twice before the break through Seb Palmer-Houlden and Jordan McGhee before adding four more goal in the second half from Scott Tiffoney, Antonio Portales, Curtis Main and Lyall Cameron.Adam Frizzell pulled one back for the Diamonds who had Dylan MacDona...Full Story »

Josh Barrett’s third-minute strike was enough for Aldershot to seal a 1-0 win at Halifax in the National League.Barrett curled Theo Widdrington’s backheel into the net in the opening moments to hand the visitors the advantage.Andrew Oluwabori had the opportunity to haul Halifax level on the stroke of half-time but his close-range header went wide.The home side pushed for an equaliser...Full Story »

Watford continued their winning start to the season with a convincing 3-0 victory at home to Stoke.Both sides had enjoyed opening-day wins in the Sky Bet Championship plus Carabao Cup successes against lower-league opposition in midweek.However, two goals in two minutes early in the second half from Edo Kayembe and Ryan Andrews set up a straightforward victory for Tom Cleverley’s hosts, wi...Full Story »

Hearts slumped to a shock 2-0 Premier Sports Cup defeat at Championship Falkirk as second-half goals from Ethan Ross and Dylan Tait sent their side into the quarter-finals.Steven Naismith’s side dominated much of the first half but were wasteful with their chances, Kenneth Vargas striking the crossbar from close range with one of the most glaring misses.That profligacy came back to haunt t...Full Story »