David Gray criticised Hibernian’s inability to keep the back door shut after they missed the opportunity to notch their first William Hill Premiership victory of the season by conceding a late equaliser at home to Dundee.The Hibees – who had lost four of their previous five matches in all competitions – looked on course for a much-needed win when goals from Martin Boyle and sub...Full Story »

Dundee United boss Jim Goodwin was delighted to secure a 2-0 William Hill Premiership win against St Johnstone but was raging over Adama Sidibeh.The Terrors netted through Luca Stephenson after 54 minutes and a Jack Sanders own goal a minute before time.In between those goals, Saints were reduced to 10 men when Sidibeh received his marching orders for a second yellow and was then shown another s...Full Story »

Watford manager Tom Cleverley hailed veteran Moussa Sissoko for the goal that clinched a 2-1 win at home to Derby and kept his side’s 100 per cent start to the season intact.Ebou Adams volleyed the Rams into an early lead but Vakoun Bayo replied with an outrageous scissor-kick on the half-hour.Sissoko had the last word, scoring on the rebound in the 76th minute to make it three Championshi...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola backed Erling Haaland to reach goal figures like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after the Manchester City striker added to his “ridiculous” record with a hat-trick against Ipswich.The 24-year-old scored his 10th treble in sky blue as the reigning Premier League champions bounced back from Sammie Szmodics’ shock opener for Kieran McKenna’s promoted side.H...Full Story »

Wycombe manager Matt Bloomfield was pleased with his side’s resilience after they beat Rotherham 2-0 to earn their first League One win of the season.Debutant Cameron Humphreys and Kieran Sadlier struck at Adams Park, ending a run of back-to-back 3-2 defeats to Wrexham and Birmingham respectively.Bloomfield said: “I’m really pleased with the performance as we dominated possessi...Full Story »

Crawley manager Scott Lindsey was at a complete loss to explain how his side came away from Wigan with nothing to show for their efforts after a 1-0 Sky Bet League One defeat.The visitors dominated in every area except the one that matters most, with Thelo Aasgaard heading home the only goal at the Brick Community Stadium on the half-hour via a deflection off Joy Mukena.It was a first defeat of ...Full Story »

Barnsley head coach Darrell Clarke said his side have a “soft under-belly” after throwing away a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw against Northampton.Goals from Max Watters and Adam Phillips put the hosts in control before Northampton equalised with goals from Liam McCarron and Jack Baldwin.Clarke said: ”It’s two points dropped, isn’t it? We get ourselves two-nil up at t...Full Story »

Grant McCann is adamant his Doncaster side have goals in them after a frustrating display in the slender 1-0 home win over Morecambe.Rovers came out on top with their only shot on target – Harry Clifton’s early goal which came in fortuitous circumstances after the midfielder charged down visiting goalkeeper Stuart Moore who dawdled in possession yards from his own goal.Rovers tried t...Full Story »

Nelson Jardim admitted his Newport County side rode their luck before easing to a 3-1 win after a strong second-half display against Accrington Stanley at Rodney Parade.County led 1-0 in the 12th minute when Shane McLoughlin’s shot deflected in off defender Seb Quirk, but the visitors were deservedly level seven minutes before the break when Shaun Whalley fired past Nick Townsend in the Ex...Full Story »

Nuno Espirito Santo praised his Nottingham Forest side for “finding the details” to beat Southampton 1-0 at St Mary’s and record their first victory of the season.A game of few chances was settled in the 70th minute by Morgan Gibbs-White producing a rare moment of precision to capitalise on a botched attempt at clearing a corner by Saints, thumping the ball in at the second att...Full Story »