Odsonne Edouard’s second-half goal earned Crystal Palace a 1-0 win against Sheffield United to worsen the gloom at Bramall Lane.Edouard struck from close range four minutes after the restart to give the Eagles a deserved three points in the Premier League opener.It was thoroughly convincing for Roy Hodgson’s men as they had two further goals disallowed, while Blades goalkeeper Wes Fo...Full Story »

An entertaining goalless draw between Watford and Plymouth at Vicarage Road ultimately left both sides frustrated at a spurned opportunity to head the early Sky Bet Championship table.While the visitors could at least take an unbeaten start to their first second-tier campaign in 14 seasons back with them to Devon, there was scant consolation for Watford who managed to hit the target with just th...Full Story »

Derby recorded a first-ever victory at the Pirelli Stadium as they beat Burton 3-0 in Sky Bet League One.James Collins, skipper Conor Hourihane and Conor Washington all netted as the Rams got their season up and running after last week’s 2-1 home defeat to Wigan.Collins, a former Albion loan player, struck an early blow, heading home in the seventh minute to convert Hourihane’s free-...Full Story »

Everton paid the price for a string of missed chances as their goalscoring issues were exploited by Fulham in a 1-0 defeat at Goodison Park.A new season brought new hope for recent relegation strugglers Everton but for all the improvements Sean Dyche has made over the summer, it appears he he has not yet solved their problems in front of goal.Substitute Bobby De Cordova-Reid struck the only goal...Full Story »

Newport produced a dominant display to earn a thumping 4-0 win over Doncaster at Rodney Parade.County raced out of the blocks and effectively put the game to bed inside 21 minutes with three unanswered goals.Seb Palmer-Houlden got the opener in the sixth minute when he outmuscled Joseph Olowu and fired past Ian Lawlor.Will Evans doubled the Exiles’ advantage in the 14th minute when he slot...Full Story »

Joao Pedro and Simon Adingra claimed debut goals as Brighton set aside Moises Caicedo’s ongoing transfer saga to thrash Premier League debutants Luton 4-1.Club record signing Pedro doubled Albion’s lead following Solly March’s first-half opener by converting a 71st-minute penalty after being brought down by Hatters captain Tom Lockyer.Carlton Morris slotted home from the spot a...Full Story »

Goals from Luke Woolfenden and Kayden Jackson earned Ipswich a 2-0 home victory over Stoke to continue their winning return to the Championship.The hosts made it maximum points from their opening two games thanks to Woolfenden’s first-half header and substitute Jackson’s late finish.Woolfenden rose at the far post to head home a free-kick by Sam Morsy, while Jackson finished an incis...Full Story »

Mark Harris’ first goal for his new club gave Oxford a 1-0 Sky Bet League One win over new boys Carlisle at the Kassam Stadium.Carlisle had started brightly, with Callum Guy firing a right-footed shot just wide in the sixth minute.Oxford were giving the ball away a lot in the early exchanges and struggled to create clear openings against the compact visitors.The U’s eventually tested...Full Story »

St Mirren moved top of the cinch Premiership with a 2-1 victory over Dundee.After dominating for the first hour, Josh Mulligan’s goal set up a nervous ending for the Buddies, though they would hold firm to keep up their winning start to the new campaign.Following defeat, Dundee dropped to eighth spot in the table and are still looking for their first win since returning to the top-flight.T...Full Story »

Mads Frokjaer-Jensen’s second-half strike secured Preston’s first league win of the season with a 2-1 victory over Sunderland.Will Keane’s fortunate goal put Preston ahead midway through the first half, when Frokjaer-Jensen’s shot took a heavy deflection off the striker and diverted into the net.Jack Clarke levelled from the penalty spot as Sunderland got back on equal te...Full Story »