A confusing Cyriel Dessers goal helped Rangers overcome St Johnstone 2-0 in their Premier Sports Cup last-16 game at Hampden Park as the Light Blues fans voted with their feet.The holders went into the game on the back of their costly Champions League qualifying exit to Dynamo Kyiv on Tuesday night at the national stadium, used as a temporary home by the Govan club due to the delayed recons...Full Story »

Jhon Duran climbed off the bench to sink the club who spent half the summer trying to sign him as Aston Villa secured a 2-1 win at West Ham.Colombian striker Duran was so close to moving to east London this summer that he even had to be reprimanded by Villa after doing a ‘crossed Hammers’ gesture with his arms on social media.However, new Hammers boss Julen Lopetegui could not agree ...Full Story »

Eddie Howe has urged Newcastle to carry the siege mentality they demonstrated in victory over Southampton through the rest of the Premier League season if they are to achieve their dreams.The Magpies scrapped their way to a 1-0 win against the promoted Saints at St James’ Park despite playing with 10 men for 62 minutes after defender Fabian Schar was sent off.Asked afterwards if they could...Full Story »

Preston captain Ben Whiteman admitted his team are lacking in confidence as well as goals after they crashed to a 3-0 defeat against Swansea at the Swansea.Com Stadium.That made it seven successive Sky Bet Championship defeats for Preston and are still awaiting a goal over the same period.Whiteman came out to face the media after the game in place of interim manager Mike Marsh, who jumped into t...Full Story »

Tom Cleverley has challenged his Watford players to maintain the high standards that have seen the Hornets emerge as early promotion contenders.A 3-0 win at home to Stoke, courtesy of two goals from Edo Kayembe and one from Ryan Andrews, propelled the Hornets into second place in the embryonic Championship table.That followed an opening day success at Millwall and a Carabao Cup thumping of MK Do...Full Story »

Danny Cowley hailed a “great win” after Colchester’s 2-0 victory over MK Dons earned his side their first points of the new Sky Bet League Two season.Substitute Arthur Read opened the scoring with less than 10 minutes of normal time remaining before Jack Payne added a second in stoppage time against his former club.Cowley said: “I think it is a great win for us. A week is...Full Story »

Birmingham manager Chris Davies believes his team were the better side “by some margin” as the Blues defeated Wycombe 3-2 at Adams Park.After going 1-0 down through a Krystian Bielik own goal, strikes from Alfie May, Luke Harris and Willum Willumsson gave the visitors the victory, despite Sam Vokes’ 90th-minute consolation.Davies said: “We played well and I thought we wer...Full Story »

Manager Nigel Clough admitted moments of Mansfield’s thrilling 3-3 League One draw at home to Burton would give him and the fans nightmares for a while.In a game strewn with errors and excitement, Mansfield twice led then trailed, only to equalise in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage-time from a Lee Gregory penalty.This was Mansfield’s first home game at this level for 21 ye...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Wayne Rooney was left rueing missed opportunities as his side drew 1-1 with Hull to gain their first Sky Bet Championship point of the season.Rooney admitted: “I am a little bit disappointed we didn’t get three points because I thought we deserved it.”City skipper Lewis Coyle scored a superb 63rd minute leveller – praised by both head coaches – to canc...Full Story »

Gillingham boss Mark Bonner said his side’s 1-0 victory at Morecambe was “just the best result” at the end of a gruelling week.Substitute George Lapslie sealed the points with a 77th-minute finish from close range to earn his side a second successive league win this season.In a game of few clear chances Lapslie made the different when he volleyed home Jayden Clarke’s cros...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder was critical of the way his side lost control of their game against QPR as they let a two-goal lead slip in a 2-2 draw.Gustavo Hamer and Kieffer Moore put the home side 2-0 up inside 13 minutes.But Jimmy Dunne pulled one back and, despite substitute Jack Colback being sent off with seven minutes left, Lyndon Dykes came off the bench to score a late equaliser...Full Story »

Bristol City boss Liam Manning admitted to having trouble keeping a clear head during a crazy game that saw his side edge Millwall 4-3.City went 2-0 up inside 12 minutes, with striker Sinclair Armstrong crossing from the right for Anis Mehmeti to net the first and then rising to head the second himself from Max Bird’s centre.But Millwall roared back after the break, Romain Esse firing past...Full Story »

New Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler is not getting carried away after marking his Premier League debut with a 3-0 victory at 10-man Everton.The 31-year-old, who arrived from St Pauli in the summer, saw goals from Kaoru Mitoma, Danny Welbeck and Simon Adingra burst the early-season optimism at Goodison Park.And he was pleased to see the work he has done in pre-season pay off.“I’m ...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta praised an “unbelievable” contribution from Bukayo Saka after the winger fired in Arsenal’s second goal in their 2-0 win over Wolves at the Emirates to kick off their Premier League campaign.The Gunners are looking to end a 21-year wait for the title, having finished second to Manchester City in each of the last two seasons, missing out by two points in May despite...Full Story »

Bradford boss Graham Alexander insisted Andy Cook was wrongly denied a goal in their goalless draw against Salford.Cook thought he had broken the deadlock in the second half when his shot was cleared off the line by Stephan Negru, with the Bantams arguing the ball was already in.Alexander said: “It is over the line.“It’s a difficult job officiating games and the speed of it. Bu...Full Story »

Paul Cook said Chesterfield’s stunning 5-0 romp at Crewe was “one of my best days in management”.The Spireites’ three-goal blitz inside the opening 12 minutes set them on the way, with James Berry netting twice and Will Grigg also on target.Skipper Tom Naylor punished the hosts’ tame defending after 28 minutes before Armando Dobra added a fifth in the second half as...Full Story »

Reading manager Ruben Selles admitted he could not wait for the “suffering” of last season to be over after they earned a 2-0 League One win over Wigan, with the arrival of prospective new owner Rob Couhig now imminent.The 75-year-old American financier and members of his consortium watched on as Reading eased to their first victory of the league campaign, with goals from Charlie Sav...Full Story »

Dundee boss Tony Docherty revealed his players were angry with themselves despite their emphatic Premier Sports Cup win over 10-man Airdrie.The Dark Blues shared six goals between themselves to seal a quarter-final spot, with Seb Palmer-Houlden, Jordan McGhee, Scott Tiffoney, Antonio Portales, Curtis Main and Lyall Cameron on the scoresheet.However, it was Adam Frizzell’s consolation strik...Full Story »

Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin admits his side have to be more clinical after they had to rely on a stoppage-time goal from debutant Topi Keskinen to progress in the Premier Sports Cup.The Dons had the better of the game against Championship opposition in Queen’s Park, but could have fallen behind had Zak Rudden been more clinical after a Jack Milne error.Spiders keeper Calum Ferrie made sever...Full Story »

Gateshead avenged a bad tackle on Greg Olley by claiming a 2-0 Vanarama National League victory over 10-man Woking at Kingfield Stadium.Woking captain Dion Kelly-Evans was sent off for taking Olley out from behind in the 13th minute and once the teams had returned to their changing rooms – with the midfielder receiving lengthy treatment – the officials signalled a further delay of 30...Full Story »

Scott Lindsey felt his Crawley side were worthy winners after they won their first away game of the season at Cambridge.The Reds have won both of their Sky Bet League One matches following promotion as well as progressing in the EFL Cup, while Cambridge are yet to pick up a point and also exited the cup on Tuesday.Ade Adeyemo made amends for missing a huge chance by netting the winner four minut...Full Story »

Huddersfield manager Michael Duff admitted he has warned his side over complacency despite running out 2-1 winners over Stevenage.Josh Koroma and Ben Wiles were on target for the Terriers with Harvey White’s stoppage-time penalty coming too late for the visitors to salvage anything.But it could have been a different story if Elliott List had take advantage of a golden opportunity moments a...Full Story »

Nelson Jardim hailed the character and resilience of his Newport team after they fought back from a goal down to beat Doncaster 3-1 at Rodney Parade.County trailed 1-0 at the break after a superb Owen Bailey strike from inside the 18-yard box gave Doncaster a deserved lead in the 30th minute.But winger Bobby Kamwa, who went close three times in the first half, levelled within two minutes of the ...Full Story »

Steven Naismith felt Hearts only had themselves to blame as they were knocked out of the Premier Sports Cup by Falkirk.Hearts created numerous first-half chances but failed to take any and paid the price when their Championship hosts scored twice after the break through Ethan Ross and Dylan Tait to book their place in the quarter-finals, much to the frustration of the large travelling support.Na...Full Story »

Blackburn manager John Eustace was disappointed to take just one point from his side’s Championship clash at Norwich – even though they had to rely on a late equaliser to come away with a 2-2 draw.Substitute Yuki Ohashi made it three goals in as many games since his move from Japan as he headed home Callum Brittain’s precise cross with just three minutes remaining.After going i...Full Story »

Scott Parker is ready to use all his past experiences to guide Burnley back to the Premier League after an impressive 5-0 win against Cardiff.In his first home game since replacing Vincent Kompany as Clarets boss, his side laid down a marker in front of the Turf Moor faithful.Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath’s mistake opened the scoring before Luca Koleosho scored later on in the first half.After ...Full Story »

David Artell admitted his relief at seeing Jordan Davies score a stoppage-time free-kick to earn Grimsby a dramatic win over Cheltenham after the Mariners had surrendered a two-goal lead.Goals from Wrexham loanee Davies and Charles Vernam had looked to have set Grimsby on their way to victory only for Cheltenham to hit back through goals from Luke Young and Matty Taylor.But Grimsby would end up ...Full Story »

Blackpool manager Neil Critchley felt his team “lost belief in what they were doing” during their disappointing 3-0 home defeat to Stockport in Sky Bet League One.After a feisty but goalless first half, strikes from Louie Barry, Jayden Fevrier and Tanto Olaofe secured maximum points for the visitors and saw them top the table after the opening two games of the season, while Blackpool...Full Story »

Exeter boss Gary Caldwell rued his side’s failure to “kill the game off” after they suffered a 2-1 League One defeat to Northampton on Saturday.The Grecians were ahead early at Sixfields courtesy of Tristan Crama’s header but they missed several chances to extend their lead and paid the price in the second half.Callum Morton levelled before Cameron McGeehan converted Jon ...Full Story »

Port Vale manager Darren Moore says he is encouraged by the way his new-look squad are gelling together after making it four points from their opening two League Two matches with a 0-0 draw at home to Tranmere.Vale have made 13 signings since being relegated last season and began the new campaign with a 2-0 win away at Salford last weekend.Moore feels there is plenty more to come as his team loo...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo says Danilo suffered a broken ankle in the opening-day draw with Bournemouth.Danilo sustained the sickening injury after just six minutes at the City Ground after landing awkwardly following an aerial challenge with Antoine Semenyo.The Brazilian received nine minutes of treatment, with club staff using blankets to shield him from the crowd, and left ...Full Story »

New Swindon boss Mark Kennedy admitted his side’s 4-0 home hammering by Walsall had left him “angry” and “hurt” but had not dampened his positivity.Josh Gordon robbed Grant Hall, bore down on the goalkeeper and slotted the ball through his legs to start the rout after 33 minutes.Eight minutes later Jamille Matt got between two defenders to nod in at the back post.Fo...Full Story »

Darrell Clarke insists his Barnsley side were “nowhere near good enough” despite a 2-1 win at Lincoln.Sam Cosgrove and Marc Roberts were on target for the Tykes before Ben House replied and the Imps Lincoln missed several chances to get something from the game.Clarke said: “Nowhere near good enough. I don’t paper over the cracks, the performance was poor. We were sloppy.&...Full Story »

Harrogate manager Simon Weaver praised his front two as James Daly and Sam Folarin both found the net again in their thrilling 3-3 draw at Accrington in League Two.Daly, who scored in the Carabao Cup win at Lincoln on Tuesday, headed Harrogate into their first of two leads, only for his and Ellis Taylor’s goals to be cancelled out by Tyler Walton and Jimmy Knowles.Kelsey Mooney then put Ac...Full Story »

Eastleigh staged a stirring fightback to recover from 2-0 down and beat Fylde 4-2 in the National League.The visitors made a flying start, with Nick Haughton scoring from the spot in the 20th minute and adding his second goal seven minutes later.But Jake Taylor sparked the turnaround, striking 10 minutes before half-time to give Eastleigh hope.And they produced an outstanding display after the b...Full Story »

Huddersfield made it three wins out of three in all competitions to start the new campaign as they saw off Stevenage 2-1 at the John Smith’s Stadium.Josh Koroma opened the scoring midway through the first half before a second-half strike from Ben Wiles put them in control and Harvey White’s stoppage-time penalty was merely a consolation.The hosts dominated the first half and Koroma g...Full Story »

A late goal from substitute George Lapslie gave Gillingham a 1-0 victory over Morecambe at the Mazuma Stadium.Lapslie volleyed home Shadrach Ogie’s left-wing cross from two yards out to earn Mark Bonner’s side their second successive win of the new League Two season as Morecambe fell to a second defeat.The Gills were second best for most of the first half with Morecambe having the up...Full Story »

Harry Charsley struck late to maintain Oldham’s perfect start to the new Vanarama National League season in a 1-0 victory at Wealdstone.A hard-fought match appeared to be heading for a draw until a Mike Fondop corner was headed into the net by Charsley in the 85th minute.It was Charsley’s second goal of the season following his strike in the 3-0 rout of Braintree last week.Wealdstone...Full Story »

Bradford and Salford fought out a goalless draw at Valley Parade.Salford, who are yet to score this season, looked the sharper side in a flat first half but there were few chances at either end.Ben Woodburn sent a couple of long-distance efforts wide and Cole Stockton’s low effort was saved by Sam Walker.Bradford struggled to keep the ball, with Calum Kavanagh having their only shot on tar...Full Story »

Morgan Williams scored a second-half winner as Yeovil recorded a 1-0 National League victory at Braintree.Williams struck after 61 minutes to break the deadlock and reward Yeovil’s long trip to Essex with a first league win of the season.It was an impressive response after they were beaten at home by Hartlepool on the season’s opening weekend.Braintree’s early-season struggles ...Full Story »

Birmingham claimed their first win of the League One campaign with a 3-2 victory at winless Wycombe.Krystian Bielik own goal gave Wycombe the lead midway through the opening period before Alfie May levelled for the Blues.Luke Harris and Willum Willumsson then put the visitors in change with Sam Vokes pulling back a late goal for the Chairboys.The home side bossed the first half and their dominan...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Steve Evans wants his team to start being more clinical after he saw them miss a host of chances in the 0-0 home draw against Bristol Rovers.The Millers enjoyed dominant spells in both halves but could not take any of the big chances they created in the Sky Bet League One contest, leaving the Scot with mixed emotions.Evans said: “We’ve produced another really good p...Full Story »

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 »

QPR fought back from two goals down to secure a 2-2 draw at Sheffield United in the Championship.Gustavo Hamer and Kieffer Moore put the home side 2-0 up inside 13 minutes as the Blades looked to make it three straight wins in all competitions to start the new season.But Rangers hit back with second-half goals from Jimmy Dunne and Lyndon Dykes, despite having substitute Jack Colback sent off whe...Full Story »

Stockport made it two wins from two by beating Blackpool 3-0 in a gritty clash at Bloomfield Road.In a busy second half, County’s Louie Barry, Jayden Fevrier and Tanto Oloafe all produced smart finishes to give Dave Challinor’s side maximum points.In a physical first half, both teams were missing a final pass going forwards. Barry was certainly Stockport’s danger man, striking ...Full Story »

Summer signing Yuki Ohashi came off the bench to grab a dramatic late equaliser as Blackburn snatched a battling 2-2 draw at Norwich.The Japanese striker headed home in the 87th minute to rescue a point after his side had squandered a half-time lead, with Josh Sargent and Borja Sainz scoring twice in eight second-half minutes to turn the game on its head.Ryan Hedges had produced an assured finis...Full Story »

Sam Folarin scored in the third minute of added time to rescue a point for Harrogate in a 3-3 draw at Accrington.Harrogate had led twice through James Daly and Ellis Taylor but entered stoppage time trailing after goals from Tyler Walton, Jimmy Knowles and Kelsey Mooney.Town’s Levi Sutton hit a post early on before the visitors started the scoring in the 16th minute.Stanley failed to clear...Full Story »

York registered their first victory of the new Vanarama National League season by dispatching Tamworth 2-0 at LNER Community Stadium.Two second-half goals in quick succession did the damage with Ollie Pearce netting a 54th-minute opener from the penalty spot following a foul by Haydn Hollis.And moments later, York powered further ahead when Billy Chadwick followed up his silky run by beating goa...Full Story »

Aberdeen left it late as a debut goal from Topi Keskinen eventually saw them find a way to overcome Championship side Queen’s Park 1-0 and progress to the Premier Sports Cup quarter-finals.The Dons, who had won all four of their group matches, were the better side against a Spiders team who had lost only once in the competition, to Hibernian.But with Bojan Miovski having departed for Giron...Full Story »

Forest Green maintained their unbeaten start to the new National League season with a 4-0 victory at Boston.The visitors delivered a dominant first-half display as they outclassed their hosts, who were condemned to a second successive league defeat.Christian Doidge opened the scoring after just three minutes as Boston found themselves immediately on the back foot and their defensive issues soon ...Full Story »