Vincent Kompany paid tribute to his young Dutch loan star Ian Maatsen after he fired in the two goals that earned a sixth successive win in the Championship for his Burnley side with a 2-1 triumph at Swansea.The 20-year-old Chelsea player, who is on a season long loan at Turf Moor, scored twice in the opening 23 minutes with magnificent left-footed strikes that gave home keeper Steven Benda no c...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick demanded more from his side after they returned to the Championship play-off spots.Matt Crooks’ brace and Chuba Akpom’s late strike earned a deserved 3-1 win at Birmingham.Tahith Chong pulled a goal back for the mid-table hosts to give them hope before Akpom rubber-stamped Boro’s sixth win in their last seven games.Carrick has lifted Boro from...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe praised his Preston side’s character after Ched Evans secured a last-gasp win at Stoke.The 34-year-old forward nodded home a 93rd-minute winner to get the visitors’ year off to a winning start in dramatic fashion.The Lilywhites, who had suffered three successive losses going into the game, edged a fixture low on quality to condemn former boss Alex Neil to defeat.Only Burnle...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson expressed frustration with his club’s decision to hand Rangers three stands for the upcoming Scottish Cup clash after fans staged a silent protest during a 1-0 home defeat by Dundee United.Saints announced last week that their supporters would be restricted to the main stand at McDiarmid Park for the January 21 contest and increased prices to £30 ...Full Story »

Pete Wild saw his Barrow side again firing blanks despite collecting only their second point in five games with a 0-0 draw against struggling Rochdale.And the Barrow boss predicts a busy transfer window for the Cumbrians who are 10th in Sky Bet League Two but only two points from the play-offs.A lack of goals has contributed to just two points from a possible 15, though EFL debutant goalkeeper S...Full Story »

Stevenage manager Steve Evans was keen to play down a fracas in the tunnel between the two teams during half-time of his side’s 1-0 victory over Gillingham.Referee Carl Boyeson’s whistle could be heard being blown inside the tunnel after backroom staff from both sides squared up for what Evans’ counterpart at Gillingham, Neil Harris, described as a ‘frank exchange of view...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale believes his side were “spooked” by their double penalty miss as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Motherwell.Nicky Devlin saw his early penalty saved by Liam Kelly before bundling in the rebound.With the ball having apparently struck Devlin’s hand on the way over the line, the goal was ruled out, but following a lengthy VAR check Livi ...Full Story »

Boss Jim Goodwin says now is not the time to panic after Aberdeen ended a four-game losing run in the cinch Premiership but could only draw against bottom side Ross County despite a dominant performance.Dons winger Matty Kennedy came closest to breaking the deadlock when his first-half effort was cleared off the line by Alex Iacovitti.But it was a toothless performance from Aberdeen who find the...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt praised his side’s flying start to the game after they cruised to a 3-0 victory over 10-man Barnsley.Dion Charles opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 12th minute after Barnsley captain Mads Andersen saw red for bringing down the Bolton striker.Jon Dadi Bodvarsson made it 2-0 just before half-time and Kyle Dempsey wrapped up the win late on as Bolton moved ...Full Story »

Billy Mckay helped himself to a hat-trick as Inverness came from behind to rout Scottish Championship rivals Cove Rangers 6-1.Eighth-placed Rangers got off to an encouraging start when Jack Sanders headed them into a 22nd-minute lead, but Mckay levelled before Danny Devine’s strike put the seventh-spotted hosts in front.It was 3-1 at the break after Mckay converted a 44th-minute penalty, a...Full Story »