Newcastle interim manager Graeme Jones believes whoever succeeds him will “inherit a healthy football club pulling in the same direction” after Isaac Hayden’s equaliser forced a 1-1 draw at 10-man Brighton.The result lifted the Magpies off the foot of the Premier League table in front of their prospective new boss Eddie Howe.Brighton had taken the lead from the penalty spot mid...Full Story »

Norwich have sacked head coach Daniel Farke just hours after winning their first Premier League game of the season.The German’s departure from Carrow Road was announced shortly after their 2-1 victory at Brentford.Farke had been under increasing pressure after the Canaries failed to win any of their opening 10 games in the top flight this term.Backroom staff Eddie Riemer, Chris Domogalla a...Full Story »

Isaac Hayden’s equaliser forced a 1-1 draw at 10-man Brighton that lifted Newcastle off the foot of the Premier League table in front of their prospective new boss Eddie Howe.Brighton had taken the lead from the penalty spot halfway through the first half, with Leandro Trossard sending the goalkeeper the wrong way.Against the run of play, Newcastle struck a leveller in the 65th minute when...Full Story »

Gary Madine bagged a precious equaliser as Blackpool earned a well-deserved Championship point in a battling 1-1 home draw with QPR.Midfielder Chris Willock fired the visitors into a welcome 26th-minute lead against the run of play with his third league goal of the season.But striker Madine levelled from the penalty spot nine minutes after the break to secure a point for the hosts.QPR goalkeeper...Full Story »

Michael Appleton breathed a sigh of relief after his Lincoln side made hard work of overcoming Essex-based Bowers and Pitsea in the FA Cup first round.Max Sanders’ 66th-minute goal – his first for the club – was all that separated the League One side and their Isthmian League Premier Division opponents as the Imps toiled against the part-timers.“If you don’t score i...Full Story »

Reading manager Veljko Paunovic said teenage substitute Jahmari Clarke experienced a “perfect baptism” after scoring twice as the Royals beat Birmingham 2-1 in a delayed game at St Andrew’s.Striker Clarke, 18, a half-time replacement for George Puscas, scored in the 70th and 82nd minutes to turn the game on its head after Reading trailed to Scott Hogan’s third-minute stri...Full Story »

Banbury’s dreams of a second-round berth in the FA Cup for the first time in their 90-year history was cruelly ended with a 4-0 drubbing by League Two Barrow.The brilliant Bluebirds put the hosts to the sword at Spencer Stadium as Mark Cooper’s side ended their worrying six-game winless streak.The Puritans were playing in the first round proper for the sixth time – and the seco...Full Story »

Charlton caretaker-manager Johnnie Jackson admitted the FA Cup first round tie against Havant & Waterlooville proved to be a tough fixture.The Sky Bet League One side won 4-0, with all the goals coming in the final 18 minutes, after struggling against the National League South outfit.Academy product Mason Burstow was among the scorers, and Jackson was keen to praise both him and the rest of ...Full Story »

Nigel Clough was delighted with another successful trip to the Stadium of Light as his Mansfield side claimed a narrow 1-0 victory to knock Sunderland out of the Emirates FA Cup.A full year since Clough was in the stands to witness the Stags earn a win by the same scoreline at the same stage of the competition, he got to do it all over again.That game was, strictly speaking, his first in charge ...Full Story »

Hull boss Grant McCann praised the defensive discipline of his team after their 2-0 victory over fellow Sky Bet Championship strugglers Barnsley.Goals from George Honeyman and Keane Lewis-Potter secured a valuable win for the Tigers, who ended a five-game losing run to leapfrog their hosts to 22nd in the table.McCann said: “It’s a big win. The two-week break has probably come at the ...Full Story »