Lee Johnson apologised to the travelling Sunderland fans after his side were thrashed 4-0 by Pompey in monsoon conditions at Fratton Park.John Marquis’ double helped Pompey claim their first league win since August 17 to ease the pressure on Johnson’s counterpart Danny Cowley.Johnson spent much of the second half trying to get the game called off due to a waterlogged pitch but refuse...Full Story »

Darrell Clarke apologised to opposing manager Kenny Jackett for his celebrations after Port Vale produced a spectacular turnaround to beat Leyton Orient.An injury-time equaliser and winner – after Orient had taken an 86th-minute lead through Tom James – snatched the points for Vale but Clarke said he felt his side were ‘dominant’ and praised the response from his players,...Full Story »

Wigan boss Leam Richardson believes their 2-0 win at Gillingham could prove to be one of their most important results of the season after they moved to the top of League One.Max Power and Will Keane scored second-half goals for the Latics in an absorbing game at Priestfield.Wigan are now top on goal difference from Sunderland and Richardson was proud of how they battled to victory and bounced ba...Full Story »

Sutton manager Matt Gray insisted his side got exactly what they deserved after finally breaking their League Two duck away from home at Northampton on Saturday.Joe Kizzi and Donovan Wilson struck either side of half-time as Sutton dispatched Northampton 2-0 at Sixfields for their first-ever EFL victory on the road.Gray’s team, who have won four of their last five league games, dominated t...Full Story »

Ben Garner denied taking special satisfaction from beating the club who sacked him only 11 months ago after Swindon won 3-1 at Bristol Rovers.But the Swindon boss was understandably proud of his players after late goals from Ben Gladwin and substitute Harry McKirdy crowned a dominant performance.Harry Anderson had fired Rovers in front in the 17th minute, only for Town to storm back after the br...Full Story »

Robbie Neilson challenged his Hearts side to go to Ibrox in a fortnight’s time and prove they are the real deal after their 2-0 win over in-form Motherwell sent them top of the cinch Premiership.Liam Boyce and Stephen Kingsley were on target in the first half as the Tynecastle side extended their unbeaten start in the top flight to eight games for the first time since 2005.The win took the...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor could not hide his frustration after watching his side twice throw away the lead in a 2-2 draw with Walsall at St James Park.Tim Dieng gave Exeter a dream start, heading home inside five minutes, but Walsall deservedly drew level when George Miller scored from the spot after a clumsy Harry Kite foul.Dieng won Exeter a penalty, which Matt Jay missed, before Sam Nombe re...Full Story »

St Johnstone boss Callum Davidson was satisfied with his side’s dominant performance as they claimed a 3-1 cinch Premiership victory over rivals Dundee at McDiarmid Park.A Chris Kane brace was the dream start from the home side, who netted within a nine-minute period in their aspiration to claim all three points, before Stevie May killed the game as a contest, 45 seconds after the restart....Full Story »

Rotherham boss Paul Warne was delighted to see his team register back-to-back wins as they eased past Cheltenham with a 2-0 Sky Bet League One success at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium.The goals came in the second half from Will Grigg and a superb finish from Rarmani Edmonds-Green and if it had not been for the efforts of Rotherham-born home goalkeeper Scott Flinders, it could have been more.“We ...Full Story »

Gareth Ainsworth labelled this Wycombe squad as the best he has ever built after Curtis Thompson’s last-gasp winner snatched a 4-3 victory against Morecambe.The visitors were two goals up within half-an-hour thanks to neat finishes from Alfie McCalmont and Adam Phillips, but Wycombe came roaring back in the second half.Daryl Horgan’s low drive and Sam Vokes’ header levelled the...Full Story »