Tony Mowbray praised the ‘extraordinary’ workrate of Ben Brereton Diaz after the striker hit a hat-trick in Blackburn’s 5-1 crushing of Cardiff.Rovers maintained their impressive start to the Sky Bet Championship season by thumping the Bluebirds and Chile international Brereton Diaz was at the heart of it.Sam Gallagher opened the scoring by slotting his third of the campaign be...Full Story »

Bradford boss Derek Adams admitted there were not any positives he could draw from his side’s 2-1 defeat at Crawley.Goals in each half from Will Ferry and Nick Tsaroulla made it five league games without a win for City, who replied late on through Callum Cooke.The Bantams made an encouraging start with three wins from their first four league games, but have since only taken two points and ...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson paid tribute to his club’s fans after they stood and applauded at the end despite their team wasting chance after chance in the 1-1 draw with Gillingham.Matty Taylor fired the U’s in front after five minutes from Herbie Kane’s pass through the middle, for his first goal in seven matches.But Alex MacDonald levelled for Gillingham with a spectacular equa...Full Story »

Boss Brendan Rodgers praised evergreen Jamie Vardy after he salvaged a point for Leicester.The striker’s double saw the Foxes grab a late 2-2 draw against a Burnley side still searching for their first Premier League win of the season.Vardy gave the visitors the lead with a first-half own goal before levelling, only for Maxwel Cornet to restore Burnley’s advantage.The 34-year-old ear...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Slavisa Jokanovic praised his team’s character and personality after they recorded a 1-0 victory over 10-man Derby following a late penalty from Billy Sharp.Goalkeeper Kelle Roos was sent off in the 57th minute for a foul on Sharp and the Rams looked to be holding out for a point until the Blades striker kept his cool from 12 yards at the death.Derby forward Tom Lawre...Full Story »

Portsmouth boss Danny Cowley rued missed opportunities as Josh Davison’s late equaliser ensured an entertaining match against Charlton at The Valley finished 2-2.Ronan Curtis gave the visitors the lead in the sixth minute with a terrific curling effort before Sean Clare equalised just after half-time.Portsmouth regained the advantage through Marcus Harness with 18 minutes remaining– ...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Stephen Robinson heaped praise on his players as they came from behind to take a point from Lancashire rivals Accrington despite going down to 10 men.Shane McLoughlin was sent off before half-time and when Colby Bishop put Stanley 3-2 ahead on 68 minutes they looked set for the points, until Cole Stockton levelled with his 10th goal of the season nine minutes from time.Robinson sa...Full Story »

Head coach Steve Cooper pledged that there is more to come from his Nottingham Forest side after seeing them hold Millwall to a 1-1 draw in his first game in charge.It needed a fortunate goal from Max Lowe seven minutes into the second half for the home side to cancel out a 32nd-minute header from Millwall forward Matt Smith.But a draw was the least Forest deserved as they collected their first ...Full Story »

Daniel Udoh’s first Sky Bet League One goal of the season lifted Shrewsbury out of the relegation zone and earned the praise of manager Steve Cotterill.Substitute Udoh scored the winner four minutes after coming on for fellow striker Sam Cosgrove.Luke Leahy supplied the cross for his team-mate’s header having also headed in himself in the 41st minute after Dapo Mebude’s opener ...Full Story »

Two penalties helped Dagenham continued to push for top spot in the National League with a 5-1 win against Solihull.A dominant Daggers performance saw goals from Josh Walker, Scott Wilson, Mauro Vilhete and a brace from Paul McCallum.Both sides saw plenty of the ball early on and James Ball, a very early substitute for the injured Danny Newton, made an impact 25 minutes in when he scored from a ...Full Story »