Dominic Solanke proved to be the match winner as Bournemouth beat Queens Park Rangers 2-1 to extend their unbeaten start to the Championship season.First-half strikes from Jaidon Anthony and Solanke did the damage for the Cherries before Sam McCallum bagged a consolation goal mid-way through the second.Bournemouth handed a full league debut to Scotland midfielder Ryan Christie following his tran...Full Story »

Blackburn produced a dominant second-half display to defeat toothless Hull 2-0 in the Sky Bet Championship.After an uneventful opening half that the struggling visitors edged, Rovers powered past their visitors with a two-goal burst in the space of four minutes, just reward for an energetic start to the half.Daniel Ayala set the hosts on their way just after the hour with a towering header and B...Full Story »

Jon Guthrie came up with the only goal at Rodney Parade as Northampton beat Newport 1-0 to move up to third in the League Two table.The central defender could not believe his luck when the ball bounced at his feet from a rebound header in the home six-yard area that allowed him to smash home the winner.Guthrie had gone up for a free-kick that cost Newport’s teenage debutant Aneurin Livermo...Full Story »

Romelu Lukaku’s pinpoint header rescued Chelsea’s first match as Champions League holders in a 1-0 win over Zenit St Petersburg.Belgium hitman Lukaku bagged his third goal in two games and his fourth for Chelsea since his £98million switch from Inter Milan.The 28-year-old converted captain Cesar Azpilicueta’s hanging far-post cross with a header of stunning accuracy, and ...Full Story »

Emil Riis struck in the fifth minute of stoppage time to earn Preston a 2-2 draw at Sheffield United.The Danish striker grabbed his sixth goal of the season in all competitions after home substitute Sander Berge thought his 84th-minute effort had secured the spoils for the hosts, who had earlier seen Morgan Gibbs-White’s opener cancelled out by Daniel Johnson’s 50th league goal.Gibbs...Full Story »

Boreham Wood and Halifax remain in the top six of the National League after the sides could not be separated in a 2-2 draw at Meadow Park.The visitors opened the scoring when a low cross was thumped home by Billy Waters 22 minutes into the first half.Five minutes later the home side levelled things up after Josh Rees diverted Frankie Raymond’s low shot into the net past keeper Sam Johnson....Full Story »

Manchester United’s Champions League campaign got off to a nightmare start as Jordan Siebatcheu’s stoppage-time strike earned Young Boys a famous 2-1 victory against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s 10 men in Switzerland. Three-and-a-half months on from losing the Europa League final to Villarreal on penalties, the Red Devils were on course to return to continental action with a strai...Full Story »

Stoke will be without Morgan Fox when they host Barnsley.The defender suffered a hamstring injury during training on Monday and he joins Nick Powell (thigh) on the sidelines.Sam Clucas (Achilles) and Steven Fletcher (ankle) are also doubts for the Potters as they look to maintain their 100 per cent home record this season and make it six successive wins at the bet365 Stadium.Captain Joe Allen is...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Chris Hughton will still be without new signings Braian Ojeda and Mohamed Drager for the home game against Middlesbrough.Midfielder Ojeda and defender Drager were both signed on deadline day, but are still in isolation following international duty with Paraguay and Tunisia respectively.Full-back Jordi Osei-Tutu (hamstring) remains doubtful, but a third deadline-day signing...Full Story »

Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson is unlikely to have a major reshuffle ahead of Wednesday night’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Luton.Pearson fielded an unchanged starting line-up for Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Preston at Ashton Gate, which extended the club’s wait for a home win to 13 games dating back to January, and has no new issues with which to contend.Chris Martin and And...Full Story »