Exeter manager Gary Caldwell admits he is looking forward to an international break after witnessing his side’s 3-0 defeat at Fleetwood.The visitors shipped three goals in a disastrous first half, never really looked like salvaging anything from their long trip north and left the field to a chorus of boos from their travelling fans.Caldwell held his hands up and is prepared to carry the ca...Full Story »

Under-pressure manager David Wagner felt Norwich’s 3-2 comeback win at Cardiff proved he has the full support of his dressing room.The Canaries went into the contest in the Welsh capital having collected just one point from their previous six Championship outings.But Ryan Wintle’s own goal and Adam Idah’s strike, Christian Fassnacht having netted in the first half, earned Norwi...Full Story »

Darrell Clarke says his Cheltenham team must maintain the standards shown in their 1-1 draw with Wigan if they are to give themselves a fighting chance of survival in League One.The Robins recovered from falling behind to an early own goal to level through Liam Sercombe’s penalty and then push for a winner.Wigan missed a second-half penalty, but Clarke felt it would have been a travesty if...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna had mixed reactions to his team’s 3-2 victory over Swansea which took them level on points with Championship leaders Leicester.Town, who came into the game on a three-match winless run in all competitions, fell behind to Jay Fulton’s seventh-minute header.Jack Taylor, Conor Chaplin and George Hirst all scored to put Ipswich in command, but Swansea pulle...Full Story »

Ruben Selles wants his Reading team to be more ruthless after their woeful away form continued with a 3-2 defeat at Shrewsbury.Sam Smith and Dom Ballard put the Royals 2-0 up inside the opening 15 minutes and they looked on course to put a winless run on the road to bed.But Shrewsbury pulled one back through Tom Bayliss before half-time, and then two Shrews defenders spoilt the party in addition...Full Story »

Ian Evatt called George Thomason’s stunning match winner “very special” as Bolton’s fifth straight Skybet League One victory was made in Blackpool.Midfielder Thomason, let go by the Seasiders at 16, netted a superb 74th-minute strike to the delight of ex-Bloomfield Road favourite, Evatt, with the Tangerines beaten 1-0.“Football throws up these stories sometimes,&rdq...Full Story »

Craig Levein feels his St Johnstone side have overcome their fears after battling to a vital 1-0 victory over Ross County in the cinch Premiership.Graham Carey’s wonderful curling effort 19 minutes from time clinched the win for Saints and lifted them off the foot of the table and up to 10th.Levein saw his team squander a 2-0 advantage in his first match in charge against Motherwell but th...Full Story »

Manager Matt Gray was pleased for his Sutton players after they struck deep into stoppage time to claim a 1-1 draw at Colchester.Omar Sowunmi fired high into the roof of the net in the fifth minute of time added on following good work by Harry Smith to salvage a point for the visitors.It had looked like Colchester were on course for a fourth successive league win after Arthur Read latched onto B...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne described the 3-0 home win over Barnsley as “a boost for the dressing room.”Barnsley came into the game unbeaten on the road this season but that run was ended by a James Collins brace and a Craig Forsyth goal.The game was reasonably even up to the 35th minute when Jordan Williams pushed over Collins in the box and the striker got up to tuck away the penal...Full Story »

Joe Edwards insists he will not get carried away despite seeing his Millwall side beat Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 at Hillsborough in his first game in charge of the club.Goals from Murray Wallace and George Saville in the first half paired with a couple more from Wes Harding and Brooke Norton-Cuffy in the second gave the Lions a brilliant victory away from home.Edwards said: “The scoreline is...Full Story »

Hibernian head coach Nick Montgomery described Martin Boyle as a “special player” after the forward provided a superb assist for Josh Campbell to score the only goal of the game against Kilmarnock.The Australia international, who also had an earlier effort ruled out for offside, sped forward with a forceful run from the centre-circle before teeing up his team-mate from close range.Ca...Full Story »

Valerien Ismael hailed a “great performance” after his Watford side heaped further misery on struggling Rotherham with a 5-0 thumping at Vicarage Road.Watford endured a tricky start to the campaign, but are now six games unbeaten and charging up the Sky Bet Championship table after their biggest victory of the season.Despite just six places separating the two sides heading into the g...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta made a point of praising the officials and VAR as 10-man Arsenal beat Burnley to move level with Premier League leaders Manchester City,Fabio Vieira was sent off late on for a high challenge on Josh Brownhill, who had earlier cancelled out a brave Leandro Trossard opener.But Arsenal had already secured the points by the time Vieira was dismissed, William Saliba heading them back in ...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers caretaker manager Andy Mangan was full of praise for his 10-man side’s desire after earning a hard-fought 1-0 win at Carlisle.Sam Lavelle’s own goal before half-time proved to be the difference as Rovers, who extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to five matches, rose to 10th place in the League One table and United dropped to 22nd.The Pirates went a man down...Full Story »

Lee Bell praised Crewe’s players for shrugging off an injury crisis to return to winning ways at Gresty Road.A penalty seven minutes into stoppage time converted by the Railwaymen’s leading scorer Courtney Baker-Richardson settled a tight affair with the late drama also including a change of referee and a 12-minute hold-up for crowd trouble.Referee Simon Mather pulled up with a muscl...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag says Manchester United need to start making life easier for themselves after his under-fire side secured a much-needed victory against promoted Luton before the international break.This has been a chastening second season in the dugout for the Dutchman, with Wednesday’s 4-3 Champions League collapse in Copenhagen making it nine defeats in just 17 matches.United could ill-affor...Full Story »

Steven Naismith savoured a “big win” for Hearts as two goals from Lawrence Shankland helped see off Motherwell at Fir Park.The Tynecastle side had been under rising pressure after a mixed start to the season but this victory moved them up into fourth place in the table.Naismith was pleased with his side’s performance but knew they would need to replicate it after the internatio...Full Story »

Josh Campbell scored the only goal of the game to see off Kilmarnock and hand Hibernian head coach Nick Montgomery his first Premiership victory in seven games.The midfielder slotted home from close range after Martin Boyle did brilliantly to tee up his team-mate.The result moves the Easter Road club to within a point of sixth place Kilmarnock in the cinch Premiership.Kilmarnock played well in p...Full Story »

Tranmere secured a vital three points to move out of the League Two relegation places with an impressive 3-0 win over fellow strugglers Forest Green Rovers at Prenton Park.The home side took the lead in the eighth minute when Tyrese Omotoye appeared to deflect the ball into his own net from a corner after Jordan Turnbull’s initial header looked to be going wide.Tranmere had further chances...Full Story »

Jamie Reid scored the only goal of the game but Stevenage’s 1-0 win at Wycombe was overshadowed by serious injuries to two home players.An aerial challenge between Boro captain Carl Piergianni and Wycombe forward Brandon Hanlan resulted in the latter being stretchered off with a shoulder injury.The delay saw 14 minutes of additional time in the first half, during which Wanderers hit the cr...Full Story »

Falkirk consolidated their place at the top of cinch League One with a 2-1 win over bottom club Edinburgh City.Innes Murray had given the visitors an unexpected lead in the ninth minute.Aidan Nesbitt, though, hauled the Bairns level just before half-time and Ross Maciver struck in the 66th minute to complete the turnaround.Second-placed Hamilton kept up the pressure with a 5-0 win over Stirling ...Full Story »

Daniel Farke admitted his Leeds side made life complicated in a 2-1 win over Plymouth at Elland Road which keeps them in the automatic promotion race.Leeds controlled the first half but were nearly caught out after the Pilgrims grabbed a late goal.Dan James gave Leeds an early lead as he curled in, and Joel Piroe doubled the advantage in another dominant first-half display which the home side fa...Full Story »

Deflated boss Andy Crosby criticised Port Vale’s naivety after Olamide Shodipo’s last-gasp equaliser for Lincoln saw his side’s winless run stretch to nine Sky Bet League One games with a 1-1 draw.The Valiants looked set to land an elusive win after Ben Garrity’s first-half effort, but substitute Shodipo slid in late on to steal a share of the spoils at Sincil Bank.Both s...Full Story »

Barrow boss Pete Wild admitted he would have been happy with a point at Bradford before George Ray popped up late on to secure a 2-1 win.Defender Ray sealed a hard-earned victory which spoiled Graham Alexander’s first game in charge of the Bantams.The Bluebirds are now up to sixth in League Two thanks to a seven-match unbeaten run.Wild said: “I’m 100 per cent delighted with tha...Full Story »

Craig Short experienced a wave of emotion as he witnessed his Oxford side record a 3-2 away win at Leyton Orient.Appointed on an interim basis after boss Liam Manning resigned earlier in the week before joining Bristol City, he saw the U’s take a three-goal lead with a double from Ruben Rodrigues and a goal by Billy Bodin before a Fin Stevens own goal and a strike by leading scorer Ruel So...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Nigel Adkins could hardly contain his delight as he saw his side move out of the League Two relegation places with a comfortable 3-0 win over Forest Green Rovers at Prenton Park.Adkins, who was named permanent Rovers boss in midweek, saw his side take the lead after just eight minutes when the unfortunate Tyrese Omotoye put through his own net from a Tranmere corner.The home side d...Full Story »

Grimsby’s joint-caretaker manager Ben Davies was blown away by the character shown by his side during their 3-2 win over Morecambe at Blundell Park.The hosts scored three goals in 11 minutes after half-time to stun Morecambe and grab the points from their first League Two match since sacking Paul Hurst.Danny Rose, Kieran Green and Rekeil Pyke were on target in that blisterin...Full Story »

Dundee boss Tony Docherty is refusing to get carried away despite the thumping 4-0 cinch Premiership win over St Mirren at Dens Park.The Dark Blues beat the Buddies thanks to an Amadou Bakayoko double, with Zak Rudden and Zach Robinson also on the scoresheet.The emphatic win moved Dundee up to fifth in the table, just two points behind third-top St Mirren.However, Docherty insists everyone at De...Full Story »

Victor Lindelof secured Manchester United a much-needed win heading into the international break but there is plenty of work to do after Erik ten Hag’s side edged past promoted Luton.The Dutchman’s second season in the hot-seat began with nine defeats in 17 matches, leading pressure to mount on a side looking to avoid a first ever Old Trafford defeat to the Hatters.But United bounced...Full Story »

Graham Alexander’s first game in charge of Bradford ended in a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of in-form Barrow.A late goal from George Ray extended the Bluebirds’ unbeaten run to seven games and ensured Alexander’s reign got off to a losing start.Barely 30 seconds had gone when Dom Telford fired home low following Kian Spence’s smart cross for the visitors.Minutes later Br...Full Story »

Reading’s woeful away form continued after Jason Sraha snatched a late winner for Shrewsbury in a dramatic 3-2 victory.The Royals opened the scoring in the 12th minute.David Button’s goal-kick was brought down by Sam Smith inside the area and he powered it into the back of the net off a post.Reading doubled their advantage inside 15 minutes as Andy Yiadom stood up a floated cross int...Full Story »

Oldham came from behind to draw 1-1 with Eastleigh in the National League.The Spitfires were awarded a penalty after Paul McCallum was brought down in the box and Chris Maguire stepped up to fire them ahead in the 26th minute.However, Oldham levelled in the 69th minute when Mark Kitching set up Alex Reid, who blasted the ball into the roof of the net from close range.A closely-fought draw left b...Full Story »

Mansfield moved into the League Two automatic promotion places with a 2-1 win at Salford.The Stags recorded a fourth straight league win as they preserved their unbeaten record in the fourth tier this season.Nigel Clough’s side – who are joined only by Portsmouth in not suffering a defeat in the Football League this term – landed the first blow when they took the lead in the 19...Full Story »

Ali Al Hamadi’s double fired nine-man AFC Wimbledon to within touching distance of the League Two play-off places thanks to a 2-0 win over Doncaster.Al Hamadi broke the deadlock from a yard out to give Wimbledon a late first-half lead, before smashing the ball home after the break to seal the points at Plough Lane.The Dons were forced to play the final 18 minutes a player short after Hus B...Full Story »

Joe Edwards enjoyed an impressive start to life as Millwall manager as his side hammered Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 at Hillsborough.Goals from Murray Wallace, George Saville, Wes Harding and Brooke Norton-Cuffy gave the Lions a convincing victory in Edwards’ first game at the club, while Wednesday’s miserable Championship campaign continues.Wednesday manager Danny Rohl made two changes ...Full Story »

Jack Cook’s stoppage-time heroics snatched victory for Wealdstone as they beat Rochdale 3-2.Kairo Mitchell put Dale ahead in the ninth minute, getting on the end of a through ball and slotting it past Jed Ward to score his eighth goal of the season.But Wealdstone levelled three minutes into first-half stoppage time when Tarryn Allarakhia’s cross was turned in by Cook.Rochdale went ah...Full Story »

Ipswich returned to winning ways and moved level on points with Championship leaders Leicester after coming from a goal down to beat Swansea 3-2.Town, who had been held to back to back league draws after their Carabao Cup exit, fell behind after just seven minutes when Jay Fulton’s header found the back of the net.But Jack Taylor’s wonderful long-range strike drew the teams level aft...Full Story »

Kane Ferdinand’s first-half effort made it back-to-back Vanarama National League wins for Maidenhead after a 1-0 victory at home to Halifax.Alan Devonshire’s side had pushed Sky Bet League One outfit Oxford close in a 2-0 loss in round one of the FA Cup last weekend and bounced back to stun high-flying Halifax.Ferdinand broke the deadlock in the 36th minute when he flicked home after...Full Story »

David Wotherspoon scored twice as in-form Inverness moved out of the Scottish Championship relegation spots with a 3-1 win over play-off chasing Ayr.Wotherspoon opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with a close-range finish after Nathan Shaw’s effort fell into his path.The forward added a second 11 minutes later with a deflected effort, taking his goal tally to three in as many games, bef...Full Story »

Omar Sowunmi returned to haunt his old club with a stoppage-time equaliser as Sutton claimed a 1-1 draw at Colchester.Sowunmi fired into the roof of the net in the fifth minute of added time to earn the visitors a point after Harry Smith’s lay-off from Christian N’Guessan’s free-kick into the box.It had looked as though Colchester were heading for a fourth successive league win...Full Story »

Altrincham extended their unbeaten run to 10 Vanarama National League games as they beat Southend 2-0 at the J Davidson Stadium.The Robins went close when Chris Conn-Clarke forced a fine save from Shrimpers’ goalkeeper David Martin at full stretch.Southend, who had been unbeaten in their last seven league games, almost broke the deadlock just before half-time when Harry Cardwell headed wid...Full Story »

Ross Millen came back to haunt former club Queen’s Park with a late winner as 10-man Raith edged a topsy-turvy 3-2 Scottish Championship match at Hampden Park.Lewis Vaughan broke the deadlock for the visitors six minutes before the break as he slotted Aidan Connolly’s assist into the bottom corner.Just after the hour mark, Euan Murray was sent off for Raith for a foul on Ruari Paton....Full Story »

Hartlepool’s winless run extended to a fifth match after Ebbsfleet struck in stoppage time to earn a 2-2 draw.John Askey’s team had struggled for form in the Vanarama National League after a strong start to the campaign and entered this fixture following a run of seven defeats in eight matches in all competitions.Emmanuel Dieseruvwe gave Hartlepool the ideal start with a 25-yard effo...Full Story »

Conor McGrandles scored a stoppage-time equaliser to earn Charlton a 2-2 draw at League One leaders Portsmouth in a pulsating game at Fratton Park.Abu Kamara put Pompey ahead at the break and, after Alfie May levelled in the 71st minute, Colby Bishop quickly restored the lead from the spot.But McGrandles struck in the third minute of added time to earn the Addicks a point.Pompey’s early bo...Full Story »

Odin Bailey scored his first league goal for Stockport as the League Two leaders twice came from behind to beat Swindon 4-2.Dan Kemp gave Swindon the lead against the run of play in the 31st minute with a deflected long-range effort.Will Collar equalised from the penalty spot seven minutes into the second half after goalkeeper Murphy Mahoney had upended Macauley Southam-Hales.Jake Young restored...Full Story »

York continued their upturn in form with a 2-0 win at Vanarama National League rivals Fylde.The Minstermen, unbeaten in their last two fixtures after the FA Cup first-round draw at Chester, took an early lead when Scott Burgess volleyed in Ryan Fallowfield’s cross from close range.Fallowfield then got on the end of a cut-back from Dipo Akinyemi to put City 2-0 up in the 28th minute.Fylde, ...Full Story »

Billy Chadwick’s hat-trick earned Gateshead interim manager Rob Elliot a maiden win after a 6-0 thrashing of Dorking in the Vanarama National League.Ex-Newcastle goalkeeper Elliot took over coaching duties last month after Mike Williamson left to join MK Dons but had gone winless in his first three fixtures and watched his team exit the FA Cup last weekend.Gateshead bounced back in style f...Full Story »

Aldershot kept themselves in the top six of the Vanarama National League with a hard-fought 1-0 win over rock-bottom Kidderminster at the EEB Stadium.The Shots had won 7-4 at Swindon in the FA Cup last weekend and made another positive start here to take the lead in the 24th minute.Cian Harries sent a long ball forward, which was flicked on by Lorent Tolaj and Josh Stokes drilled his shot into t...Full Story »

One-time Bloomfield Road youngster George Thomason scored a spectacular 74th-minute winner to earn in-form Bolton a 1-0 Skybet League One win over Blackpool in front of 24,238 at the Toughsheet Community Stadium.And Wanderers’ sixth successive win in all competitions was extra special for boss Ian Evatt who spent seven years as a player with the Seasiders, helping them into the Premier Lea...Full Story »

Olamide Shadipo’s dramatic last-gasp equaliser secured Lincoln a point from a 1-1 draw in a game which saw both sides finish with 10 men as Port Vale’s winless run in Sky Bet League One stretched to nine games.Inspired Lukas Jensen produced a string of fine saves to keep the Imps in the game.First he got the finest touch to divert Tottenham loanee Alfie Devine’s diving header o...Full Story »

QPR and Bristol City played out a 0-0 draw at Loftus Road, highlighting that their new managers both have work to do.City defended well in their first match under Liam Manning in a solid but unspectacular start to his reign following his recent arrival from Oxford as successor to Nigel Pearson.QPR boss Marti Cifuentes will take some encouragement from his team’s display in his first home g...Full Story »

Northampton ended their six-game winless run by beating Burton 2-0 at Sixfields in League One.After a tight first half, the Cobblers dominated the second and came away with all three points thanks to goals from Marc Leonard and Sam Hoskins.Joe Powell curled an early free-kick over the angle of post and crossbar as Burton made a bright start before the home side grew into the game and enjoyed a g...Full Story »

Championship leaders Leicester suffered their second successive 1-0 defeat after Sam Greenwood settled a tight game with a late stunner to send Middlesbrough into the international break on a high.Enzo Maresca’s side lost to Leeds last week and Greenwood – on loan at Boro from Elland Road – hit a brilliant free-kick seven minutes from time to lift Michael Carrick’s Boro u...Full Story »

Derby ended Barnsley’s unbeaten away run in League One as James Collins scored twice in a 3-0 win.Collins fired in a first-half penalty and struck again after Craig Forsyth scored to condemn Barnsley to their first defeat on the road this season.Derby started strongly with Nathaniel Mendez-Laing causing problems on the left although Joe Wildsmith had to turn behind an Adam Phillips free-ki...Full Story »

Newport and MK Dons battled to a 0-0 draw after both sides missed a host of chances at Rodney Parade.County striker Omar Bogle wasted several opportunities, but the closest either side came to opening the scoring in the first half was when Dons striker Max Dean forced Nick Townsend into a superb save after half an hour.Townsend’s opposite number Craig MacGillivray presented Will Evans with...Full Story »

Oleksandr Zinchenko scored the pick of the goals as 10-man Arsenal secured a comfortable win over Burnley to move level on points with Premier League leaders Manchester City.Mikel Arteta’s side took advantage of rivals Tottenham losing earlier in the day to pick-up a 3-1 victory over struggling Burnley, whose captain Josh Brownhill cancelled out Leandro Trossard’s brave opener at the...Full Story »

Adam Armstrong continued Southampton’s reputation as the Championship’s  late kings as his 79th-minute winner clinched a 2-1 victory over promotion rivals West Brom.Will Smallbone had put Saints ahead early on before Kyle Bartley levelled things, with West Brom almost leading when Darnell Furlong hit the crossbar.But Armstrong coolly prodded in his ninth goal of the season to gr...Full Story »

Liam Delap’s stoppage-time goal consigned struggling Huddersfield to 1-0 Sky Bet Championship defeat at Hull.The visitors were resolute against the possession-driven Tigers but were finally outsmarted when Delap thrashed home from a central position.Hull bossed the game in terms of possession, but they lacked a necessary flash of quality to break down a well-constructed Town back five in r...Full Story »

Norwich struck twice late on to come from behind and beat Cardiff 3-2 to ease the pressure on under-fire boss David Wagner.The Canaries silenced the Cardiff City Stadium crowd as Christian Fassnacht poked home his third goal of the campaign in the 22nd minute.Cardiff responded well and saw Josh Bowler equalise in the 39th minute before Callum Robinson headed them in front on 43 minutes.But Ryan ...Full Story »