Carlo Ancelotti's big summer signing is on a record-breaking scoring run Jude Bellingham continued to find the net in La Liga, while Vinicius Jr rounded into form, as Real Madrid put four past Osasuna to go top of the league. The Englishman scored two — and surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo's mark for goal contributions in his first 10 games — before Vinicius and Joselu rounded out the ...Full Story »

Saudi Pro League outfit Abha plan a January move for Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski. The Poland international attracted an approach from Abha over the summer, but decided to stay. However, Sport says Abha will try again over the New Year for Lewandowski. The striker has three other Pro League sides keen. For his part, Lewandowski has insisted he wants to stay with the Blaugrana. Thou...Full Story »

Roma coach Jose Mourinho said he fully expects to work in Saudi Arabia one day after his compatriot, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, led the way by joining Al Nassr, with a stream of players subsequently signing for Saudi Pro League teams. Mourinho seemed confident about moving to Saudi Arabia during an interview MBC Egypt TV channel, owned by Saudi MBC Group. "I will go to Saudi Arabia ...Full Story »

Juventus eyeing move for out-of-favour Man Utd star Juventus are planning to sign out-of-favour Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho in the January transfer window, according to The Sun. The Serie A giants are reportedly ready to sign the English international on loan in the next window and make it a permanent move in the summer for £60million. Juventus will also hope that the Red Devi...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper believes his side are heading in the right direction despite their trip to Crystal Palace ending in a “disappointing” goalless draw.Cooper’s men had their chances at Selhurst Park, where Morgan Gibbs-White saw a shot come back off a post and a sprightly Murillo was denied more than once by Eagles goalkeeper Sam Johnstone.In the end, it was a ...Full Story »

Crewe manager Lee Bell slammed the officials and called for better on-field communication between the referee and his assistants after his side’s 4-2 defeat at Salford.First-half headers from Courtney Baker-Richardson and Matt Smith meant it was all square at the break, but in the 57th minute Baker-Richardson was flagged for offside – a decision Bell believes the officials got wrong....Full Story »

Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest settled for a point apiece after playing out a goalless draw at Selhurst Park.Morgan Gibbs-White came closest for Forest when he clipped the inside of the far post in the first half, while Jean-Philippe Mateta narrowly missed breaking the deadlock in the second period.Roy Hodgson’s 400th Premier League game in charge was marred by two more injuries to h...Full Story »

Cheltenham manager Darrell Clarke was relieved to see the robins finally find the back of the net in the 1-1 Sky Bet League One draw with Derby.Clarke collapsed to the ground in theatrical disbelief in the technical area When the Robins got their first goal at the 12th attempt.It was only the second game of Clarke’s reign as boss, but his players had endured an EFL record-equalling run of ...Full Story »

Steve Evans played down speculation linking him with the vacant Sheffield Wednesday job after his Stevenage side moved up to fourth in League One with a 1-0 win over Wigan.Evans guided Boro to the third tier last term and his side are well in the mix for back-to-back promotions after a sixth win of the season.It was a chaotic affair, with a total of 28 minutes of stoppage time and a red card api...Full Story »

Barnsley manager Neill Collins praised the role of his substitutes in finally seeing off Exeter as the Tykes made it five away wins in a row with a 1-0 win at St James Park.In a tight game that could easily have gone either way, the Tykes won it in the 89th minute when Owen Dodgson came off the bench to cross for fellow sub John McAtee to stoop at the near post and head home the only goal of the...Full Story »

Barnet recovered from two goals down to beat Dorking 3-2 and keep up the pressure on Vanarama National League leaders Chesterfield.Josh Taylor and Jason Prior put Dorking in charge at Meadowbank, but second-half goals from Nicke Kabamba, Anthony Hartigan and Danny Collinge earned Barnet a comeback win that keeps them three points behind Chesterfield.Dorking took a fifth-minute lead when a long b...Full Story »

Manager Phil Parkinson was full of praise for the way his Wrexham side battled with 10 men after a first-half goal from striker Ollie Palmer gave them a 1-0 victory at Crawley.Wrexham came back three times after having a player sent off to clinch a 3-3 draw at Crewe a fortnight ago and the Red Dragons held firm for the last 24 minutes at the Broadfield Stadium with a man down to move above Crawl...Full Story »

Liam Rosenior lamented two dropped points after Hull were pegged back in an entertaining 2-2 draw with Millwall.Joe Bryan’s first Lions goal secured a point for the hosts but Hull were excellent in the first half, and led 2-1 at the break thanks to goals from Jaden Philogene and Adama Traore.Duncan Watmore had put Millwall ahead in the eighth minute and the hosts had chances to win it late...Full Story »

David Martindale heaped praise on Livingston for the ruthless way they put 10-man Motherwell to the sword in a 2-0 victory.The Lions made light work of cutting open their visitors once Lennon Miller had been red carded in first-half stoppage time for clipping the heels of Dan MacKay.Bruce Anderson made the breakthrough only seven minutes into the second half and Sean Kelly added a second from th...Full Story »

Grimsby boss Paul Hurst was left less than impressed with the “ridiculous rule” that saw his side concede the opener in a 2-2 draw at Tranmere.Donovan Wilson, who collided with Rovers’ goalkeeper Luke McGee, was off the pitch when Kieron Morris opened the scoring for the hosts at Prenton Park.Danny Rose and Rekeil Pyke had turned the game around before half-time.Connor Jennings...Full Story »

Shrewsbury boss Matthew Taylor welcomed a bit of luck as his side ended a long goal drought to beat Northampton 1-0.Daniel Udoh struck a late winner to give the Shrews their first goal in over 600 minutes, a run stretching back to August and including seven games in two competitions.The Shrews survived giving away a late penalty, as Sam Hoskins hit the crossbar with his 73rd-minute spot-kick, be...Full Story »

Swansea boss Michael Duff praised his side following the 3-1 victory at Plymouth which made it four Championship wins on the spin.Josh Key’s 90th-minute breakaway goal capped a superb Swans comeback after Luke Cundle had fired Plymouth into an 18th-minute lead.Jerry Yates restored parity and then sub Ollie Cooper scored with a brilliant long-range strike within a minute of his 67th-minute ...Full Story »

Pete Wild believes Barrow will be “right up there” this season after his side held League Two leaders Notts County to a 1-1 draw at Holker Street.Luke Williams’ Magpies went in front thanks to David McGoldrick’s first-half penalty.But the spoils were shared in the first English Football League meeting between the two sides since 1970 after Dean Campbell converted from the...Full Story »

Matt Gray was proud as punch with his Sutton players after they hammered Walsall 4-0 at Gander Green Lane.The U’s dragged themselves off the foot of Sky Bet League Two table with a first win since the opening day of the season.Harry Smith will get the plaudits after his deadly double after Omari Patrick opened the scoring, while Joe Riley’s own goal helped the cause.“It was exc...Full Story »

Leicester manager Enzo Maresca says it will be impossible to keep all of his top players happy this season as he aims to take the club back to the Premier League at the first time of asking.The Italian coach made six changes against Stoke, in what was his side’s third game in six days.The move paid off as Leicester recorded their sixth successive Championship win that kept them top of the ...Full Story »

Matt Bloomfield hailed his side’s summer signings after Wycombe hammered struggling Fleetwood 4-1.All four goals were scored by new-season arrivals as the visitors blew away Lee Johnson’s side at Highbury.Dale Taylor, on loan from Nottingham Forest, bagged a brace, whilst Freddie Potts and Luke Leahy also got in on the act against the 10-man hosts.Jack Marriott scored a mere consolat...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Erol Bulut accused his players of not working hard enough in their 1-1 draw with Watford.The Bluebirds manager watched his side fade markedly after taking the lead in the 26th minute through Mark McGuinness.The centre-half’s far-post volley from a Joe Ralls corner suggested a comfortable afternoon might be in store for the hosts against a Hornets outfit that had lost their thr...Full Story »

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers praised his players’ resolve in their 3-1 win over Kilmarnock.Goals from Reo Hatate, Luis Palma and Greg Taylor sent the champions seven points clear at the top of the cinch Premiership and made David Watson’s strike – that made it 2-1 – no more than a consolation.Rodgers admitted there had been a period of “grieving” following t...Full Story »

Gillingham caretaker boss Keith Millen was pleasantly surprised by his side’s response to the controversial sacking of Neil Harris as they beat MK Dons 2-1.Eyebrows were raised across the EFL when the Gills ownership opted to go in a ‘different direction’ and jettison Harris having led the league after four games.On the field, they were good value for a first league win in four...Full Story »

Darren Ferguson was thankful to players and fans alike following the  emotional 2-0 home victory over Lincoln.The Posh chief took charge of his side following the death of his mother, Lady Cathy Ferguson, at the age of 84.He was rewarded with a third consecutive home triumph and clean sheet which keeps them in the Sky Bet League One play-off places.Players and fans both showed their support...Full Story »

Hibernian head coach Nick Montgomery hailed Elie Youan for his reaction to a half-time warning after the winger netted two goals in 83 seconds to earn his side an Edinburgh derby point against Hearts at Tynecastle.Montgomery was unhappy with his side’s first-half efforts as they trailed to Alan Forrest’s spectacular strike before Christian Doidge’s 58th-minute own goal put Hear...Full Story »

Charlton head coach Michael Appleton praised the character of his side as they came back to draw 2-2 against Blackpool.The south London outfit looked out of the game with 10 minutes to go, but two goals in as many minutes earned a point.Although Charlton were unable to make it four wins in a row at the Valley, Appleton was pleased with the comeback.He said: “I’m really happy with the...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna was delighted to see individual players step up in their 4-2 victory over Preston.The promoted hosts kept pace with Sky Bet Championship leaders Leicester and extended their lead over third-placed Preston to eight points after making it six games unbeaten.A clever set-piece routine for Conor Chaplin’s opener and a superb solo goal from Brandon Williams ignite...Full Story »

Bradford caretaker manager Kevin McDonald described City’s 1-0 win over Swindon as a “good day for everyone involved”.McDonald stepped back from playing duties to take charge for the first time following the sacking of Mark Hughes in midweek.A first senior goal from local lad Bobby Pointon earned the win for Bradford after taking just two points from the previous three games at...Full Story »

John Coleman praised his two-goal striker Josh Andrews and says he will get better after Accrington’s 2-1 win over bottom club Forest Green.The on-loan Birmingham striker headed home in each half as Stanley ended a thee-match winless run.Mathew Stevens pulled a late goal back for Rovers, who slipped to the foot of the division after a sixth straight defeat.Stanley boss Coleman said: &ldquo...Full Story »

Mark Robins admitted his disappointment as Coventry salvaged a point against Norwich with a 1-1 draw at the Coventry Building Society Arena.Ben Gibson’s 88th-minute own goal handed the Sky Blues a point and maintained their unbeaten home start to the season after Jonathan Rowe poked in his sixth of the season before half time.The Sky Blues had chances to take all three points after Milan v...Full Story »

Leyton Orient manager Richie Wellens was delighted to secure a 2-1 win against Reading after a difficult week for the club.The O’s match with Lincoln on Tuesday was abandoned when lifelong supporter Derek Reynolds was taken ill and died later that evening.Wellens had seen his team dominate the early exchanges against Reading to deservedly take a first-half lead through a Jordan Brown piled...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday caretaker manager Neil Thompson admitted the quality might not have been there but could not fault his struggling side for their commitment in the goalless draw at home to Huddersfield.It was a Yorkshire derby of few chances at Hillsborough where the two men on the respective benches provided an interesting subplot to on-field events.Thompson was taking charge of his first ga...Full Story »

Fulham manager Marco Silva described Willian as “class” after the Brazilian’s stunning display in the 3-1 victory over Sheffield United at Craven Cottage.The 35-year-old added Fulham’s third in stoppage time and was largely unplayable during a dominant performance.Bobby De Cordova-Reid’s strike and an unfortunate Wes Foderingham own goal had twice put the Cottagers ...Full Story »

Gareth Ainsworth insisted he can turn things around at QPR after a 4-0 defeat at home to Blackburn increased the pressure on him.Ainsworth is determined to stay on as boss but his future looks uncertain after another dire performance.Rangers have won just once at Loftus Road since last October and an 11th home game without a win set a new club record.They almost went down under Ainsworth last se...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino believes Raheem Sterling can prove Gareth Southgate was wrong to leave him out of another England squad after the Chelsea forward inspired his side to a 4-1 come-from-behind win at Burnley.Days after Southgate left him out of the squad for next week’s internationals, Sterling took his frustrations out on his old Manchester City team-mate Vincent Kompany and Burnley, hav...Full Story »

Portsmouth manager John Mousinho admitted the 2-0 win at home to Port Vale was ‘a game of two halves’.After a lacklustre opening 45 minutes, top-scorer Colby Bishop scored twice early in the second half to extend the Sky Bet League One leaders’ unbeaten run to 23 games.Mousinho said: “Over the 90 minutes you could say ‘job done’ but it was a game of two halves...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Matt Taylor admitted Jordan Hugill’s smash-and-grab to draw 1-1 with Southampton may have saved his job.Taylor was under pressure following Wednesday night’s 90th-minute defeat to Bristol City, having won only once and failed to pick up a point on the road.But Hugill came off the bench to produce a stunning equaliser to cancel out Stuart Armstrong’s opener.&ld...Full Story »

Bournemouth head coach Andoni Iraola admits it is worrying already being in the bottom three and accepts a winless start to the season means he has “not done his homework”.The 3-0 defeat at Everton leaves the Cherries without a victory in eight matches, their worst start to a league season since the 1994-95 campaign in the third tier when they picked up just a point from the same num...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag says Manchester United’s stunning stoppage-time turnaround against Brentford has to be the “turning point” in their season.The afterglow from a promising first season under the Dutchman has long since dimmed, with the mood threatening to darken further before the international break.Mathias Jensen put Brentford on course for a famous Old Trafford win as United ente...Full Story »

Jordan Gibson scored a first career hat-trick but manager Paul Simpson says Carlisle’s match-winner should have finished with four goals against Bolton.Gibson, who had never previously netted even a senior double, fired a 44th-minute equalising penalty after Jon Mellish’s own goal put the Trotters in front.He added further goals in the 70th and 95th minutes as the Cumbrians secured a...Full Story »

Kelty Hearts moved up to third in Scottish League One with a 4-1 win at Edinburgh City.With a strong wind behind them, first-half goals from Tiwi Daramola and Adam Corbett put them in control before second-half strikes from Alfie Bavidge and Ross Cunningham made it a rout for the Fife team.Jack Wilkie scored a late consolation for the hosts.They are the best of the rest, topping the group that i...Full Story »

Sutton lifted themselves off the foot of Sky Bet League Two in style with a thumping 4-0 victory over Walsall.Matt Gray’s side had not tasted victory in the league since an opening day 5-1 thrashing over leaders Notts County. But when they do win, they win in style at Gander Green Lane.The U’s faithful were treated to a picture-perfect victory in the south London sunshine.The game wa...Full Story »

Stockport boss Dave Challinor believes his side must manage their expectations despite extending their winning streak to six matches with a narrow 1-0 success over Doncaster.Tanto Olaofe broke the deadlock in a close encounter in the 84th minute, nodding home an inswinging Will Collar cross and sealing a triumph which moved County up to second in the table, one point behind League Two leaders No...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough was frustrated by a third draw in a week after Stags were held 0-0 at home by promotion rivals AFC Wimbledon.But Clough’s men remain the only unbeaten side in the league and the point did move them up to fifth, thanks to a superb first-half penalty save by Christy Pym.“It was frustrating. There was a lack of composure and a lack of quality in that final th...Full Story »

Derek Adams saluted his “outstanding” Morecambe side after JJ McKiernan’s hat-trick secured them a deserved 3-1 win at Colchester, despite playing for more than an hour with 10 men.McKiernan headed home Adam Mayor’s 21st-minute corner to give Morecambe the lead but the visitors had James Connolly sent off in the 36th minute after the defender appeared to leave a boot in o...Full Story »

Daniel Farke singled out Archie Gray after the teenager starred in Leeds’ 2-1 Sky Bet Championship win over Bristol City.The 17-year-old midfielder was drafted in at right-back and kept Sam Bell quiet until the winger was replaced with 25 minutes to go at Elland Road.Dan James gave Leeds the lead, only for Kal Naismith to head in an equaliser in stoppage time at the end of the first half.H...Full Story »

Ipswich kept pace with Sky Bet Championship leaders Leicester and extended their lead over third-placed Preston to eight points after a thrilling 4-2 victory over North End at Portman Road.Conor Chaplin fired Ipswich ahead before the visitors levelled through Mads Frokjaer-Jensen. Brandon Williams’ superb solo effort restored Town’s advantage, which was added to by Nathan Broadhead.B...Full Story »

Ben Gibson’s late own goal handed Coventry a point as they came from a goal behind to draw 1-1 with Norwich.Jonathan Rowe had prodded Norwich ahead in the first half before Gibson headed through his own net to prevent a first Coventry home defeat since April.The Canaries came into the weekend with three away defeats on the bounce and had conceded the most goals away from home in the Champi...Full Story »

Joe Bryan’s first goal for Millwall earned them a 2-2 draw in a frenetic Championship encounter with Hull at The Den.After Jaden Philogene and Adama Traore had turned the game around for Hull following Duncan Watmore’s early opener, Bryan struck to secure a point.The Lions’ home form has been patchy, winning just two of their last eight matches, but they took the lead through W...Full Story »

George Moncur’s 90th-minute strike gave Leyton Orient a 2-1 win over Reading at Brisbane Road.Jordan Brown’s opener was cancelled out by the visitors’ Tyler Bindon but Moncur settled the issue in the final minute of normal time.Joe Pigott was twice denied early opportunities to open the scoring as his powerful header crashed against the crossbar and then David Button went at fu...Full Story »

Ayr returned to winning ways in the cinch Championship with a 2-1 victory at Airdrieonians.The Honest Men had lost four of their last five matches in the league, including a 2-1 home defeat against Raith last time out, but they impressed at the Excelsior Stadium.The visitors took the lead midway through the first half when a Jamie Murphy ball into the box was slotted home at the back post by Log...Full Story »

Jordan Gibson scored a hat-trick as Carlisle came from behind to beat Bolton 3-1 in Sky Bet League One.The Cumbrians fell behind after 28 minutes when Jon Mellish turned the ball into his own net from Josh Dacres-Cogley’s cross.Paul Simpson’s side, without an away victory in the third tier for nine years, responded well to the setback.Joe Garner’s 35th-minute penalty, awarded f...Full Story »

A goal in either half saw Halifax cruise to a 2-0 victory away at Ebbsfleet.Halifax broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute, with Adam Senior heading in from a Florent Hoti free-kick.An error by Ebbsfleet early on in the second half was pounced on by the away side, with Aaron Cosgrave doubling their advantage.Halifax sit one place outside the play-off spots following their win.Full Story »

Aaron Pressley scored his second League One goal of the season to earn Stevenage an eventful 1-0 win over Wigan.Both sides finished the game with 10 men as Stevenage moved up to fourth and the Latics suffered their fourth straight loss of the campaign.After a feisty start, Pressley converted a ninth-minute penalty following a Babajide Adeeko foul on Jordan Roberts.It went from bad to worse for t...Full Story »

Rob Street ended Cheltenham’s record-breaking wait for a goal to earn a 1-1 home draw against Derby.The Robins had gone 11 games without finding the net, but Street struck in the 39th minute, touching in Will Goodwin’s low ball into the middle for his first goal for the club.Street’s strike ensured Cheltenham avoided becoming the first team in EFL history to fail to score ...Full Story »

Livingston made 10-man Motherwell pay a heavy price as second-half goals from Bruce Anderson and Sean Kelly earned them a first home league win of the season.With the match goalless in trying weather conditions, the visitors had youngster Lennon Miller sent off in first-half stoppage time.Livi made the most of their man advantage after the break as they grabbed all three points.Anderson flashed ...Full Story »

Out-of-form Queen’s Park and Morton drew 0-0 in their Scottish Championship clash at Hampden Park.Queen’s Park, beaten in their previous five league matches, came close in the 18th minute when Ruari Paton hit the post.The visitors, who had picked up a single point from their last six games, struck the woodwork themselves through Robbie Muirhead midway through the second half.However,...Full Story »

Macauley Bonne and Scott Malone scored the goals as managerless Gillingham beat MK Dons 2-1 to claim their first win in four games.First-half substitute Bonne opened the scoring eight minutes after coming on before Malone claimed his first goal since April 2022 to lift the Gills back into the top three just two days after sacking Neil Harris.Under the guidance of caretaker manager Keith Millen, ...Full Story »