Championship basement boys Cardiff won their first league game of the season at the eighth attempt with a 1-0 victory over Millwall at the Cardiff City Stadium.Perry Ng scored only the third league goal of the season for Cardiff, who are now bottom of the table only on goal difference behind Portsmouth.It was a bitterly disappointing night for Millwall, who fielded the same starting team that be...Full Story »

Bolton cruised to their third win in a row by beating Northampton 4-2 at Sixfields.The visitors led after just six minutes when a slick move saw them go from back to front in double quick time, ending with John McAtee finishing first-time from Szabolcs Schon’s low cross.Kyle Dempsey whizzed an effort narrowly wide while Nathan Baxter was down smartly to save from Mitch Pinnock at the other...Full Story »

Hull beat struggling QPR 3-1 at Loftus Road to make it three Championship victories in a row.Cody Drameh’s first league goal put the visitors ahead and Christian Bedia doubled the lead before Nicolas Madsen pulled one back for Rangers with a penalty shortly before half-time.Liam Millar’s second-half goal sealed what turned out to be a resounding win for Hull, who seem to be progressi...Full Story »

Goals in each half by Lee Gregory and Ben Waine gave in-form Mansfield their fourth successive league victory with a deserved 2-0 victory at Crawley.The hosts improved after the break but struggled to create many clear-cut chances as their winless league run was extended to six games.Interim Crawley boss Ben Gladwin urged his side to give new manager Rob Elliot, in the stands after agreeing a tw...Full Story »

Ten-man Lincoln rescued an unlikely 1-1 draw away at in-form Blackpool thanks to a 95th-minute header from substitute Tom Hamer.Deep into second-half stoppage time, former Burton defender Hamer rose highest to nod in a Tom Bayliss cross to end Steve Bruce’s winning start in the league.With the game heading towards a goalless stalemate, the away side were reduced to 10 men following defende...Full Story »

Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka struck in the first half to hand Arsenal an impressive 2-0 Champions League win against Paris St Germain at the Emirates.Havertz opened the scoring after 20 minutes before stand-in captain Saka doubled his side’s advantage with 10 minutes of the first half remaining.The French champions hit the post and crossbar, but Arsenal saw out the match to secure a stateme...Full Story »

Birmingham made it seven straight league wins to go five points clear at the top of League One as they beat Huddersfield 1-0.Alfie May struck his fifth goal of the season in the 63rd minute to make it Blues’ longest winning run since 1946.But visitors Huddersfield could have been ahead after enjoying some early pressure.Mickel Miller drove an angled shot just wide before a curling free-kic...Full Story »

Newport claimed a second home win in four days and added to Salford’s struggles with a comfortable 3-1 victory at Rodney Parade.Kyle Hudlin, the 6ft 9ins striker on loan from Huddersfield, climbed highest to head in the opener from an Anthony Glennon corner in the 10th minute.He then turned provider as he flicked on Kieron Evans’ cross from the right for Exiles captain Aaron Wildig t...Full Story »

Reading claimed their fourth victory in five League One outings at the SCL Stadium this season with a comfortable 3-1 win over lowly Burton.A first-half double from on-loan winger Chem Campbell gave the hosts a deserved interval lead.Reading increased their advantage through Sam Smith near the end and Danilo Orsi’s quick reply was just a consolation for Burton.A scrappy opening provided fe...Full Story »

Walsall missed the chance to move top of League Two and saw their 100 per cent home record come to an end following a 6-2 defeat by Fleetwood.The Saddlers twice led through Harry Williams and Jamille Matt but Ronan Coughlan and Kayden Hughes each bagged a brace before Matty Virtue and Mark Helm added late goals.Williams poked home his first goal for the club after meeting Connor Barrett’s ...Full Story »

Celtic got a taste of their own medicine in Germany as they came crashing back down to earth with a 7-1 Champions League defeat against Borussia Dortmund.Brendan Rodgers’ side had won their previous 17 matches and scored 33 goals this season before arriving at Signal Iduna Park in confident mood, fresh from a 6-0 win over St Johnstone on Saturday and a 5-1 victory over Slovan Bratislava in...Full Story »

Stevenage put in a superb performance to claim a 1-0 win over Wrexham in Sky Bet League One at the Lamex Stadium.They went in front after 10 minutes. Louis Thompson collected the ball in the middle of the park after Jamie Reid had done well to win it back and find him.There was an option to his right but instead Thompson decided to shoot and although it did not have a huge amount of power, the b...Full Story »

A late goal from Jack Shepherd earned visitors Bradford a 1-1 draw and denied Morecambe a first League Two win of the season.Morecambe started the game on the front foot and took a fifth-minute lead when Cheick Diabate turned a Paul Lewis cross past his own goalkeeper.The hosts went close to scoring a second two minutes later when Ben Tollitt’s right-wing cross was headed inches wide by Pa...Full Story »

Harry Clifton’s late strike saw Doncaster return to winning ways against Barrow.Rovers had gone three matches without a victory in Sky Bet League Two but dominated throughout against a Barrow side lacking the spark that had seen them make a strong start to the campaign.Billy Sharp struck the crossbar with a first-time effort for Doncaster midway through the first half.Despite controlling t...Full Story »

Marc Roberts struck a late equaliser as Barnsley rescued a point in an entertaining 2-2 draw with Wycombe at Oakwell.Roberts capitalised on a scramble in the box to fire home following second-half goals from Wycombe’s Beryly Lubala and Richard Kone, either side of Stephen Humphrys’ leveller.Barnsley striker Sam Cosgrove slotted the ball past Franco Ravizzoli after just three minutes ...Full Story »

Callum McManaman added to Dale Taylor’s brace as Wigan extended their unbeaten run in Sky Bet League One to five matches with a convincing 3-0 victory over Peterborough at the Brick Community Stadium.After three 0-0 draws in a row, Wigan were up and running inside 11 minutes when Taylor headed home Luke Chambers’ cross.Peterborough responded well and almost levelled when Ricky-Jade J...Full Story »

Tranmere and Swindon had to settle for point apiece following a tightly-contested 1-1 draw at Prenton Park.Rovers almost opened the scoring in the 10th minute when Kristian Dennis blasted over from six yards after latching onto an Omari Patrick cross.Dennis made amends seven minutes later, however, when he fired into an empty net after Swindon failed to clear the danger on the edge of their own ...Full Story »

Hayden Hackney fired Middlesbrough to back-to-back league wins for the first time this season with a 1-0 victory over West Brom at The Hawthorns.The first period was a half of very few chances but Alex Palmer twice denied the visitors from taking the lead with fine stops to efforts from Emmanuel Latte Lath and Finn Azaz.Middlesbrough were looking to back up their 2-0 victory over Stoke on the we...Full Story »

Port Vale extended their unbeaten run in Sky Bet League Two to five matches despite being held to a 1-1 draw by Colchester.Defender Jesse Debrah came off the bench to put the Valiants in front early in the second half, but it was cancelled out late on by Samson Tovide.The result sees Vale drop two places to seventh, while Colchester remain in 15th spot.Vale forward Jayden Stockley registered the...Full Story »

Leyton Orient were left still seeking their first home league win of the season after Exeter held on for a 1-0 win at Brisbane Road.Amani Richards fired the visitors ahead five minutes before half-time in the League One encounter.The Grecians had substitute Caleb Watts sent off deep into stoppage time for a late tackle but they managed to complete their fourth clean sheet in their last five leag...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Manni Norkett and Ryan Bowman helped Cheltenham hit back from behind to defeat bottom side Accrington 2-1.Accrington had taken a deserved lead six minutes before half-time through Dara Costelloe, who capitalised on an error from Robins skipper Scot Bennett and slotted past Owen Evans and into the bottom left corner.John Doolan’s side had earlier threatened through Se...Full Story »

High-flying Notts County inflicted a seventh Sky Bet League Two defeat of the season on Carlisle with a 2-0 win at Brunton Park.Notts County took the lead early on when Alassana Jatta netted for the fourth time this season and Scott Robertson extended their lead just after the half-hour mark, which was enough to seal all three points for the Magpies.Carlisle dominated the ball early on but the C...Full Story »

Ethan Pye and Kyle Wootton’s goals secured Stockport a comfortable 2-0 away victory at Shrewsbury to break into the play-off spots.Just before the half-hour mark, George Lloyd chased down a loose ball before playing a through ball into Tom Bloxham.The forward managed to find Leo Castledine in the box, but his effort was deflected for a corner.Stockport broke the deadlock minutes before hal...Full Story »

Fabian Schar’s coolly-taken penalty eased Newcastle into the Carabao Cup fourth round as League Two AFC Wimbledon’s adventure drew to a close.The Switzerland international struck from 12 yards in first-half stoppage time to secure a 1-0 win which was significantly more comfortable than the scoreline suggests.A week after the third-round tie was scheduled to be played at the Cherry Re...Full Story »

Josh Brownhill’s first-half penalty was enough to give Burnley a 1-0 win over Plymouth in the managerial battle between former England team-mates Scott Parker and Wayne Rooney.Although there was only one goal in it at Turf Moor, and that coming from a rather soft penalty that came when Darko Gyabi tripped Josh Cullen right on the edge of the box in the 25th minute, Burnley were deserving w...Full Story »

Sunderland maintained their superb start to the Sky Bet Championship campaign after goals from Jobe Bellingham and Wilson Isidor secured a 2-0 win over Derby.Bellingham’s long-range effort gave the hosts a deserved lead shortly before the interval and Isidor’s near-post finish secured the points 10 minutes after the break.The visitors had chances to reduce the deficit in the latter s...Full Story »

MK Dons hammered Harrogate 5-1 to register a first away win since their last visit to Wetherby Road – a 5-3 triumph in April.The Buckinghamshire outfit went into this contest having only scored one league goal on the road all season but were 3-0 up at the break thanks to Tommy Leigh, Joe White and Alex Gilbey.A Luke Offord own goal then proved the only blemish of the night before Connor Le...Full Story »

Sam Nombe struck at the death as Rotherham secured their first away victory in 41 league games with a dramatic 1-0 success at Cambridge.Their opponents have matched a club-record eight league matches from the start of an EFL season without a win.The Millers were almost handed the lead on 28 minutes when Joe Powell’s free kick flicked off the head of Cambridge defender Liam Bennett before b...Full Story »

Let's start our Daily Laugh today.   Man Utd & Chelsea   Thibaut Courtois vs Atletico Madrid   Trust the process.   Thoughts?     Diego Simeone: "If we Provoke people, people get Angry. One can celebrate the Goal, but not looking at the stands..." "It is not justified, but neither is the initial one..." "People don't get angry for no reason, it's fo...Full Story »

Two Serie A clubs show interest in Arsenal's Partey Per Fichajes, Two Italian giants Inter and Juventus are reportedly interested in signing Arsenal midfield star Thomas Partey who has entered the final year of his contract at Emirates Stadium. While both the Serie A sides require quality midfielders, they could face trouble matching the high salary of the Ghanian who currently earns £2...Full Story »

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano believes Chelsea are serious title contenders this season after their impressive performances under new manager Enzo Maresca. The Italian tactician has quickly transformed the team, putting them in a strong position to challenge for the Premier League title. The Blues sacked Mauricio Pochettino at the end of last season, a decision that shocked many, especiall...Full Story »

Former Chelsea boss Graham Potter declared that he was "open" to the prospect of joining either Manchester United or England, 17 months on from his Stamford Bridge sacking. Potter has purposefully stayed out of the footballing world after a difficult spell with the Blues, but continues to be linked with top jobs after earning a stellar reputation from his time with Brighton and Swansea. Graham...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain winger Ousmane Dembele has not travelled to London for his team's game against Arsenal in the Champions League after a row with head coach Luis Enrique, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Dembele has been dropped by Luis Enrique after the pair argued on Saturday, a day after their 3-1 win over Rennes. The club is in support of the coach's decision, sources told ESPN, and Dembel...Full Story »