Callum McFarlane was Wealdstone’s saviour as they came from behind to snatch a 2-2 National League draw at Forest Green.Christian Doidge got Rovers off to the perfect start when he headed them into a second-minute lead and things got even better within four minutes when Adam May doubled their tally from distance.The visitors, who had goalkeeper Archie Matthews carried off on a stretcher wi...Full Story »

Boss Lee Bell admitted Crewe were not at their best but praised Zac Williams for his late goal which secured a 1-0 win at Accrington.Williams scored in the 85th minute, getting on the end of Ryan Cooney’s cross, to make it three successive league wins for the Alex as they moved up to ninth in the table.For Stanley, they remain without a win this season under John Doolan.Bell said: “T...Full Story »

Ross County snapped Dundee’s 10-game unbeaten run with a 2-0 win in Dingwall.Tony Docherty’s side had not lost in any competition since the tail end of last season, but Akil Wright’s sixth-minute header and Jordan White’s penalty in first-half stoppage time gave the Staggies a strong advantage.Try as they might after the restart, Dundee could not find a route to goal whic...Full Story »

Pape Habib Gueye was at the double as Aberdeen overcame Motherwell 2-1 to maintain their 100 per cent record in the Scottish Premiership.The Senegalese gave the Dons the lead with a stunning solo strike in the first half and was on hand to head home his fifth of the season to double the lead with 10 minutes remaining.The points looked secure but a late strike from Motherwell substitute Moses Ebi...Full Story »

Mykola Kuharevich and substitute Martin Boyle put struggling St Johnstone to the sword at Easter Road as David Gray savoured his first William Hill Premiership win since being named permanent Hibernian manager in the summer.The Edinburgh side had been denied victories by the concession of late equalisers in their previous two matches against Dundee and Kilmarnock, but this time they looked in fu...Full Story »

Danny Mayor scored his first league double since September 2018 as Fleetwood won their first away game of the season with a 3-2 victory at managerless Carlisle.It was gripping contest between the two sides, who were both relegated from Sky Bet League One last season, at Brunton Park.Mayor opened the scoring in the 10th minute as he stepped past a defender and calmly slotted into the bottom corne...Full Story »

Mads Frokjaer-Jensen’s beautifully cushioned volley earned Preston a 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough in the Sky Bet Championship.The Danish midfielder pounced two minutes before half-time to cancel out Tommy Conway’s opening goal for Boro in the 16th minute.Chances after the restart were few and far between and neither team could find the vital breakthrough and had to settle for a point.Mi...Full Story »

Watford and Coventry drew 1-1 in their Championship clash, which was an entertaining game at Vicarage Road that perhaps deserved more goals.It was an awful start for the home side, who for the third game in a row fell behind after less than four minutes of the contest. On this occasion, Ellis Simms was allowed free space from a Jack Rudoni corner, to direct his header off a post and into the net...Full Story »

The phenomenal Erling Haaland took his Manchester City goal tally to 99 as the champions recovered from a first-minute setback to beat Brentford 2-1 on Saturday.Haaland struck twice and was the width of the post away from becoming the first player in Premier League history to score hat-tricks in three successive games as City recorded their fourth straight win.Pep Guardiola’s men were stun...Full Story »

Deadline-day signings Arne Engels and Luke McCowan grabbed their first goals for Celtic as the champions beat Hearts 2-0 in a VAR-influenced William Hill Premiership encounter.Engels, Celtic’s record signing, was handed his first start and netted from a 52nd-minute penalty.Referee Colin Steven gave the spot-kick for handball after being called to the monitor by video assistant Alan Muir af...Full Story »

Danny Johnson’s 88th-minute effort earned Walsall a dramatic 2-1 victory over Bradford in a superb advert for League Two football.Johnson had only been on the field for nine minutes when he headed home Albert Adomah’s cross to settle a pulsating affair.Walsall initially led on 19 minutes as Taylor Allen ended their penalty curse, the Saddlers having missed three spot-kicks already th...Full Story »

Jean-Philippe Mateta’s second-half stoppage-time penalty salvaged a point for Crystal Palace in a 2-2 draw with Leicester at Selhurst Park.Jamie Vardy fired the Foxes into a 21st-minute lead and Stephy Mavididi made it two for the visitors less than a minute after the break.Mateta pulled one back in a near instant reply, awarded following a VAR check in a contest that also saw deadline-day...Full Story »

Arne Slot’s honeymoon period as Liverpool head coach came to an end as Nottingham Forest pulled off a shock victory at Anfield.Even taking into account the visitors’ 23-year Premier League absence, the gap between this 1-0 win and their last success here in February 1969 seemed a long time.But Forest did what they had to do – hold out long enough against off-colour opponents to...Full Story »

Swansea made a winning return to action following the international break after edging out Norwich 1-0 to secure their first league victory in three matches.Amankwah Forson’s fourth-minute own goal was all that separated the sides at the Swansea.com Stadium in a clash between two teams still in early-season transition.Swansea forward Eom Ji-sung showed no early signs of fatigue after inter...Full Story »

Two goals in stoppage time ensured an incredible end to the game as Sheffield Wednesday drew 1-1 with QPR at Hillsborough.Owls captain Barry Bannan thought he had given his side victory with a superb finish but substitute Alfie Lloyd scrambled in an equaliser with the last kick of the game.Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl made five changes from the 3-0 defeat at Millwall, with Akin Famewo, Li...Full Story »

Oldham ended a six-game winless run in the Vanarama National League by beating Woking 3-1 away.Latics – who had drawn five of those games – took a 12th-minute lead as Mark Kitching and Mike Fondop set up Josh Lundstram’s header.Oldham doubled their lead when Woking defender Tunji Akinola headed Reagan Ogle’s long throw into his own net after 49 minutes.Charley Kendall sma...Full Story »

Port Vale made it back-to-back wins in League Two with a 1-0 victory over Chesterfield.Ethan Chislett’s third goal in as many league matches secured all three points for Darren Moore’s side, moving Vale up to eighth place in the table on 10 points.Newly-promoted Chesterfield are two points behind in 11th, having suffered a second defeat of the season.The hosts scored what proved to b...Full Story »

Kenzo Goudmijn’s first-half goal earned Derby a ninth straight home league win a hard-fought 1-0 victory against bottom side Cardiff at Pride Park.Goudmijn scored the game’s only goal after 28 minutes with a first-time finish from Callum Elder’s low ball into the box to settle the contest after Rams goalkeeper Jacob Widell Zetterstrom had made a string of fine saves in the firs...Full Story »

Jayden Clarke came off the bench to score a second-half brace as 10-man Gillingham took all three points at Priestfield to end Tranmere’s unbeaten start to the season with an impressive 3-0 win.All of the goals came in the second half after a slow opening period.Mark Bonner’s men started the game in the ascendancy but were resisted by a stubborn Tranmere rearguard in the opening stag...Full Story »

Substitute Hakeeb Adelakun scored a superb second-half brace to earn Salford a 2-1 home win over Cheltenham.The Robins had taken the lead through Ethon Archer three minutes after half-time, but Adelakun played a starring role for the Ammies to seal their second win of the campaign.Cheltenham looked the more threatening in the first period, with Joel Colwill and Luke Young both seeing efforts blo...Full Story »

Danny Ings came off the bench to score a last-gasp equaliser as West Ham claimed a 1-1 Premier League draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage.Raul Jimenez opened the scoring with his first Premier League goal of the season for the hosts midway through the first half, but the Hammers struck at the death to take home a share of the points.The draw could have left Fulham boss Marco Silva frustrated afte...Full Story »

A sensational stoppage-time winner from skipper Joe Edwards ended Sunderland’s unbeaten Championship start and gave Wayne Rooney his first victory as Plymouth manager as they triumphed 3-2 at Home Park.Man-of-the-match Edwards was first to react when Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony Patterson brilliantly save Kornel Szucs’ thundering effort in the third minute of added time.Edwards let ...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag hit out at the Premier League as he called Manchester United’s schedule “unfair” for fans and a “big disadvantage” for players following another Saturday lunchtime trip to the south coast.The Red Devils and their under-fire manager headed to Southampton under the microscope after an error-strewn home defeat to rivals Liverpool before the international b...Full Story »

Scott Parker hailed matchwinner Luca Koleosho after Burnley won 1-0 at Elland Road to destroy Leeds’ unbeaten start to the season in front of Hollywood actor Will Ferrell.The Clarets struck in the 18th minute when Leeds winger Manor Solomon, on loan from Tottenham, slipped and lost the ball inside his own half.Koleosho, 19, collected possession and raced into the hosts’ 18-yard box u...Full Story »

Mark Kennedy thanked Swindon supporters for their patience after he finally picked up his first win with a 4-0 victory over Newport.First-half goals by Kabongo Tshimanga, Paul Glatzel and Joel Cotterill and an own goal by Matt Baker meant there was no way back for County.Kennedy said: “I’m really pleased to get the win because we’ve got intelligent fans.“When I see perfor...Full Story »

Mike Williamson apologised for MK Dons’ performance after they slumped to a 3-0 defeat against bitter rivals AFC Wimbledon.The hosts were 1-0 up at half-time thanks to Myles Hippolyte’s strike from inside the box.The visitors pushed for an equaliser after the break, but Callum Maycock scored twice in stoppage time to keep all three points in South West London.Williamson admitted his ...Full Story »

Frustrated Garry Monk wants to see Cambridge’s luck change after their 2-1 defeat at Mansfield.Lee Gregory’s brace was enough to give Mansfield victory and leave struggling United still seeking a first league victory of the season.Gregory opened the scoring on 39 minutes with a composed finish, before Emmanuel Longelo levelled five minutes after half-time.The visitors saw a penalty s...Full Story »

Luton manager Rob Edwards felt his team got dragged into a battle while trying to see out their 1-0 victory at Millwall as their winless run finally came to an end.The Hatters had not tasted victory since they defeated Bournemouth in the Premier League on April 9, a run that took in 11 games and their relegation from the top flight.Edwards actually felt his team had played better in previous gam...Full Story »

Oxford boss Des Buckingham saluted his players after they saw off Stoke 1-0 thanks to Idris El Mizouni’s strike shortly after half-time.It has been a perfect start to life at the Kassam Stadium since the U’s returned to the Championship, as they have now won all three home games so far this term.Norwich and Preston have already been beaten on home turf, and now Stoke were second best...Full Story »

Wycombe boss Matt Bloomfield felt his side deserved the slice of luck which earned them all three points against Northampton on Saturday.Dan Udoh cancelled out Sam Hoskins’ penalty in the first half at Sixfields before the decisive moment arrived just after half-time when Northampton goalkeeper Lee Burge fumbled a cross and Richard Kone tapped in the loose ball for a 2-1 victory.“It&...Full Story »

Callum Maycock’s brace helped AFC Wimbledon record their third league win in a row with a 3-0 triumph over bitter rivals MK Dons.The first chance at Cherry Red Records Stadium fell to Omar Bugiel, but his effort was straight down the throat of Tom McGill.The MK Dons stopper was called into action again in the sixth minute, and this time he did well to push Myles Hippolyte’s shot behi...Full Story »

Teden Mengi’s superb finish at The Den gave Luton a much-needed first win of the season as they edged past Millwall 1-0 in the Sky Bet Championship.It ended the Hatters’ winless run of 11 games that extended back to April last season – just before their relegation from the Premier League – and lifted them away from the division’s bottom three.They certainly will not...Full Story »

Cambridge are still looking for a first league win of the season after a 2-1 defeat at Mansfield.Emmanuel Longelo gave United hope after cancelling out Lee Gregory’s opener just after half-time.But Gregory gave Mansfield a first home win of the campaign with a brilliant curling finish midway through the second half.Josh Stokes saw a shot comfortably saved by Christy Pym during a cagey open...Full Story »