Stuart Kettlewell has mixed emotions as Motherwell claim late Ross County draw
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Stuart Kettlewell admitted to having mixed emotions after his side mounted an incredible late fightback to claim a share of the spoils in a 3-3 cinch Premiership draw against his former club Ross County.The Steelmen trailed 3-1 with two minutes remaining but fought back thanks to goals from substitutes Conor Wilkinson and Luca Ross.“It probably descended into utter chaos is my honest answe...Full Story »
Mansfield edge League Two win over Walsall to extend unbeaten run to 19 games
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Mansfield extended their remarkable start to the season to 19 games unbeaten in all competitions after a 2-1 League Two home win over Walsall.The home side went ahead after 16 minutes. A combination of goalkeeper Owen Evans and the crossbar kept out Aden Flint’s first header from a George Maris corner.In the scramble that followed, Davis Keillor-Dunn had a shot blocked before Flint fired t...Full Story »
Callum Stead scores twice as Barnet secure victory at Oxford City
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Callum Stead was on target with a first-half double to fire Barnet to a 2-0 victory away at Oxford City.The 23-year-old’s opener was in large part thanks to imposing forward Nicke Kabamba, who provided the pinpoint flick for Stead to poke past Marcin Brzozowski.Stead linked up with Kabamba again for his second, a sharp strike into the top corner giving the Hoops goalkeeper little chance of...Full Story »
Late Charley Kendall goal earns Dagenham & Redbridge victory at Ebbsfleet
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Charley Kendall’s late goal sealed all three points for Dagenham & Redbridge as they earned a 1-0 win at Ebbsfleet.Both sides had their fair share of chances, but neither team could make anything significant come from them early on.Craig Tanner and Dominic Poleon had opportunities for Ebbsfleet in the second half, with Tanner shooting over the bar.Kendall found Dagenham a late winner, ...Full Story »
Alex Neil warns Stoke are ‘only going to get better’ after third win in a week
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Alex Neil claims the last seven days have shown what his Stoke side are capable of in the remainder of the Sky Bet Championship season.Having started the campaign reasonably slowly, the Potters have exploded into life in the past week with successive victories over Sunderland, Leeds and Middlesbrough.The latest of those wins saw them triumph 2-0 over Boro at the Riverside Stadium thanks to first...Full Story »
MK Dons hold on to edge League Two victory over Swindon
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
MK Dons made it back-to-back wins as they defeated Swindon 3-2 in League Two at Stadium MK.Max Dean’s goal had the Dons ahead at half-time but substitute Jake Young equalised after the break.Warren O’Hora and George McEachran’s own goal saw the hosts take the points, although Frazer Blake-Tracy’s last-minute reply meant they had to survive a late scare.Swindon were lookin...Full Story »
Shrimpers winning run held in check as Borehamwood fight back
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Southend saw their winning run end as Borehamwood fought out a 1-1 draw in their Vanarama Nationals League match at the Mangata Pay UK Stadium.The Shrimpers had been chasing a fifth straight victory and went ahead in the 21st minute through a penalty from Jack Bridge.Borehamwood, though, equalised at the start of the second half when Erico Sousa got clear down the right before cutting inside to ...Full Story »
David Wotherspoon’s debut goal seals Caley win against Airdrieonians
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
David Wotherspoon’s debut goal earned three points for Inverness as they held off a second-half fightback from Airdrieonians.Veteran Wotherspoon fired Inverness in front eight minutes before the break with a fine low finish on his first appearance since ending his 10-year association with Premiership side St Johnstone.Airdrie’s Adam Frizzell and Caley Thistle’s Charlie Gilmour ...Full Story »
Rochdale survive late onslaught to claim National League win at Hartlepool
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Rochdale survived a late onslaught to claim a 3-2 National League victory at Hartlepool – their first win in seven games.They opened the scoring after two minutes when a ball over the top from goalkeeper Louie Moulden picked out Cian Hayes and he finished neatly past Joel Dixon.The visitors’ second goal was as simple as the first with a ball forward flicked on by the head of Kairo Mi...Full Story »
Phil Parkinson celebrates key win in Wrexham’s latest tussle with Notts County
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Phil Parkinson believes Wrexham’s 2-0 win over Notts County is one of the best from his time with the Welsh club.Goals in the second half from Elliot Lee and Ollie Palmer saw the Red Dragons move level on points with their opponents, who they fought with for automatic promotion in the National League last season.Parkinson praised his side for overcoming several setbacks in the lead up to t...Full Story »
Jude Bellingham bags brace to give Real Madrid last-gasp victory at Barcelona
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Jude Bellingham scored twice – including a dramatic injury-time winner – as Real Madrid came from behind to beat arch-rivals Barcelona 2-1 on Saturday.The England midfielder struck a stunning equaliser after 68 minutes at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium and then settled his first El Clasico with a close-range volley in the dying moments.Barcelona had led at the interval through fo...Full Story »
Scott Marshall pleased to see Colchester win again after ‘difficult situation’
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Interim head coach Scott Marshall says it has been a difficult time at Colchester but their 1-0 win over in-form Accrington has given them a welcome boost.Ben Garner was sacked on Monday, with Matthew Etherington overseeing their win over Grimsby in midweek.However, they found out on Friday night that Etherington could not take charge again due to a contract dispute with his previous club Crawle...Full Story »
Matt Gray salutes Sutton for ‘digging in’ to secure overdue win against Bradford
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Matt Gray hailed his Sutton side’s character after overseeing a late 2-1 win over managerless Bradford.Josh Coley put the hosts ahead after four minutes before Andy Cook levelled just before the hour mark.And after weathering a Bantams storm, Harry Beautyman won it in the 87th minute with his first Sky Bet League Two goal since the opening day.Victory ended a three-game losing streak for t...Full Story »
Josh Kelly strike enough for Solihull to see off 10-man Wealdstone
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Josh Kelly’s second-half strike was enough for Solihull to claim a 1-0 victory over 10-man Wealdstone at Damson Park.There was little to show from either side after the first 45 minutes, with Kelly, Jamey Osborne and Jon Benton creating the only real chances for the hosts and Max Kretzschmar testing Tommy Simkin with Wealdstone’s best opportunity.Kelly finally beat Wealdstone keeper ...Full Story »
Brendan Rodgers bemoans lack of tempo from Celtic in stalemate at Hibernian
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers admitted his side lacked tempo in their play until he made some substitutions in a goalless draw with Hibernian.Rodgers picked the same team that played the majority of Wednesday’s 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid but Celtic struggled to create clear-cut chances in the first half, although David Marshall saved brilliantly from Daizen Maeda.Martin Boyle missed an...Full Story »
Stephen Robinson hails St Mirren’s fine second-half display against St Johnstone
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Stephen Robinson praised his St Mirren players for a clinical second-half performance as they eased past St Johnstone 4-0 to move seven points clear in third place.An even first-half contest was livened up by Keanu Baccus’ stunning strike, before goals from Mikael Mandron, with a double, and Greg Kiltie helped the home side run up their biggest league win of the season.Robinson was pleased...Full Story »
Ian Evatt staying grounded after Bolton stretch winning run
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Ian Evatt refused to get carried away by his Bolton side winning three League One matches in the space of eight days.Wanderers are only outside of the top two on goal difference after a 2-0 win at Charlton.Bolton boss Evatt said: “It’s been a really good week – it’s been a positive week. To win the two games we have, away from home, in particular – a lot of travelli...Full Story »
Liam Rosenior happy with Hull after they see off Preston
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Liam Rosenior cherished a “big three points” after the 1-0 win at home to Preston propelled Hull into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places.Jaden Philogene’s exceptional strike after 68 minutes was the difference and the former Aston Villa midfielder was unquestionably the stand-out player in a tight encounter.Rosenior said: “I think for 80 minutes we completely contro...Full Story »
Edinburgh City beat Annan to claim first win of Scottish League One season
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Edinburgh City claimed their first win of the Scottish League One season as they edged to a 3-2 victory over fellow strugglers Annan Athletic.Robert Mahon put the capital club ahead in the seventh minute with a left-foot finish but Tommy Goss levelled from the spot after being upended in the area by Scott Mercer on the half hour.Robbie Leitch restored Edinburgh’s lead on the stroke of half...Full Story »
Dino Maamria hails Burton display in Orient draw as one of the best of the season
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Burton boss Dino Maamria was the happier of the two managers at the end of a goalless draw against Leyton Orient.“I thought we played some of the best football we have played this season”, said Maamria. “All it needed was a goal. We weren’t as clinical as we have been lately, and we missed some big, big chances.”Both sides had opportunities late on, with the best pr...Full Story »
High-flying Ipswich come from behind to sink Plymouth
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
High-flying Ipswich came from a goal down to stretch their unbeaten run in the Sky Bet Championship to nine games with a 3-2 victory over Plymouth.Morgan Whittaker scored a stunning opener for the visitors after seven minutes but Town equalised with time running out in the first half following an own goal by former Norwich full-back Bali Mumba and George Hirst gave Town the lead just after the b...Full Story »
Nathan Sheron forces draw between Oldham and Altrincham at Boundary Park
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Nathan Sheron struck 11 minutes from time as Oldham denied Altrincham a return to winning ways in the Vanarama National League following a 2-2 draw.Altrincham first went ahead after a quarter of an hour when Chris Conn-Clarke’s whipped cross was headed beyond Mathew Hudson by Justin Amaluzor.But Oldham levelled for the first time after half an hour when Kieron Freeman exchanged passes with...Full Story »
Corey O’Keefe header earns Barnsley valuable point at home to Fleetwood
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Corey O’Keefe salvaged a late point for Barnsley after they came from behind twice to draw 2-2 against Fleetwood.Junior Quitirna scored either side of Devante Cole’s first leveller before O’Keefe’s last-gasp effort to earn a share of the spoils.The visitors broke the deadlock in the third minute when Jack Marriott broke forward down the left, crossing to Quitirna who fire...Full Story »
Swansea end Ewood Park drought by beating wasteful Blackburn
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Liam Cullen scored the only goal as Swansea beat Blackburn 1-0 for their first Ewood Park victory since 1971.The Welshman’s second of the season – a sumptuous curling strike in the 28th minute – was the perfect response to a fast Rovers start that saw Callum Brittain and Sammie Szmodics both spurn chances to put the hosts ahead.Swansea’s Jamie Paterson should have profite...Full Story »
Stoke secure a hat-trick of wins as they end Middlesbrough’s unbeaten run
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Stoke rounded off a wonderful week in style as they ended Middlesbrough’s six-game winning run in the Sky Bet Championship with a 2-0 victory at the Riverside.Alex Neil’s side had beaten Sunderland and Leeds in the seven days prior to their trip to Teesside, and they claimed another notable scalp as their surge up the table continued.Michael Rose’s early headed effort from a co...Full Story »
Burton and Leyton Orient share the spoils in game of few chances
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Burton and Leyton Orient ground out a goalless draw in the first ever meeting between the two sides.Separated only by goal difference in the League One table at the start of the game, it came as no surprise that it was a tight contest.Albion looked to make a quick start with Josh Walker testing Sol Brynn in the visitors’ goal in the opening minutes.Joe Powell, who scored a screamer in the ...Full Story »
Sam Stanton’s stoppage-time strike gives Raith dramatic win against Dunfermline
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Sam Stanton struck at the death as second-placed Raith claimed the Fife derby spoils in a 1-0 victory over Dunfermline.A dull game was heading for a goalless draw, but midfielder Stanton fired into the bottom right-hand corner three minutes into stoppage time to seal the points just as he did at East End Park two months ago.After a poor first half, Rovers were grateful to Polish goalkeeper Kevin...Full Story »
Wrexham wipe out gap to Notts County with late double
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Elliot Lee and substitute Ollie Palmer struck in the space of four second-half minutes to earn Wrexham a 2-0 win at Notts County in League Two.A fourth win in five moved the Welsh club level on points with their second-placed opponents as both teams push for back-to-back promotions.In an evenly contested first half, David McGoldrick saw two efforts easily saved by Arthur Okonkwo with Kyle Camero...Full Story »
Pompey extend unbeaten run to stay clear at the top as Royals’ struggles go on
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Sky League One leaders Portsmouth extended their unbeaten run with a hard-earned 3-2 victory at struggling Reading.Lewis Wing and Charlie Savage had given Reading a shock lead with two goals in the space of four minutes midway through the first half.Tino Anjorin, on loan from Chelsea, reduced the deficit before top-scorer Colby Bishop levelled things up at 2-2 in the ninth minute of first-half s...Full Story »
Wigan ease to victory against 10-man Shrewsbury
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Goals in either half from Stephen Humphrys and Callum Lang gave Wigan a third 2-0 win in the space of a week as 10-man Shrewsbury were seen off in comfortable fashion at the DW Stadium.The visitors had been on the back foot for the entire game after seeing former Wigan centre-back Chey Dunkley – facing his old club for the first time since leaving in the summer of 2020 – sent off ins...Full Story »
Motherwell fight back for share of spoils in six-goal thriller with Ross County
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Motherwell produced a remarkable late fightback to earn a 3-3 cinch Premiership draw against Ross County at Fir Park.The Steelmen trailed 3-1 with two minutes remaining but would level matters thanks to goals from Conor Wilkinson and Luca Ross.After an uneventful first half, the game would spring into life as goals from Eamonn Brophy and Simon Murray had County in command.Mika Biereth came off t...Full Story »
Peterborough fend off 10-man Blackpool’s fightback to climb up to fourth
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Peterborough survived a Blackpool comeback to win 4-2 during an exciting Bloomfield Road encounter.Kwame Poku put Posh ahead when he fired home Ephron Mason-Clark’s cross, but they missed the chance to double the lead when Mason-Clark saw his penalty saved by Dan Grimshaw after being brought down by Matt Pennington.Blackpool’s task became harder when Olly Casey was dismissed early in...Full Story »
Michael Mellon treble sends Morecambe into the play-off places
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Michael Mellon’s second-half hat-trick helped Morecambe to a 4-1 win against AFC Wimbledon.The on-loan Burnley striker, son of Oldham boss Micky Mellon, was clinical in front of goal as the Shrimps moved into the play-off spots in League One.His first came 28 seconds into the second-half when – after being played in by Jordan Slew – he showed a calm head to round Alex Bass and ...Full Story »
Barrow extend unbeaten run to six games with Salford stalemate
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Barrow extended their unbeaten home record in Sky Bet League Two to six games following a goalless draw with Salford.The Cumbrians went closest to breaking the deadlock after only 11 minutes when Dom Telford, who scored his first goal for the club in midweek at Forest Green, struck a post.Alex Cairns gratefully snatched the rebound and then came to the rescue in the second half preventing an Ell...Full Story »
Watford sub Mileta Rajovic heads home dramatic equaliser against Millwall
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
A header from substitute Mileta Rajovic two minutes into injury time rescued a point for Watford in a feisty 2-2 draw with Millwall at Vicarage Road.The burly Danish forward nodded in an Imran Louza cross to cancel out a late Wes Harding header and keep both sides entrenched in mid-table.Watford keeper Daniel Bachmann had already kept out a Zian Flemming shot with a sprawling stop by the time an...Full Story »
Zac Williams goal hands Crewe victory at Harrogate
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Crewe racked up their first back-to-back away wins since August 2021 after Zac Williams’ first-half goal secured a 1-0 triumph at Harrogate.Williams’ effort condemned the sorry Sulphurites to a fifth straight home defeat, which represents their worst sequence as an EFL outfit.Away keeper Harvey Davies had earlier made an excellent save to push Matty Daly’s rising 12-yard drive ...Full Story »
Gillingham ban fan who appeared to racially abuse Omar Bogle in loss to Newport
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Gillingham handed a lifetime stadium ban to a supporter who appeared to racially abuse Omar Bogle during the side’s 2-0 home defeat to Newport, in which the striker scored twice from the penalty spot.Bogle won County’s first spot-kick in the 20th minute when he was fouled by Gills goalkeeper Jake Turner after capitalising on Cheye Alexander’s miscued back-pass.Having beaten Tur...Full Story »
Dave Challinor remaining grounded despite yet another victory for Stockport
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Stockport manager Dave Challinor is keeping his feet firmly on the ground despite his side continuing their winning run with a 2-0 home victory against 10-man Tranmere.The table-topping Hatters broke two more club records thanks to a 10th straight Sky Bet League Two victory and an 11th in all competitions.Despite those hugely impressive achievements, Challinor is not getting carried away.He said...Full Story »
Chesterfield run goes on with win against Kidderminster
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
National League leaders Chesterfield extended their unbeaten run to 12 games with a 3-1 win against 10-man Kidderminster.Ollie Banks bagged a brace before Will Grigg added a late third.Banks put the Spireites ahead by finishing off a counter attack led by Tom Naylor in the 21st minute.Zak Brown nodded in Reiss McNally’s cross four minutes later for the Harriers.Banks restored Chesterfield&...Full Story »
Brilliant Harry Kane hits a hat-trick as Bayern Munich put eight past Darmstadt
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Harry Kane scored his second hat-trick of the Bundesliga season – including one from his own half – as 10-man Bayern Munich bounced back from a goalless first 45 minutes to beat nine-man Darmstadt 8-0 on a wild afternoon at the Allianz Arena.Joshua Kimmich was sent off after just four minutes, but red cards for Klaus Gjasula and Matej Maglica ensured the hosts had the man advantage a...Full Story »
George Oakley nets late winner for Morton at Ayr
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
George Oakley headed a late winner as Morton grabbed a 1-0 cinch Championship victory at Ayr.Robbie Muirhead’s curling effort was well blocked by Ayr captain Sean McGinty for a corner and Tyler French headed just over from close range while at the other end, Logan Chalmers was twice denied by keeper Jamie MacDonald.MacDonald got down low to save efforts from Chalmers and Roy Syla in the se...Full Story »
Antoni Sarcevic on target as Stockport break club records with win over Tranmere
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Table-topping Stockport broke two club records as they defeated 10-man Tranmere 2-0 in Sky Bet League Two.Goals from Isaac Olaofe and Antoni Sarcevic meant Dave Challinor’s men secured a 10th straight league victory and an 11th on the spin in all competitions.The hosts got off to a flying start at a packed Edgeley Park.Odin Bailey threaded a perfect through ball into the path of Olaofe, an...Full Story »
Forest Green come from behind to beat Crawley
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Forest Green moved three points clear of the relegation zone with a 2-1 comeback win over Crawley.A Callum Morton double cancelled out Ronan Darcy’s opener to give Rovers only a second home win of the season.The hosts had James Belshaw to thank for a string of fine saves to help Forest Green to all three points.Crawley led when a short corner routine found Darcy in space before he drove a ...Full Story »
Colchester make it back-to-back victories as they end Accrington’s winning run
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Managerless Colchester made it back-to-back wins as Joe Taylor’s strike secured a 1-0 win over in-form Accrington.The U’s sacked Ben Garner five days ago and have since chalked up two victories, while promotion-chasing Stanley’s four-game winning streak came to an end.Colchester started well, with Taylor’s sixth-minute strike cleared off the line and Arthur Read’s 1...Full Story »
Perry Ng continues scoring run as Cardiff beat Bristol City in Severnside derby
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Perry Ng continued his scoring run as Cardiff beat Bristol City 2-0 in the Severnside derby and moved in to the top five of the Sky Bet Championship.Ng has scored only 12 goals in a league career spanning eight years, but three of them have come in the last six games.The full-back’s first-half header put Cardiff in front and substitute Rubin Colwill sealed matters in stoppage time with a t...Full Story »
Jordan Roberts thunderbolt sets Boro on way to win over disappointing Derby
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Jordan Roberts’ first-half strike and a late goal from Kane Hemmings sealed a 3-1 victory for Stevenage over Derby.Boro’s first victory in four games lifted them up to sixth in the Sky Bet League One table, but a second straight away defeat for the Rams saw some of their fans call for the removal of manager Paul Warne.Stevenage went ahead in the 32nd minute when a 25-yard free-kick w...Full Story »
Jack Clarke inspires Sunderland to win over Norwich
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Sunderland ended a run of three successive Championship defeats with a deserved 3-1 victory over Norwich, who are now winless in their last five games.Hwang Ui-jo gave Norwich the lead against the run of play just after the midway stage of the first half, but Sunderland hit back with goals from Trai Hume and Dan Neil before the break and the league’s top scorer Jack Clarke secured the vict...Full Story »
Jaden Philogene fires Hull to three points against Preston
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Jaden Philogene’s superb second-half strike condemned faltering Preston to a 1-0 defeat at Hull.North End are now seven games without victory after Philogene, who scored in similarly impressive fashion against Birmingham on Wednesday, let rip with a powerful low hit after 68 minutes.The England Under-21 international was the stand-out performer in a scrappy game as Hull ended a frustrating...Full Story »
Cheltenham move off the bottom with victory at Port Vale
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Cheltenham manager Darrell Clarke made a winning return to former club Port Vale as his team moved off the bottom of League One with a 2-1 victory.A brace from captain Sean Long secured the Robins just their second victory of the season and extended the Valiants’ winless league run to eight matches.After a cagey opening 20 minutes, Cheltenham began to apply some pressure and Vale goalkeepe...Full Story »
Hibernian hold Premiership leaders Celtic to goalless draw at Easter Road
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 by PA
Celtic were held to a goalless draw at Easter Road as Hibernian survived some sustained late pressure.There had been few clear-cut chances heading into the final quarter although David Marshall saved brilliantly from Celtic attacker Daizen Maeda and Martin Boyle missed a glorious opportunity for Hibs.Celtic sparked into life after making a series of attacking substitutions. Mikey Johnston f...Full Story »