Hibernian boss Nick Montgomery insists he can still take positives from the goalless draw with Dundee, despite the frustration of wasting a host of opportunities to seal a third straight victory.The Easter Road outfit found their visitors a tough nut to crack but only had themselves to blame at times for their profligacy.However, with the result ensuring he goes into next weekend’s Edinbur...Full Story »

Barrow signed off September with a return to winning ways and praise from boss Pete Wild for finishing the month with a positive points haul.The Bluebirds’ hard-fought 3-2 victory over Doncaster, ultimately settled by Emile Acquah’s 85th-minute strike, took Wild’s side up to 10th in Sky Bet League Two, with a game in hand on all but one of the clubs ahead of them.“I put p...Full Story »

Gillingham manager Neil Harris criticised referee Jacob Miles after Davis Keillor-Dunn’s controversial goal earned Mansfield a point from a 1-1 draw at Priestfield.The Scottish striker cancelled out Macauley Bonne’s early opener for the Gills, but it came from a free-kick taken when it appeared that referee Miles was in the process of booking midfielder Ethan Coleman.Gillingham would...Full Story »

Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick praised local boy Josh Coburn after the 20-year-old scored his side’s winning goal in the 3-2 victory over Watford at Vicarage Road.Coburn, who almost moved away from the Riverside to Plymouth on loan during the transfer window, scored the winner as Boro made it back-to-back victories following a seven-game winless run to begin the Championship season....Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson described Jokull Andresson’s red card “amateurish” after the goalkeeper’s mistake led to a 2-0 defeat at Wycombe.Believing he was alone in the penalty area after a routine save, Andresson dropped the ball to his feet but was immediately dispossessed by Wycombe striker Sam Vokes, lurking behind him.Andresson brought Vokes down and also handled th...Full Story »

Mark Hughes could understand the angry reaction from fans after Bradford were beaten by Walsall at Valley Parade.The Saddlers came from a goal down to inflict a 3-1 defeat and the home team were booed off by their supporters.“There are always boos when we lose,” said Hughes. “We have to accept that.“They were justified today because the second half wasn’t where we n...Full Story »

Swansea boss Michael Duff hailed his side’s 3-0 Championship win over Millwall as the best of his tenure as they secured a commanding victory at the Den.Jamal Lowe opened the scoring with a penalty before goals from Matt Grimes and Mykola Kukharevych sealed the triumph, Duff’s third in charge since taking over in June.The visitors won their second Championship game in a row having ta...Full Story »

Crawley boss Scott Lindsey is not surprised his side are up to second in League Two after they beat rock-bottom Sutton 3-0.After suffering their worst campaign since promotion to the EFL last season, there has been a transformation at the Broadfield Stadium and the Reds are now boasting their best start since coming up in 2011.An early goal from Adam Campbell sent the hosts on their way and Laur...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta hailed the “empathy” of his Arsenal players after what he hopes was a game-changing goal from Kai Havertz in their win at Bournemouth.The £65million summer signing from Chelsea had not registered a goal or assist in his first nine games for the Gunners but finally hit the target as he converted a penalty in a 4-0 victory at the Vitality Stadium.Arsenal were already...Full Story »

Michael Beale looked back on a “horrible day” after a 3-1 defeat by Aberdeen left the Rangers boss admitting his future is in the hands of the Ibrox board.The home side missed several chances before defender Stefan Gartenmann scored his first Dons goal after 38 minutes and the Light Blues left the pitch at half-time with the boos of the Gers supporters ringing in their earsDons midfi...Full Story »

Stoke boss Alex Neil says he “didn’t enjoy any part” of his side’s 3-2 come-from-behind win at Bristol City.A late strike from 18-year-old substitute Nathan Lowe capped a stirring Stoke fightback at Ashton Gate.Bristol City looked to be on course for a comfortable win when Sam Bell fired them ahead from a near post corner after five minutes and Nahki Wells doubled the adv...Full Story »

Johnnie Jackson never doubted the goalscoring capabilities of Ali Al-Hamadi, whose impressive hat-trick proved decisive in AFC Wimbledon’s 4-1 win over Tranmere.The Iraqi international bagged his first career treble, leading the charge as AFC Wimbledon came from behind to pick up their first home win of the Sky Bet League Two season and move into the play-off places.Prior to Saturday&rsquo...Full Story »

Rob Edwards expressed his pride after a landmark win for Luton at Everton.The Hatters’ 2-1 victory at Goodison Park was their first ever win in the Premier League and first in the top flight since April 1992.Tom Lockyer and Carlton Morris scored from set-pieces in the first half, with Everton pulling one back before half-time through Dominic Calvert-Lewin but unable to find an equaliser.&l...Full Story »

Coventry boss Mark Robins believes Ellis Simms’ two goals for the club in a 3-1 win at QPR can be a turning point for the striker.Simms, signed from Everton during the summer, had failed to score for the Sky Blues but got off the mark in a resounding victory at Loftus Road, where Josh Eccles also netted for the visitors.Robins said: “The two goals scored by Ellis were brilliant. He g...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola said Manchester City failed to properly execute their “process” and was keen to praise Wolves after his side’s 100 per cent start to their Premier League title defence ended with a 2-1 loss at Molineux.City went into the contest looking to make it seven league victories at the start of a campaign for the first time.But the treble-winners were condemned to defeat b...Full Story »

Blackpool head coach Neil Critchley praised his side’s defensive efforts in their 1-0 win at Barnsley.Jordan Rhodes scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot after Corey O’Keefe brought down CJ Hamilton.Critchley said: “It’s nice to keep a clean sheet and score, because we’ve not done that away from home so far.“We defended magnificently well for ...Full Story »

Lee Johnson was delighted with his Fleetwood players after they got their first win of the League One campaign, beating Leyton Orient 1-0.The Cod Army had to withstand early pressure before Jack Marriott hit the game’s only goal 10 minutes into the second half.And manager Johnson was happy that his team got to show their quality after weathering the early storm.“First and foremost I&...Full Story »

Norwich head coach David Wagner was pleased to put a painful defeat behind him as his side recorded a comfortable 2-0 win over Birmingham at Carrow Road.The Canaries went into the Championship clash on the back of a 6-2 drubbing at Plymouth last weekend, having also lost to Fulham with a much-changed team in the Carabao Cup in midweek.Wagner was impressed with his side’s response to the se...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Steven MacLean expressed his frustration with referee Graham Grainger after skipper Liam Gordon gave away a penalty and was later red-carded in his side’s 1-1 draw with Livingston.The defender was sent off with seven minutes remaining in regulation time after a VAR check penalised a studs-up challenge on Joel Nouble.The numerical disadvantage prevented the McDiarmid Pa...Full Story »

Bolton manager Ian Evatt praised the “bravery and courageousness” of his side after they beat Port Vale 1-0 to leapfrog their opponents in the League One table and move into fourth.Dion Charles struck just before half-time to ensure the Trotters’ rise from seventh with 17 points – the same tally as Vale, who dropped to sixth as a result.“I think the first half was e...Full Story »

Furious Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton criticised one of his own players after falling to a 2-0 defeat at Peterborough.Barton was angered by the actions of winger Luke Thomas, who went down with a hamstring injury in the build-up to the crucial second Posh goal.David Ajiboye doubled the hosts’ advantage in the match-defining 47th minute incident after a deflected Archie Collins strike had...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is concerned after his side suffered their worst start to a Premier League season with the 1-0 home loss to Crystal Palace.Not since the 1989/90 campaign, when Sir Alex Ferguson was reportedly one game away from the sack, have United lost four of their first seven league games.But Joachim Andersen’s first-half goal for Palace inflicted the same fate on t...Full Story »

Derek Adams praised his bunch of Morecambe underdogs as his side recorded their first away win of the season in a 2-1 victory at Forest Green Rovers.Goals either side of half-time from Michael Mellon and Jordan Slew helped the Shrimps move into the top half of the League Two table.Tyrese Omotoye’s late header was not enough to prevent Rovers from slipping to a sixth successive home defeat....Full Story »

Caretaker boss Kevin Russell backed new Cheltenham manager Darrell Clarke to take on the challenge of turning their season around at full tilt.Clarke watched from the stands at Sincil Bank as a first-half double from Lasse Sorensen earned Lincoln a comfortable 2-0 win.It means the Robins have failed to score in their first 10 league games of the season – a new EFL record – and have t...Full Story »

Ben Garner felt his Colchester side could have scored even more after they beat Notts County 5-4 in a scintillating League Two clash.The U’s never trailed in the nine-goal thriller but had a nervy end to the game after Cameron McGeehan’s dismissal and Macaulay Langstaff’s stoppage-time strike.But they held on to record a first win in three games and earn the praise of their hea...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne admits home comforts are in short supply after his team were held to a goalless draw by Cambridge.Warne saw his side dominate but fail to break down a resilient Cambridge team, leaving County with only one league win at Pride Park this season.Tom Barkhuizen should have done better with a chance in the first minute which he fired at Will Mannion and the winger had anot...Full Story »

Michael Appleton remains unbeaten since taking charge of Charlton but demanded more after a poor first half in the 0-0 draw with Shrewsbury.Lloyd Jones and Louie Watson went close in the second half while at the other end, Harry Isted denied the Shrews’ Morgan Feeney and Tom Flanagan and scrambled to keep out a fantastic Carl Winchester effort.Appleton said: “I enjoyed the second hal...Full Story »

St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson felt his side were well worthy of a point after they responded quickly to falling behind against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.Brad Lyons headed Kilmarnock in front after 19 minutes, though the Buddies secured a 1-1 draw when Kyle Magennis turned Scott Tanser’s fizzing cross into his own net.St Mirren remained in second place in the cinch Premiership table after ...Full Story »

Kieran McKenna says his table-topping Ipswich side must “stay humble” as they rescued a late point in a 1-1 draw with Huddersfield.The high-flying Tractor Boys leapfrogged Leicester to the Championship summit thanks to Brandon Williams’ leveller three minutes from time.Delano Burgzorg’s second-half opener looked destined to hand Darren Moore a win in his first home game i...Full Story »

Boss John Mousinho refused to get too carried away despite Portsmouth extending their unbeaten run to 21 matches thanks to a 2-1 Sky Bet League One victory at 10-man Wigan.The Latics took the lead through Martial Godo but two goals in the space of six minutes just before half-time from Regan Poole and Paddy Lane were enough to secure the win for Pompey.Wigan had to play for 41 minutes with 10 me...Full Story »

Carlos Corberan pointed to an increasing self-belief after West Brom snapped Preston’s unbeaten start to the Sky Bet Championship season with an emphatic 4-0 away win.The Baggies took a fourth-minute lead when Darnell Furlong drilled home a shot from 22 yards, before further strikes from Alex Mowatt, Matt Phillips and Kyle Bartley completed a great afternoon for the visitors.The result mar...Full Story »

Reading manager Ruben Selles urged the club’s fans to end their mid-match protests after the goalless draw with fellow League One strugglers Burton was halted in the first half.For the second-successive Reading home fixture, the game was held up in the 16th minute as Royals fans threw tennis balls onto the pitch in protest at the running of the club by controversial Chinese owner Dai Yongg...Full Story »

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe is facing an injury crisis ahead of Wednesday night’s Champions League clash with Paris St Germain.The 45-year-old oversaw a third successive Premier League win with a 2-0 defeat of Burnley at St James’ Park on Saturday afternoon, but did so having lost Harvey Barnes for at least three months while facing up to the prospect of being without key defender Sven...Full Story »

Harrogate boss Simon Weaver hailed goalkeeper Mark Oxley following his match-winning display in their 1-0 win at MK Dons.Oxley made two fine stops to deny Mo Eisa inside the first 10 minutes before later keeping out Daniel Harvie’s strike from range as the hosts applied early pressure.Having ridden the storm, Harrogate went ahead in fortuitous circumstances when Dons goalkeeper Craig MacGi...Full Story »

Swindon boss Michael Flynn said his in-form side’s 2-1 victory over Grimsby was among their most pleasing wins of the season after seeing them claim the points despite not firing on all cylinders.Town equalled a club record as they made it nine league games unbeaten to start a season, but they were made to work hard by a Grimsby side struggling in the bottom half of League Two.Goals in eit...Full Story »

First-half goals from Anthony Hartigan and Callum Stead put Barnet on the path to a 2-1 victory over Kidderminster to deepen the Harriers’ woes.Rock-bottom of the Vanarama National League and nursing a four-match losing run, Kidderminster stumbled out of the traps as Hartigan put the Bees ahead with an excellent free-kick that found the top corner.Kidderminster might have had an instant re...Full Story »

Troubled Reading gained the welcome boost of a precious point with a goalless League One draw against fellow strugglers Burton. Reading – who were deducted four points this season for various financial breaches – dominated for most of a scrappy contest as Burton were grateful to goalkeeper Max Crocombe for a series of fine saves. For the second home game running, Reading fans sta...Full Story »

Dylan Easton scored a first-half double as Raith beat Ayr 2-1 in the cinch Championship.Easton opened the scoring after 24 minutes when Sam Stanton found him on the edge of the box.The pair combined again two minutes later with Easton producing another clinical finish for second-placed Rovers.Anton Dowds halved the deficit five minutes after the break, but Ayr have now lost five of their seven l...Full Story »

Lewis Walker scored on his debut as Woking returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory at National League strugglers AFC Fylde.Experienced striker Padraig Amond netted the opening goal in the 13th minute with a stunning free-kick from 25 yards.After a lengthy delay which resulted in the fourth official taking over from one of the assistant referees, Woking came close to doubling their lead when ...Full Story »

Streetwise Plymouth frustrated Hull to earn a 1-1 draw at the MKM Stadium.Argyle have struggled away from home since their return to the Sky Bet Championship.But they were decent value for a point which was largely gained because of the late heroics of goalkeeper Conor Hazard.Hull also looked up against it when Adam Randell scored for the visitors after 22 minutes.The Tigers were fortunate to ha...Full Story »

Gateshead’s seven-match unbeaten run in the National League came to an end after a 3-1 defeat at 10-man Bromley.After a goalless first half, Michael Cheek put the home side in front in the 55th minute with a shot into the bottom corner.Marcus Dinanga levelled for Gateshead, who were on a three-game winning streak, with 20 minutes to go but Byron Webster restored Bromley’s lead with a...Full Story »

Chesterfield’s seven-match winning run was ended but the Vanarama National League leaders were grateful for Michael Jacobs’ second-half strike in a 1-1 draw at struggling Maidenhead.Craig Ross saved well from Will Grigg but Maidenhead, who had lost their previous five fixtures, took the lead after half-an-hour as Tobi Sho-Silva turned in Jayden Mitchell-Lawson’s low cross.Arman...Full Story »

Hull head coach Liam Rosenior is convinced an uptick in home form is forthcoming after the 1-1 draw against Plymouth.The Tigers are unbeaten since the opening day of the season but they have now drawn their last four games at the MKM Stadium.Rosenior said: “I want more wins, but the wins will come as a process.“The process is performance and our performances have been absolutely top ...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady hailed a perfect away showing from his side as they ran out deserved 2-0 winners at Exeter.Sam Hoskins ran through to open the scoring in the 20th minute before Patrick Brough sealed victory in stoppage time, ending a run of three consecutive League One defeats.The Cobblers could easily have been bigger winners against an Exeter side that were a far cry from the one th...Full Story »

Kwame Thomas netted a late winner as Aldershot beat 10-man Dagenham 3-2 at home in the National League.Dagenham made a flying start with Charley Kendall firing them ahead inside four minutes with a shot into the bottom corner.Aldershot levelled in the 22nd minute with Cian Harries converting from the penalty spot after Daggers goalkeeper Elliot Justham fouled Tyler Frost.The visitors were reduce...Full Story »

Hearts manager Steven Naismith believes Alex Lowry is beginning to put in the level of performances he needs to start consistently.Against Ross County on Saturday afternoon, the on-loan attacker came off the bench to provide the assist for Alan Forrest’s decisive header, just days after scoring the winner in the League Cup quarter final against Kilmarnock.While Lowry’s quality on the...Full Story »

Morecambe recorded their first away win of the season with a 2-1 victory at Forest Green Rovers.Goals from Michael Mellon and Jordan Slew scored the goals that moved the Shrimps up a couple of places to 12th in the League Two table.Tyrese Omotoye’s late header was not enough to prevent Rovers from slumping to a sixth straight home defeat of the season.Matty Stevens exchanged a one-two with...Full Story »

Colchester stunned Notts County 5-4 in a pulsating League Two encounter.The U’s took a 10th-minute lead through Noah Chilvers’ long-range shot, following Aidan Stone’s scuffed clearance.But County equalised in the 22nd minute when Sam Austin netted after goalkeeper Owen Goodman had denied Macaulay Langstaff.Colchester edged ahead again in the 31st minute when Jayden Fevrier&rsq...Full Story »

Ali Al-Hamadi bagged a hat-trick as AFC Wimbledon earned their first home win of the Sky Bet League Two season, fighting back to beat Tranmere 4-1.Connor Jennings’ early opener was cancelled out by Armani Little, before three from Al-Hamadi tied up the points for the hosts, moving them into the play-off positions.A well-worked corner handed the visitors the lead inside four minutes, with J...Full Story »

Cardiff registered a fourth successive Championship win as they eased to a 2-0 victory over struggling Rotherham.Second-half goals from striker Kion Etete and full-back Perry Ng were enough for the sixth-placed Bluebirds to claim all three points and continue their recent surge up the table.It was not an encounter that will live long in the memory, but Erol Bulut’s home side were full valu...Full Story »