Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has revealed that Paul Pogba has recovered from injury and is in contention for selection. WHAT HAPPENED? The midfielder has figured in only 10 matches since he joined the Bianconeri as a free agent in the summer of 2022 from Manchester United. A knee problem forced him to go under the knife which saw him miss the entire pre-season in the United States. A...Full Story »

Forest's Brennan Johnson wants Spurs move Nottingham Forest star Brennan Johnson has reportedly expressed his wish to join Tottenham Hotspur this summer, according to Football Insider. Tottenham are keen on signing the 22-year-old forward this summer but Forest consider the player an integral part of their squad. They currently value him at £45m. Sevilla enquire about Lenglet with Barc...Full Story »

David Moyes was delighted to see West Ham end their Brighton hoodoo with a convincing 3-1 win at the Amex Stadium which took them top of the table.Summer signing James Ward-Prowse scored his first Hammers goal in only his second start to set the visitors on course for a first ever Premier League win over the south coast side.Manager Moyes said: “I’m thrilled with the three points bec...Full Story »

James Ward-Prowse scored his first West Ham goal as they beat Brighton 3-1 at the Amex Stadium to go top of the table.Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio were also on target in a dominant Hammers performance as they picked up their first-ever Premier League win against the Seagulls.Ward-Prowse gave West Ham the lead in the 19th minute as he fired home from close range after good work down the wing ...Full Story »

Forest Green boss David Horseman hailed his wealth of attacking options after Troy Deeney’s first Rovers goal earned them a 1-1 draw at AFC Wimbledon.The former Watford star lobbed Dons goalkeeper Alex Bass with 15 minutes to go, cancelling out James Ball’s first-half strike.Deeney’s arrival added to the goal threat for a side already boasting fellow summer addition Matty Taylo...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta insisted it has not become a psychological issue for Arsenal after they conceded in the first minutes of a home game for the third time this year against Fulham.Bukayo Saka’s blind pass let in Andreas Pereira to score for the visitors after just 57 seconds in front of a stunned Emirates, after the team made similarly poor starts against Southampton and Bournemouth last season....Full Story »

Mani Dieseruvwe scored twice as Hartlepool defeated Fylde 3-1 to move to the top of the National League table.Dieseruvwe headed in the opener in the 25th minute and was involved in Hartlepool’s second eight minutes later, combining with Chris Wreh to set up Callum Cooke for a curling finish into the bottom corner.Newly-promoted Fylde gave themselves hope by pulling one back in first-half i...Full Story »

Manager David Wagner expressed his pride as Norwich claimed a 4-0 Championship victory on his return to Huddersfield.The Canaries continued their impressive start to the season as they stretched their unbeaten run to five games.Josh Sargent pounced on a Lee Nicholls error to hand the visitors an early lead and score in a third-successive game.The hosts’ calamitous start worsened when Matty...Full Story »

Under-fire Hibernian manager Lee Johnson apologised to supporters after his side put in an ‘unacceptable’ performance to lose 3-2 to Livingston.Hibs had been looking for a reaction following their 5-0 defeat to Aston Villa but they fell behind early on as Jordan Obita turned James Penrice’s cross into his own net under pressure from Scott Pittman.Martin Boyle equalised with a s...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Erol Bulut was relieved to get his first league win in a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday and believes it has been coming.Wales skipper Aaron Ramsey had a hand in the opening goal of the game two minutes after half time as Ike Ugbo hammered in his third goal in four games since joining from French Ligue 1 side Troyes in the summer.Barry Bannan’s screamer looked s...Full Story »

Grimsby boss Paul Hurst says the Mariners cannot keep relying on rockets from Abo Eisa after they drew 1-1 at Walsall.Eisa unleashed a 25-yard thunderbolt to give Grimsby the lead against the run of play at the Bescot Stadium.That was the striker’s third long-range goal in as many games and he also nearly added another soon after but was denied by the crossbar.And after Walsall rescued a l...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag was delighted by his players’ response to their “horror start” as Manchester United overcame a two-goal deficit to beat 10-man Nottingham Forest.After stumbling to victory against Wolves in their Premier League opener and seeing a fine start fade in last weekend’s defeat at Tottenham, things unravelled in the opening four minutes at Old Trafford.Taiwo Awoniyi...Full Story »

Birmingham head coach John Eustace says match-winner Jay Stansfield will be a “really big player” for the club after his wonder goal gave his side a 2-1 win against Plymouth.On-loan Fulham forward Stansfield, 20, volleyed home from the edge of the box in the fifth minute of time added on for a dream debut for the substitute to make it three wins out of four for Blues.“Jay is an...Full Story »

Doncaster boss Grant McCann rued costly mistakes in what he believed was still an encouraging performance in a 2-1 League Two defeat to MK Dons.Daniel Harvie and Warren O’Hara put Dons 2-0 up in the opening half at Stadium MK, both profiting from mistakes from the visitors on their way to finding the back of the net.Luke Molyneux pulled one back for Rovers 10 minutes into the second half b...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams questioned referee Ross Joyce’s performance after his 10-man team went down 2-0 at Harrogate in Sky Bet League Two.Farrend Rawson was sent off having been shown yellow cards for conceding a penalty and a free-kick that were both ruthlessly punished by home pair Luke Armstrong and George Thomson.However, Adams claimed replays showed the ball struck Rawson in the c...Full Story »

Wycombe manager Matt Bloomfield sang the praises of defender Joe Low after he played the role of local villain to perfection in a tense 2-1 victory over Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium.The former Bristol City defender put the Chairboys in command after 19 minutes when he headed in ex-Rovers skipper Luke Leahy’s free-kick, only to be booked for goading the home fans who greeted his c...Full Story »

Exeter manager Gary Caldwell could not have been prouder of his team as they bagged a dramatic late winner to beat Reading 2-1 at St James Park.Despite their first-half dominance, Exeter went in level after Will Aimson’s 34th-minute header was cancelled out in stoppage time through Harvey Knibbs’ strike.The Royals shaded the second half but it was Exeter that won it when Reece Cole s...Full Story »

Mark Hughes believes he got the response he was looking for as Bradford inflicted Crewe’s first defeat of the season.Jamie Walker swept in Kevin McDonald’s cross in the 43rd minute to earn the well-deserved 1-0 victory at the University of Bradford Stadium.Boss Hughes had demanded a response after last week’s 3-0 loss at Morecambe and dropped captain Richie Smallwood to the ben...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady hailed Sam Hoskins’ ability to pop up in the right place at the right time after his late strike sealed a 1-0 win at Cheltenham.The only goal of a largely uninspiring game arrived in the 88th minute after a ball over the top of the home defence from Sam Sherring and a slip from Lewis Freestone left Hoskins with only Luke Southwood to beat.He confidently beat the ...Full Story »

Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell hailed the resilience of his squad after they battled back from a goal behind to defeat Kilmarnock 2-1 in the cinch Premiership.Marley Watkins broke the deadlock after 12 minutes and Killie could and should have added to their advantage in the first half.Kettlewell’s side were much improved after the break, however, and Dan Casey levelled matters before Ha...Full Story »

Wigan boss Shaun Maloney was reluctant to criticise his team or the match officials after a 2-0 defeat to Barnsley with 10 men.The visitors started brightly and took advantage of Charlie Hughes’ 21st-minute red card, with Devante Cole firing his side in front five minutes later.Wigan showed plenty of heart in the second half but Barnsley substitute John McAtee made the game safe in added t...Full Story »

Newport manager Graham Coughlan believes his side passed an important test of character as they fought back from a goal down to beat Sutton 3-1 at Rodney Parade with three goals in the final 20 minutes.The visitors struck first in the 53rd minute when Omari Patrick was in the right place to fire low under Nick Townsend’s dive, while Sutton defender Joe Kizzi headed into his own net from Ad...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt felt his side should have been returning from Burton with a three-point haul rather than just one despite their slow start to the match and falling a goal behind.Wanderers, looking to bounce back from last weekend’s 4-0 home mauling by Wigan, trailed to Mark Helm’s goal just after the break but drew level before the hour through Dion Charles.However, Bolton coul...Full Story »

John Mousinho slammed the decision to send off Portsmouth’s Joe Rafferty and Stevenage’s Jake Forster-Caskey after a feisty 0-0 draw at the Lamex Stadium.The two players were shown red by referee Simon Mather when a 50-50 challenge seemed to spark a skirmish on the floor during the second half of the League One clash.Jordan Roberts came closest to scoring when the Boro forward hit th...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Mark Kennedy was cautious about looking at the Sky Bet League One table after his side cruised to a 3-0 victory over 10-man Blackpool.The win moved the Imps up to fourth and extended their unbeaten run to four.“Where we are in the league at the moment is not important,” Kennedy said. “We spoke to the group after the game and told them to not get carried away and st...Full Story »

Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson hailed Joachim Andersen’s “colossus” performance after the Dane’s late equaliser secured a 1-1 draw against Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium.Kevin Schade’s stunning opener was cancelled out by Andersen in the 76th minute as both Brentford and Palace shared the spoils for a fifth consecutive time in the Premier League.Hodgso...Full Story »

Jason Prior’s late strike dashed York’s hopes of a first win in the Vanarama National League this season as Dorking secured a 2-2 draw.Dorking went ahead in the 17th minute when James McShane prodded home after the Minstermen were unable to sufficiently deal with a long throw into the area.Harrison Male preserved Dorking’s lead by denying Olly Dyson before half-time but York we...Full Story »

Shrewsbury manager Matt Taylor highlighted Daniel Udoh as instrumental after his goal secured a 1-0 victory at Fleetwood.The visitors fought hard to defeat nine-man Fleetwood, who fell to their fifth consecutive defeat in all competitions.The Cod Army created more chances but they could not find the back of the net.In contrast, Shrewsbury scored with their first shot providing the only goal of t...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough was delighted to see his side hit a higher gear in the second half as they twice came from behind to beat Stockport 3-2.Stags remain unbeaten in Sky Bet League Two after a late Davis Keillor-Dunn double saw them to victory.Clough said: “It feels like in six games we’ve had 20 games worth of thrills and spills and entertainment. We are certainly creating ch...Full Story »

Liam Manning says he will not be getting carried away after Oxford moved top of Sky Bet League One after beating Charlton 2-1.It was a fourth straight win for the U’s and owed much to two-goal Tyler Goodrham, who opened the scoring in the 10th minute and struck the winner five minutes from time.Charlton had bossed the start of the second half and equalised through Alfie May’s second ...Full Story »

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers admitted it was clear they need to bring in new signings to improve the team after a goalless home draw with St Johnstone.The hosts failed to score in consecutive domestic games for the first time since May 2018, when they did so soon after winning the title for the second time under Rodgers.Celtic delivered another flat display following their 1-0 defeat in the Vi...Full Story »

Paul Simpson was left “raging” after his Carlisle side’s 1-0 defeat to Port Vale.James Wilson’s penalty was all that separated the two sides, leaving Simpson’s side are still looking for their first league victory since promotion.The manager was angered by the mix-up between Jokull Andresson and Jon Mellish which eventually led to his keeper conceding the match-winn...Full Story »

Wolves head coach Gary O’Neil admitted there were large spells in Saturday’s 1-0 Premier League victory over Everton which he did not like but he was more than happy with the outcome.The visitors scored with their only shot in target in the 87th minute when substitute Sasa Kalajdzic glanced home a header just two minutes after coming on.By contrast Everton had 15 shots, seven on targ...Full Story »

Daniel Farke had no hesitation in playing scoring duo Wilfried Gnonto and Luis Sinisterra in Leeds’ 4-3 win at Ipswich.The pair have been missing for a fortnight; Gnonto after submitting a transfer request as he tried to force a way out of the club and Sinisterra as his own future remained unresolved.Farke sidelined the pair and was firm when discussing them in the week, particularly on th...Full Story »

Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray is still waiting for his attack to fire this season after they ground out a goalless draw at Coventry.Already without long-term casualty Ross Stewart, the Black Cats were also shorn of the injured Patrick Roberts, with Mowbray continuing to mend and make do with 17-year-old Jobe Bellingham leading the line.Mowbray is hoping he will be able to bring in a striker be...Full Story »

Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick was left to rue what he deemed to be a foul in the build-up to West Brom’s opening goal as Boro were beaten 4-2 at The Hawthorns.Carrick’s winless side, who reached the Championship play-offs last season, suffered their third defeat in four matches after going down to Carlos Corberan’s Baggies.The hosts took control of the match with two go...Full Story »

Southampton manager Russell Martin was proud of his players for beating QPR 2-1 after another week of dealing with transfer disruption.Adam Armstrong bagged his fourth goal of the season after Samuel Edozie and Jack Colback had cancelled each other’s strikes out in the first half.Saints were without Che Adams – who is wanted by Everton – and Bayer Leverkusen-bound Nathan Tella ...Full Story »

Gary Rowett hailed a determined Millwall performance after they ended a run of three straight defeats to beat Stoke 1-0.Rowett labelled his team as “lacklustre” after their 3-1 loss to Norwich last week and has faced criticism from Lions fans following a poor start to the season.But Kevin Nisbet’s excellent first-half finish was enough for a fifth win in six games against the P...Full Story »

Davis Keillor-Dunn was Mansfield’s hero with a late brace as they twice came from behind to beat classy Stockport 3-2 in a Sky Bet League Two thriller.An entertaining first half saw Stockport slice down the centre with a series of passes on six minutes, with Will Collar finally delivering to Louie Barry for a low finish into the bottom left corner.Nine minutes later Stephen Quinn put the b...Full Story »

MK Dons moved top of the table after holding on to claim a 2-1 victory over Doncaster to make it four wins out of five in League Two.Daniel Harvie gave MK Dons the lead, before fellow defender Warren O’Hora doubled their tally later in the first half.Substitute Lee Molyneux pulled a goal back for the visitors, but Rovers were unable to find an equaliser and moved to the bottom of the table...Full Story »

Arbroath cruised past Greenock Morton 3-0 at Cappielow Park.Arbroath started the better, with Michael McKenna converting a 20th-minute penalty given for handball to give the Lichties the upper hand.Both sides had chances come their way, but neither managed to turn them to anything before the break.It was Arbroath who struck again next, doubling their advantage in the 73rd minute through an own g...Full Story »

Crawley manager Scott Lindsey apologised to the fans after they were thumped 6-0 at Swindon.Jake Young scored four second-half goals as the Robins blew the Red Devils away, with Dan Kemp and Tyrese Shade also on target.Former Swindon boss Lindsey said: “I can only apologise to the fans. The goals were embarrassing. Marking in the box is something that I worked on tirelessly.“But for ...Full Story »

Delighted Derby boss Paul Warne hailed hat-trick hero Martyn Waghorn – but not just for his goals.The veteran striker toasted the fifth treble of his career when inspiring the Rams to come from behind at Peterborough.Jonson Clarke-Harris handed the hosts a brief advantage before Derby ran riot with four goals in 16 minutes.Waghorn bagged the first of them before Eirin Cashin’s header...Full Story »

Richie Wellens praised his “exceptional” players after Leyton Orient earned a 2-0 home win against Cambridge.The visitors started the game at the top of League One but were swept aside by their hosts and seldom given an opportunity to showcase their best form.Seeking their first win of the season since returning to the third tier, Orient were given a confidence booster when 19-year-o...Full Story »

Swansea boss Michael Duff rued a sloppy second half as his side blew a half-time advantage in a 2-1 loss to Preston at Deepdale.Harrison Ashby’s effort in the 33rd minute gave the visitors a deserved lead at the break but they were poor after the break and were made to pay.Andrew Hughes drew the hosts level before Duane Holmes struck with just over 10 minutes left to complete Preston&rsquo...Full Story »

Ben Garner dedicated Colchester’s first win of the season to their travelling fans after watching his team storm to a shock 3-0 victory at Gillingham.Colchester had propped up Sky Bet League Two before their trip to the leaders but goals from Fiacre Kelleher, Samson Tovide and Bradley Ihionvien sealed a sensational win.Garner believes there is work to do in the transfer window before his s...Full Story »

Notts County boss Luke Williams believes his side have grown up in recent weeks as they continue to impress in League Two.The Magpies earned their third victory of the season thanks to goals from David McGoldrick and Connell Rawlinson before Josh Hawkes pulled one back late on.And Williams explained that if they can keep up the momentum they have gained over the coming weeks, that his side will ...Full Story »

Woking hit back from a goal down to claim a 3-1 win at Gateshead in the Vanarama National League.Marcus Dinanga shrugged off a challenge to get on the end of Stephen Wearne’s through ball before beating Will Jaaskelainen at his near post to put Gateshead in front after 21 minutes.Jaaskelainen kept the deficit to one goal after tipping Dinanga’s header over the bar and Woking dragged ...Full Story »

John Coleman believes that his Accrington team turned in their best performance of the season in a 2-1 win over Salford at the Peninsula Stadium.Shaun Whalley and Josh Andrews were on target in the first half before Ryan Watson added a consolation from the spot for the hosts late on.It was a display that certainly filled the Stanley manager with pride, with his side taking 10 points from their o...Full Story »

Pete Wild admitted his half-time rocket inspired Barrow to earn a point in their 1-1 draw at home to Wrexham.The Bluebirds had been outfought and outplayed in the first half, but Wrexham only led by Elliot Lee’s 12th-minute penalty at the break after Tyrell Warren brought down Ollie Palmer in the box.Barrow turned it around in the second half and equalised through Emile Acquah’s fine...Full Story »