Hat-trick hero Martyn Waghorn starred in a stunning Derby comeback as they roared to a 4-2 win at Peterborough.The Rams found themselves trailing in the 23rd minute after a Posh opener from a move started and finished by Jonson Clarke-Harris.But it was one-way traffic from then on as the visitors went on an almighty attacking raid – scoring four times in 16 minutes against a Posh side who ...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Chris Haigh starred as Oxford City kept their first National League clean sheet in a goalless draw at Maidenhead.Haigh made two fine stops from Jayden Mitchell-Lawson in the opening 20 minutes.Chanka Zimba, making his Maidenhead debut after signing on loan from Cardiff, was then brilliantly denied from close range.Josh Ross went closest for the visitors when forcing a fine save from C...Full Story »

Coventry and Sunderland had to settle for a point as two of last season’s Championship play-off semi-finalists played out a 0-0 draw at the Coventry Building Society Arena.It was a point that is likely to be more welcomed by the Black Cats as they continued to recover from losing their first two games of the season.Sunderland’s Anthony Patterson was the goalkeeper who was called upon...Full Story »

Resurgent Leeds picked up their first three points of the season, coming back from a goal down to win a thriller at Ipswich 4-3.It was the first loss of the Sky Bet Championship campaign for the former leaders, ending their 100 per cent record and a record-breaking run of 21 games without defeat.A dynamic opening 20 minutes at Portman Road saw four goals, all coming from Leeds players.Joe Rodon ...Full Story »

Emile Acquah’s stunning goal rescued a point for Barrow in a 1-1 draw with Wrexham.The visitors should have led by more than Elliot Lee’s penalty at half time and Acquah made them pay with a fine equaliser early in the second half.Wrexham’s goal came from the spot after 12 minutes. Ollie Palmer was fouled by Tyrell Warren and the visitors’ leading scorer Lee stroked the r...Full Story »

Shaun Whalley inspired Accrington to a 2-1 victory over Salford at the Peninsula Stadium.First-half goals from Whalley and Josh Andrews put Stanley in command before Ryan Watson’s late penalty halved the deficit.Whalley had the first two meaningful efforts of the game. The first was blocked by Theo Vassell and the second was saved by Alex Cairns.The warning signs were there, and Whalley ma...Full Story »

Boreham Wood and Oldham played out a goalless draw in the National League.Chances did come and go for both sides in the first half, as Lee Ndlovu struck the post for Boreham Wood in injury time.Boreham continued to have their fair share of chances as Ndlovu went close again.Jamal Fyfield blocked a late opportunity for Oldham’s James Norwood by sliding in front of him just before he could g...Full Story »

Reece Cole’s stunning stoppage-time winner earned Exeter City a superb 2-1 win over Reading at St James Park.Exeter dominated the first half, with Dion Rankine firing into the side netting early on and Tom Carroll shooting narrowly wide.Zak Jules, Demetri Mitchell and Carroll all went close for sprightly Exeter, who almost led when Jack Aitchison struck the post after good work by debutant...Full Story »

Notts County continued their impressive start to life in League Two but survived a late scare to beat Tranmere 2-1.Goals from David McGoldrick and Connell Rawlinson gave the hosts a deserved advantage, with Josh Hawkes reducing the arrears late on.Having dominated the opening exchanges, Luke Williams’ side were rewarded in the 12th minute – McGoldrick taking the ball in his stride be...Full Story »

Sam Hoskins struck a late winner to earn promoted Northampton a 1-0 victory at struggling 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 left Hoskins with only Luke Southwood to beat.He finished confidently for his third of the season and Cheltenham rarely troubled Max Thompson in the Cobblers goal...Full Story »

Harrogate ended a run of three successive defeats with a 2-0 home triumph over 10-man Morecambe.Luke Armstrong and George Thomson got the goals as the North Yorkshire team registered their first home win of the season in Sky Bet League Two.A sorry afternoon for the Shrimps was summed up by the misfortunes of centre-back Farrend Rawson, who conceded a first-half penalty, converted by Armstrong, b...Full Story »

Jamie Walker inflicted Crewe’s first defeat of the season to get Bradford back to winning ways in a 1-0 victory at the University of Bradford Stadium.Boss Mark Hughes had demanded a reaction from his side to last week’s 3-0 loss at Morecambe and dropped captain Richie Smallwood to the bench.The Bantams claimed their second home win as Walker swept home Kevin McDonald’s cross ju...Full Story »

Kevin Holt scored twice as Dundee United continued their unbeaten start to the Scottish Championship season with a 3-0 win at Ayr.Charlie Albinson kept the Terrors at bay in the first half, producing saves to prevent the returning Ross Docherty and Louis Moult from scoring in quick succession.Albinson denied Moult again but could not stop Dundee United from going ahead in the 58th minute when Ho...Full Story »

Dominic Poleon bagged a brace as Ebbsfleet bounced back from last weekend’s hammering at Gateshead by brushing aside 10-man Kidderminster 3-0.Poleon, who scored last Saturday as the Fleet went down 4-1 in the north east, struck in the 21st minute after Kidderminster failed to clear their lines, brushing off one challenge then rifling home.The hosts doubled their advantage after 29 minutes ...Full Story »

Colchester upset the form book by beating Sky Bet League Two leaders Gillingham 3-0 at Priestfield.Without a point prior to kick-off, the basement side scored three times in 18 minutes after the break to emphatically end the Gills’ run of four league victories without conceding a goal.Midfielder Tim Dieng squandered a brilliant opening for the hosts after seven minutes when he headed strai...Full Story »

Newport fought back from a goal down to claim a 3-1 League Two victory over Sutton thanks to three goals in the final 20 minutes at Rodney Parade.After a scrappy first half, when Will Evans and James Clarke went closest to breaking the deadlock for the home side, the second half was a much more entertaining affair.Sutton struck first in the 53rd minute when Omari Patrick was in the right place t...Full Story »

Leyton Orient recorded their first win of the season as they beat Cambridge 2-0 at Brisbane Road.The visitors, who began the match as league leaders, had no answer to a determined home side who scored through Shaq Forde after 29 minutes and Theo Archibald in the 57th minute.It was a memorable first league start for striker Forde, signed on a season-long loan from Watford.  The 19 year-old w...Full Story »

Troy Deeney scored his first Forest Green goal to secure a 1-1 draw at AFC Wimbledon.The former Premier League striker lobbed the ball over goalkeeper Alex Bass with 15 minutes to go, cancelling out James Ball’s first-half strike.James Tilley missed a golden opportunity to put AFC Wimbledon ahead after 15 minutes with a close-range header.Forest Green responded when Charlie McCann’s ...Full Story »

Dagenham and Redbridge saw off Barnet 1-0 to earn their first win of the season.Both teams had a few chances throughout, but it was Dagenham who looked like opening the scoring, Sam Ling going close from a 62nd-minute corner.Zak Brunt hit back for Barnet, having a go from the edge of the box in the 73rd minute but curling his effort wide.However the scoring was finally in the 87th minute when Ni...Full Story »

Ten-man Airdrie held on to claim their second successive Scottish Championship win as they recorded a 2-1 victory over Inverness.The hosts took an early lead following some good work from Lewis McGregor down the right as Caley defender Cameron Harper turned the ball into his own net.Calum Gallagher doubled Airdrie’s lead just after the hour mark – with another helping hand from hard-...Full Story »

Barnsley picked up a first victory since the opening day of the season with a clinical performance away at Wigan.After a competitive start, the hosts were dealt a huge blow when Charlie Hughes was shown red on 21 minutes.The 19-year-old was adjudged to have fouled Barnsley frontman Devante Cole, who was bearing down on goal.And it did not take long for the visitors to take advantage, with Cole l...Full Story »

Wolves substitute Sasa Kalajdzic scored a late winner two minutes after coming off the bench as Everton manager Sean Dyche’s decision to turn to some new faces produced a depressingly-familiar outcome.The Toffees dominated this Premier League match – having 15 shots – but remain goalless and pointless in the 270 minutes they have played so far this season as the visitors scored...Full Story »

Raith Rovers condemned Dunfermline to their first cinch Championship defeat of the season after a 1-0 victory in the Fife derby at East End Park.Dunfermline went close to opening the scoring in the 12th minute when Lewis McCann tested visiting goalkeeper Kevin Dabrowski before Aaron Comrie hit a post with the rebound. From the resulting corner, Ewan Otoo flashed an effort wide.Raith took the lea...Full Story »

Kerr McInroy scored twice as Partick Thistle secured a first win of the season with a 3-1 victory at home to Queen’s Park.Partick scored twice in four first-half minutes to seemingly put them in control.McInroy opened the scoring after 26 minutes from a Steven Lawless pass and Brian Graham doubled their advantage on the half-hour, with Lawless again the provider.But the goal glut continued...Full Story »

Adam Armstrong continued his impressive start to the season as unbeaten Southampton beat Queens Park Rangers 2-1 at St Mary’s.Striker Armstrong fired in his fourth goal of the campaign to hide the gap left by absent Che Adams.Earlier, Samuel Edozie’s first professional goal and Jack Colback’s long-range daisy-cutter cancelled each other out within three first-half minutes.Samue...Full Story »

Summer signing Duane Holmes scored the winner as Preston came from behind to beat Swansea 2-1.North End, who have now won their last three Championship games having drawn their opener, are enjoying their best start to a campaign for 15 years.The Swans, meanwhile, are still looking for their first win of the season under new boss Michael Duff.The visitors started brightly at Deepdale and threaten...Full Story »

Burton and Bolton had to settle for a point apiece as goals from Mark Helm and Dion Charles cancelled each other out in a 1-1 draw at the Pirelli Stadium.Helm put Burton ahead soon after half-time before Bolton, looking to get back to winning ways after their 4-0 home defeat to Wigan last time out, equalised through Charles just before the hour.Albion had the clearest opening of the first half w...Full Story »

Two penalties and a deflected strike earned Lincoln a commanding 3-0 win over 10-man Blackpool at the LNER Stadium and moved them up to fourth in Sky Bet League One.Daniel Mandroui opened the scoring from the spot inside seven minutes after Ben House was brought down in the Blackpool area.Goalkeeper Lukas Jensen saved from Seasiders debutant Jordan Rhodes when he was through one-on-one and as th...Full Story »

Joachim Andersen’s equaliser secured Crystal Palace a 1-1 draw against unbeaten Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium.A first-half stunner from Kevin Schade gave the Bees an early lead before Andersen levelled in the 76th minute.After a dominant 3-0 win away at Fulham last week, Thomas Frank’s men failed to put the game to bed which allowed the Eagles to claim a point in west Lond...Full Story »

Leicester left it late to preserve their 100 per cent start to the season with a 2-1 win at Rotherham.It had been a spirited display from the Millers but Kasey McAteer’s double proved enough for Enzo Maresca’s side, who snatched maximum points with seven minutes left to play.Rotherham thought they had taken a ninth-minute lead when Jordan Hugill flicked in Cafu’s wicked corner ...Full Story »

Joao Palhinha struck in the 87th minute to earn a shock 2-2 draw for Fulham at Arsenal.The hosts looked to have completed a stunning turnaround when substitute Eddie Nketiah fired past Bernd Leno to give them the lead 18 minutes from time, moments after Bukayo Saka’s penalty had made it 1-1 and relieved the tension in north London.Saka gifted the opening goal to Andreas Pereira after 57 se...Full Story »

Celtic drew a blank against St Johnstone and needed two excellent second-half saves from Joe Hart to prevent the Perth side pulling off a shock win.Dimitar Mitov celebrated his first call-up to the Bulgaria squad by making a hat-trick of saves from Matt O’Riley, who should probably have done better with at least two of the chances.But Celtic otherwise struggled to test the Saints goalkeepe...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou toasted his new-look Tottenham team for providing an early birthday present with a 2-0 win at Bournemouth and backed “bargain” James Maddison to get even better.Maddison pulled the strings on the south coast and opened his account for Spurs with his 17th-minute goal, which helped make it back-to-back victories in the Premier League for the visitors.Dejan Kulusevski a...Full Story »

James Maddison opened his account for Tottenham before Dejan Kulusevski ended his goal drought to help the feelgood factor around Ange Postecoglou’s new-look team continue with a 2-0 win at Bournemouth.Maddison had starred in last weekend’s fine victory over Manchester United, but was spotted on crutches and in a protective boot later that same night.A sore ankle failed to stop Spurs...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Raheem Sterling last 2 games   Pre EPL Week 3 Newcastle - Liverpool   Accurate   The Inter Miami goalkeeper since Messi arrived   Toni Kroos   Juventus on TikTok:   o.O   Please stay tuned on 7M Daily Laugh. There will be more fun tomorrow! (Credit: Justtoonit, originaltrollfootball, thefootballaren...Full Story »

Miss BumBum Suzy Cortez is perhaps the biggest Lionel Messi fan on the planet given the amount of tattoos she's got of the Argentine icon across her body Former Miss BumBum winner Suzy Cortez is Lionel Messi mad (Image: SUZY CORTEZ) The Lionel Messi-mad Suzy Cortez has dedicated large parts of her skin to the 36-year-old and her latest antics further prove her love for the footballer. The Bra...Full Story »

The stunning South African wore a bold outfit to celebrate her birthday while on a beach holiday abroad. Melissa Reddy left fans stunned as she celebrated her birthday while on holiday Credit: Instagram @melissa_reddy Melissa, 37, is Sky Sports’ senior football reporter and regularly delights fans with her insights on the beautiful game. After an action-packed season, she decided to tak...Full Story »

But it wasn’t. That distinction went to a kiss on the lips. A simple smacker delivered by an ageing former footballer to the Spanish No 6. Luis Rubiales showed no respect to Spain's World Cup winners - he must step down Credit: Reuters Fifa must step in if Rubiales fails to acknowledge his kiss was invasive and unwanted Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk Society seems far more &...Full Story »

The agent of Djordje Petrovic has been spotted at Stamford Bridge with Chelsea legend John Terry ahead of a move to the Blues. ·Kepa and Mendy leave Chelsea·Sanchez now first-choice keeper·Blues set to sign Serbian Petrovic WHAT HAPPENED? The goalkeeper is expected to complete a move to Chelsea for £14 million ($18m). Now, Fabrizio Romano claims the New England Revolution...Full Story »

€70m (£59.9m) 'and more' was the verdict from Bundesliga transfer insider Christian Falk in his latest exclusive update with CaughtOffside – a considerable leap from the £35m suggested by Ben Jacobs (as relayed by Empire of the Kop) and potentially double should the fee rise in excess of £60m. "There are many Premier League clubs interested in Piero Hincapie. Liverp...Full Story »

Man City's Joao Cancelo is reportedly set to join Barcelona but the Spanish side are waiting for the 'green light' with financial fair play rules. ·Cancelo fell out of favour at City·Loaned out to Bayern last season·Defender set for Barcelona transfer WHAT HAPPENED? The Portuguese fell down the pecking order at City midway through last season, before spending the second half o...Full Story »

The Foxes have begun their Championship campaign as brilliantly as City have their Premier League season, with both clubs two of only five across the top two divisions in England to have a 100 percent record at this early stage of 2023/24. With Pep Guardiola's side suffering from the injuries to John Stones and Kevin de Bruyne, and the likelihood that the manager will still want to see an imp...Full Story »

Bayern Munich are closing in on a deal to sign Chelsea centre-back Trevoh Chalobah, with Benjamin Pavard expected to leave the German side. ·Chelsea have told centre-back he can leave·Chalobah yet to make an appearance this season·Bayern in need of defensive cover WHAT HAPPENED? The Bavarians are poised to sell Pavard to Inter in the coming days, with the two clubs agreeing on...Full Story »

Brentford star Ivan Toney appears set to push for an exit from the club in the January transfer window. The centre forward, who is banned for gambling violations until January, wants to play for a Champions League club. Per The Mail, Toney has signed a deal to join renowned sports management firm CAA Stellar. With Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham among the teams chasing his signatur...Full Story »

Roma are in talks with Chelsea today for Romelu Lukaku. Sky Italia's Gianluca di Marzio is reporting Roma vice-president Ryan Friedkin and sports director Tiago Pinto are in London today. "Now Roma fans can really dream: the yellow-red leadership blitz for Lukaku is starting," stated Di Marzio. "Vice-President Ryan Friedkin and DS Tiago Pinto are leaving the capital on a private flight to Lo...Full Story »

The Red Devils haven't had the best of starts to the 2023/24 Premier League campaign, narrowly beating Wolverhampton Wanderers at home before losing at White Hart Lane to a bright and effervescent Tottenham Hotspur side. With Rasmus Hojlund still unable to feature and Marcus Rashford not hitting the right notes up front, it appears that Erik ten Hag is ready to test the waters with a bid for ...Full Story »

Man City to make new bid for Wolves star Matheus Nunes Manchester City and Wolves remain in direct contact over Matheus Nunes deal as he’s the top target in midfield 🚨🔵New bid will be submitted after €55m package rejected, likely to be the last one from City.Matheus wants the move, City always been in active talks with Wolves. pic.twitter.com/TkpK5AJLhZ— Fabrizio Romano (@...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino insisted Raheem Sterling deserves the credit for turning his Chelsea career around after his two goals fired the team to a 3-0 victory over Luton at Stamford Bridge.Sterling endured a disappointing debut campaign in west London but has looked a player transformed since his new manager took charge, and cemented a sensational return to form with a match-winning display against ...Full Story »

Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson watched Nakhi Wells score his first EFL goal since February – and then admitted he was unsure why he had not ended up with a brace during a 1-1 draw at Hull.Wells levelled the scores just past the hour mark but earlier had been denied by a very delayed flag in first-half stoppage time, after Jason Knight’s deflected drive had fallen to him six yards fr...Full Story »

Michael Cheek rescued a point for Bromley in a 2-2 National League draw at Rochdale, with both sides ending a thrilling game with 10 men.Tyrese Sinclair fired a double for Dale, his first from the penalty spot, after Chinwike Okoli had headed Bromley into a first-half lead and before Cheek levelled it up for the visitors.Bromley defender Okoli headed his side into a 15th-minute lead, but Sinclai...Full Story »