Aaron Connolly nets late brace as Hull battle back to beat 10-man Blackburn
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Substitute Aaron Connolly scored a late brace as Hull came from behind to beat 10-man Blackburn 2-1 in a breathless encounter.Rovers were up against it from the 17th minute when Harry Pickering was given his marching orders for upending Liam Delap when clean through but displayed great resilience and managed to take a 74th-minute lead through Sam Gallagher.However, Hull recovered superbly and Co...Full Story »
Stephen Wearne treble secures convincing win for Gateshead over Ebbsfleet
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
A hat-trick from Stephen Wearne sealed an emphatic 4-1 National League win for Gateshead over Ebbsfleet at the Gateshead International Stadium.Wearne struck three times in the last half hour as the home side pulled away from their opponents having entered the interval all square.Kenton Richardson’s deflected effort had given the home side the lead but Ebbsfleet were level when Dominic Pole...Full Story »
Hayden Hackney stunner earns Middlesbrough point against Huddersfield
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Middlesbrough started life without last season’s Championship Player of the Year and top scorer Chuba Akpom with a 1-1 draw against Huddersfield at the Riverside Stadium.Midfielder Hayden Hackney scored a stunner just after the hour mark to rescue a point for Michael Carrick’s side, cancelling out Dael Fry’s own goal 14 minutes earlier, with the draw meaning both Boro and the T...Full Story »
Port Vale end winless run on the road with late clincher at Charlton
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Port Vale celebrated their first League One away win since January 1 as Funso Ojo’s 87th-minute goal settled an end-to-end 3-2 win over Charlton.Summer signing Alfie May opened his goal account for Charlton in the 10th minute. The striker rifled his penalty home after referee Sunny Singh Gill ruled that keeper Connor Ripley had impeded Daniel Kanu.Alex Iacovitti cleared a Corey Blackett-Ta...Full Story »
Ruari Paton punishes Arbroath again as Queen’s Park march on
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Ruari Paton was once again Arbroath’s nemesis as his second-half strike helped Queen’s Park record a 1-0 win to continue their 100 per cent start to the Scottish Championship season.The visiting Spiders, who had Paton to thank for last week’s winner when the teams met in Glasgow, made a sharp start and had a Patrick Jarrett goal ruled out for offside and a strong penalty claim ...Full Story »
Reece Smith grabs Maidenhead winner against bottom of the table Dagenham
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Reece Smith fired Maidenhead to a 1-0 victory over Dagenham and Redbridge in a hard-fought encounter at York Road.A tight first half ended goalless with neither side having troubled the opposition keeper unduly.Maidenhead’s Charlee Adams blazed a 34th-minute free-kick over and fellow midfielder Casey Pettit failed to hit the target with Sam Ling equally inaccurate for the visitors in a lat...Full Story »
Gillingham remain top after beating Crawley
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Gillingham continued their dream start to the season with a 1-0 victory at Crawley to remain top of Sky Bet League Two.Harry Ransom’s own goal just before the break sent Crawley down to their first home defeat in nearly six months and it came after an early penalty miss by the Reds.The match ended controversially with Gillingham assistant boss David Livermore receiving a yellow card after ...Full Story »
Tahvon Campbell grabs dramatic winner for Wealdstone against AFC Fylde
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Tahvon Campbell struck deep into stoppage time as Wealdstone completed a 3-2 comeback victory over 10-man AFC Fylde.Wealdstone had forced their way ahead after just 10 minutes when Campbell converted Charles Clayden’s left-wing cross from close range.The striker was unable to make the most of rounding keeper Theo Richardson four minutes later and his side was pegged back eight minutes befo...Full Story »
Jack Powell nets late equaliser as Crewe salvage League Two draw with Walsall
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
A stoppage-time strike from Jack Powell salvaged Crewe a point from a 2-2 League Two draw with Walsall.The Railwaymen came from two down at Gresty Road after an early goal from Freddy Draper and a belting effort from Issac Hutchinson in the first half appeared to have earned Walsall their second success of the campaign.But Powell’s late cross from the left evaded everyone to land in the ne...Full Story »
Blackpool held again as Leyton Orient earn first point of season
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Unbeaten Blackpool registered a third consecutive 0-0 draw in League One as they were held at home by Leyton Orient.Goalkeepers Dan Grimshaw and Sam Howes both produced excellent performances to ensure the deadlock was not broken and earn newly-promoted Orient their first point of the season.Shayne Lavery went close to giving Blackpool a fourth-minute lead but Howes was on hand to deny him.At th...Full Story »
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan double helps Reading to victory over 10-man Stevenage
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Ten-man Stevenage surrendered their 100 per cent start to the League One season when they were beaten 2-0 at struggling Reading.Stevenage defender Nathan Thompson was sent off for a second yellow card in the 22nd minute and Reading took advantage when Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan nodded home in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time.Ehibhatiomhan, 20, tapped in his second goal – and fourth ...Full Story »
MK Dons stage late comeback to beat Colchester
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Substitute Matt Dennis scored a late winner as MK Dons staged a comeback to beat Colchester 3-2 in Sky Bet League Two.Dennis fired home in the 10th minute of stoppage time to make it three wins from four for the Dons and move them up to second place in the table.Ex-Colchester man Alex Gilbey equalised in the 88th minute after Joe Taylor’s brace had cancelled out Mo Eisa’s early opene...Full Story »
Will Evans scores first-half brace as Newport see off Forest Green
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Will Evans scored a first-half brace as Newport claimed a comprehensive 3-0 League Two victory at Forest Green, leaving the hosts without a home league win this season.It was a dramatic start for the visitors after a misplaced pass by Forest Green was latched on to by Evans, who gave them the lead after just 13 seconds.Rovers’ first chance came in the 11th minute following a cross from Kyl...Full Story »
Brilliant Zak Brunt brace fires Barnet to top of National League with Woking win
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Zak Brunt’s brilliant double sent Barnet to the top of the National League after a 2-0 win over Woking at The Hive.Brunt fired a 15th-minute opener from the edge of the box and lashed a superb second from long range early in the second half to stretch the Bees’ unbeaten start to four games.Barnet were on top from the off and after Brunt put them ahead Nicke Kabamba came close to addi...Full Story »
Solihull Moors defeat Dorking to extend unbeaten run
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Solihull Moors extended their unbeaten start to the Vanarama National League season with a 3-0 victory over Dorking.Richard Stearman went close to a third-minute opener for Moors as he struck the crossbar from close range and the hosts went ahead 13 minutes later when summer signing Kade Craig opened his account by turning a cross in at the far post.Moors doubled the lead just before half-time w...Full Story »
Ethan Hamilton helps Lincoln to victory over Shrewsbury
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Ethan Hamilton scored the winner to help Lincoln to a 1-0 victory at Shrewsbury in League One.The recent signing from Accrington struck his first goal for the club to stretch the Imps’ unbeaten league run to three games.The hosts went close on the half-hour mark when Jordan Shipley drove a low cross into the heart of the box, which Ryan Bowman met but turned wide.Shrewsbury had another cha...Full Story »
Fan takes over at assistant referee at Portsmouth as Cheltenham force stalemate
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
A fan had to come out of the crowd to take over as assistant referee as Portsmouth were held to a goalless draw by Cheltenham.The Robins produced a stubborn defensive display at Fratton Park to pick up their first point of the season.But it was the officials who stole the limelight when not one but two assistant referees limped off through injury.Fourth official Stephen Brown took over in the fi...Full Story »
Ian Henderson and Kairo Mitchell on target as Rochdale defeat Eastleigh
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Ian Henderson continued his strong start to the season with another goal as Rochdale claimed a 2-0 National League victory at home to Eastleigh.Fans favourite Henderson – on his second stint at Spotland – opened the scoring for Dale just nine minutes in for his second goal of the campaign.Former Eastleigh loaneee Kairo Mitchell doubled their advantage against his old side on the brin...Full Story »
Max Crocombe heroics earn Burton point at Wycombe
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Wycombe were frustrated by the performance of Burton goalkeeper Max Crocombe as they were held to a 0-0 draw at Adams Park.Crocombe’s heroics between the posts helped earn the Brewers their first point of the season in League One and deny the Chairboys what they felt would have been a deserved second win of the week.Sam Vokes almost struck a stunning opening goal for Wycombe after 16 minut...Full Story »
Mansfield hit back to make a point at Grimsby
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Mansfield came back from a goal down to preserve their unbeaten start in League Two with a 1-1 draw against Grimsby at Blundell Park.In-form Grimsby winger Abo Eisa opened the scoring before Mansfield striker Rhys Oates came off the substitutes bench to grab an equaliser.It was a perfect start for Grimsby as they went in front after six minutes when Eisa picked up a loose ball and fired into the...Full Story »
Macauley Langstaff bags brace as Notts County ease past Doncaster
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Macauley Langstaff scored a brace as Notts County strolled to a 3-1 League Two win over Doncaster to secure their first away triumph of the campaign.Last season’s National League top-scorer Langstaff netted his first two goals of the campaign while Jodi Jones also found the net as the Magpies dominated at the Eco-Power Stadium.After a scrappy opening to the game, Langstaff – who scor...Full Story »
Livingston avoid upset by beating Ayr in Viaplay Cup
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Livingston booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Viaplay Cup with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Ayr United.The Scottish Premiership hosts avoided a potential banana skin, with goals in each half from Joel Nouble and Cristian Montano seeing off their Championship visitors.Livingston, defeated 3-0 by Inverness in last season’s Scottish Cup, looked in no mood to allow lightning to ...Full Story »
Liverpool recover from rocky opening to see off Bournemouth
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Liverpool overcame a torrid start and a red card for Alexis Mac Allister to beat Bournemouth 3-1 for their first win of the Premier League campaign.Antoine Semenyo gave the visitors a stunning third-minute lead but Luis Diaz levelled with a neat finish and before half-time Mo Salah tucked in the rebound from his own missed penalty, his 187th Liverpool goal moving him ahead of Steven Gerrard and ...Full Story »
Koji Miyoshi and Lukas Jutkiewicz fire Birmingham to win over Bristol City
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Goals from substitutes Koji Miyoshi and Lukas Jutkiewicz gave Birmingham a 2-0 Championship away win against a Bristol City side who finished with 10 men.The visitors took the lead in first-half stoppage time when Keshi Anderson’s corner was not cleared and Miyoshi, just introduced for the injured Ethan Laird, found the roof of the net with a sweet right-footed volley.The home side’s...Full Story »
Kidderminster and Bromley share points from stalemate at Aggborough
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Kidderminster and Bromley shared the points from a fractious goalless draw as the Ravens moved out of the Vanarama National League’s bottom two.Bromley were forced to make an early substitution after Soul Kader went down injured twice – he was replaced by Bim Pepple.The visitors to Aggborough had their work cut out early on as Cole Kpekawa was dismissed for an off-ball incident in th...Full Story »
Morecambe too good for Bradford
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Two goals from Michael Mellon helped Morecambe to a 3-0 victory over Bradford at the Mazuma Stadium.Mellon opened the scoring with a superb 22nd-minute free-kick, while a penalty four minutes from time came after JJ McKiernan’s first for the Shrimps.Mellon’s first was a sweet strike from just outside the box after a Richie Smallwood foul on former Bradford midfielder Yann Songo&rsquo...Full Story »
Wrexham battle back from three goals down to take point from 10-goal thriller
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Wrexham fought back from 4-1 down to earn a 5-5 Sky Bet League Two draw against Swindon, with two stoppage time goals capping the comeback.The Robins led through Jake Young’s header and Charlie Austin doubled their advantage before Jake Bickerstaff got one back. However, Daniel Kemp curled home and Young bagged his second.Elliot Lee’s penalty and James Jones reduced the deficit after...Full Story »
Mitch Pinnock leaves it late to fire Northampton to first win against Posh
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Mitch Pinnock scored a remarkable goal in the final minute of normal time as Northampton picked up their first win of the Sky Bet League One season by beating local rivals Peterborough 1-0 at Sixfields.Pinnock’s volley from 40 yards out, carried over the line by goalkeeper Nicholas Bilokapic, gave the Cobblers their first win in this fixture since 2006 and ended Posh’s 100 per cent s...Full Story »
Ryan Trevitt and Demitri Mitchell strike in Exeter win
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Ryan Trevitt and Demitri Mitchell netted as Exeter beat Carlisle 2-0 at Brunton Park.Exeter found the breakthrough when Trevitt struck 20 minutes from time for his first professional goal.Mitchell stroked home with eight minutes left to make the points safe, but Carlisle may have felt aggrieved he was not sent off in the first half after a possible second bookable offence.United started well and...Full Story »
Swansea and Coventry share the spoils
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Swansea summer signing Jerry Yates bagged his second goal of the campaign to earn his new side a 1-1 draw with Coventry in the Championship.The visiting Sky Blues were wasteful in the first half but took the lead through what was one of their only two shots on target in the game as Matty Godden netted in the 39th minute.But Yates, who arrived from Blackpool for a reported £2.5million this ...Full Story »
Jobe Bellingham scores brace as Sunderland pick up first win against Rotherham
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Jobe Bellingham scored a brace to help Sunderland come from behind and secure their first points of the Championship campaign with a 2-1 win over Rotherham.Hakeem Odoffin had given Rotherham a shock lead 20 minutes into the contest but Bellingham’s close-range header drew his side level almost immediately, and his smart finish early in the second half secured three deserved points for Tony...Full Story »
Martyn Waghorn boosts Derby to victory against floundering Fleetwood
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Martyn Waghorn scored for the second time in four days to give Derby a 1-0 win over Fleetwood that ended a run of three home defeats.Derby swarmed all over Fleetwood from the start and got the goal their dominance deserved in the 23rd minute.Conor Washington’s shot was deflected to Waghorn, who swivelled to send a low shot inside Jay Lynch’s left post.Danny Mayor fired over as Fleetw...Full Story »
Solly March bags brace as Brighton beat Wolves to go top of Premier League
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2023 by PA
Kaoru Mitoma’s superb solo effort and Solly March’s second-half double helped lift Brighton top of the Premier League table after an impressive 4-1 win at Wolves.Japan midfielder Mitoma’s mesmeric run and finish gave Brighton a slender half-time lead before Roberto De Zerbi’s side put Wolves to the sword with three goals in nine minutes at the start of the second half.Per...Full Story »