Jon Brady insists Northampton deserved even more than dramatic late equaliser
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Northampton boss Jon Brady hailed his side’s “outstanding” performance and said a point was the very least they deserved after Tuesday’s dramatic 2-2 draw against Lincoln at Sixfields.Reeco Hackett-Fairchild’s sweet first-half finish was added to by a Paudie O’Connor header as Lincoln moved into a 2-0 lead, but both goals came very much against the run of play...Full Story »
Bolton boss Ian Evatt sent off for ‘misuse of technology’ during Fleetwood win
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Bolton boss Ian Evatt was sent off for “misuse of technology” after Victor Adeboyejo’s first-half hat-trick set-up the League One leaders’ 3-1 win over Fleetwood.Northern Ireland international Dion Charles was also dismissed by referee Tom Nield for a caution in each half.Charles was the first to receive his marching orders after 69 minutes following a clash with Town kee...Full Story »
Matt Bloomfield relieved as Wycombe get off the mark against Leyton Orient
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Wycombe manager Matt Bloomfield admitted to being put through the wringer during his side’s 3-2 win over Leyton Orient that gave them their first points of the season at the third attempt.It was a frantic night at Adams Park as Orient had centre-back Dan Happe sent off in the second half in what was their third straight defeat in League One.The incidents did not stop after the final whistl...Full Story »
Injuries leave Mansfield boss Nigel Clough cursing after Doncaster draw
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Nigel Clough was left scratching his head as he lost four of his Mansfield players to injury during their 2-2 draw at Doncaster.The Stags twice came from behind to maintain their unbeaten start to the League Two season, with goals from Louis Reed and George Maris cancelling out strikes from Tom Nixon and Joe Ironside.And Clough felt his side was worthy of taking all three points, despite the inj...Full Story »
Andy Crosby admits Port Vale need cutting edge after Blackpool stalemate
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Andy Crosby believes Port Vale lacked a cutting edge in their 0-0 draw against Blackpool.Gavin Massey came closest as The Valiants controlled the first half, but his powerful shot flew agonisingly wide of the goal.In the second half, Blackpool took control, but Vale stopper Connor Ripley tipped away Shayne Lavery’s header to ensure the spoils were shared at Bloomfield Road.The Port Vale ma...Full Story »
Luke McCormick the hero for Bristol Rovers at Charlton
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Luke McCormick’s stoppage-time strike sealed a first League One win of the season for Bristol Rovers in a dramatic 2-1 victory over Charlton at the Valley.Daniel Kanu had cancelled out Scott Sinclair’s opener before McCormick struck at the death.Charlton edged the opening 45 minutes and Corey Blackett-Taylor lashed a left-footed shot across the face of goal while Karoy Anderson&rsquo...Full Story »
Ebbsfleet ease to win over Aldershot
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Ebbsfleet continued their encouraging start to the National League season with a 2-0 win over Aldershot.Goals either side of half-time from Franklin Domi and Dominic Poleon ensured Fleet made it two wins from their opening three games.Domi opened the scoring before the break when he cut inside from the right and curled an unstoppable effort into the corner.Former Leeds striker Poleon won it in t...Full Story »
Will Grigg helps Chesterfield maintain perfect start to season
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Will Grigg struck a late winner as leaders Chesterfield maintained their 100 per cent National League record with a 2-1 success at lowly Oxford City.Tom Naylor headed home James Berry’s corner in first-half stoppage time for his first Spireites goal.Josh Parker met Lewis Coyle’s cross on the volley to give City hope of collecting a first point of the season.But Chesterfield punished ...Full Story »
Reading end long winless run against Cheltenham
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Reading claimed their first league victory in almost six months when they edged past Cheltenham 1-0 in League One at the SCL Stadium.With Cheltenham offering little going forward, Reading dominated the first half and went in front in the 33rd minute through a deflected own-goal from Town midfielder Will Ferry.Neither side impressed in an uninspiring second period, with Reading just about doing e...Full Story »
Adam Senior gives Halifax victory at Oldham
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Halifax stunned Oldham with a 2-1 National League victory in front of 7,964 fans at Boundary Park.Rob Harker fired the visitors ahead after 31 minutes with a superb long-range strike.Oldham were level five minutes before the break when Mark Shelton fired home from a corner.Harker went close against for Halifax before the resulting corner fell to Adam Senior, who scrambled home from close range.Full Story »
York’s wait for a win goes on after home draw
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Altrincham twice fought back twice to draw 2-2 with York and deny the Minstermen a first National League win of the season.York, who had lost their first two games, were ahead after 10 minutes when Dipo Akinyemi volleyed home his second goal of the season.Chris Conn-Clarke’s cool finish levelled matters after 37 minutes, but York instantly regained the lead through Callum Harriott’s ...Full Story »
Derek Adams pleased as Morecambe dig in for a point
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Morecambe boss Derek Adams praised his young side’s battling qualities as they picked up a hard-earned point in a 0-0 draw against Notts County.Adams’ youngsters fought back strongly after a 3-0 defeat at Mansfield at the weekend with the experienced boss pleased with his team’s spirit and determination.He said: “I thought it was a very good 0-0 game. It was a very tactic...Full Story »
Neil Harris delighted as Gillingham maintain 100 per cent start
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Gillingham boss Neil Harris hailed his side after they maintained their perfect start to the season with a 1-0 win at Sutton.Harris’ table-toppers, who also dumped Championship Southampton out of the Carabao Cup, are the only League Two side to win their opening three games and they are yet to concede in the league after a third successive 1-0 victory.Ashley Nadesan’s 10th-minute eff...Full Story »
Steve Evans says Stevenage fully deserved victory at Cambridge
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Steve Evans felt that Stevenage were fully deserving of their 2-1 win at Cambridge.Stevenage have won all three league games since promotion to League One, with their success at the Abbey Stadium ending their opponent’s own perfect start.Jamie Reid’s fine effort from outside the box eight minutes from the end proved decisive, coming less than two minutes after Mark Bonner’s sid...Full Story »
Pete Wild hails ‘under-the-radar’ signing Emile Acquah
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Substitute Emile Acquah scored a late goal for Barrow to rescue a point in a 1-1 draw with Accrington and Bluebirds boss Pete Wild believes he has captured a gem.The striker came from Maidenhead in the summer and has now scored two goals in two games for Barrow, who are unbeaten in League Two.In a game of few chances, Stanley took the lead in the 36th minute. Tommy Leigh’s ball was headed ...Full Story »
Johnnie Jackson savours a birthday to remember with win at Colchester
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Johnnie Jackson says he will remember his 41st birthday fondly after guiding his AFC Wimbledon side to a 2-0 win at his former club Colchester.After a goalless first half, James Tilley gave the Dons the lead when he converted from close range after Josh Neufville had escaped down the left and crossed.Tilley then sealed the Dons’ lead in the 85th minute when he finished clinically after bei...Full Story »
Mark Harris bags brace as Oxford condemn Derby to another defeat
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Mark Harris’ double gave Oxford a 2-1 win at Derby.Harris scored in each half before Martyn Waghorn replied late on for the home side.Oxford had the first shot on target in the 17th minute with Marcus Browne forcing Joe Wildsmith into a diving save after good build-up play.The visitors deservedly went ahead in the 32nd minute when Curtis Nelson gave the ball away and Cameron Brannagan play...Full Story »
Luke Conlan fires AFC Fylde to first victory of new season against Kidderminster
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
AFC Fylde scored four minutes from time to earn their first win of the Vanarama National League season with a 2-1 victory over Kidderminster at Mill Farm.The home side could have opened the scoring half an hour into the contest when Luke Charman unleashed a powerful effort at goal but Christian Dibble was on hand to palm it away.Fylde broke the deadlock with 11 minutes to go through Charman, who...Full Story »
Impressive win for Gateshead on the road at Dagenham
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Gateshead picked up their first win of the season with a 4-2 victory over Dagenham at the Chigwell Construction Stadium.The visitors took the lead 35 minutes in through Luke Hannant’s first goal of the season.They doubled their advantage six minutes after the break when Marcus Dinanga smashed across goal and into the back of the net to make it 2-0.The home side pulled one back 18 minutes f...Full Story »
Barrow leave it late in draw with Accrington
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Substitute Emile Acquah’s late goal preserved Barrow’s unbeaten league record but they had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Accrington.The Bluebirds had won both their opening league encounters and looked to be heading for defeat after Sean McConville’s first-half goal until the late leveller.The last time these two sides faced each other in the Football League was in 1961-62 season...Full Story »
Peterborough come from behind to win at Barnsley
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Peterborough came from behind to win 3-1 at Barnsley with an impressive second-half performance featuring goals from Hector Kyprianou, Jonson Clarke-Harris and Kwame Poku.Barry Cotter had put the hosts in front six minutes after the break but it only served to spark the visitors into life.Peterborough’s Ephron Mason-Clark threatened early on, forcing Liam Roberts to make a save.At the othe...Full Story »
Mansfield fight back to claim point at Doncaster
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Mansfield twice came from behind to continue their unbeaten start to the League Two season with a 2-2 draw at Doncaster.Nigel Clough’s side arguably had the better of the attacking play throughout but were forced to fight back in an entertaining clash of near-neighbours.Tom Nixon and Joe Ironside struck either side of Louis Reed’s equaliser before George Maris salvaged the Stags a po...Full Story »
Joe Low double helps Wycombe past Leyton Orient
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Centre-back Joe Low scored twice on his first league start for Wycombe as they edged to a 3-2 win over Leyton Orient to claim their first points of the season.Orient’s tally remains empty, however, after their third straight defeat in League One and their cause was not helped by a red card for Dan Happe in the early stages of the second half.Wycombe had their first league goal of the campa...Full Story »
Reece Grego-Cox bags brace as Woking shock Rochdale in National League
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Woking fought back to upset Rochdale 3-2 and leapfrog them in the Vanarama National League table.Tyrese Sinclair slotted home from a tight angle after 15 minutes, capitalising on an error from home goalkeeper Joe Day.Scott Cuthbert headed an equaliser after the break and Woking were ahead on 74 minutes when Padraig Amond was fouled and Reece Grego-Cox dispatched the penalty.Grego-Cox grabbed his...Full Story »
Northampton grab dramatic draw as Sam Hoskins strikes deep in stoppage time
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Sam Hoskins scored a 98th-minute equaliser as Northampton picked up their first point of the season with a dramatic 2-2 draw against Lincoln.The visitors led 2-0 at Sixfields with only four minutes to play but Louis Appere’s smart finish and Hoskins’ dramatic strike salvaged a deserved point for the Cobblers.Northampton made all of the early running and went close through Tyreece Sim...Full Story »
Mickey Demetriou haunts old side as Crewe enjoy big win
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Mickey Demetriou fired in twice against his former club as Crewe secured an emphatic 4-2 win against Newport County.The veteran defender played a key role at the other end of the pitch as the Railwaymen earned their first victory of the season.When Keeper Nic Townsend spilled Jack Powell’s free-kick, Demetriou made the most of the chance to hook home the opener in the eighth minute.The Wel...Full Story »
Ashley Nadesan fires Gillingham to third straight win at Sutton’s expense
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Gillingham maintained their 100 per cent start to the Sky Bet League Two season with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Sutton.Ashley Nadesan scored the only goal of the game with a superbly taken 10th-minute finish at Gander Green Lane.Tom Nichols robbed home defender Omar Sowunmi and provided a low cross for Nadesan to strike first time.Sowunmi came close to atoning for his early error when his hooked s...Full Story »
Swindon claim local bragging rights with late win over Forest Green
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Swindon produced a fine second-half comeback to beat Forest Green 2-1 in an enthralling local derby in League Two.A stoppage-time strike from Frazer Blake-Tracy coupled with Dan Kemp’s tap-in saw Town get their first win of the campaign.Matty Stevens opened the scoring for Rovers but Harvey Bunker’s second-half red card changed the course of the game.Stevens opened the scoring in the...Full Story »
Bromley earn a point against Wealdstone
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Bromley picked up their first point of the season in a 1-1 draw with Wealdstone at Hayes Lane.The visitors took the lead in the fourth minute when Tahvon Campbell let fly from just outside the area which flew into the back of the net.Bromley came close to equalising in spectacular fashion but Michael Cheek’s audacious chip from the halfway line landed onto the roof of the net.Wealdstone co...Full Story »
First-half goals see Shrewsbury beat Burton
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Shrewsbury returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Burton at the Croud Meadow.It was an action-packed start for both sides but it was Shrewsbury who broke the deadlock after only three minutes.Daniel Udoh picked up the ball out wide and drove a low cross to Tom Bayliss, who fired home at the back post.Two minutes later Burton came close to a leveller when Josh Gordon was one-on-one with...Full Story »
Victor Adeboyejo scores hat-trick but red cards overshadow Bolton win
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Victor Adeboyejo netted a first-half hat-trick but strike partner Dion Charles and manager Ian Evatt were sent off as leaders Bolton beat Fleetwood 3-1 in League One.The former Burton star became only the second Wanderers player in nine years to score a treble, firing the Trotters towards a third consecutive league victory.Paris Maghoma claimed assists for his team-mate’s first two goals a...Full Story »
Owen Moxon salvages point for Carlisle against Wigan
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Owen Moxon’s close-range effort earned winless Carlisle a 1-1 draw with Wigan at Brunton Park.Moxon lashed home from six yards early in the second period, cancelling out Charlie Wyke’s finish.Callum Lang, Callum McManaman and Thelo Aasgaard all went close as Wigan dominated in the early stages.On the half-hour mark, former Carlisle striker Wyke volleyed against the crossbar, but just...Full Story »
Danilo Orsi grabs winner as Crawley end MK Dons’ unbeaten start
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by PA
Danilo Orsi hit the winner as Crawley made it two league wins out of three to go third in the table with a 2-1 home win over previously unbeaten MK Dons.The Reds, desperate to make up for their worst ever placing since entering the league in 2011, turned on the style as under-fire co-owner Preston Johnson looked on for the first time this season.Midfielder Liam Kelly had a shot tipped over the b...Full Story »