Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah fired Liverpool five points clear at the top of the Premier League as the 2-0 victory over Aston Villa clinically exploited Manchester City’s defeat earlier in the day.Anfield was buzzing after the news came in of Brighton’s victory over the defending champions and for long periods the atmosphere crackled with the sense of expectation and opportunity.It...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola said his injury-hit Manchester City cannot maintain a high level for 90 minutes after Brighton’s late fightback at the Amex Stadium sent them to a fourth consecutive defeat.City were without key players, most damagingly missing four central defenders, and their performance dropped off alarmingly in the second half as Fabian Hurzeler’s side hit them with goals in the 78t...Full Story »

Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin praised his team’s character after they rebounded from last weekend’s Premier Sports Cup semi-final mauling by Celtic to defeat Dundee and move top of the Premiership table.Second-half goals from Ante Palaversa, Topi Keskinen, Vicente Besuijen and Kevin Nisbet, after Simon Murray had missed a first-half penalty for Dundee, helped the Dons move three points ...Full Story »

Barnet are four points behind National League leaders York after being held to a 0-0 draw by Oldham at the Hive.Following a 5-3 victory for the Minstermen over Hartlepool earlier on Saturday, the third-placed Bees went closest in the 83rd minute when Anthony Hartigan struck the bar.Moments later Rhys Browne saw his shot kept out by a fine save from Oldham goalkeeper Mathew Hudson, who had done w...Full Story »

Ante Palaversa, Topi Keskinen, Vicente Besuijen and Kevin Nisbet all struck in the second half as Aberdeen defeated Dundee 4-1 at Pittodrie to move top of the William Hill Premiership.Simon Murray missed a penalty late in the first half for the visitors but partially atoned with a header to make it 2-1 midway through the second period.Besuijen, though, struck just a minute later to restore Aberd...Full Story »

Brighton staged a sensational late fightback to come from behind and send Manchester City to a fourth consecutive defeat with a pulsating 2-1 win at the Amex Stadium.Substitute Matt O’Riley appeared in the area in the 83rd minute to tuck away Joao Pedro’s pass for his first Brighton goal to stun the Premier League champions, minutes after Pedro had himself equalised following a penal...Full Story »

Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris was frustrated his players couldn’t build on two moments of first-half magic after a 2-2 draw with managerless Coventry at the Stadium of Light.The Sky Blues, who rallied under interim boss Rhys Carr after the sacking of Mark Robins two days earlier, bounced back from the two-goal deficit to earn a point by following up Haji Wright’s 62nd-minute fi...Full Story »

Fulham boss Marco Silva admitted Harry Wilson is doing everything he can to fight for a start after the Welshman scored his third goal of the week from off the bench in their 2-0 victory at 10-man Crystal Palace.Wilson decided the Cottagers’ 2-1 win over Brentford with a second-half stoppage-time brace on Monday night, and scored his side’s second in the 83rd minute at Selhurst Park,...Full Story »

Huddersfield boss Michael Duff admitted he was not happy with a point after his team twice fought back from a goal behind to force a 2-2 draw at struggling Crawley.Duff felt the Terriers had enough chances “to win four games” but is pleased that his side are now unbeaten in the last five league games.Huddersfield, behind to a Rushian Hepburn-Murphy goal at the break, levelled through...Full Story »

John Mousinho revealed Colby Bishop’s dramatic return to action after heart surgery to score in Portsmouth 3-1 victory over Preston was kept top-secret.Bishop missed the opening 14 matches of the season after a summer heart scan revealed a risk and he underwent open-heart surgery.Pompey’s leading scorer in their League One title campaign was not named in Pompey’s initial 25-man...Full Story »