Ryan Porteous admitted that “weeks don’t come better than that” after setting Hibernian on their way to victory at Ross County having also made his Scotland debut on Tuesday.The Hibs defender was an impressive figure against Ukraine in Krakow where he helped the Scots to Nations League promotion, a second seeding in the 2024 European Championship qualifying draw with a play-off...Full Story »

Crawley boss Kevin Betsy is fully committed to turning around the club’s fortunes after their worst start to a Football League season continued with a 2-1 home defeat to high-flying Stevenage.A late penalty by striker Luke Norris left Boro in the automatic promotion places after Ashley Nadesan had cancelled out Jordan Roberts’ effort midway through the first half.Crawley are only out...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou believes there is plenty more improvement to come from Reo Hatate after his spectacular winner against Motherwell.The cinch Premiership leaders needed a piece of brilliance from Hatate to get back to winning ways as the Japan midfielder struck from 25 yards to seal a 2-1 Parkhead victory after Jota found him with a corner in the 64th minute.Hatate had earlier hit ...Full Story »

Reading manager Paul Ince praised former England striker Andy Carroll for the impact he is making in his second spell at the club after the 3-1 Sky Bet Championship victory over Huddersfield.Carroll started his first game since re-signing for the Royals last month and played a leading role in the comfortable win.Reading led 2-0 at the break, through a Tom McIntyre header and a Lee Nicholls own g...Full Story »

Stephen Robinson praised his players’ character after St Mirren defeated Livingston 2-1 to move up to third place in the cinch Premiership table.Alex Greive scored what proved to be the winner in the final minute after Bruce Anderson had appeared to earn the visitors a point with an 86th-minute equaliser.Keanu Baccus had given the hosts the lead before Jonah Ayunga was sent off for deliber...Full Story »

Mick Beale praised QPR goalkeeper Seny Dieng for a vital early contribution after his side deservedly won at Ashton Gate, 2-1 in the Sky Bet Championship.Stefan Johansen fired the visitors in front in the 19th minute – slotting home after Chris Willock’s shot had hit a post – and three minutes later Leeds loanee Tyler Roberts netted his first league goal of the season with a fa...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits his side are under pressure and lacking confidence after they threw away victory in a 3-3 draw at home to Brighton.Leandro Trossard completed a late hat-trick – having put his side 2-0 up inside 17 minutes due to some slapdash defending – after Roberto Firmino’s double and Adam Webster’s own goal appeared to have got the hosts out of ...Full Story »

Angry West Brom supporters turned on manager Steve Bruce as Swansea grabbed a late goal to win 3-2 at the Hawthorns.Substitute Michael Obafemi scored in the 89th minute after Karlan Grant had missed a late penalty for West Brom to make it back-to-back victories for Russell Martin’s side.That prompted chants of ‘You’re getting sacked in the morning’ to Bruce from both ends...Full Story »

York captain Lenell John-Lewis scored twice as the Minstermen roared to a 5-0 win at 10-man Barnet in the National League.In a match delayed by half an hour due to a shortage of medical staff at The Hive, John-Lewis netted a second-half brace to effectively seal his side’s three points.Fraser Kerr had grabbed the opener in the 12th minute when he turned home Maziar Kouhyar’s corner, ...Full Story »

Kane Hester scored four goals as Elgin City grabbed only their second win of the season in cinch Scottish League Two with a 5-1 thrashing of Annan Athletic at Borough Briggs.The 27-year-old, who also hit a double in his previous League Two outing last month and has now scored in six successive matches in all competitions, headed an early opener before setting up Dylan Lawrence who doubled Elgin&...Full Story »

Paul Warne declared himself “really pleased” after tasting victory in his first game as Derby boss with a 2-0 win at Cambridge.James Collins scored in each half as Warne’s side recorded their first away win of the League One seasonThe result left the Rams only three points outside the play-off places as Warne looks to deliver an immediate return to the Championship.“We ma...Full Story »

Leyton Orient boss Richie Wellens insisted he was not too downbeat after his side’s first loss of the season, a 2-1 home defeat to Newport.The O’s retained top spot in League Two, although that advantage has now been cut to two points after the Londoners lost their 100 per cent home record.Will Evans and a penalty by Omar Bogle, who recorded his sixth goal of the campaign, put The Ex...Full Story »

Wigan manager Leam Richardson praised his team for rising to the challenges they had prepared for in their 2-0 victory at managerless Rotherham.Goals in either half settled the contest for the away side who kept up their unbeaten start to the league campaign on the road and ended the Millers’ unbeaten streak at home.It was a disappointing first managerial experience for players Richard Woo...Full Story »

Sutton boss Matt Gray bemoaned what he described as his side’s “worst performance of the season” after conceding late on in a 1-0 loss to Gillingham.Alex MacDonald’s stoppage-time effort was enough to hand the hosts all three points at Priestfield Stadium in a match where the Gills also had three goals disallowed.It was just a second league win of the season for Neil Harr...Full Story »

Goals from strikers Dion Charles and Jon Dadi Bodvarsson helped Bolton to a 2-0 win over Lincoln at the University of Bolton Stadium to record their fourth successive league win.Charles scored from the penalty spot five minutes before half-time while Bodvarsson came off the bench to score with six minutes remaining.It was a performance which delighted Wanderers boss Ian Evatt, who said: “I...Full Story »

Salford boss Neil Wood expressed his frustration as the Ammies held on to draw 1-1 at home with Grimsby.The hosts took the lead inside two minutes but their grip gradually loosened as the Mariners grew into the tie.Theo Vassell’s early opener was cancelled out before the half hour mark when on-loan Burnley youngster Lewis Richardson notched his first senior goal.And the visitors – wh...Full Story »

Manager Dean Smith insists there is even more to come from Norwich after they beat Blackpool 1-0 for a seventh win in eight games.Teemu Pukki’s clinical first-half finish was enough for the Canaries to secure victory in an end-to-end encounter at Bloomfield Road.Smith’s side have started superbly in their bid for a third successive Championship promotion but he believes they can stil...Full Story »

Walsall boss Michael Flynn praised substitute Andy Williams after his late equaliser secured a 1-1 draw against Stockport in Sky Bet League Two.Despite performing poorly throughout, a late corner was all the Saddlers needed, with substitute Williams heading home from the near post.It cancelled out a first-half header from Stockport’s Paddy Madden, with the hosts failing to see the game out...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor said he has a massive decision to make after confirming he has been offered the vacant manager’s job at Sky Bet Championship side Rotherham.Taylor, who led the Grecians to promotion from League Two last season, revealed he had been offered the role at the New York Stadium with an announcement expected imminently.“I have a decision to make and I’ll be ...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore is delighted his title contenders are winning “ugly” after a 1-0 victory at Port Vale.The big-spending Owls are among the favourites to get promoted to the Championship this season.Vale, who returned to the third tier this season, held their own but Will Vaulks’ second-half 30-yard wonder strike settled the spoils at Vale Park.“I&rsqu...Full Story »