Derby made it five League One wins from their last five games as they cruised to a 3-0 victory away to 10-man Leyton Orient.Louie Sibley scored in the first half before O’s defender Brandon Cooper was dismissed and then Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Tom Barkhuizen added one apiece in the second period.Playing with energy and enthusiasm, the Rams had squandered a couple of excellent chances be...Full Story »

Peterborough leapfrogged Oxford in the League One play-off race after thumping their fellow promotion contenders 3-0.Posh’s first-half dominance was rewarded with two goals from Hector Kyprianou and Ricky-Jade Jones, with substitute Ryan De Havilland adding a third late on.Kyprianou had the simple task of breaking the deadlock in the 24th minute after Harrison Burrows cut the ball back int...Full Story »

George Oakley’s late winner earned rock-bottom Morton a crucial 2-1 win at fellow strugglers Arbroath in the cinch Championship.Both sides went into the game in dismal form, with the hosts having lost six in succession while Morton had not claimed a point from their last four.The visitors grabbed the lead in the 37th minute when Lewis McGrattan fired home after a neat through-ball from Jac...Full Story »

Oliver Arblaster was on target as Port Vale won the battle of League One’s out of form teams with a narrow 1-0 win at Exeter.It was the Valiants’ first win in 11 league games and stretched Exeter’s winless run to 11, with the home fans again voicing their frustrations at full-time towards under-fire manager Gary Caldwell.Exeter made a positive start to the game and should have ...Full Story »

Mark Robins was delighted for midfielder Callum O’Hare after he scored a brace in Coventry’s 2-0 win over Birmingham.They were the former Aston Villa man’s first goals since he suffered a serious knee injury on Boxing Day last year, which kept the 25-year-old out for almost 10 months.“I’m absolutely delighted for him,” said manager Robins. “I thought he ...Full Story »

Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi labelled teenager Jack Hinshelwood “Pascal Gross’ son” following his match-winning display in a 2-1 Premier League success over Brentford.England Under-19 international Hinshelwood marked his first senior appearance at the Amex Stadium by heading the second-half winner, just seconds after making a crucial goal-line clearance to deny Yoane Wissa.De...Full Story »

Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi is set to sign a new contract with the Seagulls amid reported interest from Manchester City and Real Madrid. The Italian has been hugely successful since replacing Graham Potter in September last year, leading the south-coast club into Europe for the first time in their history and earning praise for his brand of attacking football. De Zerbi was linked with ...Full Story »

Doncaster boss Grant McCann hit out at the officials and insisted the assistant referee “only has one job” after his side were beaten 2-1 by League One Peterborough in the FA Cup second round.McCann’s men fell 2-0 behind thanks to strikes from Harrison Burrows and Ephron Mason-Clark but reduced the deficit through Mo Faal before Kyle Hurst hit a post in stoppage time.Faal thoug...Full Story »

Grant McCann’s return to London Road ended in defeat as Peterborough moved into the FA Cup third round with a 2-1 win against Doncaster after surviving a late fightback.Harrison Burrows opened the scoring after just three minutes with an incredible piece of luck that saw his cross from the left sail over everyone and bounce into the top-right corner.Kwame Poku and Ricky-Jade Jones both was...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo walked off the field with the gleeful chants of "Messi, Messi, Messi!" ringing in his ears from delighted Al Hilal fans who had just watched their Saudi Pro League team beat the Portugal superstar's Al Nassr 3-0 in the Riyadh derby on Friday. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner may have finished on the losing team -- Aleksandar Mitrovic scored twice after fellow Serbian Sergej Mi...Full Story »

Tomas Soucek struck late on yet again as West Ham secured their passage into the knock-out stages of the Europa League despite a Serbian snooze-fest against Backa Topola.The Czech midfielder has now scored in his last five matches for club and country after an 89th-minute volley earned a scratchy 1-0 win.Now they need to finish the job against Freiburg at the London Stadium in a fortnight to ens...Full Story »

Carlos Corberan praised West Brom’s “maturity” as a hard-fought 1-0 win at Cardiff lifted them to third place in the Sky Bet Championship.Jeremy Sarmiento’s stunning second-half strike gave Albion a fifth win in six games and seven from their last 10.“It was total opposite win,” boss Corberan said comparing Albion’s success in the Welsh capital to their ...Full Story »

Craig Wighton’s double helped Dunfermline ease past managerless Arbroath.The hosts cruised to a 3-0 lead to move up to fourth in the cinch Championship on Tuesday.Josh Edwards opened the scoring three minutes after the break when he followed up from a tight angle.Wighton added a second with 17 minutes left before wrapping up the points from close range in stoppage time.Full Story »

Darren Ferguson believes Peterborough showed their maturity as they came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with League One promotion rivals Stevenage.Emphatic volleys from Luther Wildin and Ben Thompson gave the hosts a deserved lead when the half-time whistle blew at a chilly Lamex Stadium.However, Joel Randall reduced the deficit with an outrageous backheel after the break before the sensational...Full Story »

Ricky-Jade Jones scored a late equaliser as Peterborough snatched a 2-2 draw against League One promotion rivals Stevenage at the Lamex Stadium.Fine finishes from Luther Wildin and Ben Thompson gave Boro a 2-0 lead before Joel Randall reduced the deficit with an outrageous backheel shortly after half-time.As the game was slipping away from Posh, Jones bundled the ball home from close range to re...Full Story »

Tyreece John-Jules opened his Derby account as the Rams secured their first away league win for almost two months with a 1-0 victory at Port Vale.The Arsenal loanee came off the bench to score the only goal of the game as Paul Warne’s side cut the gap on the automatic promotion places.Vale keeper Connor Ripley produced a string of fine saves to keep the visitors at bay.Before the break he ...Full Story »

Phil Foden created two and scored another as holders Manchester City came from 2-0 down to preserve their unbeaten Champions League run with a 3-2 win over RB Leipzig.Erling Haaland also broke another record as City produced an emphatic response to Lois Openda’s first-half double at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.Substitute Julian Alvarez came off the bench to wrap up the fightback and se...Full Story »

Paul Warne was glad Tyrese Fornah ignored him and set up Derby’s winning goal in a 2-1 League One victory over Bristol Rovers.The midfielder delivered the pass that Nathaniel Mendez-Laing put away in the last minute to take Derby into the top six.It ended Rovers’ six-game unbeaten run in all competitions but for long periods the visitors looked like frustrating Derby.In a scrappy fir...Full Story »

Promotion-chasing Peterborough maintained their formidable home form with an emphatic 4-0 win over Dino Maamria’s patched-up Burton in Sky Bet League One.First-half goals from Joel Randall and Ephron Mason-Clark put the hosts in cruise control, before Cole Stockton’s own goal and a Kwame Poku close range finish completed the rout after the break.The visitors will be left wondering if...Full Story »

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing inspired Derby to a late 2-1 League One victory at home to Bristol Rovers.The attacker whipped in a cross which Jack Hunt turned into his own net and then scored a dramatic late winner after former Derby striker Chris Martin had equalised.Rovers came into the game unbeaten in six matches in all competitions and denied the hosts any clear chances in a scrappy opening 30 min...Full Story »