Port Vale boss Darrell Clarke hailed his side’s mentality after making a ‘great start to the new year’ with a late comeback victory at struggling Forest Green.Rovers took a second-minute lead through Kyle McAllister’s first goal for the club and they held that advantage until the 86th minute when Mipo Odubeko levelled for Vale.The visitors then took full advantage of 14 m...Full Story »

Johnnie Jackson applauded the character of his AFC Wimbledon side after they came from behind to win 2-1 at Colchester and extend their unbeaten run to 10 matches.Ethan Chislett netted the visitors’ 89th-minute winner from close range after Huseyin Biler’s long-range effort was parried into his path by goalkeeper Kieran O’Hara.Josh Davison had headed the visitors’ equalis...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED fans have been left fuming after it emerged that Liverpool had agreed a fee for the transfer of Cody Gakpo. Gakpo had been tipped to join the Red Devils since a move initially fell through in the summer. Cody Gakpo is on his way to Liverpool despite being extensively linked to Manchester United And progress towards a transfer in January was said to be advancing after United ...Full Story »

Quality was key for Darrell Clarke as Gavin Massey’s first-half winner sealed a 1-0 win over Morecambe which lifted Port Vale up to ninth in Sky Bet League One.Massey’s superb 40th-minute strike was out of keeping with much of a contest that slipped away from the relegation-threatened Shrimps in the blink of an eye.After surviving when Max Melbourne’s header rattled an upright,...Full Story »

MK Dons head coach Mark Jackson is confident he can push his new club up the League One table after his first game in charge ended with a 1-0 victory over fellow strugglers Forest Green.The Dons recorded back-to-back league wins for the first time this season and brought up their first home league victory since August to leapfrog their visitors in the standings.Daniel Harvie’s winner was n...Full Story »

Mark Jackson’s first game in charge of MK Dons ended in victory as Daniel Harvie’s excellent finish gave his new side a 1-0 triumph over fellow League One strugglers Forest Green.The Dons’ first home league win since August was not quite enough to lift them out of the relegation zone but they are now just one point behind fifth-from-bottom Accrington.Forest Green were almost ah...Full Story »

Bradley Johnson and Jack Tucker both netted to give relegation-threaten and managerless MK Dons a 2-0 League One victory over Portsmouth at Fratton Park.Dons sacked Liam Manning after a fifth-straight winless league game last week, but long-serving player Dean Lewington masterminded a much-needed win as interim head coach.Denver Hume and Josh Koroma had both been denied for Pompey before Clark R...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon boss Johnnie Jackson was pleased with another clean sheet after they extended their unbeaten run to eight games with a 0-0 draw at Swindon.Wimbledon were almost gifted an early goal as Sol Brynn slipped as he looked to kick the ball out, and it went straight to Ethan Chislett, but his shot lacked power and allowed the goalkeeper to get up and deal with it.At the other end, Nik Tzan...Full Story »

Jack Powell scored a stunner as new Crawley boss Matthew Etherington made a winning start with a hard-fought 2-0 home victory over play-off chasing Swindon.After Nick Tsaroulla had given Crawley the lead in the 79th minute, Powell produced a 40-yard effort four minutes later to seal a fourth home League Two win in five matches.Former Peterborough Under-21 coach Etherington went into his first ga...Full Story »

Port Vale boss Darrell Clarke hailed an “outstanding” display from his side in their 2-0 victory at League One leaders Plymouth.Two quickfire second-half goals from James Wilson sealed the win and ended the hosts’ record nine-match winning start at home in the league.Wilson scored in the 65th and 71st minutes to take the visitors up to ninth.Clarke said: “The boys were ou...Full Story »

Mansfield will return to their strongest XI for the visit of Colchester.The Stags made nine changes as they went out of the Papa John’s Trophy to Everton Under-21s on Wednesday.Ollie Clarke could be available as he recovers from a knock which has kept him out of the last three games while Riley Harbottle may also return to the frame after missing out at Goodison Park.Rhys Oates started aga...Full Story »

Luke Shaw looks up after getting hit by bird poo from above during a England team meal They say getting pooed on by a bird is good luck but judging by the look on his face, Luke Shaw doesn't care much for superstition. Following in the footsteps of former Manchester United team-mate Ashley Young, who still denies that a bird pooed right into his gob during a game against Swansea in 2014 even t...Full Story »

Jack Currie is back in contention for AFC Wimbledon’s FA Cup second-round clash with National League Chesterfield.The left-back missed last week’s League Two trip to Tranmere with a knock but came through 90 minutes unscathed against Sutton in the Papa John’s Trophy on Tuesday.Manager Johnnie Jackson is likely to revert to a more familiar line-up after making 10 changes for the...Full Story »

The Three Lions and Man City ace performed his special goal celebration on Monday as a nod to young Finlay Fisher after netting against Iran. England ace Jack Grealish sat down to video-call his biggest fan Finlay Fisher Grealish celebrated with 'The Finlay' after netting for England against Iran Credit: Getty Grealish gave the young lad a signed City shirt to his young fan Credit: Andy Kelvi...Full Story »

Wealdstone captain Jack Cook struck in stoppage time as his side came from behind to beat managerless York 2-1 in their Vanarama National League match at the Community Stadium.The Minstermen were rewarded for a positive start, with Adam Crookes’ header hitting the crossbar before Manny Duku nodded them in front from a corner in the 14th minute.The visitors equalised in the 67th minute when...Full Story »

Jack Earing could start for Walsall when they host Crawley.The midfielder came off the bench in last weekend’s goalless draw at Carlisle having been out injured since September.Joss Labadie and Joe Riley have begun light training following their long-term injuries.But boss Michael Flynn does not expect to see either back in action this side of Christmas.Crawley are still without the servic...Full Story »

Jack Marriott’s late double helped Peterborough to a comfortable 3-0 FA Cup replay win at Salford.Grant McCann’s League One high-flyers proved too strong for the Ammies as they booked a second-round trip to Shrewsbury.Posh skipper Harrison Burrows curled a 25-yard strike just over the top early on.Salford goalkeeper Tom King then produced a superb double save to keep out Kwame Poku a...Full Story »

MIGUEL ALMIRON has broken his silence on Jack Grealish's jibe made at his expense at the end of last season. At Manchester City's title parade, Grealish took an unprovoked dig at the Newcastle ace while discussing how his side had come back from behind to beat Aston Villa and clinch the title on the final day. Miguel Almiron has been awarded the Player of the Month award for October Jack Grea...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon boss Johnnie Jackson admitted his side’s 2-0 victory over league leaders Leyton Orient was his favourite as Dons boss.Ayoub Assal’s fifth goal in his last six matches opened the scoring for Jackson’s side, his 19th-minute effort curling into the back of the net after a deflection.And it was his shot that led to Dons’ second of the night, the rebound falling ...Full Story »

Jack Payne struck twice as Charlton eased past Southern Central Premier League Coalville Town 4-1 to reach the FA Cup second round.Payne and Jayden Stockley put Charlton in charge but part-timers Coalville, who are 91 places below their hosts in the football pyramid, gave the home side a scare when Ashley Chambers pulled a goal back just after the break.However, Payne ensured there was no late s...Full Story »