Barrow boss Pete Wild was delighted with his side’s response as they ended Walsall’s unbeaten start to the season with a 2-1 victory at Holker Street.Summer signings Tyrell Warren and Sam McClelland headed home inside the space of three first-half minutes to set the Bluebirds on their way.Saddlers’ shot-stopper Owen Evans produced some fine saves to keep Michael Flynn’s s...Full Story »

Gary Rowett was full of praise for his Millwall side’s second major fightback in four days as two own goals earned them an unlikely 2-2 draw at Swansea.The Lions overturned a two-goal deficit against Coventry at the weekend to win 3-2 in south-east London.Swansea were cruising on Tuesday night, only for Ben Cabango and Nathan Wood to find their own net in added time to gift the Lions a dra...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough admitted Tuesday night’s 5-2 League Two comeback thrashing of 10-men AFC Wimbledon was much-needed.After losing three of their first four games, the Stags came from 2-0 down to see off the Dons in style after the visitors had Chris Gunter sent off for retaliation after Stephen Quinn had kicked the ball at him at 2-2 just before the break.“We needed that wi...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Michael Appleton savoured his side’s 1-0 win at QPR but admitted his joy was tempered by concern for injured midfielders Charlie Patino and Lewis Fiorini.Both on-loan youngsters were taken off at Loftus Road, where Josh Bowler’s goal against his former club secured the points.Arsenal’s Patino has a nasty-looking ankle injury and Manchester City’s Fiorini ma...Full Story »

Gary McSheffrey admitted he had almost given up hope that Doncaster would grab the winner against Stockport before another late show saw them take all three points from a 2-1 League Two win.Rovers have netted vital goals in added time in their last three League Two matches to take seven points from those games, with Kieran Agard the latest to strike.It had appeared that it would not be Rovers&rs...Full Story »

Preston manager Ryan Lowe hailed his players as their unbeaten start to the Championship season continued with a 0-0 draw against fellow unbeaten side Rotherham at Deepdale.The Lilywhites are the only side in the Championship yet to concede a goal after keeping four consecutive clean sheets for the first time in the club’s history.At the other end of the pitch things have not run so smooth...Full Story »

Paul Hartley wants to see further improvements after watching Hartlepool record a second goalless draw in a row at the Suit Direct Stadium.Even though Pools did not lose to Tranmere, Hartley is keen to get three points on the board for the first time since taking over in the summer.And the Hartlepool boss thinks that his new-look side still need to do more in the final third, having scored just ...Full Story »

Bromley earned their first National League win of the season after beating 10-man Torquay 1-0.The Gulls suffered a double blow when Ross Marshall was sent off just past the hour before Louis Dennis scored the only goal.Torquay goalkeeper Mark Halstead was called into action early on, saving Corey Whitely’s free-kick before denying two efforts from Billy Bingham.Will Goodwin had a chance to...Full Story »

Halifax and Southend shared the spoils from a goalless National League stalemate at the Shay Stadium on Tuesday night.Southend had the chance to go ahead when they were awarded a penalty in the 20th minute, but Callum Powell’s spot-kick was saved by goalkeeper Sam Johnson.Halifax then nearly broke the deadlock on the half-hour mark when a mistake from goalkeeper Steve Arnold saw the ball f...Full Story »

Carl Piergianni’s first-half header was enough to see Stevenage beat Rochdale 1-0 at The Lamex.The scoreline flattered Robbie Stockdale’s men, who spent most of the game penned in their own half.The hosts should have made more of their dominance, but a Danny Rose disallowed goal was the closest they came to a second.Rochdale remain pointless and rooted to the bottom of League Two aft...Full Story »

Exeter maintained their good start to life back in Sky Bet League One with a 3-1 win over Wycombe at St James Park.The Devon side started brightly and went in front in the 22nd minute after Pierce Sweeney headed against the upright. The ball fell kindly for Harry Kite, who lashed a first time shot that flew past Tyla Dickinson and into the net from 15 yards.Former Exeter favourite David Wheeler ...Full Story »

Aldershot lifted themselves off the foot of the National League table with a 2-1 win against Boreham Wood.Goals from Justin Amaluzor and Ryan Glover earned the Shots their first points of the season.Aldershot opened the scoring after 13 minutes when Inih Effiong picked out Amaluzor and the winger stabbed it home.The hosts had some chances of their own. Jack Payne nearly levelled 10 minutes later...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany is still seeking his first home win as Burnley manager after dogged Hull eked out a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor.The Tigers would have gone top of the Sky Bet Championship with a win and seemed to be on course when Ozan Tufan gave them a first-half lead.But Jay Rodriguez denied them with the equaliser on his first start since returning from injury, in a display that eased Kompany’...Full Story »

Charlton manager Ben Garner saw Jesurun Rak-Sakyi shine on his debut as they thrashed Plymouth 5-1 and then backed the Crystal Palace loanee to scale even greater heights.The 19-year-old winger took just 11 minutes to score the Addicks’ opening goal.Charlton have a 100 per cent winning record at home under new boss Garner and had this contest wrapped up by half-time with Rak-Sakyi, Jayden ...Full Story »

Notts County surrendered top spot in the Vanarama National League after being reliant on a late own goal to rescue a 1-1 draw at Gateshead.The Magpies’ unbeaten start to the new season looked set to end until Tynesiders defender Louis Storey turned Aaron Nemane’s cross into this own net with just two minutes to go.Gateshead had led for almost the entire second half thanks to Tom Alla...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor reflected on a ‘powerful evening’ after his team climbed up to fifth in Sky Bet League One with a 3-1 win over Wycombe at St James Park.After Harry Kite had put the Grecians in front – the midfielder netting his third goal of the season – Archie Collins finished a fine team move to double the Grecians’ lead at half-time.Former Exeter crowd...Full Story »

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna was relieved to come through what he described as a chaotic first half to seal a 1-0 victory at Burton.Marcus Harness, who began his career with Burton, grabbed his third goal in as many league games following his summer switch from Portsmouth.McKenna said: “It’s a good three points. This was a very difficult match.“I know Burton haven’t starte...Full Story »

Steve Evans thought Stevenage should have been out of sight by half-time in their 1-0 win over Rochdale at the Lamex.Captain Carl Piergianni’s back post header just before half-time was the difference, as the Hertfordshire team continued their unbeaten start to the new League Two season.Danny Rose’s second-half header was ruled out for offside and Rochdale’s late surge could ha...Full Story »

Derby interim manager Liam Rosenior claimed his side should have taken all three points after their entertaining 0-0 draw against Shrewsbury.The Rams were forced to settle for their first draw of the season despite Richard Stearman, Tom Barkhuizen and Louie Sibley all going close.Rosenior said: “Same story as Charlton, although we get a point when we should get the three points. The domina...Full Story »

Mark Kennedy was full of praise for his backroom staff as well as his players after securing his first league win as Lincoln’s new head coach with a 2-1 victory at Oxford.Tom Hopper and Anthony Scully struck in the first half to continue their unbeaten start to the season.Cameron Brannagan pulled a goal back for the U’s from the penalty spot midway through the second half.But Oxford,...Full Story »