England secured World Cup qualification as goals from Alessia Russo and substitute Nikita Parris were enough for the European champions to beat Austria 2-0 in Wiener Neustadt.Returning to action just over a month on from their historic Euros triumph, the Lionesses needed a point to seal top spot in Group D and a place at next summer’s showpiece in Australia and New Zealand.They ended up wi...Full Story »

Antonio Conte called on Tottenham to be more clinical despite extending their unbeaten start to the Premier League season with a 2-1 win over Fulham.Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Harry Kane scored in each half as Spurs made it six top-flight matches without defeat this term.Kane’s strike with quarter of an hour left appeared to put the game to bed but Aleksandar Mitrovic reduced the deficit wi...Full Story »

Wolves boss Bruno Lage feels his side can flourish after securing their first Premier League win of the season.Daniel Podence’s scuffed finish in first-half stoppage time was enough to beat Southampton 1-0 at Molineux and lift Wolves out of the bottom three.It was their first top-flight win in 13 matches, stretching back to April 2 last season.Lage said: “I told the players ‘th...Full Story »

David Moyes branded VAR official Jarred Gillett unfit for duty after an expletive-laden confrontation with referee Andy Madley following West Ham’s 2-1 loss at Chelsea.West Ham boss Moyes accused Edouard Mendy of twice faking injury, as his side were denied a draw when Maxwel Cornet’s goal was chalked off after a VAR review.Referee Madley awarded the goal, deeming Jarrod Bowen’...Full Story »

Dumbarton maintained their perfect start to the cinch League Two campaign with a 1-0 win at East Fife.Declan Byrne struck late in the first half to give the Sons a sixth straight league victory.Newcomers Bonnyrigg Rose remain second, but are now eight points behind after losing 2-0 at Elgin.Bryan Cameron broke the deadlock early on and forward Kane Hester added a late second as City picked up th...Full Story »

Portsmouth head coach Danny Cowley saluted Dane Scarlett after the Tottenham loanee fired Portsmouth to a 2-1 comeback win over promotion rivals Peterborough.Scarlett scored twice as table-topping Pompey recovered from falling behind early on to maintain their unbeaten start to the season.Cowley said: “It’s an important win. We started well, had the energy and the momentum from the o...Full Story »

Preston manager Ryan Lowe criticised the officials after his side’s unbeaten run in the Championship came to an end with a 1-0 defeat at home against Birmingham.Troy Parrott felt he had a strong case for a penalty after half-time when he was pulled down but the referee was not convinced.The striker then found the back of the net seven minutes later but referee James Bell’s whistle ha...Full Story »

Derby interim manager Liam Rosenior admitted his team were taught a hard lesson in the 3-2 home defeat by Plymouth.Rosenior saw his team squander a two-goal lead against a side who played what he described as “fearless football.”Plymouth impressed from the start but fell behind in the 26th minute when David McGoldrick found James Collins who netted his first Derby goal.Derby scored a...Full Story »

First-team coach Andy Garner joked that he thought Ollie Clarke might have just “closed his eyes and smashed it” after the midfielder’s spectacular volley at Doncaster sent Mansfield on the way to picking up their first away points of the season.Clarke opened the scoring on the quarter-hour mark and, after Lee Tomlin levelled from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time, f...Full Story »

New Rochdale boss Jim Bentley says his relegation-threatened side will keep fighting after their 3-3 draw at Carlisle.Scott Quigley opened the scoring from close range when he pounced on a deflection midway through the first half.Carlisle levelled 14 minutes later after Jon Mellish smashed home from Owen Moxon’s corner.Rochdale took control just after half-time with two goals in three minu...Full Story »

Leighton McIntosh struck six minutes from time to help Cove Rangers end a four-match losing streak following a 2-2 draw with Hamilton.Hamilton went ahead four minutes before the interval as Jean-Pierre Tiehi converted from close range from a free-kick.But Jamie Masson made an immediate impact from the bench as he levelled after 56 minutes when he picked the ball up 25 yards out and fired a super...Full Story »

Ian Evatt tipped Conor Bradley for the top after the Liverpool loanee made two telling contributions in Bolton’s 3-1 win over Charlton.The 19-year-old midfielder netted Wanderers’ equaliser and then assisted for Kieran Lee to fire Bolton into a lead before half-time.Defender George Johnston, whose error led to Charlton taking an early lead through Scott Fraser, sealed victory and a f...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson hailed new signing Nicky Clark after the striker marked his debut with the opening goal in the 3-0 victory over St Mirren at McDiarmid Park.Clark – who signed from Dundee United this week – showed composure to put the hosts in front from six yards, before second-half goals from Drey Wright and Graham Carey sealed a comfortable win.Davidson says de...Full Story »

Leyton Orient boss Richie Wellens praised his players for their hard-fought win as they extended their lead at the top of Sky Bet League Two to three points following their 2-0 home victory over Tranmere.The Londoners are now unbeaten in their opening seven league matches having won six of those matches as they enjoy a 100 per cent home record.It took an own goal from Jordan Turnbull to put them...Full Story »

Humble Steve Cotterill admitted he had no idea the 2-0 victory over struggling Forest Green was his 100th game in charge of Shrewsbury.The wily boss revealed the win would taste just that bit better after his managerial milestone.“Oh, that’s nice, I didn’t know that,” said Cotterill after the win in Gloucestershire, the county of his birth. “We can all have a good n...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Mark Kennedy offered a stark warning to his squad after their 2-0 loss at Cambridge.Joe Ironside scored twice in four first-half minutes to secure the points for the hosts, and despite Lincoln seeing much more of the ball after half time they struggled to offer a threat which might have denied Cambridge the victory.Mark Bonner’s U’s have won all four of their home games ...Full Story »

Watford head coach Rob Edwards was frustrated his team could not find a decisive goal in their 1-1 draw at Rotherham but gave ‘full credit’ to the hosts.It was an open and even match but Watford would have been disappointed not to convert late pressure into a winner.Rotherham raced ahead after only two minutes with Richard Wood notching his fourth of the season already and scoring in...Full Story »

Hartlepool manager Paul Hartley admitted he felt “deflated” after his side conceded a stoppage-time equaliser to draw 1-1 at Colchester.It looked as though Pools would be heading for their first league win of the season after Wes McDonald swept home a 29th-minute opener from close range after Reghan Tumilty had escaped the home defence and delivered into his path.But Colchester rescu...Full Story »

Paul Hurst saluted the travelling Grimsby supporters after his side served up a third successive away win with a 2-0 triumph at Newport.Grimsby are now unbeaten in five Sky Bet League Two matches and, following wins at Walsall and Rochdale, they picked up another three points after their longest journey of the season – a 450-mile round trip to south Wales.Second-half strikes from Bryn Morr...Full Story »

Barnsley manager Michael Duff hailed his side’s display in their 2-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday as a ‘complete away performance’.Goals from Devante Cole and James Norwood gave Barnsley victory over their South Yorkshire neighbours.Lee Gregory spurned Wednesday’s best chances, failing to score from good positions.Duff said: “I thought we were very good and I thought ...Full Story »