Steve Cotterill praised his battling Shrewsbury side after they recovered from 2-0 down to beat Exeter in a five-goal thriller.Defender Chey Dunkley was in the right place at the right time as he fired home a dramatic 93rd-minute winner in front of the jubilant home fans at New Meadow.Pierce Sweeney gave himself a belated birthday gift as he opened the scoring before Jonathan Grounds doubled the...Full Story »

Swindon manager Scott Lindsey said his team’s soul-searching following disappointing results helped contribute to their dramatic 3-2 win over Sutton.Substitute Jacob Wakeling came off the bench to fire the stuttering hosts to a much-needed stoppage-time victory.It was the Robins’ second win of the campaign in all competitions and while they are unbeaten in the league since the openin...Full Story »

Alex Neil was full of praise for his Stoke side after they picked up their first win under his management with a convincing 3-0 victory over Hull at the MKM Stadium.Stoke scored their first when Lewis Baker’s free-kick deflected off the wall and completely wrong-footed Tigers keeper Matt Ingram.Baker turned provider when his floated cross was met by the head of Ben Wilmot, who scored his s...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits the last-gasp 2-1 Champions League victory over Ajax is only the first step on the road to regaining their form.Mohamed Salah’s first goal in eight European matches was cancelled out by Mohammed Kudus in the first half and it needed an 89th-minute Joel Matip header to register Liverpool’s first points in Group A after last week’s 4-1 defeat...Full Story »

Ian Evatt was delighted to see Bolton end their winless away run with solid 2-0 success at struggling MK Dons.Dion Charles’ penalty and Gethin Jones’ thumping header proved the difference as the Trotters moved up to fifth in League One.The result marked Bolton’s first away victory of the season – and their first ever at Stadium MK – and boss Evatt hopes it will prov...Full Story »

Leyton Orient manager Richie Wellens praised Lawrence Vigouroux after the goalkeeper’s stoppage-time penalty save secured a 1-0 win at Rochdale.League Two leaders Orient had been the better side for long periods of the game and led via George Moncur’s 34th-minute strike, with Rochdale keeper Richard O’Donnell having pulled off a number of saves to keep his side in it.And the ho...Full Story »

Steve Morison does not feel Middlesbrough’s second-half revival should detract from the quality of his Cardiff side’s display in their 3-2 win at the Riverside Stadium.Cardiff produced easily their best 45 minutes of the season as they raced into a three-goal lead at the break courtesy of goals from Callum O’Dowda, Mark Harris and Perry Ng.Middlesbrough battled back after the b...Full Story »

Charlton manager Ben Garner refused to blame Joe Wollacott after the goalkeeper’s mistake handed Forest Green their equaliser in a 1-1 draw at The Valley.The Addicks had the perfect start when Corey Blackett-Taylor put them ahead inside the opening 10 minutes.Jack Payne supplied the pass for the winger, who shifted the ball on to his right foot and lashed it into the top right corner of th...Full Story »

Wade Elliott praised Cheltenham record-breaker Alfie May after his late strike sealed a 2-1 win over Cambridge.The Robins trailed 1-0 at the break, but goals from Dan N’Lundulu and May earned Elliott his first home victory as head coach.And May’s strike made him Cheltenham’s all-time leading EFL goalscorer with 40.“Alfie has been top-drawer since I’ve been at the cl...Full Story »

Barnsley boss Michael Duff called for his team to have more ruthlessness as they were pegged back to a 1-1 draw against Port Vale.Luke Thomas should have put the home side in front in the 34th minute when he was found on the edge of the six-yard-box by Conor McCarthy, but his effort flew over the crossbar.The deadlock was broken two minutes before the break by Reds’ defender Liam Kitching,...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany insists Burnley have barely scratched the surface of their potential this season after a thrilling 1-1 draw at rivals Preston North End.Taylor Harwood-Bellis put the Clarets 1-0 up in the 10th minute but his thumping header was cancelled out by Jordan Storey at a raucous Deepdale five minutes later.Both teams had chances to add to their tally in an end-to-end first half, before t...Full Story »

Head coach Danny Schofield admitted he was feeling the pressure after Huddersfield’s latest Sky Bet Championship setback, a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Wigan.The Terriers suffered their sixth defeat in eight league games to remain second bottom of the table, ahead of only Coventry, who have played three games fewer.Wigan led at the break thanks to Will Keane’s penalty – aft...Full Story »

Walsall boss Michael Flynn is excited about what former Chelsea midfielder Jacob Maddox will bring to the Saddlers after he starred in their 1-1 draw with Colchester.Maddox, a European Under-19 Championship winner with England in 2017 alongside Mason Mount and Aaron Ramsdale, inspired a Walsall revival after coming off the bench at half-time for his debut.He played a role in Tom Knowles’ e...Full Story »

Salford boss Neil Wood insisted his side need to become more ruthless in front of goal after watching them snatch a late winner at Harrogate.The Ammies managed 18 shots during an end-to-end League Two contest, but it took them until the 93rd minute to make the all-important breakthrough.Matty Lund’s header from Elliot Watt’s right-wing free-kick eventually proved sufficient to seal a...Full Story »

Kevin Betsy dedicated his first league win as Crawley boss to the club’s fans after a thrilling 3-2 victory at home to Stockport.The visitors, now beaten in all four of their away league games so far this term, twice fought back to level, but Nick Tsaroulla’s strike 11 minutes after the break proved decisive.The delighted former Arsenal Under-23s manager said: “It was our first...Full Story »

Manager Pete Wild admitted after Barrow’s 2-0 win over Doncaster that he thought his new extended deal was a wind-up.It was a double celebration for the Cumbrians chief, who put pen to paper on a new contract and then watched his side register a fourth successive home league win.Goals from Ben Whitfield and Tyrell Warren were enough to seal the three points as Doncaster finished well ...Full Story »

Paul Hartley is convinced Hartlepool are getting stronger despite being hit with a late blow that earned Crewe a point at the Suit Direct Stadium.The Pools boss was on course to collect his first three points since taking over in the summer when Josh Umerah hammered in a penalty in the 34th minute.But failure to make the most of their better play proved decisive when Crewe equalised with four mi...Full Story »

Ben Whitfield and Tyrell Warren scored as Barrow beat Doncaster 2-0 to celebrate manager Pete Wild’s new contract.Whitfield netted his fourth goal of the season after 37 minutes and Warren rolled in his second of the term 13 minutes from the end of what turned out to be a one-sided encounter.Wild, who signed a three-year deal when he joined last May,  missed out on the division’...Full Story »

Connor Wickham’s second goal of the season earned Forest Green a point in a 1-1 League One draw with Charlton at The Valley.The Addicks went ahead after nine minutes, Corey Blackett-Taylor collecting Jack Payne’s pass before producing an emphatic right-footed finish into the roof of the net.Blackett-Taylor failed to find the target with a number of other shooting opportunities in the...Full Story »

Steve Evans believes honest words at half-time spurred Stevenage on to a 1-0 win at home to Newport, as his side maintained their 100 per cent home record this season.Alex Gilbey’s stunning strike from the edge of the box just after the break was the only goal in a frenetic encounter that offered few chances until the midfielder broke the deadlock.The Boro had seen plenty of the ball befor...Full Story »