Manchester United eased the pressure on under-fire Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with an easy 3-0 win at Tottenham which saw the heat turned up on Nuno Espirito Santo.Solskjaer is battling for his job after last weekend’s 5-0 humiliation by Liverpool, but as has been the case so often during his reign at United, his team delivered a result when he needed it the most.A brilliant goal by Cristiano Ro...Full Story »

Frustrated Barrow boss Mark Cooper admitted he needs to find a way to tighten up his side following a 2-1 home defeat to Rochdale.The game was delayed by 30 minutes after torrential rain in Cumbria.And the Bluebirds’ worrying winless streak stretched to six games after Jake Beesley bagged his second brace of the season.Josh Kay’s equaliser, after his initial penalty was saved by goal...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel insisted he takes no joy from seeing his Premier League title rivals drop points after his leaders claimed a 3-0 victory at managerless Newcastle.Tuchel’s side registered a fourth-straight league win to extend their lead at the top as Liverpool were held by Brighton and Manchester City slipped to a shock home defeat to Crystal Palace.Chelsea moved three points cl...Full Story »

Boss Stephen Glass praised the mental fortitude of his squad as Aberdeen made it seven points from nine over the past week and ended Hearts’ cinch Premiership unbeaten run into the bargain with a 2-1 win.John Souttar’s penalty gave the visitors the lead in first-half injury time but Marley Watkins levelled for Aberdeen early in the second half.Lewis Ferguson’s bullet header pro...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore was left to rue a lapse in concentration as his side conceded a late leveller and had to settle for a 2-2 draw at Cheltenham.The Owls had overturned a 1-0 half-time deficit to lead as the match moved into stoppage time but Matty Blair’s last-gasp goal after a corner from Alfie May ensured the first competitive meeting between the clubs finished all squ...Full Story »

Ten-man Chesterfield came from 2-0 down to earn a 2-2 draw at Dagenham in the National League.Two quick second-half goals from Jamie Grimes and Kabongo Tshimanga helped the visitors salvage a point before the former was shown a second yellow card in the 84th minute.The Spireites were forced to make a change just six minutes into the game when Laurence Maguire went down and was carried off the fi...Full Story »

A last-minute own goal saw high-flying Exeter extend their unbeaten run to 15 games in all competitions with a dramatic 2-1 League Two victory away to Salford.The Ammies’ on-loan goalkeeper Connor Ripley scored a freak own goal in injury time to gift the Grecians the win after Tom Elliott had cancelled out Matt Jay’s opener.Ripley was excellent in the Salford goal, denying Sam Nombe ...Full Story »

Sky Bet League Two leaders Forest Green maintained their unbeaten away record after coming from behind to earn a 1-1 draw at Bradford.Top scorer Andy Cook put the Bantams in front in the 10th minute, outjumping the visitors’ defence to head home from Elliot Watt’s corner.Forest Green enjoyed plenty of possession but could not find a way through Bradford’s tight defence and Cook...Full Story »

Matty Blair’s last-gasp goal earned Cheltenham a dramatic 2-2 draw against Sheffield Wednesday.The full-back, whose dad Andy spent two years with the Owls, struck in the 91st minute.Chey Dunkley looked set to be the second-half hero for Wednesday as they came from behind to lead 2-1 in the first meeting between the clubs.Cheltenham had taken the lead in the 14th minute through Kyle Vassell...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers ended Harrogate’s long unbeaten run at home in League Two as Nick Anderton’s strike snatched a 1-0 win at the EnviroVent Stadium.Rovers boss Joey Barton came under fire last week over his “holocaust” comment, but proved his managerial nous as two of his substitutes combined to score the game’s only goal.After a scoreless first half and little in the w...Full Story »

Christian Eriksen is not permitted to play in Italy this season as a result of the cardiac arrest he suffered at Euro 2020, his club Inter Milan said in a statement, with the Serie A champions open to letting the Denmark midfielder leave. Eriksen suffered the on-field cardiac arrest during his country's opening game of the tournament in June against Finland and received life-saving treatment ...Full Story »

Tottenham are assessing Bryan Gil ahead of the visit of Manchester United.The winger picked up a hamstring injury in the Carabao Cup win at Burnley on Wednesday and is a doubt.Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring) is the only confirmed absentee.United will be without Paul Pogba for the trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.The midfielder begins a three-match domestic suspension following his red card in th...Full Story »

Cambridge’s Paul Digby is available for the visit of AFC Wimbledon after serving a one-game ban.Digby was suspended for the midweek draw at Doncaster after picking up his sixth yellow card of the season against Shrewsbury.Adam May is suspended after his red card against Shrewsbury but Wes Hoolahan is available after missing the Doncaster game.Tomas Holy, who was signed on an emergency loan...Full Story »

Cheltenham will be without Will Boyle when Sheffield Wednesday visit on Saturday.Boss Michael Duff revealed last week that the defender has torn a ligament in his ankle, putting a four to six-week time frame on his recovery.Fellow defender Charlie Raglan will also miss out again, along with Taylor Perry and Callum Wright.Alfie May and Andy Williams are pushing for starting spots after they ...Full Story »

THERE was a time when Tottenham would host Manchester United with title challenges on the line. But this season it will look more like a sack race when the two Premier League giants meet on Saturday. Nuno Espirito Santo is under pressure at TottenhamCredit: PA Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is also clinging onto his Manchester United jobCredit: PA Fans online have even dubbed the fixture 'El Sackico' ...Full Story »

Brentford boss Thomas Frank praised the intensity and discipline of his team’s performance after they moved into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals with a 2-1 win at Stoke.Sergi Canos struck the opener in the 22nd minute having been set up by Ivan Toney, who then added a second with a 40th-minute finish.Former Brentford man Romaine Sawyers pulled a goal back for Stoke in the 57th minute but th...Full Story »

Nuno Espirito Santo said Tottenham are working to get the best out of Dele Alli after he was left out of the 1-0 Carabao Cup win at Burnley.In a throwback to Alli’s struggles under Jose Mourinho last season, the 25-year-old did not even travel to Turf Moor for the game that was won by Lucas Moura’s second-half header.With teams being allowed to name nine substitutes and make five cha...Full Story »

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson admitted he was still unsatisfied despite his team drawing 1-1 with St Johnstone to go through the first round of cinch Premiership fixtures unbeaten.Josh Ginnelly’s 40th-minute strike cancelled out Liam Gordon’s opener to extend the Jambos’ undefeated stretch to 11 games.But Neilson felt that too many draws were costing his team as they slipped to...Full Story »

Hearts maintained their unbeaten start to the cinch Premiership season after fighting back to earn a 1-1 draw with St Johnstone.Liam Gordon had put the Perth side in front before Josh Ginnelly equalised late in the first half for the Tynecastle club.There had been a pitch inspection an hour before kick-off on the back of the torrential rain that had fallen throughout the day but referee Steven M...Full Story »

Solihull came from behind to beat Altrincham 2-1 at the J. Davidson Stadium.Altrincham went 1-0 up in the 15th minute when Barry Baggley produced a first-time finish to score on his debut following his loan move from Fleetwood.The home side were caught cold less than a minute into the second half as Solihull equalised with Justin Donawa’s first goal of the season.And the visitors won it on...Full Story »