Oxford City climbed out of the National League relegation zone with a 4-0 win at 10-man Ebbsfleet.Buoyed by their 3-2 home win over Woking last week, City made a fantastic start by taking the lead after four minutes when Cole Kpekawa headed home on his debut after signing on loan from Bromley.Zac McEachran doubled the visitors’ lead in the 13th minute before things went from bad to worse f...Full Story »

Man City have reached a full agreement on a record-breaking deal for Leeds United starlet Finley Gorman worth £1.2million in total, sources have told Football Insider. It is believed that everything is now in place for the 15-year-old to join the Premier League giants following negotiations taking place over months. The fee is a British record for someone of his age and comes after his im...Full Story »

Man City have agreed a deal with Leeds to sign 15-year-old Finlay Gorman and the Premier League champions won’t stop there when it comes to shopping at the Yorkshire club. According to The Athletic, it will be a British record transfer fee for a player of that age, which currently stands at £2million from Jermaine Pennant’s move in 1999 from Notts County to Arsenal. Man Cit...Full Story »

Crewe head coach Lee Bell said his side’s 3-1 FA Cup first round replay win at Derby has capped off one of the proudest times of his career.Bell saw his high-flying League Two side go behind early but hit back to outplay their League One opponents and deservedly book a home tie against Bristol Rovers.Derby had scored two late goals at Crewe to set up a replay at Pride Park and it looked go...Full Story »

Lee Bell praised Crewe’s players for shrugging off an injury crisis to return to winning ways at Gresty Road.A penalty seven minutes into stoppage time converted by the Railwaymen’s leading scorer Courtney Baker-Richardson settled a tight affair with the late drama also including a change of referee and a 12-minute hold-up for crowd trouble.Referee Simon Mather pulled up with a muscl...Full Story »

Daniel Farke admitted his Leeds side made life complicated in a 2-1 win over Plymouth at Elland Road which keeps them in the automatic promotion race.Leeds controlled the first half but were nearly caught out after the Pilgrims grabbed a late goal.Dan James gave Leeds an early lead as he curled in, and Joel Piroe doubled the advantage in another dominant first-half display which the home side fa...Full Story »

Hartlepool’s winless run extended to a fifth match after Ebbsfleet struck in stoppage time to earn a 2-2 draw.John Askey’s team had struggled for form in the Vanarama National League after a strong start to the campaign and entered this fixture following a run of seven defeats in eight matches in all competitions.Emmanuel Dieseruvwe gave Hartlepool the ideal start with a 25-yard effo...Full Story »

Leeds kept up the pressure on the Championship’s top two with a 2-1 win over Plymouth at Elland Road.Dan James gave Leeds an early lead as he curled in and Joel Piroe doubled the advantage in another dominant first-half home display against opponents who had clearly come to play on the break.Steven Schumacher’s side grew into the contest after half time and claimed a late consolation...Full Story »

Victorious Fleetwood manager Lee Johnson challenged his players to use their FA Cup exploits as a springboard after beating Kidderminster 2-1 at Aggborough.Headers from Josh Earl and Shaun Rooney either side of the break were enough for the Cod Army to dump the National League strugglers out of the competition, cancelling out Bailey Hobson’s side-footed opener.Overcoming adversity in front...Full Story »

A tale of two headers decided Sunday’s FA Cup contest between Kidderminster and Fleetwood in the Cod Army’s favour, as their 2-1 victory set up a trip to divisional rivals Cambridge in the second round.After a cagey opening to affairs, visiting skipper Josh Vela provided the first moment of note when flashing a header narrowly past Christian Dibble’s far post, while Promise Omo...Full Story »

Leeds manager Daniel Farke felt his side’s 1-0 victory at Championship leaders Leicester was a reward for a performance of “bravery and courage”.Georginio Rutter’s 57th-minute goal was enough to make sure Leeds closed in on Ipswich in second place, and condemn Leicester to their second home defeat of the season.Farke praised an impressive display from Leeds, who took the ...Full Story »

Georginio Rutter earned Leeds a 1-0 victory against Sky Bet Championship leaders Leicester as Daniel Farke’s side took another step towards challenging the top two.The result still leaves Leicester 11 points clear of Leeds in third place, but this will be seen as a statement victory against a side who have dominated the division this season.Abdul Fatawu hit the crossbar in the first half, ...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley was left frustrated after his side were forced to settle for a 3-3 draw in a thrilling Lancashire derby against Fleetwood.Sonny Carey’s brilliant brace cancelled out early goals from Promise Omochere and Jack Marriott.Shayne Lavery seemingly secured the bragging points for the Seasiders, but Marriott popped up with a dramatic last-gasp equaliser.Critchley said...Full Story »

Jack Marriott salvaged Fleetwood a dramatic late point in a six-goal Lancashire derby thriller at Highbury.The Cod Army looked set to secure bragging rights against their neighbours for the first time in five years after a quick-fire first-half burst.Blackpool had a great early chance when Jordan Rhodes’ strike rattled the crossbar after just six minutes.Promise Omochere opened the scoring...Full Story »

Crewe boss Lee Bell appeared to point the finger at Harrogate following a freak injury to matchwinner Zac Williams, who tripped over a frost sheet.Williams’ 31st-minute header secured a 1-0 win for Alex but he limped out of the action at the end of the first half after falling over and twisting his ankle.It was an incident that Bell thought could have been avoided, arguing that the sheets ...Full Story »

Barnsley head coach Neill Collins applauded the resilience of his side as they came from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw against travelling Fleetwood.Devante Cole and Corey O’Keefe provided equalisers for the Tykes after a first-half double from Junior Quitirna.Collins said: “Today I think it was a winning performance, you look across the season it’s one of our most dominant pe...Full Story »

Charley Kendall’s late goal sealed all three points for Dagenham & Redbridge as they earned a 1-0 win at Ebbsfleet.Both sides had their fair share of chances, but neither team could make anything significant come from them early on.Craig Tanner and Dominic Poleon had opportunities for Ebbsfleet in the second half, with Tanner shooting over the bar.Kendall found Dagenham a late winner, ...Full Story »

Corey O’Keefe salvaged a late point for Barnsley after they came from behind twice to draw 2-2 against Fleetwood.Junior Quitirna scored either side of Devante Cole’s first leveller before O’Keefe’s last-gasp effort to earn a share of the spoils.The visitors broke the deadlock in the third minute when Jack Marriott broke forward down the left, crossing to Quitirna who fire...Full Story »

Leeds thrashed Huddersfield 4-1 at Elland Road keep their bid for a return to the Premier League on track.Dan James and Crysencio Summerville both hit first half doubles as Daniel Farke’s men finally produced the sort of free-scoring display their dominance at home has threatened all season.James opened the scoring after 20 minutes before Summerville added the second on the half-hour.James...Full Story »

Alex Neil hopes Stoke’s 1-0 victory over Leeds helps to breed confidence and belief in his players as they secured successive Championship wins.Leeds substitute Patrick Bamford could have put the Whites in front 15 minutes from time after being brought down by Ben Pearson, but blasted the resulting penalty over.It proved costly as moments later Stoke striker Wesley headed against the bar a...Full Story »