Crewe boss Lee Bell saluted his players for showing gritty resistance as the Railwaymen held firm in the face of a strong Colchester fightback to claim a 2-1 victory.Chris Long struck twice in the opening minutes to put Crewe in early control but Samson Tovide set up an intriguing second half when he cut the arrears soon after the break at Gresty Road.Crewe were hanging on at times as Colchester...Full Story »

Daniel Farke praised the quality of forward Georginio Rutter after he played a part in two goals in the 3-0 Championship victory over Watford at Elland Road.Second-half goals from Joel Piroe, Sam Byram and Jaidon Anthony sealed three points for Leeds as Rutter put in perhaps his best performance in a United shirt.Piroe gave Leeds the lead midway through the second half as he volleyed home to fin...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Lee Johnson was the happier of the two managers as he secured the first point of his tenure with a battling 1-1 draw at fellow strugglers Burton.After a 3-0 defeat to Oxford in his first game last weekend, Johnson was pleased to see his work on the training ground paying off.“It was better today,” he said. “It was progressive and the stuff that we worked on durin...Full Story »

Altrincham hammered Ebbsfleet 6-1 for a first win in six National League matches.Alex Newby scored just four minutes into his Altrincham debut and Lewis Baines doubled their lead inside the first quarter-hour.Mark Cousins brilliantly saved Chris Conn-Clarke’s free-kick but the hosts soon had a third as Justin Donawa went through and fired past Cousins.Nathan Odokonyero pulled one back but ...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Joel Piroe, Sam Byram and Jaidon Anthony earned Leeds a deserved 3-0 Championship win over Watford at Elland Road.Piroe gave Leeds the lead midway through the second half as he volleyed home to finish off a fine move by Daniel Farke’s side.Byram capped his return to the side as he headed in from a corner and Anthony’s late goal moved Leeds up to fifth in the ta...Full Story »

Daniel Farke admitted to conflicting emotions after 10-man Leeds claimed a goalless draw at Hull.The visitors created the best chances, most significantly in the first half, but Joe Rodon’s second-half dismissal altered the complexion of the game.Yet Hull failed to build upon their one-man advantage until late on when Adama Traore incredulously missed an open goal.Farke, whose side have no...Full Story »

Leeds overcame Joe Rodon’s second-half sending-off to secure a goalless draw at Hull.Daniel Farke’s men had the best chances of the first half – most significantly through the wasteful Georginio Rutter after 26 minutes – but they found debutant goalkeeper Ryan Allsop in inspired form.Leeds supporters will have expected their team to kick on after the restart, but they wer...Full Story »

Woking extended their unbeaten run to six games in the Vanarama National League but were forced to settle for a point from a 1-1 draw at home to Ebbsfleet.Jim Kellerman fired Woking into a 42nd-minute lead from the penalty spot after Ricky Korboa was fouled by Darren McQueen in the box.Woking striker Padraig Amond had spurned a pair of early chances and came close again early in the second half ...Full Story »

Leeds boss Daniel Farke hailed his side’s mentality to overcome the hostile atmosphere of The Den and return home with three points as they beat Millwall 3-0.Striker Joel Piroe scored once in each half to put Leeds in control before Georginio Rutter added a third 10 minutes from time to seal a memorable visit to the capital.Farke’s side weathered an early storm from the hosts before ...Full Story »

Joel Piroe’s double fired Leeds to a 3-0 victory away at Millwall.The Dutchman opened the scoring after 15 minutes despite a strong start by the hosts before doubling his tally just over 10 minutes from time.Georginio Rutter then made sure of all three points just minutes later and seal Leeds’ second win of the season.Millwall took the game to Leeds in the opening stages and Tom Brad...Full Story »

Lee Johnson is aware of the task he faces to drag Fleetwood up League One after his first match in charge ended in a 3-0 defeat to Oxford.Goals from Stanley Mills, Billy Bodin and Kyle Edwards earned the visitors a dominant victory.Fleetwood sit bottom of the table, with just one point to their name after seven matches, and new boss Johnson knows he has a lot of work to do.“It was certainl...Full Story »

Armando Dobra struck late as Chesterfield moved top of the Vanarama National League with a 1-0 win at Ebbsfleet.Dobra, Will Grigg and Mike Jones all had chances for the Spireites before they took the lead.Dobra broke the deadlock in the 82nd minute, chipping goalkeeper Mark Cousins from close range.Michael Jacobs was sent off at the death after picking up a second yellow card as Chesterfield mov...Full Story »

Manager Lee Bell was full of praise as Crewe recorded successive League Two wins as they fought from a goal down to clinch a convincing 4-1 away victory over Forest Green.Goals from Chris Long, Elliot Nevitt and a double from Courtney Baker-Richardson saw the Railwaymen take home all three points from a fine second-half display.Reece Brown opened the scoring for Forest Green but Alex turned on t...Full Story »

A second-half brace from Tahvon Campbell inspired Wealdstone to a 2-1 victory over Ebbsfleet in the Vanarama National League.Stones had won only twice prior to Saturday’s fixture but responded well to Josh Wright’s 66th-minute leveller for the visitors to clinch all three points at Grosvenor Vale.Sweltering heat in England meant drinks breaks occurred and – despite the high tem...Full Story »

Lee Bell praised the impact substitute Shilow Tracey made as Crewe upset League Two leaders MK Dons with a stirring second-half comeback.Tracey set up Conor Thomas’ equaliser and also had an assist in Courtney Baker-Richardson’s close-range finish which turned the game on its head.Jonathan Leko blasted Graham Alexander’s side ahead in the eighth minute, but Crewe were the bette...Full Story »

Daniel Farke was disappointed his side could not crack open Sheffield Wednesday’s dogged defence and had to settle for a 0-0 draw in the Championship at Elland Road.Leeds dominated possession and created plenty of openings but could not find the finishing touch in front of a capacity crowd for this Yorkshire derby.Farke admitted: “We dominated the game and in the end it’s just ...Full Story »

Ebbsfleet climbed up to fifth in the National League table after a convincing 4-1 home win against York.Defender Franklin Domi’s saw an early effort for Eastleigh strike a post before the home side took the lead in the 19th minute when Omari Sterling-James’ cross spun over the line.York drew level in the 27th minute through Zanda Siziba, whose fierce angled drive gave Ebbsfleet goalk...Full Story »

Alfie May scored twice as Charlton beat Fleetwood 2-1 to earn their first three points since the opening day of the season.Both the Addicks, who had placed Jason Pearce in interim charge following the dismissal of Dean Holden last Sunday, and Fleetwood came into the clash at The Valley off the back of four straight Sky Bet League One losses.Former Charlton striker Jayden Stockley opened the scor...Full Story »

Leeds boss Daniel Farke was unhappy with the retaken decisive spot-kick as Leeds suffered a dramatic 9-8 penalty shoot-out loss to Salford in the Carabao Cup.Ossama Ashley scored at the second attempt after Karl Darlow had saved an initial effort only to be yellow-carded for moving off his line.Farke said: “It was the only penalty to be retaken, but I can’t change the referee’s...Full Story »

Crewe boss Lee Bell was quick to disregard his side’s penalty misery after being dumped out of the Carabao Cup by local rivals Port Vale.The visitors missed all four penalties as they crashed out in the second round with a 2-0 shoot-out defeat after a goalless draw in normal time at Vale Park.Elliott Nevitt blasted over, Rio Adebisi hit the bar and Joel Tabiner missed from 12 yards while C...Full Story »