Callum Johnson’s header ensured Fleetwood avoided an eighth defeat in nine games during interim manager Stephen Crainey’s first game in charge.In an entertaining 2-2 draw at AFC Wimbledon, Ged Garner fired Fleetwood into a first-half lead before strikes by Ayoub Assai and Luke McCormick turned the tables, only for Johnson to have the final say.Earlier, the visitors thought they had t...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Tom O’Connor and Daniel Jebbison eased Burton to a comfortable 2-0 victory over struggling Doncaster.Both sides struggled to create opportunities in the bitter and windy conditions but Albion started briskly looking to build on their midweek victory over Accrington.In a frustrating half it was Rovers keeper Pontus Dahlberg who was twice called upon to keep his side l...Full Story »

Southend won away for the first time since the opening day of the season with a 2-1 victory at Altrincham.Rhys Murphy opened the scoring with less than a minute on the clock. Louis Walsh had a shot but the ball was bundled over the line, with Murphy claiming it came off him last.Sam Dalby doubled the lead after 34 minutes from a free-kick. Zak Brunt rolled the ball into Dalby, who took a touch b...Full Story »

Ten-man Ross County rescued a last-gasp point with a thoroughly deserved stoppage-time leveller to deny Dundee United the chance to edge past Celtic into third spot in the Premiership.It looked grim for County when Arsenal loanee Harry Clarke was ordered off by referee Greg Aitken after earning a second yellow card for a foul on Ian Harkes.But, with 92 minutes on the clock, the never-say-die Sta...Full Story »

Ten-man Forest Green gained the West Country derby day bragging rights over Bristol Rovers after a Jamille Matt brace secured a 2-0 win and extended their lead at the top of the table to six points.Matt opened the scoring in the first half and added a second after the break from the penalty spot as Rob Edwards’ side finished the game with 10 men following a Udoka Godwin-Malife red card on ...Full Story »

Adi Yussuf’s second-half equaliser denied Dover their first win of the season as they drew 1-1 at Yeovil.Dover took the lead through TJ Bramble early in the game before Yussuf netted the equaliser.Dover took the lead two minutes into the game after Grant Smith was unable to deal with Bramble’s cross which found the net.The hosts came close when Yussuf set up Charlie Wakefield, who mi...Full Story »

MK Dons produced a clinical display in front of goal to beat Morecambe 4-0 at the Mazuma Stadium.Mo Eisa opened the scoring before a Matt O’Riley brace either side of Harry Darling’s effort saw the Dons return to winning ways in style following their defeat at Sheffield Wednesday.The visitors, who have now won four of five in League One, took the lead with their first threatening mov...Full Story »

Wigan moved above Plymouth in Sky Bet League One as Callum Lang’s last-gasp strike snatched a 2-1 win at Home Park.Lang stepped over Will Keane’s pass, strode forward and angled a thumping shot past goalkeeper Michael Cooper into the far corner.Wigan opened the scoring when Thelo Aasgaard rounded Cooper and crossed for Keane to score from close range after 35 minutes.Argyle playmaker...Full Story »

Relegation rivals Peterborough and Barnsley battled out a 0-0 draw that did nothing to help their Sky Bet Championship survival prospects.Two teams in the bottom three lost more ground in the fight to avoid the drop after a game interrupted by a floodlight failure 10 minutes from time, although it did provide a first point of new Tykes chief Poya Asbaghi’s reign.Power was restored within 2...Full Story »

Aldershot recorded their third successive National League victory as Alfy Whittingham’s late header secured a 1-0 triumph at struggling King’s Lynn.Whittingham connected with a Corie Andrews cross to nod past Paul Jones in the 81st minute.Michael Gyasi fired over soon after as the hosts – whose skipper Michael Clunan had seen a shot well tipped over by Mitch Walker in the third...Full Story »

Sam Hoskins scored the winner as Northampton moved into second place in League Two with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Leyton Orient at Sixfields.Hoskins’ scruffy goal late in the first half was enough to secure a fifth successive home win and end Orient’s 11-game unbeaten run.Home goalkeeper Liam Roberts was a busy boy in the early exchanges as he tipped over a Tom James free-kick a...Full Story »

A late goal from Rhys Oates gave Mansfield only their second away league win of the season with a 2-1 victory at inconsistent Crawley.Oates settled the issue 17 minutes from time after James Tilley had cancelled out Ollie Hawkins’ first-half opener.The match marked the fourth anniversary of the tragic death of former Crawley head coach Dermot Drummy, and there was a minutes’ applause...Full Story »

Liverpool turned up the pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea as they coasted to a second successive 4-0 victory at Anfield with Southampton the powerless victims on this occasion. Saints were dispatched as comfortably as Arsenal were a week ago as Jurgen Klopp’s side moved within a point of the top, in the process becoming the first top-flight team to score two or more goals for 1...Full Story »

Duncan Watmore scored a brilliant double as Chris Wilder’s Middlesbrough era sparked into life with a 2-1 win at Huddersfield.Boro secured a first win under new manager Wilder by ending Huddersfield’s five-game unbeaten run at the John Smith’s Stadium.Watmore struck twice early in the first half to give the visitors a healthy advantage.And Wilder’s men were seldom under t...Full Story »

Reading won 3-2 at Swansea as former England pair Andy Carroll and Danny Drinkwater rolled back the years with their first goals for the Royals.Carroll struck after Tom Dele-Bashiru had cancelled out Jamie Paterson’s quickfire Swansea opener that had set the tone of a frenetic Sky Bet Championship contest.Ryan Manning equalised at the start of the second half but Drinkwater’s first g...Full Story »

Substitute Lukas Jutkiewicz dragged Birmingham out of the mire by scoring the winner in the 1-0 victory over Blackpool at St Andrew’s.The 32-year-old striker netted in the 81st minute from only Birmingham’s second effort on target in a game of few chances.But it was a dream full debut for 17-year-old midfielder Jordan James, whose header teed Jutkiewicz up.Up until then Blackpool had...Full Story »

Jamie Murphy set up the equaliser and scored the winner as Hibernian came from behind to beat 10-man St Johnstone following a late turnaround at McDiarmid Park.Saints had led until the 83rd minute, but Murphy played in Kevin Nisbet to level before netting himself three minutes later following an expert assist from fellow substitute Scott Allan to seal a 2-1 victory.Saints captain Liam Gordon hea...Full Story »

England boss Sarina Wiegman saluted striker Ellen White as she marked her 100th cap with a winning goal to close in on Kelly Smith’s record.White’s 40th-minute strike secured a 1-0 Women’s World Cup qualifying victory over Austria at the Stadium of Light and took her to 45 goals, just one behind Smith.Wiegman said: “It’s just an incredible achievement. If you have 1...Full Story »

Fulham boss Marco Silva insists referee Chris Kavanagh cost his team victory after Preston scored a controversial equaliser in their 1-1 draw at Deepdale.Ched Evans bundled in for the hosts with 18 minutes to go but Fulham’s players were adamant there was a handball in the build-up.Tim Ream had put Fulham ahead early in the first half with his first goal in almost four years but they were ...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta hailed Arsenal’s young Gunners for repaying his “real trust” to hit back from their Liverpool humbling and sink Newcastle 2-0.Bukayo Saka netted the opener only to hobble out with a thigh problem, before his replacement Gabriel Martinelli delivered a sumptuous second.Arsenal were hammered 4-0 by Liverpool at Anfield last weekend, leading to a difficult week’s...Full Story »