Ralph Hasenhuttl was delighted to see match-winner Armando Broja prove a point after Southampton picked up a first Premier League success of the season by beating Leeds 1-0.On-loan Chelsea striker Broja celebrated his first top-flight start with a decisive second-half finish at St Mary’s to end the hosts’ nine-match winless run.Saints boss Hasenhuttl had expressed doubt about the 20-...Full Story »

Gary Bowyer has demanded consistency from his Salford players after they beat Hartlepool 2-0.An early goal from Tom Elliott and Matty Willock’s late effort secured three points for the hosts.It was just the pre-season promotion favourites’ fourth win in 12 League Two games this season and Bowyer urged his side to go on a run and get themselves into the top half of the table.Bowyer sa...Full Story »

Assistant manager Jason Goodliffe confirmed that defender Coby Rowe had complained about an alleged racist comment from the crowd early on in Sutton’s 1-0 victory at Crawley.Referee Tom Nield spoke to the fourth official after Rowe made him aware of the comments, and there was a crowd announcement warning supporters of a potential abandonment if the alleged abuse continued.“It has be...Full Story »

Sent-off Hearts boss Robbie Neilson insists the sound of silence at a packed Ibrox told him Craig Halkett had scored a dramatic late equaliser in a 1-1 draw against Rangers.With three minutes remaining and the cinch Premiership leaders ahead through a wonderful first-half strike by midfielder John Lundstram, the Gorgie manager was dismissed by referee Don Robertson after picking up two yellow ca...Full Story »

Motherwell manager Graham Alexander claimed it seemed much easier to give penalties against his team than for them after being denied what he argued was a “blatant” spot-kick in a 2-0 defeat by Celtic.With Motherwell trailing to Jota’s opener and a stunning long-range strike from David Turnbull, the hosts appealed strongly for handball against Boli Bolingoli after substitute Ke...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Ryan Lowe said he was impressed as much with his team’s resilience and steadfastness as their attacking display as Argyle came from behind to win 3-1 at Oxford and stay top of League One.Panutche Camara struck twice, in the 38th and 84th minutes, after Jordon Garrick had cancelled out Matty Taylor’s early opener for Oxford.It took Argyle’s unbeaten league run to 1...Full Story »

St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin hailed his side’s character after they held off a strong second-half challenge from Ross County to win 3-2 in Dingwall.Eammon Brophy and Marcus Fraser put the Buddies two up and Scott Tanser quickly restored the two-goal advantage before the break after Blair Spittal had netted for the hosts.Alex Iacovitti’s 66th-minute strike set up a grandstand finish ...Full Story »

Leyton Orient manager Kenny Jackett admitted he was frustrated with aspects of his team’s performance against Walsall following the Londoners’ second successive goalless home draw.Both defences were on top throughout, with George Miller and Conor Wilkinson coming closest for the Saddlers while Orient’s best opportunities fell to Theo Archibald  and Harry Smith.“I tho...Full Story »

Colchester boss Hayden Mullins praised the quality of his side’s winner after they beat high-flying Harrogate 1-0 at the JobServe Community Stadium.Substitute Sylvester Jasper bagged an 88th-minute winner for the U’s with a fine low strike after Brendan Wiredu’s breathless run from inside his own half had set up the chance.Colchester had come close to scoring two minutes earlie...Full Story »

Neil Warnock thinks his injury-ravaged Middlesbrough team did him proud after securing three points against struggling Peterborough.Despite having a first-team back four sidelined through injury as well as being without the suspended Lee Peltier, Boro edged to three points courtesy of a 2-0 win.Chances were few and far between at the Riverside but there were a couple of huge penalty decisions th...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola hailed Bernardo Silva as extraordinary after champions Manchester City claimed a hard-fought 2-0 win over Burnley on Saturday.Silva, who was linked with a move away in the summer, has been in fine form in the opening months of the season and again stood out in an otherwise disjointed City display at the Etihad Stadium.The Portuguese scored the first of City’s goals after 12 m...Full Story »

Coventry manager Mark Robins praised the “bottle” of his “brave” side after they fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Blackburn.The hosts looked well on their way after a clinical two-goal burst at the end of the first half, through Joe Rothwell’s clever finish and Sam Gallagher’s effort.But the Sky Blues showed great character to fight back with two...Full Story »

Darren Moore rued Sheffield Wednesday’s lack of concentration after they threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at AFC Wimbledon.Lee Gregory’s double had seemingly put the Owls on course for an easy three points but Nesta Guinness-Walker halved the deficit midway through the second half.Wednesday had chances to kill the game off but AFC Wimbledon struck late, with Jack Rudoni tapping...Full Story »

Mansfield manager Nigel Clough took responsibility for picking the wrong team after his side’s poor run of form continued with defeat against Northampton.The Stags’ winless run stretched to 12 games in all competitions with a toothless display at Sixfields as defenders Aaron McGowan and Fraser Horsfall struck in either half for Northampton.Mansfield are only outside the League Two re...Full Story »

Luton manager Nathan Jones is delighted to see Harry Cornick developing a ruthless streak in front of goal after he struck twice in his side’s 2-0 victory at Millwall.Cornick’s second double in three games for the Hatters saw his season tally move up to six goals, just three off his best total in a single campaign for the club.It is certainly a big improvement on last season, in whic...Full Story »

Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth says there is plenty of football left in Adebayo Akinfenwa after the striker netted on a rare start for his promotion-chasing side.The 39-year-old powered in a trademark header to score the second goal in Wycombe’s 2-0 win at bottom-placed Doncaster and secure a fourth straight League One win.Akinfenwa started in place of Sam Vokes, who missed the game due to ...Full Story »

Scott Parker dedicated a dominant 2-0 Bournemouth victory at Bristol City to David Brooks as the player starts his battle with cancer.The Wales and Cherries midfielder was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin lymphoma during the week and was honoured by a minute’s applause from both sets of fans in the seventh minute.City supporters even clapped when Jamal Lowe held up Brooks’ number sev...Full Story »

Steve Cooper is refusing to get carried away at Nottingham Forest despite seeing his side make it 13 points from five games with a 2-1 win over Blackpool.While he played down their prospects of exchanging what had looked like being a relegation fight under Chris Hughton for a play-off push Cooper wants his players to be obsessed with maintaining their recent run of form.Forest head to Bristol Ci...Full Story »

Paul Cook rued his Ipswich side’s inability to hold onto leads after they slipped to a 2-2 draw at Cambridge.Sone Aluko had scored twice to put Cook’s side in control but James Brophy made it 2-1 and, after a much improved second-half performance from the U’s, Joe Ironside headed his sixth goal of the season two minutes from the end to earn Cambridge a point.It came in front of...Full Story »

Darrell Clarke hailed Port Vale’s “outstanding” team spirit after his tactical changes inspired a League Two comeback victory.The Valiants scored three second-half goals to defeat in-form Barrow.Clarke made two changes at the break after Ollie Banks put the Bluebirds in front with a powerful free-kick.Dennis Politic and Mel Benning both came on and scored – either side of...Full Story »