Carlisle boss Chris Beech was disappointed his side did not come away with all three points from their 1-1 draw against Leyton Orient.Tristan Abrahams fired the hosts ahead from the penalty spot early in the first half.But Harry Smith’s first Orient goal, 16 minutes from time, secured the visitors a point as both sides maintained their respective unbeaten starts to the League Two season.&l...Full Story »

Marcelo Bielsa said Leeds overcame “a big test” after their first home Premier League game of the season ended in a 2-2 draw against Everton.Bielsa’s side, humbled 5-1 at Manchester United on the opening day, hit back twice to earn a deserved point in their first top-flight game with a full house at Elland Road in 17 years.Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s first-half penalty was ca...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton was at a loss to explain his side’s 4-1 hammering by a rampant Exeter at St James Park.Rovers found themselves 4-0 down inside 24 minutes as Matt Jay (two), Tim Dieng and Harry Kite all scored – and it could have been worse had Exeter taken more of the chances they created.The Pirates were much improved after the break, and Sam Finley curled a belter i...Full Story »

Manager Steve Evans labelled Gillingham’s 2-1 win over Morecambe as their best performance so far this season.The Gills opened the scoring after four minutes through summer signing Mustapha Carayol, who found the top corner from 25 yards after being teed up by a short Ben Reeves free-kick.Morecambe striker Cole Stockton levelled proceedings after 25 minutes with a stunning solo effort but ...Full Story »

Relief was the overriding emotion for Rochdale manager Robbie Stockdale after his side grabbed their first win of the League Two season by beating Northampton 3-1 at Sixfields.Max Taylor’s first-half header was immediately cancelled out by Jon Guthrie, but Dale were the better side for much of the contest, particularly in the second 45 minutes.Josh Andrews broke away to restore the away si...Full Story »

Forest Green boss Rob Edwards hailed his side’s performance as “electric” as they brushed aside Crawley 6-3 to continue their superb start to the season.Nicky Cadden scored a hat-trick for the hosts with Matty Stevens, Jamille Matt and Jake Young also on the scoresheet as Rovers made it five wins out of five this season, including four in League Two.A delighted Edwards, whose s...Full Story »

Plymouth manager Ryan Lowe insisted his side can open up any team in League One after they scored three without reply against Shrewsbury.Ryan Hardie’s first-half strike was followed by a Luke Jephcott effort before the former bagged his second to send the travelling Pilgrims home happy.It was Argyle’s second win of the campaign and a delighted Lowe feels his side’s attitude has...Full Story »

Ian Evatt praised his players’ “guts, determination and team spirit” as unbeaten Bolton moved up to seventh in Sky Bet League One after a 2-1 win over Oxford.Dapo Afolayan and Eoin Doyle each scored their second goals in three games for newly promoted Wanderers to cancel out Matty Taylor’s 11th-minute opener for Karl Robinson’s side.Doyle headed in a 63rd-minute win...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola insisted that Gabriel Jesus is very much part of his plans after he starred in the 5-0 win over Norwich.The Brazil international has been linked with a move away from the Etihad Stadium this summer in order for City to raise funds to try and sign Tottenham striker Harry Kane.But, playing in a wider position, he showed his worth against the Canaries, making thre...Full Story »

Huddersfield boss Carlos Corberan was pleased with the way his side dug in to record a dramatic 2-1 win at Sheffield United.Levi Colwill’s goal decided the Sky Bet Championship contest at the end, after Billy Sharp looked to have rescued a point for the hosts earlier in stoppage time.Josh Koroma had given Huddersfield the lead with 15 minutes remaining, before late goals from Sharp and Col...Full Story »

Sutton boss Matt Gray hailed his side’s character as they came from behind to claim a draw at Scunthorpe.A 51st-minute overhead kick from Jake Scrimshaw gave the Iron the lead against the run of play, though Donovan Wilson secured a point for the visitors six minutes from time.While the wait for a first EFL victory goes on for the Us, a return of two points from three away games to start t...Full Story »

Birmingham boss Lee Bowyer hailed his side’s 5-0 win at Luton as the ‘best performance’ he has witnessed.Scott Hogan scored twice, with Marc Roberts, Gary Gardner and Chuks Aneke also netting as the visitors ran riot at a stunned Kenilworth Road.Bowyer said: “I’m delighted, from start to finish I felt we were the better side, we deserved the win and it could have be...Full Story »

Dave Challinor was delighted with Hartlepool’s second home win in a row since returning to the EFL, even though he feels there is still room for improvement.After a slow start against Walsall at Victoria Park, Tyler Burey scored for the second weekend in a row to put Pools in front in the 23rd minute.The Millwall loan signing’s excellent solo goal got Hartlepool up and running and th...Full Story »

Marco Silva believes Fulham were not at their best despite disposing of Hull 2-0 at Craven Cottage.The west London side sit on top of the early Championship table after two goals in the first half from Aleksandar Mitrovic and Fabio Carvalho.Despite a performance that saw them dominate throughout, despite Tim Ream, Carvalho and Kenny Tete all being forced off through injury, the Portuguese head c...Full Story »

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was disappointed by the drop in Burton’s performance after the 3-0 defeat at Cambridge.The Brewers had won their first three matches of the Sky Bet League One season but went down at the Abbey Stadium, courtesy of a heavy deflection for Sam Smith’s opener and two own goals.Hasselbaink said: “We didn’t play well. If I look at the performance, forget...Full Story »

Bradford boss Derek Adams was delighted to see his side come from behind to win 3-2 in a superb advert for League Two football at Mansfield.A see-saw clash saw the unbeaten Bantams steal a late victory in this meeting between two of the expected promotion heavyweights, with former Mansfield striker Andy Cook the matchwinner in the 87th minute.“That was a fantastic performance from us from ...Full Story »

Steve Bruce questioned the new Premier League mandate that is supposed to favour attackers on marginal offside calls after Newcastle had a penalty award overturned by VAR in their defeat to Aston Villa.The Newcastle manager castigated the two VAR decisions that went against his team in their 2-0 loss at Villa Park.He did not think anyone “in the ground thought that was handball” when...Full Story »

Manager Ange Postecoglou told David Turnbull not to cap his ambitions after the midfielder scored his first career hat-trick in Celtic’s 6-0 thrashing of 10-man St Mirren at Parkhead.Liel Abada opened the scoring in the 17th minute and by the time the 19-year-old winger had headed in a second five minutes later, Saints midfielder Alan Power had been given a straight red card for a foul on ...Full Story »

Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth felt his team had to dig deep to beat Lincoln 1-0 after they managed to hold on to the lead given to them by Sam Vokes’ early header.Vokes took just three minutes to strike against last season’s play-off finalists.That ultimately led to the Chairboys making it three wins in four League One games this season as they seek an immediate return to the Cham...Full Story »

Neil Critchley was pleased with Blackpool’s response to going behind at Bournemouth as his side hit back to claim a point in a thrilling 2-2 draw on the south coast.Dominic Solanke’s first-half brace was cancelled out by goals from James Husband and Jerry Yates just three minutes apart as the Seasiders fought back to draw.“You fear the worst being 2-0 down away from home agains...Full Story »