West Brom struck in the first minute on their way to a deserved 2-1 win at Blackburn to maintain their unbeaten start to the season.In a pulsating opening 60 seconds, the Baggies hit the woodwork and registered three shots including Alex Mowatt’s spectacular volley – his second goal this week.Matt Phillips doubled the lead from close range in first-half stoppage time as Albion suffoc...Full Story »

Michael McKenna scored twice as Arbroath ended Partick Thistle’s unbeaten start after coming from behind to pick up their first cinch Championship win of the new season with a 3-1 victory.There was a delayed kick-off at Gayfield Park because the visitors had been caught up in traffic on the way to the ground.The Jags, though, soon settled and went ahead in the 33rd minute through an own go...Full Story »

Ipswich are still waiting to record their first win of the season after MK Dons twice came from behind to snatch a well-earned point in a thrilling 2-2 draw.Striker Macauley Bonne netted twice for the Tractor Boys but the Dons hit back each time through Scott Twine and then Matt O’Riley and, with the last kick of the game, substitute Josh Martin rattled the bar for the visitors.Bonne, on l...Full Story »

Harry Smith’s first Leyton Orient goal secured the O’s a 1-1 draw away at Carlisle.Both sides maintained their unbeaten starts to the League Two season with a battling draw at Brunton Park.Both teams pushed for a late winner but were forced to settle for a point.Tristan Abrahams fired the hosts ahead from the penalty spot in the ninth minute.Omar Beckles handled in the box and the st...Full Story »

The wait for a first Sky Bet League Two victory of the season for both Scunthorpe and Sutton goes on after the pair drew 1-1 at the Sands Venue Stadium.For much of the second half, a well-taken goal from debutant Jake Scrimshaw looked like proving to be the winner for the Iron, although an equaliser from Donovan Wilson six minutes from time deservedly earned Sutton a share of the spoils.In a gam...Full Story »

Shrewsbury are still waiting for their first win and goal after they were beaten 3-0 by Plymouth.Ryan Hardie’s brace either side of the break and a Luke Jephcott strike made it four defeats on the bounce for the Shrews and gave the Pilgrims their second win of the campaign.Striker Sam Cosgrove went close to a home debut goal in the opening 15 minutes, with Shrews much the better side early...Full Story »

Southend got their quest for a return to the Football League off to a winning start with a 1-0 victory at King’s Lynn.Sam Dalby scored early as the Shrimpers won the Vanarama National League contest, with Junior Morias sent off for the hosts in the closing stages.Dalby made the decisive breakthrough when he rolled the ball home from close range after being set up by a Jack Bridge cross.Sou...Full Story »

Kyle Jacobs scored at both ends in Morton’s 3-2 home defeat to Queen of the South.Ally Roy’s close-range finish put the visitors in front but Jacobs quickly equalised against his former club just after the half-hour mark following a Reece Lyon corner.Jacobs went from hero to villain early in the second half with his own goal and Morton had a mountain to climb after 71 minutes when Ru...Full Story »

Inverness maintained their 100 per cent record in the cinch Championship with a 1-0 home victory over Ayr.The game’s decisive moment came after 54 minutes as Manny Duku’s cross was deflected into his own net by Ayr defender Sean McGinty.Ayr were depleted by several positive coronavirus cases and had to soak up early pressure at Caledonian Stadium.Shane Sutherland and Robbie Deas sent...Full Story »

Dagenham made a flying start to the National League season with an impressive 3-1 win at Stockport.County, who went close to promotion last term before defeat in the play-offs, went ahead after nine minutes when John Rooney turned home a low cross into the box.Home goalkeeper Ben Hinchliffe made a fine save to deny Paul McCallum as the Daggers looked for an equalising goal before half time.It ar...Full Story »

Montrose moved top of cinch League One with a 2-0 win at East Fife.Graham Webster put the Gable Endies ahead in the 29th minute and defender Cammy Ballantyne added a second with 13 minutes left to leave the hosts bottom after a third straight defeat.Falkirk are second on goal difference after they beat Clyde 3-0 with a brace from Callumn Morrison.Paul Dixon gave the hosts the lead just before th...Full Story »

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp expressed his unhappiness about challenges by Burnley players after his side’s victory over the Clarets at Anfield.Klopp spoke of his concern over the idea of letting the game flow more and stressed the importance of protecting players, adding: “Watch wrestling if you like these kind of things.”The Reds won 2-0, with Diogo Jota scoring an 18th-minute...Full Story »

Portsmouth saw their 100 per cent start to the season come to an end as Pontus Dahlberg’s penalty save earned Doncaster a 0-0 draw.The Swede got down well to keep out Shaun Williams’ 78th-minute spot-kick in a tight game at the Keepmoat Stadium as Doncaster picked up first point of the campaign.Tommy Rowe looked to have given Doncaster the lead after 19 minutes when he turned in Ben ...Full Story »

Two early goals proved enough for Colchester as they hung on for a narrow 2-1 League Two win at rock-bottom Oldham.The U’s celebrated after sealing their first victory of the season, but for Oldham, they remain at the foot of the table without a point from their opening four matches.Colchester were two up after only 12 minutes at Boundary Park.Freddie Sears slotted home a penalty after Bre...Full Story »

Tyler Burey scored for the second successive game to set Hartlepool on their way to a 2-0 win over Walsall.The Saddlers, who have collected just one point from the opening 12 available in Sky Bet League Two, struggled to get going until it was too late at Victoria Park.It was Pools who took advantage of the main first-half chance. Millwall loanee Burey, who had not scored a professional goal unt...Full Story »

First-half goals from Kane Smith and Tyrone Marsh gave Boreham Wood a 2-0 win at Weymouth.Smith fired them ahead after nine minutes with a fine strike from outside the area into the top right-hand corner.The visitors doubled their lead five minutes before half-time when Marsh raced through on goal and lifted the ball over Terras keeper Ross Fitzsimons.Marsh could have added a third after the int...Full Story »

David Turnbull helped himself to a hat-trick as Celtic showed 10-man St Mirren no mercy in a 6-0 thrashing at Parkhead.Saints boss Jim Goodwin had to watch the cinch Premiership match on a stream from his house after testing positive for Covid-19 in midweek and he must have winced at the punishment handed out by the home side in the first half.Israel international Liel Abada fired a shot through...Full Story »

Liam Grimshaw scored his first professional goal as Motherwell came from behind to beat Livingston 2-1 in the Scottish Premiership.David Martindale’s side had moved in front through Alan Forrest before strikes from Tony Watt and Grimshaw turned the game on its head.It was Motherwell’s first league win of the season and leaves Livingston without a point after three games.Livi were unc...Full Story »

Jack Grealish scored on his home debut for Manchester City as they got their season up and running with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Norwich at the Etihad Stadium. The champions lost the Community Shield against Leicester and their Premier League opener at Tottenham without scoring, but they put the Canaries to the sword in the Manchester rain. They got the perfect start as goalkeeper Tim Kr...Full Story »

Exeter hammered a dire Bristol Rovers 4-1 with a devastating first-half display in which they scored all of their goals.Exeter made a superb start and opened the scoring inside three minutes. Padraig Amond’s shot was saved by James Belshaw and Matt Jay finished the rebound from close range.It was 2-0 after 15 minutes and it was Jay again, the diminutive frontman getting across his man and ...Full Story »