Sunderland midfielder Alex Pritchard’s first goal since February helped consign his old club Huddersfield to a 2-0 home defeat.Ex-England Under-21 international Pritchard struck early in the second half and on-loan Manchester United winger Amad Diallo wrapped up matters in the sixth minute of stoppage time to leave Huddersfield anchored at the bottom of the Championship table.Defeat also m...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta played down injury fears over Bukayo Saka as he heaped praise on Reiss Nelson for his fine cameo in a comfortable win over Nottingham Forest.The Gunners eased to a 5-0 victory to move back to the top of the Premier League and leave the visitors rooted to the foot of the table.England forward Saka seemed to take a knock in the first minute but still teed up Gabriel Martinelli to brea...Full Story »

Crewe boss Alex Morris questioned his players’ character after a humbling 3-0 defeat at Barrow.The hosts ran out comfortable winners with Josh Gordon hitting two goals to add to Billy Waters’ eighth-minute opener.And, after a well below-par performance from his men, Morris was in no mood to pull his punches.“They outran us, they out-thought us and they out-fought us and if you ...Full Story »

Huddersfield moved off the foot of the Sky Bet Championship table with a dominant display in a 1-0 win over Millwall.The travelling Lions, who had won four on the trot heading into the fixture, suffered an early setback and failed to recover.Yuta Nakayama opened the scoring in freakish fashion inside nine minutes with a miscued cross handing his side an unassailable lead.The struggling Terriers ...Full Story »

Bradford boss Mark Hughes could make changes ahead of their clash with Swindon.Alex Gilliead is likely to feature after returning to the starting XI against Grimsby at the weekend.Scott Banks could still miss out with injury.Emmanuel Osadebe and Jamie Walker are still sidelined for the Bantams.Swindon head coach Scott Lindsey has no new injuries to deal with following the weekend victory over Ha...Full Story »

Alex Woodyard could line up again for AFC Wimbledon as they prepare to take on Crewe.The Dons captain had been out with a long-term calf injury but made his first start at the weekend against Rochdale.George Marsh is still sidelined with an ankle problem while Alex Pearce is likely to miss out after suffering a minor setback on his return from injury.Wimbledon are currently 17th in the League Tw...Full Story »

Barrow ended a run of four consecutive League Two defeats but were made to pay for Josh Kay’s penalty miss in a 1-1 draw at Gillingham.In an opening half of few chances, Barrow midfielder Kay and Gillingham loanee Hakeeb Adelakun fired long-range efforts off the crossbar within two minutes of each other.The visitors took the lead 10 minutes before the break as Kay met Ben Whitfield’s...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta has defended the decision to play Bukayo Saka in Arsenal’s Europa League win over PSV Eindhoven.The England forward had missed just 179 minutes of club football this season before the 1-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium put the Gunners into the knockout stages.Granit Xhaka scored the only goal of the game, with Saka once again the bright spark, although there was cause for con...Full Story »

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has spoken about Gareth Southgate's decision not to use Trent Alexander-Arnold in either of England(opens in new tab)'s games this international break. Alexander-Arnold was an unused substitute for the Three Lions' 1-0 loss to Italy – a result which saw them relegated from League A of the Nations League – before being left out of the matchday squad alto...Full Story »

Bukayo Saka’s first-half goal clinched Arsenal a hard-fought and controversial 1-0 win at Leeds and kept them top of the Premier League table.Saka slammed home an emphatic finish 10 minutes before the interval as Arsenal won for the ninth time in 10 league games this season.But Leeds, inspired by the half-time introduction of talisman Patrick Bamford, dominated the second period and will f...Full Story »

Alex Neil says Stoke’s accomplished Championship victory at Preston will swell confidence and belief among his upwardly-mobile team.Stoke created all the clear openings and denied toothless Preston a single shot on target.And the visitors, roared on by more than 3,000 travelling fans, claimed a second straight win courtesy of quickfire second-half strikes from Will Smallbone and Tyrese Cam...Full Story »

Two expertly taken goals from Will Smallbone and Tyrese Campbell inside eight second-half minutes propelled Stoke to a wholly deserved 2-0 win at Preston.Stoke’s win meant a successful first return to Deepdale for former Preston boss Alex Neil, who has revived hopes of a promotion challenge after taking charge of the Potters in August.Midfielder Smallbone, on loan from Southampton, sparked...Full Story »

Simon Weaver avoided equalling the longest winless run of his 13-and-a-half year tenure as Harrogate manager following a 2-1 triumph over fellow strugglers Hartlepool.The Sulphurites had lost nine of their last 10 contests without a victory in all competitions but midfielder Alex Pattison’s fourth goal of the season and striker Jack Muldoon’s first since the campaign’s opening ...Full Story »

Kyle Dempsey and Amadou Bakayoko are set to return to Bolton’s squad for the visit of Barnsley.Both players were absent from the squad beaten by Forest Green last weekend.Midfielder Dempsey could go straight back into the team after a hip problem but Bakayoko is likely to be a substitute again as he has not started a game for over a month.Defender Eoin Toal is unavailable after sustaining ...Full Story »

Josh Kayode could keep his place for MK Dons as they prepare to host Plymouth.The forward made his first league start for the club in their midweek game against Bristol Rovers and could feature against Argyle.Dawson Devoy serves the second of a three-match suspension after receiving a red card against Shrewsbury last weekend.Striker Mo Eisa (ankle) and defender Tennai Watson (hamstring) are stil...Full Story »

Bukayo Saka struck twice to return Arsenal to the Premier League summit after a hard-fought 3-2 win over Liverpool.Jurgen Klopp’s side have had a disappointing start to the season by their recent high standards and lost further ground on the league leaders with the narrow – and slightly controversial – defeat at the Emirates Stadium.Saka’s winner came from a penalty after...Full Story »

Ross County manager Malky Mackay was thrilled for his players after they recovered from their heavy midweek defeat to Motherwell to pick up a battling 1-0 victory over Livingston.Owura Edwards snatched the win for the Staggies with a strike 16 minutes from time.The visitors were under the cosh for long spells of a match dominated by Livingston.But the Highlanders’ defence and goalkeeper Ro...Full Story »

Alex Neil hailed Phil Jagielka as “incredible” after the 40-year-old inspired Stoke to a 3-1 victory over his former club Sheffield United.The veteran defender scored one and set up another as Stoke secured a first home win under new boss Neil since his arrival from Sunderland.Jagielka crossed for Ben Wilmot’s early opener and then scored his first goal since April 2019, either...Full Story »

Alex Hurst’s second-half goal helped York beat rock-bottom Torquay 1-0.Hurst picked up the ball on halfway in the 71st minute and ran clear before firing under Gulls keeper Mark Halstead.The goal allowed City to make amends for their disappointing reverse in the midweek derby with Halifax.Prior to Hurst’s strike, Lenell John-Lewis had gone close for York and Maziar Kouhyar hit the ba...Full Story »

PAUL MERSON COLUMN: Despite City's current dominance in the Premier League filling the trophy cabinet at the Etihad Stadium is dependent on one major factor and it could all unravel It sounds crazy after they put six past Manchester United but I don't agree with the idea that Manchester City are untouchable and the best side on the planet. Don't get me wrong, they're incredible but I still thi...Full Story »