Enzo Maresca hailed the impact of Chelsea attacker Jadon Sancho after he marked his debut with an assist for Christopher Nkunku’s winner at Bournemouth.Sancho was introduced at half-time for his first Premier League appearance in 12 months after a spat with Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag last season.While Sancho settled the rift with Ten Hag this summer, he joined the Blues on loan on...Full Story »

Jadon Sancho stepped off the bench to inspire Chelsea to a 1-0 victory at Bournemouth as he set up Christopher Nkunku’s 86th-minute winner on the south coast.Sancho had not featured in the Premier League for 12 months after a spat with Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag last season and despite settling the rift this summer, he joined the Blues on loan on transfer deadline day.Enzo Maresca...Full Story »

Unai Emery admits he has a “challenge” on his hands to make the most of strikers Jhon Duran and Ollie Watkins after both scored in Aston Villa’s 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Everton.Watkins struck his first two goals of the Premier League season either side of the break to cancel out Everton’s two-goal lead, given to them by Dwight McNeil and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.Du...Full Story »

Everton let slip a two-goal lead for a second successive week as Ollie Watkins’ brace and a stunning strike from Jhon Duran helped Aston Villa come from behind to earn a 3-2 win.The Toffees were looking to bounce back from their late collapse to Bournemouth and were two goals in front for the second week running courtesy of efforts from Dwight McNeil and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.Villa were st...Full Story »

Norwich head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup rued his side’s first-half display as they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Swansea.Amankwah Forson’s fourth-minute own goal decided the contest at the Swansea.com Stadium to leave Norwich 15th in the Championship with one win from five games under new Danish boss Thorup.Forson, one of four summer signings named in the Canaries line-up, was caught fl...Full Story »

Steve Bruce admitted to experiencing a few nerves ahead of his first game back in football management, when he oversaw Blackpool’s 2-1 League One win at home to Exeter.The Seasiders looked to have dropped two points when Ed Francis cancelled out CJ Hamilton’s first-half goal after 88 minutes.But Blackpool captain James Husband bundled in a stoppage-time winner to give Blackpool their...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Michael Skubala feels the disappointment among his squad after their 1-1 draw at Peterborough shows how far they have come since he took charge 10 months ago.Lincoln had not scored a goal on their last two visits to Peterborough, but that drought was ended as Ben House netted his third of the campaign after an excellent team move to give the Imps a 33rd-minute lead at London Road.A ...Full Story »

Ian Evatt described Bolton’s performance in Saturday’s 4-0 home League One defeat to Huddersfield as the worst he had seen since arriving at the club in 2020.Town fans goaded Evatt with chants of ‘you’re getting sacked in the morning’ after Josh Koroma scored a brace, with further goals from Ben Wiles and Antony Evans for the visitors.And in a dramatic post-match pr...Full Story »

Port Vale manager Darren Moore praised match-winner Ethan Chislett and the “huge team effort” from his side after they made it back-to-back wins in League Two with a 1-0 victory over Chesterfield.Chislett’s third goal in as many league matches secured a first home win of the season for the Valiants, moving them up to eighth place in the table on 10 points.The midfielder slotted...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl is confident his side will soon start picking up wins after they were held to a 1-1 draw by QPR.Captain Barry Bannan thought he had given the Owls victory in stoppage time with a stunning finish, but substitute Alfie Lloyd scrambled in an equaliser with the last kick of the game.Rohl said: “This was our best performance since the first game against Pl...Full Story »

Michael Carrick is confident Middlesbrough will develop into a more potent force in the Sky Bet Championship after watching Preston leave the Riverside with a point.The Boro head coach had to settle for a 1-1 draw after watching the Lilywhites claw level after Tommy Conway’s low finish in the 16th minute had put the home side ahead with his second goal for the club since moving from B...Full Story »

Boston remain winless at home in the National League this season after Jacob Hazel’s equaliser rescued them a point in a 1-1 draw against Aldershot.Hazel notched his sixth goal of the season and fifth in four matches after Josh Barrett had given Shots a half-time lead, while Boston’s Dan Mooney saw his first-half penalty saved.Irish midfielder Barrett curled the visitors into a 29th-...Full Story »

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot admits his first defeat – a shock 1-0 home loss to Nottingham Forest – is “a big setback”.After three victories without conceding his side laboured for 72 minutes before Callum Hudson-Odoi’s strike secured the visitors’ first win at Anfield since 1969.“It is a big setback. If you lose a home game that’s always a setba...Full Story »

David Gray praised Hibernian for their resilience as they kept the back door shut to bounce back from recent setbacks and notch their first William Hill Premiership win of the season.The Easter Road side were frustrated by the concession of late equalisers in their previous two matches against Dundee and Kilmarnock.But they saw out their 2-0 victory over St Johnstone with a good degree of contro...Full Story »

Tamworth turned on the style to beat Maidenhead 3-1 at home in the Vanarama National League.Chris Wreh met Ben Acquaye’s corner at the far post to give Tamworth the lead in the second minute of stoppage time at the end of the first half.Wreh returned the favour for Acquaye to smash home a second 10 minutes after the break, and Nathan Tshikuna put the issue beyond doubt in the final quarter...Full Story »

Yeovil drew a blank for the third successive home game with a 0-0 draw against Altrincham.The Glovers had lost their previous two Vanarama National League fixtures at Huish Park 1-0 to Rochdale and Solihull Moors.In their latest outing, Altrincham’s Regan Linney forced Glovers goalkeeper Ollie Wright into a fine save and Alex Newby saw his effort ruled out for offside.Yeovil’s wait f...Full Story »

Rakish Bingham got new Ebbsfleet manager Harry Watling off to the perfect start as he fired the club to a first victory of the season at the ninth attempt.Anthony Mancini and Joe Grey both went close for the visitors early on, but Ben Chapman and Lewis Page threatened for the hosts.Ebbsfleet went ahead when Pools old boy Bingham fired them into the lead five minutes before the break with their f...Full Story »

James Husband scored a last-gasp winner to give Steve Bruce victory in his first game in charge of Blackpool as they beat Exeter 2-1 in League One.CJ Hamilton had hit what had looked like being the winner for the hosts after 20 minutes, netting after a throw-in was not dealt with by the Exeter defence.Two minutes from time, Ed Francis curled a superb free-kick into the top corner from a tight an...Full Story »

Ross County snapped Dundee’s 10-game unbeaten run with a 2-0 win in Dingwall.Tony Docherty’s side had not lost in any competition since the tail end of last season, but Akil Wright’s sixth-minute header and Jordan White’s penalty in first-half stoppage time gave the Staggies a strong advantage.Try as they might after the restart, Dundee could not find a route to goal whic...Full Story »

Mykola Kuharevich and substitute Martin Boyle put struggling St Johnstone to the sword at Easter Road as David Gray savoured his first William Hill Premiership win since being named permanent Hibernian manager in the summer.The Edinburgh side had been denied victories by the concession of late equalisers in their previous two matches against Dundee and Kilmarnock, but this time they looked in fu...Full Story »