Ipswich made a winning return to the Sky Bet Championship as they claimed a 2-1 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.Former Sunderland striker Nathan Broadhead opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time before turning provider eight minutes into the second half as he set up George Hirst to double the visitors’ lead.Sunderland were reduced to 10 men when Trai Hume was sent of...Full Story »

Substitute Alex Greive’s late header earned St Mirren a dramatic 3-2 victory away to Hibernian in their cinch Premiership opener at Easter Road.The Buddies roared into a 2-0 lead after Mark O’Hara and Toyosi Olusanya scored in the first 17 minutes.The Paisley side looked to have blown their chances of three points when Hibs hit back through second-half goals from Adam Le Fondre and C...Full Story »

Enzo Maresca says he has urged Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to score more goals after he netted twice in Leicester’s comeback win over Coventry in his first Sky Bet Championship game in charge.The former Manchester City coach was satisfied with the result, which saw Dewsbury-Hall score twice in 10 minutes late on to seal victory after Coventry captain Kyle McFadzean had put Mark Robins’ sid...Full Story »

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scored twice in 10 minutes to inspire a late comeback as Enzo Maresca began his reign as Leicester manager with a 2-1 victory over Coventry.Leicester are aiming to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking under former Manchester City coach Maresca.But they were made to work hard by a Coventry side who could have had more than the one goal they scored when sk...Full Story »

Manchester United produced a 'cheeseless panini' Manchester United's 'cheeseless panini' has been described as 'scrandalous' by football fans after it went viral on social media. The Red Devils were back in action on Saturday afternoon as they welcomed French side RC Lens to Old Trafford one week before the new Premier League season kicks off. And one fan decided to treat themselves to a chees...Full Story »

MAN City boss Pep Guardiola embraces Kyle Walker after a dinner - where he potentially persuaded him to stay at the club. The pair dined at swanky Japanese restaurant MUSU in Manchester for two and a half hours on Friday night. Pep Guardiola shared an embrace with Man City star Kyle Walker after a long dinner together Their meeting came amid speculation that England defender Walker, 33, could...Full Story »

Manchester United are eyeing Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni. United are in the market for a new midfield addition and are eyeing Fiorentina ace Sofyan Amrabat. However, Sport says France international Tchouameni is also a target. The 23 year-old has attracted an approach from Bayern Munich. But United are also keen, where after closing a deal for Rasmus Hojlund they're now seek...Full Story »

Real Madrid have released a statement in response to rumours that Florentino Perez is to step down from his role as club president. WHAT HAPPENED? According to the Madrid club statement, the Spanish giants were faced with a rumor that appeared on social media claiming that Perez was "allegedly considering stepping down as president." In order to quash that speculation, Madrid announced: "The...Full Story »

Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur are ready to 'step up' their pursuit of a highly-regarded member of the attacking ranks at Belgian outfit Gent, should star striker Harry Kane ultimately secure a move away from the club. The name of frontman Kane has of course taken its place front and centre in the media headlines in north London once more across the summer to date. This comes amid w...Full Story »

West Ham are in talks with Manchester United to sign midfielder Scott McTominay, who they see as a potential Declan Rice replacement. WHAT HAPPENED? West Ham have initiated discussions with United over the potential signing of the midfielder, according to Football Insider. The London club is actively seeking to reinforce its midfield following Rice's departure to Arsenal. However, negotiation...Full Story »

Rochdale’s first league match outside the English Football League for 102 years ended in an unceremonious 1-0 home defeat to Ebbsfleet.Luke O’Neill’s brilliant strike in the first half was enough for Fleet to take the points in the National League opener at Spotland.The full-back met Toby Edser’s corner with an audacious near-post flick that sailed into the far corner.Roc...Full Story »

Rangers’ cinch Premiership title challenge suffered the earliest of blows with a shock 1-0 defeat by Kilmarnock in the opening day of the season.Michael Beale’s disjointed side had laboured in the first half at Rugby Park and there was no improvement after the break before they were stunned by Brad Lyons’ counter after 65 minutes.The 26-year-old Northern Irishman pounced inside...Full Story »

Charlton manager Dean Holden felt his side deserved their 1-0 opening-day League One victory over Leyton Orient.The game at the rainy Valley was settled by a first-half strike from captain George Dobson.Holden was pleased his outfit put in a performance in front of a bumper home crowd and believed his side could have scored more.He said “There’s a lot of expectation of supporters tur...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams labelled his new-look side “fantastic” after they sealed a dramatic 2-1 victory over Walsall at the Mazuma Stadium.Adams saw Farrend Rawson earn his side the three points with a close-range finish in the 92nd minute following first-half goals from Adam Mayor and Danny Johnson.Adams, who handed out five debuts after being forced to release many of his first-...Full Story »

Reading manager Ruben Selles defended a section of the club’s fans for staging a sit-in protest after the 1-0 League One defeat at home to Peterborough.About 200 supporters protested loudly yet peacefully, calling for the removal of club owner Dai Yongge for 40 minutes after a losing start to life in the third tier.The Royals, who are under another transfer embargo, were beaten by a 43rd-m...Full Story »

Notts County boss Luke Williams branded his 10-man side’s performance “weak” and “pathetic” after their humbling League Two return ended 5-1 at Sutton.Goalkeeper Aidan Stone was sent off after just 15 minutes at Gander Green Lane.But Williams insisted that was no excuse for his team’s disappointing display.Joe Kizzi opened the scoring for the hosts inside two ...Full Story »

Aberdeen manager Barry Robson lamented his team’s wasteful finishing after they began the cinch Premiership season with a hard-fought goalless draw at Livingston.There was a distinct dearth of goalmouth action in both boxes, with the Dons unable to register a single shot on target.Duk lacked composure in both halves as he failed to test Lions goalkeeper Shamal George from promising positio...Full Story »

Tony Docherty insisted Dundee deserved to take all three points from a 1-1 cinch Premiership draw against Motherwell at Dens Park.The newly-promoted Dark Blues had to settle for a share of the spoils against the Steelmen on their return to the Scottish top flight.Motherwell debutant Theo Bair opened the scoring with a fine finish on the stroke of half-time with Lyall Cameron securing a draw for ...Full Story »

Stevenage manager Steve Evans felt his side were good value for all three points after they started the new Sky Bet League One season by beating Northampton 1-0.Boro’s first ever win at Sixfields came courtesy of Carl Piergianni’s 81st-minute close-range finish as Stevenage edged a tight game between two teams who are newly promoted into the division.A total of 22 minutes of stoppage...Full Story »

Alex Neil praised his “exciting” Stoke side as they demolished 10-man Rotherham with a 4-1 Championship win.Maritimo recruit Andre Vidigal was the highlight of the Potters’ six debutants as he capped an impressive display with a brace.“I thought we looked like an exciting team,” Neil said. “We wanted to start the season well because there’s been a lot of...Full Story »