Interim Carlisle boss Steven Rudd labelled his side’s 3-2 home defeat by Fleetwood as “unacceptable”.The stand-in coach was left deeply frustrated at the manner of the goals and stressed the squad need to get the “basics” right in order to turn around their sorry start to the season, which accounted for Paul Simpson’s departure from the club.Danny Mayor bagged...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 »

York climbed top of the table after a fourth straight National League win as three second-half goals sank 10-man Fylde at the LNER Community Stadium.Fylde defender Harry Davis was sent off just before the interval and the Minstermen took full advantage, with Marvin Armstrong, Lenell John-Lewis and Callum Harriott all on target.Visiting centre-half Davis was shown a straight red card for his chal...Full Story »

Josh Koroma scored twice as Huddersfield returned to winning ways with an impressive 4-0 League One victory at confidence-shot Bolton.Ben Wiles and Antony Evans also netted as the Terriers recorded a fourth-successive win over their hosts for the first time.Koroma put Michael Duff’s side into a 44th-minute lead with a close-range header from Callum Marshall’s superb cross.Nathan Baxt...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 »

Pape Habib Gueye was at the double as Aberdeen overcame Motherwell 2-1 to maintain their 100 per cent record in the Scottish Premiership.The Senegalese gave the Dons the lead with a stunning solo strike in the first half and was on hand to head home his fifth of the season to double the lead with 10 minutes remaining.The points looked secure but a late strike from Motherwell substitute Moses Ebi...Full Story »

The phenomenal Erling Haaland took his Manchester City goal tally to 99 as the champions recovered from a first-minute setback to beat Brentford 2-1 on Saturday.Haaland struck twice and was the width of the post away from becoming the first player in Premier League history to score hat-tricks in three successive games as City recorded their fourth straight win.Pep Guardiola’s men were stun...Full Story »

Arne Slot’s honeymoon period as Liverpool head coach came to an end as Nottingham Forest pulled off a shock victory at Anfield.Even taking into account the visitors’ 23-year Premier League absence, the gap between this 1-0 win and their last success here in February 1969 seemed a long time.But Forest did what they had to do – hold out long enough against off-colour opponents to...Full Story »

Kenzo Goudmijn’s first-half goal earned Derby a ninth straight home league win a hard-fought 1-0 victory against bottom side Cardiff at Pride Park.Goudmijn scored the game’s only goal after 28 minutes with a first-time finish from Callum Elder’s low ball into the box to settle the contest after Rams goalkeeper Jacob Widell Zetterstrom had made a string of fine saves in the firs...Full Story »

Jayden Clarke came off the bench to score a second-half brace as 10-man Gillingham took all three points at Priestfield to end Tranmere’s unbeaten start to the season with an impressive 3-0 win.All of the goals came in the second half after a slow opening period.Mark Bonner’s men started the game in the ascendancy but were resisted by a stubborn Tranmere rearguard in the opening stag...Full Story »

Substitute Hakeeb Adelakun scored a superb second-half brace to earn Salford a 2-1 home win over Cheltenham.The Robins had taken the lead through Ethon Archer three minutes after half-time, but Adelakun played a starring role for the Ammies to seal their second win of the campaign.Cheltenham looked the more threatening in the first period, with Joel Colwill and Luke Young both seeing efforts blo...Full Story »

A sensational stoppage-time winner from skipper Joe Edwards ended Sunderland’s unbeaten Championship start and gave Wayne Rooney his first victory as Plymouth manager as they triumphed 3-2 at Home Park.Man-of-the-match Edwards was first to react when Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony Patterson brilliantly save Kornel Szucs’ thundering effort in the third minute of added time.Edwards let ...Full Story »

Scott Parker hailed matchwinner Luca Koleosho after Burnley won 1-0 at Elland Road to destroy Leeds’ unbeaten start to the season in front of Hollywood actor Will Ferrell.The Clarets struck in the 18th minute when Leeds winger Manor Solomon, on loan from Tottenham, slipped and lost the ball inside his own half.Koleosho, 19, collected possession and raced into the hosts’ 18-yard box u...Full Story »

Frustrated Garry Monk wants to see Cambridge’s luck change after their 2-1 defeat at Mansfield.Lee Gregory’s brace was enough to give Mansfield victory and leave struggling United still seeking a first league victory of the season.Gregory opened the scoring on 39 minutes with a composed finish, before Emmanuel Longelo levelled five minutes after half-time.The visitors saw a penalty s...Full Story »

Oxford boss Des Buckingham saluted his players after they saw off Stoke 1-0 thanks to Idris El Mizouni’s strike shortly after half-time.It has been a perfect start to life at the Kassam Stadium since the U’s returned to the Championship, as they have now won all three home games so far this term.Norwich and Preston have already been beaten on home turf, and now Stoke were second best...Full Story »

Teden Mengi’s superb finish at The Den gave Luton a much-needed first win of the season as they edged past Millwall 1-0 in the Sky Bet Championship.It ended the Hatters’ winless run of 11 games that extended back to April last season – just before their relegation from the Premier League – and lifted them away from the division’s bottom three.They certainly will not...Full Story »

Matthijs de Ligt and Marcus Rashford scored shortly after Andre Onana’s spot-kick save to put Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United on course for a much-needed 3-0 victory at promoted Southampton.Both sides returned from the international break in desperate need of a result as Saints sought a first point since their Premier League return against a team reeling from their humbling home los...Full Story »

Manchester City are considering Paris Saint-Germain and Netherlands midfielder Xavi Simons as a replacement for Kevin De Bruyne in the summer, but they could face pressure from Liverpool and Bayern Munich, according to Christian Falk. The 21-year-old has been in impressive form since joining RB Leipzig on loan once again from PSG, adding a goal and an assist in his first three matches this seas...Full Story »

Arsenal or Man City hijack Spurs' Eberechi Eze bid FootballTransfers reports that a top-four Premier League team, presumably Manchester City or Arsenal, has turned Eberechi Eze's head, and that Tottenham Hotspur's pursuit of the Crystal Palace star appears to have reached a snag. For more than a year, Spurs have been after the offensive midfield player, and the two parties even had a gentlem...Full Story »