Fleetwood boss Scott Brown was delighted that his side backed up Saturday’s win at home against Plymouth with another home success on Tuesday night after knocking Wigan out of the Carabao Cup.With those two wins, with the Wigan success secured by Ged Garner’s goal, Brown put to bed a statistic he was unaware of before joining the Cods.“I only found out after the game on Saturda...Full Story »

Ged Garner led Scott Brown’s Fleetwood into the next round of the Carabao Cup with a first-half header in front of the large Wigan travelling support.The Latics, unbeaten in two games after their return to the Sky Bet Championship, had the edge over League One Fleetwood in the early stages.Jay Lynch produced a fine save, racing out to smother Stephen Humphrys’ close-range effort.Flee...Full Story »

Sky Bet League Two side Barrow produced a heroic performance to knock Championship club Blackpool out of the Carabao Cup, winning 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw.Paul Farman denied Callum Connolly from the spot, before Lewis Fiorini blazed over the decisive penalty to give the Cumbrians their first win over the Lancashire side.Farman had earlier denied Shayne Lavery to seemingly end the s...Full Story »

Blackpool remain without a host of players as they take on Barrow in the first round of the Carabao Cup at Bloomfield Road.Left-back James Husband is nearing a return from the hamstring injury he suffered last season but this fixture comes too soon.Doug Tharme, Richard Keogh, Luke Garbutt, Jordan Gabriel, Kevin Stewart, Jake Beesley and Keshi Anderson are all out.Arsenal loanee Charlie Patino co...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Scott Brown has decisions to make ahead of Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup first round clash with Sky Bet Championship side Wigan.Brown made four changes from the opening-day fixture for Saturday’s 2-1 League One victory over Plymouth as Josh Earl, Shaun Rooney, Ellis Harrison and Callum Morton were drafted in.Carl Johnston, who had started at Port Vale, was used as a late...Full Story »

Livingston secured their first win of the cinch Premiership season with a narrow 1-0 victory over Dundee United at Tannadice.Cristian Montano scored the only goal of the game – his first for the club – early in the second half.It was a disappointing defeat for the home side, who must now pick themselves up for the second leg of their Europa Conference League third qualifying round ti...Full Story »

Simon Weaver was disappointed by his players’ defending at set-pieces as Harrogate fell off the tracks in a 3-0 defeat at Crewe.Two headed finishes from Dan Agyei and Kelvin Mellor, both from corners, in the closing minutes of the first half, ensured the Railwaymen got a firm grip on the game.Despite rallying in the second half, Weaver’s side only managed to trouble Crewe keeper Arth...Full Story »

Barrow maintained their perfect start to the new season with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Bradford at Holker Street.Josh Gordon struck the stoppage-time winner – straight after Andy Cook had equalised for the visitors – to make it a maximum six points for Pete Wild’s side.Manager Wild said: “A draw was probably a fair result but I’m delighted to go on and win the gam...Full Story »

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany was pleased with his side’s fighting spirit after they came back to earn a 1-1 draw with battling Luton at Turf Moor.After Dan Potts’s fifth-minute opener for Luton, the Hatters produced a brilliantly committed defensive performance to leave Lancashire with a hard-earned point.Kompany’s side may be one of the favourites to go up this season but they...Full Story »

Colchester boss Wayne Brown felt his side were unlucky not to win after they played out a 1-1 draw with visitors Carlisle.The home side had taken a 19th-minute lead when Noah Chilvers collected Luke Hannant’s pass and drilled a fine shot into the far corner.But Carlisle claimed a draw thanks to Kristian Dennis’s 44th-minute header, following Owen Moxon’s excellent cross from th...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou expressed satisfaction over his squad’s strength in depth after late call-up Moritz Jenz scored a crucial debut goal against Ross County.The on-loan Lorient centre-back headed home Celtic’s second goal in the 84th minute before the cinch Premiership champions went on to seal a 3-1 victory in Dingwall.With Carl Starfelt only just recovered from a hamstr...Full Story »

Barrow maintained their perfect start to the new season with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Bradford at Holker Street.Josh Gordon struck the stoppage-time winner – straight after Andy Cook had equalised for the visitors – to make it a maximum six points for Pete Wild’s side.After a dour first half, the game exploded into life with two goals in three minutes.Ben Whitfield broke the...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Scott Brown was delighted with an “incredible” 2-1 win against Plymouth in the Scot’s first home game in charge.Substitute Joe Garner was the Cod Army hero as he slammed home the winner with two minutes remaining.“I’m so proud to be the manager of this club, but to get the three points like we did today, it’s incredible,” said former Celti...Full Story »

Promise Omochere is at least a few weeks away from returning for Fleetwood Town after suffering an eye socket fracture during a challenge last weekend.The striker’s injury, which may see him ruled out of Scott Brown’s side for even longer, was sustained during the 73rd minute of his EFL debut in the Cods’ 2-1 loss at Port Vale.With the Irishman unavailable, Brown will likely ne...Full Story »

Colchester boss Wayne Brown could have more options available as they prepare to face Carlisle on Saturday afternoon.The trio of Frank Nouble, Cameron Coxe and Alex Newby all came off the bench in Colchester’s narrow defeat to Northampton last weekend but all played in a midweek friendly against non-league side Stowmarket to boost their fitness.Attacking midfielder Noah Chilvers will be pu...Full Story »

Barrow may hand a debut to Benni Smales-Braithwaite as they prepare to welcome Bradford to Holker Street.The 20-year-old forward arrived at Barrow earlier this week after a successful trial in pre-season and may feature on Saturday.Captain Niall Canavan will be in line to face his former club as he spent 12 months with the Bantams prior to his move to Cumbria.The home side will be full of confid...Full Story »

Doncaster midfielder Tommy Rowe could be fit to face Sutton on Saturday in Sky Bet League Two.Rowe missed last weekend’s goalless draw at Bradford due to a neck spasm but returned to training on Thursday.Ollie Younger is out for the foreseeable after rupturing a hamstring, while Luke Molyneux, Jon Taylor, Aidan Barlow, Ben Close and Reo Griffiths remain sidelined.Rovers forward Lee Tomlin ...Full Story »

Caretaker manager Steven Hammell led 10-man Motherwell to their first opening day league win since 2016 as Kevin van Veen’s penalty earned a 1-0 win at St Mirren.Van Veen struck in the 42nd minute after Scott Tanser had been penalised for handball by referee John Beaton.The visitors had Ricki Lamie sent off in the 82nd minute but held on for their fourth league win of 2022, half of which h...Full Story »

Millwall manager Gary Rowett was delighted with how Charlie Cresswell seized his opportunity after the centre-back’s two goals on his debut helped his new side to a comfortable victory over Stoke.Cresswell has family connections with the Potters, as his father Richard was part of the squad promoted to the Premier League in 2008, but there was no room for sentiment for the Leeds loanee.The ...Full Story »

New Barrow boss Pete Wild thanked the bookies who had apparently written his team off ahead of a brilliant 3-2 victory on the opening day at newly-promoted Stockport.The Bluebirds produced a clinical first-half performance, scoring three goals to dampen Edgeley Park’s celebrations of County’s return to the Football League after 11 years away.Wild, who joined Barrow from FC Halifax To...Full Story »