Mateo Joseph and Joel Piroe scored second-half goals to hand unbeaten Leeds a 2-0 victory and condemn Hull to their maiden loss of the Championship campaign.Joseph neatly turned in a left-wing cross from debutant Manor Solomon at the near post in the 63rd minute before substitute Piroe finished coolly nine minutes from time from Junior Firpo’s cross.Those second-half strikes in an entertai...Full Story »

Charlie Adam was overjoyed after Fleetwood stunned League One Rotherham 2-1 in the second round of the Carabao Cup.The Cod Army found themselves behind in the opening exchanges after Jamie McCart’s early opener at Highbury.But Ryan Graydon’s impressive brace within 13 first-half minutes sent the hosts through.“I’m really impressed with the performance,” Adam said. &...Full Story »

Ryan Graydon bagged a brace as League Two Fleetwood dumped Rotherham out of the EFL Cup with a fine comeback 2-1 victory.The Cod Army turned the tables on their League One opponents, who went ahead inside the first two minutes thanks to Jamie McCart’s opener at Highbury.He reacted quickest as Joe Powell’s delivery caused chaos in the hosts’ box as he fired into the roof of the ...Full Story »

Ebbsfleet opened their account for the National League season but remain winless after they played out a goalless draw at Braintree.Danny Searle’s team had lost their four opening matches of the campaign and despite a flurry of chances in Essex, it finished 0-0 to keep them bottom.It represented another point on the board for Braintree, who came up last season via the National League South...Full Story »

Gillingham boss Mark Bonner was pleased despite his side being held to a goalless draw away to Fleetwood.The Gills went top despite just picking up a point on their travels to the Lancashire coast.“It’s a really good point,” said Bonner.“It’s one that we are definitely going to respect because it was as tough a game as we thought it would be.“It was really har...Full Story »

Gillingham remain top of League Two despite a stalemate at Fleetwood.Although the hosts dominated much of the possession, chances were few and far between, the first being a Mackenzie Hunt left-footed volley which was no trouble for Jake Turner in the Gillingham goal.Tommy Lonergan should have put Fleetwood ahead on 21 minutes, but his free header from six yards out was glanced just wide. The fo...Full Story »

Woking sent bottom club Ebbsfleet spinning to a fourth straight defeat with a comfortable 3-0 win at the Kuflink Stadium.Max Dyche, Charley Kendall and Matt Ward were all on target as the visitors sealed their second win of the season to climb into the top 10.Dom Samuel fired an early chance for Ebbsfleet straight at Woking goalkeeper Will Jaaskelainen before Northampton loanee Dyche headed home...Full Story »

Leeds boss Daniel Farke said he was expecting several new arrivals after his side kick-started their Sky Bet Championship promotion bid with a 2-0 win at Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday.Brenden Aaronson and Daniel James were both on target as Leeds secured their first win of the season, running out worthy winners at Hillsborough after being held by Portsmouth and West Brom in their first tw...Full Story »

Brenden Aaronson and Daniel James scored the goals as Leeds secured their first win of the season by beating Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 at Hillsborough.Aaronson’s second goal of the campaign gave Leeds an interval lead and James raced clear to add a superb second soon after the restart.Wednesday went close through Di’Shon Bernard’s second-half header but Leeds cre...Full Story »

Callum Stead scored a double to fire Barnet to a 2-1 win at Ebbsfleet in the National League.Stead landed his first of the afternoon with just two minutes remaining of the first half when he prodded home from six yards.The 24-year-old netted his second with 70 minutes on the clock to leave the home side facing an uphill task to salvage anything from the game.Ebbsfleet were handed the slimmest of...Full Story »

Leeds manager Daniel Farke admits he understands the frustration of the club’s supporters but was relieved to have left the Hawthorns with a 0-0 draw against West Brom after losing a host of key players this summer.Visiting fans booed when Leeds players passed the ball backwards and again at the full-time whistle as United’s winless start to the season stretched to three games, inclu...Full Story »

Leeds’ winless start to the new season continued but they managed to keep a first clean sheet in a 0-0 draw against West Brom at the Hawthorns.Clear-cut chances were thin on the ground as last season’s joint Golden Glove award winners in the Championship, Alex Palmer and Illan Meslier, stood firm behind solid defences.That will come as some relief to Leeds after conceding three goals...Full Story »

Michael Carrick backed his Middlesbrough squad for success after they raced into the second round of the Carabao Cup with a 3-0 win over Leeds at Elland Road.The Boro boss made seven changes from the weekend win over Swansea and watched as second-half goals from Anfernee Dijksteel, Delano Burgzorg and Josh Coburn earned them a meeting with Stoke in the next round.Carrick, whose side reached the ...Full Story »

Anfernee Dijksteel, Delano Burgzorg and Josh Coburn fired Middlesbrough to a 3-0 Carabao Cup win over Leeds at Elland Road.Michael Carrick’s side scored three times in 18 second-half minutes to reach the second round at the expense of their Championship rivals.Chances came at both ends in the first five minutes as Middlesbrough goalkeeper Sol Brynn blocked from Junior Firpo before Karl Dar...Full Story »

Fleetwood manager Charlie Adam highlighted the importance of “a solid base, a good foundation to work from and players who can hurt the opposition” after his League Two side’s shock 2-1 Carabao Cup comeback win over Championship West Brom.Well-worked goals from Ryan Graydon and Ronan Coughlan cancelled out an early Modou Faal opener from the Baggies.Adam, who has been in charge...Full Story »

League Two Fleetwood celebrated a shock 2-1 Carabao Cup comeback victory at home to Championship West Brom on Tuesday night.The Baggies took an early lead through a cheeky Modou Faal finish, but the English third-tier side completed a fine turnaround in the first half thanks to impressive goals from both Ryan Graydon and Ronan Coughlan.The visitors had much more of the ball in the early stages a...Full Story »

COLEEN ROONEY succeeded where husband Wayne failed on his dismal debut as Plymouth Argyle boss. The Manchester United legend was "disappointed, angry, surprised" by a 4-0 thumping at Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship opener. But whereas the ex-England skipper looked on anxiously throughout, his wife managed to find moments to smile about as she watched from the crowd with the couple's ...Full Story »

Charlie Adam hailed his Fleetwood players after they “had to dig deep” to beat Grimsby 1-0.The Cod Army got three points on the board thanks to Mark Helm’s goal in the 18th minute, surviving an early onslaught but running out deserving winners to make the best possible start to life back in League Two.“I’m delighted with the three points,” said Adam. “Th...Full Story »

Greg Olley scored a hat-trick as Gateshead shrugged off last season’s play-off disappointment to open the new Vanarama National League campaign with a 5-1 trashing of Ebbsfleet.The home side – who had been barred from taking part in the play-offs because of issues over their ground ownership at the time – went ahead through Callum Whelan in the 12th minute.Owen Oseni soon doubl...Full Story »

Daniel Farke said he gave Brenden Aaronson a hug after he missed a golden chance to snatch victory for Leeds in a 3-3 draw against newly-promoted Portsmouth.Aaronson, back at Leeds after a spell on loan at Union Berlin last season and a second-half substitute for Willy Gnonto, had already equalised in stoppage time when he dragged another effort wide from in front of goal just moments later.Leed...Full Story »