Raphael Varane faces a nervous 24-hour wait to discover his World Cup fate after suffering a hamstring injury in Manchester United’s 1-1 draw at Chelsea.United boss Erik ten Hag insisted club medics will need a day to assess the France defender, who was distraught at hobbling out of the game.Varane was left in tears, even punching the corner flag in frustration when leaving the field.€...Full Story »

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany admits his side will have learned plenty at Sunderland after staging a stunning second-half comeback following a first half the Belgian “hated everything about”.It looked like the Clarets’ 13-match unbeaten run was about to come to an end at the Stadium of Light after early strikes from Amad Diallo and Dan Neil saw Sunderland leading 2-0 at half-tim...Full Story »

Jon Dahl Tomasson hailed “world class” Thomas Kaminski after his goalkeeper’s heroics helped Blackburn secure a 2-1 win over Birmingham.Sam Gallagher’s third goal in the space of a week and a fine finish from academy graduate Adam Wharton – his first goal for the club – put Blackburn two goals to the good by half-time.Scott Hogan’s seventh of the season ...Full Story »

Mark Robins paid tribute to his Coventry City side as they moved closer to safety with a third successive win.The Sky Blues closed the gap to 21st place to one point with a 2-0 victory at Stoke.Second-half strikes from Jamie Allen and Gustavo Hamer proved the difference for the visitors as they stretched their unbeaten away run to five games.The hosts dominated for large spells but found no way ...Full Story »

Leo Percovich is waiting to learn if his temporary reign as Middlesbrough manager is over after the 0-0 draw against Huddersfield, with Michael Carrick reportedly set to take charge.Percovich has presided over five matches as interim boss since Chris Wilder was dismissed almost three weeks ago, with his latest game at the helm ending in a stalemate.Carrick has been widely touted as Boro’s ...Full Story »

Danny Schofield admitted changing the style of football at Doncaster would “be a process” as he started his tenure at his hometown club with a 1-1 League Two draw at Crewe.Schofield revealed he had gone through an emotional and busy couple of days after being appointed head coach following the sacking of Gary McSheffrey.His new charges grew into the game at Crewe after Courtney Baker...Full Story »

Morecambe manager Derek Adams was a happy man after his side moved off the bottom of the Sky Bet League One table with victory over Barnsley securing their first home win of the campaign.On-loan Huddersfield striker Kieran Phillips earned the Shrimps a welcome three points with a 39th-minute goal which proved to be the difference between the two sides.Adams said: “It was a fantastic win ag...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst insists he can turn it around at Rangers after his side were booed off again following the 1-1 cinch Premiership draw with Livingston at Ibrox.The Light Blues had incurred the wrath of their supporters after struggling to beat Championship side Dundee 1-0 in the Premier Sports Cup quarter-final clash in Govan on Wednesday night.The Gers boss had demanded some style again...Full Story »

Dino Maamria believes his side are growing after they moved to within two points of visitors Cheltenham with a tense 1-0 victory.Victor Adeboyejo’s ninth goal of the season moved Albion to 21st in the League One table.“I think we deserved it” Maamria said post-match. “There was only really one team in it. We had 60 per cent possession and 16 shots and our keeper barely ha...Full Story »

Interim head coach Andy Dawson praised the bravery of his Hull players as they claimed a 4-2 Championship victory at Rotherham.It ensured back-to-back wins for the caretaker boss and former Hull player as they took control of the game with three second-half strikes to claim maximum points from this Yorkshire derby.Dawson said: “We have been focusing on the performances from minute one. Mor...Full Story »

Barrow boss Pete Wild believes disappointment in a 1-1 League Two draw against Gillingham shows just how far his side have come.The Bluebirds ended a run of four straight league defeats thanks to Josh Kay’s 35th-minute opener, though his penalty – which would have given them a 2-0 lead – was saved, and the hosts equalised in the 74th minute through Elkan Baggott.A point sees Ba...Full Story »

Walsall boss Michael Flynn branded referee Paul Howard “awful” after his 10-man side’s battling 1-1 draw at Sutton.The Saddlers were forced to play almost three-quarters of the game a man light after Brandon Comley’s 26th-minute sending off at Gander Green Lane.Comley saw red after two heavy challenges on Craig Eastmond within the space of 10 minutes — the second of...Full Story »

Ayoub Assal and Josh Davison sealed AFC Wimbledon’s second away win of the League Two season after they beat Rochdale 2-1 at Spotland.Dale’s Connor Malley and Devante Rodney saw early chances blocked while Harry Pell’s flicked effort and a header by Ryley Towler forced saves from Richard O’Donnell in the home goal.O’Donnell pulled off a good save to deny Assal when ...Full Story »

Shaun McWilliams snatched all three points for his hometown club as Northampton claimed a dramatic 3-2 win over fellow promotion hopefuls Stevenage at the Lamex Stadium.Louis Appere stepped up to convert an early penalty to give Northampton the lead but Stevenage levelled before half-time through Danny Rose.In a pulsating final 10 minutes, Kieron Bowie’s thunderbolt made it 2-1 to the visi...Full Story »

Exeter look set to appoint a new manager early next week, but caretaker boss Kevin Nicholson bowed out in style as he oversaw the Grecians’ dramatic 2-1 win over Fleetwood in League One.After Fleetwood went in front through Carlos Mendes Gomes’ hugely-deflected strike, Exeter equalised within two minutes when on-loan Fulham striker Jay Stansfield scored his first goal at St James Par...Full Story »

Portsmouth beat struggling Forest Green 1-0 to get their promotion ambitions back on track.Sean Raggett set Pompey on the way to a first win in five games by scoring his first goal of the season in the 17th minute.Winger Owen Dale sent over a corner from the left and Raggett jumped unmarked eight yards out to plant a downward header into the far corner of the net.Forest Green goalkeeper Luke McG...Full Story »

Aldershot moved out of the Vanarama National League relegation zone with victory at home to 10-man York.The 2-1 win was just a fourth in the league for the Shots this season as Tommy Willard’s effort proved the difference.The hosts took the lead early on, Tyler Cordner heading in the opener with just six minutes on the clock.York’s afternoon went from bad to worse as Alex Hurst was s...Full Story »

Will Collar and Paddy Madden were on target as Stockport won 2-0 at Greater Manchester rivals Salford City.The Ammies succumbed to a goal in each half and remain without a home win since August.The first-ever EFL clash between these two saw Salford threaten early on when Luke Bolton curled a sweet 18-yard strike inches off target.Midway through the first half Stockport’s Myles Hippolyte fi...Full Story »

Marvin Armstrong’s late goal was enough to give Barnet three points against their Vanarama National League rivals Maidenhead.There was little to separate the two midtable sides but it was the hosts who ultimately ran out 2-1 winners.Nicke Kabamba put Barnet ahead just after the half-hour with a fine volley from Ben Wynter’s cross.Charlee Adams levelled from the penalty spot on 57 min...Full Story »

Reading ended a run of three successive Championship defeats with a hard-earned 2-0 victory over Bristol City at the SCL Stadium.Neither side offered much going forward in a drab first half, with the defences on top and the goalkeepers barely tested.But Reading made the breakthrough in the 52nd minute, when loanee Mamadou Loum headed in from a Tom Ince corner.Deep in stoppage time, Andy Carroll ...Full Story »