Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said it was time to "step aside" in a tearful farewell interview after Manchester United announced his departure as manager. Solskjaer lost his job as manager on Sunday following Saturday's 4-1 defeat at Watford. Manchester United are on a run of five defeats in seven league matches and are six points off the qualification places for the Champions League. Pressure on...Full Story »

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte says he is “not scared” about the challenge of competing for Champions League qualification after earning his first Premier League win in charge.The Italian saw his new side put an abject first-half performance behind them to beat Leeds 2-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, closing the gap to the top four to just four points.Spurs were booed off at half-t...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney has admitted that he is not giving up on the “miracle” of keeping Derby in the Championship this season after seeing off high-fliers Bournemouth 3-2.The Rams’ off-field problems led to the deduction of another nine points earlier this week taking their total punishment to 21, but Rooney’s men moved back on to zero thanks to goals from Tom Lawrence (two) and J...Full Story »

An own goal from Paul McCallum proved enough for Yeovil to extend their unbeaten National League run to four games with a 1-0 win at Dagenham and Redbridge.Charlie Wakefield missed a fine early chance for the improving visitors before a Tom Knowles long throw deflected in off the unfortunate McCallum in first-half injury time.There was still time for things to go from bad to worse for the hosts ...Full Story »

West Ham boss David Moyes said his team had been “not quite on it” after their winning run came to a end with a 1-0 loss at Wolves.Having entered the contest at Molineux looking for a fifth successive Premier League victory, the Hammers were undone as Raul Jimenez struck what proved to be the only goal in the 58th minute.Moyes said: “I think Wolves are a good team. I don’...Full Story »

Cheltenham boss Michael Duff hailed the ability of Dan Crowley as the midfielder shone in a 2-1 comeback victory over 10-man Shrewsbury.Former Arsenal prospect Crowley saw a shot handled on the line which led to a penalty for the Robins and red card for Elliott Bennett midway through the first half after Daniel Udoh’s early opener for Steve Cotterill’s Shrews.Crowley was heavily invo...Full Story »

Northampton manager Jon Brady praised his side’s resilience in the face of some refereeing decisions he claimed went against them in their 1-1 draw with Bradford at Valley Parade.Mitch Pinnock gave Northampton the lead in the 60th minute after racing more than half the length of the field after the visitors cleared a Bradford free-kick.However, the Bantams equalised seven minutes later whe...Full Story »

Dean Smith called on Norwich and their supporters to turn Carrow Road into a fortress after they secured a second Premier League win of the season with a 2-1 victory over Southampton.Goals from Teemu Pukki and captain Grant Hanley on his 30th birthday saw the Canaries make it back-to-back triumphs after they also beat Brentford two weeks ago in what proved Daniel Farke’s last match in char...Full Story »

Graham Alexander revealed a pep talk with Connor Shields paid off when the Motherwell attacker opened his Fir Park account in the well-deserved 2-0 home cinch Premiership win over 10-man HeartsThe 24-year-old attacker was signed from Queen of the South in the summer but after failing to pin down a regular spot a loan move was mooted.However, the Fir Park boss persuaded Shields to keep plugging a...Full Story »

Marco Silva was left smiling as his Fulham went top of the Championship table following a 4-1 victory over Barnsley at Craven Cottage.Aleksandar Mitrovic’s 21st goal of the season and strikes from Fabio Carvalho, Neeskens Kebano and Harry Wilson ensured Silva’s side moved ahead of Bournemouth following a seventh straight win.The manager warned the table counts for little at this stag...Full Story »

Birmingham manager Lee Bowyer felt Hull’s controversial opening goal was “not acceptable” after his side lost 2-0 at the MKM Stadium.Ryan Longman appeared to have taken the ball out of play on the left flank before crossing for George Honeyman to score from close range after 17 minutes.But linesman Akil Howson and referee Tony Harrington allowed the goal to stand – much t...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s future as Manchester United manager looked to be hanging by a thread after a 4-1 defeat at Watford which saw them finish with 10 men.United travelled to Vicarage Road having lost four of their last six Premier League games before the international break and this heavy defeat only piled more misery on the beleaguered Norwegian.The Hornets could have taken a sixth-minu...Full Story »

Dean Smith started his Norwich tenure with three points after Grant Hanley’s 79th-minute header earned a 2-1 victory at home to Southampton.The result made it back-to-back triumphs for the Canaries, who moved off the bottom of the Premier League table after Teemu Pukki had cancelled out Che Adams’ early opener for the visitors.Saints goalkeeper Alex McCarthy was at fault for Hanley&r...Full Story »

Ryan Colclough and Matty Kosylo scored twice as Altrincham beat 10-man Weymouth 4-1.Weymouth were up against it after 22 minutes when Tom Bearwish brought down Kosylo as Alty threatened to break and was sent off.The visitors made their advantage count 12 minutes later when Colclough cut inside and curled a beauty into the far corner.Quickfire strikes from Kosylo and Colclough put them ...Full Story »

Boreham Wood edged closer to the top of the Vanarama National League after claiming a comfortable 4-0 win against Maidenhead.A brace from Scott Boden and goals from Josh Rees and Jacob Mendy saw the Wood move up to second in the table, while Maidenhead still remain in 19th.Boden opened the scoring for the hosts in the 19th minute, tapping home Rees’ cross at the far post.Rees turned from p...Full Story »

Substitute Kyle Joseph netted the winner as Cheltenham came from behind to defeat 10-man Shrewsbury 2-1.On an emotional return for Steve Cotterill, who led his hometown Robins to three promotions during his managerial reign, he watched his Shrews side take a fourth-minute lead.Luke Leahy forced Sean Long into a mistake and then fed Daniel Udoh in the box and he beat Scott Flinders with a low fin...Full Story »

George Honeyman’s controversial first-half goal helped Hull move out of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone with a 2-0 win at home to 10-man Birmingham.Winger Ryan Longman appeared to have taken the ball out of play when he crossed from the left after 17 minutes.But linesman Akil Howson waved play on and Honeyman could not miss inside the six-yard box.Birmingham’s cause was not ...Full Story »

Winger Charles Vernam earned a point for Bradford from a scrappy and often ill-tempered 1-1 draw against in-form Northampton at Valley Parade.It was Bradford’s fifth home league draw of the season.Northampton have lost only one of their last six matches.Both sides struggled to create clear-cut chances in a competitive but largely uneventful first half.Bradford’s only shot on target c...Full Story »

Chris Long’s first-half finish and a stoppage-time effort from Tommy Lowery secured Crewe their first win in 11 League One games as they beat fellow strugglers Gillingham 2-0.Long struck from close range in the 11th minute before Lowery sealed victory late on to claim the hosts just a second league win of the season.The opener came after Gills goalkeeper Jamie Cumming was caught out at the...Full Story »

Partick Thistle maintained their challenge at the top end of the cinch Championship table with a 1-0 home win over Hamilton thanks to a goal in the second half from Lewis Mayo.Midfielder Josh Mullin came close with the visitors’ first effort as he fired the ball wide after 22 minutes.After half an hour, Hamilton goalkeeper Joe Hilton saved at the feet of Partick’s Zak Rudden to keep ...Full Story »