Vincent Kompany hailed the Burnley supporters for providing the “rocket fuel” for his side’s 5-1 Sky Bet Championship victory at Wigan.Josh Brownhill’s brace plus goals from Jay Rodriguez, Nathan Tella and Samuel Bastien gave the Clarets north west bragging rights, with Will Keane pulling one back for Wigan from the penalty spot.Burnley were roared on from start to finish...Full Story »

Stoke interim manager Dean Holden said the club’s new manager will have “a really good group of players” after they recorded a battling 1-0 win at Blackburn.In front of the watching Alex Neil, Stoke showed both sides of their character, producing a dominant first-half display that saw them lead through Lewis Baker’s stunning 25-yard strike – the least they deserved ...Full Story »

Danny Schofield praised on-loan midfielder Tino Anjorin after his two goals earned Huddersfield a point from a 2-2 draw against West Brom at the John Smith’s Stadium.Anjorin’s fine finishes inside the the first half-hour looked to have put Town on course for a second win of the Championship season but defensive frailties meant they ended the day in the bottom two after Jed Wallace al...Full Story »

Preston matched Chelsea’s record start to the 2005-06 season by recording six successive clean sheets with a 0-0 draw against Cardiff in the Welsh capital, yet still their manager was not happy.As well as being able to point to nine hours of football in which his side’s goal has not been penetrated, Lowe had to reflect on almost six hours of league action without scoring a goal.&ldqu...Full Story »

Doncaster boss Gary McSheffrey was surprised by how “comfortable” his side were during their 1-0 League Two victory over Northampton at Sixfields on Saturday.It was a relatively-tight game between two previously unbeaten sides but Doncaster created the better moments and came away with all three points thanks to George Miller’s second-half penalty.Rovers are one of two teams st...Full Story »

Bradford were held to a goalless draw for the second time in three home games as Crewe took a point from Valley Parade.Bradford winger Scott Banks, on loan from Crystal Palace, was involved in the best chances in the first half.His cross was headed over by Lee Angol and then Banks was denied when he cut inside and saw his shot tipped round the post by Crewe keeper Arthur Okonkwo.Arsenal loanee O...Full Story »

Everton boss Frank Lampard praised Anthony Gordon for shutting out the noise surrounding a potential switch to Chelsea after his goal in the 1-1 draw at Brentford.With the Blues rumoured to be poised with a £60million bid before Thursday’s deadline, winger Gordon capped a fine display with a well-taken first goal of the season.The 21-year-old raced on to a Conor Coady through-ball an...Full Story »

Both managers admitted Jack Fitzwater’s red card changed the game and helped ruthless Aberdeen to a resounding cinch Scottish Premiership victory over Livingston.The centre-back was sent off for a foul on Vicente Besuijen that led to Bojan Miovski opening the scoring from the penalty spot, and from there Aberdeen didn’t look back.Ross McCrorie netted before Besuijen fired home a seco...Full Story »

Callum Reynolds struck a second-half winner as 10-man Bromley beat Scunthorpe 1-0 at Hayes Lane for their third-straight win.Reynolds turned home the only goal from close range soon after the interval, while Chris Bush had been sent off in the first half.Bromley were reduced to 10 men when defender Bush was shown a straight red card after appearing to stamp on Scunthorpe striker Joe Nuttall.Refe...Full Story »

Wealdstone moved to the top of the Vanarama National League thanks to a 1-0 win at Gateshead, despite playing the majority of the second half a man down.The visitors hit the front against the run of play on the stroke of half-time, when Rhys Browne capitalised on some lacklustre defending from Gateshead before coolly dinking home to make it 1-0.Gateshead searched for an equaliser and almost got ...Full Story »

Wing-back Jamie Reckord maintained his fine early-season scoring form as Yeovil beat Dagenham 1-0 in the National League.Reckord claimed his third goal of the season after 34 minutes, turning home from close range after Alex Fisher’s run had stretched the Daggers’ defence.Yeovil started well and Josh Staunton headed onto the roof of the visitors’ net.Mauro Vilhete struck a post...Full Story »

Substitute striker Ryan Hardie scored with a thumping 88th-minute effort to wrap up a 2-0 home win for Plymouth against Bolton in League One.Hardie – on for first-half goalscorer Niall Ennis – gave diving Wanderers goalkeeper James Trafford no chance with his stinging strike after latching on to Morgan Whittaker’s forward pass.Bolton had gone close to an early opener as Conor B...Full Story »

Partick Thistle beat Raith Rovers 2-1 at Firhill to move within a point of cinch Championship leaders Ayr.Thistle took a third-minute lead through Scott Tiffoney after skipper Ross Docherty’s blocked shot had sparked a goalmouth scramble in the Rovers box.Harry Milne saw his effort ruled out for offside for the hosts.But Steven Lawless doubled the home side’s lead three minutes befor...Full Story »

Accrington failed to score for the first time in a league game this season as they drew 0-0 with Exeter.The Reds have now drawn all their three home League One games and had scored injury-time equalisers in the previous two but neither side could break the deadlock at the Wham Stadium.Both sides had efforts cleared off the line in the first half.For Exeter, Sam Nombe’s header on 31 minutes...Full Story »

Ryan Watson fired a last-gasp winner to secure a 1-0 victory for Salford City as Stevenage’s unbeaten start was ended.In the last minute, the midfielder unleashed a fierce strike into the top corner to snatch the points and preserve Salford’s 100 percent home record.The Ammies, who had won all three previous meetings with the Boro on their own soil – including their first ever ...Full Story »

Bruno Fernandes’ second-half volley was enough to maintain Manchester United’s revival with a second win of the week against Southampton at St Mary’s.United, lifted by Monday’s morale-boosting 2-1 home win over Liverpool, were able to follow-up with another victory after starting the season with back-to-back Premier League defeats.It was a tight affair throughout most of ...Full Story »

CASEMIRO became a father figure at Real Madrid despite his dad walking out on him when he was five. The Brazilian, 30, battled a troubled upbringing in a poverty-stricken neighbourhood called Sao Jose Dos Campos just outside of São Paulo. New Man Utd star Casemiro had to become a father figure when he was just five years old The midfielder knows all about responsibility and is set to bec...Full Story »

A FOOTBALLER clubbed his ex-girlfriend to death with a hammer and a baseball bat weeks after she reported him for stalking, it is alleged. Giovanni Padovani, 27, allegedly left his team on the eve of a cup tie and flew to Bologna to lie in wait for Alessandra Matteuzzi, 56. Italian footballer Giovanni Padovani has been arrested on suspicion of murder Alessandra Matteucci had filed a stalking ...Full Story »

Chesterfield moved to the top of the Vanarama National League with a 3-1 victory over previous leaders Barnet.They went ahead after just one minute when a Jamie Grimes header was cleared off the line and Ollie Banks tucked in the rebound.Barnet equalised in the 16th minute thanks to a powerful strike by Sean Shields from the edge of the area.But Akwasi Asante fired the Spireites back in front af...Full Story »

Hallam Hope scored an injury-time winner as Oldham beat Aldershot 2-1 to climb to 10th in the National League table.The home side opened the scoring in the 20th minute when captain Dan Gardner collected a loose ball and fired a shot into the bottom corner.Aldershot equalised just five minutes later as Justin Amaluzor found the top corner with a shot from the edge of the area.But just as the game...Full Story »