West Brom moved to the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a resounding 4-0 win at Cardiff that turned the heat up on under-fire Bluebirds boss Mick McCarthy.Karlan Grant’s early effort, a Curtis Nelson own goal, an Alex Mowatt screamer and Matt Phillips’ icing on the cake extended the visitors’ unbeaten start and underlined the gulf between the two sides.This was Cardiff&rsqu...Full Story »

Ilias Chair scored both goals as QPR returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory at home to Birmingham.Mark Warburton’s side rode their luck at times during an even first half but got the result they needed after three consecutive Championship defeats.Chair gave them the lead in the 34th minute with help from a deflection off Marc Roberts.Moses Odubajo crossed from the right and, after Chr...Full Story »

Sunderland moved to the top of Sky Bet League One by brushing Cheltenham aside 5-0 at the Stadium of Light.Bailey Wright’s 11th-minute opener was followed by a first-half brace from Ross Stewart to put the Black Cats firmly in charge.The hosts wrapped up a sixth-straight home win of the season when Luke O’Nien and substitute Leon Dajaku found the net inside two second-half minutes.Wr...Full Story »

Gillingham secured their first away win of the season as a goal in each half saw them claim a comfortable 2-0 victory at Cambridge.Strikes from Vadaine Oliver and Danny Lloyd were enough to take the three points from a game where Gills looked comfortable throughout.The visitors nearly took a third-minute lead when Cambridge goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov spilled a corner but Rhys Bennett’s shot ...Full Story »

Strikers Will Grigg and Michael Smith did the damage as they fired Rotherham to a 3-0 win over AFC Wimbledon.Grigg scored his first league goal for the Millers in the 37th minute and Smith bagged in either half for his sixth and seventh in the last eight League One games as the Millers recorded their biggest victory of the season.Paul Warne’s side were camped in the Wimbledon half from the...Full Story »

Duncan Watmore and Paddy McNair fired Middlesbrough to a confidence-boosting 2-0 victory at the Riverside Stadium as Blades great Neil Warnock put the brakes on Sheffield United’s charge up the Sky Bet Championship table.Watmore’s sumptuous eighth-minute opener – courtesy of excellent work down the left wing from Marc Bola – and McNair’s thumped finish to cap some c...Full Story »

Altrincham moved into the top 10 in the National League table with a 4-1 victory over struggling King’s Lynn.The home side dominated the match, taking the lead in the 12th minute through Ryan Colclough, who curled the ball beyond Paul Jones.Altrincham had a goal disallowed for offside in the 51st minute but added a second a minute later when Jake Moult got the crucial touch.An injury to Ty...Full Story »

Barnsley defender Aapo Halme has been ruled out of the home game against Nottingham Forest.The Finnish centre-half sustained a knock in training on Sunday following Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Blackpool.Boss Markus Schopp will also be without assistants Tonda Eckert and Joseph Laumann, who have been suspended for their part in a melee during the 1-1 draw at Stoke earlier this month.Defender M...Full Story »

Fulham have no new injury concerns but head coach Marco Silva will be without four players from his first team squad against Swansea on Wednesday.Tom Cairney remains sidelined with a long-term knee injury and has only managed one session since Silva’s arrival in the summer, and is not yet fit enough to take part in team training.Fabio Carvalho has returned to team training this week althou...Full Story »

Former Manchester United academy star Richard Eckersley failed to forge career in football Richard Eckersley Richard Eckersley was once a promising midfielder within Manchester United's academy, yet the former player has admitted that he has gone from training with Cristiano Ronaldo to selling milk. Eckersley made his debut for United in 2009, although his final professional game came in 2015...Full Story »