Two of the Blues' forward line were left needing treatment after heavy tackles in the first half at Stamford Bridge Romelu Lukaku was forced off with an ankle injury during the first half of Chelsea's Champions League clash with Malmo, with strike partner Timo Werner sidelined soon after. Lukaku lasted less than 20 minutes of the encounter at Stamford Bridge before he was withdrawn following...Full Story »

Dave Challinor praised the bravery of his players as Hartlepool gained their first away win of the season and ended Bradford’s unbeaten home record with a 3-1 League Two win at Valley Parade.Hartlepool, who had gained only one point from six away matches since winning promotion back to the EFL at end of last season, went ahead after only 50 seconds.Home goalkeeper Richard O’Donnell f...Full Story »

Exeter boss Matt Taylor praised a big second-half response after his side battled back from a goal down to take maximum points in a 3-1 win at 10-man Crawley.The Grecians turned the game around after striker Kwesi Appiah had headed the Reds in front in the 31st minute.Crawley were forced to play the entire second half with 10 men after striker Ashley Nadesan, booked earlier for a foul, received ...Full Story »

Assistant head coach Craig Short believed Oxford responded well to Saturday’s home defeat against Plymouth, after the 2-0 defeat of Shrewsbury at the Kassam Stadium.Short took charge of the team in the absence of boss Karl Robinson, who watched the game at home while awaiting the results of a Covid-19 PCR test after feeling unwell.Goals from Mark Sykes less than a minute into the second ha...Full Story »

Bradford will be without Liam Ridehalgh for the home clash with Hartlepool.The full-back sustained a thigh injury during the first half of Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Bristol Rovers and sits out the game.Forward Abo Eisa suffered a recurrence of a hamstring problem on Friday and is also unavailable.Club captain Niall Canavan was back on the bench after a lengthy absence at the weekend and the...Full Story »

Michael Appleton felt Lincoln’s 2-1 victory over Charlton was no more than his side deserved for a dominant second-half display.An own goal from substitute Jayden Stockley gave the Imps the lead 13 minutes into the second half.Charlton, who had barely threatened, levelled five minutes later when Sam Lavelle scrambled the ball home from close range following a corner.The game seemed to be h...Full Story »

Gary Bowyer has demanded consistency from his Salford players after they beat Hartlepool 2-0.An early goal from Tom Elliott and Matty Willock’s late effort secured three points for the hosts.It was just the pre-season promotion favourites’ fourth win in 12 League Two games this season and Bowyer urged his side to go on a run and get themselves into the top half of the table.Bowyer sa...Full Story »

Shaun Whalley’s second-half strike ended Shrewsbury’s three-game losing streak by earning them a 1-0 win over MK Dons.The forward struck early in the second half to ease the pressure on Steve Cotterill and lift the hosts up to 21st in the table.Visiting midfielder Matt O’Riley saw a rasping volley deflected over, with the Dons dominating the opening stages.Sam Cosgrove had a ta...Full Story »

Two goals in five second-half minutes saw Forest Green stretch their lead at the top of the League Two table with a 2-0 victory at bottom side Scunthorpe.Jamille Matt broke the deadlock from the penalty spot on the hour mark, before Ebou Adams headed in a second shortly after.The game could have followed a different path had Ryan Loft not been denied by Rovers goalkeeper Luke McGee after getting...Full Story »

A bad week for Northern Ireland got worse on Tuesday night as two crisp Todor Nedelev strikes saw Bulgaria come from behind to win 2-1 in Sofia.Conor Washington’s sixth international goal had given Ian Baraclough’s side a half-time lead as they looked to have responded well to Saturday’s controversial 2-0 defeat in Switzerland which effectively ended World Cup qualifying hopes,...Full Story »

Harrogate boss Simon Weaver heralded an “epic” first half as his team stormed to a 6-1 win over 10-man Scunthorpe.Town were 5-0 up against a sorry Scunthorpe at half-time thanks to braces from Jack Muldoon and Alex Pattison, and Jack Diamond’s goal.Harry Davis responded for the visitors after the break, but sub Danilo Orsi completed the rout from the penalty spot – after ...Full Story »

Hartlepool boss Dave Challinor hailed his players’ character after they came from behind to make it six matches unbeaten at Victoria Park since promotion to Sky Bet League Two with a 2-1 victory over Northampton.Luke Molyneux struck a cushioned volleyed winner from substitute Joe Grey with six minutes remaining to lift Pools up to eighth after a run of four games without a win.Less than tw...Full Story »

Kian Spence scored his first goal for Halifax as they beat Weymouth 2-0 to remain within three points of National League leaders Grimsby.Spence – who came through Middlesbrough’s academy – put Halifax two-up seven minutes from time after Weymouth had failed to clear.Weymouth went close to taking the lead on 10 minutes through Omar Mussa, whose shot was blocked by Kieran Green.H...Full Story »

Roma to renew Zakaria interest AS Roma have re-opened talks to sign Denis Zakaria as free agent. He’s out of contract in June 2022 and José Mourinho wants Zakaria as new midfielder. @DiMarzio 🔴 #ASRoma #transfersAS Roma will try to negotiate with Gladbach to anticipate the deal and sign Zakaria in January.— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 5, 2021 Arsenal...Full Story »

Ten-man Halifax produced a stirring comeback to come from 2-0 down to beat Notts County 3-2.The Magpies were in total control, having gone into a 2-0 lead and then seen home defender Tom Bradbury sent off on the hour.Ruben Rodrigues put them ahead after 30 minutes as he got to the ball before stranded Halifax goalkeeper Sam Johnson and converted into an empty net from 40 yards.The game then appe...Full Story »

Steven Gerrard claims Hibernian defender Ryan Porteous put in a potential “leg-breaking” tackle on Joe Aribo for his dismissal in Rangers’ 2-1 win at Ibrox.Kevin Nisbet headed Hibs ahead in the eighth minute before centre-back Porteous was shown a straight red card by referee Nick Walsh on the half-hour mark for a hefty challenge on the Gers attacker.Hibs withstood in...Full Story »

Robbie Neilson challenged his Hearts side to go to Ibrox in a fortnight’s time and prove they are the real deal after their 2-0 win over in-form Motherwell sent them top of the cinch Premiership.Liam Boyce and Stephen Kingsley were on target in the first half as the Tynecastle side extended their unbeaten start in the top flight to eight games for the first time since 2005.The win took the...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt revealed after the 2-1 Sky Bet League One win over Shrewsbury that he gave his players a half-time dressing down.Wanderers led 2-0 at the break thanks to quickfire goals from former midfielder Antoni Sarcevic and top goalscorer Dapo Afolayan.However, Evatt’s frustration grew in the second half as Shrewsbury shrugged off Ryan Bowman’s missed penalty to put the fi...Full Story »

Halifax were held to a goalless National League draw by lowly Barnet at the Hive Stadium.Both sides went into the half-time break with the scored deadlocked at 0-0 after an evenly contested first half.The pick of the chances came when Kian Flanagan and Adam Marriott linked up cleverly to find an opening for Mitch Brundle, who forced a save from Halifax’s Sam Johnson.Openings in the second ...Full Story »

Barnsley could be without midfielder Josh Benson for their home game against Millwall.Benson sustained an injury in the warm-up before the midweek home defeat to Nottingham Forest and will be monitored.Defender Aapo Halme will also be assessed after missing out on Wednesday night due to a knock.Boss Markus Schopp’s assistants Joseph Laumann and Tonda Eckert are still serving touchline bans...Full Story »