A calamitous first-half own goal cost Cambridge dear as Peterborough claimed a narrow 1-0 League One derby success on Saturday afternoon.The first league clash between the fierce rivals for 21 years was settled by a first-half howler as Harrison Burrows’ 17th minute corner flew into the net off the shoulder of Cambridge defender Lloyd Jones.The hosts dominated the opening period with Burro...Full Story »

New head coach Carlos Corberan is convinced he can solve West Brom’s problems after starting his reign with a 2-0 home defeat against Sheffield United.First-half goals from Iliman Ndiaye and Oli McBurnie gave Albion a mountain to climb from which they never recovered and they languish in the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone after just one win in 12 games.But Corberan is convinced he ca...Full Story »

Carlos Corberan’s first game in charge of West Brom ended in a 2-0 home defeat against Sheffield United.First-half goals from Iliman Ndiaye and Oli McBurnie ended a six-match run without a win for Paul Heckingbottom’s visitors, while Albion’s slump continued at a flat Hawthorns which started to empty long before the final whistle.West Brom have won just once in 12 Championship ...Full Story »

Peterborough will check on Joe Ward ahead of the derby against Cambridge.The winger missed the midweek win over Accrington with knee and shin injuries.Oliver Norburn, Harvey Cartwright, Emmanuel Fernandez and Joe Tomlinson are set to miss out again.But David Ajiboye was due back in training on Thursday after a muscle injury.Fejiri Okenabirhie is a doubt for Cambridge after coming off during the ...Full Story »

Derby have been hit with a double injury blow before Saturday’s League One match at home to Bristol Rovers.James Chester has been ruled out for up to two months with the calf problem which forced him off during Tuesday’s goalless draw against Exeter.Curtis Davies is also heading for the treatment room with news that he needs keyhole surgery on his knee, ruling him out for a month.Tom...Full Story »

Cardiff will be without the suspended Callum Robinson when they take on Rotherham at home on Saturday.Robinson starts a three-match ban after his red card in last weekend’s 2-0 loss to rivals Swansea.Defenders Perry Ng and Mahlon Romeo have returned to training but Saturday’s match will come too soon for both.Forward Isaak Davies is also back in light training after a knee injury but...Full Story »

West Brom’s new head coach Carlos Corberan will take charge of his first game for the club against Sheffield United.Former Huddersfield boss Corberan, appointed as Steve Bruce’s permanent successor on Tuesday, will be without suspended defender Kyle Bartley.Bartley was sent off after receiving two yellow cards in the Baggies’ 2-1 defeat at Millwall last week.Striker Daryl Dike ...Full Story »

Finn Azaz is a doubt for Plymouth’s televised derby clash with Exeter on Monday night.Influential midfielder Azaz, who has scored six goals for the Greens so far this season, sustained an ankle injury in the early stages of the second half of Tuesday’s 2-1 win at home to Shrewsbury.Boss Steven Schumacher said after that game: “It looked like it was a kick and maybe a roll of hi...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne blasted his team’s “abhorrent” first-half display after they were held 0-0 at home by Exeter.County improved in the second period but Warne pulled no punches when he looked back on the first 45 minutes.“I’m hugely frustrated, disappointed and a bit hurt,” he said.“I just thought our first-half performance was abhorrent. We mov...Full Story »

Ephron Mason-Clark hit his first Football League goal as Peterborough came from behind to claim a 3-1 success against Accrington.Struggling Stanley took a 25th-minute lead when defender Harvey Rodgers ended a five-and-a-half year wait for a second career goal – heading in a rebound after Sean McConville curled a shot against the bar.But they were soon on the way to a fourth consecutive def...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Grant McCann will make a late decision on Joe Ward ahead of Tuesday night’s League One showdown with Accrington.The winger was due to undergo a scan on Monday afternoon after suffering shin and knee injuries during Saturday’s 2-1 win at Oxford.Midfielder Jeando Fuchs is back in contention after returning to training, but McCann otherwise has a lengthy casualty list....Full Story »

Derby boss Paul Warne has decisions to make ahead of Tuesday night’s Sky Bet League One clash with Exeter after suffering a series of injury blows.Midfielder Jason Knight, who missed Friday night’s 1-0 defeat at Ipswich with the ankle and knee problems he suffered during the 3-1 Papa John’s Trophy defeat by Manchester City’s Under-21s three days earlier, is facing a month...Full Story »

First-half goals from Callum Wilson and Miguel Almiron sent Newcastle into the Premier League’s top four with a superb 2-1 win at Tottenham.It was arguably the Magpies’ best result under Eddie Howe, with this victory making it four wins in five games for the north-east club, who ultimately hold long-term aspirations of being Champions League regulars.This statement win consigned Spur...Full Story »

Russell Martin felt Cardiff forward Callum Robinson was guilty of making an “easy mistake” for the seventh-minute red card that allowed Swansea to continue their South Wales derby dominance.Ollie Cooper and Michael Obafemi were on target as Swansea ran out comfortable 2-0 winners to secure a sixth win in eight derby meetings.Cardiff have won just once in that time and their fate on S...Full Story »

Swansea maintained their south Wales derby dominance as a 2-0 victory over 10-man Cardiff steered them into the top four of the Sky Bet Championship.Ollie Cooper and Michael Obafemi scored either side of the interval to secure Swansea a sixth win in eight derby meetings, with Cardiff claiming just one victory in that time.Cooper’s strike was particularly sweet for the fast-maturing midfiel...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 »

First-half goals from Jack Taylor and Kwame Poku set Peterborough up for a 2-1 victory at Oxford, who had striker Matty Taylor sent off.Struggling Oxford had been hoping to follow up their big away win at Exeter seven days earlier but their form at the Kassam Stadium this season has been poor.Irish midfielder Taylor turned in Ephron Mason-Clark’s left-wing cross in the seventh minute.Posh ...Full Story »

Bobby Linn’s first-half strike proved enough as Arbroath ended a winless four-match Scottish Championship run with a narrow 1-0 victory over 10-man Hamilton.The Red Lichties leap-frogged fellow strugglers Hamilton, who dropped to the bottom of the table as a result.The visitors enjoyed the better of the first-half chances with Andrew Ryan testing Arbroath goalkeeper Derek Gaston early on, ...Full Story »

Burnley staged an incredible second-half comeback with three goals inside 19 minutes to beat Sunderland 4-2 at the Stadium of Light.The Black Cats had made an impressive start to the game by securing a 2-0 lead courtesy of quickfire goals from Amad Diallo and Dan Neil inside the opening 20 minutes.But with Sunderland hoping for only their second win in seven games, Burnley showed their promotion...Full Story »

Michael Appleton wants his players to savour Blackpool’s rip-roaring 4-2 victory over fierce Lancashire rivals Preston.Preston travelled to Bloomfield Road boasting both the Championship’s best away record and stingiest defence.But Ryan Lowe’s team were stunned by a rush of second-half goals, with Blackpool rallying against the run of play to score three times after the break a...Full Story »