Charlton manager Ben Garner praised youngster Aaron Henry after Charlton claimed a 5-3 penalty shootout victory over QPR.The 18-year old academy midfielder equalised late on to send the tie to penalties.Henry’s strike cancelled out a Tyler Roberts screamer with 10 minutes remaining.Addicks goalkeeper Joe Wollacott made the crucial save against Stefan Johansen – the first spot-kick of...Full Story »

Ged Garner led Scott Brown’s Fleetwood into the next round of the Carabao Cup with a first-half header in front of the large Wigan travelling support.The Latics, unbeaten in two games after their return to the Sky Bet Championship, had the edge over League One Fleetwood in the early stages.Jay Lynch produced a fine save, racing out to smother Stephen Humphrys’ close-range effort.Flee...Full Story »

Accrington boss John Coleman praised the character of his battling side as they beat 10-man Shrewsbury 1-0 in Sky Bet League One.Midfielder Tommy Leigh’s 77th-minute header proved the difference between the two sides as Stanley made their one-man advantage pay.Tom Flanagan was sent off in the 57th minute for a second yellow card which ultimately cost the home side dear.Moments earlier the ...Full Story »

Charlton manager Ben Garner declared himself delighted with the result if not his side’s hesitant first-half performance as the Addicks beat Derby 1-0 at The Valley.Garner admitted he was a worried man at half-time before Corey Blackett-Taylor’s 62nd-minute goal changed the momentum of the game.Garner said: “I’m really pleased with the result. Derby are a huge club in the...Full Story »

Barnet got their Vanarama National League campaign off to a winning start with a 2-0 victory over Halifax.Ephron Mason-Clark put the Bees ahead early on, chipping Sam Johnson just 12 minutes into the first half.Things got worse for Halifax after the restart when debutant Jamie Stott was shown a red card in the 66th minute.The visitors did well to defend late into the second half but their disadv...Full Story »

Fleetwood grabbed their first victory of the Sky Bet League One season as substitute Joe Garner’s 88th-minute strike sealed a 2-1 win against Plymouth.Garner had only been on the field for seven minutes when he slammed home a rebound from close range after goalkeeper Michael Cooper only parried Cian Hayes’ initial strike.Fleetwood striker Ellis Harrison was denied early on as Cooper ...Full Story »

Stevie May scored a dramatic winner deep into injury time as St Johnstone secured a 2-1 victory over Motherwell in an entertaining cinch Championship match at Fir Park.Jamie Murphy gave the visitors the lead with a low strike in the first half, before Motherwell thought they had secured a hard-fought point as Sean Goss’ corner found its way into the net in the 90th minute, with Sondre Solh...Full Story »

KALIDOU KOULIBALY revealed John Terry thought he was a pranker and put the phone down when he called the Chelsea legend out of the Blue. But JT did some checks, returned Koulibaly's call and let him take his iconic Blues' No26 shirt. 'Nervous' Kalidou Koulibaly shocked John Terry by calling the Stamford Bridge icon while he was completing his move to Chelsea All-time great Chelsea legend John...Full Story »

New Birmingham head coach John Eustace admitted his team has a point to prove after overcoming last season’s brush with relegation.A narrow 2-1 win over Huddersfield thanks to first-half goals from Scott Hogan and home debutant Przemyslaw Placheta, on loan from Norwich City, gave Eustace’s outfit a seemingly comfortable platform for victory.But it was a different story after the brea...Full Story »

Leicester will be without injured pair Harvey Barnes and Ricardo Pereira for Sunday’s Premier League opener against Brentford.Winger Barnes will be sidelined for several weeks after sustaining a knee injury in last week’s friendly win against Sevilla, while Ricardo, who ruptured an Achilles tendon in the same match, will be out for up to six months.Fellow defender Ryan Bertrand remai...Full Story »

Motherwell will assess Paul McGinn’s fitness ahead of the cinch Premiership clash with St Johnstone after the defender went off with a facial injury against St Mirren.Callum Slattery completes a two-match suspension while Ricki Lamie starts one.Left-back Nathan McGinley remains out with a long-term issue.St Johnstone will have Liam Gordon and Ali Crawford back in their squad after injury.M...Full Story »

Business development manager Fiona Barclay was suspended and sacked by the Prem champs over her crimes. Fiona Barclay was warned that she could face jail after cheating the club out of more than £104,000 Credit: Steve Allen Barclay, 33, of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, appeared at Manchester’s Minshull Street crown court for sentence after earlier admitting the fraud. The judge adjourned...Full Story »

He's barely kicked a ball for Chelsea and new signing Kalidou Koulibaly has already earned the respect of fans after he called club legend John Terry for permission to use his famous shirt number. The 31-year-old defender, who joined the Blues from Serie A side Napoli this summer for a fee in the region of £33 million, will wear the number 26 this season. But before the shirt number was...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson has called for ‘consistency’ after his 10-man side were stung by a late goal in a 1-0 defeat to Hibernian at McDiarmid Park on the opening day of the cinch Premiership season.Josh Campbell’s late header appeared to go in off team-mate Rocky Bushiri as the away side eventually made their pressure tell in the 90th minute of the match.The Saint...Full Story »

New AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson credited a positive off-season atmosphere at Plough Lane as his side claimed their first league victory since December with a confident 2-0 win over Gillingham.Ethan Chislett’s stunning opener and a second-half header from the outstanding Jack Currie ensured that the Dons triumphed in this fixture between two relegated sides to claim three points f...Full Story »

Accrington manager John Coleman praised the “courage and character” of his side as they quickly responded to falling behind in stoppage time to draw 2-2 with Charlton.The League One clash was level at 1-1 heading into six minutes of added time, after Stanley’s Sean McConville cancelled out Scott Fraser’s first-half opener.Charlton thought they had won it when Miles Leabur...Full Story »

Birmingham boss John Eustace was impressed by his side’s defensive display in the opening day 0-0 draw at Luton.The former QPR assistant was only appointed earlier this month following the departure of Lee Bowyer, and he saw his side hold the Hatters to a stalemate at Kenilworth Road.Experienced goalkeeper John Ruddy producing a fine display on his debut against a team who finished in the ...Full Story »

Danny Johnson’s hat-trick got Paul Hartley’s reign as Hartlepool manager off to a nightmare start as Walsall dished out a 4-0 hammering.After Brandon Comley’s deflected opener, Johnson, on loan from Mansfield until January, stole the show with a dream debut.Pools keeper Ben Killip foiled Taylor Allen early on but could do nothing when Comley’s strike from 18 yards took a ...Full Story »

Head coach John Rankin was sent to the stand as 10-man Hamilton had to settle for a point in a 1-1 draw at home to Morton.Accies opened the scoring in the 12th minute through Andy Ryan’s close-range header from Brian Easton’s cross.The home side found themselves reduced to 10 men after 38 minutes when Shaun Want, who had been booked in the opening seconds for his part in a melee, was...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon claimed their first league victory since December as life in League Two under new manager Johnnie Jackson began with a confident 2-0 win over Gillingham.After a tight opening 15 minutes, Ethan Chislett met Lee Brown’s partially cleared corner to spectacularly fire past Gills’ on-loan Crawley goalkeeper Glenn Morris from the edge of the box.Morris kept his side in the ga...Full Story »