Preston manager Ryan Lowe admitted it was “nearly the perfect away performance” after his side were held to a goalless draw against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.Both sides had good chances throughout the game; in particular Ben Whiteman had a shot cleared off the line for the Lilywhites before Ched Evans’ second-half strike was well saved by Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony ...Full Story »

Interim Cardiff manager Mark Hudson hailed the unity of his players after Callum Robinson’s late equaliser prevented Burnley taking all three points in the Welsh capital.Robinson scored for the first time since his move from West Brom last month to earn Cardiff a 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw.“I really enjoyed that – you saw fight and togetherness against what I think is the be...Full Story »

Ryan Porteous admitted that “weeks don’t come better than that” after setting Hibernian on their way to victory at Ross County having also made his Scotland debut on Tuesday.The Hibs defender was an impressive figure against Ukraine in Krakow where he helped the Scots to Nations League promotion, a second seeding in the 2024 European Championship qualifying draw with a play-off...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits his side are under pressure and lacking confidence after they threw away victory in a 3-3 draw at home to Brighton.Leandro Trossard completed a late hat-trick – having put his side 2-0 up inside 17 minutes due to some slapdash defending – after Roberto Firmino’s double and Adam Webster’s own goal appeared to have got the hosts out of ...Full Story »

Angry West Brom supporters turned on manager Steve Bruce as Swansea grabbed a late goal to win 3-2 at the Hawthorns.Substitute Michael Obafemi scored in the 89th minute after Karlan Grant had missed a late penalty for West Brom to make it back-to-back victories for Russell Martin’s side.That prompted chants of ‘You’re getting sacked in the morning’ to Bruce from both ends...Full Story »

Kane Hester scored four goals as Elgin City grabbed only their second win of the season in cinch Scottish League Two with a 5-1 thrashing of Annan Athletic at Borough Briggs.The 27-year-old, who also hit a double in his previous League Two outing last month and has now scored in six successive matches in all competitions, headed an early opener before setting up Dylan Lawrence who doubled Elgin&...Full Story »

Sutton boss Matt Gray bemoaned what he described as his side’s “worst performance of the season” after conceding late on in a 1-0 loss to Gillingham.Alex MacDonald’s stoppage-time effort was enough to hand the hosts all three points at Priestfield Stadium in a match where the Gills also had three goals disallowed.It was just a second league win of the season for Neil Harr...Full Story »

Manager Dean Smith insists there is even more to come from Norwich after they beat Blackpool 1-0 for a seventh win in eight games.Teemu Pukki’s clinical first-half finish was enough for the Canaries to secure victory in an end-to-end encounter at Bloomfield Road.Smith’s side have started superbly in their bid for a third successive Championship promotion but he believes they can stil...Full Story »

Rhys Browne’s late double saw struggling Wealdstone come from behind to grab their first Vanarama National League win in six games at Aldershot.The visitors looked set for more disappointment when Franck Vincent lashed home the opener for the home side with just seven minutes on the clock.Wealdstone rallied, with Shots keeper Taye Ashby-Hammond producing a superb save to deny Tarryn Allara...Full Story »

Carlisle maintained their unbeaten home start to the season with a boring 0-0 draw with Crewe.The Railwaymen’s wait for a first away win since beating Football League basement boys Rochdale on the opening day went on after a dour draw at Brunton Park.Both teams cancelled each other out in a disappointing afternoon in Cumbria.Czech keeper Tom Holy beat away Bassala Sambou’s effort aft...Full Story »

Blackburn scored two quickfire second-half goals to return to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Millwall.After a poor first half, Rovers looked to have settled a contest desperately short of quality with a six-minute burst that saw Tyrhys Dolan profit from a defensive mix-up to slot home in the 57th minute before Ben Brereton Diaz tapped home his fifth of the campaign at the far post.But Jake...Full Story »

Leaders Partick Thistle came from behind to record a thumping 5-1 win at home to Morton in the Scottish Championship.Brian Graham saw a header deflected onto the crossbar as Partick threatened an early opener, but instead it was the visitors who took the lead through Robbie Muirhead’s thunderous long-range free-kick in the 17th minute.Graham was on target 10 minutes later, heading past Bri...Full Story »

Bottom club Peterhead staged a remarkable comeback with two late goals including an added-time equaliser to snatch a 2-2 draw at cinch League One leaders Dunfermline.The Pars appeared to be coasting towards victory after second-half goals from Rhys Breen and Nikolay Todorov.Jason Brown then set up a dramatic finale when he slotted in from close range before Michael Hewitt headed home an equalise...Full Story »

Accrington scored three second-half goals to claim a 3-1 win over Morecambe in a controversial Lancashire derby.The home side took the three points but were given a helping hand by referee James Oldham who sent off Morecambe striker Arthur Gnahoua for a straight red card after an aerial collision with Mitch Clark in first-half injury time.The card spurred on Stanley who took the lead just before...Full Story »

Bournemouth were left fuming to be denied a penalty amid a 0-0 Premier League grind with Brentford.The Cherries were left perplexed by rookie referee Thomas Bramall ruling out a spot-kick despite being ordered to the pitchside monitors by VAR official John Brooks.The Vitality Stadium hosts felt frustrated to see Kristoffer Ajer’s wayward sliding challenge on Jordan Zemura go unpunished.Bra...Full Story »

Leandro Trossard’s hat-trick earned Brighton a deserved 3-3 draw as Liverpool endured another damaging defensive performance.The Belgian had given new manager Roberto De Zerbi a dream debut by scoring twice inside the first 17 minutes against some ragged defending, only for Roberto Firmino’s double either side of half-time and Adam Webster’s own goal to turn things around for t...Full Story »

Alex MacDonald’s dramatic winner earned Gillingham only their second victory of the season in a 1-0 defeat of Sutton at Priestfield.Josh Neufville’s curling shot forced Gills goalkeeper Glenn Morris into an early save before Sutton defender Joe Kizzi missed the target after connecting with Will Randall’s deep corner.The hosts remarkably had more goals disallowed – three &...Full Story »

Conor Gallagher marked his return to Selhurst Park with a last-minute winner in Chelsea’s 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace.Odsonne Edouard opened the scoring after seven minutes before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang equalised with a neat finish late in the first half.But it was ultimately the former Palace loanee who had the final say as he came off the bench to curl in a 90th-minute effort to h...Full Story »

Dorking swept past 10-man Dagenham 5-1 in their Vanarama National League match at the Meadowbank Stadium.James McShane put Dorking ahead in the 30th minute before soon tapping home his second after Bobby-Joe Taylor’s long-range effort came back off the post.Dagenham were reduced to 10 men in first-half stoppage time when forward Josh Walker collected a second yellow card, and Dorking midfi...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst praised Antonio Colak after the striker continued his impressive start to his Rangers career with a first-half double in Saturday’s 4-0 win away to 10-man Hearts.The Croatian took his tally to 11 goals in all competitions since joining from Malmo in the summer as he bagged his second brace in successive matches before Cammy Devlin’s dismissal. Alfredo Morelos...Full Story »