Carlisle and fellow League Two strugglers Oldham shared the spoils in a dour goalless draw at Brunton Park.The battle between 21st and 22nd in the English fourth tier lacked any real quality.Carlisle goalkeeper Mark Howard was the standout player as he ensured the hosts claimed a battling point as the managerless club’s winless run stretched to a worrying eight league games.Jamie Bowden an...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers have been hit by suspensions for the Sky Bet League Two derby clash against Newport.The Pirates secured a battling 1-1 draw at Colchester on Tuesday, but it came at a cost.Cian Harries was sent off for two yellow cards and Trevor Clarke then saw red for an off-the-ball incident, with both players now sidelined.However, Rovers boss Joey Barton was encouraged by the display against ...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 »

Ryan Lowe praised his League One leaders Plymouth for making it three league wins on the spin with a 3-0 home victory over Bolton in ever-worsening wet conditions.Brendan Galloway and Conor Grant put Argyle 2-0 up within 15 minutes before Ryan Broom roofed in a stoppage-time third, after the ball held up twice in the pooling surface from attempted Danny Mayor and Ryan Hardie shots on goal.Lowe s...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Ryan Lowe said he was impressed as much with his team’s resilience and steadfastness as their attacking display as Argyle came from behind to win 3-1 at Oxford and stay top of League One.Panutche Camara struck twice, in the 38th and 84th minutes, after Jordon Garrick had cancelled out Matty Taylor’s early opener for Oxford.It took Argyle’s unbeaten league run to 1...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Ryan Lowe believes his side are progressing in the right direction as they hit the top of League One with a 2-1 home win over Burton.First-half goals from Conor Grant and fellow midfielder Ryan Broom enabled Argyle to extend their unbeaten league run to 11 games despite a second-half reply from Lucas Akins.Lowe said: “It feels good to be top of the league whether it’s f...Full Story »

A miserable afternoon for Mansfield saw them held to a goalless draw at home to fellow League Two strugglers Oldham and lose midfielder George Maris to a serious head injury.The Stags, who have now gone 11 games without a win in all competitions – and were without eight key players – began the first half well and Danny Johnson fired just wide after 11 minutes.But they were rocked a m...Full Story »

Plymouth will be without two key players ahead of their clash against Burton.Striker Luke Jephcott is on international duty for Wales Under-21s while Brendan Galloway is also out after being called up to the Zimbabwe squad.Kieran Agard could be brought in to replace Jephcott, who has scored four league goals this season.Defender James Wilson could also be up for selection after concussion protoc...Full Story »

Mansfield have a trio of players serving suspensions heading into Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two home clash with fellow strugglers Oldham.Defender Farrend Rawson has joined already-banned Tyrese Sinclair and Stephen Quinn in being unavailable following his red card in the 1-0 loss to Barrow last weekend.Kellan Gordon, James Perch, George Cooper, Richard Nartey and Ryan Stirk are out due to ...Full Story »

Solihull edged up into the top seven of the Vanarama National League after a goalless draw against Wealdstone at Grosvenor Vale.The Moors went close in the 12th minute when left-back Jordan Cranston sent the ball in, where Andrew Dallas touched it onto the post and back across the face of the goal.At the other end, Josh Umerah sent a diving header goalwards, which Solihull keeper Ryan Boot had t...Full Story »

Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo has confirmed his quartet of South American international players will be available to play upon their return to England.Spurs signed off ahead of the latest international break with an important 2-1 win over Aston Villa, which stopped the rot of three successive defeats.Argentinian pair Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero, Colombian Davinson Sanchez and Brazi...Full Story »

Plymouth manager Ryan Lowe was left fuming by the award of Lincoln’s late penalty in his side’s 2-2 draw at the LNER Stadium.The Pilgrims led twice thanks to goals from Ryan Hardie and Brendan Galloway.Lasse Sorensen levelled for the Imps for the first time after 66 minutes, but Argyle looked set to take all three points back to Devon.That was until Sorensen was adjudged to have been...Full Story »

Mick McCarthy admitted his future at Cardiff is now out of his hands after a 1-0 Sky Bet Championship defeat at home to Reading.McCarthy’s decision to release Junior Hoilett this summer came back to haunt him as the Canada international scored his first Royals goal on his Cardiff return.Cardiff have now lost their last five successive league matches and seven of their last eight in all com...Full Story »

Morton’s run without a cinch Championship victory was extended to six games after Michael McKenna’s 87th-minute penalty earned Arbroath a 2-2 draw at Cappielow.Arbroath took the lead two minutes before the break when Colin Hamilton headed past his brother Jack in the Morton goal.The hosts quickly restored parity after the break, Gary Oliver turning the ball home from close range.And ...Full Story »

Leicester’s Europa League hopes suffered another blow after a disappointing defeat at Legia Warsaw.Mahir Emreli’s 10th goal of the season gave the Polish champions a 1-0 victory on Thursday.Jannik Vestergaard missed the Foxes’ best chance and they are left facing an uphill battle in Group C.Only the group winners go through automatically this season and the Foxes – who tr...Full Story »

BRAZIL legend Pele is set to leave hospital as he continues his recovery from an operation to remove a tumour from his colon. The three-time World Cup winner, 80, underwent surgery at the beginning of September after a tumour was discovered during tests. Pele is heading home after surgery and two spells in intensive care Credit: Instagram @iamkelynascimento According to Estado de Sao Paulo vi...Full Story »

The France international midfielder will sit out a European clash with Juventus on Wednesday and a domestic date with Southampton N'Golo Kante had been hoping to rediscover his best form for Chelsea after shaking off a groin injury, but he is now back on the sidelines due to a positive coronavirus test and will sit out key Champions League and Premier League fixtures. The World Cup-winning m...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Ryan Lowe praised his side for extending their unbeaten run to nine League One games with a 1-1 comeback draw against Crewe.In-form Argyle striker Ryan Hardie took his season’s tally to nine goals with a 72nd-minute leveller to cancel out Scott Kashket’s near-post opener after three minutes.Lowe said: “Where we are now, with 10 games gone on 19 points, is a good s...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Ryan Lowe has vowed to freshen things up as his side aim to make it nine League One games unbeaten against Crewe.Lowe has some good news on the injury front with both Danny Mayor and George Cooper recovering from recent injuries and pushing for selection.Niall Ennis and James Bolton remain sidelined with longer-term injuries but Lowe has other options.Striker Kieran Agard is still ...Full Story »

George Honeyman will not be available for Hull’s clash against Blackpool on Tuesday night at the MKM Stadium.The 27-year-old has already missed the opening stages of the season and was absent from Saturday’s 2-0 defeat away at Stoke City after he picked up a groin strain on his return against Sheffield United which has ruled him out for a further two weeks.Josh Magennis is facing a r...Full Story »