NEWCASTLE have made Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher their prime target in the final weeks of the transfer window. Toon bosses would also like to sign James Maddison from Leicester - but their hopes of landing the Foxes playmaker are understood to be slim. Chelsea star Conor Gallagher is wanted by Newcastle this summer So Newcastle will now step up their efforts to persuade Chelsea to sell ...Full Story »

Inter Milan wonderkid Cesare Casadei would reportedly prefer to join Chelsea over Ligue 1 side OGC Nice. According to Corriere dello Sport, as quoted by Sport Witness, Chelsea have received a significant boost in their pursuit of the 19-year-old midfielder after it is revealed that the youngster wishes to join Chelsea over Nice. They also wish to acquire his talent. The teen, who is yet to m...Full Story »

Manchester United’s proposed move for Cody Gakpo may be out of their control as the winger mulls over his future with PSV Eindhoven, according to reports. The Dutch star has emerged as a top target for Erik ten Hag, but the United head coach may be left to wait to see if the Netherlands international will move to the Premier League this summer. The move is complicated by the idea that the...Full Story »

Swansea manager Russell Martin praised the aggression and intensity of his players after they snatched their first win of the Sky Bet Championship season with a 1-0 victory at Blackpool.Michael Obafemi teed up substitute Olivier Ntcham for the simplest of goals in the 87th minute after a two-on-one situation with the keeper.Martin was particularly pleased with the way his side bounced back from ...Full Story »

Hibernian manager Lee Johnson was critical of his team’s poor performance after they fell to a 2-1 defeat at Livingston.Ayo Obileye netted an 86th-minute winner after Hibs midfielder Nohan Kenneh had cancelled out Joel Nouble’s stunning solo effort at the start of the second half.Hibs were second best for long spells as they had no answer to the home side’s intensity and pressi...Full Story »

Bristol City manager Nigel Pearson was left to bemoan “two key decisions” that went against his side in the 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw at Wigan.The Robins got off to the perfect start at the DW, opening the scoring through Andreas Weimann inside six minutes.It could have been even better for the visitors had referee John Busby awarded a penalty when Wigan centre-back Jason Kerr co...Full Story »

Mark Bonner was delighted with Cambridge’s 2-1 victory over Exeter after Paul Digby hit the decisive goal in the 88th minute.Jevani Brown gave Exeter the lead shortly before half-time, only for Sam Smith to equalise on the hour for the hosts.“To win all three of our opening home games is important and it’s also important that we’ve come from a losing position to win today...Full Story »

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl was pleased with his side’s response as they battled back from two down to earn a 2-2 draw with Leeds with a pair of late goals.Rodrigo had struck twice at the start of the second half to put the visitors in a dominant position but Jesse Marsch’s side were unable to hold out for a second successive Premier League win.Joe Aribo tapped home to halve th...Full Story »

Crewe boss Alex Morris says Bassala Sambou must take a share of the blame for his side’s 3-0 defeat at Salford.The visitors had enjoyed a good start with Daniel Agyei heading a brilliant chance wide after nine minutes.Salford hit the front in the 17th minute after Conor McAleny finished off a good counter-attack.But the game changed when Sambou was sent off after grabbing Theo Vassell by t...Full Story »

Delighted Derby boss Liam Rosenior saluted his battling side as they dug deep to beat Barnsley 2-1 in the battle of last season’s relegated clubs.Conor McCarthy’s own goal and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing’s strike did the damage as the Rams triumphed at Pride Park.But Josh Benson’s 64th-minute really put the cat amongst the pigeons as the Tykes roared back to cause the hosts pl...Full Story »

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink said Burton had made a “little step forward” after picking up their first point of the season in the thrilling 4-4 draw with Accrington despite letting a 3-0 lead slip.Davis Keillor-Dunn scored a 10th-minute penalty and made it two on 17 minutes before tapping home at the far post on 50 minutes for his hat-trick.Joe Pritchard’s 52nd-minute header and Sea...Full Story »

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson felt his side got what they deserved after beating Ross County to land their first win of the season, having feared it was going to be another “hard-luck story”.Richard Tait’s superb second-half strike proved the difference between the teams on a stiflingly hot day in Paisley.Saints had dominated against Motherwell on the opening day of the le...Full Story »

Dean Smith urged Norwich fans to stay calm following a 2-1 defeat at Hull.The Canaries were pre-season favourites to return to the Premier League but have yet to win a game since their relegation to the Championship.Imposing forward Oscar Estupinan did for the visitors with two tap-ins after 43 and 62 minutes.Marcelino Nunez gave Norwich hope with a fine free-kick, but the Canaries only got goin...Full Story »

Hartlepool manager Paul Hartley is confident it is only a matter of time before his side start winning games after their poor start to the season continued with a 2-1 defeat at Northampton on Saturday.Pools remain winless after four games in all competitions and they were beaten again on a sweltering afternoon at Sixfields.Tyler Magloire’s close-range header gave Northampton the lead but H...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore praised his team’s battling qualities after Tyreeq Bakinson’s goal late in the game gave them a 1-0 victory over Charlton.Charlton had their chances but substitute Bakinson had threatened to force the breakthrough after emerging from the bench shortly before the hour.And the goal came nine minutes from time when Josh Windass crossed from the r...Full Story »

Danny Schofield compared the joy of recording his first win as Huddersfield boss to memories of the birth of his children after his side defeated Stoke 3-1 in the Sky Bet Championship.Carlos Corberan’s successor secured the first win of his Terriers tenure as his players capitalised on the visitors’ wastefulness in front of goal.Lewis Baker had an early penalty saved and Jacob Brown ...Full Story »

Ipswich went to the top of the Sky Bet League One table with a convincing 3-0 victory over MK Dons at Portman Road.Goals from Wes Burns and Marcus Harness put the hosts 2-0 ahead at the break before Conor Chaplin swept home Town’s third in the second half to wrap up a comfortable win.Ipswich had a sight of goal in the second minute when striker Freddie Ladapo broke free on the left, but hi...Full Story »

Morecambe and Fleetwood played out a 1-1 draw in a lively Lancashire derby at the Mazuma Stadium.Arthur Gnahoua gave the home side the lead in the 32nd minute with a fierce shot that beat Jay Lynch from an acute angle before Danny Andrew levelled the scores with a superb right-foot curler seven minutes from time.Morecambe had the better of the first half, with former Fleetwood man Ash Hunter hit...Full Story »

Manager Ian Evatt and captain Ricardo Santos were sent off but Bolton protected their unbeaten start to the season with a 0-0 Sky Bet League One draw at Port Vale.Wanderers played for 53 minutes with 10 men after Santos received a second yellow card from referee Ross Joyce for fouling Vale new boy Ellis Harrison.Santos, who was red-carded by the same official at Morecambe last season – a d...Full Story »

Kristian Dennis’ fourth goal in four games saw Carlisle claim a battling 1-1 comeback draw at home to Swindon at Brunton Park.Jacob Wakeling fired the visitors into a 22nd-minute lead but fellow forward Dennis equalised for the hosts on the stroke of half-time with a clinical strike, meaning he has now scored in every game so far this season.Corey Whelan wasted a glorious chance to put the...Full Story »