Pepe is regarded as one of the toughest footballers around today but the veteran defender slept in his mother's bed until he was 17. Although he's been capped 123 times for Portugal, Pepe grew up in Brazil and moved country to further his football career in his late teens. And while he had developed physically, he still required a great amount of love and attention from his mum. Speaking to...Full Story »

Phil Foden was delighted to prove Manchester City's matchwinner at Everton. The 21-year-old capitalised on an error from Michael Keane to break the deadlock with eight minutes remaining and was full of praise for the way his team fought for the win. "They have a great manager now, he sets them up really well," he said. "But we knew what to expect today and I thought the courage and desire t...Full Story »

A furious Everton manager Frank Lampard blasted VAR official Chris Kavanagh as “incompetent at best” and a “professional who cannot do his job right” after his side were denied a late penalty in the 1-0 defeat against Manchester City.Phil Foden’s 82nd-minute goal was shortly followed by the ball striking the arm of midfielder Rodri.Referee Paul Tierney had not given...Full Story »

Torquay were unable to reignite their push for the National League play-off places as they drew 1-1 at struggling Wealdstone.The Gulls are nine points off the top seven after being held to a third successive draw, although it might have been worse for Gary Johnson’s men as they needed an 81st-minute equaliser just to salvage a point.In a match played behind closed doors for safety reasons,...Full Story »

Walsall boss Michael Flynn claimed he has only “scratched the surface” of his new team’s quality after a 3-1 League Two win over Hartlepool further eased their relegation fears.Three wins in four – including two in three under Flynn – have lifted the Saddlers eight points clear of the bottom two after seven straight defeats cost predecessor Matt Taylor his job.On-lo...Full Story »

Huddersfield head coach Carlos Corberan praised the mentality of his players after a 2-0 win against Birmingham at St Andrew’s.A first-half own goal from Birmingham captain Gary Gardner and Lewis O’Brien’s second made it 15 games unbeaten in the Sky Bet Championship and moved the Terriers up to third place in the table.“It’s down to many things – we’re i...Full Story »

Aiden O’Brien scored a stoppage-time equaliser as Portsmouth battled back from 3-0 down after 41 minutes to salvage a 3-3 draw at home to Fleetwood.Substitute O’Brien converted George Hirst’s cross from midway inside the penalty area in the 95th minute to cap an incredible Pompey fightback at Fratton Park.Fleetwood took the lead after only seven minutes when Anthony Pilkington ...Full Story »

Bolton manager Ian Evatt was left bitterly disappointed after seeing his side “press the self-destruct button” in their 2-0 defeat at MK Dons.Mo Eisa opened the scoring in the 17th minute and Scott Twine added a second in the 75th minute as the Dons kept up their push for automatic promotion with a third win in a row.Bolton, meanwhile, saw their play-off hopes suffer a blow as they s...Full Story »

Portsmouth boss Danny Cowley bemoaned his side’s defending after they staged a dramatic comeback from 3-0 down to claim a 3-3 draw at home to Fleetwood.Substitute Aiden O’Brien came off the bench to rescue a point in stoppage time.But head coach Cowley said: “That is two points dropped as far as I am concerned. We were too soft in the first half, didn’t get enough first c...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton was “proud of everyone at the football club” after a 1-1 draw with Exeter in front of a sell-out crowd of just under 10,000 at the Memorial Stadium.Despite seeing Luca Hoole’s first Rovers goal, a close-range shot from a 10th-minute corner, cancelled out by Jevani Brown’s well-struck drive 14 minutes later, Barton was in high spirits after ...Full Story »

Oxford manager Karl Robinson admitted his team’s exciting 4-2 comeback win over Cambridge was a fitting send-off for the late Joey Beauchamp.Regarded by many as Oxford’s greatest player, Beauchamp died last week, aged 50, and the fans sang his name throughout the match.Robinson said: “It’s been a hard week for the club and for me personally too.“But after this you c...Full Story »

Reading interim manager Paul Ince labelled his team’s defending as “naive” after seeing the Royals slump to a 4-1 defeat at his former club Blackpool.The visitors came into the match on the back of a three-game unbeaten run that had eased their relegation fears, but an awful second half means they return to Berkshire without any points to help their survival bid.Lucas Joao had ...Full Story »

Mark Hughes’ first game as Bradford manager ended in a 2-0 defeat at the hands of in-form Mansfield but the former Wales and Manchester City boss insisted he loved every minute of it.Mansfield scored either side of half-time to condemn Bradford to their fourth successive defeat in front of a bumper 16,297 crowd.Leading scorer Rhys Oates opened the scoring a minute before the interval with ...Full Story »

Mark McGhee admitted the stick his players received from the Dundee supporters during and after the cinch Premiership game against Livingston was fully deserved.The Dark Blues were on the wrong end of a 4-0 thrashing from David Martindale’s side thanks to a double from Bruce Anderson, with Scott Pittman and Jack Fitzwater also hitting the back of the net.After Anderson’s second goal ...Full Story »

Millwall manager Gary Rowett was delighted that players continue to triumph against adversity as they kept their fine run of form going with a 1-0 victory over Sheffield United.An early muscle strain for forward Mason Bennett meant the Lions had to struggle on without eight injured players against their play-off chasing opponents.That they claimed their fourth win in a row was down to Jake Coope...Full Story »

Alex Neil hailed his Sunderland players, who ‘rose to the physical challenge’ of travelling to Sky Bet League One high-flyers Wigan and came away with a 3-0 victory.Bailey Wright gave the Black Cats the perfect start when he nodded home Alex Pritchard’s free-kick inside two minutes.And a brace of penalties from Ross Stewart – one in either half – gave the visit...Full Story »

Fulham manager Marco Silva praised the resilience of his Sky Bet Championship leaders after they dug out a 1-0 win at Cardiff.Aleksandar Mitrovic extended his record as the league’s top goalscorer with his 34th of the campaign and that proved enough to claim all three points.An eighth win in 10 league games keeps the Cottagers nine points clear of Bournemouth in the race for the title and ...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones hailed a great month for his side as they made it 15 points from a possible 18 in February by beating struggling Derby 1-0 at Kenilworth Road.Striker Danny Hylton’s 67th-minute goal, his second in as many games and first at home since March 2019, was enough for the hosts to climb into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places for the first time this season.Jones said...Full Story »

Stephen Robinson bemoaned a trio of decisions after his first game as St Mirren boss ended in a 2-0 cinch Premiership defeat by Hearts in Paisley.The Northern Irishman watched as Saints midfielder Connor Ronan was shown a straight red card by referee Greg Aitken in the 23rd minute for a tackle on Beni Baningime before the home side had a penalty claim ignored when striker Alex Greive went tumbli...Full Story »

Forest Green boss Rob Edwards insisted there would be “no panic” after Rovers suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time this season with a 2-1 loss at Crawley.Hot on the heels of their first league defeat in 20 league games at home to Walsall last weekend, Rovers’ undefeated away record fell with first-half goals from substitute Ashley Nadesan and Jordan Tunnicliffe givi...Full Story »