Leyton Orient secured their first home league win of the season when they overcame Rotherham 1-0 thanks to a goal by central defender Dan Happe.A scrappy first-half littered with petty fouls produced just two chances, both to the home side that visiting goalkeeper Cameron Dawson comfortably dealt with.The quality of play improved after the break with both teams trading early opportunities as Joe...Full Story »

Luke Young’s long-range screamer earned Cheltenham a 1-1 home draw with promotion-chasing Bradford in League Two.The Bantams had taken an early lead through Neill Byrne, but Young’s second of the season secured a point for the improving Robins.Byrne nodded in Richie Smallwood’s free-kick for his second goal in two games after five minutes.But 10 minutes later, Harrison Sohna ro...Full Story »

Shane Duffy ensured Norwich made it six matches without defeat as they fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Preston in the Sky Bet Championship.Sam Greenwood’s sixth-minute penalty put Preston in front and Duane Holmes grabbed a second for the home side six minutes later.The Canaries rallied as the terrific Borja Sainz pulled a goal back in first-half stoppage time and Duffy bagg...Full Story »

Birmingham’s storming start continued as the Sky Bet League One leaders beat Bolton 2-0 at St Andrew’s@Knighthead Park.Tomoki Iwata’s third-minute volley put them on their way to their ninth win in 11 games this season before Jay Stansfield’s 83rd-minute penalty sealed it.Iwata netted with a cushioned side-footed effort after former City player Josh Dacres-Cogley headed a...Full Story »

Promotion-chasing Wrexham and Huddersfield played out a goalless draw at the Racecourse Ground.Neither side broke the deadlock in a clash which lacked final-third quality.Ryan Barnett’s jinking run and shot drew a fine stop from Town keeper Jacob Chapman in the first half’s standout moment.Huddersfield had their first real effort before half-time as Bojan Radulovic nodded Ollie Turto...Full Story »

Walsall picked the perfect moments to put down struggling Carlisle during a 3-1 victory in a fast-paced Sky Bet League Two encounter.The Saddlers struck within two minutes, Jamille Matt mugging Harrison Neal in front of his own penalty area and rolling to his left for Nathan Lowe to fire home low across goal via a Harry Lewis’ post.It set the tone for a brisk first half, albeit without cle...Full Story »

Joel Randall scored twice as Peterborough ran riot in returning to winning ways in Sky Bet League One with a 5-1 thrashing of Blackpool at the Weston Homes Stadium.The Posh’s first victory in three games lifted them three places to 12th in the table, while the poor Seasiders slid to their third straight defeat.Peterborough led after eight minutes when Kwame Poku’s low ball into the a...Full Story »

Cardiff climbed out of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone with a second home win in the space of four days against Portsmouth.A Regan Poole own goal and Callum Robinson’s close-range effort put Cardiff in command after 13 minutes on a night when the Bluebirds’ only regret was that the winning margin should have been far greater than the final 2-0 scoreline.The victory, fresh fr...Full Story »

A goal in either half saw Mansfield cement fourth spot in Sky Bet League One with a 2-1 victory at Wigan.After Dion Rankine had seen an early shot for Wigan saved by Cristy Pym, Mansfield took the lead just before the half-hour mark.Baba Adeeko coughed up possession deep in the Wigan half and Will Evans fired an unstoppable strike into the top corner of Sam Tickle’s net.Wigan were denied a...Full Story »

Dane Scarlett scored for the second game running in Oxford’s 1-1 draw with Derby at the Kassam Stadium – their fifth successive Championship stalemate.Scarlett, making his first league start for the U’s, fired them in front in the 12th minute, deftly turning in Idris El Mizouni’s cutback from the left after good work from Siri Dembele.Nathaniel Mendez-Laing drilled in an ...Full Story »

Leeds moved up to second in the Sky Bet Championship as two goalkeeping blunders by Watford’s Daniel Bachmann helped them to a 2-1 win at Elland Road.The Austria keeper was at fault for both Leeds’ goals as they raced into a 2-0 lead inside the opening seven minutes through Largie Ramazani and Brenden Aaronson.Kwadwo Baah pulled one back for Watford, who were much improved in the sec...Full Story »

Nahki Wells struck a quick-fire double as Bristol City came from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Stoke.Lewis Koumas and Andrew Moran had put the Potters 2-0 up inside the opening quarter-of-an-hour before a brace from Wells inside three minutes early in the second half hauled the Robins level.The draw extended Bristol City’s unbeaten run to six matches as they continued to be without head co...Full Story »

Chesterfield missed the chance to move into the League Two play-off places after a 1-1 draw against Colchester.After Jack Payne found a quick opener for United, Will Grigg was on target for the sixth time in five games for the Spireites, who failed to capitalise on many chances to grab the winner.Payne comfortably slotted the ball into the corner of the net in the sixth minute following Oscar Th...Full Story »

League Two leaders Port Vale recorded a fourth consecutive victory as they edged out Harrogate at Wetherby Road.Ruari Paton’s 54th-minute free-kick proved sufficient to earn Darren Moore’s men a third 1-0 win in as many away matches, leaving them two points clear at the summit.An end-to-end opening 20 minutes saw Harrogate’s Toby Sims head wide and Ellis Taylor denied by Connor...Full Story »

Two late goals at Oakwell ensured the points were shared as Barnsley drew 2-2 with Charlton.Davis Keillor-Dunn and Max Watters scored either side of a Luke Berry brace, with both sides scoring in second-half stoppage time.Barnsley opened the scoring in the 34th minute when Stephen Humphrys’ effort was palmed into the path of Keillor-Dunn to slot home from close range.The Tykes had the chan...Full Story »

Forest Green took advantage of Barnet’s defeat at York to move to the top of the Vanarama National League with a comfortable 3-1 over rock-bottom Ebbsfleet.Having scored the winner over Braintree at the weekend, Kyle McAllister struck for the second game in a row, rifling home in the seventh minute after Ebbsfleet had only cleared a corner as far as the Scot.Rovers put the result beyond do...Full Story »

Dusan Vlahovic has been linked with Chelsea (Photos by Maja Hitij, Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) Chelsea have reportedly asked for information on the situation of Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic as they continue to keep an eye out for potential signings up front. The Blues have shown an interest in Vlahovic, who is valued at around £60m by Juve, though it’s seemingly felt that the...Full Story »

Tottenham are considering a January transfer window move for Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap, who could have an asking price of around €40million, and who is also on the radar of other top clubs. Sources with a close understanding of the situation have informed CaughtOffside that Spurs are leading the race for Delap at the moment, though the 21-year-old’s fine form has also seen h...Full Story »

Neymar has made his first appearance in over a year after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament tear, coming off the bench in the second half of Al Hilal's AFC Champions League Elite clash against Al Ain. The Brazil star replaced Nasser Al Dawsari in the 77th minute, just after Salem Al Dawsari had scored to put Al Hilal 5-3 ahead. He nearly made an instant impact, exchanging passes with Alek...Full Story »

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has spoken about loaned out star Samuel Illing Jr.The attacker has not been given the first team chances he sought at Villa so far in his career. However, he is so far impression during a loan spell at Italian side Bologna, who Villa play in the Champions League on Tuesday. Emery told reporters: "He is a young player and he needed a plan where he could get more...Full Story »