Reading manager Ruben Selles believes he can turn around his team’s desperate League One fortunes after the 2-1 defeat at home to fellow strugglers Fleetwood – their fifth loss in six matches.Bosun Lawal gave Town the lead with a low drive after only 65 seconds but the hosts equalised 11 minutes after the break through Dom Ballard.Charlie Savage almost put Reading 2-1 in front when h...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta has praised Gabriel Jesus for bringing “belief” and “energy” to Arsenal as the forward shone in victory at Sevilla.Jesus continued his love affair with the Champions League with a fine goal and assist double as the Gunners won 2-1 at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium.A piece of magic set up compatriot Gabriel Martinelli to open the scoring on the stroke of ha...Full Story »

QPR head coach Gareth Ainsworth admitted defender Jimmy Dunne was naive for his quickfire double booking which turned the game in the 2-0 defeat to West Brom at the Hawthorns.Dunne was booked for coming back onto the pitch too early then sent off two minutes later for allegedly marking the penalty spot after West Brom were awarded a spot-kick.Brandon Thomas-Asante crashed home from the spot in t...Full Story »

Scott Lindsey lauded the character of his Crawley side after they dramatically salvaged a point to avoid a fourth successive defeat at Walsall.Danny Johnson opened the scoring for the hosts on 88 minutes before Danilo Orsi headed in a 94th-minute equaliser.Lindsey said: “Great character. The lads are disappointed with the second-half performance, had we have continued on the same vein of h...Full Story »

John Coleman hailed Accrington’s two-goal opening salvo at AFC Wimbledon as the best start his team have made in 27 years of management.Stanley struck twice in the first 10 minutes to blow away the Dons and lay the foundations for a 4-2 win – their fourth consecutive victory in League One.Captain Joe Pritchard bundled home and Tommy Leigh netted a stunning 25-yarder with the visitors...Full Story »

Despite taking his tally into double figures for the season, Luke Williams insisted Notts County striker Macaulay Langstaff was still fuming with his performance.The National League’s record goalscorer from last term scored two more in the Magpies’ 3-0 win over Newport – taking his tally to 11 for the campaign.But Langstaff could have had a hat-trick late in the second half, on...Full Story »

Manager John Mousinho was happy with Portsmouth’s display despite their six-game winning run in League One ending after a goalless draw at Cambridge.The U’s, now winless in eight league games themselves, produced an impressive display to earn a point.Mousinho said: “I thought we played really well.“My overall feeling is that I’m very, very pleased with the performan...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams was full of praise for his players as they overcame Tranmere 1-0 to move up to eighth in the League Two table.The Shrimps were given a helping hand by Jordan Turnbull’s own goal 18 minutes from time but Adams felt his side were worthy winners.He said: “Tranmere are a really good side but tonight we managed to get the better of them.“It was a great tea...Full Story »

Manager Nigel Clough expressed his delight after Mansfield finally defeated bogey side Harrogate – and did so in devastating fashion.The Stags had never beaten their North Yorkshire nemesis in seven previous contests, including six defeats.But goals from Lucas Akins (two), Louis Reed and George Maris rendered Levi Sutton’s late reply mere consolation during a thumping 4-1 triumph.The...Full Story »

Ross County boss Malky Mackay admitted he thought it was strange his side had a James Brown goal disallowed in the second half of the 0-0 draw with Dundee at Dens.The Staggies believed they had broken the deadlock but the counter was ruled out with an offside Jordan White adjudged to have been interfering with play.Referee Colin Steven was asked to review the decision on the trackside monitor an...Full Story »

Barnsley head coach Neill Collins praised his side’s performance as they comfortably defeated Shrewsbury 3-0 at Oakwell.Herbie Kane and Callum Styles provided first-half goals before Devante Cole added the third with 15 minutes to play.Collins said: “Of course you want the three points but I think we’re still at the stage where the performance is really important and I thought ...Full Story »

Oxford manager Liam Manning admitted to being “deeply frustrated” by his side’s 2-0 Sky Bet League One defeat at Wigan Athletic – believing his players “beat ourselves”.A goal in either half from Stephen Humphrys and Callum Lang gave the Latics their second win in the space of four days.But Manning felt the visitors were the architects of their own downfall.&l...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Steve Evans was adamant that Bristol Rovers’ late equaliser should not have stood, saying there had been a handball in the build-up and that goalscorer Chris Martin had also been offside before firing home a brilliant leveller.Evans believed his side were the better team in the 1-1 draw at the Memorial Stadium, as the Hertfordshire outfit chalked up a first draw on the road ...Full Story »

Former Lincoln boss Michael Appleton conceded his Charlton side were second best as his return to Sincil Bank ended with his first defeat in eight games in charge of the Addicks, as the Imps won 3-1.And it was a player who was effectively snubbed by Appleton during his Imps tenure who did most to spoil his night, Hakeeb Adelakun scoring twice with Sean Roughan also on target as City fought back ...Full Story »

Barrow boss Pete Wild praised his side’s ‘winning ugly’ mentality after beating Forest Green 2-0.First-half goals from Sam Foley and Dom Telford secured a fifth League Two triumph this season and saw them end a run of four league games without a win.Barrow goalkeeper Paul Farman produced a string of fine saves to preserve the clean sheet for the visitors.Wild said: “At th...Full Story »

Wrexham assistant Steve Parkin hailed his side’s resilience and belief to go to the end as they scored a last-gasp winner in the 2-1 victory against Sutton.Paul Mullin’s fantastic early finish put the Red Dragons ahead at the Racecourse before Aiden O’Brien equalised after the break, but substitute Elliot Lee struck just before full-time to ensure Wrexham crept into Sky Bet Lea...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Erol Bulut will not get carried away with any potential Championship play-off talk despite his side’s thumping 4-0 win at Huddersfield.The Bluebirds romped to a big victory at the John Smith’s Stadium, one which lifted his team into the top six.Asked about a play-off push this term, Bulut said: “It’s too early to talk about that, anything can happen at this s...Full Story »

Neil Critchley lamented Blackpool’s inability to kill Cheltenham off despite holding on for a 3-2 victory.The Seasiders surged into a 3-0 first-half lead and that would prove enough to earn a third win in six League One games.Shayne Lavery, Jordan Rhodes and Karamoko Dembele all scored for the home side to put them in cruise control.But a brace from Will Goodwin made it a nervy ending for ...Full Story »

Interim manager Matthew Etherington was delighted with the guts shown by his Colchester players as they beat Grimsby 3-2 in their League Two showdown on Tuesday night.Etherington took charge for the first time at Blundell Park after Colchester sacked Ben Garner and the former Premier League midfielder oversaw a deserved victory with Joe Taylor, Zach Mitchell and Arthur Read all on target.Grimsby...Full Story »

Exeter manager Gary Caldwell wants his players to show more aggression after they were beaten 2-0 at Derby.Caldwell saw his team lose for the sixth league game in a row as the Rams closed in on the play-off places.Derby dominated for much of the match, with Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Max Bird orchestrating wave after wave of attacks.Bird provided the pass that Mendez-Laing converted in the 30th ...Full Story »