Lewis Baker’s long-range strike gave Stoke City a hard-fought 1-0 win at Blackburn in front of their rumoured new manager Alex Neil.Stoke’s captain Baker settled the contest in the 27th minute with a 25-yard strike of unerring accuracy that arrowed into the bottom corner for his second goal this term.Neil will have enjoyed the first half which the Potters dominated and they would hav...Full Story »

A penalty by George Moncur and goals from Charlie Kelman, Paul Smyth and Ruel Sotiriou earned League Two leaders Leyton Orient a 4-2 home win against strugglers Hartlepool.Despite pulling two goals back through Wesley McDonald and Josh Umerah, it was not enough and the visitors dropped to second-bottom as a result.Kelman burst into the box and won a second-minute penalty when he was pulled back ...Full Story »

Solihull extended their unbeaten start to the season with a 3-0 National League victory over 10-man Dorking to move up to second in the table.Joe Sbarra handed the home side the lead with a neat finish after 16 minutes for his second goal of the season.Dorking were reduced to 10 men four minutes later as Isaac Philpott was shown a straight red card for bringing down Andrew Dallas on the edge of ...Full Story »

Skipper Grant Gillespie’s late penalty handed Morton a cinch Scottish Championship victory at Inverness.Gillespie struck five minutes from time after Wallace Duffy had been penalised for handling in the area to secure a 1-0 win.In a cagey start, Caley Thistle had the better of it with Steven Boyd and Roddy MacGregor threatening.However in the meantime, they had been forced to make a change...Full Story »

James Alabi struck in the 87th minute to earn Maidstone a 1-0 win over Torquay.The visitors started brightly and came close to an opener when Jake Andrews forced his way into the Maidstone box before shooting straight at Yusuf Mersin.Andrews had another chance on the half-hour mark when he chased down a long ball before striking just wide of the target.Maidstone almost broke the deadlock late on...Full Story »

Callum Reynolds struck a second-half winner as 10-man Bromley beat Scunthorpe 1-0 at Hayes Lane for their third-straight win.Reynolds turned home the only goal from close range soon after the interval, while Chris Bush had been sent off in the first half.Bromley were reduced to 10 men when defender Bush was shown a straight red card after appearing to stamp on Scunthorpe striker Joe Nuttall.Refe...Full Story »

Dane Scarlett hit a first-half winner as high-flying Portsmouth beat hosts Port Vale 1-0.The on-loan Spurs man opened his account for Pompey as they extended their unbeaten start to the season to six matches and moved up two spots to the top of Sky Bet League One.The vital strike came in the 25th minute, when Scarlett timed his run perfectly to latch on to a threaded ball from Marlon Pack.Outpac...Full Story »

Lee Ndlovu rescued a point for Boreham Wood, who are still chasing their first home win of the season after being held 1-1 by Altrincham at Meadow Park.Aaron Bennett gave winless Altrincham a half-time lead but Ndlovu equalised early in the second period following a corner.Clear-cut chances were few and far between in the first half before Bennett’s fine solo effort, after a mazy run into ...Full Story »

Micky Mellon’s Tranmere Rovers clinched their second league win of the season with a 2-0 triumph over visitors Colchester United.Rovers made a bright start at Prenton Park and took a fourth-minute lead through Josh Hawkes.Jake Burton made sure of the points late on.Tranmere burst out of the traps and Hawkes’ broke the deadlock by side-footing home a sweet volley at the far post, afte...Full Story »

Dumbarton secured a slice of club history by beating Elgin 2-1 to maintain their perfect start to the cinch League Two campaign.Ally Love converted two penalties as Dumbarton began a season for the first time with five straight wins.The visitors took a surprise lead after 28 minutes when Kane Hester’s shot deflected over home goalkeeper Brett Long.But parity was restored after 51 minutes w...Full Story »

A brilliant late Danny Whitehall double saw Eastleigh make it back-to-back wins, beating Southend 2-1.Callum Powell scored his first goal of the season to fire Southend into the lead, slotting the ball into the corner in the 22nd minute.Ryan Hill had a chance for Eastleigh just before half-time, but his low shot narrowly went wide of the post.Aaron Martin then had a good chance just after the br...Full Story »

Cambridge came from behind three times to beat 10-man Burton 4-3 in a thrilling game at the Abbey Stadium.Gassan Ahadme gave Burton the perfect start after 11 seconds when he nodded in from close range. It was the fastest goal in Brewers history, but the visitors were down to 10 men nine minutes later when Jonny Smith was sent off for an off-the-ball kick out at Harrison Dunk.Cambridge’s S...Full Story »

Burnley underlined their Sky Bet Championship credentials with a thumping 5-1 victory at north west neighbours Wigan.Josh Brownhill scored twice for the visitors, with Jay Rodriguez, Nathan Tella and Samuel Bastien also on target as Burnley claimed their second win of the season.Wigan’s reply came through a first-half penalty from Will Keane but it was an afternoon to forget for the home s...Full Story »

Liverpool equalled the biggest win in Premier League history as Roberto Firmino and Luis Diaz both grabbed braces in a 9-0 annihilation of promoted Bournemouth.Jurgen Klopp’s men were just pipped to last season’s title and began the new campaign slowly, with surprise draws against Fulham and Crystal Palace compounded by Monday’s loss at rivals Manchester United.Scott Parker war...Full Story »

Doncaster continued their unbeaten start to the season with a narrow 1-0 League Two win at Northampton on Saturday.The game was short on goalmouth action throughout but George Miller’s second-half penalty settled the spoils and took Doncaster into the top three.Marc Leonard and Sam Hoskins threatened with half-chances in the first five minutes but Rovers dominated possession in the opening...Full Story »

Partick Thistle beat Raith Rovers 2-1 at Firhill to move within a point of cinch Championship leaders Ayr.Thistle took a third-minute lead through Scott Tiffoney after skipper Ross Docherty’s blocked shot had sparked a goalmouth scramble in the Rovers box.Harry Milne saw his effort ruled out for offside for the hosts.But Steven Lawless doubled the home side’s lead three minutes befor...Full Story »

Lincoln let a two-goal lead slip as Fleetwood substitute Ged Garner earned his side an unlikely 2-2 draw during nine minutes of stoppage time.After Ted Bishop had helped himself to an early double, Paddy Lane pulled a goal back for the Cod Army before half-time paving the way for Garner’s late show.A neat move on the left involving Sean Roughan and Tashan Oakley-Boothe saw the latter cross...Full Story »

Josh Sargent’s fourth goal in three games sealed a 1-0 win for Norwich to pile the misery on Sunderland as their hunt for a new manager begins.The American striker’s devastating late tap-in added to the gloom on Wearside after Alex Neil quit to take over at Championship rivals Stoke.Former Canaries boss Neil walked out of Sunderland just months after securing promotion and 24 hours b...Full Story »

Bruno Fernandes’ second-half volley was enough to maintain Manchester United’s revival with a second win of the week against Southampton at St Mary’s.United, lifted by Monday’s morale-boosting 2-1 home win over Liverpool, were able to follow-up with another victory after starting the season with back-to-back Premier League defeats.It was a tight affair throughout most of ...Full Story »

CASEMIRO became a father figure at Real Madrid despite his dad walking out on him when he was five. The Brazilian, 30, battled a troubled upbringing in a poverty-stricken neighbourhood called Sao Jose Dos Campos just outside of São Paulo. New Man Utd star Casemiro had to become a father figure when he was just five years old The midfielder knows all about responsibility and is set to bec...Full Story »