Sheffield United boss Slavisa Jokanovic believes the 6-2 win over Peterborough will give his side the confidence they need to get their season back on track.Iliman Ndiaye scored twice on his full debut as the Blades secured their first win of the Championship season with a clinical display at Bramall Lane.Ben Osborn also hit a brace for Sheffield United, with Morgan Gibbs-White – on his fi...Full Story »

Bournemouth manager Scott Parker lauded Jordan Zemura after the left-back’s brace helped the Cherries to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Barnsley.Zimbabwe international Zemura bagged his first two professional goals – the first a good close-range strike and the second a wonderful run and clipped finish.Parker said: “He was excellent today and has been excellent since he’s ...Full Story »

Jordan Zemura netted his first two professional goals as Bournemouth maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 3-0 victory over Barnsley.Left-back Zemura, on his 12th first-team appearance, rebounded his own effort to give the Cherries an early lead before the Zimbabwe international scored the third with an excellent run and finish in the 83rd minuteThe goals sandwiched Dominic Solank...Full Story »

New Crawley forward Alex Battle could make his first start for the club in Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two clash with Carlisle.Battle, who has signed from Truro on a one-year deal, made his debut off the bench in last weekend’s 1-0 defeat at Bristol Rovers.Star striker Tom Nichols made his comeback from injury against Rovers and is expected to continue up front against Carlisle.Crawley...Full Story »

Bournemouth could hand debuts to a number of new signings as they bid to extend their unbeaten start to the Sky Bet Championship season against Barnsley.Deadline-day signings Jamal Lowe, who joined from Championship rivals Swansea, and Ryan Christie, who arrived from Celtic, could go straight into Scott Parker’s side at the Vitality Stadium.Former Chelsea and Crystal Palace defender Gary C...Full Story »

Port Vale boss Darrell Clarke was disgusted with his side’s defending as they fell to a 3-2 defeat at home to Rochdale.Jamie Proctor hit two goals for the Valiants but Dale took the points via two Jake Beesley headers and Corey O’Keeffe’s late winner.He said: “Defensively we were shocking. In the first 20 minutes we should have been two or three goals up and the game shou...Full Story »

Jon Mellish scored his first goal of the campaign to help Carlisle to a 2-1 Sky Bet League Two win over struggling Salford.Mellish, who was leading scorer as he netted 16 times for Chris Beech’s Cumbrians last season, ended his drought by scoring a 59th-minute winner.Brennan Dickenson also got off the mark for the season with Carlisle’s opener after eight minutes as United gained a f...Full Story »

Carlisle will have plenty of options at their disposal for the visit of Salford on Saturday after a busy end to the summer transfer window.The Sky Bet League Two club brought in winger Jordan Gibson from Sligo Rovers on Monday for an undisclosed fee before Kelvin Mellor and Jonathan Dinzeyi joined on deadline day, with all three able to feature this weekend.A 2-1 loss at Hart...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Slavisa Jokanovic admitted his side lacked quality and energy in their goalless draw at Luton.The Blades barely threatened at Kenilworth Road, with the hosts looking by far the more likely team to score in the second period and seeing Fred Onyedinma’s effort disallowed for offside.Jokanovic, still searching for a first Championship victory of the season, said: “...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt felt his side let their standards slip as they lost at Cambridge.Evatt’s side were previously unbeaten in League One but fell to a 1-0 defeat at the Abbey Stadium courtesy of Shilow Tracey’s early goal.Cambridge climbed above their opponents with a second successive win, and they have been beaten only once in their first five games since promotion to the third t...Full Story »

A Dennis Adeniran own goal gave League One new boys Morecambe a 1-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at the Mazuma Stadium.In front of a record stadium attendance of 5,481, Adeniran was credited with the goal on 63 minutes after a Shane McLoughlin corner was flicked on by Sam Lavelle with the Owls midfielder unfortunate to turn the ball past his own keeper.Morecambe started well with top scorer ...Full Story »

Birmingham recovered from an early setback to secure a point in a 1-1 draw at Barnsley.Callum Styles put the home side ahead in the sixth minute before Lukas Jutkiewicz equalised.Barnsley head coach Markus Schopp named an unchanged side following his side’s 2-2 draw at QPR last weekend.Both sets of players wore black armbands as a mark of respect following the death of former Birmingham pl...Full Story »

Norwich remain without midfielder Przemyslaw Placheta for the Premier League match at home to Leicester on Saturday.The 23-year-old Pole, who has yet to feature for the Canaries this season, is still struggling with Covid-19 symptoms.Defender Bali Mumba is sidelined until after the international break by a dislocated kneecap suffered in the Carabao Cup win over Bournemouth. Forward Josh Sargent ...Full Story »

Barnsley head coach Markus Schopp remains without a quartet of players ahead of the visit of Birmingham.Mads Andersen has yet to play this season due to a knee injury, while Carlton Morris also suffered a knee injury against Coventry earlier this month.Strikers Aaron Leya Iseka and Obbi Oulare have been sidelined due to visa issues, but Oulare has now received his.Schopp is hopeful that Iseka wi...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Slavisa Jokanovic was pleased to see his side come from behind to beat Derby 2-1 and advance to the third round of the Carabao Cup.Derby took the lead when Kornell McDonald’s low cross found Louie Sibley who fired the ball low beyond Michael Verrips.The hosts equalised when Kyron Gordon’s cross was met by a header from Luke Freeman eight minutes after the bre...Full Story »

Jake Beesley and Danny Cashman netted second-half goals as Rochdale knocked League One Shrewsbury out of the Carabao Cup second round.Beesley opened the scoring from the spot in 68th minute after Matthew Pennington’s dismissal and Cashman wrapped up victory for the League Two side nine minutes later.Ethan Ebanks-Landell went close for the hosts with an early header, before Abraham Odoh twi...Full Story »

THREE Lions ace Jack Grealish celebrated scoring his first goal for new club Manchester City by teaming up with Love Island star Ellie Brown. Jack, 25, and Ellie, 23, were seen chatting at a party in Manchester and later went clubbing together. Jack and Love Island star Ellie partied together in ManchesterCredit: AaronParfitt The previous day, the £100million midfielder had bagged a goal...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Chris Beech was disappointed his side did not come away with all three points from their 1-1 draw against Leyton Orient.Tristan Abrahams fired the hosts ahead from the penalty spot early in the first half.But Harry Smith’s first Orient goal, 16 minutes from time, secured the visitors a point as both sides maintained their respective unbeaten starts to the League Two season.&l...Full Story »

Harry Smith’s first Leyton Orient goal secured the O’s a 1-1 draw away at Carlisle.Both sides maintained their unbeaten starts to the League Two season with a battling draw at Brunton Park.Both teams pushed for a late winner but were forced to settle for a point.Tristan Abrahams fired the hosts ahead from the penalty spot in the ninth minute.Omar Beckles handled in the box and the st...Full Story »

QPR manager Mark Warburton was relieved after a double substitution helped his side come back from two goals down to claim a 2-2 Championship draw with Barnsley and maintain their unbeaten start to the season.The visitors totally dominated a first half in which Dominik Frieser and Cauley Woodrow scored to put them in control of the game.Rangers were so poor that Warburton did not wait until half...Full Story »