Boss Mark Bonner was dismayed by Gillingham’s lack of threat as the early-season frontrunners succumbed to a 2-0 defeat at Crewe which saw them tumble off the top of the table.Shilow Tracey netted in either half for Crewe, whose defending was immaculate in registering a fourth consecutive clean sheet in front of their own fans.Bonner said: “I’m fuming, really, as I didn’t...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt faces a potential touchline ban for a post-match red card as tempers flared following his side’s comeback draw against Shrewsbury.Evatt was sent off by referee Declan Bourne after the final whistle following a face-to-face bust-up with Town defender Morgan Feeney.Assistant Peter Atherton said the Trotters chief was annoyed the Nottinghamshire official failed to add on...Full Story »

Exeter manager Gary Caldwell hailed his side’s character as they climbed to seventh in the League One table with a hard-fought win over luckless Cambridge at St James Park.Ryan Woods struck his first goal since November 2017 to earn City the win, but they were far from their best as energy-sapping away trips to Wigan and Leyton Orient in the past week showed.“I thought we were very g...Full Story »

Watford head coach Tom Cleverly felt his side defeating Middlesbrough 2-1 was the perfect response to their midweek woe.The Vicarage Road outfit came from behind to defeat the Teessiders after a poor performance at Preston that Cleverly described as being that of a mid-table outfit.With a win that extends their unbeaten run at home to 11 games and leaves them sixth, Cleverley felt his side are o...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers boss Matt Taylor described his side as “Jekyll and Hyde” as they produced a second-half turnaround to win 3-1 at 10-man Burton.Albion led at half-time through Danilo Orsi’s fourth goal of the season but an early second-half double substitution paid off immediately for Rovers.Grant Ward set up fellow substitute Shaq Forde for the equaliser before teeing up Clinton...Full Story »

Marti Cifuentes wants his QPR side to “stay together” after a 2-0 defeat against Derby at Pride Park left them winless in five Sky Bet Championship games.Curtis Nelson headed in Nathaniel Mendez-Laing’s corner after 54 minutes before Marcus Harness swept a first-time effort into the top corner less than a minute later.Cifuentes signed a new long-term deal to remain with QPR at ...Full Story »

Shea Charles scored a stoppage-time winner as Sheffield Wednesday came from behind to earn their first away victory of the season – 2-1 at Coventry.Jack Rudoni scored his first Sky Blues goal since his summer move from Huddersfield before Djeidi Gassama equalised on the stroke of half-time.Substitute Anthony Musaba then played in Charles to snatch all three points at the death.The win made...Full Story »

Dara Costelloe scored twice as Accrington celebrated their first win of the season, sending Morecambe to the bottom of the table in a 2-1 victory.Both sides remain in the relegation spots but Burnley loanee Costelloe scored two first-half goals to secure Stanley the bragging rights in the Lancashire derby despite a late rally from the Shrimps.Accrington took the lead on 36 minutes when they were...Full Story »

National League leaders Barnet came from behind to avoid a shock defeat to struggling Boston, running out 3-1 winners.The Pilgrims went ahead six minutes in as Keaton Ward drove home.It took the Bees some time to get going in response and their equaliser came in the 57th minute when Callum Stead headed in Ben Coker’s cross.Thirteen minutes later they were in front, Nik Tavares heading in f...Full Story »

Promoted Dundee United maintained their impressive start to the Scottish Premiership season as they secured a 1-0 win over St Mirren courtesy of Emmanuel Adegboyega’s winning goal.It was far from a classic in Paisley as both sides lacked quality in an arduous affair and it seemed destined to finish goalless before Adegboyega became the hero on 75 minutes to leave United fifth in the table ...Full Story »

Lincoln held off a spirited late Leyton Orient fightback to secure a fine 2-1 win at Sincil Bank.Michael Skubala’s Imps kept up the pace in the early promotion race as they extended their unbeaten run to seven games.Orient defender Tom James almost caught the hosts out from a quick corner routine as his dipping strike hit the bar in the first half.Jovon Makama broke the deadlock in the 47t...Full Story »

Lorent Tolaj’s first-half strike proved enough as Port Vale edged out Notts County with a 1-0 victory at Meadow Lane.The first chance of the game fell to Dan Crowley in the sixth minute when the County playmaker found space in the penalty area, but could only turn his effort over the crossbar.Alassana Jatta was next on hand to chance his luck, but he could only put his diving header wide o...Full Story »

Rotherham made it back-to-back wins in League One after coming from behind to see off 10-man Reading 2-1.The Millers had trailed at the break but second-half goals from Sam Nombe and Hakeem Odoffin ensured three points for Steve Evans’ team.The first moment of quality in the match produced the opening goal.Lewis Wing, a one-time Miller loanee, lashed a free-kick from the edge of the box in...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt was sent-off after the final whistle as Kyle Dempsey’s goal and assist saw Bolton recover from 2-0 down to earn a 2-2 draw with struggling Shrewsbury.Evatt received his red card from referee Declan Bourne in the centre circle after a fractious end to an entertaining draw.Town, who despite a point still equalled their worst ever start to a Football League season after ...Full Story »

Boos rang out around the County Ground after Swindon’s lowest crowd of the season saw them eke out the dreariest of 0-0 draws with Harrogate.Just 6,333 fans saw the strugglers, with just one win all season, fail to kill off a lacklustre Harrogate side.Town were the first to shake off their rustiness, forcing away keeper James Belshaw to go full length to claw away Joel Cotterill’s ri...Full Story »

Scott High scored a late winner as Halifax recovered from two goals down to beat Tamworth 3-2 in the Vanarama National League.Haydn Hollis struck from close range to give the Lambs a fourth-minute lead, which Jasbir Singh preserved with a fine save from Billy Waters.Dan Creaney scored his third goal in as many games shortly after the half-hour mark to double Tamworth’s advantage and put th...Full Story »

Bottom-placed Ebbsfleet fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at home to Rochdale in the National League.Rochdale had breathing space at the break after Connor McBride skipped past a defender and Tarryn Allarakhia curled home after 36 minutes.McBride bagged his third Rochdale goal on the stroke of half-time with a clinical finish from Jake Burger’s pass.But Ben Chapman chipped home a...Full Story »

Solihull ended a run of three games without a win as they held on in a dramatic finish for a 3-2 win over Oldham at Boundary Park.After a goalless first half, Solihull were ahead six minutes into the second half when the ball fell into the path of Jack Stevens and he fired home from close range.The Latics drew level 12 minutes from the end when Mark Kitching rose highest at the far post to ...Full Story »

Ciaran McGuckin scored the only goal as Yeovil leapfrogged opponents Dagenham & Redbridge in the Vanarama National League table.Visiting goalkeeper Elliot Justham was busy in the first 20 minutes, saving from Jordan Young, Frank Nouble and McGuckin, who moments earlier had had treatment for an injury.It remained goalless until the interval, but McGuckin broke the deadlock with a 55th-minute ...Full Story »

Shilow Tracey netted an impressive double as Crewe beat Gillingham 2-0.The striker scored in either half as the Railwaymen bounced back from defeat at Newport, making it five wins from their last six games as they moved up to eighth.Meanwhile, a second consecutive defeat for the Gills put a dent in their strong start to the campaign as they dropped to second place.Former Crewe striker Elliott Ne...Full Story »