Unai Emery labelled Emiliano Martinez as “the best goalkeeper in the world” after his penalty save helped Aston Villa to a 3-1 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage.Fulham broke the deadlock through Raul Jimenez who showed great strength to claim his fourth Premier League goal of the season and fifth overall.Morgan Rogers’ deflected shot off Calvin Bassey drew the scores level ...Full Story »

Michael Flynn saluted his Cheltenham side for an “excellent away performance” after they won 2-1 at Colchester.Jordan Thomas’ first-half brace sealed the Robins’ first away League Two victory of the season, after Lyle Taylor had levelled for the hosts.Thomas gave Cheltenham a fifth-minute lead when he slid the ball home from two yards after Ethon Archer had curled a cross...Full Story »

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson hailed Paul Mullin’s “brilliant” return to the starting line-up after he grabbed the only goal in the win at Rotherham.Mullin, who has plundered more than a century of goals for Wrexham over the past three seasons, was handed only his second league start this term after leading marksman Jack Marriott broke his fibula in training.But he took just 16 s...Full Story »

Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin hailed his team’s spirit after they came from two goals down at Celtic Park to continue their unbeaten start.The Dons’ 13-game winning streak under Thelin came to an end after goals in quick succession from Reo Hatate and Kyogo Furuhashi gave Celtic a commanding half-time lead.But the 2-2 draw would have felt like a victory to the travelling Dons fans af...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough acknowledged an “unbelievable” free-kick as Jake Young’s powerful set-piece ended their ‘ five-game winning streak and gave Stevenage a 1-0 away victory.Young hammered an unstoppable 22-yard free-kick into the top corner to decide the Sky Bet League One contest.Clough said: “It was a very disappointing way to give up our unbeaten run. Ult...Full Story »

Under-fire Erik ten Hag says Manchester United used a sense of “injustice” to fuel their comeback win against Brentford.After an international break of intense scrutiny on the manager, the Red Devils boss saw his side fall behind deep in first half stoppage time as Ethan Pinnock met a corner with a thumping header.United were temporarily down to 10 men at that point after Matthijs de...Full Story »

Neil Critchely enjoyed a dream debut as Hearts manager as they recorded their first victory of the Scottish Premiership season with an emphatic 4-0 win over St Mirren.Critchley’s appointment this week was met with a mixed reaction from Hearts supporters but they were buoyant upon leaving Tynecastle after an outstanding performance that yielded three brilliant goals and a special moment for...Full Story »

Walsall moved up to third place in League Two with a resounding 4-1 win against Grimsby at Blundell Park.Jamille Matt, Jamie Jellis, Nathan Lowe and Danny Johnson did the damage for the visitors, with all five goals in the match coming in the second half.Grimsby substitute Donovan Wilson was on target in a losing cause.Chances were few and far between in the opening 45 minutes, but the Saddlers ...Full Story »

Benjamin Kimpioka’s first-half double helped St Johnstone to their first home league win of 2024 as they defeated nine-man Ross County 3-0 at McDiarmid Park.With new manager Simo Valakari watching from the stand after a work permit delay, the Saints took an early lead as Adama Sidibeh crossed for his strike partner Kimpioka to tap home.County were reduced to 10 men when Elijah Campbell saw...Full Story »

Oldham got their National League promotion push back on track with a 3-1 victory at Sutton.Latics saw a four-match winning streak and eight-match unbeaten run in the league ended by a 3-2 home loss to Solihull last time out but victory at Sutton moved them to within four points of leaders Barnet.The visitors took an 18th-minute lead at the VBS Community Stadium when leading scorer Mike Fondop-Ta...Full Story »

Cambridge finally picked up a first win of the season with a 2-0 success against Wigan.Serving a one-game touchline ban, U’s boss Garry Monk watched on as they went ahead inside five minutes when Dan Nlundulu’s effort was diverted in by Elias Kachunga.After 16 minutes Sam Tickle made a point-blank save to keep out Jubril Okedina’s header, but six minutes after that Cambridge we...Full Story »

Dundee United secured an incredible 3-2 William Hill Premiership victory from a pulsating five-goal thriller with Hibernian at Tannadice.The hosts took the lead thanks to a Warren O’Hora own goal, with the same player equalising for the capital club before the break, while the visitors’ substitute Dwight Gayle headed home in the second half.Hibs had skipper Joe Newell sent off late o...Full Story »

Matthew Platt’s second-half goal was enough to earn Notts County a 1-0 win over AFC Wimbledon in League Two.Platt struck in the 67th minute to keep County within two points of leaders Port Vale.Wimbledon created the first opportunity of the game. Matthew Stevens interlinked well with strike partner Omar Bugiel to create an opening, but Stevens’ effort was well held by goalkeeper Alex...Full Story »

Charlton came from behind to secure a 1-1 draw with 10-man Stockport.Stockport went ahead after 11 minutes, when they were awarded a penalty after Nick Powell clashed with keeper Will Mannion.Louis Barry stepped up to punish both the keeper and Charlton to take an early lead.Corey Addai had to get down well to save a Tyreece Campbell shot after 17 minutes, before blocking a Karoy Anderson flicke...Full Story »

Kevin Phillips’ first league game in charge of AFC Fylde ended in a crushing 4-0 defeat at Dagenham.Dagenham had the first chance of the match but Josh Umerah’s shot was saved by Ben Winterbottom after four minutes.In a half of few chances, it took a fine strike to break the deadlock. Four minutes before the interval, Josh Rees laid the ball off for Christian N’Guessan whose fi...Full Story »

MK Dons bounced back from their home defeat to Port Vale last time out with a battling 3-1 victory over struggling Morecambe at the Mazuma Stadium.Goals from Joe Tomlinson, Scott Hogan and Liam Kelly earned Scott Lindsey’s side the win as Morecambe, who pulled one back through Jamie Stott before the break, returned to the foot of League Two.The Dons were ahead inside just two minutes after...Full Story »

Second-half strikes from Ryan Croasdale and Ronan Curtis kept Port Vale top of League Two as they eventually swept aside a stubborn Fleetwood 3-1.Despite Vale’s dominant opening half, which saw them hit the woodwork twice, Rico Richards’ 33rd-minute goal was quickly cancelled out by Fleetwood’s Carl Johnston.But Croasdale restored Vale’s lead midway through the second hal...Full Story »

Barnet remained top of the National League despite seeing their six-match winning run came to a halt with a 4-3 defeat at Solihull.Nicke Kabamba put the Bees ahead in the 12th minute, smashing into the bottom corner from outside the box.But Moors turned the game around with two goals in the space of three minutes.Jack Stevens headed in Jamey Osborne’s free-kick in the 36th minute and Bradl...Full Story »

Dan Creaney scored for the fifth National League game in a row as Tamworth beat Woking 3-2.Creaney’s stoppage-time strike made sure of a fifth win in seven league games despite a late Dale Gorman consolation for Woking.Nathan Tshikuna’s ninth-minute free-kick gave Tamworth the lead and Thomas McGlinchey added the second three minutes before half-time with a low left-footed finish fro...Full Story »

Yeovil kept up their push for the play-offs with a 3-0 win over lowly Wealdstone in the National League.Goals from Brett McGavin, Aaron Jarvis and Ciaran McGuckin extended their unbeaten run to four matches and left them two points off the top seven.McGuckin had a goal chalked off for offside in the 16th minute, 10 minutes before McGavin nodded in at the back post to open the scoring.Jarvis&rsqu...Full Story »