Kyle Jacobs scored at both ends in Morton’s 3-2 home defeat to Queen of the South.Ally Roy’s close-range finish put the visitors in front but Jacobs quickly equalised against his former club just after the half-hour mark following a Reece Lyon corner.Jacobs went from hero to villain early in the second half with his own goal and Morton had a mountain to climb after 71 minutes when Ru...Full Story »

Jack Grealish scored on his home debut for Manchester City as they got their season up and running with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Norwich at the Etihad Stadium. The champions lost the Community Shield against Leicester and their Premier League opener at Tottenham without scoring, but they put the Canaries to the sword in the Manchester rain. They got the perfect start as goalkeeper Tim Kr...Full Story »

Ross County new boy Joseph Hungbo is available for the visit of Rangers in the cinch Premiership on Sunday.The 21-year-old winger joined on a season-long loan from Watford to become County’s 10th summer signing.Jake Vokins remains out with a broken foot as Malky Mackay’s side look for their first league win of the season.Glen Kamara and Kemar Roofe return to the Gers squad for the tr...Full Story »

Stevenage are waiting for news on captain Scott Cuthbert ahead of their League Two clash with Port Vale on Saturday.The defender was forced off through injury in the first half of Tuesday’s 4-1 defeat at Bradford – Boro’s first defeat of the campaign.Midfielder Arthur Read has returned to training and is pushing to feature for the first time since making his loan move permanent...Full Story »

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker backed his young guns to keep the Cherries firing despite striker Arnaut Danjuma’s departure after his side struck twice late on to win 2-0 at Birmingham.Two strikes in the final 13 minutes from Dominic Solanke and Jaidon Anthony, the latter’s first senior goal, maintained Bournemouth’s fine start under Parker.The Cherries manager confirmed after t...Full Story »

Dominic Solanke and Jaidon Anthony showed Bournemouth boss Scott Parker there is life without want-away striker Arnaut Danjuma after hitting late goals to claim a 2-0 win at Birmingham.With last season’s fellow joint top Cherries scorer Danjuma reportedly on the verge of sealing a move to Europa League winners Villarreal, Solanke’s classy 77th-minute finish put the Cherries ahead.For...Full Story »

Debutant Sam Baldock ended Derby’s nine-game run without a Championship victory by securing a 1-0 triumph at Hull.The 32-year-old forward, who did not manage to find the net in any of his 23 outings for Reading last season, settled the contest with a predatory 57th-minute finish.Baldock was one of two new signings who were thrown straight into the team at the MKM Stadium by Rams boss Wayne...Full Story »

Burton boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was delighted to see Jonny Smith curl home his first goal of the season to secure an impressive 1-0 home win over Sunderland.Smith instinctively fired home when a loose ball came to him midway through the second half to down the Black Cats and maintain Albion’s 100 per cent start in Sky Bet League One.“We expect so much from Jonny because we know t...Full Story »

Andy Cook scored a first-half hat-trick as Bradford maintained their unbeaten league start to the season with a 4-1 win over Stevenage at Valley Parade.It was Stevenage’s first defeat of the campaign – they had previously won three in a row – two in the league and one in the League Cup.Bradford made the perfect start, Cook putting them ahead in the first minute. Charles Vernam ...Full Story »

Sam Clucas starred against his former side as Stoke saw off Swansea 3-1 to maintain their impressive unbeaten start to the new Championship season.Clucas, who left the Swans in 2018, scored the Potters’ second and rubbed salt in the wound of the home supporters by taunting them with his celebration.Swansea had a shocking first half, during which Nick Powell gave the visitors a deserved lea...Full Story »

Aleksandar Mitrovic and Fabio Carvalho were on target again as Fulham continued their fine start to the Championship season with a 2-1 win at Millwall.Mitrovic and Carvalho – both on the scoresheet in Saturday’s win at Huddersfield – struck in the opening eight minutes to keep Fulham top of the table on goal difference.Benik Afobe’s header four minutes from time set up an...Full Story »

Odsonne Edouard scored the opener as Celtic continued their resurgence with a 3-2 Premier Sports Cup win over Hearts that was more comfortable than the score suggests.Edouard – back in the starting line-up as centre-forward after Ryan Christie missed out with a minor injury – finished off a slick attack in the 29th minute.Kyogo Furuhashi moved out to a wide left position to accommoda...Full Story »

Reading manager Veljko Paunovic believes his players have rediscovered their “warrior spirit” after claiming a 2-1 Championship victory over Preston.Femi Azeez put Reading 1-0 ahead in the 28th minute with his first senior goal on only his third league appearance.Preston equalised just past the hour mark through a Daniel Johnson penalty but Reading secured their first league win of t...Full Story »

Mitchell Megginson bagged a hat-trick to help Cove Rangers pick up their first win in cinch League One.The 29-year-old striker scored goals either side of half-time to help the home side win 5-2 and move up to fourth in the table at the Balmoral Stadium.Queen’s Park moved to the top of the table with a 3-0 win over Dumbarton at the the Energy Check Stadium.Simon Murray put the hosts in fro...Full Story »

Watford manager Xisco Munoz hailed his side’s performance as they held off a late Aston Villa challenge to kickstart their Premier League return with a 3-2 victory.Club-record signing Ismaila Sarr had already set up Emmanuel Dennis’ first club goal for Watford’s opener before he found the net himself for their second.Debutant Cucho Hernandez added their third just moments after...Full Story »

Scott Parker told David Brooks that his Bournemouth team-mates “got him out of a hole” in their 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest.The Wales international had put the visitors ahead with a well-taken strike in the first half but blotted his copybook on the hour when he was shown a second yellow card for a second foul on Forest’s Jordi Osei-Tutu.That came two minutes after Philip Bill...Full Story »

Chris Lines scored against his old club as Stevenage claimed a 2-0 win at Bristol Rovers.The experienced midfielder declined to celebrate after firing home Ben Coker’s cross following an 88th-minute corner to break the deadlock.Stevenage sealed the points in stoppage time when Jake Reeves broke out of defence and fed substitute Luke Norris and he coolly slotted home.Boss Joey Barton fielde...Full Story »

Manchester United enjoyed a dream start to the season as Bruno Fernandes’ hat-trick rocked rivals Leeds after Raphael Varane was paraded in front of Old Trafford’s first full house in 17 months.The atmosphere was crackling as the ground welcomed a sell-out crowd for Saturday’s Premier League clash and the din increased several notches when their new signing was introduced befor...Full Story »

Morecambe should be able to call on new boys Scott Wootton and Shayon Harrison as they prepare for the visit of Shrewsbury.Defender Wootton and striker Harrison signed this week and will bolster the Shrimps as they look to continue their encouraging start to the season.Rangers loanee Josh McPake is looking to feature after returning from injury as a non-playing substitute in the midweek Carabao ...Full Story »

John Mousinho went from zero to hero as he scored Oxford’s winning spot-kick against former club Burton after his stoppage-time own goal had forced the game to penalties in the first place.Oxford looked to have won it with five minutes left when Nathan Holland opened the scoring but former Burton skipper Mousinho put through his own goal six minutes into added time to make it 1-1.Burton du...Full Story »