Barcelona to make Sterling loan offer with permanent option (Mirror) Man City winger open to making move abroad Barcelona will make an offer to sign Raheem Sterling on loan with an option to buy him outright, The Mirror claims. Manchester City do not want to lose the England star but he is open to making the move if he does not get assurances about his playing time at the Premier League sid...Full Story »

Gareth Bale ruled out any injury fears as his 100th appearance for Wales in their 5-1 World Cup qualifying victory over Belarus ended after 45 minutes.Neco Williams, Ben Davies and Connor Roberts added to an Aaron Ramsey brace as Wales made light work of Belarus in Cardiff to move above the Czech Republic into second place.Wales are already guaranteed a World Cup play-off place through their Nat...Full Story »

Wales coasted to a 5-1 World Cup qualifying victory over Belarus on a night when Gareth Bale celebrated his 100th cap.Neco Williams, Ben Davies and Connor Roberts added to an Aaron Ramsey brace as Wales climbed above the Czech Republic into second place and boosted their goal difference into the bargain.Wales were already guaranteed a World Cup play-off place through their Nations League results...Full Story »

Bromley equalised from a goalmouth scramble in the final minute as they salvaged a 1-1 draw away to Stockport in the National League.Both sides had chances early on before Stockport’s Scott Quigley nearly opened the scoring from a tight angle after 23 minutes but Mark Cousins produced a fine save to deny the striker.Five minutes into the second half Quigley scored when the ball broke to hi...Full Story »

Joey Barton singled out versatile Josh Grant for praise after his second-half goal helped Bristol Rovers hit back to beat Northampton.The visitors went in front through Sam Hoskins’ 39th-minute penalty following a foul by Connor Taylor on Paul Lewis.But 23-year-old Grant, a product of Chelsea’s academy, equalised after 53 minutes with a powerful far-post header and six minutes later ...Full Story »

Matt Gray said he is “delighted” with Sutton’s progress in the English Football League after a 1-0 win away at Tranmere boosted their promotion ambitions.United grew into the fixture, with Will Randall striking a post at the end of the first half, and their momentum was not halted by the interval as Coby Rowe nearly broke the deadlock if not for Peter Clarke’s vital goal-...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough believes his side deserved the luck that helped them to their first away win of the League Two season after a 2-1 triumph at Stevenage.The Stags had Birmingham loanee Ryan Stirk to thank after he struck the winner in the 65th minute, 10 minutes after Boro skipper Scott Cuthbert had equalised following John-Joe O’Toole’s first-half opener.But Clough’s...Full Story »

Kabongo Tshimanga hit a hat-trick as Chesterfield soared to the top of the Vanarama National League with a 4-0 thrashing of 10-man Weymouth.The Spireites took advantage of slip-ups by their rivals to ascend to the summit and extend their unbeaten league record to six games.Coming into the game off the back of two straight wins, the visitors’ hopes were effectively dashed when Ollie Harfiel...Full Story »

Kenny Jackett admitted to feeling disappointed as his Leyton Orient side were denied a place among the League Two play-off places as Rochdale scored at the death to snatch a 2-2 draw.Orient had fallen behind inside 30 seconds after Alex Newby headed home from close range, but Aaron Drinan slotted home an equaliser after 24 minutes following a neat through pass from Dan Kemp.And the visitors took...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore said his side lacked “ruthlessness” in their 1-1 home draw with Gillingham.Vadaine Oliver scored in the 22nd minute to put Gillingham ahead, producing a clinical finish from the centre of the box which went into the bottom right corner.Wednesday went close as Theo Corbeanu embarked on a surging run down the right flank and got a shot off which fo...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe will not get carried away despite his Plymouth side hitting the top of the League One table after a 4-1 victory at Accrington.The win extended their unbeaten league run to 16 games and marked the milestone of Lowe’s 100th league game in charge of the Pilgrims.He said: “It’s always nice to be top of the league but we won’t get carried away.“We needed to be ...Full Story »

Brian Graham bagged a brace as Partick Thistle thrashed Ayr 4-0 in the cinch Championship.Ross Docherty and Shea Gordon also found the net as the visitors coasted to a comfortable win on their travels.Thistle moved up to fourth in the table courtesy of a second win in a row, with their unbeaten league run stretching to seven matches.Ayr’s woes continued unabated, the home side sinking to a...Full Story »

Portsmouth manager Danny Cowley is confident better times are ahead for his team after they ground out a 1-0 victory at Wycombe to record their first away win since the opening day of the season.Pompey endured a rough start to their autumn, going seven League One games without a win at one point to fall well off the pace being set by the teams at the top of the table.However, they are now up to ...Full Story »

Charlton caretaker boss Johnnie Jackson enhanced his chances of getting the job on a permanent basis as Ben Purrington’s header secured a third win in four games, a 1-0 win at Burton.Jackson said after the Sky Bet League One success: “I am really pleased with them. It’s a good away performance at a difficult place to come. We got a goal and we had to cling to it.”Both sid...Full Story »

Armani Little scored a brace as Torquay came from behind to edge a narrow 2-1 National League victory over bottom side Dover.Former Chelsea youth player Travis Gregory handed the visitors a quick lead as he found the net just four minutes in for his first goal of the season.Torquay winger Keelan O’Connell tested Dover goalkeeper Adam Parkes six minutes later, while Ben Wynter fired the bal...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe celebrated his 100th league game in charge of Plymouth with a 4-1 League One victory away to Accrington that sent them to the top of the table.The win extended Argyle’s unbeaten league run to 16 games as they overtook fellow high-fliers Wigan – whose match at Morecambe was postponed due to international call-ups – in pole position.The visitors took the lead via an own...Full Story »

Alex Newby scored at the death to rescue a point as Rochdale held play-off-chasing Leyton Orient to a 2-2 League Two draw at Spotland.The home side raced into the lead with the game just 30 seconds old, Corey O’Keeffe heading Liam Kelly’s delivery back across the face of goal and Newby nodding home from close range.But Orient responded positively to the setback and were desperately u...Full Story »

Yeovil beat Eastleigh 2-1 in the Vanarama National League to move level on points with their opponents in mid-table.Harry Pritchard wasted an early Eastleigh chance and Tyrone Barnett was just unable to connect with Ben House’s cross.Yeovil’s Dan Moss had an effort blocked and Adi Yussuf headed wide, but Tom Knowles’ rocket just before half-time gave the Glovers the lead.Eastle...Full Story »

Queen of the South failed to hang on to their lead and claim their first win in six cinch Championship games as they drew 1-1 with Arbroath at Gayfield Park.In a tight first-half affair, both teams went into the break with the scores deadlocked at 0-0.The visitors made the breakthrough just before the hour mark when Max Johnston’s delivery was met by the diving head of Innes Cameron, who n...Full Story »

Second-half strikes from Kyle Wootton and Kairo Mitchell helped Notts County leapfrog Solihull and climb to fourth place in the Vanarama National League with a 2-0 win at Meadow Lane.The first chance of the game fell to County when their leading goalscorer Ruben Rodriguez hit a post with a cross-shot.The Magpies struck the frame of the goal for the second time through Frank Vincent after some go...Full Story »