Nottingham Forest came from behind to win 3-1 at Barnsley with a strong second-half performance to give new head coach Steve Cooper his first victory.The hosts led through Cauley Woodrow’s first-half penalty before goals from Philip Zinckernagel, Brennan Johnson and Lewis Grabban sealed it for Forest.Johnson sent over an early low cross which was claimed by keeper Brad Collins as Joe Lolle...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo capped his record-breaking Champions League appearance by firing Manchester United to a stunning late comeback win against Europa League final foes Villarreal.Just four months on from the penalty shoot-out loss to Unai Emery’s side in Gdansk, the sides met again with the Red Devils needing to make up for their shock defeat at Young Boys in the Group F opener.A disjointed ...Full Story »

Aleksandar Mitrovic struck a first half hat-trick as Fulham eased their way to a 3-1 victory over Swansea.The striker produced three clinical finishes – although Swansea claimed Mitrovic benefited from a generous offside decision for the opening goal – as Marco Silva’s side clinched their second win in five league games.Jamie Paterson replied for the visitors after Mitrovic had...Full Story »

Substitute Jed Wallace scored the winner from the penalty spot as Millwall picked up just their second Championship victory of the season with a 1-0 win over Bristol City.The Lions had drawn six of their previous nine games in the league and they did not create a great deal of opportunities at The Den in this encounter, but these were three points that were most welcome.It came against a Robins ...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Joe Jacobson and Ryan Tafazolli helped Wycombe get back to winning ways with a 2-1 victory at Shrewsbury.Matthew Pennington set up a nervy finale 12 minutes from time, but the Chairboys held on to bounce back from Saturday’s defeat at MK Dons.Wanderers’ Jack Grimmer had an early header saved with Shaun Whalley firing in an effort for the hosts.Striker Sam Vokes...Full Story »

Gillingham secured their first away win of the season as a goal in each half saw them claim a comfortable 2-0 victory at Cambridge.Strikes from Vadaine Oliver and Danny Lloyd were enough to take the three points from a game where Gills looked comfortable throughout.The visitors nearly took a third-minute lead when Cambridge goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov spilled a corner but Rhys Bennett’s shot ...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta has challenged his Arsenal players to maintain their newly-found winning momentum after Sunday's victory over Tottenham in the first north London derby of the new campaign. The Gunners were firmly on top for the entirety of the contest, with Emile Smith Rowe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Bukayo Saka finding the back of the net in a comfortable 3-1 win on home soil. Arsenal were fi...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore was full of praise for Bailey Peacock-Farrell – despite his goalkeeper gifting a 90th-minute equaliser to Ipswich at Portman Road.The Owls side were leading by the only goal, struck brilliantly by Dennis Adeniran, when – with time running out the keeper failed to spot a lurking Macauley Bonne behind him in the penalty area.The striker robbed P...Full Story »

Scott Parker praised his team’s character after Bournemouth’s unbeaten start to the Championship continued with a 2-1 win over Luton which saw them go top.First-half goals from Philip Billing and Dominic Solanke proved enough for Parker’s side, despite Reece Burke pulling one back in the second half.“We’re undefeated and that’s no mean feat in this division,&r...Full Story »

Two penalties helped Dagenham continued to push for top spot in the National League with a 5-1 win against Solihull.A dominant Daggers performance saw goals from Josh Walker, Scott Wilson, Mauro Vilhete and a brace from Paul McCallum.Both sides saw plenty of the ball early on and James Ball, a very early substitute for the injured Danny Newton, made an impact 25 minutes in when he scored from a ...Full Story »

Halifax moved up to fifth in the Vanarama National League with a 1-0 win at strugglers Aldershot.The Shaymen broke the deadlock in the 26th minute when defender Jack Senior fed Matthew Warburton down the left and his pass picked out Billy Waters, who tucked the ball in from a tight angle.Aldershot, who had lost all three of their previous home games, looked to get themselves back into the game f...Full Story »

Late goals from Adam Marriott and Ben Richards-Everton saw Barnet beat Weymouth 3-1 to claim a first win of the Vanarama National League season.Head of Football Dean Brennan was in charge after ex-Liverpool and Leeds winger Harry Kewell had been dismissed on Monday following a poor start to the new campaign.Caretaker boss Brennan immediately got a strong response from the Bees with Mitch Brundle...Full Story »

Tony Watt’s late strike earned Motherwell a 2-1 victory over Ross County and sent them into the top three of the cinch Premiership.Motherwell took the lead inside two minutes when Callum Slattery collected a loose ball, flicked it up and unleashed a 25-yard strike into the top corner.County came back into it and Regan Charles-Cook scored a deserved equaliser six minutes before half-time wh...Full Story »

Substitute Daniel Udoh’s first league goal of the season earned Shrewsbury a 2-1 comeback victory over AFC Wimbledon.Udoh headed in Luke Leahy’s cross for a 67th-minute winner, shortly after his introduction for Sam Cosgrove.Leahy was certainly instrumental in Town’s first win since August 28 and second of the campaign.The former Bristol Rovers defender netted for the first tim...Full Story »

Swansea ended a run of four Championship games without a win after Joel Piroe’s first-half strike earned a 1-0 triumph over Huddersfield.The 22-year-old struck to give the Welsh side their first home victory of the season.It was a fourth clean sheet in five games at home for Russell Martin’s men, who crucially found a breakthrough after failing to score in their previous two home mat...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola hailed matchwinner Gabriel Jesus as one of his best signings for Manchester City. Brazil forward Jesus netted the only goal in City’s 1-0 win at Premier League title rivals Chelsea, in a tense encounter at Stamford Bridge. Thomas Tuchel sent the Blues out to stifle Guardiola’s side, deploying an extra man in midfield. However, the 3-5-2 formation backfired as Chels...Full Story »

Gabriel Jesus fired an early Premier League warning shot as defending champions Manchester City toppled title rivals Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.Brazil forward Jesus angled a deflected finish in the 53rd minute to help City leapfrog Chelsea in the table on goal difference, ending the Blues’ unbeaten league start.City offered far the greater enterprise, with Jesus’ winner helping P...Full Story »

West Brom head coach Valerien Ismael admitted he changed his tactics to try to fool the opposition as his side came from behind to beat QPR 2-1 and go top of the Sky Bet Championship.Albion played more of a possession game after crafting a reputation for a more uncompromising style of football under Ismael so far.Karlan Grant scored twice – the equaliser 15 minutes from time a real howler ...Full Story »

Roma coach Jose Mourinho was pleased with their 1-0 win against Udinese on Wednesday night. Tammy Abraham struck the winner for Roma as they bounced back from Sunday's defeat at Hellas Verona. Mourinho said, "After defeat, the next game is always more difficult on an emotional level. I think the first 35 minutes showed more quality than we've had yet this season. We were in total control aga...Full Story »

Stoke struck twice late on to see off Watford and reach the fourth round of the Carabao Cup for a third season in succession.Ashley Fletcher had equalised for the Hornets following Nick Powell’s opener but the Sky Bet Championship side would leave Vicarage Road victorious as Sam Clucas and Josh Tymon struck from distance to seal a 3-1 win.Watford head coach Xisco Munoz changed his entire s...Full Story »