MK Dons boss Graham Alexander admitted his side did not show enough quality in the final third after they suffered their first defeat of the season at Crawley.Mo Eisa struck his third goal of the season to cancel out Nick Tsaroulla’s 16th-minute opener for Crawley, but Danilo Orsi’s first goal for the Reds settled the issue shortly after the break.Alexander felt his side did not do e...Full Story »

Reading manager Ruben Selles praised the “intensity” of his young players as they edged out Cheltenham 1-0 in League One.Selles included four teenagers and three 20-year-olds in his starting line-up, with 18-year-old Caylan Vickers creating what turned out to be the winner in the 33rd minute.Vickers’ mazy run from deep ended with a looping deflection from Cheltenham midfielder ...Full Story »

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson hailed his side’s commanding performance in a 4-2 victory over Walsall.The Hollywood-owned Dragons recorded a first win since their EFL return, banishing a shaky start to life in League Two.Parkinson felt that his side stood up and singled out the goalscorers, saying: “I thought it was a very good performance from us.“(I am) disappointed to concede t...Full Story »

Rangers manager Michael Beale praised his side for digging deep and finding the answers in Switzerland after James Tavernier’s equaliser sent them into the Champions League play-offs.Last season’s cinch Premiership runners-up will face PSV Eindhoven next Tuesday at Ibrox after James Tavernier’s equaliser sealed a 1-1 draw against Servette and a 3-2 aggregate win in the third qu...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady hailed his side’s “outstanding” performance and said a point was the very least they deserved after Tuesday’s dramatic 2-2 draw against Lincoln at Sixfields.Reeco Hackett-Fairchild’s sweet first-half finish was added to by a Paudie O’Connor header as Lincoln moved into a 2-0 lead, but both goals came very much against the run of play...Full Story »

Reading claimed their first league victory in almost six months when they edged past Cheltenham 1-0 in League One at the SCL Stadium.With Cheltenham offering little going forward, Reading dominated the first half and went in front in the 33rd minute through a deflected own-goal from Town midfielder Will Ferry.Neither side impressed in an uninspiring second period, with Reading just about doing e...Full Story »

Halifax stunned Oldham with a 2-1 National League victory in front of 7,964 fans at Boundary Park.Rob Harker fired the visitors ahead after 31 minutes with a superb long-range strike.Oldham were level five minutes before the break when Mark Shelton fired home from a corner.Harker went close against for Halifax before the resulting corner fell to Adam Senior, who scrambled home from close range.Full Story »

Gillingham boss Neil Harris hailed his side after they maintained their perfect start to the season with a 1-0 win at Sutton.Harris’ table-toppers, who also dumped Championship Southampton out of the Carabao Cup, are the only League Two side to win their opening three games and they are yet to concede in the league after a third successive 1-0 victory.Ashley Nadesan’s 10th-minute eff...Full Story »

Gateshead picked up their first win of the season with a 4-2 victory over Dagenham at the Chigwell Construction Stadium.The visitors took the lead 35 minutes in through Luke Hannant’s first goal of the season.They doubled their advantage six minutes after the break when Marcus Dinanga smashed across goal and into the back of the net to make it 2-0.The home side pulled one back 18 minutes f...Full Story »

Sam Hoskins scored a 98th-minute equaliser as Northampton picked up their first point of the season with a dramatic 2-2 draw against Lincoln.The visitors led 2-0 at Sixfields with only four minutes to play but Louis Appere’s smart finish and Hoskins’ dramatic strike salvaged a deserved point for the Cobblers.Northampton made all of the early running and went close through Tyreece Sim...Full Story »

Gillingham maintained their 100 per cent start to the Sky Bet League Two season with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Sutton.Ashley Nadesan scored the only goal of the game with a superbly taken 10th-minute finish at Gander Green Lane.Tom Nichols robbed home defender Omar Sowunmi and provided a low cross for Nadesan to strike first time.Sowunmi came close to atoning for his early error when his hooked s...Full Story »

James Tavernier’s equaliser sent Rangers into the Champions League play-offs as an improved second-half display in Switzerland saw them overcome Servette.Tavernier’s header five minutes after the break sealed a 1-1 draw which handed Michael Beale’s side a 3-2 aggregate win.Rangers had failed to test the home goalkeeper in the first half and might have been further behind at the...Full Story »

England defender Harry Maguire's proposed move to West Ham is being held up at present. The centre half is close to sealing a £30 million transfer to the Hammers for regular game time. However, Maguire is still haggling over his pay-off from Manchester United for the two remaining years of his contract. Maguire earns a lot more at United than he will at West Ham, which has led to some ...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly interested in signing Federico Chiesa as a potential replacement for Neymar. WHAT HAPPENED? The rebuild in Paris continues apace as Neymar looks set to follow Lionel Messi out of the Parc des Princes. With attacking roles to fill, La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Italy international Chiesa has emerged as a potential target for the Parisians. THE BIGGER ...Full Story »

PSV midfielder Ibrahim Sangare is attracting interest from across Europe, with PSG, Bayern Munich and Liverpool all said to be interested in him. ·Liverpool, PSG & Bayern interested·Rumours confirmed by agent's brother·Reported €37m release clause WHAT HAPPENED? According to reports from ESPN, multiple big European clubs are interested in Sangare. Speaking to Good Morn...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou promised Tottenham would improve and praised the resilience of his squad for not allowing Harry Kane’s departure to distract them after they battled to a 2-2 Premier League draw at Brentford.Kane’s exit to Bayern Munich – coupled with four full debutants being used in their season opener – contributed to the start of a new dawn at Spurs and along with hos...Full Story »

James Maddison provided two assists to help fill the creative void left by Harry Kane’s departure, but Tottenham could only start the Ange Postecoglou era with a 2-2 Premier League draw at Brentford.Kane’s exit to Bayern Munich – coupled with four full debutants being used in their season opener – contributed to the start of a new dawn at Spurs and along with hosts Brentf...Full Story »

Graham Alexander hailed MK Dons captain Alex Gilbey after watching his side make it two wins from two in League Two by beating visitors Tranmere 1-0.Skipper Gilbey’s curling eighth-minute free-kick was glanced in by team-mate Mo Eisa, leaving Tranmere goalkeeper Luke McGee with no chance.The win sees Alexander’s side move top of the league and he was happy with his side’s perfo...Full Story »

Southampton manager Russell Martin admitted his side were too nervous after being bailed out by a 97th-minute equaliser to draw 4-4 against Norwich.Adam Armstrong smashed in the last-gasp penalty to end a thriller at St Mary’s – which had seen the Canaries lead three times.But Martin, in his first appearance in the home dugout on the south coast, was frustrated with the hangover from...Full Story »

David Moyes is considering converting Jarrod Bowen into an out-and-out striker following his latest goal for West Ham.Bowen had fired the Hammers into the lead early in the second half at Bournemouth with a spectacular curler from the edge of the box.But Moyes’ side were denied an opening-day win when Dominic Solanke rounded Alphonse Areola to snatch a 1-1 draw with eight minutes remaining...Full Story »