Luton striker Cauley Woodrow came off the bench to score a last-minute winner and heap even more pressure on Norwich boss Dean Smith as Hatters manager Rob Edwards recorded his first victory since taking over at Kenilworth Road.It looked like Town were going to need to cling on for a point after being reduced to 10 men for the final 10 minutes when Gabriel Osho was sent off, only for Woodrow, wh...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp vowed Liverpool will be a “pain in the backside” in the race for the Champions League.Stefan Bajcetic’s first goal wrapped up a 3-1 win at Aston Villa on Boxing Day after first-half efforts from Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk.Ollie Watkins pulled one back after the break but Villa missed a hatful of chances – with Watkins and Leon Bailey guilty.Liverpool r...Full Story »

Neil Critchley described QPR’s goalless draw at Cardiff as a “nearly performance” as he made it four points out of six at the start of his reign as manager.“I’m not delighted, just satisfied with a point. I didn’t think we were at our best and you can look at the game in two ways: it’s either a point gained, or two points missed,” he said.“In...Full Story »

Fulham manager Marco Silva dedicated his side’s 3-0 victory at nine-man Crystal Palace to George Cohen, the club’s World Cup-winning England right-back who died last week.The team came out in warm-up tops with ‘Cohen 2’ on the back, and then put on a display that would have filled their former great with pride.Serbia striker Aleksandar Mitrovic laid on goals for Bobby De ...Full Story »

Liverpool held off Aston Villa’s plucky challenge to close the gap on the Premier League’s top four.Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk struck in the first half before Stefan Bajcetic’s first senior goal made it 3-1.Victory moved them five points adrift of the Champions League spots, remaining sixth, ahead of Friday’s visit of Leicester.Yet they rode their luck against mid-...Full Story »

Sutton boss Matt Gray felt his men responded perfectly to his demand to step it up in the second half as they secured only their second away Sky Bet League Two win of the season with a 2-1 victory at Crawley.Joe Kizzi’s first goal of the campaign and a penalty by former Crawley player Rob Milsom did the damage for Gray’s side, albeit with substitute Aramide Oteh’s grabbing a la...Full Story »

Joey Barton credited opposition manager Gareth Ainsworth after Bristol Rovers lost 2-1 to Wycombe in Sky Bet League One.Barton’s side went ahead just four minutes in through on-loan Middlesbrough forward Josh Coburn, although David Wheeler pulled the hosts level in the 22nd minute.A strike from Lewis Wing in the 48th minute was enough to hand the Chairboys victory, meaning Ainsworth’...Full Story »

Neil Critchley extended his unbeaten start to life as QPR manager as his side made it four points from six with a scrappy goalless draw at Cardiff.Having ended an alarming run of six games without a victory in their 1-0 win at Preston in his first game in charge last week, QPR stayed on the fringes of the play-off places by taking a point on their travels.For Cardiff, it was another year without...Full Story »

Quality was key for Darrell Clarke as Gavin Massey’s first-half winner sealed a 1-0 win over Morecambe which lifted Port Vale up to ninth in Sky Bet League One.Massey’s superb 40th-minute strike was out of keeping with much of a contest that slipped away from the relegation-threatened Shrimps in the blink of an eye.After surviving when Max Melbourne’s header rattled an upright,...Full Story »

Walsall manager Michael Flynn hailed his players’ character after a dramatic 2-1 stoppage-time victory at Swindon.Manny Monthe’s late winner helped the Saddlers extend their unbeaten run to nine games.Flynn said: “I don’t care when we score as long as they keep coming, but it is testament to the lads.“They keep going and keep believing, dig deep, and throw our bodie...Full Story »

Carlisle manager Paul Simpson was pleased with his side’s creativity, if not their cutting edge, as they defeated Bradford 1-0 to climb to fourth in Sky Bet League Two.Paul Huntington’s first-half header proved decisive at Brunton Park as Carlisle extended a 37-year unbeaten home streak against the Bantams.“Was it deserved?” Simpson pondered. “I’m not sure I a...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna felt the 3-0 victory over Oxford at Portman Road was the result of “a good performance” from his team.Goals from Freddie Ladapo, Wes Burns and leading scorer Conor Chaplin ensured the three points for Town and maintained second spot in League One.McKenna admitted it was “nice” to send the majority of the 28,072 fans home happy after they tur...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson was in no mood to throw in the towel after disgruntled Bristol City fans chanted for his dismissal during the Robins’ 2-0 home defeat to West Brom.The experienced manger was already under intense pressure before a goal in each half from Matt Phillips and substitute Brandon Thomas-Asante gave Albion a deserved victory which leaves City two points above the Championship drop zo...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom talked up the importance of Wes Foderingham’s penalty save at the start of the second half which helped his side beat Coventry 3-1.After James McAtee had put the Blades ahead in the first half, Foderingham denied Viktor Gyokeres from 12 yards.Ciaran Clark then put Sheffield United 2-0 ahead four minutes later before substitute Tommy Doyle netted ...Full Story »

Johnnie Jackson was left reeling by the referee after AFC Wimbledon were held to a 1-1 draw by Newport in Sky Bet League Two.Ethan Chislett gave the Dons the lead 10 minutes into the second half at Plough Lane with a sublime free-kick into the top right corner.However, less than 10 minutes later Wimbledon found themselves down to 10 men when Kyle Hudlin was sent off for a headbutt on Aaron Lewis...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher described Plymouth match-winner Morgan Whittaker’s left foot as “to die for” after his superb strike sealed a 1-0 win at Cheltenham.Whittaker struck in the 78th minute to ensure Argyle remained top of League One, taking them to 50 points after 23 games.“Morgan’s got that in his locker,” Schumacher said. “He has a left foot to die for an...Full Story »

Huddersfield boss Mark Fotheringham believes his side’s “siege mentality” helped them secure a 2-1 comeback victory at Preston.Kaine Kesler-Hayden scored a late winner for the Sky Bet Championship’s bottom side after Jordan Rhodes had cancelled out Greg Cunningham’s opener for the Lilywhites.Fotheringham also reflected on the difficulties surrounding his first head ...Full Story »

Nathan Jones vowed to “work religiously” on Southampton’s shortcomings after his struggling side slipped to the bottom of the Premier League on the back of an error-strewn 3-1 loss to Brighton.Former Luton boss Jones endured a miserable first home game in top-flight management to leave him in no doubt about the size of the job at St Mary’s.Southampton goalkeeper Gavin Baz...Full Story »

New Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui is not fooled by their late 2-1 victory over Everton and insists he and his players can only allow themselves to be happy for a few hours.Substitute Rayan Ait-Nouri lifted the club off the bottom of the table with their first away win since they visited Goodison Park in March courtesy of his counter-attack goal in the fifth minute of added time.Lopetegui, in hi...Full Story »

Ryan De Havilland scored a dramatic last-minute winner as Barnet defeated Boreham Wood 2-1 at the Hive Stadium, in a game which saw three red cards.Barnet went 1-0 up shortly after the half-time break when a shot fell in the path of Nicke Kabamba who rifled home.A turning point in the game came midway through the second half when an-off-the-ball incident led to two red cards for Wood’s Bru...Full Story »