Manager Gareth Ainsworth was delighted as Wycombe continued to defy their critics and battled their way to a narrow 1-0 League One victory over deposed league leaders Ipswich.After coming so close to a second promotion to the Championship in three years last season, there were some who thought the Chairboys’ bubble had burst after an indifferent start to the current campaign.However, their...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray said midfielder Elliot Embleton was taken to hospital with what looked “a bad injury” after he was sent off in the 1-1 draw at Hull.Embleton was shown a red card by referee Gavin Ward in the 59th minute as he was being taken off the pitch on a stretcher, having hurt himself in a challenge on Ryan Woods.Mowbray said: “He’s gone to hospital, he&...Full Story »

Luka Modric has vowed to continue his international career after captaining Croatia to victory over Morocco in the World Cup third-place play-off.The 37-year-old led his team-mates up to collect their bronze medals following a 2-1 win, as the 2018 runners-up once again impressed in the tournament.With Modric at the tail-end of his career, it was a rising star of Croatian football who opened the ...Full Story »

Martin Canning stood in for under-the-weather Stoke boss Alex Neil and spoke of his pride at the visitors’ efforts in their 2-1 come-from-behind victory at Bristol City.Jacob Brown scored a second-half winner after Liam Delap had cancelled out Nahki Wells’ opener.Neil was struggling as he watched from the dugout and missed his post-match press conference, and assistant manager Cannin...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne was not satisfied with his team’s performance, despite a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Forest Green.A David McGoldrick hat-trick, following Nathaniel Mendez-Laing’s early opener, helped take Derby into the top six in League One, but Warne felt his side could have done even better.Warne said: “I was happy with parts of it. I was happy with our second...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore admitted his side have been struggling on the ball in recent weeks after their goalless League One draw at home to Oxford.Josh Murphy could have won it for the visitors in stoppage time but goalkeeper Cameron Dawson saved his penalty.Moore said: “We were dogged off the ball but we could’ve been much smoother on the ball today. We just couldn&r...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson says his side are continuing to show their character in the cinch Premiership after fighting back to beat 10-man Ross County.Victory in Dingwall made it six unbeaten game for the Saints, but for their latest three points Davidson’s men had to recover from Jordan White’s 22nd-minute opener to claim a 2-1 comeback win.It is not the first time they h...Full Story »

Swindon boss Scott Lindsey was full of praise for his illness-stricken players after they beat Barrow 1-0 to go fourth in League Two.The depleted Robins were gifted an early penalty after Tyrell Warren’s poor back pass left goalkeeper Paul Farman with little choice but to bring down Jacob Wakeling.Louis Reed duly stepped up and buried his first goal of the season and the visitors saw out a...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton reckons his strikeforce are as good as any in the division after John Marquis scored twice to end their 62-year wait for a win at The Valley.The Gas are undefeated in 11 of their last 12 League One matches and their 2-1 victory in a frosty south London moved them up to ninth in the table – three points outside the play-off places.Substitute Marquis had on...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher’s Plymouth returned to winning ways – and the Sky Bet League One summit – with a 2-1 home win over basement side Morecambe.After goals from Niall Ennis and Sam Cosgrove had sealed a first win in five matches, Schumacher beamed: “To have 47 points before the halfway stage and top of the league going into Christmas Day, everybody can be really pleased abou...Full Story »

Richie Wellens praised the professionalism of his Leyton Orient side following their 2-0 win against Sutton which opened up a seven-point lead at the top of Sky Bet League Two.The match was one of only two in the division to beat the cold and that was thanks to Orient’s foresight at the start of the week when they hired a dome that covered the entire pitch.Second-half goals from Paul Smyth...Full Story »

Robbie Neilson heaped praise on “clever” Lawrence Shankland after the Hearts striker moved joint top of the cinch Premiership scoring charts with a double in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Kilmarnock.The 27-year-old is level with Aberdeen’s Bojan Miovski and Rangers’ Antonio Colak on 11 league goals this term, while he has 14 in all competitions.“It’s massive f...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic praised two-goal hero Joao Pedro after Watford eased to a 2-0 win at bottom side Huddersfield to climb to third in the Championship table.The problems for Mark Fotheringham’s Terriers are of a different kind as the defeat leaves them stuck at the bottom of the table, seven points from safety.Bilic admitted of Pedro, who scored goals at either end of the second half: “He&...Full Story »

Barnsley manager Michael Duff paid tribute to his players after they beat Burton 2-0 following a bug which affected various members of the squad during the week.Devante Cole’s double made it five straight wins in League One to keep them in fourth place.The home side’s pressure finally paid off when Cole opened the scoring from close range in the 36th minute and the striker struck aga...Full Story »

Partick Thistle claimed an entertaining 3-2 victory over Scottish Championship leaders Ayr.Dipo Akinyemi opened the scoring for Ayr in the ninth minute against the run of play with a fine individual goal but Harry Milne headed in an equaliser in the 21st minute and then Brian Graham put Partick ahead just before half-time.Two minutes after the break Ayr were back level as Logan Chalmers picked u...Full Story »

Ozan Tufan rescued a point for Hull as they came from behind to draw 1-1 with 10-men Sunderland at the MKM Stadium.The midfielder was the man who lost the ball in the build-up to Ross Stewart’s opener for Sunderland in the 74th minute, with the forward breaking free to slot the ball home on his return from injury.But Tufan’s goal spared some blushes for the home side, who had the num...Full Story »

Raith and Arbroath played out a 1-1 draw in the Scottish Championship.The hosts went ahead in only the sixth minute with a helping hand from their opponents as Ricky Little diverted a cross into his own net.Second-bottom Arbroath put the ball in the right net just before half-time to equalise, Colin Hamilton heading in.And the strugglers might have clinched all three points but for a fine double...Full Story »

Ipswich were knocked off the top of League One as Brandon Hanlan’s first goal since February condemned them to a 1-0 defeat at Wycombe.The Tractor Boys have dropped back behind Plymouth, following the latter’s win over Morecambe, while the Chairboys will spend Christmas seventh in the table, just two points behind the play-off places.Wycombe began the brighter, with Hanlan steering J...Full Story »

Devante Cole’s double helped Barnsley continue their good recent run by beating Burton 2-0 at Oakwell.Cole opened the scoring in the 36th minute and doubled his tally 17 minutes from time to make it seven wins from eight games in all competitions for the Tykes.The first real chance fell to Barnsley when James Norwood’s ball into the area found Jordan Williams arriving at the far post...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Cameron Dawson saved a stoppage-time penalty as the high-flying Owls recorded a goalless League One draw at home to Oxford.The away side started well and had the first big opportunity, with skipper Cameron Brannagan having his effort saved by the feet of Dawson.Wednesday striker Callum Paterson then had a close-range shot saved by Simon Eastwood, with Josh Windass ...Full Story »