Cambridge boss Garry Monk hailed his side’s “huge effort and motivation” after responding to last week’s derby mauling with a battling 1-1 draw against high-flying Barnsley.Monk’s men were thrashed 6-1 by rivals Peterborough in their previous outing but showed an immediate desire to make amends against the Tykes as they took the lead after just four minutes through ...Full Story »

Renee Slegers said Arsenal “had some extra fire” to beat local rivals Tottenham following last season’s 1-0 defeat in the north London derby.The Gunners opened the scoring through Alessio Russo after just 63 seconds – the Gunners’ second fastest goal in the Women’s Super League.That set the tone for a one-sided clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Frida Ma...Full Story »

Alessio Russo scored after 63 seconds to set Arsenal on their way to a 3-0 north London derby victory at Tottenham.Russo’s early finish – the Gunners’ second fastest goal in Women’s Super League history – was added to by Frida Maanum and Stina Blackstenius to continue interim boss Renee Slegers’ impressive short-term reign.Slegers, who replaced Jonas Eidevall ...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder said he will celebrate his side’s first Steel City derby win in over seven years by belting out a few more renditions of club anthem Greasy Chip Butty.Wilder, Sheffield born and bred, sang heartily with Blades fans at the final whistle after Tyrese Campbell’s second-half goal had sealed a hard-fought 1-0 win against local rivals Sheffield Wednesday ...Full Story »

Tyrese Campbell’s second-half goal sealed Sheffield United a 1-0 win against Sheffield Wednesday at Bramall Lane in the first Steel City derby in over five years.Campbell struck early in the second half as the Blades climbed back into the Sky Bet Championship’s top two – level on points with leaders Sunderland – and extended their unbeaten home run this season to seven le...Full Story »

Dave Challinor was delighted with the response from his Stockport side after they demolished local rivals Bolton 5-0 just four days after losing by the same scoreline to Wycombe.Challinor made four changes to his side following Tuesday’s heavy defeat and the rotations paid off with Will Collar, Kyle Wootton, Fraser Horsfall, Louie Barry and Odin Bailey all on the scoresheet for the hosts.&...Full Story »

Ruthless Stockport handed out a 5-0 thrashing to Bolton as they easily saw off their Greater Manchester rivals at Edgeley Park.Will Collar put County ahead on the half-hour mark before the hosts struck another four times with Kyle Wootton, Fraser Horsfall, Louie Barry and Odin Bailey all adding to the rout.After Horsfall and Barry had both come close for County in the opening stages, Collar grab...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney praised Plymouth’s grit and resilience as he guided them to a rare away point on his first return to Pride Park since resigning as Derby manager.The former England and Manchester United centre-forward spent an eventful 17 months in charge of the hosts from November 2020, preserving their Championship status against the odds during his first season at the helm before a mammoth ...Full Story »

Kwame Poku scored a hat-trick as Peterborough produced a derby demolition in thrashing Cambridge 6-1 at the Weston Homes Stadium.It is the second season running the Posh have defeated the U’s by a record margin as the visitors’ run of five straight wins in all competitions without conceding came to a crashing end.Peterborough went ahead after 25 minutes when Jack Sparkes’ ball ...Full Story »

Paul Warne said Derby’s first Championship away win of the season was not a big deal after they broke their duck with a 2-1 victory at Coventry.Jerry Yates opened the scoring in the first half before his cross was diverted into his own net by Bobby Thomas.Tatsuhiro Sakamoto halved the deficit with just over 10 minutes to go but Derby earned their first victory away from Pride Park at the e...Full Story »

Derby earned a first away win since their return to the Championship by beating Coventry 2-1 at the CBS Arena.Jerry Yates opened the scoring for the Rams before supplying the cross that Bobby Thomas turned into his own net.Tatsuhiro Sakamoto halved the deficit for the Sky Blues with 13 minutes left but they were unable to grab a late equaliser.Jack Rudoni gifted the Rams the opening goal in the ...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday head coach Danny Rohl said his side’s 2-0 home win against Norwich was the ideal preparation for Sunday’s Steel City derby.The Owls bounced back from Saturday’s 6-2 home defeat to Watford with a fully deserved three points against the injury-hit Canaries.Josh Windass and Dominic Iorfa put Wednesday 2-0 up at half-time and after comfortably seeing off a weake...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers were taken to extra time by Vanarama National League South side Weston-super-Mare before beating their West Country neighbours 3-1 to book a place in the FA Cup second round.A 95th-minute header from Rovers centre-back Connor Taylor, meeting Luke McCormack’s whipped cross, in the first half of the additional period saw Rovers reclaim the lead after the match had finished 1-1...Full Story »

Narcis Pelach’s focus on set-pieces paid off as Ben Gibson’s late header secured Stoke a 2-1 win against Derby.Stoke led through an early Tom Cannon penalty before a mix-up between Gibson and goalkeeper Viktor Johansson saw the visitors level midway through the second half.But skipper Gibson headed in from a corner in the 82nd minute to earn Pelach just a second Championship win sinc...Full Story »

Ben Gibson headed in a late winner as Stoke beat Derby 2-1 in the Championship.The Potters went into the lead early on through Tom Cannon’s ninth-minute penalty after he was taken down by Jacob Widell Zetterstrom.Derby, somewhat against the run of play, levelled things up in bizarre fashion after Gibson’s header beat his own goalkeeper Viktor Johansson, who got the last touch as the ...Full Story »

Teenage Hearts forward James Wilson scored a late Edinburgh derby equaliser to prevent beleaguered city rivals Hibernian leapfrogging them at the foot of the William Hill Premiership.The 17-year-old substitute pounced in the 87th minute to score his second goal in consecutive appearances and cancel out a 65th-minute opener from Hibs striker Mykola Kukharevich.The 1-1 draw was enough to maintain ...Full Story »

Paul Warne hopes Dajaune Brown’s first Derby goal is “one of many” after the 19-year-old scored the equaliser in a 1-1 draw against Hull at Pride Park.Brown came off the bench to draw Derby level after 66 minutes as he looped a header over Hull goalkeeper Ivor Pandur after Xavier Simons opened the scoring for the visitors in the 57th minute with a superb low effort from distanc...Full Story »

Dajaune Brown scored his first Derby goal as the Rams came from behind to draw 1-1 with Hull at Pride Park.Substitute Brown, 19, looped a header over Ivor Pandur after 66 minutes to draw Derby level after Xavier Simons opened the scoring for the visitors in the 57th minute with a superb low effort from distance.The Rams are now unbeaten in their last four matches following a third successive 1-1...Full Story »

Doncaster held off a late Bradford charge to win their Yorkshire derby at Valley Parade.Second-half goals from Luke Molyneux and Billy Sharp clinched a deserved 2-1 win as Grant McCann’s side bounced back from a home defeat to Bromley, though Andy Cook’s 10th goal of the season set up a frantic finish.Bradford keeper Sam Walker saved from Kyle Hurst and Molyneux, who also shot just w...Full Story »

Dane Scarlett scored for the second game running in Oxford’s 1-1 draw with Derby at the Kassam Stadium – their fifth successive Championship stalemate.Scarlett, making his first league start for the U’s, fired them in front in the 12th minute, deftly turning in Idris El Mizouni’s cutback from the left after good work from Siri Dembele.Nathaniel Mendez-Laing drilled in an ...Full Story »