Nicke Kabamba netted the only goal as National League leaders Barnet beat 10-man Aldershot.Kabamba was on target for the second successive game, nodding in Bailey Hobson’s cross at the back post in the 26th minute to earn the Bees a fourth successive win.Worse was to follow for Aldershot, who are without a win in five, when captain Aaron Jones was sent off for a challenge on Idris Kanu fiv...Full Story »

There's been claims the Irish goalkeeper will seek to leave in January. But Barnes insists: "Giorgi Mamardashvili was one of the best goalkeepers at the European Championships. "He isn't joining until next year, and there are parts of his game that he'll be working on while he's playing for Valencia this season. "Kelleher will feel like he is good enough to be the man to take Ali's gloves w...Full Story »

Barnet climbed top of the National League on goal difference after a comfortable 3-0 win at Wealdstone.Mark Shelton converted a second-half penalty before Callum Stead’s effort put Barnet in control and substitute Nicke Kabamba added a third in stoppage time.Shelton made no mistake from the spot to break the deadlock just after the hour-mark and Stead doubled the Bees’ lead five minu...Full Story »

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot admits even he was surprised by Darwin Nunez’s brilliant goal which capped a 3-0 victory over Bournemouth.Leading by two Luis Diaz goals in as many first-half minutes, the Reds striker, on his first start since April, produced a reminder of his talent with a curling effort around Kepa Arrizabalaga that went in off the far post.Slot was certainly not expecting...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson was pleased with another solid performance as his side recorded a fourth consecutive clean sheet in the league.The visitors also had the best chance of a hard-fought goalless draw with Bradford at Valley Parade when Myles Hippolyte’s shot hit one post, ran along the line and bounced away off the other.“It’s unbelievable how that’s not...Full Story »

St Johnstone caretaker manager Andy Kirk said his players need to learn lessons to prevent future leads from slipping after conceding a stoppage-time equaliser to draw 3-3 at Ross County.The Perth side had been 3-1 up in Dingwall after two spectacular free-kicks from Nicky Clark, only for late goals from Alex Samuel and Akil Wright to salvage a point for the Staggies.It was an almost-appropriate...Full Story »

Late drama was the order of the day in Dingwall as Ross County came from 3-1 down late on to salvage a 3-3 draw against St Johnstone.County had originally taken the lead through Ronan Hale in the first half, but Drey Wright expertly picked out the bottom corner just before half-time.It was the Perth side who claimed the advantage in the second half, going ahead through two Nicky Clark free-kicks...Full Story »

Late goals by Djed Spence and Brennan Johnson helped Tottenham avoid an almighty upset at Coventry in the Carabao Cup.Spurs were set to follow up Sunday’s painful derby defeat to Arsenal with a 1-0 loss in the third round after Brandon Thomas-Asante fired the Championship side into a deserved lead after 63 minutes.Moments earlier, Ange Postecoglou’s decision to substitute Lucas Bergv...Full Story »

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot insists opening their Champions League campaign with a 3-1 victory over AC Milan was more important than his birthday.The game coincided with the Dutchman turning 46 but the focus was getting his first European campaign off to a winning start.They achieved that with goals from Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai after conceding early on to Chris...Full Story »

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe hailed one of the best goalscoring wingers in the business after Harvey Barnes came off the bench to score a stunning late winner at Wolves.Trailing to Mario Lemina’s first-half goal, Fabian Schar’s deflected effort was followed by Barnes’ brilliant strike within the space of three minutes late in the second half to turn things around for a 2-1 vict...Full Story »

Harvey Barnes’ brilliant strike completed Newcastle’s late turnaround as they won their first Premier League match at Wolves since 2011 with a 2-1 victory.With 15 minutes remaining the visitors were trailing to Mario Lemina’s first-half goal and looked to have run out of ideas after Eddie Howe’s triple half-time substitution appeared not to have made any difference to a l...Full Story »

Philippe Clement revealed that John Bennett reluctantly and with some emotion stepped down as Rangers chairman on Saturday due to health reasons.The news of Bennett’s departure after 18 months in the post came at a time when the Ibrox club are still searching for a CEO, a director of football and an academy director, while former director John Gilligan has stepped in as temporary chairman....Full Story »

Paul Warne revealed his pride in his Derby side following their 1-0 victory over struggling Cardiff and even saw the funny side of Ebou Adams’ incredible miss at the death.Kenzo Goudmijn scored the game’s only goal after 28 minutes with a first-time finish from Callum Elder’s low ball into the box as the Rams claimed a ninth successive home win in the league.However, Adams shou...Full Story »

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot admits his first defeat – a shock 1-0 home loss to Nottingham Forest – is “a big setback”.After three victories without conceding his side laboured for 72 minutes before Callum Hudson-Odoi’s strike secured the visitors’ first win at Anfield since 1969.“It is a big setback. If you lose a home game that’s always a setba...Full Story »

John Eustace lauded the “outstanding” Yuki Ohashi after his brace helped Blackburn to a 3-0 Championship victory over Bristol City.The result never looked in doubt, though the opener was self-inflicted as Max O’Leary’s lackadaisical pass was pounced on by Lewis Travis and – with the goalkeeper in no man’s land – he slotted home his first of the campaign ...Full Story »

Barnet maintained their 100 per cent home record this season and climbed up to third in the National League table with a 3-1 win against Braintree.John Akinde gave Braintree a flying start by scoring against his former club inside the opening minute, but the Bees hit back through Mark Shelton, Callum Stead and visiting skipper George Langston’s late own goal.Akinde used his pace out wide o...Full Story »

Mykola Kuharevich and substitute Martin Boyle put struggling St Johnstone to the sword at Easter Road as David Gray savoured his first William Hill Premiership win since being named permanent Hibernian manager in the summer.The Edinburgh side had been denied victories by the concession of late equalisers in their previous two matches against Dundee and Kilmarnock, but this time they looked in fu...Full Story »

Deadline-day signings Arne Engels and Luke McCowan grabbed their first goals for Celtic as the champions beat Hearts 2-0 in a VAR-influenced William Hill Premiership encounter.Engels, Celtic’s record signing, was handed his first start and netted from a 52nd-minute penalty.Referee Colin Steven gave the spot-kick for handball after being called to the monitor by video assistant Alan Muir af...Full Story »

Danny Johnson’s 88th-minute effort earned Walsall a dramatic 2-1 victory over Bradford in a superb advert for League Two football.Johnson had only been on the field for nine minutes when he headed home Albert Adomah’s cross to settle a pulsating affair.Walsall initially led on 19 minutes as Taylor Allen ended their penalty curse, the Saddlers having missed three spot-kicks already th...Full Story »

Arne Slot’s honeymoon period as Liverpool head coach came to an end as Nottingham Forest pulled off a shock victory at Anfield.Even taking into account the visitors’ 23-year Premier League absence, the gap between this 1-0 win and their last success here in February 1969 seemed a long time.But Forest did what they had to do – hold out long enough against off-colour opponents to...Full Story »