Steven Schumacher admitted he was pleased with Stoke’s start to the season following Saturday’s narrow 1-0 Championship win at former club Plymouth.Dutch forward Million Manhoef scored an all-important 83rd-minute winner after being denied by a string of Conor Hazard saves until then.“It was big three points that we needed,” admitted the Stoke boss.“I am drained. Fo...Full Story »

Dundee boss Tony Docherty was delighted with his players’ start to life after captain Luke McCowan as they drew 2-2 against St Mirren.St Mirren twice took the lead at Dens through Toyosi Olusanya and Mikael Mandron but were pegged back each time with Curtis Main and Ziyad Larkeche on the mark for the Dark Blues.Docherty praised his players for the way they battled for a draw, especially as...Full Story »

Lee Bell hailed his Crewe players as they produced a fantastic late show to come from behind and seal their first three points of the season with a 2-1 win at Bromley.Lewis Leigh’s second-minute strike appeared to give Bromley a great platform to build from but two Crewe goals in the final seven minutes from Micky Demetriou and Chris Long ensured it was the Railwaymen who took the spoils o...Full Story »

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson believes his side are already showing they can compete at the top end of League One after winning 2-0 at Peterborough.Goals from Jack Marriott and Max Cleworth were decisive in the victory at the Weston Homes Stadium.With the first international weekend upcoming, Wrexham are second with three wins from their opening four games, and Parkinson was happy with the perf...Full Story »

Shrewsbury got their season up and running with a first victory after beating Leyton Orient 3-0 at the The Croud Meadow.Paul Hurst’s side had lost their first three games but changed their fortunes emphatically with a goal from Leo Castledine and a late brace from Thomas Bloxham to hand Orient a fourth straight defeat.Castledine saw an early effort blocked before the on-loan Chelsea midfie...Full Story »

Stuart Maynard likened veteran striker David McGoldrick to an eager teen after his double earned Notts County a comeback win at Swindon.The former top-flight striker, 36, levelled in the 30th minute – after Gavin Kilkenny’s first Swindon goal had put the hosts ahead – when he worked some space on the edge of the box and lasered into the top corner.McGoldrick then won the game i...Full Story »

Josh Coburn opened the scoring on his debut as Millwall picked up their first win of the season in the Sky Bet Championship with a 3-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at The Den.Coburn only joined the Lions on loan from Middlesbrough on Friday but he quickly made himself a hero to his new supporters as he also had a hand in Duncan Watmore’s goal to make it 2-0.Captain Jake Cooper then hea...Full Story »

Delighted Gillingham boss Mark Bonner saluted his table-topping side as they clung on to beat Chesterfield with a 1-0 League Two win at Priestfield Stadium.A precise headed effort from Robbie McKenzie was enough to separate the teams in all-action encounter which saw both sides finish the game with 10 men.Gills skipper Max Ehmer was dismissed on the hour for a second bookable offence, while Ches...Full Story »

Gillingham cemented their position at the top of League Two for a couple of hours at least by defeating Chesterfield 1-0 as both sides ended the match with 10 men at Priestfield.A precise headed effort from Robbie McKenzie after just eight minutes was enough to separate the two teams in all-action encounter.Ironically, Chesterfield were quicker out of the traps and nearly took a fourth-minute le...Full Story »

Arsenal are in talks to sign Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto as the replacement for Aaron Ramsdale, according to reports. The Gunners are on the hunt for a new No.2 to back-up David Raya with Ramsdale on the verge of signing for Southampton in a £25m deal (per BBC Sport). Ramsdale was a regular during his first two seasons at the Emirates, playing 78 games across all competitions during the...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo didn't rule out a return to the Champions League as the Al-Nassr star was honoured at the Champions League draw. WHAT HAPPENED? The five-time Ballon d'Or winner was honoured during the revamped Champions League draw event in Monaco, where he was presented with an award for being the all-time leading goal scorer in Champions League history, boasting an impressive tally of 14...Full Story »

Steven Naismith lamented a “missed opportunity” to make it to the Europa League after his struggling Hearts side went down 2-0 on aggregate to Viktoria Plzen in the play-off round.Trailing 1-0 from the first leg in the Czech Republic a week earlier, the Jambos boss hoped his team could turn things round at Tynecastle.However, Naismith was left disappointed by the way Hearts performed...Full Story »

Hearts’ hopes of making it into the Europa League were dashed after they suffered a fifth defeat in a row, losing their play-off tie against Viktoria Plzen 2-0 on aggregate.The Edinburgh side – trailing 1-0 from the first leg in the Czech Republic a week earlier – were in the tie until the 76th minute of the second leg at Tynecastle, when Lukas Cerv’s strike sucked the li...Full Story »

Chelsea scraped through to Conference League group stages after a 3-2 aggregate victory despite a 2-1 defeat in Servette.The Blues won 2-0 at Stamford Bridge a week ago and things looked to be going further to plan when Christopher Nkunku buried a penalty to hand them a three-goal lead in the tie, seemingly opening up an unassailable advantage in Chelsea’s bid to reach the competition&rsqu...Full Story »

Two goals in added time from James Bree and Cameron Archer earned Southampton their first win of the season as they secured a 5-3 triumph at Cardiff City Stadium.Bree’s 30-yard screamer was the fourth time the Premier League side had gone ahead and then Archer’s second added an extra bit of security at the end of a superb Carabao Cup second-round match.Three times Cardiff had hit bac...Full Story »

Arsenal left back Kieran Tierney could be off to Turkey in the coming weeks of the transfer window. The Record are stating that Turkish giants Galatasaray could offer him an exit route from the Emirates Stadium club. Tierney is no longer in favor at Arsenal under their boss Mikel Arteta, who wants to cash in on him. Given the Turkish window remains open after the Premier League window, ther...Full Story »

NEWCASTLE star Sandro Tonali's wait to get back on the pitch is nearly over. The Italian was slapped with a ten-month ban following an investigation into betting breaches. Tonali's girlfriend Juliette Pastore has been by his side in Newcastle - but she has now returned to Italy Credit: Instagram @juliette_pastore Juliette has enjoyed dog walks in Gosforth with the player Credit: Instagram @ju...Full Story »

Barnsley boss Darrell Clarke was pleased with the way his side recovered from a disappointing result on Saturday to beat South Yorkshire neighbours Sheffield United 1-0 in the Carabao Cup.After Max Watters scored the second-half goal which settled this second round tie, Clarke said: “We scored a really good goal and it’s a good night for us. Defensively, as a team, we were a lot bett...Full Story »

Crawley boss Scott Lindsey apologised for the challenge by his captain Jay Williams which cut short the debut of Brighton’s new signing Matt O’Riley in the Premier League side’s 4-0 Carabao Cup win.O’Riley, signed by the Seagulls for £25million from Scottish champions Celtic, was forced off after just 10 minutes following a challenge which infuriated the Brighton be...Full Story »

Fulham manager Marco Silva said Jay Stansfield is ready to fight for a Premier League place after his side’s 2-0 Carabao Cup win against Birmingham.But Silva admitted he cannot guarantee the England Under-21 international will still be at Craven Cottage by the end of the week.Stansfield refused to celebrate his goal on his return to Birmingham as Fulham cruised into the third round.The 21-...Full Story »