Oxford boss Des Buckingham praised Dane Scarlett’s patience after the striker earned his team a point with a late leveller against West Brom in the 1-1 draw at the Kassam Stadium.Scarlett headed home three minutes into second-half stoppage time after Elliott Moore nodded on Will Vaulks’s long throw-in, for his first Oxford goal.Karlan Ahearne-Grant had fired Albion ahead in the 29th&...Full Story »

Man City have moved into pole position to sign RB Leipzig's Dani Olmo following recent talks over a summer transfer. The Spaniard has been linked with a move to the Etihad Stadium throughout the summer as the 26-year-old had a £51m release clause in his Leipzig contract, but that expired on July 15. The Premier League champions opted not to activate that clause, however, the Manchester...Full Story »

Ruben Selles hailed his goalscorers after Reading beat basement boys Carlisle 3-1 in Sky Bet League One.Sam Smith, who earlier hit a post, opened the scoring before Harvey Knibbs’ double at Brunton Park.Playmaker Knibbs bagged a brace in the corresponding fixture when the Royals hammered the struggling Cumbrians 5-1.For Knibbs it was his 14th and 15th goals of a fruitful campaign.Jon Melli...Full Story »

Ian Baraclough praised goalscorer Matty Taylor after he fired Cheltenham to victory at Cambridge.The Robins lifted themselves within five points from safety in League One after a first win on their travels since December, after losing by a single goal at Northampton, Bolton and Derby.Taylor has scored in each of his two appearances since signing from Forest Green in the January transfer window.&...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was delighted to see both Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota score – for different reasons – in the 2-0 win at Burnley.Nunez ended a run of 12 games without a goal with the first-half opener and Jota came off the bench after a month out to kill the game off in the 90th minute – his 50th goal for the Reds.“(Nunez) is an incredible finisher but if a ...Full Story »

Richie Wellens hailed striker Aaron Drinan after Leyton Orient beat Carlisle 3-1 to book their place in the second round of the FA Cup.A Joe Pigott penalty put Orient ahead before the visitors lost Callum Guy with a serious-looking leg injury in the first half.Joe Garner equalised before goals by Orient substitutes Drinan and Ruel Sotiriou ensured the Londoners victory.“I was pleased for A...Full Story »

Jon Dahl Tomasson praised the ambition and attitude of his two young goalscorers after their first league goals for Blackburn secured a 2-1 win against West Brom.Rovers delivered what turned out to be the knockout punches in a clinical three-minute spell as Dilan Markanday’s tidy finish from a narrow angle set the hosts on their way in the 20th minute before they suffocated their opponents...Full Story »

Sarina Wiegman praised first-time England goalscorer Lauren James after the 4-0 win over South Korea at Stadium MK – and criticised the “unacceptable” playing surface at the ground.Opening their defence of the Arnold Clark Cup, the European champions went in front in the 40th minute via a Georgia Stanway penalty won by James, moments after Alessia Russo had hit a shot against a...Full Story »

Mark Robins waxed lyrical about Swedish star Viktor Gyokeres after the Sky Blues’ top scorer ended his eight-game wait for a Championship goal by securing Coventry a 1-0 win over Millwall.An energetic and threatening Gyokeres was a handful for the Millwall defence all night before he took down Callum Doyle’s pass, turned past Charlie Cresswell and fired in his 13th league goal of the...Full Story »

Plymouth manager Steven Schumacher was delighted for unexpected goalscorers Matt Butcher and Saxon Earley following the 3-1 win at Oxford.The victory, a third in their last four games, keeps Argyle top of Sky Bet League One but out-of-form Oxford have now taken just one point from their last 18.Butcher notched his first goal for Plymouth while Earley scored on his full debut after having to wait...Full Story »

Ian Evatt praised “silent assassin” Kieran Lee after Bolton beat Portsmouth 3-0 to secure their second win over the south coast club in five days.Buoyed by a 1-0 quarter-final victory in the Papa Johns Trophy, Wanderers kept up their play-off in Sky Bet League One push boosted by Lee’s second-half goal and man of the match display.“He is a delight to watch and the players...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag backed Jadon Sancho to become a prolific goalscorer after sealing Manchester United’s victory against a Leicester side that Brendan Rodgers admits face an uphill battle after a quiet transfer window.The Red Devils continue to make progress following their wretched start to the season and left the King Power Stadium having secured a third straight Premier League win.Sancho scor...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna heaped praise on striker Tyreece John-Jules after the youngster marked his first league start for the club with a goal that set the Tractor Boys on their way to a comfortable 3-0 win over Shrewsbury.The 21-year-old Arsenal loanee opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, dispossessing Shrewsbury captain Luke Leahy around 40 yards from goal before going on a mazy run t...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady praised his players for “finding a way to win” after a dramatic stoppage-time goal from substitute Kieron Bowie gave the Cobblers their third win in four Sky Bet League Two games.After James Balagizi had given hosts Crawley a fourth-minute lead, Sam Hoskins marked his 300th Northampton appearance with two goals in quick succession.Balagizi, on loan from Liv...Full Story »

Swansea boss Russell Martin was not surprised by Harry Darling’s wonder goal which earned a 1-1 draw with Rotherham.Centre-half Darling celebrated his Swans debut with a 25-yard scorcher that found the top corner and cancelled out Chiedozie Ogbene’s early opener.Both sides had chances to win it in the second half, with Michael Obafemi missing an open goal for Swansea while Ogbene and...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany has claimed he is happy to complete the season without an out-and-out goalscorer after Burnley won 1-0 in his first game in charge at Huddersfield.Despite dominating for long periods during, on-loan Chelsea winger Ian Maatsen grabbed the only goal of the evening at last season’s beaten play-off finalists in the opening match of the Championship campaign.It was the 20-year-o...Full Story »

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe admitted he did not sign Bruno Guimaraes to score goals after seeing him snatch a dramatic victory over Leicester.The 24-year-old Brazil international cancelled out Ademola Lookman’s opener with his second goal for the club before sealing a 2-1 win with his third in the fifth minute of stoppage time to ease the Magpies 12 points clear of the relegation zone.Howe s...Full Story »

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson hailed Barrie McKay after the winger finally opened his account for the club with a stunning volley in Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Livingston.The former Rangers player swept an exquisite effort from inside the area into the top corner in the 58th minute to add to Beni Baningime’s early opener.The strike capped a comfortable afternoon for Hearts as the Go...Full Story »

David Moyes praised goalscorer Mark Noble’s performance after West Ham returned to winning ways with a dominant 4-1 victory over a depleted Watford at Vicarage Road.Despite having only one full training session in two weeks, Claudio Ranieri’s men started on the front foot, with Emmanuel Dennis giving the home side the lead in only the fourth minute.However, West Ham’s match fit...Full Story »