Reading manager Paul Ince hailed his side as “incredible in every department” during the second half of their 2-1 Championship victory over Stoke.Lucas Joao, on his 29th birthday, gave the Royals a second-minute lead when he took advantage of sloppy defensive play from the visitors.Stoke equalised five minutes before the break through a close-range Ben Wilmot effort but Reading regai...Full Story »

Hartlepool manager Paul Hartley admitted he felt “deflated” after his side conceded a stoppage-time equaliser to draw 1-1 at Colchester.It looked as though Pools would be heading for their first league win of the season after Wes McDonald swept home a 29th-minute opener from close range after Reghan Tumilty had escaped the home defence and delivered into his path.But Colchester rescu...Full Story »

Paul Hurst saluted the travelling Grimsby supporters after his side served up a third successive away win with a 2-0 triumph at Newport.Grimsby are now unbeaten in five Sky Bet League Two matches and, following wins at Walsall and Rochdale, they picked up another three points after their longest journey of the season – a 450-mile round trip to south Wales.Second-half strikes from Bryn Morr...Full Story »

An own goal by Jordan Turnbull and a sublime strike from Paul Smyth gave Leyton Orient a 2-0 home win against Tranmere as the Sky Bet League Two leaders maintained their 100 per cent home record and unbeaten run.With defences on top in the first half, the O’s got the breakthrough in the 36th minute when Smyth drilled a cross into the box from the right and, under pressure from Ruel Sotirio...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom was delighted with his team’s display after seeing them beat Reading 4-0 to replace their opponents at the top of the Sky Bet Championship table.Oli McBurnie opened the scoring and Anel Ahmedhodzic made it 2-0 a minute into the second half. Iliman Ndiaye added a third, with Ahmedhodzic scoring again to round off the scoring.Heckingbottom said: &l...Full Story »

Boss Paul Ince claimed the only disappointment in Reading’s 1-0 win against Millwall at The Den was his side’s inability to win by a bigger margin.Ince saw his side secure a hard-fought victory, their third in succession, which took them to the top of the Championship.Debutant Naby Sarr’s first-half header was enough to separate the teams in an intriguing tussle in the capital....Full Story »

Grimsby boss Paul Hurst admitted he is already counting down the points to the League Two safety mark after two late Harry Clifton goals snatched the Mariners a 2-1 victory at Walsall.After Luke Waterfall’s stoppage-time strike at Rochdale a fortnight ago, Hurst’s men again left it late to record a second away win on the spin as Clifton netted twice in the final 15 minutes.Walsall ha...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Paul Warne hailed Richard Wood for continuing to defy the critics as the skipper netted twice in their 2-0 win over Birmingham.The veteran defender, who turned 37 over the summer, netted in either half as Rotherham’s unbeaten start to life back in the Sky Bet Championship continued.The Millers, who also had a penalty saved, were good value for victory against John Eustace...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom felt striker Oli McBurnie deserved his first league goal in nearly two years after earning the Blades a 1-1 draw at Luton.The 26-year-old volleyed home from close range with eight minutes gone in the second half, scoring for the first time in a league fixture since December 2020.Heckingbottom said: “I’m delighted by his goal. It can’t ju...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom praised the contribution of Oli McBurnie after Sheffield United triumphed 3-0 over Blackburn to go top of the Sky Bet Championship table.Oliver Norwood gave the Blades the lead with a curling free-kick shortly after the half-hour mark, before substitute Iliman Ndiaye wrapped up the three points with a second-half brace.McBurnie is without a goal of his ow...Full Story »

Reading manager Paul Ince admitted that his players were “out on their feet” as they struggled to hold on to a slender lead near the end of their 1-0 Championship victory over Middlesbrough.Tyrese Fornah, the on-loan Nottingham Forest midfielder, broke the deadlock in the 28th minute when he drove home a powerful 20-yard shot on the half-volley.Though Middlesbrough dominated much of ...Full Story »

Paul Hurst felt Grimsby’s goalless draw against Sutton was “one of the worst games” he had seen.Genuine chances were at a premium throughout the League Two meeting as Aribim Pepple and Ryan Taylor passed up late opportunities to snatch victory for the hosts.Donovan Wilson passed up a similar chance for Sutton in the opening 45 as both sides looked more likely to threaten from s...Full Story »

A double from James McShane made it back-to-back wins for Dorking as they beat Gateshead 2-1.Wanderers move up to sixth in the National League while the Heed are still searching for their first win of the season.Dorking took the lead in the 18th minute when Niall McManus hit a menacing cross and McShane was able to stab home.McShane doubled the lead just three minutes later, firing the ball into...Full Story »

Dagenham earned their first win of the National League season by beating Maidenhead 1-0.Paul McCallum scored the only goal in the 28th minute, slotting the ball past Daniel Gyollai from Mo Sagaf’s low cross.Dan Sparkes went close for Maidenhead but his free-kick was saved by Elliot Justham.McCallum had two chances to extend his side’s lead just after the break but the Magpies continu...Full Story »

Paul Hartley wants to see further improvements after watching Hartlepool record a second goalless draw in a row at the Suit Direct Stadium.Even though Pools did not lose to Tranmere, Hartley is keen to get three points on the board for the first time since taking over in the summer.And the Hartlepool boss thinks that his new-look side still need to do more in the final third, having scored just ...Full Story »

Paul Pogba is sporting a new haircut while injured for Juventus Paul Pogba flew his barber over from the UK to Italy to get his hair cut - and you can be sure it wasn't a short back and sides job. Celebrating his new life in Turin, the midfielder even performed a little jig with the former Manchester United star looking in high spirits. That is despite the fact that the 29-year-old is currentl...Full Story »

Paul Hurst said he felt for Rochdale counterpart Robbie Stockdale following Grimsby’s 1-0 win at the Crown Oil Arena.Luke Waterfall’s stoppage-time header from Anthony Glennon’s corner snatched three points for the visitors, who had been under the cosh for the opening 25 minutes.“It was a great win. We showed great character and belief, something we had in abundance last ...Full Story »

Hartlepool manager Paul Hartley is confident it is only a matter of time before his side start winning games after their poor start to the season continued with a 2-1 defeat at Northampton on Saturday.Pools remain winless after four games in all competitions and they were beaten again on a sweltering afternoon at Sixfields.Tyler Magloire’s close-range header gave Northampton the lead but H...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Paul Warne hailed a “good day at the office” and praised his team’s ruthlessness as they thrashed Reading 4-0.The promoted Millers struck four first-half goals to completely blow away the Royals at the New York Stadium and claim their first league win of the campaign.It was the first time United have netted four times at this level under Warne and should serve...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers will have captain Paul Coutts available again following suspension for the Sky Bet League One match against Oxford.Scottish midfielder Coutts has now served out a four-match ban, which carried over from the end of last season following a red card for violent conduct.Defender Alfie Kilgour could be asked to start again having come in for James Gibbons, who missed the midweek Caraba...Full Story »