Halifax and Altrincham both missed the chance to boost their National League play-off credentials as they held each other to a goalless draw.Victory for either side would have opened up a two-point gap to Aldershot in eighth, but hosts Halifax failed to take advantage of a second-half red card for the visitors’ striker Matty Kosylo, who was shown a second yellow card after 56 minutes for b...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers manager Matt Taylor saluted veteran striker Chris Martin after he took out his “frustration” on Charlton with both goals in a 2-1 win at The Memorial Stadium.Martin came off the bench to put the Gas ahead after 68 minutes and then had the final say four minutes into stoppage time after Manchester City loanee Slobodan Tedic had drawn Charlton level late on.Taylor sang t...Full Story »

Matty Etherington insists his Colchester players “let themselves down” after suffering a chaotic 5-3 League Two defeat at AFC Wimbledon.Josh Davison and Joe Lewis both grabbed doubles for the hosts at Plough Lane as Asian Cup-bound Iraqi international Ali Al Hamadi also netted.Cameron McGeehan, Joe Taylor and Tom Dallison all scored for the Us, though McGeehan was sent off in the clo...Full Story »

Arsenal eyeing move for Bayern star in January Arsenal are plotting a shock January move for Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt, according to The Athletic (via The Sun). Mikel Arteta recently mentioned that he is keen on making new additions to the squad in the January transfer window but it remains to be seen if they manage to meet Bayern's asking price amid the club's financial constr...Full Story »

Matt Taylor pointed to his players’ efforts as Bristol Rovers became the first home team to beat Portsmouth in League One this season.Paddy Lane equalised for Pompey in the 76th minute after Antony Evans had curled in an exquisite free-kick 10 minutes earlier for the hosts, but Rovers’ Luke Thomas struck four minutes into added time for a winner.Taylor believes that Portsmouth will u...Full Story »

Relieved Ian Evatt hailed the importance of getting over the line after sealing his 100th victory as Bolton boss against Leyton Orient.Bolton were 3-0 up inside 10 minutes, but they were a couple of stoppage-time blocked shots from allowing Orient to claim the unlikeliest of points.“It didn’t matter how we won, we had to win,” said Evatt, who had been marooned on 99 wins after ...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers paid the price for their naivety according to manager Matt Taylor after they fell to a 3-1 defeat away to Sky Bet League One play-off contenders Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.John Marquis had equalised for Rovers after Ollie Norburn’s stunning opener. But second-half goals from Jake Beesley and Jordan Rhodes were enough to see Blackpool to three comfortable points.Taylor felt...Full Story »

Wycombe manager Matt Bloomfield admits he is starting to sound like a broken record after his side once again failed to hold on for victory.The Chairboys have now gone 10 games without a win in Sky Bet League One, but this was two points they allowed to slip through their fingers after failing to kill off a match they had dominated.Vale had offered precious little before Ben Garitty’s 90th...Full Story »

Matty Etherington admits the win was all that mattered for his Colchester side as they beat Salford 2-1 to end a five-game losing streak.Joe Taylor gave the Us a 42nd-minute lead with a scuffed shot from close range after Cameron McGeehan had helped on Mandela Egbo’s delivery into his path.And Chay Cooper doubled Colchester’s advantage in the 89th minute when he latched onto fellow s...Full Story »

Matt Taylor hopes Bristol Rovers can build on their Sky Bet League One victory at 10-man Bolton.Taylor’s troops were in cruise control, leading 2-0 at half-time through John Marquis and Antony Evans and with Wanderers reduced to 10 men after skipper Ricardo Santos’ red card.Gas had to survive a nervy finale as Eoin Toal’s late deflected goal gave the hosts’ hopes of pulli...Full Story »

Walsall boss Mat Sadler hailed veteran striker Jamille Matt’s impact off the bench after he became the Saddlers’ match-winner for the second time this week in a 1-0 victory over Tranmere.Matt, mostly used as a substitute, had not scored all season until midweek in the FA Cup but coolly beat Rovers keeper Luke McGee to earn Walsall a third straight win in all competitions.The 34-year-...Full Story »

Jamille Matt’s first league goal of the season gave Walsall a 1-0 win over terrible travellers Tranmere.Rovers’ winless away run stretched to 17 games as Nigel Adkins suffered a first defeat since taking permanent charge.An error from Walsall’s David Okagbue presented Tranmere with the game’s first chance but Kristian Dennis’ shot was foiled by Saddlers keeper Jacks...Full Story »

New boss Matt Taylor says he is still learning about his players after Bristol Rovers endured some tricky second-half moments in a 4-2 FA Cup second-round victory at Crewe.Taylor secured his first win in his third game since taking charge of the Pirates at the beginning of the month, but what looked like an easy canter to a third-round trip to Norwich faded in a jittery closing period at Gresty ...Full Story »

Matt Bloomfield understands fans’ frustration with his Wycombe side but insists they are not “desperate” for results.Taylor Perry’s brilliant long-range strike earned Shrewsbury a 1-0 win and left Wanderers winless in eight League One games.Bloomfield said: “I understand there will be criticism from the fans and rightly so because of the results. I’m in a resu...Full Story »

New Bristol Rovers manager Matt Taylor admitted to being amazed how poorly his team played in their 1-1 draw with bottom-of-the-table Cheltenham Town at the Memorial Stadium.Taylor had veteran full-back Jack Hunt to thank for sparing his blushes in his first home game in charge since succeeding Joey Barton as he cancelled out Will Goodwin’s opener.“It was incredible to witness that f...Full Story »

Crawley won 2-1 at struggling Colchester to inflict defeat on their former boss Matty Etherington.Goals from Liam Kelly and Danilo Orsi either side of half-time were enough to give Crawley the win, with Joe Taylor netting an added-time consolation.Samson Tovide squandered a great early chance for Colchester, for whom Arthur Read’s 25-yard free-kick went over while Kelly scuffed a good open...Full Story »

Sutton boss Matt Gray praised his side after they secured an FA Cup third-round tie for only the sixth time in their history with a 3-0 win over non-league Horsham.Horsham were reinstated into the second round after it was found League One Barnsley had fielded an ineligible player in the replay.But Luton loanee Dion Pereira bagged a second-half double in the space of 10 minutes before Omari Patr...Full Story »

Shrewsbury boss Matt Taylor praised his side for overcoming their injury crisis to reach the third round of the FA Cup with a 3-2 win over Notts County.Ryan Bowman’s hat-trick sealed victory as the striker opened the scoring in the first minute and, following Richard Brindley’s equaliser, netted twice more in the second half before James Sanderson’s late consolation.“I th...Full Story »

Alex Le Tissier left little the imagination Matt Le Tissier's daughter-in-law left little to the imagination on social media as she covered up her sizeable assets with a Southampton scarf. Alex Le Tissier, who also goes by the moniker the Queen of Southampton, took to social media to share the cheeky snap with the caption: "Should've won but I'll take the draw..." Saints haven't been at their ...Full Story »

Sergio Aguero maintains that it is "a matter of time" before Lionel Messi returns to Barcelona, despite Inter Miami mapping out future plans. WHAT HAPPENED?The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner made a stunning move to the United States when reaching the end of his contract at Paris Saint-Germain. The opportunity to return to Camp Nou was shunned at that stage, with the iconic Argentine opting to ...Full Story »