Michael McKenna scored twice as Arbroath eased to a 3-0 win at Dunfermline.After several early penalty shouts for the visitors, McKenna gave them a 12th-minute lead as he followed in after goalkeeper Deniz Mehmet failed to hold Nicky Low’s shot.Kai Kennedy struck a post for Athletic and Kevin O’Hara and Nikolay Todorov had would-be equalisers disallowed before Scott Stewart set up Da...Full Story »

Derby manager Wayne Rooney was convinced his side should have been awarded a penalty as they drew 1-1 with local rivals Nottingham Forest at Pride Park.Rooney could not believe a handball by Forest skipper Joe Worrall near the end of the first half was not penalised.Forest had been desperately poor in that period after falling behind in the 11th minute when Tom Lawrence latched onto Craig F...Full Story »

Andreas Weimann was the Bristol City hero as Cardiff were beaten 2-1 in an entertaining Severnside derby in the Welsh capital.Weimann scored twice – an opportunistic effort followed by a splendid volleyed winner – as Cardiff lost for the first time in the Sky Bet Championship this season.Daniel Bentley’s own goal had put Cardiff back on terms and the visitors withstood late pre...Full Story »

Brennan Johnson eased some of the pressure on Chris Hughton with a late strike that earned Nottingham Forest a 1-1 draw at rivals Derby.Forest were heading for a fifth league defeat until Brennan fired home eight minutes from the end.Hughton’s team had been second best after Tom Lawrence gave Derby an early lead but improved in the second half to secure their first point of the season.Fore...Full Story »

Derby will have Phil Jagielka available when they host East Midlands rivals Nottingham Forest at Pride Park.The experienced defender suffered a cut near his eye during the draw with Middlesbrough which required stitches. However, he has trained this week and is “fine” according to Rams boss Wayne Rooney.Tom Lawrence (groin) could be involved but Rooney has said the midfielder will ne...Full Story »

Peterborough will check on the fitness of captain Mark Beevers as they prepare to host West Brom.The defender hobbled off after an hour of the draw with Cardiff and subsequently missed the defeat at Preston last weekend.Jack Marriott’s match fitness continues to improve and Posh boss Darren Ferguson has hinted he could start alongside Jonson Clarke-Harris up front.Fellow forward Sammie Szm...Full Story »

Chiedozie Ogbene will be out of action for Rotherham ahead of their clash against South Yorkshire rivals Doncaster.The winger was forced off the field against Sheffield Wednesday at the weekend with a hamstring injury.Ogbene’s injury is not expected to be long-term.Freddie Ladapo could also feature for the Millers, he came off the bench against Wednesday after recovering from illness which...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Slavisa Jokanovic was pleased to see his side come from behind to beat Derby 2-1 and advance to the third round of the Carabao Cup.Derby took the lead when Kornell McDonald’s low cross found Louie Sibley who fired the ball low beyond Michael Verrips.The hosts equalised when Kyron Gordon’s cross was met by a header from Luke Freeman eight minutes after the bre...Full Story »

QPR manager Mark Warburton insisted there is plenty more to come from Rob Dickie after the centre-back’s stunning goal helped his team to a 2-0 win against his former club Oxford in the Carabao Cup.Dickie’s 26th-minute opener – his fourth goal of the season – and Leon Chambers-Parillon’s own goal five minutes before half-time put Rangers in control.The impressive Di...Full Story »

Sheffield United came from behind to beat Derby 2-1 and advance to the third round of the Carabao Cup.Substitute Billy Sharp scored the winner after Luke Freeman cancelled out Louie Sibley’s opener.Oli Burke looked to get on the end of a Daniel Jebbison through ball early on, but goalkeeper Ryan Allsop was alert to the danger, racing out of his area to make a vital clearance.Moments later,...Full Story »

Billy Sharp could start for Sheffield United as they prepare to welcome Derby to Bramall Lane on Tuesday in the Carabao Cup.The 35-year-old replaced Rhian Brewster in the 65th minute and scored the equaliser for the Blades in their 2-1 loss to Huddersfield at the weekend.Kacper Lopata may start in the centre of defence for the first time since United’s first-round win over Carlisle.Goalkee...Full Story »

Preston manager Frankie McAvoy praised his players for rising to the challenge as Patrick Bauer’s goal secured their first Championship points of the season in a 1-0 victory over Peterborough.The Lilywhites, who had lost their opening three league matches, got up and running thanks to Bauer’s 14th-minute strike on his first league appearance since December.“We said before the g...Full Story »

Huddersfield boss Carlos Corberan was pleased with the way his side dug in to record a dramatic 2-1 win at Sheffield United.Levi Colwill’s goal decided the Sky Bet Championship contest at the end, after Billy Sharp looked to have rescued a point for the hosts earlier in stoppage time.Josh Koroma had given Huddersfield the lead with 15 minutes remaining, before late goals from Sharp and Col...Full Story »

Danny Ings scored a brilliant overhead kick to set up a deserved Aston Villa victory although Newcastle were unlucky to be on the wrong end of two VAR decisions in the 2-0 defeat.The £25million signing from Southampton, who scored on his Villa debut in the 3-2 defeat at Watford last Saturday, struck deep into stoppage time at the end of the first half after Tyrone Mings flicked on Matt Cas...Full Story »

Preston produced a timely response to their difficult start to the Championship season with a scrappy 1-0 win over Peterborough at Deepdale.The Lilywhites had lost their first three league games of the campaign heading into the weekend, but a battling performance from Frankie McAvoy’s side secured all three points in Lancashire.Preston created a string of chances to kill off the game after...Full Story »

Michael McKenna scored twice as Arbroath ended Partick Thistle’s unbeaten start after coming from behind to pick up their first cinch Championship win of the new season with a 3-1 victory.There was a delayed kick-off at Gayfield Park because the visitors had been caught up in traffic on the way to the ground.The Jags, though, soon settled and went ahead in the 33rd minute through an own go...Full Story »

QPR manager Mark Warburton was relieved after a double substitution helped his side come back from two goals down to claim a 2-2 Championship draw with Barnsley and maintain their unbeaten start to the season.The visitors totally dominated a first half in which Dominik Frieser and Cauley Woodrow scored to put them in control of the game.Rangers were so poor that Warburton did not wait until half...Full Story »

The next casualty of Barcelona's nightmare summer will be young talent Ilaix Moriba, with RB Leipzig likely to sign the Spaniard before the transfer window closes. Ronald Koeman practically admitted in his Friday press conference that it's impossible for the La Masia graduate to continue with the club after the football rejected the renewal offer handed to him by the Blaugrana earlier this su...Full Story »

Arsenal could welcome back captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Sunday’s London derby at home to Chelsea.Aubameyang missed the 2-0 loss at Brentford after returning a positive Covid-19 test, as did fellow striker Alexandre Lacazette, goalkeeper Alex Runarsson and winger Willian.Willian could also return while Lacazette and Runarsson are still missing, as are defender Gabriel Magalhaes (kn...Full Story »

Following their recent capture of former Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish, Manchester City look set to continue their summer spending as they press ahead trying to sound out a new striker. The latest forward heavily linked with a summer switch to the Etihad is Fiorentina forward Dusan Vlahovic – a player the Citizens are rumoured to have already spoken to and have now put an offer on the ...Full Story »