Lee Angol scored a dramatic last-minute penalty to give Bradford a 2-1 win over Oldham in front of a bumper 17,264 crowd in manager Derek Adams’ first home match in charge.Oldham appeared to have snatched a draw when Dylan Bahamboula equalised early in the five minutes of stoppage time, his low shot from just inside the box taking a deflection past the diving Richard O’Donnell.But th...Full Story »

Leyton Orient manager Kenny Jackett was keen to thank the fans for their support as they beat 10-man Exeter 3-0 in their League Two home opener.Goals from Aaron Drinan, Omar Beckles and Theo Archibald helped the O’s seal three points in front of 4,860 supporters at the Breyer Group Stadium.There is also plenty more to come from the O’s insists the boss despite picking up four points ...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson thought his team’s 2-1 win over his old club Charlton was “fully deserved”.Ryan Williams and Cameron Brannagan struck twice in eight minutes in the first half to put Oxford in charge.And although Conor Washington pulled a goal back for the Addicks from the penalty spot before half time, after Sam Winnall handled, the U’s comfortably held on in th...Full Story »

First-half goals from Ryan Williams and Cameron Brannagan brought impressive Oxford a 2-1 win over Charlton at the Kassam Stadium.The Addicks went close early on as Conor Washington was denied by a smart save from Jack Stevens, turning his shot behind for a corner.But Oxford looked dangerous whenever they broke, with Mark Sykes involved in a lot of their good work.On 23 minutes Williams finished...Full Story »

Ten-man Bournemouth held out for a 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest as goals from David Brooks and Philip Billing helped them edge a tight contest at the City Ground.Brooks put the Cherries in front in the 28th minute with a nice finish and, while Scott McKenna’s header cancelled that out three minutes after half-time, Scott Parker’s men took the lead again through another well-taken goa...Full Story »

Substitute Dimitri Sea left Hartlepool feeling sick as Barrow secured an exciting 3-2 win over the Sky Bet League Two new boys at Holker Street.Dave Challinor’s side twice came from behind before French striker Sea, whose Carabao Cup winner earned the Bluebirds a second-round tie with Aston Villa,, struck the winner after 72 minutes.Barrow made a perfect start to the clubs’ first Foo...Full Story »

Mansfield made it maximum points from their first two games of the League Two season with a 2-1 home victory over Newport.The first half burst into life with two goals in three minutes – both from mistakes.With seven minutes gone George Maris won the ball back from a poor short corner and fired at goal where Joe Day should have done better as it curled past his dive.But after nine minutes ...Full Story »

Summer signing Ryan Tunnicliffe set up both goals on his home debut as Portsmouth beat Crewe 2-0 at Fratton Park to make it two league wins from their first two games.Striker John Marquis opened the scoring three minutes after the interval, picking up Tunnicliffe’s pass before drilling an angled drive into the net off the inside of a post.Tunnicliffe then teed up Marcus Harness to double t...Full Story »

Steve Evans felt his much-changed team were worthy winners and deserved to progress in the Carabao Cup after clinching a dramatic 10-9 victory on penalties at Crawley after the thrilling tie had ended 2-2.The Gills went through when French defender Ludwig Francillette became the only player to miss from the spot and Harvey Lintott then stepped up to convert the decisive penalty.Crawley’s S...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon head coach Mark Robinson felt his side were worthy winners after they defeated Charlton 1-0 at the Valley in the Carabao Cup first round.The Plough Lane side booked their place in the second round with a first-half goal from Paul Osew.Robinson made eight changes, but was certain his much-altered outfit showed plenty of strength in depth.He said “I thought we caused a few of o...Full Story »

Ten-man Crewe dug out a 1-0 win at Hartlepool in the first round of the Carabao Cup.Callum Ainley’s thumping volley proved decisive in Pools’ first game in the competition since 2016 after four seasons in the National League.The Railwaymen were a man down after only 13 minutes as Billy Sass-Davies was shown a red card by referee Thomas Bramall when he pulled Tyler Burey after the Har...Full Story »

Aberdeen came from behind to snatch victory over Livingston with a dramatic injury-time winner from youngster Jack MacKenzie.Trailing to a first-half goal from former player Bruce Anderson, the Dons levelled things up early in the second half with a strike from on-loan Brighton midfielder Teddy Jenks.And in the fourth minute of time added on, the Pittodrie outfit grabbed all three points when 21...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Mick McCarthy was happy to see fans back in the stadium but distraught his side could not deliver a winning start to the Sky Bet Championship campaign.The game against Barnsley ended in a 1-1 draw after goals from Marlon Pack and Toby Sibbick.“It was emotional and having fans back in was great, it was a shame we couldn’t turn it into a win,” said McCarthy.“Yo...Full Story »

Danny Johnson scored a penalty in the sixth minute of stoppage-time as Mansfield beat Bristol Rovers 2-1 in Sky Bet League Two.A brilliant individual goal from Cian Harries looked to have rescued a 1-1 draw for Rovers but debutant Johnson kept his cool to send the goalkeeper the wrong way after Oli Hawkins had been tugged in the box by Mark Hughes.The visitors played the last 13 minutes with 10 ...Full Story »

Roddy MacGregor’s late goal ensured Inverness’ ideal start to the cinch Championship season continued with a 1-0 win over Raith Rovers.Inverness had won their first game of the season away at Arbroath but secured a second three points when MacGregor’s right-footed strike from distance went into the top corner just 10 minutes from time.Shane Sutherland, who had scored in the fir...Full Story »

Naby Sarr’s strike denied Derby victory in their Sky Bet Championship clash with Huddersfield at Pride Park.Curtis Davies had earlier celebrated his return to Derby when opening the scoring.The 36-year-old defender, who only signed on Friday having spent the end of last season with the club, forced the ball over the line following a corner but Huddersfield quickly replied through Sarr to t...Full Story »

Paul Warne’s quest to earn a third promotion from Sky Bet League One got off to a solid start as his Rotherham side saw off Plymouth 2-0.First-half goals from Freddie Ladapo, against his former club, and Ben Wiles set Rotherham on their way to a fairly routine three points.Jordan Houghton almost made a great start to life as a Pilgrim but his volley whistled just over the bar.Ladapo was qu...Full Story »

Head coach Jack Ross admitted Hibernian fans had played a “massive part” in their 3-2 victory over Motherwell in a game that encapsulated what football had been missing last season.Hibs had 1,810 fans in a crowd of 5,240 at Fir Park and the atmosphere spurred both sets of players on to produce a thrilling cinch Premiership opener.Motherwell twice led through headed goals from Kevin V...Full Story »

Hibernian winger Martin Boyle hit the winner from the penalty spot during a five-goal thriller against Motherwell at a vibrant Fir Park.The home side were twice ahead through headed goals from Kevin Van Veen and Bevis Mugabi but Hibs hit back through Kyle Magennis and substitute Christian Doidge.Boyle’s winner came in the 70th minute following Stephen O’Donnell’s handball but t...Full Story »

Aberdeen eased their way to victory in the opening match of their cinch Premiership campaign thanks to goals from Jonny Hayes and Christian Ramirez in an energetic performance against Dundee United.The Dons, fresh from their Europa Conference League qualifying victory over BK Hacken, made only one change to the starting XI that lined up in Gothenburg, but showed no signs of tiredness as they pre...Full Story »