Mark Noble came off the bench only to miss a stoppage-time penalty as Manchester United snatched a dramatic 2-1 victory at the London Stadium.Club captain Noble, West Ham’s Mr Reliable from the spot, was sent on by manager David Moyes to take the penalty after Luke Shaw handled in the area.The long-serving midfielder, who retires at the end of the season, had not missed a spot-kick since D...Full Story »

Ian Harkes’ late strike earned Dundee United a 1-0 victory in the first Dundee derby staged in the top flight since 2016.Chances were few and far between in a tightly contested match but the hosts eventually made the breakthrough with 10 minutes left, ensuring a positive ending to a weekend on which a new statue of the revered former United manager Jim McLean was unveiled at Tannadice.Dund...Full Story »

Aston Villa’s second-half blitz downed Everton as the hosts ran riot to clinch an impressive 3-0 win.They scored three times in nine minutes with Matty Cash, Lucas Digne’s own goal and Leon Bailey easing them to victory at Villa Park.The hosts could even afford the luxury of keeping record buy Emi Buendia on the bench after he arrived back from Croatia, where he had been training to ...Full Story »

Torquay left it late to end a run of two successive National League defeats with a stoppage-time 1-0 win over Southend.Keelan O’Connell came closest to opening the scoring for Torquay after 28 minutes but he could only fire narrowly wide.After the break, Daniel Wright saw a shot saved by Steve Arnold before Joe Lewis headed a corner from Connor Lemonheigh-Evans over.Sam Dalby, who had head...Full Story »

Matthew Warburton struck against his former club as Halifax registered a 3-0 victory over Stockport at The Shay.The summer signing from Northampton delivered a fine free-kick to give his side the lead four minutes before half-time.Stockport twice hit the woodwork prior to the deadlock being broken, John Rooney curling an effort off the post before Alex Reid’s cross was diverted onto the ba...Full Story »

Millwall played out an entertaining 1-1 stalemate against Coventry at The Den to record their third successive Sky Bet Championship draw.The Sky Blues took the lead after nine minutes when Viktor Gyokeres forced his way into the box before firing into the bottom corner.Millwall levelled after 21 minutes through George Saville, whose side-foot finish took a wicked deflection before it ended up in...Full Story »

MK Dons cruised past 10-man Gillingham with their 4-1 win at Priestfield moving them up to third in Sky Bet League One.Gills top scorer Vadaine Oliver had put the hosts in front on 20 minutes, heading home Alex MacDonald’s beautifully floated cross towards the back post.However, the dismissal of Stuart O’Keefe just shy of the half-hour mark for a second bookable offence changed the g...Full Story »

A near-capacity crowd failed to inspire Manchester City as the champions were held to a frustrating goalless draw by Southampton at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola’s side might even have felt relieved to claim a point after referee Jon Moss overturned decisions to award Southampton a penalty and send Kyle Walker off in the second half. Statistically City dominated but lacked their no...Full Story »

Mansfield snapped a five-game losing streak after coming back to draw 1-1 with Rochdale.Substitute Danny Johnson scored less than three minutes after entering the pitch to cancel out Danny Cashman’s 50th-minute opener.The visitors had enjoyed the better of the limited first-half chances with Jake Beesley twice going close in the opening 25 minutes.At the other end, Rochdale goalkeeper Joel...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday had to settle for a point after taking an early lead against Shrewsbury and failing to convert a penalty in a 1-1 draw.Saido Berahino put the hosts ahead and Barry Bannan missed from the spot before Ryan Bowman made it all square going into the break.Berahino gave the hosts a sixth-minute lead, heading firmly past Marko Marosi after meeting a corner from Bannan.Berahino went ...Full Story »