Interim boss Mike Dodds expects to still be in charge of Sunderland for Tuesday’s visit of Leeds after guiding the Black Cats to a 2-1 win over West Brom.Dodds was handed the head coach role on a temporary basis after Tony Mowbray was sacked earlier this week and got off to the perfect start as the hosts brought a three-game winless run to an end.The interview process for a new head coach ...Full Story »

Daniel Farke praised the “ice cold” finishing of Dan James and Crysencio Summerville after their goals gave Leeds a deserved 2-0 win at Blackburn.The Championship’s in-form side comfortably brushed aside a spirited Rovers side thanks to clinical strikes, first through James’ fine low 27th-minute effort, and then Summerville’s cool finish – his third in the las...Full Story »

Leeds kept up the pressure on the Championship’s top two with an impressive 2-0 win at Blackburn.In a test of their credentials against a vibrant home side, Daniel Farke’s men passed with flying colours, and a goal in each half did the damage.Dan James scored for the third game in succession to fire the visitors into a deserved lead and with Blackburn searching for an equaliser, Crys...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna praised his team for a “top, top, performance” following their narrow 2-1 victory over Coventry at Portman Road.George Hirst scored early on and Wes Burns’ cracker put the hosts further in front, before Matt Godden’s penalty cannoned off the underside of the bar.Although the visitors did manage a breakthrough thanks to Brandon Williams&rsquo...Full Story »

Daniel Farke saw two sides to his Leeds team in a pulsating 3-2 win over 10-man Middlesbrough at Elland Road which keeps them firmly in the Championship’s automatic promotion hunt.Leeds attacked at pace in a frantic first half which saw all five goals scored, but Farke was just as pleased with the way they ground out the victory in the second period.Farke admitted: “As a manager I li...Full Story »

Ashley Hemmings’ quickfire brace handed Kidderminster a vital win as they beat fellow strugglers Ebbsfleet 2-0.Victory lifted the Harriers off the foot of the National League table, while Ebbsfleet remained stuck in the relegation zone.Kidderminster settled the contest by scoring twice in first-half stoppage time.Sammy Robinson played the ball through to Hemmings, who slotted the ball into...Full Story »

Three goals in six first-half minutes set Cambridge on the way to a dominant 4-0 win over Fleetwood as they booked a place in the third round of the FA Cup.The U’s, with Barry Corr in caretaker charge following the sacking of manager Mark Bonner on Wednesday, never looked back after Danny Andrew opened the scoring in the seventh minute.Andrew curled in a free kick from 22 yards, awarded af...Full Story »

Leeds maintained their unbeaten home Championship record this season with a pulsating 3-2 win over 10-man Middlesbrough which saw all of the goals scored in the first half.Middlesbrough took the lead through an early strike by Emmanuel Latte Lath but Leeds responded to go ahead.Dan James and Crysencio Summerville, two of the smallest players on the pitch, put Leeds in front with headers inside t...Full Story »

Leeds boss Daniel Farke saluted his side’s “ice-cold” finishing in their 3-1 win over Swansea at Elland Road and said there was more to come.Goals from Joel Piroe and Dan James, both against their former club, sandwiched another clinical effort from Georginio Rutter as Leeds kept pace in the Championship automatic-promotion race.Farke’s side had fallen behind to Jamie Pat...Full Story »

Kieran McKenna praised Ipswich’s “intensity” as his team bounced back to winning ways with a thumping 3-1 victory over struggling Millwall.The result kept Town’s lead over third-placed Leeds to seven points and moved them to within a point of leaders Leicester.The Tractor Boys were two goals to the good after just 12 minutes through Conor Chaplin and Massimo Luongo and Na...Full Story »

Leeds maintained their pursuit of the Sky Bet Championship’s top two with a 3-1 win against Swansea at Elland Road.In a breathless start, Leeds had already had a goal disallowed when Jamie Paterson gave Swansea a first-minute lead, but Daniel Farke’s side hit back to level through Joel Piroe against his former club three minutes later.Georginio Rutter fired Leeds ahead in first-half ...Full Story »

Wigan manager Shaun Maloney was thrilled with every aspect of his side’s 3-0 victory over 10-man Fleetwood at the DW Stadium.The home side led 2-0 thanks to goals from Jordan Jones and Sean Clare when Joshua Earl was sent off for the Cod Army in first-half stoppage time for simulation in the penalty area.The second period was only damage limitation, with Tom Pearce firing home a cracking f...Full Story »

Crewe boss Lee Bell felt his side deserved more after being held to a 1-1 draw by EFL basement boys Sutton.The visitors went ahead in the 17th minute when Courtney Baker-Richardson opened the scoring.But Louis John levelled for the U’s 11 minutes later at Gander Green Lane.Both sides hit the woodwork as they searched for a winner in the second half, but ultimately had to share the points.&...Full Story »

Wigan secured a thoroughly deserved 3-0 victory over struggling 10-man Fleetwood at the DW Stadium.The home side went ahead inside four minutes when Tom Pearce supplied Jordan Jones, who cut in from the flank and fired the ball past Jay Lynch.It was 2-0 to Wigan just past the half-hour mark when Stephen Humphrys worked a short corner well and crossed for Sean Clare to bundle the ball home off go...Full Story »

Early goals were once again the issue for Ipswich at Championship rivals West Brom as they were swept aside 2-0.The Baggies scored early in either half but Town boss Kieran McKenna is not overly focused on that issue and has backed his side to improve their fortunes.Darnell Furlong headed the hosts in front after just five minutes from Matt Phillips’ corner and Albion doubled their advanta...Full Story »

Lee Bell saluted the resilience of his players as Crewe grabbed a stoppage-time winner following a lacklustre display in a 3-2 victory against Doncaster.The high-flying Railwaymen played second fiddle to Grant McCann’s Rovers for long periods and were pegged back by Joe Ironside’s second-half header after having come from behind to lead at the break through goals from defenders Luke ...Full Story »

Struggling Ebbsfleet ended a run of eight Vanarama National League games without a win in emphatic fashion as they thumped Oldham 4-1 at Boundary Park.The in-form hosts went into the game on the back of two straight wins but were stunned after just nine minutes when Greg Cundle grabbed the opener.Ebbsfleet keeper Mark Cousins produced a fine double save to deny James Norwood but could do nothing...Full Story »

Goals from Jamie Reid, Ben Thompson and Elliott List earned Stevenage a 3-0 win at Fleetwood.Reid scored his fifth in his last four games to give the visitors a half-time lead and second-half efforts from Thompson and List helped settle the first ever meeting between the two sides.Reid hit home a crisp opener in the eighth minute after Carl Piergianni won a header on the edge of the box and Jord...Full Story »

Rotherham interim manager Wayne Carlisle feels confidence will grow within the squad after his team battled to secure a 1-1 draw with Leeds.Crysencio Summerville fired Leeds in front early on but Rotherham got level through Hakeem Odoffin and arguably had the better chances to win the game in the second half.Carlisle, who is in the hotseat following the dismissal of Matt Taylor, said: “The...Full Story »

Managerless Rotherham put in a spirited display as they held Sky Bet Championship high-flyers Leeds to a 1-1 draw.The Millers were under the guidance of interim boss Wayne Carlisle following the dismissal of Matt Taylor and battled hard to earn a point against their third-placed visitors.The game began according to form, with Leeds going ahead in the sixth minute following a sweeping move.Crysen...Full Story »