Jon Mellish and Jordan Gibson were on the scoresheet as Carlisle defeated Stevenage 2-0 at the Lamex Stadium.The Blues went ahead against the run of play through Mellish’s 45th-minute strike before Gibson scored a 65th-minute penalty to wrap up the win.Stevenage dominated the early stages, and Blues keeper Mark Howard produced an impressive 17th-minute save to stop Jake Taylor’s righ...Full Story »

Huddersfield are nursing a few injury problems as they prepare to welcome Coventry to the John Smith’s Stadium on Saturday.Captain Jonathan Hogg is still not available for the Terriers and it is yet to be known when the 33-year-old will make his return.Fellow midfielder Alex Vallejo continues his recovery after undergoing knee surgery and will also be out for a long period of time.Jordan R...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady said his players did what they set out to do by ending Exeter’s 20-match unbeaten home record with a 2-1 win at St James Park.Jack Sowerby’s deflected shot put the Cobblers in front, but Padraig Amond headed Exeter level five minutes after the restart.However, Northampton won it on 74 minutes when they were awarded a soft free kick that Exeter felt shouldn&...Full Story »

Nathan Jones singled out back-up goalkeeper James Shea as Luton’s hero after they ended their five-game winless streak with a 3-0 victory at Blackpool.Shea was only pressed into action due to regular stopper Simon Sluga falling ill but he performed admirably, with a string of stunning saves frustrating the hosts at Bloomfield Road.The 30-year-old repelled an early Owen Dale shot at his nea...Full Story »

Chris Wilder claimed his first home win as Middlesbrough manager as his side ground out a hard-fought 1-0 Championship victory over Swansea.Isaiah Jones’ first-half finish settled things at the Riverside, with Boro building on last weekend’s victory at Huddersfield to claim back-to-back successes for the first time since October.Swansea had plenty of the ball as they looked to get ba...Full Story »

Northampton manager Jon Brady hailed his side’s “incredible performance” during their hard-fought 1-0 victory over Leyton Orient.The Cobblers were without five senior defenders and then lost key striker Kion Etete early in the first half.But Sam Hoskins toe-poked Northampton ahead shortly before half-time and then a superb defensive display in horrible conditions at Sixfields k...Full Story »

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers is hopeful Jonny Evans will be fit to face Watford.The defender pulled out of Thursday’s 3-1 Europa League win over Legia Warsaw following the warm up with a thigh issue.Daniel Amartey stands by to deputise again while the rested Jamie Vardy will return. Youri Tielemans (calf), Ricardo Pereira (hamstring), James Justin (knee) and Wesley Fofana (broken leg) re...Full Story »

Swindon head coach Ben Garner praised the performance of Wales international Jonny Williams after he scored in a 3-1 win over Hartlepool at the County Ground.Tyreece Simpson also scored before Jack Payne rounded off a brilliant home display for the hosts with a stoppage-time stunner that handed the Wiltshire side just their second home victory of the season.Garner said: “It was great to re...Full Story »

Northampton manager Jon Brady praised his side’s resilience in the face of some refereeing decisions he claimed went against them in their 1-1 draw with Bradford at Valley Parade.Mitch Pinnock gave Northampton the lead in the 60th minute after racing more than half the length of the field after the visitors cleared a Bradford free-kick.However, the Bantams equalised seven minutes later whe...Full Story »

Huddersfield will check on the fitness of Jonathan Hogg and Duane Holmes ahead of their home game against West Brom.Hogg (thigh) and Holmes (ankle) passed a late fitness test to start against Cardiff on November 6 but both then had to be substituted through injury in the defeat in the Welsh capital, with Hogg lasting only nine minutes.Town boss Carlos Corberan will hope the international break h...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola has proposed an exchange deal with Barcelona involving Raheem Sterling. Sterling is reportedly keen to seek an exit from City. The England international has seen his playing time limited over the past 18 months. Barca have long been linked with the 26-year-old, but their dire financial situation has made a move almost impossible. Catalan outlet El Nacionalis reporting that Gu...Full Story »

Newcastle interim manager Graeme Jones believes whoever succeeds him will “inherit a healthy football club pulling in the same direction” after Isaac Hayden’s equaliser forced a 1-1 draw at 10-man Brighton.The result lifted the Magpies off the foot of the Premier League table in front of their prospective new boss Eddie Howe.Brighton had taken the lead from the penalty spot mid...Full Story »

Bolton will again be without Gethin Jones as they prepare to welcome Stockport in the FA Cup on Saturday.The 26-year-old defender has been out of action since mid-October and will not return until the new year.Amadou Bakayoko may not be risked after suffering an ankle injury which has forced him to sit out of Bolton’s last two games.Club top scorer Dapo Afolayan is in line to start.Dave Ch...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones hailed opposite number Neil Warnock for breaking the record of the most games managing an English league club in the Hatters’ 3-1 victory over Middlesbrough.Warnock’s milestone match was spoiled by three goals in five second-half minutes for Luton, who climbed back into the play-off places having dropped out following defeat to Preston at the weekend.After ens...Full Story »

Peterborough striker Jonson Clarke-Harris is in contention to start as the Posh welcome Huddersfield to the Weston Homes Stadium on Tuesday.The 27-year-old, top scorer in League One last season, came on as a second-half substitute in Saturday’s 3-0 loss at Swansea and may start for the first time since serving a four-match ban for historic offensive social media posts.Harrison Burrows was ...Full Story »

Newcastle midfielder Jonjo Shelvey is back in contention for the home game against Chelsea after suspension.Interim-boss Graeme Jones could also recall goalkeeper Martin Debravka, who has returned to training after a foot injury.Paul Dummett (calf) and Elliot Anderson (hip) both remain sidelined, but otherwise Jones has a full-strength squad to choose from.Chelsea will still be without both Timo...Full Story »

Barcelona are already planning to offload on-loan Sevilla striker Luuk de Jong in January. De Jong came in on former coach Ronald Koeman's recommendation, but his performances have left a lot to be desired and now he has to go. Barcelona want to reinforce their attack in January and Barcelona will try and send him away in January as he won't be getting more minutes, says Sport. Barcelona's ...Full Story »

Jon Brady hailed his Northampton side’s bravery after they moved into the League Two automatic promotion places with a 2-0 win at Tranmere.Kion Etete’s opener was added to by Sam Hoskins’ penalty as Brady’s side moved above their opponents and into third in the table.The Cobblers have responded to defeat at Hartlepool with three straight wins and clean sheets.And boss Bra...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones insisted his side have not done anything yet after they climbed up to fifth in the Championship with a hard-fought 1-0 win over struggling Hull.Elijah Adebayo’s 17th-minute header was the only goal of the game as the Hatters kept a seventh clean sheet of the campaign.Jones said: “Let people say whatever they want, we know what we have inside, we know our own a...Full Story »

Graeme Jones talked up the finishing of Callum Wilson after he struck to earn Newcastle a point at Crystal Palace on Saturday.The Magpies number nine produced a sensational overhead kick with his back to goal in the 65th minute to earn a share of the spoils in the capital after Christian Benteke had opened the scoring nine minutes earlier in the half.It saw Newcastle earn a first point sinc...Full Story »