Weymouth secured their first win of the Vanarama National League season after demolishing Maidenhead United 3-1.Cameron Murray opened the scoring at Bob Lucas Stadium just before the half-hour mark after finding the bottom left corner with a sharp finish.The lead extended to 2-0 at half-time after Tyler Cordner nodded in a 41st-minute corner and although Weymouth continued to dominate it was the...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Lee Johnson was thrilled to see Aiden O’Brien take the limelight after his hat-trick fired his side to a dramatic 3-2 win at Blackpool in the Carabao Cup.The 27-year-old Republic of Ireland international completed a first hat-trick since 2015 in stoppage time to send the Sky Bet League One Black Cats into the third round at the expense of their Championship opponents, earni...Full Story »

Aiden O’Brien’s first hat-trick since September 2015 saw Sunderland stun Championship Blackpool 3-2 and book a place in the third round of the Carabao Cup.Shayne Lavery opened the scoring for Blackpool before O’Brien did the damage for the League One visitors at Bloomfield Road.Josh Bowler seemingly sent the game to penalties before O’Brien’s dramatic winner in adde...Full Story »

Kane Ferdinand scored a last-minute winner for Maidenhead as they beat Halifax 2-1 in the Vanarama National League.Maidenhead looked the more likely to score in the opening stages, but it was Billy Waters who got the opening goal for the home side in the first half.Jay Benn broke away down the right and set up Waters, who hit the ball home.Halifax came close to a second on the cusp of half-time ...Full Story »

Huddersfield have Lewis O’Brien and Lee Nicholls available for Tuesday’s Sky Bet Championship home clash with Preston.Midfielder O’Brien and goalkeeper Nicholls were among four players unable to play in the Terriers’ first two league matches of the season after testing positive for Covid-19.Harry Toffolo still cannot be selected, while Josh Ruffels is still recovering, ha...Full Story »

Austria boss Franco Foda hailed his history makers after a 3-1 Euro 2020 win over North Macedonia.Late goals from substitutes Michael Gregoritsch and Marko Arnautovic in Bucharest earned Austria their first ever victory at a European Championships.Stefan Lainer had given them the lead, only for Goran Pandev to equalise for the minnows before the break.“We deservedly won and congratulations...Full Story »

Maidenhead finished the Vanarama National League with a 4-1 win over Boreham Wood at Meadow Park – where their reserve goalkeeper Rhys Lovett scored a late goal.Reece Smith gave the Magpies the lead in the 11th minute with a low shot into the bottom corner for a first senior goal for the club.The home side went close to an equaliser when Corey Whitely’s effort was cleared off the lin...Full Story »

Vanarama National League strugglers Barnet returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Maidenhead as home fans returned at the Hive.The Bees, who avoided a third straight defeat after battling to a 2-2 draw at promoted Torquay on Saturday, went close in the 18th minute when defender Themis Kefalas nodded wide.Magpies keeper James Holden saved from midfielder Ephron Mason-Clark as the teams ...Full Story »

Halifax kept themselves in contention for a National League play-off place with a 2-1 victory over 10-man Maidenhead.The Shaymen are among five teams separated by only two points in the race for sixth and seventh spots with only one game remaining.Maidenhead midfielder Ryan Upward was shown a second yellow card seven minutes before the break, and Halifax went in ahead after Jake Hyde headed in L...Full Story »

Yeovil’s Luke Wilkinson was sent off after having a goal disallowed as the Glovers were held to a 0-0 draw by Maidenhead in the Vanarama National League.Josh Neufville rattled the Maidenhead crossbar in the opening exchanges and Joe Quigley headed wide from a Carl Dickenson free-kick as Yeovil looked to make a breakthrough.Maidenhead’s on-loan Reading goalkeeper James Holden denied Q...Full Story »

Sutton took a big step towards promotion to the English Football League with a 3-0 victory over Maidenhead.The Us were frustrated in the first half but made the breakthrough in the 65th minute when Donovan Wilson played the ball into the box for David Ajiboye to tuck home.It was 2-0 in the 79th minute, Omar Bugiel setting up Isaac Olaofe, and Sutton saved the best for last, Louis John scoring fr...Full Story »

Jim O’Brien’s hat-trick eased play-off chasing Notts County to a 4-0 Vanarama National League win at unfortunate Maidenhead.Strike partners Ruben Rodrigues and Kyle Wootton combined for a succession of early County chances before the opening goal arrived in the 10th minute, O’Brien making the most of Michael Doyle’s ball over the top.Maidenhead manager Alan Devonshire was...Full Story »

Sam Barratt scored a hat-trick for 10-man Maidenhead in a 4-2 victory over promotion-chasing Hartlepool.Maidenhead were leading 2-1 – Danilo Orsi-Dadamo and Barratt netting either side of a Rhys Oates equaliser – when Ryheem Sheckleford was sent off for a poor challenge in the 42nd minute.However, the visitors went from strength to strength as Barratt added his second and third goals...Full Story »

Charlie Wyke and Aiden McGeady could return from injury for Sunderland’s final regular game of the Sky Bet League One season against Northampton.The duo missed last weekend’s victory at Plymouth and may be given game time at the Stadium of Light ahead of the forthcoming play-off semi-finals.Defenders Conor McLaughlin and Tom Flanagan could also return to the squad, with Flanagan rate...Full Story »