Recalled winger Nathan Holland scored two classy goals in eight minutes as Oxford chalked up a first win in six matches by beating Accrington 5-1.Stanley had begun well, with Matt Butcher twice shooting over from 20 yards while Ethan Hamilton had a header cleared off the line by Matty Taylor.On-loan West Ham player Holland’s 18th-minute opener was a stunning individual effort as he dribble...Full Story »

Nathan Austin scored a hat-trick as cinch League Two leaders Kelty Hearts maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 3-0 win at Albion Rovers.The 27-year-old’s treble took his tally to nine goals for the campaign.Annan are second in the table, two points behind, after a 2-0 victory at Elgin. An early goal from Owen Moxon and a late one from Matty Douglas sealed the three points.I...Full Story »

Sutton will be without midfielder Jonathan Barden for the visit of Hartlepool on Tuesday.The 28-year-old was substituted for Joe Kizzi just five minutes into Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Stevenage after suffering an injury in the EFL trophy fixture a week before.Richie Bennett is in line to start up front for U’s after his double at the weekend helped secure victory.Ever-present centr...Full Story »

Nathan Jones said his side showed “real character” in ‘adversity’ after Luton scored deep into stoppage time to salvage a frenetic 2-2 draw at Blackburn.Rovers led 2-0 going into the closing quarter of the Sky Bet Championship contest at Ewood Park, after clinical first-half strikes from Tyrhys Dolan and Harry Pickering – his first for the club – in the space ...Full Story »

Nathan Holland should be available for Oxford’s League One clash with Lincoln.The winger is back in training after vomiting during the 2-0 Carabao Cup defeat to QPR last time out.Anthony Forde could return having missed the QPR loss on Tuesday night.James Henry (hamstring) and Ryan Williams (groin) could also be fit to feature.Teddy Bishop could start for Lincoln after having shaken off a ...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones could name an unchanged team against Birmingham.Jones made five changes following the defeat at West Brom and saw his side win at Barnsley, and the players who started at Oakwell stand a good chance of keeping their shirts. Goalkeeper Simon Sluga and defender Peter Kioso were particularly impressive against the Tykes.Jordan Clark will remain absent for the Hatters. The mi...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones dedicated his team’s 1-0 win at Barnsley to club legend Mick Harford.Harford, who is Jones’ assistant at Kenilworth Road, started his treatment for prostate cancer earlier in the day, with away fans chanting his name throughout the night at Oakwell.The Hatters manager also revealed afterwards that the ex-England international was never far from the players&rsq...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Jonathan Mitchell is expected to make his Hartlepool debut against Crewe in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.Mitchell joined his hometown club on a permanent deal on Friday following his release by Derby earlier this summer.Fellow new signings, Matty Daly and Tyler Burey, are also pushing for their first starts after coming off the bench to good effect at the weekend.Pools marked their retu...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones hailed his summer signings after a dominant opening-day performance secured a 3-0 win over Peterborough.New arrival Fred Onyedinma was the star of the show with two assists for Elijah Adebayo and Harry Cornick, while also finding the target himself with 20 minutes remaining to seal a superb debut outing.Speaking afterwards, Jones said: “Fred was brilliant, absolutel...Full Story »

Nathan Tella scored his first goal for Southampton in the 3-1 win over already-relegated Fulham in the Premier League.The 21-year-old came off the bench to net Saints’ second while Fulham’s consolation came from 18-year-old Fabio Carvalho, his maiden goal for the Cottagers.Southampton took the lead in the first half when Che Adams scored from a James Ward-Prowse free-kick.Tella then ...Full Story »

Nathan Austin fired a hat-trick as Kelty Hearts set up a play-off with Brechin for a place in the Scottish Professional Football League.Barry Ferguson’s side beat Brora Rangers 4-1 to secure a 6-1 aggregate triumph in the pyramid play-off semi-final.The Fifers will go into their two-legged tie with Brechin full of confidence after a comprehensive win over the Highland League side, who knoc...Full Story »

Jonathan Woodgate insists Bournemouth will not be lacking in confidence when they take on Brentford in the play-off semi-finals despite seeing his team slip to a third straight Championship defeat.Stoke were full value for their 2-0 win, given to them by goals from debutant Will Forrester and full-back Tommy Smith, despite Woodgate naming a strong side.“We’ll be the underdogs, it&rsq...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones felt his side’s 1-1 draw against Middlesbrough showed why his side have not made the leap to be in with a shout of making the play-offs.The Hatters took the lead through Glen Rea’s third goal of the campaign after 19 minutes only to concede an equaliser within 60 seconds of the restart, with Duncan Watmore on target.Leading scorer James Collins then missed a p...Full Story »

Nathan Jones identified a change in mentality as the key to Luton’s thrilling second-half comeback from two goals down.The manager felt that was even more influential than the contributions of his two halftime substitutes, James Collins and Harry Cornick, who both scored.City looked set for their first victory at Ashton Gate since January when Nahki Wells fired them in front on 31 minutes ...Full Story »

Jonathan Woodgate refused to get carried away with thoughts of an instant return to the Premier League, despite seeing his Bournemouth side move up to third in the Championship table thanks to a 4-1 thrashing of Millwall.Philip Billing fired the Cherries in front shortly after the 15-minute mark, before Arnaut Danjuma and David Brooks’ strikes helped the south-coast side to a 3-0 half-time...Full Story »