Graham Alexander marvelled at the rapid progress of his MK Dons side after they held on for a point against unbeaten Notts County.Alexander landed the League Two Manager of the Month award for August after a pleasing start to his Dons tenure and remains unbeaten on home soil after a 1-1 draw with the Magpies.Daniel Harvie fired the hosts ahead, but they invited pressure late on after Kyle Camero...Full Story »

A well-worked goal from Callum Slattery earned 10-man Motherwell a 1-0 victory over Hearts at Tynecastle as the visitors joined Celtic on 10 points at the top of the cinch Premiership.Slattery finished off a brilliant move in the 29th minute before the VAR officials reversed an offside decision against him.Hearts pinned Motherwell back for the vast majority of the second half but could not find ...Full Story »

Newport manager Graham Coughlan believes his side passed an important test of character as they fought back from a goal down to beat Sutton 3-1 at Rodney Parade with three goals in the final 20 minutes.The visitors struck first in the 53rd minute when Omari Patrick was in the right place to fire low under Nick Townsend’s dive, while Sutton defender Joe Kizzi headed into his own net from Ad...Full Story »

Manager Graham Coughlan was pleased with Newport’s reaction after they bounced back from a midweek defeat to claim a 3-0 League Two win at Forest Green.A dominant away performance from the Exiles began after just 13 seconds when Will Evans caught on to a poor misplaced pass by the hosts and he doubled his tally in the 24th minute.Newport made it three after 87 minutes through an Adam Lewis...Full Story »

MK Dons manager Graham Alexander was delighted with his team’s response to a half-time rallying cry as they staged a late comeback to beat Colchester 3-2 in Sky Bet League Two.Substitute Matt Dennis fired home in the 10th minute of stoppage time to make it three wins from four for the Dons and move them up to second place in the table.Ex-Colchester man Alex Gilbey equalised in the 88th min...Full Story »

Callum Hendry’s second-half hat-trick was enough to give Salford a 4-3 win at Tranmere in Sky Bet League Two.The visitors twice fought back from a goal down before Hendry took over in the second period to give the Ammies the victory.Connor Jennings opened the scoring for Tranmere after six minutes, slipping between two defenders and head Lee O’Connor’s cross past Alex Cairns.Sa...Full Story »

Graham Coughlan criticised referee Adam Herczeg as well as his side’s second-half showing as Newport capitulated at Crewe.The official turned down the Welsh side’s penalty claims early in the game after Aaron Wildig appeared to be impeded in the box. Within minutes former County favourite Mickey Demetriou edged Crewe ahead and while Will Evans levelled soon after, Demetriou grabbed h...Full Story »

MK Dons boss Graham Alexander admitted his side did not show enough quality in the final third after they suffered their first defeat of the season at Crawley.Mo Eisa struck his third goal of the season to cancel out Nick Tsaroulla’s 16th-minute opener for Crawley, but Danilo Orsi’s first goal for the Reds settled the issue shortly after the break.Alexander felt his side did not do e...Full Story »

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has revealed he signed £52million midfielder Sandro Tonali after he “fell in love” watching his play for AC Milan last season.The 23-year-old Italy international made a stunning Premier League debut in the Magpies’ 5-1 rout of Aston Villa on Saturday evening, announcing himself in English football in style with the opening goal and a commanding e...Full Story »

Graham Alexander hailed MK Dons captain Alex Gilbey after watching his side make it two wins from two in League Two by beating visitors Tranmere 1-0.Skipper Gilbey’s curling eighth-minute free-kick was glanced in by team-mate Mo Eisa, leaving Tranmere goalkeeper Luke McGee with no chance.The win sees Alexander’s side move top of the league and he was happy with his side’s perfo...Full Story »

Graham Coughlan felt his Newport side could easily have been leading by “five or six goals” at half-time of their 4-0 win against Doncaster.County raced out of the blocks and effectively put the game to bed inside 21 minutes with three unanswered goals.Seb Palmer-Houlden got the opener in the sixth minute when he outmuscled Joseph Olowu and fired past goalkeeper Ian Lawlor.Will Evans...Full Story »

Callum Smith struck a late winner as Raith staved off a determined Morton fightback to claim a 3-2 victory in the Scottish Championship.Rovers made a flying start, scoring twice inside the opening 15 minutes to leave their opponents on the back foot.Jack Hamilton’s close-range shot opened the scoring before a Lewis Vaughan penalty made it 2-0 following a foul by Darragh O’Connor.Mort...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta said the way Eddie Nketiah trained made him impossible to leave out against Nottingham Forest as the striker repaid the faith by opening the scoring on his recall.The 24-year-old had not scored a competitive goal in over 10 hours before breaking the deadlock as the Gunners began their quest for the Premier League title with a narrow 2-1 win.After a 30-minute delay to kick-off follow...Full Story »

Newport boss Graham Coughlan hailed a morale-boosting victory for his side as they fought back from a goal down to beat League One Charlton 3-1 in the Carabao Cup first round.Daniel Kanu put the visitors ahead just before half-time, but second-half strikes from Aaron Wildig, Will Evans and Seb Palmer-Houlden sealed a second-round spot for the Exiles for the seventh successive season.“I&rsq...Full Story »

Chelsea have, on Thursday, knocked back an opening proposal from Premier League rivals Fulham, for Callum Hudson-Odoi. The name of wide-man Hudson-Odoi has, of course, taken its place front and centre in the media chatter at Craven Cottage over the course of the last week. This comes after word was forthcoming that the decision of boss Marco Silva to stay put was set to culminate in Fulham's...Full Story »

LORIS KARIUS' girlfriend has urged him to leave "uncomfortable" Newcastle behind. This is despite Toon boss Eddie Howe reportedly wanting to keep the German. Karius, 29, made just one appearance during the season, miraculously coming against Manchester United in the Carabao Cup final. Despite the 2-0 defeat, the ex-Liverpool star, synonymous with two errors in the 2018 Champions League fina...Full Story »

The relegated Foxes have contacted the former Chelsea boss for a second time after asking him to help them beat the drop. Graham Potter is wanted by Leicester following his Chelsea exit Credit: Reuters The 48-year-old declined and instead chose to take some time away from football after his Blues dismissal. Leicester are now willing to go back in for him and throw big money at Potter after re...Full Story »

Graham Potter is wanted by Crystal Palace to manage the London club next season as Roy Hodgson’s short spell at the club is set to come to an end. The 75-year-old was brought in to help guide the Eagles to safety in the Premier League after a bad run of form under his predecessor  Patrick Vieira left them in a spot of bother. The former Arsenal star was sacked in March and Palace ...Full Story »

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has admitted Champions League qualification was not even in his thoughts as he embarked upon the new Premier League campaign.The Magpies secured a top-four finish and a return to the big stage for the first time since the 2002-03 season with a 0-0 draw against Leicester on Monday evening to complete a remarkable turnaround.They were in severe danger of relegation when H...Full Story »

Captain Callum McGregor rescued Celtic with a late leveller as the Hoops twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with St Mirren in a pulsating encounter at Parkhead.Buddies boss Stephen Robinson had promised to have a go at the cinch Premiership champions and striker Curtis Main gave the visitors a shock lead after four minutes.Hoops attacker Kyogo Furuhashi levelled with a powerful drive in the 15th...Full Story »