Graham Alexander praised Bradford’s “discipline and togetherness” as they made light of Jack Shepherd’s early red card to earn a goalless draw at in-form Newport.Shepherd was shown a straight red for denying a goalscoring opportunity when he hauled down County striker Courtney Baker-Richardson with only 17 minutes on the clock.The home side, who had won four in a row before

Burton boss Gary Bowyer and defender Udoka Godwin-Malife were quizzed by police officers after the player was allegedly the target of racist abuse during the 3-1 defeat by Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium.Bowyer and Godwin-Malife, 24, were spoken to by uniformed officers in the changing room area as police investigated an incident that prompted referee Tom Kirk to halt the game midway throug

Huddersfield boss Michael Duff praised his team for their response to the fans’ half-time frustrations after they came from behind to win 2-1 at Yorkshire rivals Barnsley.The visitors trailed at the break thanks to Jon Russell’s opener, but turned the game on its head in the second half thanks to two goals in three minutes through Josh Koroma and Ben Wiles.Victory ended the Terriers&rs

Blackburn first-team coach David Lowe lavished praise on his side after a “hectic few days” ended with a 2-0 win over Plymouth to strengthen their Championship play-off position.In their first game since John Eustace’s move to Derby was confirmed, Rovers produced a convincing display.They eventually overpowered stubborn opposition in the second half, firstly courtesy of a real mo

West Brom head coach Tony Mowbray is demanding more from his players away from home after they held on for a point in a 1-1 draw at Millwall.The Baggies gratefully left The Den with a point after Joe Bryan’s own goal – his second this week – cancelled out Jake Cooper’s opener for the Lions, who spurned a succession of chances in the second half.It kept West Brom sixth in th

Graham Potter admits his start to life as West Ham manager has not gone the way he wanted.The Hammers slipped to a fourth defeat in six matches since Potter replaced Julen Lopetegui last month as Brentford ran out 1-0 winners at the London Stadium.Worryingly for Potter, their first-half display against the Bees was probably worse than some of the debacles served up under Lopetegui.Kevin Schade fir

Michael Carrick is confident he can turn around Middlesbrough’s slump after they were beaten 1-0 by Watford at the Riverside.Boro were booed by their supporters at full-time after Moussa Sissoko’s goal consigned the hosts to a fourth defeat on the spin.Carrick’s side have now lost six of their last seven games in all competitions and won just three of their last 14 Championship g

Mark Robins hailed Lewis Baker’s stunning stoppage-time strike as a “thing of beauty” as the substitute’s long-range effort sealed Stoke’s 3-1 Sky Bet Championship comeback win over Swansea.Baker, on his 100th appearance for the Potters and 300th of this career, let fly from around 65 yards and watched the ball sail over stranded goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux.Trailing
Andy Woodman praised his Bromley side’s defensive solidity as they made it back-to-back wins with a 1-0 League Two victory over Fleetwood.A single second-half goal from Michael Cheek – his 15th of the season – was all Bromley needed to leapfrog Fleetwood to sit 11th in the table.Bromley manager Andy Woodman said: “I wanted to make sure we were defensively solid and played t

Andoni Iraola refused to get carried away after Bournemouth fans were left dreaming of a potential Champions League adventure following a first league double over south-coast rivals Southampton.Travelling Cherries fans chanted of playing in European football’s premier competition next season after their side soared to fifth spot in the Premier League table thanks to a deserved 3-1 success at

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