Wayne Rooney says it is difficult to put Plymouth’s performance into words after the Pilgrims were hammered 5-0 by Cardiff.Michael Obafemi spurned a glorious chance to put Plymouth ahead early on in the Welsh capital, and it was all downhill for the visitors after that point.Alex Robertson fired home from the edge of the box in the 16th minute before the impressive Rubin Colwill calmly slott

Boss Stephen Clemence is ruing his side’s lack of firepower after Barrow fell to a 1-0 loss at Accrington – their fourth defeat in five league games.Shaun Whalley, 37, fired home on the counter attack in the eighth minute for his third goal of the season to make it three successive wins for Stanley, who were bottom of the table at the start of October.Barrow only troubled home goalkeep

Luton served up a brilliant Sky Bet Championship performance to comprehensively defeat local rivals Watford 3-0 and claim the local bragging rights at a jubilant Kenilworth Road.The hosts gave their fans a scare early on when full debutant Tom Holmes’s ill-advised backpass flew over the head of Thomas Kaminski, only to bounce inches wide of a post.Giorgi Chakvetadze then saw his shot deflect

Reading notched their fifth win in six League One home matches this season with a 4-1 victory over struggling Crawley.The hosts went ahead in the 20th minute through centre-back Amadou Mbengue only for Harry Forster to cancel it out 10 minutes later.A superb long-distance effort from Lewis Wing restored the home side’s lead before the interval.Reading secured victory with second-half goals f

Tottenham produced a second-half blitz of their own with three goals in eight minutes to down West Ham 4-1 and dispel memories of their collapse at Brighton.Ange Postecoglou had been forced to stew on a humbling 3-2 loss away to Brighton for two weeks during the international break where they conceded three times in quick succession after half-time.When Mohammed Kudus put West Ham ahead in the 18t

Second-half substitute Richard Kone scored a hat-trick inside 10 minutes as Wycombe beat 10-man Peterborough 3-1 at Adams Park.The Chairboys began the first half well as Dan Harvie, Caleb Taylor and Garath McCleary all went close.The visitors’ best chance of the opening period fell to Ricky-Jade Jones, who was thwarted by Wanderers goalkeeper Franco Ravizzoli.Peterborough took the lead five

Substitute Dane Scarlett headed a dramatic injury-time equaliser to earn Oxford a 1-1 draw against West Brom and prevent the Baggies going top of the Championship.Karlan Ahearne-Grant’s second goal of the season gave Albion a first-half lead.Grant fired home superbly in the 29th minute with a low 25-yard drive that beat Jamie Cumming to his right, fizzing into the net off the inside of the p

Shaun Whalley’s early solo strike gave Accrington a 1-0 victory against a Barrow side who could have gone top with a lunchtime win.Stanley’s winner came after eight minutes when Jimmy Knowles clipped a long ball forward to send Whalley running clear.The 37-year-old cut inside and fired low into the bottom corner for his third goal of the season.It was a third successive victory for Sta

Emil Riis ensured Preston’s unbeaten home record under Paul Heckingbottom continued as the Lilywhites beat Coventry 1-0 in the Sky Bet Championship.The 26-year-old headed home a 72nd-minute winner after missing a string of good opportunities in the first half.It was a strong performance that highlighted the progress that Preston have made since Heckingbottom replaced Ryan Lowe in August, how

Cardiff produced their best display of the season to thrash Plymouth 5-0 and heap further misery on Wayne Rooney.Alex Robertson struck first his league goal since joining from Manchester City in the 16th minute, with Rubin Colwill doubling Cardiff’s lead eight minutes later.Rooney – serving a one-match touchline ban – then saw Ibrahim Cissoko receive a straight red card before An