Marco Silva hopes the “future is going to be bright” for Ryan Sessegnon after he helped Fulham to a 2-1 victory over Wolves on his first Premier League start of the season.Fulham hit the front with 58 seconds on the clock after Andreas Pereira picked out the run of Sessegnon and he was able to slot past Jose Sa.Wolves responded in the 18th minute through Joao Gomes’ second goal a

Jack Currie’s early sending-off divided opinion between the two managers after Birmingham beat 10-man Leyton Orient 2-0 at St Andrew’s.Currie’s red card in the 12th minute, for a late challenge on Tomoki Iwata, changed the game, allowing Blues to cruise for much of the proceedings.Although the Os defended valiantly, and even entered the half-time break level, the pressure proved

Cardiff boss Omer Riza admitted he was “relieved” as he saw his side move up to 19th to sit six points clear of the Championship relegation zone following a narrow 1-0 home win over Hull.The Tigers mauled the Bluebirds in Riza’s first game in temporary charge of the Welsh side back in September when they won 4-1.But in a game between two sides locked on 33 points coming into the

Alexander Sorloth struck a stoppage-time equaliser for Atletico Madrid as a thrilling first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final at Barcelona ended 4-4.Barcelona appeared set to take a 4-3 lead into the return leg after hitting back from 2-0 down, but substitute Sorloth levelled it up in the third minute of added time.Atletico raced into an early two-goal lead at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium

Darrell Clarke was delighted to see his Barnsley team claim a second successive victory on the road as they secured a hard-fought 2-1 win at Northampton.Fresh from seeing the Tykes halt a run of six games without a win with a 1-0 success at Rotherham on Saturday, Barnsley did the business once again at Sixfields thanks to two top-quality strikes from leading scorer Davis Keillor-Dunn.The striker s

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler refused to take the credit for his match-winning substitution after Danny Welbeck made an instant impact to earn a “lucky” 2-1 Premier League victory over fellow European hopefuls Bournemouth.With both sides dreaming of qualifying for continental football next season, the momentum was against Albion when Justin Kluivert’s spectacular equaliser cancel

Tranmere manager Nigel Adkins said he had no plans to walk away following a 1-0 home defeat to Accrington.Shaun Whalley netted the winner to leave Rovers two points above the relegation zone after a 10-match winless run, with cries of “We want Adkins out” ringing out at the final whistle.After a fifth defeat in seven games, Adkins said: “We didn’t get the result we were aft

Oliver Glasner said Marc Guehi has a knee injury and hopes it is “nothing serious” after Crystal Palace’s 4-1 win over Aston Villa in the Premier League.The England international had to receive treatment but played the full 90 minutes as national team manager Thomas Tuchel watched on at Selhurst Park.The news comes weeks before England’s World Cup qualifiers against Albania

Fleetwood boss Pete Wild hailed his side’s “solid away performance” after their gave their play-off hopes a shot in the arm with a 2-1 League Two win at Gillingham.The Cod Army came from behind to end a four-game winless run as John Coleman’s side’s woeful winless run stretched to 13 games.Elliott Nevitt fired the hosts – who were booed off at the final whistle

Chelsea climbed back into the Premier League’s top four with a straightforward 4-0 win against Southampton at Stamford Bridge that edged the visitors a step nearer to relegation.Around 200 home supporters gathered outside the ground with banners and smoke flares ahead of kick-off to voice opposition to the club’s ownership but tensions were eased, temporarily perhaps, as Enzo Maresca&r