Bournemouth head coach Andoni Iraola admits it is worrying already being in the bottom three and accepts a winless start to the season means he has “not done his homework”.The 3-0 defeat at Everton leaves the Cherries without a victory in eight matches, their worst start to a league season since the 1994-95 campaign in the third tier when they picked up just a point from the same numbe
Rotherham manager Matt Taylor admitted Jordan Hugill’s smash-and-grab to draw 1-1 with Southampton may have saved his job.Taylor was under pressure following Wednesday night’s 90th-minute defeat to Bristol City, having won only once and failed to pick up a point on the road.But Hugill came off the bench to produce a stunning equaliser to cancel out Stuart Armstrong’s opener.&ldqu
Portsmouth manager John Mousinho admitted the 2-0 win at home to Port Vale was ‘a game of two halves’.After a lacklustre opening 45 minutes, top-scorer Colby Bishop scored twice early in the second half to extend the Sky Bet League One leaders’ unbeaten run to 23 games.Mousinho said: “Over the 90 minutes you could say ‘job done’ but it was a game of two halves.&
Mauricio Pochettino believes Raheem Sterling can prove Gareth Southgate was wrong to leave him out of another England squad after the Chelsea forward inspired his side to a 4-1 come-from-behind win at Burnley.Days after Southgate left him out of the squad for next week’s internationals, Sterling took his frustrations out on his old Manchester City team-mate Vincent Kompany and Burnley, havin
Gareth Ainsworth insisted he can turn things around at QPR after a 4-0 defeat at home to Blackburn increased the pressure on him.Ainsworth is determined to stay on as boss but his future looks uncertain after another dire performance.Rangers have won just once at Loftus Road since last October and an 11th home game without a win set a new club record.They almost went down under Ainsworth last seas
Fulham manager Marco Silva described Willian as “class” after the Brazilian’s stunning display in the 3-1 victory over Sheffield United at Craven Cottage.The 35-year-old added Fulham’s third in stoppage time and was largely unplayable during a dominant performance.Bobby De Cordova-Reid’s strike and an unfortunate Wes Foderingham own goal had twice put the Cottagers ah
Sheffield Wednesday caretaker manager Neil Thompson admitted the quality might not have been there but could not fault his struggling side for their commitment in the goalless draw at home to Huddersfield.It was a Yorkshire derby of few chances at Hillsborough where the two men on the respective benches provided an interesting subplot to on-field events.Thompson was taking charge of his first game
Leyton Orient manager Richie Wellens was delighted to secure a 2-1 win against Reading after a difficult week for the club.The O’s match with Lincoln on Tuesday was abandoned when lifelong supporter Derek Reynolds was taken ill and died later that evening.Wellens had seen his team dominate the early exchanges against Reading to deservedly take a first-half lead through a Jordan Brown piledri
Mark Robins admitted his disappointment as Coventry salvaged a point against Norwich with a 1-1 draw at the Coventry Building Society Arena.Ben Gibson’s 88th-minute own goal handed the Sky Blues a point and maintained their unbeaten home start to the season after Jonathan Rowe poked in his sixth of the season before half time.The Sky Blues had chances to take all three points after Milan van
John Coleman praised his two-goal striker Josh Andrews and says he will get better after Accrington’s 2-1 win over bottom club Forest Green.The on-loan Birmingham striker headed home in each half as Stanley ended a thee-match winless run.Mathew Stevens pulled a late goal back for Rovers, who slipped to the foot of the division after a sixth straight defeat.Stanley boss Coleman said: “I
