Three costly error-strewn moments in the opening 20 minutes proved defining in a lively game at Brisbane Road where League One promotion favourites Birmingham emerged with a 2-1 win against Leyton Orient.Keshi Anderson and Alfie May scored for the visitors either side of a goal by Ethan Galbraith.Orient goalkeeper Zach Hemming’s howler in the seventh minute gifted City the lead when his inte

Rochdale and Forest Green fought out a 0-0 National League draw at the Crown Oil Arena following midweek defeats.Both sides were looking for a winning formula after Rochdale lost 1-0 to York on Tuesday, and Forest Green went down by the same score against Barnet.But it proved an encounter of few clear-cut chances, although Forest Green had more shots on goal and collected eight corners to Rochdale

Salford substitute Kelly N’Mai scored a late equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw for the 10-man Ammies at Chesterfield.Promoted Chesterfield looked set to claim the three points after taking a 69th-minute lead through James Berry and then seeing Salford lose Curtis Tilt to a red card moments later.However, M’Bai struck with four minutes remaining – Salford’s first goal of the s

Sunderland stopped free-scoring Burnley in their tracks at the Stadium of Light by making it three wins from three in the Sky Bet Championship.Despite agreeing to sell winger Jack Clarke to Ipswich, the Black Cats secured maximum points through a goal from his replacement on the wing, Romaine Mundle.The 21-year-old has been waiting for his big chance since arriving from Standard Liege in February,

Emmanuel Fernandez scored a stunning 30-yard goal as Peterborough came from behind to secure a 2-1 win at Exeter.The defender strode out of the back line and took advantage of his opponents backing off as his swerving effort flashed past the outstretched left hand of Joe Whitworth.The 22-year-old’s first EFL strike completed a spirited first-half fightback after Posh got off to a bad start.R

Huddersfield continued their winning start with a 1-0 home victory over winless Shrewsbury thanks to Callum Marshall’s first-half strike.The Northern Ireland international put the Terriers ahead midway through the first half, coolly finishing after correctly gambling that Aaron Pierre would not quite be able to get a clean header onto Brodie Spencer’s cross from deep.Shrewsbury almost

Dundee United earned their first victory of the season as they saw off St Johnstone 2-0.Luca Stephenson put the home side ahead in the 54th minute, putting the opener away on the rebound.The visitors then had Adama Sidibeh sent off six minutes from time, before a Jack Saunders own goal sealed the contest.

Bradley Stevenson salvaged a point for Solihull in a 1-1 draw with Braintree in the National League.Braintree took an early lead in the seventh minute when Kyrell Lisbie tucked the ball home into the bottom corner.Lucas Covolan made a string of good saves to deny the Moors, including a great stop from Conor Wilkinson’s effort and made a comfortable catch from Matty Warburton’s strike a

West Brom continued their unbeaten start to the Sky Bet Championship season as they claimed their second successive away victory in a 2-1 triumph at Stoke.A frantic first half saw the Baggies take the lead through Karlan Grant before the hosts levelled the game after on-loan Liverpool man Lewis Koumas netted on his home debut.Less than two minutes later, West Brom were back in front as Josh Maja&r

Charlton underlined their early season promotion credentials with a 2-0 home win over Bolton.Greg Docherty and substitute Matt Godden scored for the Addicks, who have won all three matches in League One and not conceded a goal.The Addicks took the lead at a rain-lashed Valley through captain Docherty in the 10th minute.The Scottish midfielder collected a pass from Thierry Small and produced a powe