Thomas Frank insisted there is method to the madness after Brentford raced into the Premier League record books.The Bees became the first team to score in the first minute of three consecutive matches after Bryan Mbeumo’s 37-second strike against West Ham.But, just like in the previous two games against Manchester City and Tottenham, they were unable to hold on to their early lead and Tomas

Gillingham boss Mark Bonner stressed improvements have to be made despite the 2-0 victory over Barrow in Sky Bet League Two.The Gills took the points in a top-of-the-table clash as Barrow boss Stephen Clemence endured an unhappy return to Priestfield.Goals from Jayden Clarke and Robbie McKenzie either side of the break did the damage as Glenn Morris made a string of good second-half saves to keep

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder praised winless Portsmouth after his side were held to a 0-0 draw at Fratton Park.The Blades are one of two sides, along with Blackburn, yet to lose this season in the Sky Bet Championship, but could not find a way past Pompey and their goalkeeper Will Norris.Last season’s League One champions Portsmouth are second from bottom having gathered just four p

Interim coach Omer Riza wants to be Cardiff’s next permanent manager after the Sky Bet Championship’s bottom side suffered a 4-1 defeat at Hull.The Bluebirds are without a league win, without a boss and have suffered their worst start to a season in 94 years.Riza said: “I want to be a head coach – I’ve made no secret of that.“I’ve been ready for the last c

Michael Carrick thinks exciting winger Ben Doak has shown how determined he is to develop at Middlesbrough after helping to secure a 2-0 win over Stoke at the Riverside.Middlesbrough moved up to eighth in the Championship with the victory that started with Doak’s first goal for Boro.The 18-year-old, making his first start since arriving on loan from Liverpool, pounced to convert from close r

Phil Parkinson was satisfied with the point although his side lost their place at the top of Sky Bet League One following a 0-0 draw at Leyton Orient.The O’s should have scored within two minutes of the start, but Charlie Kelman steered his shot wide and thereafter the Wrexham boss saw his side were forced to dig deep defensively for the first hour before they raised their game.They could ha

Charlie McCann scored the only goal as Forest Green claimed a 1-0 win over Hartlepool in the Vanarama National League.McCann slotted into the bottom after 71 minutes at the New Lawn following good work from Marcel Lavinier and Emmanuel Osadebe.Harry Cardwell went close to adding a second, but Brad Young kept out his header with a fine save.David Ferguson and Luke Charman went close for Hartlepool

Walsall manager Mat Sadler admitted his side had to be resilient on their way to a crushing 4-0 win over Colchester.Jamie Jellis fired the Saddlers into a half-time lead and they wrapped up the points with Albert Adomah scoring and Jack Earing adding a late brace.“There were some tough times in that game, especially in the first half,” Sadler admitted.“I talk about winning in dif

A second-half strike from Jack Stevens earned Solihull a point in a 1-1 draw with Dagenham.The hosts had the majority of the chances in the first half but could not make the breakthrough, with a Junior Morias effort sparking a goalmouth scramble in the 19th minute and Josh Umerah drawing a great save from Laurie Walker.Dagenham went ahead four minutes into the second period, though, Harry Phipps f

Maidenhead fought back from a goal down to claim a valuable 2-1 victory over fellow National League strugglers Boston.The hosts made the perfect start when Zak Mills curled in an excellent opener in the eighth minute.But the lead lasted only 11 minutes before Jayden Mitchell-Lawson’s cross from the right was hooked in by Shawn McCoulsky.Mitchell-Lawson then saw Aidan Stone produce a brillian