A goal in either half saw Mansfield cement fourth spot in Sky Bet League One with a 2-1 victory at Wigan.After Dion Rankine had seen an early shot for Wigan saved by Cristy Pym, Mansfield took the lead just before the half-hour mark.Baba Adeeko coughed up possession deep in the Wigan half and Will Evans fired an unstoppable strike into the top corner of Sam Tickle’s net.Wigan were denied a p

Cardiff climbed out of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone with a second home win in the space of four days against Portsmouth.A Regan Poole own goal and Callum Robinson’s close-range effort put Cardiff in command after 13 minutes on a night when the Bluebirds’ only regret was that the winning margin should have been far greater than the final 2-0 scoreline.The victory, fresh from

Joel Randall scored twice as Peterborough ran riot in returning to winning ways in Sky Bet League One with a 5-1 thrashing of Blackpool at the Weston Homes Stadium.The Posh’s first victory in three games lifted them three places to 12th in the table, while the poor Seasiders slid to their third straight defeat.Peterborough led after eight minutes when Kwame Poku’s low ball into the are

Walsall picked the perfect moments to put down struggling Carlisle during a 3-1 victory in a fast-paced Sky Bet League Two encounter.The Saddlers struck within two minutes, Jamille Matt mugging Harrison Neal in front of his own penalty area and rolling to his left for Nathan Lowe to fire home low across goal via a Harry Lewis’ post.It set the tone for a brisk first half, albeit without clear

Promotion-chasing Wrexham and Huddersfield played out a goalless draw at the Racecourse Ground.Neither side broke the deadlock in a clash which lacked final-third quality.Ryan Barnett’s jinking run and shot drew a fine stop from Town keeper Jacob Chapman in the first half’s standout moment.Huddersfield had their first real effort before half-time as Bojan Radulovic nodded Ollie Turton&

Birmingham’s storming start continued as the Sky Bet League One leaders beat Bolton 2-0 at St Andrew’s@Knighthead Park.Tomoki Iwata’s third-minute volley put them on their way to their ninth win in 11 games this season before Jay Stansfield’s 83rd-minute penalty sealed it.Iwata netted with a cushioned side-footed effort after former City player Josh Dacres-Cogley headed awa

Shane Duffy ensured Norwich made it six matches without defeat as they fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Preston in the Sky Bet Championship.Sam Greenwood’s sixth-minute penalty put Preston in front and Duane Holmes grabbed a second for the home side six minutes later.The Canaries rallied as the terrific Borja Sainz pulled a goal back in first-half stoppage time and Duffy bagged

Luke Young’s long-range screamer earned Cheltenham a 1-1 home draw with promotion-chasing Bradford in League Two.The Bantams had taken an early lead through Neill Byrne, but Young’s second of the season secured a point for the improving Robins.Byrne nodded in Richie Smallwood’s free-kick for his second goal in two games after five minutes.But 10 minutes later, Harrison Sohna roll

The German's past and future are essentially colliding in Leipzig on Wednesday, as the row over his alleged hypocrisy rages onOn October 9, Kevin Grosskeutz woke up to more than 30 messages on his phone, all saying the same thing: Jurgen Klopp was joining Red Bull. Grosskreutz couldn’t believe what he was reading; he didn’t want to. He had played under Klopp at Borussia Dortmund, who c

The Portuguese tactician has endured a turbulent start to life in Turkey, and Thursday's meeting with the Red Devils could bring more misery“That culture makes it fun,” Jose Mourinho said after receiving a rapturous welcome from around 30,000 feral Fenerbahce fans at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in June. “It’s for the president, the directors, the board to be stable and to b