Doncaster manager Grant McCann was pleased harsh half-time words had the desired effect as his side came back to earn a point against fellow high-flyers Notts County.McCann made no secret of his frustration with a poor first-half showing from his side, with Alassana Jatta heading County in front after 13 minutes.But he was pleased with the response in the second half as Rovers levelled through Joe

Chris Davies gave a bleak assessment of his Birmingham side’s 1-1 Sky Bet League One draw against Northampton at St Andrew’s.The Blues dominated from the first to the last minute, but their poor finishing saw the Cobblers keep their belief until the end.Jay Stansfield eventually opened the scoring for the Blues in the 58th minute, but a 97th-minute strike from Mitchell Pinnock saw Jon

Ian Holloway praised MK Dons for their tactical work as they beat his Swindon side 3-1 in Sky Bet League Two.Swindon struck inside the opening 20 seconds when Harry Smith headed in Ollie Clarke’s cross.MK Dons equalised in first-half stoppage-time as Kane Thompson-Sommers scored his first Dons goal when he converted the rebound after Scott Hogan had been denied.MJ Williams fired home a 57th-

Daniel Farke paid tribute to his Leeds side after they beat struggling QPR 2-0 in the perfect antidote to their disappointing midweek reverse at Millwall.Farke’s promotion-chasing outfit had lost 1-0 at The Den on Wednesday but goals either side of half-time from Jayden Bogle and substitute Joel Piroe comfortably accounted for Rangers.The visitors slipped to the foot of the Championship afte

John Mousinho revealed Colby Bishop’s dramatic return to action after heart surgery to score in Portsmouth 3-1 victory over Preston was kept top-secret.Bishop missed the opening 14 matches of the season after a summer heart scan revealed a risk and he underwent open-heart surgery.Pompey’s leading scorer in their League One title campaign was not named in Pompey’s initial 25-man s

Huddersfield boss Michael Duff admitted he was not happy with a point after his team twice fought back from a goal behind to force a 2-2 draw at struggling Crawley.Duff felt the Terriers had enough chances “to win four games” but is pleased that his side are now unbeaten in the last five league games.Huddersfield, behind to a Rushian Hepburn-Murphy goal at the break, levelled through s

Fulham boss Marco Silva admitted Harry Wilson is doing everything he can to fight for a start after the Welshman scored his third goal of the week from off the bench in their 2-0 victory at 10-man Crystal Palace.Wilson decided the Cottagers’ 2-1 win over Brentford with a second-half stoppage-time brace on Monday night, and scored his side’s second in the 83rd minute at Selhurst Park, w

Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris was frustrated his players couldn’t build on two moments of first-half magic after a 2-2 draw with managerless Coventry at the Stadium of Light.The Sky Blues, who rallied under interim boss Rhys Carr after the sacking of Mark Robins two days earlier, bounced back from the two-goal deficit to earn a point by following up Haji Wright’s 62nd-minute fini

Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson was delighted to see history repeat itself as rivals Cambridge were put to the sword at the Weston Homes Stadium for the second season running with a 6-1 victory.One year on from the Posh’s 5-0 victory over the U’s, at the time the record victory in a Cambridgeshire derby, Ferguson’s free-scoring side were ruthless in attack in front of their

Julen Lopetegui claimed the future is still bright for West Ham despite a dull goalless draw with Everton failing to lift the gloom at the London Stadium.The Hammers were booed off at full-time after a performance which did little to lift the pressure on their Spanish manager following their poor start to the season.But Lopetegui felt his side deserved more after Jordan Pickford’s late save