Chesterfield manager Paul Cook reflected on “a tough day at the office” after a 3-0 defeat against Accrington ended their unbeaten home record in Sky Bet League Two.Josh Woods’ first-half strike and further goals in the second half from Zach Awe and substitute Jimmy Knowles brought Chesterfield’s eight-game streak to an end.Cook added: “We never started the game at al

Jim Goodwin admitted seeing teenager Owen Stirton scoring for Dundee United was a “Roy of the Rovers” moment.The 17-year-old came off the bench in the 91st minute against Ross County to make his Premiership debut with the Terrors 2-0 up thanks to goals from Luca Stephenson and Sam Dalby.Stirton netted with his first touch and then ran to celebrate with manager Goodwin, who likened it t

Mark Bonner was a happy man after Gillingham got back to winning ways as they stunned Sky Bet League Two table-toppers Port Vale 1-0.The Gills had picked up just one point from their previous six league outings before Darren Moore’s flying charges came to Priestfield.But Jayden Clarke came off the bench to score the 79th-minute goal which inflicted Vale’s first league defeat in 10 game

Thomas Frank says he trusted Yoane Wissa to replace Ivan Toney after his brace helped Brentford bounce back from their disappointment at Fulham with a 3-2 win over Bournemouth at the Gtech Community Stadium.Brentford went behind on two occasions in their Premier League meeting in west London before Wissa’s sixth and seventh of the season again showed that he is capable of replacing the depar

Norwich head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup admitted his side were well below par as they went down 2-0 to Bristol City at Carrow Road in the Championship to lose their proud home record.The Canaries went into the match unbeaten in 24 matches on their own turf, stretching all the way back to November 5 last year when Blackburn came away with a 3-1 win during David Wagner’s tenure as manager.But,

Manager David Artell believes Grimsby showed why they have won five consecutive League Two away games as they ended AFC Wimbledon’s excellent home form with a 1-0 win in south London.The hosts, who were yet to lose at the Cherry Red Records Stadium this season ahead of the clash, had a goal disallowed during an exciting start.However, the Mariners took the lead in the 30th minute through Dan

Bradford boss Graham Alexander said a below-par first half cost his side any chance of success in their 1-0 defeat at Fleetwood.The hosts were quicker out of the blocks and eight minutes in scored what turned out to be the game’s only goal, Ronan Coughlan converting from the penalty spot after Andy Cook had felled Matty Virtue.And although Bradford were much improved after the break, Alexand

Kai Williams denied 10-man Ebbsfleet victory with a late equaliser as Tamworth came from behind to claim a 1-1 draw with the National League’s basement boys.The hosts started brightly with Kennedy Digie seeing a fifth-minute attempt blocked on the line before Josh Wright was eventually contained by the Tamworth defence after breaking clear.Tom Tonks blazed over for the home side after his lo

Stevenage boss Alex Revell was delighted to see his side turn in a much-improved performance they they played out an entertaining 1-1 draw with Reading.Dan Kemp put Boro hosts ahead after 29 minutes as he swept in a Nick Freeman cross.But Reading were dominant in the second half and grabbed an equaliser with seven minutes remaining through Harvey Knibbs.Revell said: “It’s probably a fa

Lincoln manager Michael Skubala sang the praises of Jack Moylan who earned the high-flying Imps a 1-1 draw with Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium.The Irish midfielder had only been on the pitch five minutes when he cancelled out Shaq Forde’s first-half opener on 64 minutes with a low, angled shot beyond goalkeeper Josh Griffiths.“Every time Jack comes on the pitch he affects the g