Aston Villa boss Unai Emery thought his side deserved to win after Bournemouth’s Evanilson snatched a late equaliser in a 1-1 home draw.It is the second time Villa have dropped points in the league immediately after their European exploits.This time Ross Barkley’s 76th-minute strike looked like it would hand Villa maximum points until Evanilson levelled.The hosts were denied an opener

Cardiff interim manager Omer Riza praised his side’s defensive qualities after they held promotion hopefuls West Brom to a 0-0 draw at The Hawthorns.The result stretched Cardiff’s unbeaten run to five games, and leaves them a point above the Championship relegation zone.Albion’s miserly record in front of goal continued, but that was largely down to Cardiff goalkeeper Jak Alnwick

Pep Guardiola praised winless Southampton and said he can learn from the way Russell Martin’s bottom-placed side made life hard in Manchester City’s narrow victory.Having failed to win a single Premier League match since promotion and last week suffering added-time heartbreak against Leicester, it felt like a case of how many the hosts would win by on Saturday.Erling Haaland’s fi

Leyton Orient manager Richie Wellens admitted Wycombe “were far too good” for his side as they lost 3-0 to the Chairboys at Adams Park.Strikes from Fred Onyedinma, Dan Udoh and Cam Humphreys gave Matt Bloomfield’s team their eighth victory in 12 games so far this season.The result is also Wanderers’ 10th consecutive match in the division without a defeat – their longe

Burnley manager Scott Parker likened a frustrating 0-0 draw against QPR to a boxing match which his team dominated without finding a knockout punch.The Clarets were held to a stalemate by the west London outfit which saw them lose further ground on leaders Sunderland despite staying in second place.Parker admitted he was “frustrated” at not taking all three points from a match which he

Manager Gary O’Neil said Wolves’ dramatic fightback against high-flying Brighton reaffirmed his confidence the club will “definitely” avoid Premier League relegation.Winless Wanderers snatched only a second point of the season after late goals from Rayan Ait-Nouri and Matheus Cunha salvaged a 2-2 draw at the Amex Stadium.Following five successive top-flight defeats, the res

Manager Lee Bell saluted the hard graft of Shilow Tracey after his brace in the 3-1 win over Tranmere which highlighted Crewe’s promotion credentials.With the visitors having won just once in their previous eight fixtures and Crewe succumbing to defeat once in their last 10, the form book looked ominously against Nigel Adkins’ side springing an upset at Gresty Road.That’s how it

Dundee boss Tony Docherty does not see the point in having VAR if it cannot help officials reach the correct decision.The Dark Blues took the lead against St Johnstone at Dens Park thanks to a Simon Murray goal, with Saints equalising through sub Graham Carey.As the clock edged into the 90th minute, St Johnstone skipper Nicky Clark bundled home from close range for a dramatic late winner.However,

Ian Holloway cajoled his 10-man Swindon side to an unlikely last-gasp 1-1 draw against Gillingham after an energetic display bouncing between seats in the main stand.Holloway officially takes charge on Monday after Town sacked Mark Kennedy earlier in the week, but saw his new charges get off to the rockiest of starts when Grant Hall was dismissed in the ninth minute before Tim Dieng’s opener

Rotherham boss Steve Evans paid tribute to centre-back Zak Jules after he belatedly made his home league debut following the death of his mother.The 27-year-old centre-back was named man of the match as the Millers secured only their second clean sheet in 14 games in a 2-0 home win over Stevenage, with Jordan Hugill and MallikWilks scoring in the second half.Jules had only been handed his first le