Leicester boss Steve Cooper is “even more committed” to succeed following negative fan chants during the penalty shoot-out victory at League Two Walsall in the Carabao Cup.The Foxes made 10 changes and had to rely on goalkeeper Danny Ward saving spot-kicks from Taylor Allen, David Okagbue and Liam Gordon in the shoot-out to advance to the fourth round.Charlie Lakin and Albert Adomah mi

Emiliano Buendia hailed a special night after scoring his first goal since March 2023 as Aston Villa reached the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with a 2-1 win at Wycombe.Winger Buendia, who missed the whole of last season through injury, headed the opener before Jhon Duran tucked away a penalty to see off League One Wanderers, who hit a late consolation through Richard Kone.“It is a really

Steve Bruce was effusive in his praise of his Blackpool side after they made it three league wins out of three since he took over by claiming a 2-0 victory at Huddersfield.Kyle Joseph and CJ Hamilton struck in the first half to secure the points.Bruce said: “You couldn’t have wished for two better performances back-to-back against teams who will be there or thereabouts.“We defend

Stevenage boss Alex Revell believes his side showed exactly the right response to adversity as they dug in to earn a point on the road following a goalless draw at Wigan in Sky Bet League One.After being well beaten at Exeter last weekend, Stevenage started brightly and had their best chance inside two minutes when Jamie Reid fired just wide of the far post.For the rest of the contest, Wigan enjoy

Enzo Maresca challenged his Chelsea second-string players to show “we are men” before their 5-0 Carabao Cup win over Barrow in which he made 11 changes to his starting XI.The Italian, who saw his team win for the third game in a row to ease through to the fourth round and continue the fine start they have made under his leadership, brushed off the significance of changing his entire li

Manchester City midfielder Rodri will be out for “a long, long time” and requires surgery, manager Pep Guardiola has said.The influential Spain international limped off during the first half of the champions’ draw with Arsenal in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.The 28-year-old is now in Barcelona undergoing assessment and a full prognosis is not yet available.T

Richie Wellens could not hide his disappointment after watching his Leyton Orient side draw 2-2 with Peterborough at Brisbane Road.The result gave Orient their first home league point of the season at the third attempt while Posh missed out on a third consecutive away league win.The visitors recovered after going behind to a stunning strike by full-back Tom James to take an interval lead through K

Yeovil failed to score for the fourth successive Vanarama National League game as they secured a battling goalless draw away to Sutton.Sutton were seeking a third consecutive victory but clear chances were at a premium at the VBS Community Stadium.Glovers goalkeeper Oliver Wright produced a fine late save to prevent forward Will Davies heading the hosts ahead.Yeovil striker Frank Nouble went close

Charlie Kelman scored a second-half equaliser as Leyton Orient secured a 2-2 draw with Peterborough in their League One match at Brisbane Road.After Orient opened the scoring through Tom James, Kwame Poku and Malik Mothersille put Posh in front at the break before Kelman struck.James had given the home side the lead in the 20th minute when he collected a pass from Ethan Galbraith, cut in from the

Braintree snapped a three-match losing run in the Vanarama National League as Inih Effiong’s last-gasp penalty helped them to a 1-0 win over Halifax.Despite going into the game with one win from 10 games and up against a Halifax side who were unbeaten in five, Braintree were the better side for much of the first half, with James Vennings denied when goalkeeper Sam Johnson tipped away.Venning