Leeds boss Daniel Farke said summer signing Ao Tanaka produced a “James Bond” performance after his side’s 2-1 win against Watford at Elland Road.The Whites, who moved up to second in the Sky Bet Championship, raced into a 2-0 lead inside seven minutes as Largie Ramazani and Brenden Aaronson benefitted from two blunders by Watford goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann.The visitors were tran

Crawley manager Rob Elliot hopes his side can build on the 3-0 win over Lincoln which ended a run of six successive Sky Bet League One defeats.Town turned on the style after the break with Will Swan, Ronan Darcy and substitute Rushian Hepburn-Murphy all on target to give former Gateshead boss Elliot his first win.“I have a mixture of overriding pride,” Elliot said.“The lads need

Newport boss Nelson Jardim dedicated the 2-0 victory at Gillingham to his club’s faithful fans.First-half goals from Matt Baker and Kyle Hudlin ended the Exiles’ three-game losing run.“I’m really satisfied with that,” beamed Jardim. “This win was a really big one for us.“This win goes entirely to the fans. I know they have been disappointed, especially wit

Mikel Arteta admitted Arsenal looked tired in their slender 1-0 Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk at the Emirates.The Gunners bounced back from their surprise defeat against Bournemouth after Gabriel Martinelli’s first-half strike rebounded in off goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk to maintain their unbeaten record in Europe.But Leandro Trossard missed a second-half penalty and David Raya had

Birmingham manager Chris Davies hailed the “relentlessness” of his team after a routine 2-0 win against Bolton put them four points clear at the top of Sky Bet League One.Tomoki Iwata’s cushioned third-minute volley and substitute Jay Stansfield’s 83rd-minute penalty sealed Blues’ ninth win in 11 games.Bolton missed the chance to equalise late on when John McAtee miss

Northampton manager Jon Brady praised Tyler Magloire after his stoppage-time header secured a 1-1 draw at Stockport.The defender returned to the fold in pre-season following 15 months on the sidelines after suffering a serious knee injury.Magloire struck at the death after Louie Barry had put the hosts ahead with a 87th-minute penalty.“For Tyler Magloire to get the equaliser right at the end

Interim Cardiff manager Omer Riza has called for clarity over his position after extending the Bluebirds’ unbeaten run to four games with a convincing 2-0 home victory over Portsmouth.Riza’s record reads 10 points from 12 since losing his opening game at Hull – and Cardiff are now out of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone and up to 19th.Whether the former Leyton Orient boss

Head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup admitted Shane Duffy ignored his instructions to score the equaliser as Norwich fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Preston in the Sky Bet Championship.The 32-year-old left Preston defenders in his wake in the 61st minute, carrying the ball up from the back before continuing his run into the opposition box and slotting in a fantastic tee-up from Josh Sarg

Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl felt his side need to be sharper offensively as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Swansea at Hillsborough.Both sides hit the woodwork in a game filled with errors and little in the way of goalmouth action.“We invested a lot, got ourselves on the edge of the box, but missed a lot of opportunities,” Rohl said.“Our biggest issue is we had no shots o

Yeovil held out for a 0-0 National League draw at Tamworth after having Morgan Williams sent off at the Lamb Ground.Williams was shown a straight red card with around 20 minutes of the contest remaining following a challenge on Rico Browne, but Tamworth were unable to find a winner against the 10 men.Yeovil had gone close early in the second half when Ciaran McGuckin’s cross took a deflectio