League One club head into Carabao Cup tie with specialist coaches in restarts, performance mindset and substitutionsIt is Monday morning at AFC Wimbledon’s training base and as the squad filter up the clubhouse stairs to the sound of the 80s before a t…
Training-ground visit shows thoroughness, fun and humility as ‘awesome’ Carabao Cup trip draws nears for League One clubIt is 10.30am on Thursday, the morning after Manchester City put six goals past RB Leipzig, but at Wycombe Wanderers’ training groun…
The 3pm BST kick-offs in the Premier League and beyondLive scores: all the goals from around the UK and EuropeAnd feel free to email Will here or tweet @Will_Unwin 2.17pm BST Loads of things to look out for this weekend … Related: Premier League: 10 …
Joel Mumbongo’s goal enough to see off ShrewsburyHarrogate beat nine-man Mansfield to go top of League TwoAccrington jumped up to second in League One after a 1-0 victory over Shrewsbury secured John Coleman’s side a fourth win in five games.There were…
Updates from Saturday’s afternoon kick-offsLive scoreboard: the latest from today’s games across EuropeAnd you can get in touch with Rob by email here 1.30pm BST The EPL is back! Yep, hello and welcome to live coverage of the first full day of the 2021…
The League One club narrowly avoided relegation last season but the outlook is dramatically different after a major overhaulAfter avoiding relegation to League Two in the penultimate game of last season, there was an outpouring of relief among Wigan At…
The sense is that things have got serious at Portman Road, but a shift in mentality was needed and club are expected to compete for automatic promotion from League OneAn extraordinary general meeting of the Ipswich Town plc was drawing to a close on Mo…
The League One club looked in serious trouble but shrewd business in signing hungry talents hints at a brighter futureA week after being sacked by West Brom in 2019, Darren Moore arrived at Kenya’s Giotto rubbish mountain. His dismissal had been both h…
Released players are all from League One club’s academyGroup-chat messages were sent after Euro 2020 finalPortsmouth have released three players from their academy following disciplinary proceedings in relation to discriminatory messages sent in a grou…
Released players are all from League One club’s academyGroup-chat messages were sent after Euro 2020 finalPortsmouth have released three players from their academy following disciplinary proceedings in relation to discriminatory messages sent in a grou…
Rams fined £100,000 over accounting irregularitiesAppeal could yet result in deduction sending them downThe Football League (EFL) has announced an “interchangeable fixture list” which carries a threat of Derby playing in the third tier, after the club …
On Blackpool’s previous visit to this vast stadium, thousands of disenchanted supporters stayed away in protest at the toxic regime running the club but victory here, to seal a welcome return to the Championship after six years away, capped a resoundin…
Minute-by-minute coverage of the 3pm BST game at WembleyMichael Appleton: ‘My time with the Oystons was difficult as any’Any comments? You can email rob.smyth@theguardian.com 2.14pm BST Blackpool had a fairly comfortable passage to Wembley, beating Oxf…
The youthful Imps have made a mockery of a bottom-half budget to reach Sunday’s League One play-off final against BlackpoolFor Lincoln City, regular reminders of what a dazzling team performance looks like are never too far away. Overhead, in fact, wit…
The youthful Imps have made a mockery of a bottom-half budget to reach Sunday’s League One play-off final against BlackpoolFor Lincoln City, regular reminders of what a dazzling team performance looks like are never too far away. Overhead, in fact, wit…
Lee Johnson had asked Sunderland fans to serve as his team’s “extra man” by turning one of English football’s most atmospheric arenas into a “white hot cauldron” and they did not let him down. It was not the supporters fault that Michael Appleton’s Lin…
Blackpool completed a 6-3 aggregate victory over Oxford in their Sky Bet League One play-off semi-final following a thrilling 3-3 draw in the second leg.Cushioned by a 3-0 lead from the first leg, Blackpool booked a return to Wembley for the first time…
Having lost the semi-final first leg 2-0, Lee Johnson’s side have an uphill task if they are to avoid a fourth season in League OneAs the sun set over Sincil Bank on Wednesday Sunderland’s hopes of escaping League One seemed to be fading in synch with …
Michael Appleton, the Lincoln manager, was proud of his players after they seized the initiative in first leg of their League One play-off against Sunderland, running out deserved 2-0 winners at a raucous LNER Stadium.Following a goalless first half, T…
Blackpool blitz Oxford 3-0 in League One semi-final first-legForest Green Rovers beaten by Newport in League Two play-offBlackpool have one foot in the League One play-off final after Ellis Simms struck twice in a stunning 3-0 win at Oxford United. Rel…
