Plymouth return to winning ways against Sunderland

Plymouth got back to winning ways with a surprise 2-0 home Championship victory over high-flying Sunderland.Another top-class strike from Morgan Whittaker and a superbly-crafted goal from fellow playmaker Finn Azaz put Argyle 2-0 up at half-time.Try as they might, Plymouth found it hard to get out of their half in the opening 20 minutes but the game was turned on its head by a superb Whittaker str

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Marcus Tavernier bags brace as Bournemouth sink Sheffield United

Marcus Tavernier fired a double as Bournemouth dismantled Sheffield United to win 3-1 at Bramall Lane and maintain their resurgence under Andoni Iraola.Tavernier struck early in both halves, his brace sandwiching Justin Kluivert’s first Premier League goal, while the impressive Cherries could have won by a bigger margin.Substitute Oli McBurnie headed a stoppage-time consolation for the Blade

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Wayne Rooney records his first win as Birmingham manager

Wayne Rooney collected his first win as Birmingham manager after a 2-1 comeback win against the Sky Bet Championship’s bottom club Sheffield Wednesday at St Andrew’s.Substitute Jordan James’s grabbed the 82nd-minute winner after Juninho Bacuna’s 48th-minute equaliser cancelled out George Byers’s opener four minutes earlier.Victory was Rooney’s first win in Engli

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Newcastle smash four past Chelsea after rousing second-half display

Newcastle produced a stunning second-half display as the Magpies halted Chelsea’s Premier League momentum with a 4-1 win at St James’ Park.Jamaal Lascelles’ first-half error handed Raheem Sterling the chance to cancel out Alexander Isak’s opener with a superb free-kick, but the Newcastle skipper gave his side the lead with a bullet header on the hour.Joelinton then pounced

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Hull hit back to deny Swansea in second-half rally

Hull fought from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw with Swansea in south Wales.Jamie Paterson drove home his first league goal since March 2022 in the 17th minute before Jerry Yates pounced on Ryan Allsop’s mistake to double Swansea’s lead with his fifth goal of the campaign on 23 minutes.Hull responded through Jaden Philogene whose thumping hit – his fourth in six outings &ndash

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Matt Godden sets Coventry on their way to win at Millwall

Matt Godden’s goal set Coventry on their way to a 3-0 triumph at The Den, as Joe Edwards suffered his first defeat as Millwall manager.The Sky Blues’ top scorer gave his side the lead midway through a pulsating first half that could have swung either way.Tatsuhiro Sakamoto and Ben Sheaf made sure of things after the break to secure Coventry’s second away win of the Sky Bet Champi

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Tranmere revival continues with win over Gillingham

Tranmere moved two points clear of the League Two drop zone with a 3-1 victory over Gillingham at Prenton Park.A double from Rob Apter and a Connor Jennings strike were the difference as Rovers extended their unbeaten league record to three games.The home side had the best opportunities to open the scoring as Kristian Dennis dragged his shot wide from 10 yards out while Apter’s curling effor

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Impressive Stevenage brush aside Fleetwood

Goals from Jamie Reid, Ben Thompson and Elliott List earned Stevenage a 3-0 win at Fleetwood.Reid scored his fifth in his last four games to give the visitors a half-time lead and second-half efforts from Thompson and List helped settle the first ever meeting between the two sides.Reid hit home a crisp opener in the eighth minute after Carl Piergianni won a header on the edge of the box and Jordan

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MK Dons win thriller at Salford

Joe Tomlinson notched a brace for MK Dons in an entertaining 4-2 win at Salford.The visitors took the lead 10 minutes in thanks to Max Dean. Kelly Nmai then levelled before he won a penalty which Ryan Watson converted just before the break.But two-second half strikes from Tomlinson and a late Ellis Harrison goal downed Salford, who have won just two out of nine league games at home so far this sea

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Carlisle come from behind to draw with Charlton in front of new owners

Carlisle’s new owners watched on as their team drew 1-1 at home against Charlton.Castle Sports Group representatives were able to celebrate as Sam Lavelle hauled the hosts level eight minutes after Corey Blackett-Taylor fired the Addicks ahead.Jordan Gibson went close for Carlisle early on when his shot was smartly saved by Ashley Maynard-Brewer.The Addicks replied with Scott Fraser forcing

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