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Leeds striker Kemar Roofe has joined Belgian outfit Anderlecht for an undisclosed fee. The 26-year-old scored 32 goals in 122 games for the club since joining from Oxford in the summer of 2016. He hit 15 goals last season for Marcelo Bielsa’s side as they reached the Sky Bet Championship play-offs, where they were beaten…

Wayne Rooney said he had plenty of offers as he sought a return to England but the opportunity to work as a player-coach under Derby manager Phillip Cocu was “too great to turn down”. The Rams on Tuesday completed a surprise move for the former England captain, who will join Derby in January 2020 on…

Ryan Christie was delighted to send out a message as his brilliant hat-trick helped Celtic begin their Ladbrokes Premiership defence with a 7-0 thrashing of St Johnstone. Christie set up the opener for Mikey Johnston before scoring the next three goals from long range. Odsonne Edouard and substitutes Olivier Ntcham and Leigh Griffiths netted after…

Reading manager Jose Gomes has urged his team to eradicate their mistakes as a matter of urgency after their 3-1 Championship defeat at home to 10-man Sheffield Wednesday. Wednesday went ahead on the half hour when Kadeem Harris scored from a tight angle on his debut. Reading equalised when Yakou Meite nodded in after the…

Charlton boss Lee Bowyer believes the 2-1 victory over Blackburn at Ewood Park proves that his team belong at Sky Bet Championship level. The Addicks enjoyed the perfect start to life back in the Championship following their play-off victory last season. Ben Purrington’s close range half-volley gave the visitors a lead against the run of…

Brentford boss Thomas Frank admitted his frustration after seeing his side beaten by Birmingham despite producing a first-half performance he described as “one of the best in a long time”. The Bees hit the woodwork three times before the break and were also denied by goalkeeper Lee Camp numerous times during the match as Blues…

Barnsley head coach Daniel Stendel handed out praise following his side’s impressive 1-0 victory over Fulham which came thanks to a stunning Luke Thomas solo effort in the first half. Fulham’s bright start saw their forward talisman Aleksandar Mitrovic come closest when his curling shot flew narrowly over the bar after some good work by…

Swansea head coach Steve Cooper believes his side can rely on Borja Baston to lead the line after he ended his long wait for a goal in the 2-1 victory over Hull. The Spanish forward had not scored for the Welsh club in 1,022 days but sparked a comeback which was quickly capped by Mike…

Hibernian head coach Paul Heckingbottom praised match winner Scott Allan for his performance against St Mirren and has admitted he hopes to sign Rangers winger Glenn Middleton on loan. Allan, who returned for a third spell at the Leith outfit earlier this summer, drove home an 85th-minute strike in a hard-fought 1-0 win against the…

Manager Mark Warburton wants his young QPR players to take belief from their 2-1 opening-day win at Stoke. Veteran Angel Rangel fired the winner on 53 minutes after a bursting run through midfield, which saw him turn a defender before a clinical finish. It had doubled the Londoners lead after Jordan Hugill opened the scoring…