MAN OF THE DAY
Romelu Lukaku, on his own Vardy-style streak, became the first Everton player to score in six successive Premier League games, beating Duncan Ferguson’s five.
POINT MADE
As £250m Manchester United laboured up front again, reject Javier Hernández hit three for Bayer Leverkusen.
COMEBACKS OF THE DAY
Hemel Hempstead put in the hard yards in the FA Trophy, going from 3-0 down to 4-3 up against Eastbourne Borough. Then they got carried away and lost it 7-4.
■ Also overexcited: Swansea equalised against City in the 90th minute, then shipped the winner two minutes later – and Crewe went 2-1 up against Doncaster in the final minute, and still had time to lose 3-2.
MOST LAID-BACK
Nigel Clough didn’t turn up for his first match back as Burton manager due to “long-standing media commitments”. The players didn’t mind – beating Gillingham 3-0.
WORST DAY OUT
Southend fan @BNEShrimper travelled 10,207 miles from Brisbane to see his side play Bradford. It was called off 90 minutes before kick-off. Southend made it better by offering him a signed ball.
DEBUT OF THE DAY
Delyth Lloyd stepped up to read the Radio 5 Live classified results for the first time in the absence of Charlotte Green. Seamless.
CHANT OF THE DAY
“Football’s coming home” rang around Kingsmeadow as AFC Wimbledon fans celebrated their impending return to Plough Lane. They lost 2-1 to Stevenage; in the scheme of things, it didn’t matter.
