Barnsley head coach Neill Collins praised his side’s performance as they comfortably defeated Shrewsbury 3-0 at Oakwell.Herbie Kane and Callum Styles provided first-half goals before Devante Cole added the third with 15 minutes to play.Collins said: “Of course you want the three points but I think we’re still at the stage where the performance is really important and I thought ...Full Story »

Oxford manager Liam Manning admitted to being “deeply frustrated” by his side’s 2-0 Sky Bet League One defeat at Wigan Athletic – believing his players “beat ourselves”.A goal in either half from Stephen Humphrys and Callum Lang gave the Latics their second win in the space of four days.But Manning felt the visitors were the architects of their own downfall.&l...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Steve Evans was adamant that Bristol Rovers’ late equaliser should not have stood, saying there had been a handball in the build-up and that goalscorer Chris Martin had also been offside before firing home a brilliant leveller.Evans believed his side were the better team in the 1-1 draw at the Memorial Stadium, as the Hertfordshire outfit chalked up a first draw on the road ...Full Story »

Former Lincoln boss Michael Appleton conceded his Charlton side were second best as his return to Sincil Bank ended with his first defeat in eight games in charge of the Addicks, as the Imps won 3-1.And it was a player who was effectively snubbed by Appleton during his Imps tenure who did most to spoil his night, Hakeeb Adelakun scoring twice with Sean Roughan also on target as City fought back ...Full Story »

Barrow boss Pete Wild praised his side’s ‘winning ugly’ mentality after beating Forest Green 2-0.First-half goals from Sam Foley and Dom Telford secured a fifth League Two triumph this season and saw them end a run of four league games without a win.Barrow goalkeeper Paul Farman produced a string of fine saves to preserve the clean sheet for the visitors.Wild said: “At th...Full Story »

Wrexham assistant Steve Parkin hailed his side’s resilience and belief to go to the end as they scored a last-gasp winner in the 2-1 victory against Sutton.Paul Mullin’s fantastic early finish put the Red Dragons ahead at the Racecourse before Aiden O’Brien equalised after the break, but substitute Elliot Lee struck just before full-time to ensure Wrexham crept into Sky Bet Lea...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Erol Bulut will not get carried away with any potential Championship play-off talk despite his side’s thumping 4-0 win at Huddersfield.The Bluebirds romped to a big victory at the John Smith’s Stadium, one which lifted his team into the top six.Asked about a play-off push this term, Bulut said: “It’s too early to talk about that, anything can happen at this s...Full Story »

Neil Critchley lamented Blackpool’s inability to kill Cheltenham off despite holding on for a 3-2 victory.The Seasiders surged into a 3-0 first-half lead and that would prove enough to earn a third win in six League One games.Shayne Lavery, Jordan Rhodes and Karamoko Dembele all scored for the home side to put them in cruise control.But a brace from Will Goodwin made it a nervy ending for ...Full Story »

Interim manager Matthew Etherington was delighted with the guts shown by his Colchester players as they beat Grimsby 3-2 in their League Two showdown on Tuesday night.Etherington took charge for the first time at Blundell Park after Colchester sacked Ben Garner and the former Premier League midfielder oversaw a deserved victory with Joe Taylor, Zach Mitchell and Arthur Read all on target.Grimsby...Full Story »

Exeter manager Gary Caldwell wants his players to show more aggression after they were beaten 2-0 at Derby.Caldwell saw his team lose for the sixth league game in a row as the Rams closed in on the play-off places.Derby dominated for much of the match, with Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Max Bird orchestrating wave after wave of attacks.Bird provided the pass that Mendez-Laing converted in the 30th ...Full Story »