Scunthorpe grabbed a survival lifeline after a 2-0 victory over Altrincham.Richie Bennett’s second-half opener and Will Smith’s clincher left the Iron six points from safety in the National League.Bennett opened the scoring four minutes after the break when he followed up after Liam Feeney’s shot was saved.Smith wrapped up the points with 16 minutes left when he steered in Jaco...Full Story »

West Brom closed the gap to the Sky Bet Championship play-offs to four points with a 1-0 win over lowly Wigan at The Hawthorns.Daryl Dike’s 27th-minute header – his third goal in two home games – was enough to extend their eight-match unbeaten home run in the Championship.Carlos Corberan’s side looked good value for their return to winning ways as Dike, Jed Wallace and Jo...Full Story »

Plymouth hit back from a half-time deficit to beat promotion rivals Derby County 2-1 and move level with Sky Bet League One leaders Sheffield Wednesday.The Rams opened the scoring in the 17th minute when Nathaniel Mendez-Laing beat the offside trap to race through on to David McGoldrick’s spectacular overhead kick pass near the halfway line. The striker’s first shot was deflected by ...Full Story »

Chesterfield made it back-to-back wins in the National League after hanging on to beat fellow play-off hopefuls Southend 2-1 at Roots Hall.The Spireites started well after claiming their first win in 10 attempts at Gateshead on Saturday and Laurence Maguire headed their opener with 14 minutes on the clock.Paul McCallum headed against the crossbar as his side went hunting a second, but visiting g...Full Story »

George Francomb’s second-half strike saw Dorking edge out Barnet 2-1.Harry Smith scored the opener with a well-timed header to put the Bees in front after 10 minutes.Luke Moore nearly brought the hosts level, but goalkeeper Laurie Walker made a good save.Dorking equalised in the 41st minute when captain Tony Craig picked out Josh Taylor, who slotted the ball into the bottom corner.Francomb...Full Story »

Ten-man Solihull hung on to claim the points in a five-goal thriller against struggling Torquay.Despite starting the game rooted in the relegation zone, the Gulls made a bright start and were ahead within two minutes when Ross Marshall headed home a free-kick.Torquay came close to doubling their advantage when a long-range effort from Sammy Collins was tipped round a post by Solihull goalkeeper ...Full Story »

Sheffield United boosted their hopes of automatic promotion to the Premier League with a hard-earned 1-0 win at Reading.In a tame first-half showing from both sides, a Sander Berge effort from distance provided United’s best moment while Tom Ince drove narrowly wide for Reading.United defended solidly after the interval but soon upped the tempo and made the decisive breakthrough on the hou...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson praised the belief of his players after they snatched a 2-1 victory over Shrewsbury.Frankie Kent headed an 87th-minute decider as Posh saw off Shrewsbury in a battle of two teams clinging on to faint play-off hopes.Sky Bet League One leading scorer Jonson Clarke-Harris had earlier given Posh a 16th-minute lead with his 21st goal of the campaign from Joe Ward&rsq...Full Story »

Grimsby and Newport were made to settle for a point each from their scrappy 1-1 draw at Blundell Park.A stunning opener from John McAtee set Grimsby on their way before the Welsh side replied through Priestley Farquharson.Calum Kavanagh and Omar Bogle – against his former club – set their sights in the opening stages and Grimsby stopper Max Crocombe was required to make decent saves ...Full Story »

Harrogate picked up a huge three points in their battle against relegation from League Two as they triumphed 2-0 at Doncaster.Luke Armstrong and substitute Alex Pattison netted inside the final 10 minutes to secure only a fourth away win of the season for Simon Weaver’s side and strike a major blow to Doncaster’s play-off aspirations.Prior to Harrogate’s late double, the game h...Full Story »