Walsall boss Michael Flynn is refusing to give up on the Saddlers’ play-off hopes despite their draw habit continuing with a 0-0 stalemate at home to Crewe.The deadlock was Walsall’s fifth straight draw and their sixth in seven games, leaving them seven points adrift of the top seven, albeit with games in hand.“I was pleased in a lot of aspects but it is not quite falling for u...Full Story »

Rotherham boss Matt Taylor said his side’s 2-1 win over Sunderland relieved the pressure in their battle against relegation from the Sky Bet Championship.The Millers had won just once in 12 games since beating Sheffield United in November but came good with goals either side of half-time from Ollie Rathbone and Shane Ferguson.They had to work hard for it as Joe Gelhardt’s first goal ...Full Story »

Manager Scott Brown saw Fleetwood secure back-to-back home Sky Bet League One wins for the first time this season despite “playing ugly” in a 1-0 victory over Cambridge.Shaun Rooney headed an 88th-minute winner from substitute Josh Earl’s cross to lift Town up to 13th place.But second-bottom Cambridge will rue missed chances, with Sam Smith hitting the woodwork at 0-0 and then ...Full Story »

Stoke boss Alex Neil explained he had a duty of care to withdraw Tyrese Campbell after the striker was seemingly knocked out in the 3-1 win at Swansea.Campbell went down under a heavy tackle from Ryan Manning after 55 minutes and looked to have hit his head on the ground.As he lay prone on the ground, Stoke physio Nick Meace raced onto the pitch and after examining his stricken player waved for ...Full Story »

Norwich head coach David Wagner heaped praise on Marcelino Nunez after the midfielder’s first-half double set up an ultimately comfortable 3-1 win over Birmingham.The Chilean midfielder lit up Carrow Road with a brilliant volley from well outside the box to open the scoring on 27 minutes and produced an assured finish from Kenny McLean’s cross to make it 2-0 before the break.Birmingh...Full Story »

Jon Dahl Tomasson lauded a “perfect” goal after Blackburn defeated Blackpool 1-0 to climb into the play-off places.Rovers controlled the game for large spells and Tyrhys Dolan finished off a superb team move with a first-time finish into the roof of the net in the 31st minute to reward their dominance.Although Rovers could not add to their goal tally, they are backed by a defence tha...Full Story »

Grimsby boss Paul Hurst admitted it was “frustrating” seeing his side forced to settle for a goalless draw against struggling Harrogate.The battling Sulphurites dug deep as they pinched a precious point at Blundell Park.It was the first time the two sides had met in the league that did not end in a win for Simon Weaver’s side.But it was Hurst’s Mariners who had the better...Full Story »

Goals from Victor Osimhen and Giovanni Di Lorenzo sealed a comfortable 2-0 win for Napoli in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 clash with Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany.The runaway Serie A leaders weathered an early storm to seize control then cruised home after the hosts had Kolo Muani sent off for a reckless challenge shortly before the hour mark.Frankfurt had started confid...Full Story »

Connor Smith’s second-half penalty secured Hamilton a 2-1 home win against Inverness and lifted them off the foot of the Scottish Championship.Smith converted from the spot in the 73rd minute after Inverness midfielder Scott Allardice had cancelled out Daniel O’Reilly’s opener for Hamilton.The Accies made it back-to-back wins against Inverness after beating them 3-0 at Caledoni...Full Story »

Will Collar scored twice as Stockport moved to within a point of the automatic promotion places with a 2-1 win at rock-bottom Rochdale.Callum Camps struck the foot of a post with a volley from the edge of the area, while Rochdale finished the first half strongly and went close when Devante Rodney cut infield before smashing a 25-yard effort against the Hatters’ crossbar.County took hold of...Full Story »