Furious Ryan Lowe took aim at Preston fans’ ‘disgusting abuse’ after his side slumped to a fifth home league defeat on the spin against Bristol City.Mark Sykes and Sam Bell’s first-half goals proved the difference despite Ched Evans’ strike pegging the visitors back.Sections of Deepdale could be heard chanting against the Preston boss before the team were then booed...Full Story »

MK Dons manager Mark Jackson saluted rookie striker Max Dean after his first goal for the club sealed a 2-0 victory at Bristol Rovers.The former Leeds coach, who went back to Elland Road to sign Dean, sang the praises of the 18-year-old after his stoppage-time goal ensured the visitors eased away from the relegation zone in Sky Bet League One.Dean, who only joined the Dons a fortnight ago, struc...Full Story »

Watford head coach Slaven Bilic claimed his side’s 2-0 lead “should have been enough” to secure victory in their eventual 2-2 Championship draw with Reading.At 2-0 ahead early in the second half, through goals from Ismaila Sarr and debutant Ryan Porteous, Watford appeared in control.But Tom Ince reduced the gap for Reading from a penalty and Jeff Hendrick volleyed in a spectacu...Full Story »

Swansea manager Russell Martin suggested he is in trouble with the club’s owners after his side were stunned by two late goals in a 4-3 home defeat to Birmingham.Headers in the 90th minute and deep into stoppage time from substitute striker Lukas Jutkiewicz and centre-back Austin Trusty respectively earned the Blues a win that had looked out of reach for most of the game.Martin appeared di...Full Story »

Michael Duff felt Barnsley deserved their last-gasp equaliser to earn a 1-1 draw at Portsmouth.Bobby Thomas scored a late leveller to rescue the play-off chasing Tykes a point after Colby Bishop had given Pompey the lead.Manager Duff said: “We deserved at least a point today.“In the first half, we’ve hit the bar and Devante Cole has only the keeper to beat, so we should have be...Full Story »

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna felt his League One promotion contenders were well off the pace after they could only draw at struggling Cambridge.Cambridge led through an excellent strike from outside the box by Harvey Knibbs, and they were denied a second before the break when Christian Walton kept out Joe Ironside’s penalty.It was a different affair after the interval, with the U’s de...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore was delighted to see his side beat Plymouth 1-0 and replace them as League One leaders after Callum Paterson’s early goal.Paterson struck in the seventh minute, producing a fine first-time finish at the near post after meeting a low cross from George Byers.Moore said: “I’m really pleased because we had a real quick-fire start and obvious...Full Story »

Neil Wood urged his Salford side to “keep pushing” after they maintained their promotion push with a 2-1 win at home to local rivals Rochdale at the Peninsula Stadium.Goals from Matt Smith and Conor McAleny earned Salford a fourth consecutive League Two home win for the first time in their history.Dale were given a lifeline in the closing stages when Scott Quigley converted from the ...Full Story »

Darren Ferguson was delighted with a third straight win since returning as Peterborough boss.A 72nd-minute Jonson Clarke-Harris penalty gave Posh the lead and midfielder Hector Kyprianou sealed the win with his second goal of the campaign deep into stoppage time.The midfielder drifted in unchallenged from the left corner flag before firing high into the top corner from a tight angle to spoil the...Full Story »

Hartlepool boss Keith Curle hailed the togetherness in his new-look squad as they picked up a 1-0 victory at Doncaster.Dan Dodds’ late strike handed all three points to Hartlepool, who made 11 new signings during the January window with five arriving on deadline day.Eight of those transfer-window arrivals – including Dodds – made up the starting XI at Doncaster, with three of t...Full Story »