John Coleman knows his side need to improve if they are to pull off an FA Cup shock against Leeds on Saturday after Accrington’s 1-0 extra-time win over National League side Boreham Wood in the third round replay.Boreham Wood took League One Accrington all the way and only a 97th-minute penalty from Tommy Leigh separated the sides after extra time.Zak Brunt caught Shaun Whalley in the area...Full Story »

Nick Pope was hailed as the “best goalkeeper in the world” after his 10th successive clean sheet helped put Newcastle on the brink of Wembley.The England international produced two superb second-half saves from Southampton forward Che Adams as the Magpies secured a vital 1-0 win from a breathless Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at St Mary’s.Joelinton set aside a disallowed goa...Full Story »

Bradford manager Mark Hughes was furious that his side were denied a penalty in their goalless draw at Stockport.Alex Gilliead went down after a nudge in the back from Will Collar but referee Martin Coy waved away Bradford’s appeals.Hughes said: “It’s a stonewall penalty, for goodness sake. It’s ridiculous really.“The ref said he felt he’d slowed down to engag...Full Story »

Gareth Ainsworth dedicated Wycombe’s comfortable 2-0 home victory over Oxford to former BBC presenter Bill Turnbull.Both goals came in a dominant first half, with Sam Vokes tapping in his first since October before teeing up Anis Mehmeti 10 minutes before half-time.The Chairboys named their commentary gantry after Turnbull last September following his death, and Wednesday would have seen t...Full Story »

Kieran McKenna felt Ipswich took “a first step towards building some momentum” in their challenge for a top-two place after a dominant display in a 4-0 demolition of Morecambe.Freddie Ladapo and Conor Chaplin both scored twice in the first half as Town eased to a first win in five games.McKenna said: “We would have liked more goals in the second half but a clean sheet was impor...Full Story »

Matt Bloomfield was proud of his Colchester players after they battled back to secure a 1-1 draw against promotion-chasing Salford in Sky Bet League Two.The Ammies took a 49th-minute lead through Conor McAleny, who nodded in from close range from Ryan Watson’s assist after Theo Vassell’s header from a corner had struck the crossbar.However, substitute Fiacre Kelleher rose to head hom...Full Story »

Steve Cotterill was delighted Shrewsbury found a way to win after Tom Bayliss’ late goal snatched a 1-0 victory at MK Dons.The Shrews arrived at Stadium MK having scored nine goals in their previous two games, but they had little of the ball throughout the contest and only managed their first shot on target in the 84th minute.However, there was still time for them to complete a smash-and-g...Full Story »

Paul Warne hailed his “amazing” Derby team after David McGoldrick and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing struck in quick succession at the death for a remarkable come-from-behind 2-1 victory at Port Vale.Derby’s 13-match undefeated Sky Bet League One run seemed to be going up in smoke when Funso Ojo struck for the hosts after 56 minutes at Vale Park.But manager Warne’s team, energise...Full Story »

Paul Simpson showed concern for Rollin Menayese after the defender was taken to hospital during Carlisle’s 3-1 victory over Hartlepool.Pools player Menayese was stretchered off in stoppage time following a nasty collision.Simpson said: “Their lad’s gone to hospital and we really hope that he’s OK.“He had a really bad knock there at the end. Hopefully it’s just...Full Story »

Boss Ian Evatt described matchwinner Dion Charles’ sending-off as “baffling” after his striker was wrongly sent off in Bolton’s 1-0 Sky Bet League One victory over Forest Green.Charles struck his 13th goal of the campaign after six minutes but was then dismissed by referee Tom Nield following a bizarre 28th minute incident.Team mate Elias Kachunga clearly raised...Full Story »