Nick Montgomery admitted finishing in the bottom six is unacceptable for Hibernian after seeing his side surrender a late lead against Motherwell at Fir Park.Hibs’ prospects looked optimistic as they were set to move one point ahead of Dundee into sixth in the Scottish Premiership as they led Motherwell 1-0 courtesy of Myziane Maolida’s 64th-minute penalty.But Shane Blaney fired home...Full Story »

Hearts manager Steven Naismith admitted he always expected his team to respond after coming from two goals down to beat Livingston 4-2.The hosts were punished for a slow start after going two down inside 22 minutes following a Stephen Kelly brace.But Hearts fought back in emphatic fashion after scoring through Jorge Grant, Yutaro Oda, Cammy Devlin and Lawrence Shankland before the break.The win ...Full Story »

Garry Monk praised his Cambridge side’s fighting spirit after they hit back to draw 1-1 with Charlton.The U’s were outplayed in the first half, trailing to Connor Wickham’s goal at the break, but produced a rousing display after the interval to earn a draw.Macauley Bonne’s goal against his former employer helped lift Cambridge to 18th in League One, six points clear of th...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna was “proud” of his team’s performance in the thrilling 1-1 home draw with Middlesbrough which put them one point clear at the top of the Championship.Town went into the game looking to take advantage after seeing automatic promotion rivals Leicester and Leeds lose to Plymouth and Blackburn respectively.Boro took the lead after 20 minutes through a...Full Story »

Oxford United boss Des Buckingham described his team’s 5-0 win over play-off rivals Peterborough as “without doubt the most enjoyable experience of my time here”.Ruben Rodrigues scored twice with the other goals from a Mark Harris penalty, Josh Murphy and substitute Billy Bodin.It took Oxford’s tally to 13 goals without reply in their last three games and puts them five p...Full Story »

Stephen Clemence insists Gillingham will keep on fighting for a play-off spot following a comprehensive 3-0 win over promotion rivals Barrow at Priestfield Stadium.George Ray’s first-half red card was key as the Gills ran out convincing winners, Josh Andrews opening the scoring in first-half stoppage time.An own goal from Rory Feely and a late effort from Connor Mahoney wrapped up all thre...Full Story »

Manager Marti Cifuentes called for cool heads after QPR suffered a damaging 3-0 defeat at Hull.Rangers are three points clear of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone and were outclassed by the Tigers, who still have a slim chance of making the play-offs.Goals from Ozan Tufan and Fabio Carvalho earned Hull a deserved lead at the break, after which Jaden Philogene added gloss to the scoreline ...Full Story »

Charlie Adam praised Fleetwood’s “complete” performance as they claimed a 2-0 win at home to Northampton.The victory – only a second in their last 13 games – keeps the Cod Army’s Sky Bet League One survival hopes just about alive, though they remain six points adrift of the safety zone with just three games left to play.Boss Adam was clearly proud of what he a...Full Story »

Barnsley head coach Neill Collins praised the resilience of his side as they came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Reading.Sam Smith and Lewis Wing netted for the visitors, with Adam Phillips and Fabio Jalo providing equalisers.Collins said: “Ultimately, we gave ourselves a chance to win the game. But equally, we didn’t give ourselves enough of a chance with some of the mistakes we...Full Story »

Nuno Espirito Santo felt his Nottingham Forest side missed an opportunity to give themselves breathing space in the Premier League relegation fight after they drew 2-2 against Wolves.After Matheus Cunha’s fine individual strike put the visitors ahead, goals from Morgan Gibbs-White and Danilo either side of half-time gave Forest the advantage.But Cunha’s second of the match denied For...Full Story »