Mark Venus hopes Birmingham’s 1-1 draw at play-off-chasing Hull can act as “a springboard” in their battle against relegation.Substitute Lukas Jutkiewicz’s late header cancelled out Ozan Tufan’s first-half goal to move Blues one point clear of the Sky Bet Championship drop zone.Venus, still assisting for the unwell Tony Mowbray, said: “Hull are a very good tea...Full Story »

David Artell believes Grimsby proved they are a tough team to beat in their 0-0 draw against play-off-chasing AFC Wimbledon at Plough Lane.Artell’s side had the better of a closely-fought first half, with Donovan Wilson rattling Wimbledon’s crossbar.Both sides struggled to carve out a clear-cut chance during a cagey second half, and Grimsby held on to secure back-to-back clean sheets...Full Story »

Peterborough moved within five points of the Sky Bet League One automatic promotion places following a 5-1 demolition of Northampton Town in the Nene derby.The Cobblers actually struck first at the Weston Homes Stadium, but they collapsed in the face of an onslaught from a rampant Posh side who recorded their third win in a row.Northampton went ahead in the ninth minute when Marc Leonard’s...Full Story »

Jack Stevens scored a brace as promotion-hopefuls Solihull beat Gateshead 3-2 in the National League.Ben Worman sent the Heed in front just three minutes in after smashing the ball home from a blocked cross.The Moors pulled one back in the 22nd minute when Tahvon Campbell chased down a long cross, tucking the ball in at the near-post before Stevens put the visitors ahead after slotting the ball ...Full Story »

Bolton came back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Barnsley with substitute Randell Williams equalising deep into time added on.Goals from John McAtee and Donovan Pines put the home side in control before Victor Adeboyejo and Williams scored to level the scores.McAtee struck the opener after 25 minutes, slotting past Joel Coleman after the ball fell to him when Mael de Gevigney blocked George Thomaso...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon’s League Two play-off push suffered a setback as they drew 0-0 with relegation-threatened Grimsby at Plough Lane.Johnnie Jackson’s side missed the chance to capitalise on Saturday’s memorable triumph over MK Dons and record back-to-back league wins for the first time since November.Wimbledon sit 10th in the table, three points off the play-off spots, while Grimsby...Full Story »

Woking climbed out of the Vanarama National League relegation zone by producing a late show to beat Kidderminster 2-1.Phil Brown’s Harriers had won six of their previous eight league games and looked like escaping the bottom four themselves following Jack Lambert’s sweet 11th-minute strike.But Woking, who had Ricky Korboa’s early effort disallowed for offside, levelled after 75...Full Story »

Ellis Simms scored a first-half hat-trick as Coventry claimed a comprehensive 5-0 Championship victory over bottom-side Rotherham at the CBS Arena.The Sky Blues raced into a 4-0 lead before the break thanks to Simms and a header from Joel Latibeaudiere as Coventry returned to winning ways following defeats to Preston and West Brom in their last two league outings.Fabio Tavares finished things of...Full Story »

Morecambe’s League Two play-off ambitions were given a huge boost by a 1-0 victory over Crawley.Substitute Jordan Slew was the Shrimps’ goal hero as he turned in Joel Senior’s right-wing cross when he sneaked in at the far post in the 68th minute to move Ged Brannan’s side level on points with the top seven.Crawley had the better of the game before the goal with Klaidi Lo...Full Story »

Ten-man Altrincham ended their four-game losing run with a 2-1 victory against strugglers Dorking in the National League.Alty took an early lead just five minutes into the game when Regan Linney fired home, and Matthew Kosylo doubled their advantage six minutes later with a close-range finish.Goalscorer Linney was sent off two minutes into first-half stoppage time and Dorking pulled one back on ...Full Story »