Max Wright double ends Halifax’s losing run with victory at Dorking
Posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 by PA
Max Wright scored at the end of both halves as Halifax ended a run of three successive National League defeats with a 3-1 win at Dorking.The visitors needed just four minutes to get their noses in front when Jamie Cooke beat the offside trap and raced through on goal before squaring for Andrew Oluwabori to tap home.They were pegged back with 24 minutes gone when Charlie Carter stabbed home to ma...Full Story »
AFC Wimbledon beat fellow promotion hopefuls Barrow with first-half brace
Posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 by PA
AFC Wimbledon kept up their push for a League Two play-off spot thanks to a dominant 2-0 victory over fellow promotion chasers Barrow at Plough Lane.First-half goals from Ronan Curtis and Omar Bugiel lifted the Dons up to eighth in the table while the Bluebirds, who had Jamie Proctor sent off late on, dropped out of the automatic promotion places and down to fourth.Wimbledon were ahead after 16 ...Full Story »
Liam Manning praises Bristol City for Middlesbrough win after ‘relentless’ run
Posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 by PA
Liam Manning praised Bristol City’s players for delivering a first Sky Bet Championship win of 2024 just days after coming through 120 minutes of FA Cup action.Despite losing on penalties at Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night, the Robins were able to bounce back with a much-needed win at Middlesbrough.Jason Knight’s cool finish in the 16th minute after he had been put through by Lu...Full Story »
Neil Warnock to work on Aberdeen issues despite Scottish Cup win over Bonnyrigg
Posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 by PA
Aberdeen interim manager Neil Warnock admits there is plenty of work to do despite watching his side ease into the Scottish Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Bonnyrigg Rose.Bojan Miovski’s clinical first-half double was the difference between the sides but, with captain Graeme Shinnie rested after the interval and a number of changes made on the hour mark, the second-half performa...Full Story »
Tete Yengi heads in dramatic winner as Livingston beat Partick in Scottish Cup
Posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 by PA
Tete Yengi headed home a dramatic winner in the last minute of extra time as Livingston came back from two goals down to claim a 3-2 victory over Partick Thistle in the Scottish Cup fifth round.The Jags had taken a 2-0 lead through a first-half thunderbolt from Kerr McInroy and Aidan Fitzpatrick’s low near-post finish on the hour mark.But Joel Nouble tapped home shortly after to pull a goa...Full Story »
Stockport continue to set League Two pace after comfortable win at Grimsby
Posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 by PA
Stockport sent out another message to their Sky Bet League Two promotion rivals with a routine 3-1 victory over Grimsby.First-half goals from Antoni Sarcevic, Isaac Olaofe and Lewis Cass – on his Stockport debut – did the damage to keep the leaders four points clear at the top.Grimsby winger Abo Eisa replied with a consolation.Sarcevic opened the scoring for Stockport in the eig...Full Story »
Liverpool beat Burnley to return to the Premier League summit
Posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 by PA
Liverpool responded to Manchester City’s brief return to the top of the Premier League table with a 3-1 win over Burnley which tested their mettle even more than their stretched resources.Pep Guardiola’s side had overtaken their north-west rivals to reach the summit for the first time since November with victory in the lunchtime kick-off against Everton.And while the three points re-...Full Story »
Oxford’s winless run goes on with a draw at Blackpool
Posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 by PA
Slumping Oxford missed the chance to climb back into the League One play-off places as they were held to a 1-1 draw at top-six rivals Blackpool.The Tangerines led through a goal from Matt Pennington in the first half but Mark Harris got the visitors back level three minutes later.United could not find a second as their winless run extended to five games, leaving them a point behind sixth-placed ...Full Story »
Sheffield United close gap at the bottom with victory at in-form Luton
Posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 by PA
Sheffield United cut the gap to safety to seven points as they claimed only their third Premier League win of the season with a 3-1 victory against Luton at Kenilworth Road.Rob Edwards’ side were the form team in the relegation fight but here they were undone by the Blades, in part due to a lacklustre first half in which Cameron Archer and James McAtee – from the penalty spot –...Full Story »
Portsmouth break down Carlisle to cement top spot
Posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 by PA
Paddy Lane cemented Portsmouth’s place at the Sky Bet League One summit with the game’s only goal as the leaders defeated bottom side Carlisle 1-0 at Brunton Park.Lane scored his 10th goal of the campaign – and third in two games – to break the Cumbrians’ stubborn resistance after 62 minutes.But the scorer was indebted to substitute Abu Kamara’s surging run an...Full Story »