Raith Rovers are a step closer to the Premiership after dumping Fife rivals Dunfermline out of the play-offs.Stevie Crawford’s Pars wasted a string of chances across both legs and they were made to pay as Lewis Vaughan and Gozie Ugwu sealed a 2-0 win in the Stark’s Park return.John McGlynn’s men now face a two-game semi-final shoot-out with Dundee next week – with the win...Full Story »

Newport cemented their place in the Sky Bet League Two play-offs with a 1-1 draw at already-relegated Southend.Shaun Hobson fired the Shrimpers ahead early on at Roots Hall but a second-half equaliser from Mickey Demetriou secured a fifth-placed finish for Michael Flynn’s side.Southend went in front after just 11 minutes when a left-wing cross from Terrell Egbri was only half cleared and H...Full Story »

Dagenham & Redbridge romped to a sixth straight Vanarama National League win as they swept past struggling Wealdstone 5-0 at Grosvenor Vale.Angelo Balanta fired the Daggers ahead in the second minute and Matt Robinson swiftly added another when he finished off a flowing move.Paul McCallum drilled in a third with a low shot from the edge of the area in the 21st minute and scored again from cl...Full Story »

Forest Green booked their play-off place thanks to a comfortable 3-0 win at Oldham.Rovers cut loose in the second half as Aaron Collins scored twice either side of an Odin Bailey effort.Oldham threatened twice when Dylan Fage’s 30-yard strike fizzed inches wide immediately after Alfie McCalmont’s drive was bravely blocked by Jordan Moore-Taylor.Rovers looked edgy in the opening half-...Full Story »

Tranmere secured the final League Two play-off spot thanks to goalless draw against Colchester United.Keith Hill’s men, who were real contenders for automatic promotion a few weeks ago, went into the game knowing that results elsewhere would not matter if they could pick up a final day point.Aside from an Otis Khan effort and two half-chances for Paul Lewis and Corey Blackett-Taylor, the f...Full Story »

Sam Barratt scored a hat-trick for 10-man Maidenhead in a 4-2 victory over promotion-chasing Hartlepool.Maidenhead were leading 2-1 – Danilo Orsi-Dadamo and Barratt netting either side of a Rhys Oates equaliser – when Ryheem Sheckleford was sent off for a poor challenge in the 42nd minute.However, the visitors went from strength to strength as Barratt added his second and third goals...Full Story »

Scotland striker Lyndon Dykes suffered an injury as QPR ended a promising campaign with a 3-1 victory at home to Luton.Stefan Johansen and Albert Adomah scored after Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s equaliser had cancelled out Charlie Austin’s opener.It meant the west London side finished ninth in the Sky Bet Championship table and will hope to challenge for promotion next term.But Scotland b...Full Story »

Adam Armstrong scored his second successive Ewood Park hat-trick as Blackburn hammered Birmingham 5-2.After a Thomas Kaminski error allowed Kristian Pedersen to put Birmingham ahead, Armstrong sprung into action to lead Rovers to an impressive victory in their final game of the season.He confidently hammered in a 27th-minute penalty to restore parity before Ben Brereton’s composed finish i...Full Story »

Martyn Waghorn held his nerve to score the penalty which saved Derby from relegation and sent Sheffield Wednesday down to Sky Bet League One as a pulsating game at Pride Park ended 3-3.Waghorn also headed an equaliser after Sam Hutchinson put Wednesday ahead in first-half stoppage time before Patrick Roberts gave Derby the lead.Callum Paterson levelled and Julian Borner restored Wednesday’...Full Story »

Norwich lifted the Sky Bet Championship trophy at Barnsley but missed out on setting a new club record of 30 wins in a league season.The Canaries had to come back twice to secure a share of the spoils in a 2-2 draw following Cauley Woodrow and Conor Chaplin strikes for the hosts.Emiliano Buendia grabbed Norwich’s first equaliser with his 15th goal of the season and 20-year-old Adam Idah ne...Full Story »