Ryan Fraser bags brace as Southampton ease past Walsall
Posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 by PA
Ryan Fraser had a hand in three goals as Southampton swatted aside League Two Walsall in the FA Cup with a professional 4-0 victory.Winger Fraser produced two fine finishes and set up Sekou Mara as Saints eased to a 19th match unbeaten – one off a club record 20 games without a loss in all competitions.Che Adams jumped off the bench to slide in a fourth to confirm Southampton’s progr...Full Story »
Crewe cling on as Mansfield miss out on top spot
Posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 by PA
Mansfield blew the chance to go top of League Two as a gifted early Joe White goal saw promotion rivals Crewe win 1-0.The defeat was only the Stags’ second league loss of the campaign and ended their unbeaten home record.Mansfield made an awful start as they tried to play out from their box under pressure in the second minute but lost the ball and watched White drill home a low finish insi...Full Story »
Liam Sercombe nets twice as lowly Cheltenham shock leaders Portsmouth
Posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 by PA
Liam Sercombe’s quick-fire double earned Cheltenham a shock 2-1 home win over League One leaders Portsmouth.Pompey had taken the lead through a 49th-minute own goal, but the Robins responded quickly with Sercombe’s first brace for the club sealing three valuable points in their battle against the drop.Portsmouth were on top for much of the first half, with Abu Kamara a major threat.B...Full Story »
Gavin Massey scores late leveller as Port Vale hold Charlton in thriller
Posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 by PA
Port Vale and Charlton remain separated only by goal difference in the Sky Bet League One table after playing out a highly entertaining 3-3 draw at Vale Park.Charlton led on three occasions, through Corey Blackett-Taylor, Daniel Kanu and Tyreece Campbell, but Ethan Chislett’s successfully converted penalty and goals from Uche Ikpeazu and Gavin Massey earned Vale a point.Chances were at a p...Full Story »
Oldham move into play-offs as Dorking continue to struggle
Posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 by PA
Oldham climbed into the National League play-off places with a 1-0 win away to struggling Dorking.Mike Fondop got the decisive goal four minutes before half-time, smashing a shot high into the roof of the net after Dorking failed to clear a corner.The goal came as reward for Oldham’s dominance of the first half, but Dorking threatened an equaliser after the break.The best chance came just ...Full Story »
Rochdale get back to winning ways with victory over Kidderminster
Posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 by PA
Rochdale returned to winning ways in the National League with a 2-0 victory over bottom side Kidderminster.It took the hosts, beaten by lowly Fylde last time out, until the 59th minute to break the deadlock at the Crown Oil Arena.The goal was worth the wait, with Tyrese Sinclair chesting the ball down and hitting a high volley on the turn that looped over keeper Christian Dibble.Dale doubled the...Full Story »
Danilo Orsi on target as Crawley complete comeback victory at Bradford
Posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 by PA
Crawley scored twice in stoppage time to clinch a dramatic 4-2 Sky Bet League Two win at Bradford.The visitors had been trailing 2-1 before Adam Campbell’s 85th-minute equaliser.They went on to complete a remarkable comeback as Danilo Orsi scored his second goal of the game from the penalty spot after Nick Tsaroulla was tripped by Jon Tomkinson.Then substitute Klaidi Lolos made it a six-go...Full Story »
Debutant Conor Wilkinson earns unlikely point for Colchester at Swindon
Posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 by PA
Conor Wilkinson snatched a stoppage-time equaliser to rescue a point for new Colchester manager Danny Cowley as they came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Swindon.Swindon were awarded a penalty after just 17 minutes when Udoka Godwin-Malife was hauled to the ground in the box and Charlie Austin stepped up and blasted his shot down the middle.Swindon grabbed their second goal before the break as Aust...Full Story »
Sammie Szmodics hits hat-trick as Blackburn breeze past Cambridge in FA Cup
Posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 by PA
Sammie Szmodics scored a first-half hat-trick as Blackburn avoided an upset by overcoming League One outfit Cambridge 5-2 in the FA Cup third round.In the first meeting between the sides in exactly 31 years, Blackburn found themselves behind when Jack Lankester’s early curling finish put Neil Harris’ team in front.Szmodics swept in an equaliser in the 23rd minute but parity was brief...Full Story »
We did a really professional job – Mark Robins on Coventry’s win over Oxford
Posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 by PA
Mark Robins praised the quality of his Coventry side after they blew away League One Oxford 6-2 in the FA Cup third round.Joel Latibeaudiere, Ben Sheaf and Kasey Palmer’s goals were followed by a brace from Matty Godden as Coventry made it through to the fourth round for just the second time in six seasons.Mark Harris had earlier equalised to make the score 1-1 before Tyler Goodrham’...Full Story »