Port Vale moved into the League Two play-off places after making it three wins from their last four with a 2-1 victory over Swindon.George Byers and Brandon Cover bagged the goals as Vale rose up to fifth spot and extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to five matches.A fourth defeat of the season for Swindon, whose late consolation came courtesy of captain Will Wright’s free-kick...Full Story »

Promotion hopefuls York and Eastleigh fought out a 0-0 draw in the Vanarama National League.Second-placed York almost snatched victory deep into stoppage time when Lenell John-Lewis headed over.Ollie Pearce went close for the Minstermen, but sixth-placed Eastleigh also fashioned good opportunities to break the deadlock.Chris Maguire was denied by York goalkeeper Harrison Male and Paul McCallum s...Full Story »

Maidenhead fought back from a goal down to claim a valuable 2-1 victory over fellow National League strugglers Boston.The hosts made the perfect start when Zak Mills curled in an excellent opener in the eighth minute.But the lead lasted only 11 minutes before Jayden Mitchell-Lawson’s cross from the right was hooked in by Shawn McCoulsky.Mitchell-Lawson then saw Aidan Stone produce a brilli...Full Story »

A second-half strike from Jack Stevens earned Solihull a point in a 1-1 draw with Dagenham.The hosts had the majority of the chances in the first half but could not make the breakthrough, with a Junior Morias effort sparking a goalmouth scramble in the 19th minute and Josh Umerah drawing a great save from Laurie Walker.Dagenham went ahead four minutes into the second period, though, Harry Phipps...Full Story »

Walsall manager Mat Sadler admitted his side had to be resilient on their way to a crushing 4-0 win over Colchester.Jamie Jellis fired the Saddlers into a half-time lead and they wrapped up the points with Albert Adomah scoring and Jack Earing adding a late brace.“There were some tough times in that game, especially in the first half,” Sadler admitted.“I talk about winning in d...Full Story »

Charlie McCann scored the only goal as Forest Green claimed a 1-0 win over Hartlepool in the Vanarama National League.McCann slotted into the bottom after 71 minutes at the New Lawn following good work from Marcel Lavinier and Emmanuel Osadebe.Harry Cardwell went close to adding a second, but Brad Young kept out his header with a fine save.David Ferguson and Luke Charman went close for Hartlepoo...Full Story »

Lee Bell’s 100th match in charge of Crewe ended in a 2-1 defeat at Newport.Matt Baker’s 74th-minute header ended Crewe’s four-match winning streak and halted the Exiles’ three-game losing run.County almost took the lead on the half-hour mark when Crewe goalkeeper Filip Marschall misjudged a ball over the top and Courtney Baker-Richardson looked certain to roll the ball in...Full Story »

Cole Palmer became the first player in Premier League history to score four goals in the first half of a match during Chelsea’s 4-2 victory over Brighton at Stamford Bridge.Palmer continued his sublime Chelsea career, scoring his sixth in six games, including a wonderful free-kick in the 31st minute.The Blues were far from their best and had initially gone a goal down in the opening stages...Full Story »

Sheffield United extended their unbeaten start to the Sky Bet Championship season and made it a whole month without conceding after holding winless Portsmouth to a 0-0 draw at Fratton Park.Pompey goalkeeper Will Norris was forced into four saves – including a stunning stop to deny Gustavo Hamer – but the Blades drew a blank for a first time this season.They did however end September ...Full Story »

A superb counter-attack goal by Jordan Roberts midway through the second half was enough to give Stevenage a 1-0 win at home to Charlton in League One.Murphy Cooper rolled the ball out quickly to Roberts who led the charge.He had Dan Butler outside but chose to go cross-field to Jamie Reid.His cushioned ball back into the middle found Roberts continuing his run to fire low past Will Mannion.The ...Full Story »