Torquay had to settle for a 0-0 home draw against Eastleigh, who were indebted to goalkeeper Joe McDonnell.Torquay pair Daniel Wright and Connor Lemonheigh-Evans both went close with first-half headers and Keelan O’Connell’s far-post effort was well saved by McDonnell before half-time.The home side threatened again early in the second period when Asa Hall fired wide and McDonnell pro...Full Story »

Plymouth drew 0-0 with Sky Bet League One play-off rivals Sunderland as both sides missed an opportunity to boost their slim hopes of sneaking into the automatic promotion places.Argyle were able to recall top scorer Ryan Hardie and he came closest to scoring in the first half, sending a 41st-minute header just past the post from Conor Grant’s pacy cross.The home side had the best of the f...Full Story »

Rob Milsom’s penalty first-half fired Sutton back into the play-off spots as they secured a narrow 1-0 League Two victory over Newport at Gander Green Lane.Matt Gray’s Sutton have stuttered in the past couple of months with just three league wins in February and March combined.But a perfect April has yielded nine points and put the U’s right back in contention.Their latest win ...Full Story »

Tranmere gave their play-off hopes a huge boost as a 2-0 win put a dent in Exeter’s title bid.Micky Mellon’s side had fallen away from the automatic promotion spots after five games without a win and just two victories in 12.But Josh Hawkes and Elliott Nevitt got the goals as the Grecians slipped five points behind league leaders Forest Green.Tom Davies nodded Chris Merrie’s co...Full Story »

Play-off hopefuls Salford needed a late equaliser from substitute Ian Henderson to salvage a 2-2 draw from their League Two encounter with relegation-threatened Barrow.Visitors Barrow had the better of the opening exchanges but it was the hosts who broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute.A long throw from Ibou Touray was headed away but only as far as the edge of the box, where Ryan Watson scuffed...Full Story »

Harry Cornick came off the bench to score the goal which earned Luton a 1-0 win over Cardiff at the Cardiff City Stadium.The three points made it a very Happy Easter for the Hatters, who beat play-off rivals Nottingham Forest 1-0 on Good Friday, and kept them in fourth place.Luton’s Welsh boss Nathan Jones, returning to a club where he played his youth football, was forced to make two chan...Full Story »

Blackburn’s play-off hopes are hanging by a thread after a 1-0 defeat at home to Stoke.Jacob Brown’s solitary strike did the damage as he combined with Josh Maja in the fourth minute to score his 13th goal of the season.Michael O’Neill’s side were in cruise control in the first half, with Rovers chasing shadows, much to the annoyance of the crowd.Blackburn were much impro...Full Story »

Colchester secured their League Two status for another season after a comprehensive 3-0 win over 10-man Bradford.Colchester took a 16th-minute lead through Myles Kenlock, who fired a sweet left-foot strike in off the far post after being picked out by Noah Chilvers inside the area.Brendan Wiredu then doubled the U’s advantage in the 33rd minute when he nodded in at the far post, after Tomm...Full Story »

Jake Beesley celebrated his first Sky Bet Championship start with two goals as Blackpool stormed to a 6-1 victory over Birmingham at Bloomfield Road.Beesley, CJ Hamilton, Kenny Dougall, Jerry Yates and Callum Connolly all netted as Neil Critchley’s side cruised to their first win in six matches and heaped more pressure on Blues boss Lee Bowyer.Former Rochdale forward Beesley took just thre...Full Story »

Forest Green are on the cusp of promotion as first-half goals from Regan Hendry and Jamille Matt pushed Oldham deeper into the relegation mire.Rob Edwards’ league leaders now require only a draw at Bristol Rovers on Saturday to confirm promotion to League One.A high-octane opening saw Oldham keeper Danny Rogers suffer a heavy blow to his hand when going down bravely at the feet of Josh Mar...Full Story »

Gillingham and Fleetwood both had players sent off for the same tackle as the relegation-threatened sides played out a feisty goalless draw at Priestfield.The visitors, who have only won once since late January, started brightly and saw striker Ellis Harrison volley inches wide in the opening 10 minutes.After a nervy start the hosts should have taken the lead after 34 minutes but Charlie Kelman ...Full Story »

Omari Patrick’s second-half goal sealed Carlisle’s safety in League Two as they defeated Mansfield 1-0.The Stags’ automatic promotion hopes were dented again following a third defeat in four matches.Mansfield bossed the early stages, with Ollie Hawkins and Jordan Bowery being thwarted by smart saves from Mark Howard.At the other end, Mansfield’s Stephen McLaughlin produce...Full Story »

Jack Marriott and Frankie Kent goals either side of the break gave Peterborough a 2-0 win against fellow strugglers Barnsley at Oakwell.Posh’s win boosts their survival hopes while leaving Barnsley teetering on the brink of relegation.Barnsley started brightly, going close to scoring in the opening minute. Carlton Morris laid the ball off to Domingos Quina, whose effort from the edge of th...Full Story »

Isaac Hutchinson’s second-half goal was enough to give in-form Crawley their fifth win in the last six games with a 1-0 home victory over Walsall.Hutchinson’s second goal for the Reds made it four successive home wins for John Yems’ side for the first time in 13 months.Walsall, who went into the clash with only one win from their previous dozen away league games, had the ball i...Full Story »

Scott Malone’s freakish second-half goal helped Millwall to a 2-1 win against Hull at The Den to boost their playoff hopes.Malone made it 1-0 after 51 minutes when Richie Smallwood’s clearance rebounded off him into the net, before Tom Bradshaw doubled the lead four minutes later.But the game was far from over as Tom Eaves scored an 86th-minute consolation to make the home fans sweat...Full Story »

Dagenham maintained their play-off chase with a 2-0 win at Aldershot.Junior Morias’ fifth goal in three games and Mauro Vilhete’s strike left the Daggers two points adrift of the National League’s top seven.The damage was done by two goals in eight first-half minutes for the visitors.Morias gave them a 27th-minute lead when he linked with Vilhete and lifted the ball over goalke...Full Story »

Stevenage edged a point closer to League Two safety with a 1-1 draw at already relegated Scunthorpe.But Steve Evans’ side could easily have been celebrating a third successive victory, with Iron needing a stunning 75th-minute strike from substitute Harry Bunn to cancel out Jamie Reid’s opener.The visitors carved out the better chances, without really dominating a Scunthorpe team whos...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has a decision to make over which centre-back to pair with Virgil Van Dijk for the visit of Manchester United.Ibrahima Konate has scored the opening goal in his last three matches, including in their Wembley FA Cup semi-final win over Manchester City at the weekend when Joel Matip, preferred for the league game against their title rivals, was rested.Forwards Diogo ...Full Story »

Former Middlesbrough striker Jordan Rhodes returned to the Riverside to help Huddersfield to a 2-0 win that keeps their hopes of a top-two finish alive.Rhodes, who never scored on home turf during his time at Boro between February 2016 and July 2017, set up Naby Sarr’s opener four minutes before the break.And the 32-year-old scored only his second of the season on the hour to secure the vi...Full Story »

Massimo Luongo has an outside chance of being available for Sheffield Wednesday’s League One clash against Crewe on Tuesday.The midfielder was ruled out of his side’s victory over MK Dons at the weekend but could recover in time.Harlee Dean went off during the game against the Dons and will be assessed ahead of the match.Sam Hutchinson, Dominic Orfa and Josh Windass remain sidelined ...Full Story »