MK Dons might have made their 2-0 win over Shrewsbury look easy but Liam Manning insists that is only thanks to the work put in by his side.Goals from Mo Eisa and Scott Twine helped the third-placed Dons close the gap on the top two in Sky Bet League One.Manning’s side are now just a point behind Rotherham and Wigan, albeit having played a game more than the Millers and two more than the L...Full Story »

MK Dons remain hot on the heels of the top two in Sky Bet League One after a comfortable 2-0 win over Shrewsbury.Mo Eisa opened the scoring on 17 minutes before Scott Twine netted his 15th league goal of the season as the Dons closed the gap on Wigan and Rotherham to just one point.It was Twine’s sublime pass to pick out Eisa inside the first 20 minutes that allowed the Sudanese forward to...Full Story »

MK Dons will be boosted by the return of Troy Parrott, Conor Coventry and Kaine Kesler Hayden for their home game against Shrewsbury.Parrott, Coventry and Kesler Hayden have all been away on international duty and are expected to be available.Wing-back Tennai Watson and fellow defender Aden Baldwin both remain sidelined through injury.Striker Connor Wickham returned to action off the bench in th...Full Story »

Prolific Daniel Udoh scored a dramatic 84th-minute winner against Lincoln to make it three consecutive wins for Shrewsbury on a sunny Shropshire afternoon.The Shrews attacker reacted quickly to a loose ball on the edge of the box and rifled a shot home an impressive 15th goal of the season and decide this Sky Bet League One contest.Earlier in the match, Udoh had been involved in a collision with...Full Story »

Shrewsbury will be without Tom Flanagan for the visit of Lincoln.The Shrews have enjoyed thumping wins over Morecambe and at Sky Bet League One leaders Rotherham, scoring eight goals along the way and conceding none.But they will have to make at least one change with Flanagan on international duty with Northern Ireland.Defender Aaron Pierre is also away with Grenada while midfielder David Davis ...Full Story »

Shrewsbury manager Steve Cotterill feels his side’s luck is turning after they produced a stunning 3-0 win at League One leaders Rotherham.Strikes from Daniel Udoh and Elliott Bennett, either side of Angus MacDonald’s straight red secured the victory for the visitors. Ryan Bowman put further gloss on the result in added time.Paul Warne’s table-toppers were far from their best a...Full Story »

Rotherham are hopeful midfielders Dan Barlaser and Ollie Rathbone will be fit to face Shrewsbury.Barlaser (groin) and Rathbone (quad) both came off during the midweek win against Lincoln and will train on Friday.Midfielder Jamie Lindsay will be assessed as he battles a shoulder injury, but boss Paul Warne will not play him unless he is 100 per cent fit.Forwards Freddie Ladapo, Will Grigg (both h...Full Story »

Steve Cotterill is proud of how far his Shrewsbury side have come after their 5-0 victory over Morecambe.The Shrews were beaten 2-0 by Morecambe in August but romped to a 5-0 victory on Tuesday with a brace apiece from Daniel Udoh and Luke Leahy, capped off by Ryan Bowman’s bullet header.Cotterill said: “Morecambe beat us earlier in the season and it wasn’t particularly a good ...Full Story »

Luke Leahy and Daniel Udoh both scored twice as Shrewsbury beat troubled Morecambe 5-0 in League One.Captain Leahy scored twice early in the second half, with Udoh adding to his first-half opener in the 65th minute.Ryan Bowman added a fifth to secure a welcome win for Steve Cotterill’s men, who were without a win in three and had picked up just two wins since the turn of the year.The resul...Full Story »

Shrewsbury have no fresh injury concerns as they host Morecambe in Sky Bet League One.Forward Shaun Whalley will hope for more minutes after making his return from injury as a late substitute in Saturday’s loss to Oxford.Whalley had been sidelined for four months with a thigh problem.Midfielder David Davis has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with an ankle injury.Morecambe ar...Full Story »

Karl Robinson hailed his Oxford players after their late 2-1 win at Shrewsbury.The U’s kept up their promotion push with an impressive fifth win in six games.Goal machine Matty Taylor opened the scoring with his 21st goal of the season, before Ryan Bowman levelled with his first strike since Boxing Day.But Cameron Brannagan won it from the spot with eight minutes to go.Three Oxford players...Full Story »

Cameron Brannagan’s late penalty secured Oxford a 2-1 win over Shrewsbury.Karl Robinson’s play-off chasing U’s have now won five of their last six games.On-song Matty Taylor bagged his 21st goal of the season before Oxford’s lead was cancelled out by Ryan Bowman’s first since Boxing Day.But Brannagan struck with just eight minutes to go as the visitors closed the ga...Full Story »

Shrewsbury will be able to call on Josh Vela against Oxford after the midfielder completed a three-match suspension.The former Bolton man was sent off in last month’s defeat to Portsmouth and has missed the games against Burton, Rotherham and Cambridge – though with the Shrews unbeaten in those games, his immediate return is not assured.Shaun Whalley will also hope to return after be...Full Story »

Steve Cotterill was delighted with Shrewsbury’s performance at Cambridge despite being unable to find a winner.The visitors dominated the goalless contest, with Ryan Bowman hitting a post after Dimitar Mitov had saved from Tom Flanagan in the first half.Cambridge clung on in the final 10 minutes when Daniel Udoh somehow headed over from close range before Mitov saved brilliantly from Luke ...Full Story »

Cambridge host Shrewsbury in Sky Bet League One on Saturday eyeing a fifth consecutive home win, with forward Joe Ironside set to be in contention again.The attacker suffered an ankle injury in January which sidelined him for six weeks, but he marked his comeback with a cameo role in the midweek loss at Wycombe.Boss Mark Bonner will assess Ironside, who is eager to start alongside Liam O’N...Full Story »

Chelsea capped another seismic day in the Stamford Bridge club’s history by narrowly avoiding an FA Cup shock, edging past Luton 3-2 at Kenilworth Road.Romelu Lukaku tapped home Timo Werner’s cross late on to thwart the Hatters’ dreams of a first quarter-final since 1994, on the day when Roman Abramovich signalled the impending end of his Blues reign.Werner scored and made both...Full Story »

Steve Cotterill was full of praise for his Shrewsbury side who forced league leaders Rotherham to cling onto a goalless draw at Montgomery Waters Meadow.After an even first half, Salop unleashed a barrage on Josh Vickers’ goal including George Nurse’s 30-yard piledriver that cannoned off the inside of the post before Vickers smothered Matthew Pennington’s rebound.“On anot...Full Story »

League One leaders Rotherham were forced to hang on for a point after a goalless draw against Shrewsbury.The home side dominated the second half and hit the post through George Nurse, but the Millers stood firm to notch their sixth consecutive clean sheet on the road and maintain a seven-point gap over second-placed Wigan.The runaway leaders started brightly and top scorer Michael Smith should h...Full Story »

Shrewsbury boss Steve Cotterill said his side have no fresh injuries for the visit of League One leaders Rotherham.The Shrews came through their 2-0 win at Burton on Saturday unscathed and Cotterill said the squad is feeling fresh after what was a first victory since January 2.Josh Vela serves the second of a three-match ban a while fellow midfielder David Davis is unlikely to play again this se...Full Story »

Shrewsbury boss Steve Cotterill was pleased on many levels as his side got their first win in nine League One games with a 2-0 victory over his former side Burton.In a game of few real chances, Town capitalised on a corner routine when Tom Bloxham swept home in the first half and Matthew Pennington netted after George Nurse’s long-range effort came loose in the box after another set-piece....Full Story »