The Ivory Coast fought back to claim a dramatic last-gasp 2-1 win over Mali in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.Nene Dorgeles’ memorable strike put Mali ahead after Odilon Kossounou’s first-half red card for the hosts.But Simon Adingra’s 90th-minute equaliser took the tie to extra time before the Ivory Coast won it in the final minutes of the match through Oumar Diakite...Full Story »

Aston Villa returned to winning ways in style as they put Sheffield United to the sword with four goals in the opening 30 minutes in a 5-0 romp at Bramall Lane.Villa’s Premier League top-four hopes had faltered after winning just one of their last five matches but Unai Emery’s men put that right to move above Tottenham and back into fourth.Goals from John McGinn, Ollie Watkins, Leon ...Full Story »

Roy Hodgson vowed to carry on fighting as Crystal Palace manager despite some of the club’s fans turning on him during the 4-1 Premier League defeat at Brighton.Hodgson cut a forlorn figure on the touchline as goals from Lewis Dunk, Jack Hinshelwood, Facundo Buonanotte and Joao Pedro once again left his future under scrutiny.Palace sacked their previous manager, Patrick Vieira, following a...Full Story »

Swansea head coach Luke Williams struggled to hide his frustration after the Whites went down to a 1-0 Sky Bet Championship defeat to Plymouth.Morgan Whittaker struck the only goal of the game after 18 minutes – his ninth in his last 10 games as Argyle made it six games without defeat.Back-to-back Championship defeats and a fourth loss in a row in all competitions leaves Swansea head coach...Full Story »

Stephen Clemence bemoaned a lack of consistency after Gillingham’s 1-1 League Two draw with Walsall and insisted his side did not deserve more than a point at home.Conor Masterson fired in a 77th-minute equaliser to rescue the Gills from defeat at Priestfield following Isaac Hutchinson’s converted penalty kick 15 minutes earlier.A final effort from Shad Ogie, who conceded the penalty...Full Story »

Manager John Mousinho feels his Portsmouth side are back on track after thrashing Northampton 4-1 at Fratton Park.Paddy Lane scored twice as the leaders cruised to victory despite having debutant Tom McIntyre sent off.Connor Ogilvie and Callum Lang also netted while Colby Bishop missed a penalty for Pompey, who had debutant Tom McIntyre sent off, before Marc Leonard grabbed a consolation for Nor...Full Story »

Hull boss Liam Rosenior admitted he felt nervous before the 1-0 Sky Bet Championship win over Millwall.There was a feelgood factor around the club after a successful transfer window saw the likes of Fabio Carvalho, Ryan Giles and Anass Zaroury arrive at the MKM Stadium.Rosenior was keen to keep momentum going and the Tigers did just that, securing a second consecutive victory courtesy of fit-aga...Full Story »

Norwich head coach David Wagner reflected on a job well done after watching his side come from behind to beat Coventry 2-1 at Carrow Road to boost their Championship play-off challenge.Second-half goals from Josh Sargent and Borja Sainz saw the hosts stay on the fringes of the top-six battle.Callum O’Hare had given the Sky Blues the lead shortly after the break before they finished the gam...Full Story »

QPR head coach Marti Cifuentes hailed an ‘important’ 2-1 win at Blackburn that bolstered his side’s chances of Sky Bet Championship survival.Rangers came into this game with only one away win since September but deservedly put that statistic to bed with a two-goal haul in the space of three second-half minutes.The 61st-minute opener came when Ilias Chair’s shot hit the wo...Full Story »

Corie Andrews salvaged a dramatic point for Wealdstone in the final minute of second-half stoppage time in their 1-1 draw at Barnet.The hosts opened the scoring in the 14th minute when Ben Coker sent the ball across the face of goal, where Callum Stead tapped home.Barnet won an 80th-minute penalty but Harry Pritchard could not find the finishing touch as his spot-kick was saved by Marcus Dewhurs...Full Story »

Leicester boss Enzo Maresca is content to ignore criticism from some Foxes fans after seeing his side move 11 points clear at the top of the Championship with a 5-0 demolition of Stoke.Doubles from Patson Daka and Jamie Vardy helped the visitors take another step toward an immediate return to the Premier League.Daka opened the scoring with a tap-in shortly before Kasey McAteer’s deflected ...Full Story »

Craig Levein was pleased to see St Johnstone show all their battling qualities in their 1-0 win over Ross County.St Johnstone put daylight between themselves and County near the foot of the cinch Premiership table thanks to a 35th-minute strike from Benjamin Kimpioka.While the goal was a moment of quality, albeit capitalising on a missed interception from Will Nightingale, the visitors were unde...Full Story »

Doncaster boss Grant McCann hit out at referee Scott Simpson after his side’s 1-1 draw at Sutton.It was a real battle between two of the bottom three sides in the Football League.Craig Eastmond’s 78th-minute strike was cancelled out by Lee Angol’s stoppage-time penalty.But a frustrated McCann stressed his side had two “blatant” penalties earlier in the game not give...Full Story »

Chesterfield continued their seemingly unstoppable march towards promotion back into the Football League with a 3-1 victory at 10-man Eastleigh.The Spireites extended their lead at the top of the Vanarama National League to 19 points after claiming a sixth successive victory.James Berry opened the scoring in the 38th minute after combining with Will Grigg before Eastleigh suffered a major setbac...Full Story »

Zac Ashworth heeded manager Ian Evatt’s interval words of wisdom to rescue a battling point for Bolton against their play-off rivals as they drew 1-1 with Barnsley.Ashworth’s 64th-minute back-post header via new boy Aaron Collins’ first-touch assist cancelled out Devante Cole’s 17th goal of the campaign after five minutes.“At half-time we had words that’s wher...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Michael Skubala was proud of his side as they battled with 10 men for over an hour to grind out a 1-0 win over Burton.Reeco Hackett grabbed the winner early in the second half but Lincoln had already seen Alex Mitchell sent off for two quick yellow cards midway through the first half.“We knew it was going to be a battle, coming here, it’s a tough place to come to get a p...Full Story »

Thelo Aasgaard starred as Wigan completed a fine double over promotion-chasing Peterborough with a 3-2 triumph.The Latics arrived at London Road as the only team to beat Posh in their last 22 League One matches – and they did it again thanks to the Norwegian’s scoring exploits before surviving an almighty late scare.Aasgaard opened his account after 20 minutes with a first-time finis...Full Story »

Leicester extended their lead at the top of the Championship to 11 points with a thumping 5-0 victory at Stoke.Patson Daka and Jamie Vardy both scored twice, including a penalty each, to inspire the Foxes to a comprehensive victory.The in-form Daka opened the scoring and Kasey McAteer doubled the visitors’ advantage shortly before the half-hour mark.After the break a first penalty of the a...Full Story »

Paddy Lane scored twice as Portsmouth thumped Northampton 4-1 despite having debutant Tom McIntyre sent off.Pompey took the lead after seven minutes when Marlon Pack’s free-kick from 30 yards was headed home by Connor Ogilvie.The second came after 16 minutes. A long clearance from Pack found Lane, who turned inside a defender to drive home.Pompey were awarded a penalty two minutes before h...Full Story »

Jake Forster-Caskey struck a late winner as Stevenage moved back into the play-off places in League One with a scrappy 1-0 victory over fellow contenders Blackpool.Stevenage moved above Oxford in the table as they secured a third consecutive win to keep their dreams of a second straight promotion alive, while the Seasiders fell six points off the play-off places.Blackpool almost took a seventh-m...Full Story »