Bradford manager Graham Alexander admits his side were made to work hard to beat rock-bottom Sutton but felt they fully deserved the three points.Calum Kavanagh’s second-half strike proved enough for League Two play-off hopefuls Braford to claim a third successive win in testing conditions at Valley Parade.Alexander said: “It was a difficult match against a difficult opponent. We&rsq...Full Story »

Under-pressure West Ham boss David Moyes said he “wins more” than more exciting managers who could replace him as he defended his position.Angry fans displayed a banner asking for him to be sacked after they lost 2-0 at Nottingham Forest to stretch their winless run to eight games in all competitions.Six days after a home humiliation to Arsenal, they went down to goals from Taiwo Awo...Full Story »

Darren Moore wants to improve his new side’s mentality after his Port Vale reign started with a 3-2 loss at League One relegation rivals Cheltenham.Vale led twice through Nathan Smith’s header and an own goal from Curtis Davies, but Matt Taylor and Jack Shepherd cancelled each out before Will Ferry struck a 73rd-minute winner.Former Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield boss Moore, wh...Full Story »

MK Dons manager Mike Williamson said his side made it hard for themselves despite a 2-1 victory at Swindon which helped lift them up to fifth place in the table.Stephen Wearne marked his full league debut with two goals in the space of the first eight minutes and the Dons held that lead until Charlie Austin’s 89th-minute strike threatened a late comeback.Williamson said: “It was a fa...Full Story »

David Martindale insists he will not get carried away despite Livingston finally ending their long wait for a cinch Premiership victory against St Mirren.Tete Yengi’s goal in added time of the first half was enough for the Lions to claim their first win in 18 league matches.Livi have now cut the gap between themselves and Ross County to just three points, with the teams set to face each ot...Full Story »

Tranmere manager Nigel Adkins could barely contain his delight after seeing his side beat top-of-the-table Stockport 4-0 at Prenton Park.A brace from Jordan Turnbull and strikes from Tom Davies and Connor Jennings were the difference as Rovers inflicted back-to back defeats on Sky Bet League Two leaders County.The home side opened the scoring on the half-hour mark when Davies found himself in th...Full Story »

Darren Ferguson challenged his Peterborough side to show more conviction as they need to “ride out the storm” having fallen to another damaging defeat.Blackpool grabbed all three points thanks to a second-half comeback started by a Shayne Lavery penalty and completed in stoppage time by a deflected Karamoko Dembele strike.Hector Kyprianou had given Posh the lead after 38 minutes with...Full Story »

Aberdeen’s interim manager Neil Warnock insisted his side must cut out the sloppy defensive errors that see him still on the hunt for a first cinch Premiership win following a 2-2 draw with Hibernian.The Dons fell behind after Martin Boyle rounded Kelle Roos after just 12 minutes, but were quickly level through Nicky Devlin.Jamie McGrath put the home side in front just after the break, but...Full Story »

Mansfield missed the chance to go top of Sky Bet League Two as Emmanuel Adegboyega scored on his Football League debut to earn Walsall a 2-1 win.The Stags should have been out of sight by half-time with Will Swan the chief culprit.He steered Lucas Akins’ pass wide when clean through, was foiled by a fine Jackson Smith save as he tried to sweep home Stephen Quinn’s low cross and curle...Full Story »

John Eustace’s wait for a first win at Blackburn goes on after Preston battled back to claim a 2-2 draw in an entertaining Lancashire derby clash at Deepdale.Eustace, whose first game in charge of Rovers ended in defeat at former club Birmingham, saw his side let a 2-0 lead slip but still dented Preston’s play-off aspirations.All four goals came in the first half as Sammie Szmodics r...Full Story »

Cambridge inflicted further woe on basement side Carlisle with a fine 4-0 away win at Brunton Park.Sierra Leone midfielder Sullay Kaikai, who had not scored in his five previous games, fired the visitors into a welcome 14th-minute lead with a sweet right-foot strike into the bottom right corner.An unfortunate second-half own goal from Sam Lavelle, an Elias Kachunga header three minutes later and...Full Story »

Hull captain Jacob Greaves snatched a dramatic stoppage-time winner as his side kept pace in the Championship play-off race with a 2-1 victory at Huddersfield.Greaves had put Hull ahead in the seventh minute and, after Jack Rudoni had seemingly earned the home side a point in added time, netted a diving header in the dying stages to earn victory.Back-to-back wins following a disappointing home d...Full Story »

Promotion-chasing Barnet had to work hard for an away win over Fylde, stepping up in the second half to seal a 4-2 win at Mill Farm.The hosts took a ninth-minute lead when Nick Haughton converted from the penalty spot but Bees newcomer Gatlin O’Donkor made it two goals in two appearances to level the scores.Harry Pritchard’s neat near-post finish turned things on their head before Na...Full Story »

Cheltenham twice hit back from behind to claim a 3-2 home win over League One relegation rivals Port Vale and spoil Darren Moore’s first game in charge.Nathan Smith’s header and an own goal from Curtis Davies put Vale ahead, but strikes from Matt Taylor, Jack Shepherd and Will Ferry secured the points for Darrell Clarke’s side against his former club.Luke Southwood had to save ...Full Story »

Mike Fondop’s brace inspired Oldham to a 3-1 victory at Maidenhead.Oldham got the breakthrough when Joe Garner headed in a long ball in the 15th minute.Fondop doubled the visitors’ lead in the 58th minute and then grabbed his brace 30 minutes later, effectively killing the game off for the hosts.Sam Beckwith delivered a late consolation for the hosts.Full Story »

Kidderminster failed to move out of the Vanarama National League relegation zone after a goalless draw at home to Dorking.Both teams had chances, with Harriers having the better of the first half as Sam Bellis shot wide and Reiss McNally’s effort was deflected behind.Dorking’s Josh Taylor drew a sharp save from Christian Dibble in the second half and George Francomb’s free-kick...Full Story »

Draw specialists York remain in a National League relegation battle after a 1-1 stalemate with Dagenham.Jake Hessenthaler gave the visitors to the LNER Community Stadium the lead by heading in an in-swinging corner in the 11th minute.York were level when Ryan Fallowfield poked in a cross from Danny Amos two minutes before half-time.But the Minstermen could not find a winner and a 14th draw of th...Full Story »

Stephen Wearne scored twice on his full league debut for MK Dons inside the first eight minutes to secure a 2-1 victory at struggling Swindon.Wearne opened the scoring with just four minutes on the clock after some calamitous Swindon defending.Goalkeeper Jack Bycroft and Conor McCarthy left the ball for each other, allowing Kyran Lofthouse to nip in and tee up Wearne for a simple finish.It was 2...Full Story »

Tony Mowbray celebrated back-to-back home wins against his most recent former clubs after Birmingham came from behind to beat Sunderland 2-1.Koji Miyoshi capped a magnificent comeback by City after Jordan James equalised on the hour to make it two home victories in five days after they beat Blackburn 1-0 on Tuesday night.Jack Clarke gave Sunderland the lead in the 22nd minute with his 15th goal ...Full Story »

Louie Sibley’s last-minute winner gave Derby a 1-0 home victory over stubborn Stevenage to boost their automatic promotion hopes in League One.With top scorer James Collins out with a knee injury, Derby lacked a presence up front but Sibley finally found a way through in the last minute of normal time.The victory moved Derby three points clear of third-placed Bolton.It was Stevenage who ca...Full Story »