Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna admitted that his team was “fortunate” to pick up three points following Saturday’s narrow 1-0 League One victory over Gillingham.He said it was not his side’s “best performance” but the only goal of the game from Conor Chaplin was worthy of the win.McKenna said: “It definitely wasn’t our best performance for sure.&ld...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson praised his team’s calmness and quality after spectacular long-range goals from Cameron Brannagan and Nathan Holland earned his team a dramatic 3-2 win over Portsmouth.Pompey were reduced to 10 men in the 16th minute when Joe Morrell was dismissed for a high challenge on Brannagan. There were also 11 yellow cards, with seven for Portsmouth.Both managers felt the r...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson wants his Bristol City players to take a long hard look at themselves after they slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Blackpool.CJ Hamilton, Gary Madine and Josh Bowler grabbed the goals for the Tangerines as Nahki Wells’ late strike proved nothing more than a consolation at Bloomfield Road.The Robins have now shipped a damaging 54 Championship goals this season, the second most in the...Full Story »

Measured Forest Green boss Rob Edwards remains grounded, despite the bookies already paying out on his side winning promotion.Rovers now boast a 10-point cushion at the summit and are 14 points clear of the play-off places, but there is no room for complacency in Edwards’ eyes.“No, we aren’t taking anything for granted,” revealed Edwards after Rovers’ comfortable 2-...Full Story »

Accrington manager John Coleman claimed the match should have been abandoned after one of his players was assaulted before missing from the spot in their 1-0 League One loss at Rotherham.The drama all happened in the closing stages with Harry Pell having his 89th-minute penalty saved by Josh Vickers, moments after Rotherham fans had run onto the pitch with one appearing to strike Pell.The penalt...Full Story »

Stevenage scored twice in the final 10 minutes to rescue a point at Crawley after the Reds appeared to be cruising to a much-needed home win.A double by Tom Nichols had put John Yems’ side firmly on top, but a superb strike by Arthur Read and skipper Scott Cuthbert’s stoppage-time leveller saw the points shared.Crawley, with only one win from their previous seven home league games, t...Full Story »

Rotherham moved six points clear at the top of Sky Bet League One after surviving a late scare to see off Accrington 1-0.Harry Pell had an 89th-minute penalty saved by Josh Vickers after Richard Wood had been sent off for blocking a goalbound shot from Korede Adedoyin with his hand.The visitors had recorded two wins over the Millers already this campaign but that hoodoo was ended with Dan Barlas...Full Story »

Grimsby’s Luke Waterfall headed a stoppage-time winner to earn all three points in a 2-1 win over Notts County at Meadow Lane.The Magpies hit the front inside 15 minutes through a superb Callum Roberts solo effort after he carried the ball on his own and smashed home from a tight angle.The visitors looked for an equaliser and, after a good spell of pressure, they almost got on level terms ...Full Story »

Southampton needed a Stuart Armstrong wonder-strike and an extra-time goal from Kyle Walker-Peters to edge out Coventry 2-1 in the FA Cup at St Mary’s.Coventry, 11th in the Championship, were leading through a fine first-half goal from Viktor Gyokeres and had chances to be even further ahead.A mix-and-match Saints side which featured 17-year-old debutant Thierry Small at left-back and Shan...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon remain just above the League One relegation zone after Akin Famewo’s first career goal secured Charlton a 3-2 win at the Valley.The Dons took the lead in the third minute through Ethan Chislett, but the hosts responded as Ryan Inniss and Conor Washington struck.Ben Heneghan pegged the Addicks back in a thrilling first half, but Famewo’s goal left the Dons one point abov...Full Story »

Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson hailed the impact of his substitutes as his side reached the FA Cup fifth round for the first time in 36 years with a 2-0 win over Championship rivals QPR at the Weston Homes Stadium.Goals from Joe Ward and substitute Ricky-Jady Jones took Posh through to the last 16 for only the fifth time in their history.Ferguson said: “It was a great result for us a...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson expressed his frustration at losing recent recruit Melker Hallberg to a controversial red card.His relegation battlers had to play most of the second half of a finely balanced 0-0 Tayside derby draw with 10 men.Minutes after the interval, former Hibs midfielder Hallberg was dispatched by referee Colin Steven for a second yellow card, having been booked in the...Full Story »

Wayne Brown heaped praise on his players following Colchester’s 1-0 win at Leyton Orient.Appointed as interim head coach following the departure of Hayden Mullins, Brown has yet to taste defeat having steered the Essex side to two wins and two draws from his four matches in charge so far.It took experienced striker Freddie Sears just four minutes to give the U’s the lead with his 13t...Full Story »

Ryan Colclough scored a second-half brace as Altrincham rescued a late point from a 2-2 National League draw with Woking.Woking went 2-0 up thanks to first-half goals from Inih Effiong and Kyran Lofthouse but Colclough struck twice after the break to earn a point.The visitors made an immediate impact as they scored just 30 seconds into the game when Effiong slotted the ball into the bottom corne...Full Story »

Shrewsbury boss Steve Cotterill saluted a magnificent second-half response from his players as they hit back to secure a 1-1 draw against Fleetwood.A Luke Leahy penalty earned the Shrews a deserved point as they hit back following Anthony Pilkington’s Fleetwood opener.The Shrews moved up to 16th place in League One having now lost just once in nine matches.“Looking back over the seco...Full Story »

Barnsley head coach Poya Asbaghi refused to blame the officials following their 1-0 defeat against Huddersfield in the FA Cup.Duane Holmes put the Terriers in front in the 19th minute with a composed finish following Josh Koroma’s knockdown.But the Reds were left frustrated after Michal Helik had a goal ruled out in stoppage time for a foul in the build-up.“We have had an equaliser d...Full Story »

An early goal from Freddie Sears earned Colchester a 1-0 win at Leyton Orient.The goal came in the fourth minute, straight after U’s goalkeeper Sam Hornby had punched clear a powerful header from Orient striker Aaron Drinan.The ball was eventually played out to Corie Andrews, who crossed into the penalty area where Sears fired an unstoppable volley into the net.Orient posed little threat, ...Full Story »

Huddersfield booked their place in the FA Cup fifth-round draw after a battling 1-0 win over Barnsley.Duane Holmes hit the winner during a first half dominated by the Terriers in torrential rain.Josh Koroma and Jordan Rhodes both came close to adding to Huddersfield’s tally before the break.Huddersfield were made to work hard after the interval as their Yorkshire rivals came out fighting.B...Full Story »

Riyad Mahrez struck twice as Premier League leaders Manchester City came from behind to sweep Championship pace-setters Fulham aside 4-1 in the FA Cup fourth round.City were stunned as Fabio Carvalho opened the scoring after just four minutes on a drizzly afternoon at the Etihad Stadium but soon levelled through Ilkay Gundogan.John Stones then headed the hosts ahead as the frantic start continue...Full Story »

Blackpool boosted their Championship play-off hopes with an impressive 3-1 home win over Bristol City.Goals from CJ Hamilton, Gary Madine and Josh Bowler did the damage as the Seasiders eased to victory at Bloomfield Road.With victory Neil Critchley’s confident side stretched their recent unbeaten run to three games to leave them within five points of forcing their way into the coveted top...Full Story »