Leyton Orient manager Kenny Jackett said his side lacked a cutting edge after their 0-0 home draw with Port Vale.The Londoners, who had only played one competitive match in the last five weeks because of Covid call-offs by scheduled opponents, lacked cohesion.Goal-scoring chances at either end were at a premium with Paul Smyth going closest for the home side with a first-half set-piece before Da...Full Story »

High-flying Boreham Wood were held to a 1-1 National League draw by struggling Weymouth at Meadow Park.The hosts took the lead just before the half-hour mark when Frankie Raymond found the back of the net with his first goal of the season.Weymouth equalised on the stroke of half-time when a mix up between goalkeeper Taye Ashby-Hammond and Jamie Reckord led to the ball ending up in the hosts&rsqu...Full Story »

Boss James McPake admitted his main objective was to reach the fifth round of the Scottish Cup after a workmanlike performance saw Dundee come out on top at League One Dumbarton.A 63rd-minute penalty from Leigh Griffiths was the difference between the two sides, ensuring the Dark Blues ended a barren run of six defeats in a row.McPake said: “First and foremost, it was about getting through...Full Story »

Maidenhead dented Halifax’s National League title bid with a 1-0 win at York Road.Josh Kelly made it four goals in three games by firing home in the 29th minute.Kelly had other chances to extend Maidenhead’s lead but was unable to convert.The visitors went close when Matty Warburton forced a great save from Daniel Gyollai after a twisting run into the box.Halifax won 7-4 when the two...Full Story »

Rochdale manager Robbie Stockdale admitted to feeling frustrated after his side were held to a goalless draw by Bradford at the Crown Oil Arena.Dale had the better chances in the first half and largely dominated the second but were unable to break the deadlock.“Hand on heart, I feel it’s two points dropped,” said Stockdale. “I felt we more than matched Bradford on the day...Full Story »

Aberdeen boss Stephen Glass hailed his side for their professional performance as they eased into the fifth round of the Scottish Cup with a comfortable 3-0 victory at the expense of Edinburgh City.The Dons were dominant against opposition from the bottom tier and close-range finishes from Ryan Hedges and Christian Ramirez had them on easy street by half-time, while Lewis Ferguson put the icing ...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Stephen Robinson was proud of his team’s efforts as they came from behind twice to claim a 3-2 victory over league leaders Wycombe.Adebayo Akinfenwa headed the Chairboys into a second-minute lead before Anthony O’Connor levelled six minutes before the break.Jack Grimmer gave the visitors the lead for the second time after 54 minutes before Jonah Ayunga levelled on the ...Full Story »

Fulham stretched their lead at the top of the Championship to eight points after a 3-2 win over Stoke, despite falling behind inside 45 seconds.The Cottagers suffered an early setback when D’Margio Wright-Phillips – son of Shaun and grandson of Ian Wright – opened the scoring with the game’s first attack.Rodrigo Munoz immediately equalised and Fabio Carvalho and Bobby Dec...Full Story »

Leigh Griffiths scored from the penalty spot as Dundee progressed into the fifth round of the Scottish Cup with a 1-0 victory at League One Dumbarton.Dundee rarely threatened as they found it hard to break through a resolute Dumbarton defence, but the Dark Blues did enough to snap a six-game losing streak.Senior players Griffiths, Charlie Adam, Paul McMullan, Adam Legzdins and Liam Fontaine were...Full Story »

Danny Ward scored a hat-trick as Huddersfield boosted their Championship play-off hopes with a hard-earned 4-3 victory at relegation-threatened Reading.In a frenetic first half, with five goals in the opening 25 minutes, Reading led early on through Lucas Joao only for Huddersfield to reply with efforts from Danel Sinani and Ward.George Puscas made it 2-2, Ward restored Town’s advantage, t...Full Story »

Adam May scored just before the break as Cambridge edged a narrow 1-0 League One victory over Crewe to record their fifth straight win in all competitions.Harvey Knibbs headed Jack Iredale’s short corner wide early on for Cambridge, while Crewe’s best chance of the opening half saw Oliver Finney blast a knockdown wide of the far post.Knibbs missed the target again after 34 minutes wh...Full Story »

Birmingham put breathing room between themselves and the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone with a 2-1 victory over Barnsley at St Andrew’s.Onel Hernandez broke the deadlock on his home debut after signing on loan from Norwich with a low strike into the bottom corner in the first half.Scott Hogan’s second goal in three games doubled Blues’ lead and secured their first win sin...Full Story »

Albert Adomah’s 88th-minute header snatched three points for Queens Park Rangers as the promotion chasers beat Coventry 2-1 at the Coventry Building Society Arena.Andre Gray opened the scoring for QPR inside the first six minutes before Jordan Shipley’s thunderbolt levelled things after half time.Mark Warburton’s men survived a barrage from the Sky Blues almost all afternoon bu...Full Story »

Bradford’s defence held out for a point in a goalless draw against Rochdale at the Crown Oil Arena.The Bantams started and finished the game strongly, but in between Dale looked the more likely winners.The visitors were exposed in the seventh minute when Liam Kelly dispossessed Elliot Watt and sent an early pass forward. A neat touch from Josh Andrews set Conor Grant through and his first-...Full Story »

Mansfield shrugged off the first-half dismissal of Farrend Rawson to achieve a club record-equalling seventh consecutive league win, 3-1 at struggling Barrow.Nigel Clough’s side were in control, leading 2-1, when Rawson – also red-carded in the reverse fixture – received his marching orders for a second booking in four minutes.Barrow could not capitalise on the extra man advant...Full Story »

Skipper Nicky Featherstone led by example with a stunning equaliser to snatch Hartlepool a point in a 1-1 draw at home to Stevenage.Featherstone curled a right-footed shot from the edge of the area into the top right-hand corner of Christy Pym’s goal to level things up with 13 minutes remaining.That ended a drought of Sky Bet League Two goals that had reached 386 minutes, contributing to a...Full Story »

Andrew Dallas scored all five goals as Solihull Moors cruised to a 5-0 win over rock-bottom Dover in the National League.The 22-year-old scored four of his goals in the first half and was substituted shortly after making it five in the 54th minute.His display continued a remarkable run of form for Dallas, who also scored a hat-trick in last weekend’s FA Trophy win at Southport.Their victor...Full Story »

Morecambe came from behind to beat League One leaders Wycombe 3-2 at the Mazuma Stadium.The Chairboys enjoyed the best possible start when they took the lead after just 90 seconds as Adebayo Akinfenwa headed home Jordan Obita’s left-wing cross.Morecambe hit back after 39 minutes. Aaron Wildig swung in a left-wing corner and skipper Anthony O’Connor beat his marker to head past Stockd...Full Story »

Sheffield United earned a 2-0 victory over 10-man Luton following second-half goals from Rhian Brewster and Jack Robinson.Brewster opened the scoring in the 48th minute before Robinson doubled the lead just three minutes later as the Blades made a flying start after half-time.Luton had no response and their hopes of getting anything out of the match suffered a further blow in the 61st minute whe...Full Story »

Chesterfield returned to the top of the National League table despite being held to goalless stalemate by Aldershot at the Technique Stadium.The Spireites almost scored the opener when Akwasi Asante leaped highest from a corner but saw his effort cleared off the line by Aldershot’s Giles Phillips.Tyrone Williams was next to come closes for the hosts when his long-range effort was saved by ...Full Story »