Nigel Clough lauded his side’s defensive performance as Mansfield became the first side to stop Stevenage from scoring this season in an attritional 0-0 draw.The Stags reduced the hosts to almost nothing in front of goal, Luke Norris’s late effort at the death the first time Boro truly looked like troubling the visitors.A game between two promotion rivals promised much yet turned int...Full Story »

Stevenage and Mansfield were forced to share the spoils as the promotion hopefuls played out a gritty 0-0 draw at the Lamex Stadium.Neither side created much in the way of chances in a game bereft of quality and littered with free-kicks rather than free-flowing moves.The best chance of the first half came within two minutes, Rhys Oates capitalising on hesitation from Carl Piergianni to race thro...Full Story »

Stevenage could be unchanged for the visit of Mansfield.Second-placed Boro stretched their unbeaten League Two run to five matches with a thumping 5-0 win over Barrow last weekend.That means eight-goal forward Danny Rose will have to start on the bench again.Elliott List is still recovering from a knee injury but could be back in late January.John-Joe O’Toole returns from suspension for th...Full Story »

Stevenage manager Steve Evans praised a “dominant” second-half performance from his side after their ruthless 5-0 thrashing of fellow League Two high-flyers Barrow.Second-placed Boro’s five goals at the Lamex Stadium came from four shots on target – and an own goal – as they emphatically prevented their fourth-placed visitors from closing the gap on the automatic pr...Full Story »

Jake Reeves scored a stunning goal to put Stevenage on the path to putting out a real statement at the top of Sky Bet League Two by thrashing fellow promotion-contenders Barrow 5-0 at the Lamex Stadium.Second-placed Boro moved within two points of leaders Leyton Orient as they emphatically denied the fourth-placed Bluebirds the chance to close the gap on the automatic promotion places.A wonderfu...Full Story »

Charlton will check on Steven Sessegnon ahead of the visit of Cheltenham.The Fulham loanee limped off during the second half of the 2-2 FA Cup draw with Stockport last weekend.Charlton are already without fellow defenders Eoghan O’Connell, Terell Thomas and Mandela Egbo through injury and have recalled youngster Lucas Ness from his loan spell at Torquay.The Addicks are also missing striker...Full Story »

Danny Rose could be in line to return to the starting line-up when Stevenage welcome Barrow to the Lamex Stadium on Friday night.The 28-year-old centre-forward suffered a head injury recently but made a late appearance in Boro’s 3-0 win over Kings Lynn in the FA Cup last week and could start this time around.Luke Norris will be hoping to back up his brace from last week’s win with an...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Steve Evans revealed a dose of the hairdryer treatment inspired his side to a 3-0 FA Cup second-round victory over Kings Lynn.The sixth-tier Linnets, who dumped out Doncaster in the first round, were desperate to reach the third round for the first time in their history.But three quick-fire goals in five minutes shortly after half-time did the damage at The Walks.Luke Norris bagge...Full Story »

A quick-fire second-half burst saw League Two high-flyers Stevenage dump non-league King’s Lynn out of the FA Cup with a 3-0 second-round win at The Walks.Forty-eight places stood between the two sides but the hosts held their own in the first half, although Lynn defender Josh Coulson was fortunate not to give away a penalty when he hauled down Jamie Reid.Home stopper Paul Jones also produ...Full Story »

Stevenage forward Danny Rose will hope to return for the FA Cup trip to non-league King’s Lynn after a head injury.The 28-year-old was substituted as a precaution in last Saturday’s League Two draw at Grimsby after taking a knock and was rested for the midweek Papa John’s Trophy win over Arsenal’s Under-21s.Manager Steve Evans made six changes for that match as a sickness...Full Story »

Paul Hurst credited the mentality of his Grimsby players as they hit back late on to draw 1-1 with promotion contenders Stevenage at Blundell Park.Jake Reeves opened the scoring for the visitors but Grimsby defender Niall Maher bundled home a leveller deep into time added on.It was enough to earn Grimsby a deserved point after three straight defeats and came after on-loan striker John McAtee had...Full Story »

Grimsby netted a last-gasp equaliser to peg back promotion-chasing Stevenage and bring their three-match losing run to an end.Jake Reeves and Niall Maher grabbed the goals at Blundell Park as Grimsby forward John McAtee also saw a first-half penalty saved before the late drama.Dan Sweeney forced Max Crocombe into an early save on the half-volley and Max Clark somehow missed the target entirely f...Full Story »

Grimsby manager Paul Hurst could be forced to bring back Jordan Maguire-Drew and Danilo Orsi for the home clash with Stevenage.The pair have returned to training following injury and while Hurst would liked to have had more time with them before handing them their comebacks, other absentees mean they will be in the matchday squad.Hurst told BBC Radio Humberside this week he has lost another two ...Full Story »

Hartlepool manager Keith Curle believes Ben Killip has nothing to prove to his team after his howler gifted high-flying Stevenage a 1-0 win in their League Two clash at the Lamex Stadium.Danny Rose pounced after Killip put the ball down to clear, unaware the striker was behind him, and left the Pools man on the floor to slide home the winner and ensure Pools remain in the relegation zone.But Cur...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher understands his table-topping side have a target on their back after their 1-1 draw at Lincoln.Adam Randell fired the visitors in front with his third goal in five games before Max Sanders levelled in first-half stoppage-time.Argyle’s lead at the summit stayed at a healthy four points after Ipswich also drew.After a 14th game without defeat, Schumacher said:...Full Story »

A howler from Hartlepool goalkeeper Ben Killip handed high-flying Stevenage all three points with a 1-0 victory at the Lamex Stadium.Danny Rose’s 79th-minute winner, at the expense of the stricken Pools stopper, meant the Hertfordshire side remain three points behind League Two leaders Leyton Orient.The result was harsh on the away side, who had matched the promotion contenders – des...Full Story »

Jordan Roberts returns from suspension as Stevenage look to move on from their midweek penalty heartbreak with a positive result against Hartlepool in Sky Bet League Two.Forward Roberts sat out the dramatic 1-1 Carabao Cup clash with Charlton that the Addicks edged 5-4 following a shoot-out.Aaron Chapman was the losing goalkeeper in that showdown but could keep Taye Ashby-Hammond out of the line...Full Story »

Ben Garner was thrilled Charlton are in the hat for the Carabao Cup fourth round after squeaking past Stevenage on penalties after it finished 1-1 at the Lamex Stadium.Joe Wollacott produced a superb save to deny Jake Taylor after eight flawless spot-kicks, leaving Scott Fraser to smash home and earn a 5-4 shoot-out win.But it was Chuks Aneke who first rescued the League One side, rifling in at ...Full Story »

Charlton goalkeeper Joe Wollacott was the hero as the visitors beat Stevenage 5-4 on penalties in the Carabao Cup after a 1-1 draw.The League One side advanced to the fourth round, with Scott Fraser converting the winning penalty after Jake Taylor saw his effort saved by the Ghanaian.Boro’s Luke Norris had scored from the spot in the first half and it looked to be decisive until Chuks Anek...Full Story »

Coalville Town manager Adam Stevens was left with a mixture of pride and also agony over an opportunity missed after seeing his non-league side knocked out of the FA Cup by Charlton.League One Charlton ran out 4-1 winners in the end but Coalville, who ply their trade in the Southern Central Premier League, could have made threatened an upset when they had an opportunity to push for an equaliser ...Full Story »