Motherwell have sacked Steven Hammell after they crashed to a 3-1 Scottish Cup defeat at Raith Rovers.Hammell faced calls of “you’re getting sacked in the morning” from jubilant Raith fans after Esmael Goncalves’ debut goal clinched Rovers’ place in the quarter-finals. Some of the Motherwell fans who had not walked out following the 85th-minute winner joined in the ...Full Story »

Jody Morris thought his Swindon side were their own worst enemies as they lost 2-0 at home against Doncaster.Luke Molyneux scored twice in three minutes to fire the visitors to victory at the County Ground.Manager Morris said: “I felt like we were trying to do the right things, but when we looked like we might start to get in a rhythm, I felt there were unforced errors happening far too of...Full Story »

Luke Molyneux scored twice in three minutes to fire Doncaster to a 2-0 Sky Bet League Two win at Swindon.Molyneux was Doncaster’s main threat throughout and broke the deadlock after 71 minutes when he was allowed space on the right side of the box to slot home at his near post.Two minutes later Molyneux received a pull back from James Maxwell on the left side of the area and stroked the ba...Full Story »

The performance may not have been to his liking but Danny Schofield was delighted with the battling qualities of his Doncaster side as they returned to winning ways against Tranmere.Schofield’s side were second best for the opening hour of the game but two goals in three second-half minutes from Ben Close and Kyle Hurst saw them end a three-game losing run.“That was the response I wa...Full Story »

Two goals in three second-half minutes saw Doncaster return to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Tranmere.Tranmere had the better of a tame first half but goals from Ben Close and Kyle Hurst saw the hosts end a three-game losing run.Doncaster keeper Jonathan Mitchell produced excellent saves to deny Regan Hendry and Kane Hemmings as Tranmere showed the greater threat over the opening hour of ...Full Story »

Hartlepool boss Keith Curle hailed the togetherness in his new-look squad as they picked up a 1-0 victory at Doncaster.Dan Dodds’ late strike handed all three points to Hartlepool, who made 11 new signings during the January window with five arriving on deadline day.Eight of those transfer-window arrivals – including Dodds – made up the starting XI at Doncaster, with three of t...Full Story »

Dan Dodds’ late strike gave Hartlepool only a second win in seven Sky Bet League Two matches as they triumphed 1-0 at Doncaster.The hosts enjoyed much the better of the attacking play throughout, but struggled to break down Pools, who showed only glimpses of attacking threat before Dodds’ fine strike on 88 minutes.Hartlepool boss Keith Curle named three of five deadline-day signings ...Full Story »

Derek Adams was a happy man after seeing his Morecambe side maintain their magnificent home form with a 5-1 victory over Bristol Rovers.Four second-half goals helped the clinical Shrimps to a fourth successive home win and moved them out of the Sky Bet League One relegation spots.Adams said: “It was a fabulous performance and to score five goals against a side like Bristol Rovers, with the...Full Story »

Morecambe scored four second-half goals to secure a convincing 5-1 victory over Bristol Rovers at the Mazuma Stadium.Derek Adams’ side recorded their fourth successive home win with a clinical performance against Joey Barton’s charges.The Shrimps took the lead on 20 minutes when debutant Dan Crowley fired a long-range shot past Ellery Balcombe.Michael Mellon hit the post before Aaron...Full Story »

Mansfield roared back into the League Two play-off spots with a 4-1 rout of Doncaster.A Tom Anderson own goal gave the hosts the lead before goals from Alfie Kilgour, Luas Akins and Will Swan secured the Stags a first win in four matches.Mansfield had won only one of their last seven home matches but made the perfect start with a goal after just 25 seconds.Elliott Hewitt lifted a cross to the fa...Full Story »

Jose Mourinho has divided opinion through his managerial career. Jose Mourinho has divided opinion like no manager in football history after a managerial career which has spanned 23 years. The Portuguese has represented nine different clubs, winning 26 trophies in the process and as he celebrates his 60th birthday Express Sport looks at what his next steps could be with his unrelenting drive fo...Full Story »

Joey Barton was unhappy with the decision-making of referee Tom Neild after arguing that Accrington’s first goal should not have stood in the 2-0 win over his Bristol Rovers side.A ball into the box hit the hand of Harvey Rodgers, and Tommy Leigh pounced on the loose ball before turning and firing into the net to open the scoring for Accrington after 51 minutes.Defender Ryan Astley then vo...Full Story »

Tommy Leigh and Ryan Astley scored the Accrington goals which moved them out of the bottom four with a 2-0 win over promotion-chasing Bristol Rovers.Stanley had not won in four league games and Rovers had won their last two, but John Coleman’s men upset the form book with a much-needed win – their first league victory at home since October.Stanley almost opened the scoring after 10 m...Full Story »

Crawley’s Sky Bet League Two clash with Doncaster has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch at Broadfield Stadium.The match was set to be the first in charge for new Crawley boss Scott Lindsey, who joined the club from Swindon earlier this week.Crawley said in a statement: “A referee came to inspect the pitch at 8:30 this morning and deemed the pitch to be unplayable.”Full Story »

Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui was left to rue a VAR decision not given due to the apparent unavailability of definitive footage which cost his side an FA Cup victory at Liverpool.With the score at 2-2 with nine minutes remaining Toti thought he had scored the winner, only for the visitors’ wild celebrations to be cut short by an offside flag.The decision was checked but the on-field call cou...Full Story »

Richie Wellens was happy to see his Leyton Orient side make the game ugly as the League Two leaders ground out a 1-0 win at home to Doncaster.Theo Archibald’s superb dipping volley from long range earned Orient their first win in four matches.It was also the first goal the hosts had scored in four games but was still enough to extend their lead at the top of the table to five points.Wellen...Full Story »

Joey Barton is setting his sights on successive promotions following another Bristol Rovers victory.The Gas are only three points adrift of the League One play-offs following a 2-1 success at CambridgeCoupled with Morecambe’s victory, results on Saturday leave Cambridge only one place and two points above the League One relegation zone, with the Shrimps the next team to visit the Abbey Sta...Full Story »

Theo Archibald’s stunning long-range volley earned Leyton Orient a 1-0 win over Doncaster at Brisbane Road to extend their lead at the top of League Two to five points.The defining moment came after 68 minutes when Archibald controlled a clearance and fired a dipping left-foot volley from 30 yards into the net.There was little quality on show in the first half, with both sides giving the b...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers recovered from an early setback to record a 2-1 victory at Cambridge.Sam Smith headed the home side into the lead inside five minutes with an accurate finish into the far corner following Harvey Knibbs’ excellent cross.Smith was denied a second soon after but James Belshaw tipped his header from Ben Worman’s corner over the bar.Rovers hit back on 22 minutes when Josh C...Full Story »

Danny Schofield hailed the best overall performance in his time as head coach of Doncaster as they triumphed 2-1 over in-form Carlisle.Goals from James Maxwell – his first for the club – and Kyle Hurst saw Rovers on their way to a deserved triumph, with Kristian Dennis grabbing a late consolation for Carlisle.Schofield has been searching for consistency in performances since arriving...Full Story »