Stevenage manager Steve Evans issued a defiant message after his promotion-chasing side suffered another setback with a 0-0 draw at Charlton.The stalemate at the Valley extended their winless run to seven matches and left them three points off the play-off places in League One.Boro’s 17-goal top-scorer Jamie Reid had a glorious chance to end his drought but instead extended it to nine matc...Full Story »

Ian Evatt felt Aaron Collins proved his value after his hat-trick in the 5-2 win over Reading helped reignite Bolton’s promotion push in League One.Collins, who moved from Bristol Rovers in January for a reported £750,000, opened the scoring after 11 minutes, converted a penalty in first-half stoppage time and completed his treble 13 minutes from time.Icelandic striker Jon Dadi Bodva...Full Story »

Devante Rodney grabbed an injury-time equaliser for 10-man Rochdale as Hartlepool failed to make the most of Kairo Mitchell’s red card.Mitchell was dismissed for a dangerous tackle on Tom Parkes in the run up to half-time of this mid-table clash, but it was not until the 65th minute that Joe Grey’s close-range finish punished the hosts’ failure to deal with a corner.Pools goalk...Full Story »

Manchester United are interested in signing Brighton & Hove Albion striker Evan Ferguson, but his asking price could be a stumbling block. Manchester United are interested in signing Brighton & Hove Albion striker Evan Ferguson ahead of the summer transfer window, but journalist Ben Jacobs has now told GIVEMESPORT that his asking price could be a stumbling block for the Red Devils. A...Full Story »

Ian Evatt claimed his Bolton side looked fearful after a goalless draw at Stevenage left them six points adrift of the League One automatic promotion places.Both sides had their chances to snatch a win, with Will Forrester smacking the crossbar for Wanderers in the first half and Boro’s Ben Thompson slipping late on when he looked set to punish Ricardo Santos’ sloppy pass.The stalema...Full Story »

Interim Republic of Ireland boss John O’Shea backed Evan Ferguson to end his goal drought after seeing the Brighton teenager miss a penalty during Saturday’s 0-0 friendly draw with Belgium.The 19-year-old striker had a first-half spot-kick saved by Matz Sels at the Aviva Stadium to extend his run without a goal for either club or country to 21 games dating back to the end of November...Full Story »

Evan Ferguson missed a penalty as the Republic of Ireland passed up the opportunity to hand interim head coach John O’Shea a notable scalp against Belgium.The Brighton striker, who reported for international duty without a goal in 20 games for his club, saw his first-half spot-kick saved by Nottingham Forest keeper Matz Sels to ensure the friendly contest at a blustery Aviva Stadium ended ...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Steve Evans admitted he “didn’t recognise” his misfiring team for an hour of their frustrating 2-2 draw with basement side Carlisle.Daniel Butterworth’s fine brace put strugglers Carlisle on course for what would have been their first home win for nearly three months and only a sixth victory of the season.But Alex McDonald’s 82nd-minute penalty &ndash...Full Story »

Steve Evans bemoaned refereeing standards and pleaded for an “equal chance” following Stevenage’s disallowed goal in their 1-0 loss to Leyton Orient at Broadhall Way.Max Sanders netted the only goal of the game in the 16th minute and moved Orient to within five points of the League One play-off spots.Stevenage thought they had equalised but Jamie Reid’s equaliser was rule...Full Story »

Morecambe manager Ged Brannan admitted his players were “devastated” after clawing their way back to parity before shipping two late goals to lose 5-3 to Newport in a chaotic clash at Rodney Parade.Aaron Wildig opened the scoring for the hosts in the 12th minute when he slotted in Lewis Payne’s cross against his former club.Adam Lewis made it 2-0 six minutes later with a sublim...Full Story »

Ian Evatt reckons Bolton can achieve promotion from Sky Bet League One provided they can replicate the performance of their 5-0 demolition against shell-shocked Oxford.Josh Dacres-Cogley scored on his 28th birthday with further goals coming from Nathaniel Ogbeta, George Thomason, Aaron Collins and Josh Sheehan.“If we can replicate that eight more times we won’t have too much to worry...Full Story »

Devante Rodney scored two minutes from time to give Rochdale a 2-1 win at home to Woking in the Vanarama National League.The Cards went ahead after 15 minutes when Charley Kendall intercepted a loose pass at the back and fired home.Dale equalised with a spectacular run and curling shot from Cian Hayes eight minutes before half-time.In a bad-tempered end to the game, Dion Kelly-Evans saw red for ...Full Story »

Gary O’Neil rated Wolves’ 2-1 victory over Fulham as his favourite of the season given the adversity his side overcame.With several key players already out, Wolves were forced into two first-half changes because of injuries to Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and key man Pedro Neto.But second-half goals from full-backs Rayan Ait-Nouri and Nelson Semedo put Wolves in control before Alex Iwobi p...Full Story »

Manager Steve Evans believes Stevenage’s 0-0 draw against 10-man Fleetwood was a ‘wasted opportunity’ in their push for a place in the League One play-offs.Jamie Reid had the best chance of a quiet first half at the Lamex Stadium but he failed to test Fleetwood goalkeeper Jay Lynch.Fleetwood’s Harrison Holgate was shown a red card for a second bookable offence after the b...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday head coach Danny Rohl will celebrate his side’s 1-0 home win against Plymouth by de-briefing with former boss Hansi Flick.Former Germany boss Flick was at Hillsborough to see Djeidi Gassama score a second-half winner to give Rohl’s relegation battlers real momentum.Rohl, who worked as Flick’s assistant at Bayern Munich as well as with the Germany national te...Full Story »

Bolton head coach Ian Evatt felt his side should have won at Barnsley after seeing them come back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2, with the equaliser coming deep into time added on.Goals from John McAtee (25) and Donovan Pines (47) put the home side in control before Victor Adeboyejo pulled a goal back.Randell Williams then levelled in the eighth minute of added time, following up to score after Josh ...Full Story »

Rampant Arsenal made history with a 6-0 win away to shambolic Sheffield United as Mikel Arteta’s side moved back to within two points of the Premier League summit.Having seen title rivals Liverpool edge past Nottingham Forest and Manchester City defeat Manchester United, Mikel Arteta’s men knew they had to respond at the Championship-bound Blades.Arsenal did so in style and could eas...Full Story »

Furious Stevenage boss Steve Evans claimed Lincoln should have had a man sent off during their dour goalless draw.Evans, who was himself booked for remonstrating against a decision in the first half, was adamant Ethan Erhahon should have received a second yellow card for a foul on Louis Thompson with 20 minutes to go.He said: “For me there’s a massive, massive, pivotal moment in the ...Full Story »

Ian Evatt insisted he was ‘baffled’ as to how Bolton did not pick up all three points at neighbours Wigan – let alone coming away from a feisty Sky Bet League One fixture with nothing.Stephen Humphrys’ 69th-minute goal was enough to settle a stirring Lancashire derby at the DW Stadium, and see the Latics record a league double over their neighbours.But while Wigan’s...Full Story »

Steve Evans was pleased to see his Stevenage side ‘dance in the rain’ as Boro returned to the top six with a 1-0 win over managerless Cambridge in League One.Jordan Roberts turned and swivelled on the edge of the box to score and press home Stevenage’s dominance after Us keeper Jack Stevens was called into action on multiple occasions, with his side now just five points above t...Full Story »