Grimsby booked their place in the FA Cup fourth round with a 1-0 win over Burton at Blundell Park.Lewis Richardson grabbed the winner 14 minutes from time after coming off the bench, although there was a slice of opportunism to go with his finish.Burton were quickest to settle and controlled the early stages without forging any clear opportunities to open the scoring.Max Croc...Full Story »

Boreham Wood boss Luke Garrard is still dreaming of another glamour FA Cup tie after seeing his side fight back to earn a replay against Accrington.The National League side were behind for the majority of the match after Ryan Astley’s early goal but Lee Ndlovu headed in the equaliser 12 minutes from time to earn a 1-1 draw in the third round.Garrard, whose side beat Bournemouth last season...Full Story »

Colchester boss Matt Bloomfield felt his side’s 3-1 victory at Harrogate could have been more comprehensive.Goals from John Akinde, Noah Chilvers and Junior Tchamadeu put the visitors in command before Luke Armstrong’s consolation as Colcheter made it back-to-back league wins for the first time this season.Akinde, who was singled out for praise by Bloomfield, was also denied a second...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Michael Appleton said his side’s display in their thumping 4-1 FA Cup defeat of Nottingham Forest had been coming and hopes it will do the Championship strugglers “the world of good”.The Seasiders began the third-round tie in the Championship’s bottom three after a nine-game winless run, but stunned their Premier League opponents.Marvin Ekpiteta gave Applet...Full Story »

Boss Roberto De Zerbi was not surprised to see World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister come off the bench to cement Brighton’s place in the FA Cup fourth round.The Argentina international scored two second-half goals, the first of them with an audacious flick, to help the Premier League Seagulls to a 5-1 win at Sky Bet Championship Middlesbrough.Asked about his contribution, De Zerbi said: &l...Full Story »

Barrow boss Pete Wild believes his side will take renewed confidence for their promotion push after coming from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at rivals Mansfield.The victory saw the Bluebirds leapfrog the Stags into the play-off spots with their first win in six and Wild said: “Two mistakes saw us 2-0 down as we again gave a team a head start. I thought we were dead and buried and it was going to be...Full Story »

Manager Johnnie Jackson saluted AFC Wimbledon’s fighting spirit as they overcame the blow of losing two key loan players in a matter of days to secure a hard-earned goalless draw at Crewe.The Dons were left short when impressive defender Ryley Towler was recalled by Bristol City – who then loaned him back out to League One Portsmouth – after Brentford chose to end midfielder Pa...Full Story »

Livingston boss David Martindale admitted Bruce Anderson’s finishing was the only difference between his side and Ross County.Anderson’s quickfire double earned the visitors a 2-0 win as both sides saw efforts ruled out for offside by VAR.Those goals only took Anderson’s tally for the season to five, but Martindale hailed him as a “fantastic finisher”.“Really ...Full Story »

Paul Heckingbottom hailed Daniel Jebbison for seizing his opportunity after the 19-year-old set Sheffield United on their way to a 2-0 win at Millwall in the FA Cup third round.Jebbison was handed a start for the first time since the opening day of the season and responded by scoring the Blades’ opener at The Den, coolly slotting home midway through the first half after latching on to an e...Full Story »

Ross Stewart and Luke O’Nien scored in stoppage time as Sunderland snatched a dramatic 2-1 FA Cup victory over stunned Shrewsbury.Matthew Pennington looked to have sealed a memorable win for Steve Cotterill’s side against their Championship opponents with nine minutes to go.But the highly-rated Stewart levelled in the second minute of added time.And then, with deflated Shrewsbury set...Full Story »

Scott Fraser and Corey Blackett-Taylor scored a first-half goal apiece as Charlton claimed back-to-back League One wins with a narrow 2-1 victory over Lincoln to move up to 12th.The Addicks took the lead 10 minutes before the interval as Fraser headed home Miles Leaburn’s deep cross at the far post.Blackett-Taylor gave the hosts a two-goal cushion seven minutes later. Fraser turned provide...Full Story »

Blackpool belied their poor Sky Bet Championship form to beat Nottingham Forest 4-1 and dump the Premier League side out of the FA Cup.The Seasiders, in the second-tier’s relegation zone after a nine-game winless run, led at half-time through Marvin Ekpiteta’s close-range finish.Michael Appleton’s side then soaked up Forest’s second-half pressure and added further goals t...Full Story »

Barrow battled back superbly from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at promotion rivals Mansfield and replace them in the play-off spots.Stephen McLaughlin put the Stags ahead on nine minutes. Harrison Neal brought down George Maris almost 25 yards out and McLaughlin’s free-kick found a way off a defender through the wall and, although he got a hand to it, goalkeeper Paul Farman was unable to keep it ou...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 »

Lee Ndlovu’s late header earned National League side Boreham Wood a replay against League One Accrington in the third round of the FA Cup.Boreham Wood were playing in the third round for the third consecutive year but looked to be heading out to Ryan Astley’s early goal.However, a late salvo paid off with Ndlovu heading in the equaliser to make it 1-1 in the 78th minute.Boreham Wood ...Full Story »

Sutton made it four games without defeat after an entertaining 2-2 draw with Tranmere at Prenton Park.A brace from the visitors’ Alistair Smith and goals from Josh Hawkes and Kane Hemmings for the hosts ensured it finished honours even between two sides who still harbour play-off ambitions.Smith scored his first of the season from close range to open the scoring for the visitors after 11 m...Full Story »

Wealdstone extended their unbeaten National League run to four games and moved into the play-off places with a 3-1 comeback victory over Eastleigh.On-loan 19-year-old QPR forward Alfie Lloyd gave the visitors a flying start when he slotted past goalkeeper Samuel Howes in the opening minute.The hosts were looking for an equaliser and they got their wish on the stroke of half-time as Nathan Fergus...Full Story »

A severely depleted Watford side made a tame exit from the FA Cup third round when they lost 2-0 at fellow Sky Bet Championship play-off chasers Reading.Watford showed little in a scrappy first half, with Reading going ahead in stoppage time direct from a Kelvin Abrefa cross that evaded goalkeeper Maduka Okoye.Reading dominated much of the second period and sealed the victory late on – aga...Full Story »

Kelechi Iheanacho extended his fine FA Cup record by firing Leicester into the fourth round with the second-half winner in a 1-0 victory at Sky Bet League Two strugglers Gillingham.Striker Iheanacho claimed his 16th career goal in the competition as the 2021 winners avoided a major upset at the expense of the club languishing at the bottom of the English Football League.Gillingham, watched by ne...Full Story »

Southampton booked their trip to the FA Cup fourth round with a 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.The hosts were hoping to kick-start another run to Wembley after losing to Chelsea in the semi-finals last season and opened the scoring through Odsonne Edouard.But it began to unravel for the Eagles when James Ward-Prowse scored directly from a free-kick late in the first half.Nathan...Full Story »