Fleetwood boss Stephen Crainey has a doubt over striker Ellis Harrison ahead of Tuesday night’s crucial League One clash with promotion hopefuls Sheffield Wednesday.Harrison limped off after only 19 minutes of Saturday’s 1-1 home draw with AFC Wimbledon to be replaced by Daniel Butterworth as the Cod Army dragged themselves out of the relegation zone on goal difference as a result of...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom praised his side’s “strong performance” in a 1-0 win over Cardiff at Bramall Lane.Iliman Ndiaye scored the only goal of the game with a bullet header early in the second half to secure three points for Heckingbottom’s men and keep them sixth in the Sky Bet Championship.Heckingbottom said: “I’m just bothered about us ...Full Story »

Forest Green clinched automatic promotion from League Two with a hard-earned goalless draw at Bristol Rovers.Needing a point to guarantee a top-three finish, the visitors turned in a committed display and just about edged a thrilling encounter.For Bristol, the point strengthened their play-off hopes and maintained hopes of grabbing third place.Forest Green had the better of a high-tempo first ha...Full Story »

Jon Brady hailed another step towards promotion as Northampton moved into the top three in League Two with a 4-2 away win at Leyton Orient.A first-half goal-fest saw Mitch Pinnock, John Guthrie and Joshua Felix-Eppiah open up a three-goal advantage before Theo Archibald replied for the home side.Felix-Eppiah struck again before the half-time whistle to stretch the lead again. Jordan Brown netted...Full Story »

Northampton moved into the automatic promotion places with a 4-2 away win at Leyton Orient.Mitch Pinnock opened the scoring in the 19th minute when he rifled home an unstoppable 20-yard shot and the Cobblers doubled their lead on 32 minutes when John Guthrie scored from close range after his initial effort had hit the upright.Six minutes later, Joshua Felix-Eppiah sprung the offside trap for the...Full Story »

Tommy Lowery’s stunning late strike dashed Ipswich’s hopes of ending their winless run in Sky Bet League One as Crewe grabbed a 1-1 draw.The Alex midfielder cancelled out Conor Chaplin’s first-half effort, leaving the Tractor Boys without a win in five games. The Railwaymen have now claimed four points from three games under caretaker boss Alex Morris since their relegation was...Full Story »

Huddersfield boss Carlos Corberan refused to talk up his team’s slim chances of automatic promotion following what was a comfortable 2-1 Championship win over Barnsley.On a night when they relegated Barnsley from the second tier, the Terriers booked their place in the top six with a fourth win in five games.Huddersfield are now just a point behind second-placed Bournemouth, but the Cherrie...Full Story »

Doncaster are likely to be without Tommy Rowe for the visit of Burton on Saturday.The 33-year-old winger has been dealing with a groin injury for several weeks and will see a specialist to find out the extent of the problem.Boss Gary McSheffrey is waiting on the fitness of centre-back Ro-Shaun Williams, who has been carrying a shoulder injury.Defender Cameron John has been out for most of the se...Full Story »

Tom Clarke will be checked for Fleetwood as they face fellow relegation candidates Wimbledon.The defender will be assessed as he continues to follow concussion protocols after a knock against OxfordGed Garner is likely to miss out with head coach Stephen Crainey confirming that it is likely he will stick with a similar squad to the one at Gillingham.Paddy Lane is also ruled out through suspensio...Full Story »

Derby will be without suspended skipper Tom Lawrence for the visit of Bristol City.The Rams skipper was sent off at the death of Easter Monday’s 1-0 defeat at QPR – a result that sealed their relegation to League One.Max Bird returns after a three-match ban of his own and will come back into the squad.Colin Kazim-Richards is out for the remainder of the season with an ankle injury.Br...Full Story »

Rotherham’s push for automatic promotion suffered another blow as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat at Burton.Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and John Brayford secured a deserved victory for the Brewers.Goalless in five matches coming into the game, Burton took just three minutes to open the scoring against the Millers.A long throw-in from Tom Hamer caused problems in the Millers defence and Sam Hugh...Full Story »

Paul Heckingbottom was both pleased and frustrated after seeing Morgan Gibbs-White keep Sheffield United’s Championship play-off hopes on track with a precious equaliser in Monday’s 1-1 draw at Bristol City.City took a 49th-minute lead when Antoine Semenyo broke down the left onto a long clearance from goalkeeper Dan Bentley and crossed the ball low for Chris Martin to fire home.But ...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady is keeping a level head after his side hauled themselves back into contention for automatic promotion with a 3-0 victory over Harrogate on Easter Monday.The Cobblers had looked to be falling away from the top three after a patchy run of form in February and March but successive wins over Easter have put them back in the picture, two points behind third-placed Port Vale...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady must decide whether to stick with a winning line-up or freshen things up when the promotion hopefuls host injury-plagued Harrogate on Monday.Shaun McWilliams and Ali Koiki both played the full 90 minutes of Good Friday’s 2-0 victory at Oldham after proving their fitness following respective knee and hamstring injuries and Brady will need to weigh up if they can m...Full Story »

Tom Dallison and Owura Edwards remain doubtful for Colchester as Bradford visit in Sky Bet League Two after the pair missed the Good Friday defeat at Exeter through injury.Centre-back Dallison (groin) has been out since March 26 and was not part of the squad which lost 2-0 at St James Park. Neither was on-loan Bristol City winger Edwards, struggling with a knee problem, and Colchester are missin...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady has urged his players to ‘keep believing’ after they kept their automatic promotion hopes alive with a routine 2-0 win at struggling Oldham.A goal in each half proved enough for the Cobblers as they moved back up to fourth in the table, five points behind Port Vale in the final automatic promotion spot.Brady, whose side had won just once in four games ahead...Full Story »

Manchester United will be without their two main defensive midfielders for the visit of Norwich on Saturday, with Fred and Scott McTominay both ruled out.McTominay had already been out before Fred suffered a hip issue in last weekend’s 1-0 defeat to Everton.The two are among five players ruled out of Saturday’s match, along with Raphael Varane, Edinson Cavani and Luke Shaw, with the ...Full Story »

Lee Tomlin will continue to be missing for Walsall when they face Carlisle in Sky Bet League Two.The 33-year-old striker suffered a groin injury in the Saddlers’ 2-0 loss to Leyton Orient earlier this month but boss Michael Flynn is hoping Tomlin’s season is not over yet.Defender Rollin Menayese was an unused substitute in the 1-0 loss to Rochdale at the weekend and will be hoping to...Full Story »

Rotherham’s automatic promotion hopes suffered another setback after being thrashed 3-0 by Portsmouth at Fratton Park.Two former Millers players – George Hirst and Clark Robertson – were among the goals as Paul Warne’s side missed out on the chance to go second.A drab game sprung into life in the 35th minute with Pompey taking the lead.A free-kick by Michael Jacobs was me...Full Story »

Steve Cooper refused to discuss the prospect of chasing down Bournemouth for second place in the Championship after a 2-0 win over Birmingham helped Nottingham Forest close the gap to six points.Forest are now unbeaten in 10 Championship games and have won five in a row, after goals from Keinan Davis and Scott McKenna propelled them to another success.But despite seeing his side climb into third...Full Story »