Mark Hughes was pleased as Bradford moved within two points of the automatic promotion places with a convincing 3-1 win over Sutton at Valley Parade.Scott Banks, Harry Chapman and Andy Cook scored as the Bantams made it back-to-back home victories for the first time since New Year’s Day.Manager Hughes said: “I was really pleased with what we produced from start to finish.“We ma...Full Story »

Wigan manager Shaun Maloney took full responsibility for his side’s 2-0 home defeat to Swansea that edged them closer to relegation from the Sky Bet Championship.Joel Piroe scored both goals and hit a post before the break as the Swans ran riot at the DW Stadium.It leaves Wigan eight points adrift with only five matches to go – but Maloney was at pains to protect his players.“I...Full Story »

Richie Wellens remained philosophical after watching his Leyton Orient side surrender a two-goal half-time lead against relegation-haunted Harrogate.Orient sit eight points clear at the top of the table with six games remaining and require just six more points to guarantee promotion.A brace by Ruel Sotiriou took his tally for the campaign to eight as the O’s looked in complete control at 2...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray wants his players to target back-to-back home wins to boost their play-off push following a 1-0 win against Cardiff in the Welsh capital.Dennis Cirkin’s 61st-minute goal earned three points for the Black Cats and moved them to within four points of sixth place.“We lacked a bit of a cutting edge and ruthlessness in the box. Someone who makes their living f...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson refused to be downhearted despite seeing his side slip out of the League Two automatic promotion after being held to a 0-0 draw at 10-man Walsall.The Cumbrians failed to score for a fourth away game running despite playing the final half hour with a man advantage following Hayden White’s dismissal for a studs-up challenge on Jack Armer.They slipped to fourth as a...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher is hoping for a reaction from his promotion-chasing side following a 2-0 defeat against Lincoln.Mark Kennedy’s Lincoln countered to score through Olamide Shodipo on 28 minutes and then wrapped up the game with Ben House’s early second-half strike.Schumacher’s side were losing at home for just the second time in Sky Bet League One this season and ...Full Story »

Darren Ferguson spoke of his delight at an excellent Easter as Peterborough continued their promotion charge with a 3-1 win over Exeter.Posh strengthened their grip on a play-off spot by seeing off Exeter to follow up a Good Friday triumph at Shrewsbury.Alex Hartridge’s early own goal put Posh on top before Ephron Mason-Clark brilliantly doubled their lead before the break.But Exeter hit b...Full Story »

Ian Evatt may have to “roll the dice” on injured key players to keep Bolton in the play-off picture after a frustrating 1-1 Skybet league One draw against lowly Cambridge.Declan John’s first goal of the season looked to have snatched a vital win for sixth-placed Wanderers.Instead, Sam Smith equalised with his 10th goal of the season and his third in three games in the fifth min...Full Story »

Norwich head coach David Wagner was full of praise for his side despite seeing them held to a frustrating goalless draw by relegation-threatened Rotherham at Carrow Road.It was a third straight home game without a goal for the Canaries, who dropped to eighth in  the Championship table as a result, but they are still just one point adrift of the play-off positions.“It is important for ...Full Story »

Charlton manager Dean Holden praised Jes Rak-Sakyi as his brace set up a 3-2 win over Burton.The Crystal Palace loanee impressed at the Valley, scoring twice in the first 17 minutes.Macauley Bonne looked to have sealed all three points after Sam Hughes hit back, but Josh Walker made it nervy late on.Jack Payne then saw red but Charlton held on and Holden was gushing in his appraisal of 20-year-o...Full Story »

Blackpool’s interim boss Stephen Dobbie felt his side’s failure to make it to half-time with their lead intact proved costly during a 3-1 defeat at promotion-chasing Luton.The visitors had led through Andy Lyons’ fourth goal for the club, only to concede just before the break to Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu’s curling finish.Carlton Morris and Mpanzu then found the net in the seco...Full Story »

Barrow boss Pete Wild was delighted with his side’s response after they hammered relegation-threatened Crawley 4-0.But the Bluebirds manager played down any talk of the play-offs with his side five points adrift of seventh-placed Salford.Wild was understandably less than impressed after being humbled 3-0 at Crewe on Good Friday.But Josh Gordon’s hat-trick, which took his tally for th...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne admitted he was “heartbroken” for his team after they were held 1-1 at home by relegation threatened MK Dons.The play-off chasing Rams should have wrapped the game up in the first half but only had David McGoldrick’s 21st goal of the season to show for their dominance.And County were made to pay for a number of missed chances as MK Dons equalised in ...Full Story »

Portsmouth’s faint play-off hopes were all but ended by a 0-0 bore draw at home to relegation-haunted Morecambe.Both sides were looking for all three points for totally different reasons, but neither were able to fully take control.The first half produced very little in terms of shots on goal, although Tom Lowery had two good chances for Pompey.In the 28th minute, a mistake by the Morecamb...Full Story »

Steve Evans was furious that Hartlepool goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk was not shown a red card towards the end of the first half of Stevenage’s 1-1 draw.Boro are now five matches without a win and have slipped down to fifth having failed to hold on to a 25th-minute lead given to them by Danny Rose’s brilliant header.But Evans was angry that referee Paul Howard did not dismiss Stolarczy...Full Story »

Manager Gary Rowett felt Millwall’s lack of incision in front of goal was the defining factor behind their 1-0 defeat at Hull.Rowett’s team – without a win in four – are now only in the Sky Bet Championship play-off places on goal difference and could find no way past goalkeeper Karl Darlow.Half-time substitute Adama Traore’s brilliant winner from the edge of the pe...Full Story »

Tahvon Campbell’s late equaliser denied promotion-chasing Eastleigh victory as their National League clash with Aldershot finished 3-3.Campbell nodded in Jack Barham’s cross in the 87th minute to deny an Eastleigh side who had gone into a 2-0 lead inside 20 minutes with Danny Whitehall setting up first Charlie Carter and then Ousseynou Cisse.But only four minutes after the second wen...Full Story »

Liam Mandeville grabbed the match-winning goal as Chesterfield strengthened their grasp on fourth spot in the National League with a 1-0 win at Dagenham.Mandeville was in the right place at the right time to nod home a neat cross from Ollie Banks in the 71st minute and seal the points for Paul Cook’s side.The teams had been tied up to that point, though the Spireites came within a few inch...Full Story »

Will Hondermarck scored a superb late winner as Northampton got their League Two promotion challenge back on track with a 2-1 victory over Gillingham.The Cobblers were missing 11 players through injury but deservedly won to stay second and open up a three-point gap to the three teams battling for third.Louis Appere gave them the lead before Aiden O’Brien levelled, but Hondermarck had the l...Full Story »

Tranmere ended a run of six games without a victory with a 1-0 win over struggling Swindon at Prenton Park.Harvey Saunders’ first-half strike was enough to see Ian Dawes register his first victory as Rovers manager and inflict a fourth straight defeat on the Robins.The home side opened the scoring in the 22nd minute when Saunders prodded home from close range after Swindon failed to clear ...Full Story »