Jim Bentley admitted flak from Rochdale supporters left him feeling “low” after his bottom-of-the-league side crashed to a 2-0 home loss against Gillingham.Goal in each half from Oli Hawkins and George Lapslie secured the points for the Gills, themselves fighting for Football League survival.The result left Dale six points adrift of safety at the foot of the table and staring into th...Full Story »

Bournemouth manager Gary O’Neil felt his players had finally got what they deserved after ending their long winless run with a 1-0 triumph at Wolves.Marcus Tavernier scored the only goal as the Cherries claimed their first Premier League victory in eight games and hauled themselves out of the relegation zone in the process.After draws against Nottingham Forest and Newcastle and a late defe...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne revealed how experience is driving the club’s bid to bounce back to the Championship.Warne paid tribute to senior pros like Conor Hourihane and David McGoldrick after a 2-0 win over Charlton reinforced their position in the top six of League One.The Addicks had been bidding for a fourth consecutive away league win but they fell behind in the ninth minute when Ho...Full Story »

Sam Dalby’s stoppage-time winner secured a last-gasp crucial 4-3 victory for Wrexham away at Aldershot in the National league.Paul Mullin opened his and Wrexham’s account with two goals inside 23 minutes, but Olly Pendlebury’s reply sparked a fightback from Aldershot.Striker Mullin was denied a hat-trick in the 35th minute, when his backheel was judged to be an own goal against...Full Story »

Dino Maamria hailed Burton’s desire and spirit following their comeback win at Bristol Rovers as the Albion boss responded to accusations that his side are not entertaining.Burton fought back from an early deficit at the Memorial Stadium to lift themselves five points clear of the League One drop zone after a fourth win in their last five games.Substitute Charlie Kirk and forward Sam Winna...Full Story »

Newport boss Graham Coughlan admitted he would have probably changed the entire team at half-time against Walsall if he could, but praised the second-half response to fight back and salvage a 1-1 draw.After falling behind to Isaac Hutchinson’s sweetly-struck first-half effort, Coughlan made four substitutions at the break.It paid off when Adam Lewis, who was one of them, delivered the corn...Full Story »

Pete Wild declared his pride in Barrow after they ended a six-match winless run by beating Bradford at Valley Parade.Josh Kay scored the only goal to clinch a memorable double over Mark Hughes’ Bantams, who had been looking for a third successive win.Barrow manager Wild said: “We’ve worked tirelessly over the last two days in making sure our shape looks right.“I thought w...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson celebrated his 100th game in charge of Bristol City by watching his side score a penalty that was finally awarded to them to earn a 1-1 draw at Sunderland.The Robins boss has often vented his frustration at the fact that his side have not had a spot-kick from officials since November 2021, a run stretching 67 games.City made the most of the one referee Gavin Ward handed them for Tr...Full Story »

Neil Critchley insists he has “full belief” that he can turn things around at QPR, despite seeing his side’s winless run in the Championship extended to 10 games as they fell to a 3-1 defeat at Middlesbrough.Critchley won his first game in charge at Loftus Road but has not tasted victory since and after three defeats on the bounce, Rangers are now just eight points above the dr...Full Story »

Karl Robinson was defiant about his future as Oxford boss despite defeat at Cambridge.The match was a meeting between two sides in poor form, with Cambridge only recording two league wins since the end of September and Oxford now having collected only one point from their last seven outings.Lloyd Jones headed the winning goal in the eighth minute to end an eight-match winless streak for Mark Bon...Full Story »

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany relished the battle his side had to go through to take a step closer to the Sky Bet Championship title when winning 1-0 at play-off chasing Luton.It had looked like the Clarets’ long run of scoring in consecutive games was going to be halted at 28 before referee Jeremy Simpson awarded a penalty for handball against Gabe Osho with 12 minutes left.Ashley Barnes c...Full Story »

Boss Michael Duff was delighted with Barnsley’s ruthless streak on the road as they thumped his old club Cheltenham 4-0.Duff enjoyed a triumphant return to a club he led to the League Two title in 2021 followed by their highest ever finish of 15th in League One last term before leaving to take over at Oakwell.They were 3-0 up at the break through James Norwood, Herbie Kane and Adam Phillip...Full Story »

Plymouth slipped off the top of League One as Fleetwood earned a hard-fought goalless draw at Home Park.After two wins on the spin Argyle could not get going against their well organised visitors and struggled to find the finishing edge they displayed in back to back 3-1 wins over Portsmouth and at Oxford.The draw means Argyle slip behind promotion rivals Sheffield Wednesday, 5-2 winners over MK...Full Story »

Mark Shelton’s first Oldham goal helped the Latics move further away from the Vanarama National League relegation zone with a 2-0 win over rock-bottom Maidenhead.Shelton, signed from Hartlepool in January, struck in the first half to move the hosts six points above the bottom four.Midfielder Shelton collected Ben Tollitt’s quick free-kick and fired past Maidstone goalkeeper Dan Barde...Full Story »

Macauley Langstaff’s hat-trick earned Notts County a 4-1 win at Yeovil which keeps them five points clear at the top of the Vanarama National League.Langstaff headed County in front inside four minutes from Sam Austin’s cross but missed a glorious opportunity for a second 10 minutes after half-time.He looked to have been punished when a mix-up between Sam Slocombe and Geraldo Bajrami...Full Story »

Will Collar and Ryan Rydel were on target as Stockport notched a thrilling 2-0 win against second-placed Stevenage in League Two.County’s fourth straight win was well deserved as Stevenage’s mini-blip continued to leave them without a win in four.In-form Stockport almost struck early when Callum Camps’ 20-yard shot was well gathered by goalkeeper Toby Savin.At the other end, Jo...Full Story »

Eastleigh beat Maidenhead 1-0 at Silverlake Stadium for a third straight Vanarama National League win.The Spitfires took the lead in the 12th minute when Charlie Carter bundled home a cross from Kairo Mitchell, who later went through one-on-one, but Maidenhead keeper Alexis Andre made a smart save.Maidenhead midfielder Adam Leathers curled a 20-yard effort just wide shortly before the break, wit...Full Story »

Striker Ashley Barnes scored a late winner from the penalty spot as Burnley took another step towards the Premier League with a battling 1-0 victory at Luton.The Hatters had started well and had the first real chance. Elijah Adebayo linked well with Carlton Morris before going for goal, with goalkeeper Aro Muric saving well to his left at the expense of a corner.Tom Lockyer’s header was ea...Full Story »

Partick Thistle ended their wait for an away win as Danny Mullen’s goal saw off Scottish Championship promotion rivals Ayr 1-0.Mullen’s 32nd-minute header earned Thistle a first win on the road since October 15 and moved them a point off the play-off places as interim boss Kris Doolan took charge for the first time.Thistle were forced into an early change when Anton Dowds was injured...Full Story »

Volleyball twins Key and Keyt Alves. Neymar (right) celebrates a goal with PSG. Brazilian volleyball players Key Alves and Keyt Alves have been making headlines this week. The twin sisters, who both play profesional volleyball in Brazil, have revealed they turned down the advances of PSG star Neymar. According to Key Alves, Neymar slid into both sisters' DMs on Instagram, hoping they wouldn't ...Full Story »