Debutant Eoghan O’Connell scored a late winner as promotion-chasing Wrexham maintained their challenge at the top of the Vanarama National League with a 2-1 win at Altrincham.The hosts had looked like claiming a point after Miles Welch-Hayes cancelled out Ollie Palmer’s opener in the 81st minute but O’Connell had the final say five minutes later.Altrincham had the best chance o...Full Story »

Hibernian manager Lee Johnson praised Elie Youan’s composure for sealing a 1-0 win at St Mirren.The Easter Road side were without Kevin Nisbet due to injury and then lost Harry McKirdy early on to another knock.But Youan stepped up when called on to finish well past Trevor Carson for the only goal of a competitive cinch Premiership contest.Johnson said: “He’s in excellent form....Full Story »

Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray was happy to come away from Millwall with a point after a 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw at The Den.The Black Cats boss, though, probably has more recollection of his team’s equaliser than the man who scored it.Both teams are chasing a play-off place in the Championship and the Lions appeared set to lift themselves into the top six after captain Jake Cooper p...Full Story »

Oldham slid deeper into National League relegation trouble as they fell to a narrow 1-0 defeat at home to Halifax.Striker Emmanuel Dieseruvwe scored midway through the second half for the visitors, following up on the rebound after goalkeeper Magnus Norman had saved his penalty.Mike Fondop-Talum had earlier been sent off for Oldham over an off-the-ball incident.It leaves the home team in serious...Full Story »

MK Dons manager Mark Jackson saluted rookie striker Max Dean after his first goal for the club sealed a 2-0 victory at Bristol Rovers.The former Leeds coach, who went back to Elland Road to sign Dean, sang the praises of the 18-year-old after his stoppage-time goal ensured the visitors eased away from the relegation zone in Sky Bet League One.Dean, who only joined the Dons a fortnight ago, struc...Full Story »

Michael Duff felt Barnsley deserved their last-gasp equaliser to earn a 1-1 draw at Portsmouth.Bobby Thomas scored a late leveller to rescue the play-off chasing Tykes a point after Colby Bishop had given Pompey the lead.Manager Duff said: “We deserved at least a point today.“In the first half, we’ve hit the bar and Devante Cole has only the keeper to beat, so we should have be...Full Story »

Head coach Roberto De Zerbi was pleased the Brighton fans embraced Moises Caicedo in spite of the midfielder’s failed attempt to join Arsenal during the January transfer window.Caicedo started on the bench in the 1-0 victory over Bournemouth, his first match since expressing his desire to leave the club in an open letter posted on social media.He had been given time off until the closure o...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp refused to defend his players after wretched Liverpool were thumped 3-0 at Wolves. Joel Matip’s own goal set the tone for an awful defeat as the hosts raced into a 2-0 lead inside 12 minutes. Craig Dawson grabbed a debut goal and Ruben Neves piled on the misery with Wolves recording their biggest win for almost a year. Liverpool are languishing in 10th in the Premier...Full Story »

Ian Evatt praised Kyle Dempsey’s “moment of brilliance” which separated promotion-chasing Bolton from determined visitors Cheltenham.Dempsey netted his fourth goal of the campaign 10 minutes from the end of what had been a frustrating afternoon for the hosts.“The only thing to focus on is the win,” said manager Evatt, whose side shut out the opposition for a record-...Full Story »

Neil Critchley has called on his QPR side to “stick together” after their dismal form continued with a 1-1 draw at Huddersfield.The Hoops have failed to win in eight matches in all competitions, with their last victory coming in Critchley’s bow back in December.January arrival Jamal Lowe handed the visitors an early lead when he pounced on a Matthew Lowton mistake and headed ho...Full Story »

Matt Yates scored a last-gasp equaliser as Stenhousemuir snatched a 1-1 draw against cinch League Two leaders Dumbarton on Saturday.The Sons looked set to hold on for victory at Ochilview Park courtesy of a goal from Alistair Love in first-half injury time.Stenhousemuir refused to throw in the towel and earned a point through Yates deep into time added on at the end of the game.Second-placed Sti...Full Story »

Darrell Clarke challenged his Port Vale players to show “who is up for it” when they host Accrington in midweek following a “naive” performance in defeat by Wycombe on Saturday.Wycombe eventually cruised to what manager Gareth Ainsworth termed a “bittersweet win”, owing to his Vale connections, the visitors scoring three unanswered goals to move three points b...Full Story »

Aberdeen caretaker manager Barry Robson was delighted to see his side secure a much-needed 3-1 cinch Premiership win over Motherwell.The Dons led at the interval thanks to a header from Luis ‘Duk’ Lopes and a second-half double from Bojan Miovski had them on easy street.Motherwell substitute Kevin van Veen pulled one back from the spot after a VAR-awarded penalty for a Matty Kennedy ...Full Story »

Gateshead claimed a much-needed 2-0 National League victory away to Solihull to make it two wins from two and move level on points with Oldham in their bid for survival.Midfielder Daniel Ward and substitute William Harris scored in either half to haul the relegation-threatened visitors to within touching distance of safety, as their hosts lost further ground on the play-off places.Andrew Dallas ...Full Story »

Paul Warne hailed Derby’s second-half display as “one of the best” of his managerial career after they trounced Morecambe 5-0 at Pride Park.Derby’s head coach saw his team extend their unbeaten league run to 15 games with David McGoldrick scoring his third hat-trick of the season.But for much of the first half there was no sign of what was to come as Morecambe frustrated ...Full Story »

Carlisle manager Paul Simpson says his promotion-chasing side simply were not good enough as Paul Huntington’s late own goal saw them fall to a 1-0 loss at home to League Two strugglers Harrogate.The match looked destined to end in a goalless draw until the 82nd minute, when Huntington misjudged a pass back to goalkeeper Tomas Holy and sent the ball agonisingly across the line.Th...Full Story »

Shrewsbury manager Steve Cotterill was pleased that the pain of a midweek scouting trip paid off as his in-form team made it five straight wins with a 1-0 success at Oxford.Cotterill spied on Oxford in their home defeat by Barnsley on Wednesday night.And after sub Ryan Bowman’s 74th-minute goal had given them victory at the Kassam Stadium, he reflected on how the midweek journey paid off i...Full Story »

Paul Hurst says he is determined to help John McAtee out of a difficult spell after the frontman inspired Grimsby’s 3-0 romp at Crewe.The frontman scored only his second goal of what will be his final campaign at Blundell Park. McAtee joined Luton last summer, but was then loaned back to the Mariners before his season was disrupted by shoulder surgery.His third-minute blast was added to by...Full Story »

Dan Dodds’ late strike gave Hartlepool only a second win in seven Sky Bet League Two matches as they triumphed 1-0 at Doncaster.The hosts enjoyed much the better of the attacking play throughout, but struggled to break down Pools, who showed only glimpses of attacking threat before Dodds’ fine strike on 88 minutes.Hartlepool boss Keith Curle named three of five deadline-day signings ...Full Story »

Bottom side Hamilton secured a much-needed point from a 1-1 cinch Championship draw at home to Dundee.On-loan Hearts midfielder Connor Smith handed the hosts an early lead as he picked out the top corner with a long-range strike after just five minutes of his home debut.Dundee began to dominate possession and Jordan McGhee came close to equalising after the half-hour mark although he headed just...Full Story »