Oliver Glasner said nine-man Crystal Palace’s victory was a priceless achievement after they clung on to a 2-1 lead to secure their first league double over arch-rivals Brighton in 92 years.Daniel Munoz’s deflected strike 10 minutes into the second half ultimately made the difference at Selhurst Park, but the Eagles needed everything in the tank to survive 12 minutes of added time fo...Full Story »

Mark Hughes was pleased with his Carlisle side’s 3-2 win against Newport, but the Cumbrians are still eight points adrift of safety and staring down the barrel of relegation.The Exiles took the lead with two goals in a matter of minutes. Kieron Evans put them ahead and then Bobby Kamwa produced a wonder goal to send the visitors two up but a brace from Georgie Kelly and a late goal from Aa...Full Story »

Colchester boss Danny Cowley said his side’s 1-0 win over promotion contenders Notts County was one of the best victories of his career after seeing their preparations badly hit by illness.Tyreece Simpson struck the U’s winner in the 43rd minute when he converted from close range after Oscar Thorn had robbed Will Jarvis of possession near the edge of the area.It sealed a valuable vic...Full Story »

Fleetwood manager Pete Wild rubbished talk of his side’s League Two play-off chances after Saturday’s crushing 4-0 defeat to Swindon, saying “We were never going to get to the play-offs.”Goals by Kabongo Tshimanga, Miguel Freckleton, a Rhys Bennett own goal and a late contribution by Nnamdi Ofoborh were more than enough to see the visiting Robins take maximum points from ...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Matt Hamshaw hailed a “collective effort” after they edged closer to safety following a dramatic 2-1 home win over Blackpool.Joe Rafferty’s late goal settled the game and put a dent in the visitors’ hopes of sneaking into the play-off places.It also saw Rotherham go past the 50-point mark and well away from trouble at the wrong end of the League One tabl...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder admitted after the shock 1-0 loss to struggling Oxford that his promotion chasers did not do enough to get anything from the game.Siriki Dembele’s 38th-minute winner, following a long throw by Will Vaulks, gave Gary Rowett’s team a massive three points in their bid to beat relegation from the Sky Bet Championship.However, the defeat for the Blades w...Full Story »

Barrow boss Andy Whing was pleased to see his side beat MK Dons 3-0 despite feeling that his team did not deliver their greatest performance.Aaron Pressley gave Barrow a first-half lead before the same man scored a second in the opening stages of the second half.A late third by substitute Tyler Smith confirmed the Bluebirds’ victory as they picked up a first win in three outings and mathem...Full Story »

Scott Lindsey believes Crawley were still smarting from their midweek loss to Peterborough as they lost 3-1 at Stevenage.The Reds had gone down 4-3 on Tuesday, conceding the winner in the seventh minute of stoppage time.At the Lamex, it was an 89th-minute strike by Jamie Reid and a goal two minutes past the 90 from Dan Kemp that consigned them to defeat.The boss said: “We probably left a l...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson was relieved after his side kept a clean sheet by defeating Harrogate 1-0.The south London outfit kept their outside chance of winning automatic promotion alive with a second-half strike from Alistair Smith.Wimbledon have made a habit of conceding late goals in recent games, including losing at Swindon last Tuesday thanks to two stoppage-time penalties.Jacks...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher praised the goal threat of Aaron Collins as the Bristol Rovers old boy gave Bolton a priceless 1-0 victory in the race for the Sky Bet League One play-offs.Collins’ 18th goal of the season also keeps Rovers anchored at the wrong end of the table after losing for the first time on Trotters’ territory in 36 years.“If you can get over 20 goals as a centre forward...Full Story »

Charlton manager Nathan Jones revealed after the 2-2 draw against Lincoln that he was questioning some decisions he made ahead of the game.The Addicks were hoping to record a ninth successive League One home win but instead had to battle back after James Collins had struck twice before the 50-minute mark.Charlton centre-back Macauley Gillesphey reduced the deficit in the 57th minute, with captai...Full Story »

Manager David Artell felt Grimsby showed their superiority to Morecambe in the second half after they won 3-1 at Blundell Park.Inspired by two goals from Kieran Green and a first since October for Brighton loanee Luca Barrington, the Mariners made it back-to-back wins on home soil.Andrew Dallas gave Morecambe early hope with his first-half equaliser but their play-off contending opponents outcla...Full Story »

Chris Davies admitted he has “a lot to consider” following Birmingham’s 6-2 thrashing of 10-man Barnsley at St Andrew’s in Sky Bet League One.Despite boasting a man advantage for all but three minutes of the game, it took a 33rd-minute Jay Stansfield penalty for Blues to find the breakthrough.Barnsley replied through Davis Keillor-Dunn just two minutes later and entered t...Full Story »

Millwall head coach Alex Neil was full of praise for how striker Mihailo Ivanovic has adapted to the Sky Bet Championship after he struck another late winner for his side against Portsmouth.Ivanovic is in his first season in English football after signing for the Lions from Vojvodina, in his native Serbia, last summer and the 20-year-old has developed a habit of making the difference when it rea...Full Story »

Mark Robins heaped praise on Lewis Baker after his second-half equaliser in Stoke’s 1-1 draw at Preston, saying the midfielder has “a lot of strings to his bow”.Kaine Kesler-Hayden fired Preston ahead in the 10th minute but former Chelsea youngster Baker levelled with a 75th-minute spot-kick.Baker, 29, had been on loan at Blackburn earlier in the season but was recalled in Janu...Full Story »

Wolves boss Vitor Pereira was delighted with the 2-1 comeback win at Ipswich, which significantly improves their hopes of staying in the Premier League.Pablo Sarabia and Jorgen Strand Larsen scored in the second half, after Liam Delap had opened the scoring for Ipswich before half-time at Portman Road.As a result, the gap between the two clubs was extended to 12 points with just seven games left...Full Story »

Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes praised Rory McKenzie’s influence after the midfielder helped his side secure victory over 10-man Motherwell in his first start since August.But McInnes feared it might be the long-serving player’s last action for a while after he suffered a thigh injury in a comfortable 2-0 win.The 31-year-old was one of five players drafted in following a 5-1 defeat...Full Story »

Graham Potter admitted West Ham did not deserve to beat Bournemouth and described their 2-2 draw as “the good, the bad and the ugly”.Niclas Fullkrug, fit after a long spell out injured, scored his first goal at the London Stadium and Jarrod Bowen netted his first at home since December as the Hammers, who had been trailing to Evanilson’s first-half goal, threatened to snatch al...Full Story »

Liam Manning praised the contribution of Bristol City fans after his team leapt back into the Sky Bet Championship play-off zone and called for more of the same when West Brom visit Ashton Gate on Tuesday night.Ross McCrorie volleyed the Robins in front in the 24th minute following an error by Watford defender James Abankwah and Nahki Wells doubled the advantage five minutes later with a low dri...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Omer Riza insisted he remained confident his side would avoid the drop following a goalless Championship draw at QPR.The result meant Rangers – who are now without a win in seven matches – remained five points clear of the Bluebirds, who occupy the final relegation place.Cardiff’s cause was not helped by fellow strugglers Plymouth, Hull and Oxford all winning, whil...Full Story »