Freddie Sears scored twice as Colchester played out a 2-2 draw with Walsall.Colchester went ahead in the 24th minute through Sears who prodded home from close range after Emyr Huws had helped the ball into his path.United keeper Sam Hornby made a brave save to deny Sam Perry but Walsall were level in the 42nd minute.Brendan Kiernan curled a fine shot into the bottom far corner from the edge of t...Full Story »

Halifax confirmed their place in the Vanarama National League play-offs with a 1-0 win over Yeovil.The home side threatened during the opening exchanges, with a close-range effort from Billy Waters deflected wide before Yeovil forward Josh Neufville saw his shot rattle the crossbar.Just after the hour mark, Waters saw another shot cleared off the line before Zac Dearnley turned in a cross from T...Full Story »

Grimsby further boosted their play-off ambitions as they came from two goals behind to draw 2-2 with Barnet at the Hive Stadium.The hosts took the lead in the 37th minute when Ryan De Havilland picked out Adam Marriott inside the box and he fired home the rebound from his own initial effort.The Bees doubled their advantage seven minutes after the break, Rob Hall drilling a low cross into the box...Full Story »

Forest Green boss Rob Edwards urged his side not to bow out with a whimper and win at Mansfield next weekend as the race for the League Two title goes to the final day.Harrogate proved to be the Forest Green promotion party poopers as Rovers relinquished top spot for the first time since September. With one game of the season to go new leaders Exeter top the table by a point.Edwards said: &ldquo...Full Story »

Dominic Solanke’s 30th goal of the season and a Philip Billing brace gave Bournemouth a vital 3-0 win at Blackburn to remain in the driving seat for automatic promotion.Chances flowed for both sides but ultimately the Cherries highlighted the gulf in quality, epitomised by the goalscorers.Solanke eased any nerves in the 21st minute with a composed 12-yard finish and though they had more ch...Full Story »

Derby put on a show for their travelling fans as they beat Blackpool 2-0 at Bloomfield Road.More than 4,000 County fans made the trip for the club’s final away game of the Championship season.And Wayne Rooney’s relegated side got the job done as they ended a streak of nine consecutive losses on the road.The Rams, who had not won on their travels in 2022, snatched the lead against the...Full Story »

Burnley came back from a goal down in the final 10 minutes to move five points clear of the bottom three with a 2-1 win at Watford which confirmed Norwich’s relegation.The Clarets’ fightback also all but relegated their opponents, who fell 12 points from safety with four games to go, and turned up the heat on 18th-placed Everton and fellow strugglers Leeds.An own goal from James Tark...Full Story »

Swindon surged into the League Two play-off positions as Louis Reed’s late winner earned them a 2-1 win over Barrow.A third straight victory, coupled with Sutton’s home defeat to Bradford, saw the Robins move into the top seven with one game to go.It looked like they were heading for a draw after Matt Platt’s late goal cancelled out Josh Davison’s first-half opener, but R...Full Story »

Wilfried Zaha came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner for Crystal Palace as they snatched a 2-1 win at Southampton.The Eagles looked to have rescued a point when Eberechi Eze scored his first goal of the season to cancel out Oriol Romeu’s early goal, but a moment of magic from Zaha saw Palace leave St Mary’s with all three points.The result lifts Patrick Vieira’s sid...Full Story »

Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth was proud as goals from Sam Vokes and Jordan Obita sealed their place in the Sky Bet League One play-offs for the second time in three seasons.Wanderers, relegated from the Championship 12 months ago, have always been in the mix for an immediate return and Ainsworth had faith.“It’s job done and a new job to come,” he said, reflecting on a semi-fina...Full Story »

Preston manager Ryan Lowe was proud of the way that his side responded to last Monday’s loss to Blackburn after they swept aside Barnsley 3-1 in the Sky Bet Championship.Barnsley took the lead in the 17th minute through Aiden Marsh. Victor Adeboyejo managed to get the ball to the by-line with some excellent skill and pulled it back to Marsh who struck it into the net.Daniel Johnson equalis...Full Story »

Charlton manager Johnnie Jackson was disappointed with his side’s 4-0 League One loss at Ipswich on the final day, saying that it was a “timely reminder” of where they “are as a group”.Addicks’ debut-making goalkeeper Nathan Harness had to pick the ball out of the net following two strikes from leading scorer Wes Burns and one each from Tyreeq Bakinson and a t...Full Story »

Two goals from leading scorer Wes Burns, a well-struck effort by Tyreeq Bakinson and a poacher’s finish from James Norwood secured Ipswich a 4-0 League One victory at home to Charlton.Town swept into a two-goal lead in a blistering opening 11 minutes.Bakinson opened the scoring when he rifled a 20-yard shot into the top corner of the Athletic goal and Burns extended the Ipswich lead with h...Full Story »

Wycombe sealed their place in the Sky Bet League One play-offs with a 2-1 final-day win at Burton as goals from Sam Vokes and Jordan Obita saw them over the line.The Chairboys were sitting pretty in a top-six spot from early on with results elsewhere going their way, with closest rivals Plymouth losing at home to MK Dons meaning that just a point would suffice.Vokes’ 16th goal of the seaso...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon’s relegation from Sky Bet League One was confirmed after a dramatic 4-3 defeat at home to Accrington.Goals from Jay Rich-Baghuelou, Colby Bishop, Michael Nottingham and John O’Sullivan proved too much for Mark Bowen’s Dons at Plough Lane.That was despite a spirited effort in a chaotic second half that saw Ayoub Assal and a double from Jack Rudoni offer the hosts a...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday booked their place in the Sky Bet League One play-offs with a stylish 4-1 win over Portsmouth.A midweek victory at Fleetwood meant the Owls started the day fourth but still needing a win to guarantee a top-six finish.That looked unlikely when George Hirst, a former Wednesday player and the son of Hillsborough great David, tapped in from Ronan Curtis’ cut-back in the fou...Full Story »

Last night was a special one for West Ham as they competed in the Europa League semi-final, which saw the Premier League side defeated 2-1 by their opponents Eintracht Frankfurt on the night and will now have to turn it around during the second leg in Germany. Frankfurt took the lead after just one minute but the Hammers equalised 20 minutes later through Michail Antonio. The goal sparked ju...Full Story »

On the eve of a momentous day for Real Madrid, Gareth Bale took centre stage once more. Not because of what he can bring to the table, but because of his absence. The Welshman had to withdraw from the Real Madrid squad at the last minute owing to back pain, which caught the coaching staff off guard. Bale had worked hard in the weeks leading up to the match against Espanyol, but in the end, h...Full Story »

They may already be French champions, but Paris Saint-Germain are continuing to put on a show for their fans, drawing 3-3 with Strasbourg on the road on Friday night. Kylian Mbappe (two) and Achraf Hakimi got the goals for the Parisians on the night, but their strikes weren't enough for PSG to take maximum points. They now sit - at least temporarily - 14 points clear of Marseille. It should b...Full Story »

Sheffield United came from behind to claim a comfortable 3-1 Championship victory at QPR that put them on the verge of sealing a play-off spot.Charlie Austin put Rangers ahead after 31 minutes in what was expected to be his farewell match at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium.But Mark Warburton’s side found themselves under sustained pressure after the interval and Iliman Ndiaye equalised...Full Story »