Exeter could not get the win they needed to give themselves a chance of making the League Two play-offs as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Barrow at St James Park.Barrow certainly looked up for the fight, despite having nothing to play for, and almost went on front in 12 minutes when Chris Taylor looped a volley over the head of Jokull Andresson but it drifted just wide of the upright.Exeter ope...Full Story »

Graham Webster’s brilliant strike gave Montrose victory and put Morton’s Scottish Championship status under real threat.Montrose came from behind to earn a 2-1 victory in the first leg of the Championship play-offs semi-final at Links Park.The visitors took a fifth-minute lead when Gary Oliver netted at the near post following good wing play from Kalvin Orsi, although the hosts claim...Full Story »

Edinburgh City’s Josh Campbell scored the only goal in the first two games of the Scottish League One play-offs.Campbell slotted home in first-half stoppage-time to earn City a 1-0 away victory over Elgin.The hosts came close to snatching a last-gasp equaliser but Callum Antell produced an excellent stop from Kane Hester.Stranraer and Dumbarton played out a stalemate at Stair Park in the o...Full Story »

Top scorer Elliott List ensured Stevenage enjoyed a winning end to the season with his second-half header earning a 1-0 victory at Scunthorpe.The front man nodded in his 11th goal of the campaign just before the hour mark, settling a tight affair in which chances were at a premium.List was always the most likely source of a goal for the visitors, and having been inches away from getting on the e...Full Story »

Notts County moved back into the National League play-off places with a commanding 4-1 win over Barnet.The scoring did not begin until the last knockings of the first half, the home defence unable to get a last-gasp corner clear and inviting defender Mark Ellis to nick the lead.A second followed within a minute of the restart, Ruben Rodrigues on hand with a neat finish, with creator Calvin Mille...Full Story »

Newport cemented their place in the Sky Bet League Two play-offs with a 1-1 draw at already-relegated Southend.Shaun Hobson fired the Shrimpers ahead early on at Roots Hall but a second-half equaliser from Mickey Demetriou secured a fifth-placed finish for Michael Flynn’s side.Southend went in front after just 11 minutes when a left-wing cross from Terrell Egbri was only half cleared and H...Full Story »

Forest Green booked their play-off place thanks to a comfortable 3-0 win at Oldham.Rovers cut loose in the second half as Aaron Collins scored twice either side of an Odin Bailey effort.Oldham threatened twice when Dylan Fage’s 30-yard strike fizzed inches wide immediately after Alfie McCalmont’s drive was bravely blocked by Jordan Moore-Taylor.Rovers looked edgy in the opening half-...Full Story »

Tranmere secured the final League Two play-off spot thanks to goalless draw against Colchester United.Keith Hill’s men, who were real contenders for automatic promotion a few weeks ago, went into the game knowing that results elsewhere would not matter if they could pick up a final day point.Aside from an Otis Khan effort and two half-chances for Paul Lewis and Corey Blackett-Taylor, the f...Full Story »

Nathan Austin fired a hat-trick as Kelty Hearts set up a play-off with Brechin for a place in the Scottish Professional Football League.Barry Ferguson’s side beat Brora Rangers 4-1 to secure a 6-1 aggregate triumph in the pyramid play-off semi-final.The Fifers will go into their two-legged tie with Brechin full of confidence after a comprehensive win over the Highland League side, who knoc...Full Story »

Watford head coach Xisco Munoz declared himself ready for the Premier League but did admit he was looking forward to a rest following their final-day win over Swansea.Andre Gray and Isaac Success struck in the second half for the Hornets to secure a 2-0 victory at Vicarage Road which saw them conclude the Sky Bet Championship campaign in second spot with 91 points.It has been a whirlwind few mon...Full Story »

Brentford boss Thomas Frank was prepared to give Ivan Toney no more than 65 minutes against Bristol City to become the highest scorer ever in a Championship season.With the upcoming play-offs in mind, Frank had no intention of giving his prized marksman a full game at Ashton Gate.But Toney still claimed the record – the most goals in the second tier since it was rebranded as the Championsh...Full Story »

Jonathan Woodgate insists Bournemouth will not be lacking in confidence when they take on Brentford in the play-off semi-finals despite seeing his team slip to a third straight Championship defeat.Stoke were full value for their 2-0 win, given to them by goals from debutant Will Forrester and full-back Tommy Smith, despite Woodgate naming a strong side.“We’ll be the underdogs, it&rsq...Full Story »

Marcelo Bielsa hailed Leeds’ display in their 3-1 win against Tottenham at Elland Road as one of their best of the season.Stuart Dallas gave Leeds an early lead and, although Son Heung-min equalised, Patrick Bamford restored the home side’s advantage before half-time and substitute Rodrigo slammed home a late third.It was another impressive performance by Bielsa’s side against ...Full Story »

Coventry bade farewell to their temporary St Andrew’s home in stunning style with a 6-1 Sky Bet Championship final-day thrashing of Millwall.The Sky Blues, returning to the Ricoh Arena next season, ended their ground-share with Birmingham in fabulous fashion to cap a successful two years featuring promotion back to the second tier.Jordan Shipley’s curler put Coventry ahead and Sky Bl...Full Story »

Leeds dealt Tottenham’s Champions League hopes a major blow with an impressive 3-1 win at Elland Road.Son Heung-min cancelled out Stuart Dallas’ early opener, but Patrick Bamford fired Leeds back in front before half-time and substitute Rodrigo’s emphatic finish sealed a deserved victory.Marcelo Bielsa’s side were off colour in last week’s defeat at Brighton, but bo...Full Story »

Bournemouth will play Brentford in the Championship play-off semi-finals after finishing the season in sixth place following a 2-0 defeat to Stoke.Goals from Will Forrester and Tommy Smith saw the Cherries slump to their third straight defeat, with Jonathan Woodgate’s side losing momentum before their meeting with the Bees.There was a very ‘end of season’ feel about this game, ...Full Story »

Newcastle stunned Leicester to inch closer to survival and deal a potentially damaging blow to the Foxes’ Champions League hopes.Callum Wilson struck twice in a shock 4-2 win at the ragged hosts to all but secure the Magpies’ Premier League status.Caglar Soyuncu’s error gifted Joe Willock an opener before Paul Dummett’s first goal in over five years doubled the visitors&r...Full Story »

Ipswich will be without Kane Vincent-Young for the visit of Fleetwood in the final match of the Sky Bet League One season on Sunday.The full-back dislocated his shoulder after an awkward fall during his side’s draw at Shrewsbury on Tuesday.Vincent-Young will have to undergo an operation and is expected to be sidelined for four to six weeks.Other than the injury to Vincent-Young, Ipswich co...Full Story »

Lincoln captain Liam Bridcutt is set to be involved in Sunday’s final Sky Bet League One match of the regular season at home to AFC Wimbledon.He sat out the midweek loss at Charlton following a recent return from a calf injury, but will start this weekend and Brennan Johnson could be involved too after a spell on the sidelines with a slight hamstring issue.Joe Walsh (calf) made his comebac...Full Story »

Crewe have been monitoring Luke Murphy, Tom Lowery and Nathan Wood ahead of Saturday’s home Sky Bet League One clash with Shrewsbury.Murphy has missed the last two games because of an ankle problem, while fellow midfielder Lowery and defender Wood both sat out the 1-0 win at Bristol Rovers last weekend due to knocks.Josh Lundstram, who has been sidelined after suffering an ankle fracture i...Full Story »