Joey Barton praised his Bristol Rovers players for the character they showed in coming from behind to win 3-1 at promotion rivals Port Vale.The Pirates conceded a second-minute goal, but efforts from Elliot Anderson and James Connolly put them 2-1 up at the break, with Ryan Loft securing a vital win with a third in stoppage time.Barton, whose side stay fifth in League Two but are now only two po...Full Story »

Reading interim manager Paul Ince admitted that he got his tactics wrong in the opening stages of the dramatic 4-4 Sky Bet Championship draw at home to Swansea.Although Reading grabbed an early advantage through a Lucas Joao penalty, Swansea hit back to lead 3-1 at the interval.Goals from Hannes Wolf and Joel Piroe – plus a further Piroe spot-kick – left Reading struggling.Michael Ob...Full Story »

Under-fire Lee Bowyer branded Birmingham’s dismal 6-1 defeat at Blackpool his “worst  day in football” but insisted he would not stand down unless pushed by the club’s hierarchy.Blues suffered an Easter Monday mauling at Bloomfield Road as Jake Beesley’s double helped fire the Tangerines to their first win in six Sky Bet Championship matches.A furious stand of ...Full Story »

Gary McSheffrey was downbeat after a six-goal thriller against Shrewsbury with Doncaster still set to drop into League Two.Rovers produced a great comeback from three goals down but they are six points off 20th-placed Gillingham with two games to go – with a -17 worse goal difference.On the reality of survival, McSheffrey said: “We need a big difference in goals and we need teams to ...Full Story »

Rochdale manager Robbie Stockdale hailed his side’s response to a “shocking” first half as Eoghan O’Connell’s superb 94th-minute strike snatched a 2-1 win over Hartlepool that secured their Football League status.O’Connell’s last-gasp winner completed a second-half comeback for Dale, who had trailed to an early Bryn Morris strike.“They say that no ...Full Story »

Doncaster produced an incredible comeback to draw 3-3 at Shrewsbury but still look set to be relegated from League One.Daniel Udoh scored his 16th goal of the season after 19 minutes before Ryan Bowman doubled the lead with a 34th-minute header and Shaun Whalley added a third before the interval.Mipo Odubeko pulled one back early in the second half and Reo Griffiths set up a grandstand finish in...Full Story »

Two-goal Jon Dadi Bodvarsson came off the bench to secure Bolton’s 3-1 Sky bet League One victory over 10-man Accrington Stanley in a feisty derby of one sending-off and nine yellow cards.Bodvarsson’s sixth goal of the season restored Bolton’s advantage two minutes after coming on as a 67th minute replacement.And he ensured Bolton’s first home win at the fifth time of ask...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers came from behind to beat promotion rivals Port Vale 3-1 and blow the race for automatic promotion from League Two wide open.Third-placed Vale took an early lead through Jamie Proctor, but goals from Elliot Anderson and James Connolly turned the game around before Ryan Loft added a late third as Vale threw men forward.Vale made the perfect start, with Proctor hitting his 13th goal ...Full Story »

Blackburn’s play-off hopes are hanging by a thread after a 1-0 defeat at home to Stoke.Jacob Brown’s solitary strike did the damage as he combined with Josh Maja in the fourth minute to score his 13th goal of the season.Michael O’Neill’s side were in cruise control in the first half, with Rovers chasing shadows, much to the annoyance of the crowd.Blackburn were much impro...Full Story »

Jake Beesley celebrated his first Sky Bet Championship start with two goals as Blackpool stormed to a 6-1 victory over Birmingham at Bloomfield Road.Beesley, CJ Hamilton, Kenny Dougall, Jerry Yates and Callum Connolly all netted as Neil Critchley’s side cruised to their first win in six matches and heaped more pressure on Blues boss Lee Bowyer.Former Rochdale forward Beesley took just thre...Full Story »

Jack Marriott and Frankie Kent goals either side of the break gave Peterborough a 2-0 win against fellow strugglers Barnsley at Oakwell.Posh’s win boosts their survival hopes while leaving Barnsley teetering on the brink of relegation.Barnsley started brightly, going close to scoring in the opening minute. Carlton Morris laid the ball off to Domingos Quina, whose effort from the edge of th...Full Story »

Isaac Hutchinson’s second-half goal was enough to give in-form Crawley their fifth win in the last six games with a 1-0 home victory over Walsall.Hutchinson’s second goal for the Reds made it four successive home wins for John Yems’ side for the first time in 13 months.Walsall, who went into the clash with only one win from their previous dozen away league games, had the ball i...Full Story »

Swindon’s play-off hopes were handed a damaging blow as centre-back Omar Beckles scored either side of the break as 10-man Leyton Orient celebrated a 2-1 League Two victory in Wiltshire.On-loan Charlton striker Josh Davison pulled a goal back with a late strike but the visitors held on for maximum points.A first half with few chances saw Beckles score against the run of play midway through...Full Story »

Real Madrid took a decisive step towards the LaLiga Santander title with a 3-2 victory over Sevilla on Sunday evening, yet Los Blancos were made to sweat as they had to come from 2-0 behind to earn the priceless victory. Carlo Ancelotti must have wondered what on earth he was watching as his team conceded the first two goals in a match for the second time in five days. Ivan Rakitic put the h...Full Story »

Ruben Loftus-Cheek capped his impressive comeback with a first Chelsea goal since May 2019 as the Blues defeated Crystal Palace 2-0 to reach their third successive FA Cup final.Loftus-Cheek’s thunderbolt finish dragged the Blues out of a sluggish performance and into a 16th FA Cup final, with Mason Mount’s angled effort sealing the deal.England midfielder Loftus-Cheek spent the 2017-...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst praised his Rangers side’s “phenomenal” character to come back from a goal down to beat Celtic 2-1 at Hampden Park and reach the Scottish Cup final.The Parkhead side took the lead against the general run of play in the 64th minute through left-back Greg Taylor but  Gers substitute Scott Arfield levelled in the 78th minute to take the game to extra ...Full Story »

Tranmere will once again be without Calum MacDonald and Kieron Morris for the home Sky Bet League Two clash with Exeter.The duo must serve the last game of three-match suspensions following straight red cards in the 2-2 draw against Carlisle.Tom Davies was back in Rovers’ starting line-up at Bradford on Good Friday after illness and the defender should keep his place.Forward Josh McPake wa...Full Story »

Joe Edwards and Ryan Hardie are unlikely to be involved when Plymouth host Sunderland in a clash between the two Sky Bet League One play-off hopefuls on Monday.Captain Edwards missed the trip to Wycombe on Good Friday with an ankle issue, while top scorer Hardie has not played since the end of March due to a thigh injury.Jordon Garrick will continue to deputise up front if Hardie is ruled out on...Full Story »

Paul Pogba cupped his ears to the Manchester United fans, which caused a huge round of boos (Image: TWITTER) Footage has emerged of Paul Pogba cupping his ears to the Manchester United fans as he trudged off the pitch, causing widespread outrage after the win over Norwich City. The midfielder had been targeted throughout the match by his own supporters in a poisonous atmosphere at Old Trafford...Full Story »

Barry Bannan’s fantastic goal proved decisive in a vital 3-2 victory for Sheffield Wednesday at MK Dons that lifted them back into the League One play-off places.The Owls are up to fifth in the table after ending the Dons’ 15-match unbeaten run and preventing the hosts from moving back above Rotherham and into second.Wednesday were ahead after 10 minutes when Bannan cut the ball back...Full Story »