Antony Sweeney thinks Hartlepool need time to reflect on a point against Northampton that could end up being important in the battle to stay in the EFL.Cobblers boss Jon Brady raged afterwards that Pools’ opening goal scored by Josh Umerah was not ruled out for offside eight minutes before half-time.Brady was also angry referee Thomas Kirk did not send Hartlepool defender Euan Murray off a...Full Story »

Birmingham City head coach John Eustace heaped praise on his young stars after they beat relegation rivals Rotherham United 2-0.On-loan Brighton winger Reda Khadra put the Blues ahead five minutes into this clash when he dangerously cut in from the left before firing a bullet into the top corner.Eustace’s men deservedly doubled their lead in the 35th minute when Kevin Long fired home from ...Full Story »

Grimsby piled misery on rock-bottom Rochdale with a 1-0 victory at Blundell Park which left them five points from safety in League Two.George Lloyd settled the contest with a well-taken winner 22 minutes from time.Dale had ended a nine-match winless run last time out but a fourth defeat in six games leaves them with an uphill task to avoid relegation to the National League.Chances were few and f...Full Story »

Doncaster Rovers injected new life into their flagging League Two play-off aspirations with a 2-1 win over AFC Wimbledon.The Dons had taken the lead through Josh Davison on 18 minutes. He collected the ball on the edge of the box, cut inside and struck a tame effort which Rovers keeper Jonathan Mitchell fumbled into his own net.Doncaster levelled on 27 minutes when Harrison Biggins rose to meet ...Full Story »

Gillingham moved nine points clear of the relegation zone as Shaun Williams and Conor Masterson were the unlikely heroes in their 2-0 home victory over Tranmere.Stand-in Gills captain Williams, who had only scored once this season prior to kick-off, proved to be an effective attacking outlet for the hosts throughout.The Irishman had his goal-bound header blocked by team-mate Timothee Dieng early...Full Story »

Liverpool were brought back down to earth as they slipped to defeat at relegation-threatened Bournemouth just six days on from their historic victory over Manchester United.Jurgen Klopp’s side humiliated their fierce rivals with a 7-0 win at Anfield last Sunday but Philip Billing’s sixth goal of the season was enough for the Cherries to secure a 1-0 victory to move off the foot of th...Full Story »

Blackburn’s automatic promotion hopes suffered a setback as Stoke staved off a desperate fightback to win 3-2 in the Sky Bet Championship.The visitors launched a late revival but failed to prevent their 11-match unbeaten run in all competitions from drawing to an end.A confident Potters side – who thumped Sunderland 5-1 last weekend – picked up from where they left off with a q...Full Story »

Manchester United showed their character by comprehensively beating Real Betis 4-1 in the Europa League four days on from their humiliating defeat at Liverpool.Sunday’s 7-0 collapse at their bitter rivals equalled the club’s record competitive defeat and left manager Erik ten Hag calling for a response from an unacceptable loss that he labelled “unprofessional”.The United...Full Story »

Barnsley boss Michael Duff hailed the dominance of his side against a “dangerous” opponent in their 3-1 win over Portsmouth at Oakwell.The Reds hit the front in the 17th minute through James Norwood’s close-range finish and they doubled their advantage three minutes later when Nicky Cadden Wonderfully curled in from just outside the area.Portsmouth pulled a goal back four minut...Full Story »

Chesterfield made it back-to-back wins in the National League after hanging on to beat fellow play-off hopefuls Southend 2-1 at Roots Hall.The Spireites started well after claiming their first win in 10 attempts at Gateshead on Saturday and Laurence Maguire headed their opener with 14 minutes on the clock.Paul McCallum headed against the crossbar as his side went hunting a second, but visiting g...Full Story »

Ten-man Solihull hung on to claim the points in a five-goal thriller against struggling Torquay.Despite starting the game rooted in the relegation zone, the Gulls made a bright start and were ahead within two minutes when Ross Marshall headed home a free-kick.Torquay came close to doubling their advantage when a long-range effort from Sammy Collins was tipped round a post by Solihull goalkeeper ...Full Story »

Ayr move into third in the cinch Championship after beating Morton 3-1 at Cappielow.The Honest Men took an early lead six minutes in when Reece McAlear’s free-kick hit the legs of Sam Ashford for the ball to go into the bottom corner.On the half-hour mark, Morton levelled after Robbie Crawford picked up the ball on the edge of the box and smashed it into the bottom corner.The visitors rest...Full Story »

Frankie Kent was the late hero as Peterborough snatched a 2-1 success against Shrewsbury.The centre-back struck in the 87th minute to earn a vital victory, heading his second goal of the campaign after substitute Kabongo Tshimanga helped a Joe Ward free-kick into his path.The two sides clinging onto the fringes of the Sky Bet League One play-off race had earlier traded goals in the space of five...Full Story »

Matt Bloomfield picked up his first victory as Wycombe manager with a 2-0 win against mid-table Fleetwood at Adams Park.The result allowed the Chairboys to make up ground on the Sky Bet League One play-off places.Wycombe led after just four minutes when Jack Grimmer’s cross found an unmarked Chris Forino, who had the simple task of nodding in from close range.It punished a slack start from...Full Story »

Boreham Wood climbed to sixth in the Vanarama National League with a 1-0 win at Maidenhead.Erico Sousa’s winner cemented their spot in the play-off places after a narrow victory on Tuesday.The former Manchester City youngster won it after 59 minutes when he cut inside and drilled into the bottom corner off a post.Tyrone Marsh went close to adding a second when he hit the frame of the goal ...Full Story »

Sutton were too good for Crawley in Sky Bet League Two, defeating the strugglers 3-0.Goals either side of the break from Omar Bugiel and a late finish from substitute Lee Angol made it four wins in five games for Matt Gray’s side.Crawley, beaten for a sixth successive match, were reduced to 10 men in the closing stages when Joel Lynch was given a second yellow card.After an uninspiring sta...Full Story »

Nathan Sheron dented Woking’s promotion hopes after earning Oldham a late 1-0 Vanarama National League win at Boundary Park.The defender scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time to secure the hosts a dramatic victory.It left Woking third, four points above fourth placed Chesterfield having played a game more.Alex Reid had earlier hit a post for Oldham before Sheron nodded i...Full Story »

Celtic scored five goals in 25 second-half minutes to turn round a half-time deficit against 10-man St Mirren.Mark O’Hara gave the home side a sixth-minute lead from the penalty spot but St Mirren’s hopes of repeating their September victory over the champions were undone by Charles Dunne’s professional foul and 38th-minute red card.Goals from Jota and Alistair Johnston turned ...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher was delighted with his promotion-chasing side as they claimed their 15th home Sky Bet League One victory of the season by beating Charlton 2-0.Ryan Hardie took his tally to 16 goals with a superb solo strike at the start of the second half after having a first-half stoppage-time penalty appeal waved away.Fellow striker Niall Ennis reached 11 goals with Argyle&rsqu...Full Story »

Chesterfield finally ended their Vanarama National League winless run as Ryan Colclough’s stoppage-time goal secured a 2-1 victory at Gateshead.The Spireites, who had not won in nine league games to dent their promotion push, got off to a bad start when defender Jamie Grimes scored an own goal after five minutes.Paul McCallum had the visitors level just before half-time when he converted L...Full Story »