Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny has admitted he could not have expected Chiedozie Ogbene to have made such a spectacular start to his international career.The 24-year-old, who plays his club football in League One with Rotherham, scored his third goal in six senior appearances for his country and also set up Alan Browne’s late equaliser in a 2-2 friendly draw with world number one s...Full Story »

Mark Hughes was pleased with Bradford’s performance as the Bantams gained their first home point since he took over as manager a month ago.The 0-0 draw against promotion chasing Newport ended a dismal run of five consecutive home defeats, three of them under Hughes. His other two matches ended away wins at leaders Forest Green and Hartlepool.Bradford’s home form is so poor they have ...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor was delighted with all but eight minutes of the Grecians’ 2-1 win over struggling Stevenage, which was a huge boost to their chances of automatic promotion.Two thundering headers from defender Sam Stubbs – his first goals for the club – did the damage in the first half, although Luke Norris had made it 1-1 when he finished of Elliott List’s cros...Full Story »

There was no danger of Northampton boss Jon Brady getting carried away after his promotion-hunting team returned to winning ways with a 2-0 League Two victory over Hartlepool.After a stuttering run of form, goals in either half from Sam Hoskins and Chanka Zimba ensured the Cobblers kept their noses in front of the chasing pack in a hotly-contested promotion battle.Northampton remain third, three...Full Story »

Wayne Brown praised teenager Junior Tchamadeu after he came off the bench to score a dramatic stoppage-time winner to seal Colchester a 1-0 victory over Tranmere.Tchamadeu slammed home from the edge of the area after Alan Judge had hooked Tom Eastman’s pass into his path in the fifth minute of time added on.U’s interim boss Brown said: “Credit to Junior, coming off the bench.&l...Full Story »

Phil Brown believes that his Barrow side can stave off relegation from League Two by hard work and winning their four remaining home games.On Saturday they suffered a 2-0 defeat at Leyton Orient, for whom Paul Smyth opened the scoring in the second-half before Ruel Sotiriou netted to take his tally for the season into double figures.“You get your rewards from hard work,” Brown said.&...Full Story »

King’s Lynn gave their survival hopes a lift and dented Halifax’s promotion chances with a 2-0 National League victory.Josh Barrett’s 53rd-minute goal, a close-range effort following Michael Clunan’s pass, set the Linnets on their way.And Gold Omotayo’s goal in added-time at the end of the contest made sure of a success which moves them to within seven points of saf...Full Story »

Ayr fought back to draw 1-1 with Morton in their cinch Championship match at Cappielow.After an early stoppage for striker Gavin Reilly to get treated for a blow to the head, Morton had the ball in the net, but the effort was ruled out for a foul on Ayr goalkeeper Aidan McAdams.Morton tested McAdams again with a long-range free-kick by Robbie Muirhead.Cameron Blues did break the deadlock seven m...Full Story »

Bradford ended their dismal run of five consecutive home defeats as they gained their first home point under new manager Mark Hughes with a 0-0 draw against promotion chasing Newport at Valley Parade.They had lost their three previous home matches since Hughes took over as manager a month ago and have won only once in 15 home games and only four in all.The first half featured constructive approa...Full Story »

Dan Mooney’s 10th goal of the season late in the second half earned Altrincham a 1-0 victory over Aldershot.Neither team were able to find an opener in a relatively quiet first half.Visiting goalkeeper Ethan Ross produced a good save two minutes after the break to keep out Mooney.But the hosts sealed all three points in the 87th minute as Mooney’s deflected effort beat Ross.Full Story »

Ashley Nadesan’s first-half goal gave Crawley back-to-back home wins for the first time in a year as they edged past Rochdale 1-0.The narrow defeat left Dale without a win in seven outings and nine points clear of the relegation zone with eight games remaining.Crawley head coach John Yems warned about underestimating Rochdale going into the game, but was forced to be absent due to testing ...Full Story »

Harrogate ended a run of seven games without a victory in Sky Bet League Two with a comfortable 3-0 success at bottom club Scunthorpe.George Thompson curled the Sulphurites in front directly from a corner midway through the first half, before Jack Diamond and Will Smith wrapped things up for the visitors after the breakAlthough Alex Pattison was a whisker away from giving Town the lead inside th...Full Story »

Two second-half goals gave Barnet their third win in four National League games, with a 2-1 victory at Maidenhead.Adam Marriott opened the scoring in the 61st minute at York Road, rounding off a good move which also involved Ephron Mason-Clark and Wes Fonguck.Barnet’s lead was doubled 12 minutes from full-time through Reece Grego-Cox, with Mason-Clark again involved in the build-up.Shawn M...Full Story »

Paul Simpson’s remarkable Carlisle revival continued with a 1-0 win over promotion-chasing Bristol Rovers.Joey Barton’s on-song side had won four games on the bounce, and eight of their last 10, to pile the pressure on the top three.But Kristian Dennis’ 72nd-minute winner sent Rovers down to sixth as the Cumbrians secured an impressive sixth win in seven since Simpson’s r...Full Story »

Arsenal are in contact with agent Moussa Sissoko for Barcelona attacker Ousmane Dembele. El Chiringuito says Arsenal have approached wantaway Barcelona star Dembele. Dembele's contract with Barca is up in the summer and the Gunners want to bring him to The Emirates. Talks between the parties have already begun as the report states Dembele's agent Sissoko has met with the North London side. ...Full Story »

Barcelona have big dreams for the summer transfer window despite the financial limitations that the club are facing, and are continuing to work on a way to sign Erling Haaland. That failing, they want either Mohamed Salah or Robert Lewandowski. It's looking increasingly unlikely that the Norwegian forward will land at the Camp Nou though, despite the Catalans' interest remaining, largely due ...Full Story »

England Under-21 boss Lee Carlsey vowed to keep attacking and wants more from his Young Lions despite a 4-1 win over Andorra.Folarin Balogun, Jacob Ramsey, Morgan Gibbs-White and Anthony Gordon eased the Young Lions to victory and ensured they made it 50 European qualification games unbeaten.Albert Rosas pulled a goal back mid-way through the second half but the Young Lions kept Group G leaders ...Full Story »

England Under-21s eased past Andorra to keep up the pressure in the race for Euro 2023.Folarin Balogun, Jacob Ramsey, Morgan Gibbs-White and Anthony Gordon sealed a 4-1 victory as the Young Lions made it 50 qualifying games unbeaten.Albert Rosas pulled a second-half goal back for Andorra in Bournemouth but they were second best throughout on Friday.A convincing #U21EURO qualifying win for our #Y...Full Story »

JAMES MADDISON and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall have got it licked as their tasty midfield partnership attracts hundreds and thousands of admirers. But Maddison reckons his 'weirdo' Leicester team-mate has scored a cone goal with another new combination. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's unusual link-up was certainly an ice-breaker for discussion at Leicester City training Dewsbury-Hall caused more than a rip...Full Story »

AC Milan could look to replace Franck Kessie with Chelsea midfielder Jorginho. Ivory Coast star Kessie is expected to sign with Barcelona once his contract expires at season's end. Jorginho's agent, Joao Santos, stated this week that his client still dreams of playing in Serie A and named Milan as a potential destination. Calciomercato has backed up those claims by stating Jorginho is being...Full Story »