Gary Rowett conceded Millwall’s chances of reaching the Championship play-offs appear remote after they failed to drastically improve their goal difference, despite a 3-0 win against Peterborough.The Lions are three points behind sixth-placed Sheffield United but their goal difference is five worse than the Blades’, meaning they need a dramatic turnaround on the final day to make the...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira praised the character of his Crystal Palace players after they came from a goal down to beat Southampton 2-1 at St Mary’s.Wilfried Zaha came off the bench to score his 12th league goal of the season in stoppage time and earn the Eagles a first win in five games.Palace looked to have rescued a point when Eberechi Eze scored his first of the campaign to cancel out Oriol Romeu&...Full Story »

Ben Garner claimed making the League Two play-offs would be a “fairytale” ending for Swindon after they climbed into the top seven with just one game remaining by beating Barrow 2-1.Louis Reed scored an 85th-minute winner to leave Swindon’s fate in their own hands, just two minutes after Matt Platt had appeared to earn the visitors a point.But Reed’s strike, coupled with ...Full Story »

Dundee United head coach Tam Courts praised Charlie Mulgrew for rolling back the years in central midfield as his side took a major step towards sealing a European return.Mulgrew lined up alongside 21-year-old goalscorer Dylan Levitt and 19-year-old Archie Meekison in the middle of the park as United beat Motherwell 1-0 at Tannadice to consolidate fourth place in the cinch Premiership.Motherwell...Full Story »

Manager Scott Parker was only concerned about the result after his ‘deadly’ Bournemouth side beat Blackburn 3-0 to remain on course for a Premier League return.The Cherries’ superior firepower overwhelmed Rovers as Dominic Solanke’s 30th goal of the season in the 21st minute – a confident low finish from 12 yards, set them on their way.Although Ben Brereton Diaz str...Full Story »

Wolves boss Bruno Lage questioned his players’ desire after their European hopes were hit again.Brighton swept to a dominant 3-0 win at Molineux as Wolves’ dreams of returning to the Europa League continued to fade after a third straight defeat.Alexis Mac Allister’s spot-kick and second-half strikes from Leandro Trossard and Yves Bissouma underlined the visitors’ superior...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton highlighted his side’s bravery after hat-trick hero Aaron Collins’ added-time winner secured their place in the Sky Bet League Two play-offs with a 4-3 win at Rochdale.The Gas were trailing 2-0 and 3-1 at various stages of the game and were out of the play-off positions at one point – but the win left them level on points with third-placed Northa...Full Story »

Bradford boss Mark Hughes was full of praise for his side after they registered a fine 4-1 win at play-off hopefuls Sutton.Charles Vernam scored twice and Yann Songo’o and Andy Cook were also on the scoresheet as the Bantams ended the hosts’ 19-game unbeaten home run.Alistair Smith bagged an early second-half equaliser but Hughes’ impressive side scored three goals in under hal...Full Story »

Dagenham kept their outside Vanarama National League play-off hopes alive with a 2-1 win at Wealdstone.The Daggers, in eighth place, were out to extend their unbeaten run to six matches and went in front after 23 minutes when Junior Morias slotted the ball under the Wealdstone goalkeeper.Shortly after the restart, Paul McCallum saw his header come back off the crossbar, before defender Emmanuel ...Full Story »

Steve Cooper praised his Nottingham Forest players for sticking to the game plan against Swansea as they hammered his old club 5-1 to keep the pressure on Bournemouth in the race for second place in the Championship.Swansea dominated possession – and had Forest frustrated at half-time, as a Michael Obafemi strike cancelled out a Cyrus Christie own goal, to leave the scores level at 1-1.But...Full Story »

Head coach Carlos Corberan admits Huddersfield are now fully focused on the play-offs following their 2-1 Championship win at Coventry.Harry Toffolo curled the ball home on the stroke of half-time to put the Terriers ahead, while substitute Tino Anjorin doubled the advantage from the penalty spot with his first Huddersfield goal after Lewis O’Brien was fouled by Ben Wilson.Viktor Gyokeres ...Full Story »

Torquay’s slim hopes of reaching the National League play-offs took another blow despite Joe Lewis’ stoppage-time equaliser in a 1-1 home draw with Maidenhead.A third winless game on the trot left the Gulls 12 points off seventh place with only four games remaining.Maidenhead, who made sure of their survival last week, took the lead in the 55th minute when Sam Barratt beat his marker...Full Story »

Millwall kept alive their narrow hopes of a Championship play-off spot ahead of the final weekend of the season with a 3-0 thrashing of already-relegated Peterborough.Benik Afobe lashed home his 13th of the campaign from a corner to deservedly break the deadlock for the dominant hosts in the 53rd minute.Josh Knight put into his own goal in trying to clear a cross from substitute Jed Wallace...Full Story »

Play-off chasing Chesterfield continued to stumble as they lost 4-2 defeat at Bromley.A second successive away loss left the Spireites in the National League top seven, but their advantage was cut to four points.The hosts, who were winless in their last three games, raced into a three-goal lead after 36 minutes as Ali Al-Hammadi scored either side of Luke Coulson’s strike.The Spireites fou...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 »

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 »

Josh Hawkes and Kane Hemmings scored as Tranmere heaped more misery on already-relegated Oldham with a comfortable 2-0 win.Hawkes struck in the 27th minute and Hemmings sealed victory in the second half as the hosts, who sit two points off a play-off place with one game to go, strolled to victory against a lacklustre Latics side.Hawkes had skewed horribly wide with an early chance when left unma...Full Story »

A double from Matt Crooks helped Middlesbrough keep their Sky Bet Championship play-off hopes alive with a 3-1 win against Stoke.Lewis Baker scored a first-half own goal and Crooks struck in each half before Nick Powell scored a stoppage-time consolation for the Potters.Boro remain seventh in the table and now need to win their final game at Preston to have any chance of making the play-offs. Th...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 »