League Two leaders Forest Green’s winless run extended to five games after an end-to-end 1-1 draw with Salford.Rovers started brightly at the Peninsula Stadium but it was Salford who opened the scoring against the run of play.A teasing ball floated in from Jason Lowe on the right-hand side was met by Matt Smith, who nodded the ball low to Luke McGee’s left for his second goal in a Sa...Full Story »

Relegation-threatened Scunthorpe ended a run of five successive away defeats with a goalless League Two draw at Crawley as the hosts claimed their first home clean sheet for over six months.Crawley’s poor home form has now seen them win only two of their last dozen games before their own fans, while Scunthorpe’s point does little to aid their increasingly-desperate battle against the...Full Story »

Nigel Clough hailed Mansfield’s 2-1 League Two win over promotion rivals Exeter as “another little milestone” as they moved into third in the table.Farrend Rawson put Mansfield ahead after 34 minutes with a close-range goal, before Matty Longstaff doubled the advantage midway through the second half.Stags had Nathan Bishop to thank for keeping their lead intact with a fine doub...Full Story »

Middlesbrough are hoping for a double fitness boost ahead of the visit of Luton.Both Aaron Connolly and Riley McGree are in line to return after failing late fitness tests ahead of the FA Cup fifth-round win over Tottenham.Marc Bola made his return from a knee injury during extra time of that win and will be looking for his first league action since December.Darnell Fisher and Sammy Ameobi are o...Full Story »

Crewe will be without full-back Rio Adebisi for a further four months.It was revealed ahead of Alex’s Sky Bet League One clash with Wycombe on Saturday that Adebisi, who has not played since suffering a foot injury in late December, will need an operation.His replacement Tariq Uwakwe is also sidelined with a knee injury while Ryan Alebiosu and Scott Kashket are nearing returns.Mikael ...Full Story »

Dundee and Hibernian had to settle for a point each after a hard-fought 0-0 draw in the cinch Premiership.The Edinburgh side played the last half-hour with 10 men after Rocky Bushiri received a straight red card and the result saw Shaun Maloney’s men drop one place to fifth in the table.The Dark Blues remain rock bottom but the draw was their first point in Mark McGhee’s third game s...Full Story »

Teenager Josh Coburn was the hero as Middlesbrough produced another FA Cup upset by knocking out Tottenham with a 1-0 extra-time victory in the fifth round.Boro dumped Manchester United out on penalties at Old Trafford in the fourth round and followed it up in style to beat Spurs, with 19-year-old Josh Coburn’s 107th-minute strike settling the tie.The Championship outfit were the better si...Full Story »

Chesterfield reduced the gap at the top of the National League table to three points by coming from behind to defeat Notts County 3-1.A brilliant goal from Elisha Sam five minutes before half-time put County ahead but Chesterfield’s pressure paid off in the 60th minute when Laurence Maguire headed in Calvin Miller’s cross.Maguire then grabbed a second at the back post with four minut...Full Story »

Middlesbrough will welcome back FA Cup hero Matt Crooks for the fifth-round visit of Tottenham.Crooks scored the goal against Manchester United that sent the fourth-round tie to extra time, with Boro going on to win on penalties, but has been serving a two-match suspension in the league.Riley McGree missed the 3-2 defeat at Barnsley on Saturday with a knock and he will be assessed before kick-of...Full Story »

Don Cowie hopes the cinch Premiership’s leading scorer Regan Charles-Cook will still be at Ross County next seasonThe Grenada international scored twice in the Staggies’ 3­-1 victory over St Johnstone to bring his total for the season to 13 goals.Charles-Cook moved two goals ahead of Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos as Ross County moved seven points clear of the relegation zone.Th...Full Story »

Sutton boss Matt Gray praised his side’s ruthlessness after they put relegation-stricken Scunthorpe to the sword with a 4-1 success.The U’s reignited their promotion push with their first win in six as they condemned the Iron to a 10th defeat in 12 games.Will Randall bagged a brace, Rob Milsom scored from the penalty spot and Joe Kizzi fired home before Harry Beautyman’s own go...Full Story »

Barnsley sealed successive wins in their battle against Championship relegation as they held off a fightback from play-off chasing Middlesbrough to secure a 3-2 victory.A goal from Mads Andersen and Amine Bassi’s double was enough to seal all three points and move Barnsley within six points of safety with a game in hand.Middlesbrough fought back through Andraz Sporar and a Liam Kitching ow...Full Story »

Tom Bloxham and Matthew Pennington scored the goals that saw Shrewsbury secure a first win in 10 games in a 2-0 victory over Burton.The Shrews had slipped dangerously close to League One’s bottom four during their winless run but victory over an inconsistent Burton provided some much-needed breathing space, moving them six points above the relegation zone.A cagey first half saw chances at ...Full Story »

Barnsley manager Poya Asbaghi has no new injury worries for the visit of Middlesbrough.Romal Palmer, Aaron Leya Iseka and Liam Kitching will be assessed on Friday and could return to the bench after injury.Cauley Woodrow, Clarke Oduor and Victor Adeboyejo remain sidelined.Midfielder Joe Ackroyd has joined Czech side MFK Vyskov on loan until June 30.Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder will be with...Full Story »

AINSLEY MAITLAND-NILES reduced his girlfriend to tears after gifting her a matching diamond-encrusted chain. The versatile Arsenal outcast, who joined Serie A outfit Roma on loan last month, surprised his partner Katya to a custom-made necklace with his surname on it.    Ainsley Maitland-Niles' partner Katya shared snaps of her new chain she was gifted on InstagramCredit: Instagram @...Full Story »

Strugglers Gillingham and AFC Wimbledon shared the Sky Bet League One points after playing out a 0-0 draw at Priestfield Stadium.Gillingham almost took the lead inside five minutes, but Max Ehmer’s powerful strike was cleared off the line.The hosts’ leading scorer Vadaine Oliver missed the target with an audacious overhead kick from close range and also headed wide after meeting Ehme...Full Story »

National League strugglers Barnet and King’s Lynn shared the spoils after a goalless draw at The Hive.Only the frame of the goal prevented Josh Barrett from earning the visitors, now with just one win in nine games, victory a minute from time as his effort rattled the bar.Barnet goalkeeper Aston Oxborough, who earlier thwarted Theo Widdrington, then produced a fine save to deny Michael Clu...Full Story »

Aldershot’s miserable home record continued after being held to a goalless draw by National League basement boys Dover.The Shots have failed to win in the league at the Recreation Ground since November but substitute Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong came close to earning them all three points only to see his late effort cleared off the line.Tommy Willard went close earlier in the game but was denie...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder could hand Riley McGree his first start for the club in the home game against West Brom.McGree, signed from US side Charlotte FC in January after his loan spell at Birmingham, made his second appearance off the bench in Saturday’s defeat at Bristol City.Fellow midfielder Matt Crooks will start a two-game ban after reaching 10 yellow cards this season and McG...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson was proud that his Bristol City team turned in a committed display to honour the ‘Ashton Gate Eight’.City marked the 40th anniversary of eight players tearing up their contracts to save the club from going out of business in February 1982 with an impressive win over Middlesbrough.Six of the them – Geoff Merrick, Trevor Tainton, Gerry Sweeney, David Rodgers, Julian...Full Story »