Nottingham Forest secured a fifth consecutive Championship victory with a 2-0 win over Birmingham to enhanced their promotion credentials.An early goal from Keinan Davis and a powerful second-half header from Scott McKenna helped Steve Cooper’s side to three points in front of another sell-out crowd at the City Ground.Birmingham ensured Forest did not have things all their own way, with go...Full Story »

Anthony Gordon immeasurably boosted Everton’s hopes of Premier League survival as his first-half strike proved the difference in a scrappy affair against Manchester United.Gordon’s deflected effort before the half hour alleviated the pressure on Frank Lampard after a 3-2 midweek defeat at relegation rivals Burnley had left Everton just a solitary point above the drop zone.This was fa...Full Story »

Eddie Howe saluted the character of £25million January signing Chris Wood after watching him hold his nerve to fire Newcastle to a priceless Premier League victory over Wolves.Wood’s second goal for the Magpies and the first on Tyneside arrived courtesy of a 72nd-minute penalty and secured a 1-0 win which eased the club 10 points clear of the relegation zone.The New Zealand internati...Full Story »

Cameron Archer’s first-half strike fired Preston to a hard-fought 1-0 win over local rivals Blackpool at Deepdale.Wet Lancashire conditions hampered any sustained quality through the contest but Archer’s goal in first-half stoppage time – which lasted 13 minutes because of an earlier injury to Blackpool goalkeeper Daniel Grimshaw – proved the difference as Preston grabbed...Full Story »

Luton manager Nathan Jones was frustrated his team could not see the game out, following their 1-1 draw at Peterborough.The Hatters were off-colour at London Road, but still led the Sky Bet Championship’s bottom club for most of the second half through Danny Hylton’s opener, only to be pegged back in the closing stages by Jonson Clarke-Harris’ header.It meant Luton stayed fourt...Full Story »

Joel Piroe scored his 18th goal of the season in all competitions as Swansea secured a 1-0 win against Millwall at The Den.Neither side could find the back of the net in the opening 45 minutes, but the game did not remain goalless for long after half-time, as Piroe opened the scoring in the 46th minute.The result means Millwall remain in 10th and lose ground in the race for the play-offs, while ...Full Story »

It was an evening where Inter needed to keep pressure on both AC Milan and Napoli in the hunt for the Serie A title, whilst Juventus could catapult themselves unexpectedly back into the title race with a victory, however it proved to be a night of glory for the Nerazzurri, as they secured a 1-0 win at the Juventus Stadium. Inter almost took the first chance of the match through Milan Skriniar...Full Story »

Aaron Martin heeded caretaker boss Andy Crosby’s words of wisdom to fire Port Vale into the top three with a last-gasp winner at Barrow.Martin appeared at the far post to tap in James Wilson’s cross to secure Vale’s 16th point from a possible 18.Jamie Proctor’s 10th goal of an ever-improving campaign brought the visitors level after Josh Kay’s first-half opener for ...Full Story »

Ten-man Woking upset Boreham Wood thanks to Max Kretzschmar’s second-half penalty.The first half was goalless and light on serious chances, with the best effort coming when Kretzschmar fired a low free-kick against the outside of the right-hand post.Danilo Orsi decided to take matters into his own hands – and out of those of goalkeeper Craig Ross – shortly after the restart but...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor praised his side for a battling display as they carved out a vital 1-0 League Two win at fellow promotion-hopefuls Newport.The Grecians were not at their free-flowing best at Rodney Parade, but they defended superbly to nullify the hosts and their 25-goal top scorer Dom Telford.And they claimed all three points thanks to Tim Dieng’s header from a Jack Sparkes fre...Full Story »

Cambridge manager Mark Bonner said Saturday’s 1-0 League One victory over Ipswich was a “massive” win for his team.The result severely dented Ipswich’s bid to progress towards a top-six place following an own goal by Dominic Thompson and it was Town’s first defeat in 12 games, keeping them six points off a play off spot.The only goal of the game came in the 56th min...Full Story »

Reading interim manager Paul Ince insists his side deserved more than a point after they were held to a 1-1 draw by relegation rivals Barnsley at Oakwell.Josh Laurent scored for the second game running to save the Royals from a crucial defeat and keep the gap between themselves and the Reds to five points.Carlton Morris’ opener in the fifth minute looked set to be the difference between th...Full Story »

Annan secured their cinch League Two play-off spot following a 1-0 win at Stenhousemuir.With Kelty Hearts already crowned champions, the race is on for second place and the Galabankies are in the box seat following their triumph on Saturday.Tommy Goss’s 26th-minute header from Tony Wallace’s cross was the difference between the two sides at Ochilview Park.Third-placed Forfar also sea...Full Story »

Cambridge severely dented Ipswich’s bid to progress towards a top-six place after they came away from Portman Road with an unexpected 1-0 League One victory.Dominic Thompson’s own goal was enough to claim victory for the visitors and it was Town’s first defeat in 12 games, keeping them six points off a play-off spot.United had the ball in the net through Joe Ironside but the go...Full Story »

Vitaly Janelt’s quickfire double put Brentford on the brink of Premier League safety after their 4-1 rout of a Chelsea side beset by unrelenting takeover talk.Christian Eriksen also netted in a win that puts Thomas Frank’s Brentford on the verge of cementing their top-flight status following a hugely-impressive debut Premier League campaign.Toni Rudiger hammered home a long-range str...Full Story »

Liverpool’s first appearance at the top of the Premier League since September may have lasted only a couple of hours, but their 2-0 win over Watford was enough to send a message to Manchester City.Diogo Jota’s 20th goal of the season in the first half was followed by a late Fabinho penalty in Saturday’s early kick-off as the 14-point deficit in January was briefly turned into a...Full Story »

John Sheridan hailed the spirit in his squad as Oldham earned a lifeline in their battle to retain Football League status with a 2-0 League Two victory over Leyton Orient on Tuesday evening.The Latics had been winless in their past eight matches going into the game, but were the better side and were deserving of the three crucial points.“There’s a lot of spirit about us tonight,&rdqu...Full Story »

Rochdale ended a seven-game winless run with a 2-0 League Two victory against Carlisle.Given their recent poor run of results, tension around the Crown Oil Arena was eased considerably by an early goal for the home side.In the 10th minute, Stephen Dooley was fouled by Corey Whelan. Liam Kelly stepped forward and slammed a low penalty into the left-hand corner of Mark Howard’s goal, his eff...Full Story »

Salford boosted their play-off hopes by claiming a 2-1 win over Crawley at the Peninsula Stadium.Brandon Thomas-Asante and Jordan Turnbull gave the hosts a two-goal advantage before Tom Nichols’ header set up a grandstand finish but the result means Gary Bowyer’s side move within four points of the Sky Bet League Two play-off places.The hosts opened the scoring in the 18th minute, Ma...Full Story »

Hungary capitalised on a mistake from Niall McGinn to edge out Northern Ireland 1-0 at Windsor Park.Dundee winger McGinn undersold Bailey Peacock-Farrell with a back-pass, allowing Roland Sallai to nip in and score with 56 minutes gone.Up until that point Northern Ireland had looked the more dangerous side with captain Steven Davis hitting the outside of the post and McGinn himself going close, ...Full Story »