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 »

Stockport moved 11 points clear at the top of the National League with a 2-0 win at Eastleigh – their 10th successive victory.Paddy Madden saw two quickfire efforts saved by Joe McDonnell as Stockport made a bright start.Clear-cut chances were at a premium for the remainder of the first half, but the Hatters went in front five minutes after the break when Myles Hippolyte volleyed in his fi...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday bounced back from an early goal to beat Cheltenham 4-1 at Hillsborough and further boost their promotion hopes.The Owls moved into the play-off places with this comfortable victory, while Cheltenham remain 12th.The visitors led in the fourth minute when Alfie May drove towards the Wednesday defence on the right-hand side and his deflected strike found the opposite corner.Wedn...Full Story »

Prolific Daniel Udoh scored a dramatic 84th-minute winner against Lincoln to make it three consecutive wins for Shrewsbury on a sunny Shropshire afternoon.The Shrews attacker reacted quickly to a loose ball on the edge of the box and rifled a shot home an impressive 15th goal of the season and decide this Sky Bet League One contest.Earlier in the match, Udoh had been involved in a collision with...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 »

Inverness saw off Dunfermline 2-0 to record a third-straight cinch Championship win.Caley Thistle threatened early on as Logan Chalmers had a low effort saved before the rebound was hacked clear.The hosts continued to press and went close again when a cross from Aaron Doran dropped for Billy McKay at the back post, but the striker’s shot was just off target.Shortly before half-time, home m...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 »

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 »

Late goals from Steven Davis and Gavin Whyte gave Northern Ireland a 3-1 win over Luxembourg, but Ian Baraclough’s side did not have it all their own way in this friendly.Substitutes Davis and Whyte scored in the 83rd and 85th minutes to snatch victory, but for much of the second half Luxembourg had looked the more likely winners after Marvin Martins’ 58th-minute header had cancelled...Full Story »

A double from Kyle Hudlin helped Solihull come from behind and earn back-to-back wins and beat Grimsby 2-1 at Blundell Park.Harry Clifton initially put the Mariners in front in the first half before two goals from Hudlin in the final 15 minutes snatched three points for the visitors.Grimsby took the lead in the 43rd minute when Gavan Holohan squared the ball to Clifton, who tapped in at the far ...Full Story »

St Johnstone assistant manager Steven MacLean hailed Callum Hendry after the striker claimed a spectacular stoppage-time winner against Motherwell.Hendry let a long ball bounce before firing into the top corner from the corner of box to earn a 2-1 victory which moved Saints four points clear of cinch Premiership bottom club Dundee.The striker had earlier cancelled out Kevin van Veen’s solo...Full Story »

Dundee United manager Tam Courts praised his team’s resilience after they came from behind to defeat St Mirren in Paisley.Jay Henderson had put the home side in front before Dylan Levitt equalised and Marc McNulty grabbed the equaliser after Saints goalkeeper Jak Alnwick had been sent off.The win moves United up to fourth place in the cinch Premiership table and Courts felt it could be a s...Full Story »

Reading interim manager Paul Ince called on his players to be “more ruthless” as they edged past Blackburn 1-0 to ease their Sky Bet Championship relegation fears.Now five points clear of the drop, Reading wasted numerous first-half chances – though Rovers were also indebted to a series of fine saves from goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski.Josh Laurent broke the deadlock – securi...Full Story »

Salford have been backed to extend their unbeaten run after hitting five past struggling Scunthorpe in their biggest EFL win.Brandon Thomas-Asante scored a first career hat-trick, striker Matt Smith opened the scoring with a trademark header and Stephen Kelly curled in a cracker in a 5-1 rout of the rock-bottom Iron.Salford assistant manager Billy Barr said: “The players are happy in there...Full Story »

Shrewsbury manager Steve Cotterill feels his side’s luck is turning after they produced a stunning 3-0 win at League One leaders Rotherham.Strikes from Daniel Udoh and Elliott Bennett, either side of Angus MacDonald’s straight red secured the victory for the visitors. Ryan Bowman put further gloss on the result in added time.Paul Warne’s table-toppers were far from their best a...Full Story »

Akwasi Asante grabbed the only goal to help Chesterfield get their Vanarama National League title hopes back on track with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Maidenhead.Consecutive draws had seen Paul Cook’s men lose ground on leaders Stockport in recent weeks but they returned to winning ways at the Proact Stadium.There were chances aplenty during the opening 45 in Derbyshire but Joe Quigley ...Full Story »

Marc McNulty struck in injury time to hand Dundee United a much-needed 2-1 win at 10-man St Mirren.Stephen Robinson’s side had forged in front through Jay Henderson but it was the visitors who dominated the second half.Dylan Levitt drew them level before St Mirren goalkeeper Jak Alnwick was shown a red card for a late tackle on Tony Watt.And United made the most of the extra man to seal a ...Full Story »

Oli Shaw’s late goal secured cinch Scottish Championship leaders Kilmarnock a 2-1 win over Queen of the South at Rugby Park.Killie created an early opening when Kyle Lafferty sent Fraser Murray clear, but Joshua Rae made the save.At the other end, Zach Hemming, on loan from Middlesbrough, produced a fine stop from Alistair Roy’s curling effort.The home side broke the deadlock shortly...Full Story »

Luke McNally scored with almost the last touch of the game as Oxford snatched a 1-1 draw against fellow promotion hopeful Ipswich in front of more than 11,000 fans – their biggest gate of the season at the Kassam Stadium.Town took the lead in the 70th minute when Bersant Celina finished off a flowing move by turning in Wes Burns’ crossAnd the visitors looked to be heading toward...Full Story »

Warren O’Hora scored the only goal as MK Dons continued their outstanding run of form in Sky Bet League One with a 1-0 win at Cambridge.Liam Manning’s side grabbed the decisive goal on the hour mark when Cambridge failed to deal with Dan Harvie’s long throw and the ball fell to defender O’Hora to fire past Dimi Mitov.The visitors could have gone ahead early on but Troy Pa...Full Story »