Oscar Cortes shone in his first Rangers start as the Light Blues made their way into the quarter-finals of the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup with a 2-0 win over Ayr at Ibrox.The 20-year-old Colombian winger, on loan from French side Lens with an option for the Rangers to buy, had a couple of efforts on goal before he set up Borna Barisic’s low drive, which deflected in off Somerset Park midfie...Full Story »

Some half-time truths helped to spark a dramatic Sunderland improvement as the Black Cats came from behind to beat Plymouth 3-1 and climb into the Sky Bet Championship’s top six.Michael Beale’s side trailed at the break after Ryan Hardie’s opener for Plymouth, but Sunderland were transformed after the restart and extended their unbeaten Championship stretch to three games with ...Full Story »

Blackburn first-team coach Damien Johnson saluted an “outstanding” performance after they beat Stoke 3-1 to move away from relegation trouble.Rovers went into the game with the worst form in the Sky Bet Championship, which resulted in Jon Dahl Tomasson leaving as boss on Friday and John Eustace now in the hot seat.Johnson and fellow first-team coach David Lowe took the team for the g...Full Story »

Neil Critchley believes Blackpool did not switch on quickly enough in their 1-1 draw with League One play-off rivals Oxford at Bloomfield Road.Blackpool led the game after an 18th-minute goal from Matt Pennington but conceded just three minutes later to Oxford’s Mark Harris.The result did little for either team, with Oxford sitting seventh, a point off the top six after a five-match winles...Full Story »

Ian Baraclough praised goalscorer Matty Taylor after he fired Cheltenham to victory at Cambridge.The Robins lifted themselves within five points from safety in League One after a first win on their travels since December, after losing by a single goal at Northampton, Bolton and Derby.Taylor has scored in each of his two appearances since signing from Forest Green in the January transfer window.&...Full Story »

Accrington boss John Coleman admitted he is ‘getting sick of football’ after the 2-1 defeat at MK Dons.Jack Payne, on loan from Charlton, whipped a delightful free-kick into the top corner to cancel out Jack Nolan’s opener for Stanley with 19 minutes remaining.Left wing-back Joe Tomlinson was the Dons hero in stoppage time, firing home a deflected effort in the third minute of ...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson says his side are focusing only on themselves after claiming a “deserved” win over high-flying Barrow to remain firmly in the mix for the play-off places in League Two.The Dons sent second-placed Mansfield home pointless two weeks ago and were also too strong for the Bluebirds, who arrived at Plough Lane third in the table, as first-half goals fr...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough admitted “the scoreline flattered us” after his side produced a clinical display to beat struggling Forest Green 4-0.An Ollie Clarke brace and goals from Tom Nichols and Will Swan helped the Stags to victory.Rovers looked resurgent in the first-half under boss Steve Cotterill but Mansfield turned on the style after the break to take all three points from G...Full Story »

New signing Michael Frey rescued a point for struggling QPR and put a dent in Norwich’s play-off aspirations in an entertaining 2-2 draw at Loftus Road.Second-half goals from Kenny McLean and Josh Sargent looked to have sealed the points for the visitors after Jack Colback put Rangers in front midway through the first half.But Frey diverted a cross from fellow new boy Lucas Andersen past k...Full Story »

Adam Phillips scored two dramatic late goals to seal Barnsley a 2-1 victory over Leyton Orient in League One.Ruel Sotiriou’s 10th-minute goal looked to have secured Orient a big away win.But Phillips equalised in the 88th minute and, after Tykes team-mate Luca Connell saw red, he bagged a winner five minutes into added time.The visitors went ahead when George Moncur drove to the byline and...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon kept up their push for a League Two play-off spot thanks to a dominant 2-0 victory over fellow promotion chasers Barrow at Plough Lane.First-half goals from Ronan Curtis and Omar Bugiel lifted the Dons up to eighth in the table while the Bluebirds, who had Jamie Proctor sent off late on, dropped out of the automatic promotion places and down to fourth.Wimbledon were ahead after 16 ...Full Story »

Stockport sent out another message to their Sky Bet League Two promotion rivals with a routine 3-1 victory over Grimsby.First-half goals from Antoni Sarcevic, Isaac Olaofe and Lewis Cass – on his Stockport debut – did the damage to keep the leaders four points clear at the top.Grimsby winger Abo Eisa replied with a consolation.Sarcevic opened the scoring for Stockport in the eig...Full Story »

Slumping Oxford missed the chance to climb back into the League One play-off places as they were held to a 1-1 draw at top-six rivals Blackpool.The Tangerines led through a goal from Matt Pennington in the first half but Mark Harris got the visitors back level three minutes later.United could not find a second as their winless run extended to five games, leaving them a point behind sixth-placed ...Full Story »

Rodrigo Muniz scored a brace as Fulham claimed their first Premier League win of the year with a 3-1 victory over Bournemouth at Craven Cottage.Muniz was given the nod over January loan signing Armando Broja and scored twice, while Bobby De Cordova-Reid and Cherries defender Marcos Senesi also got in on the act.Muniz, who scored his first-ever Premier League goal in last week’s 2-2 draw wi...Full Story »

Jack Muldoon’s fourth goal in as many games secured a 1-0 stoppage-time victory for Harrogate over unlucky visitors Colchester.The 34-year-old striker scrambled in a 92nd-minute winner to extend the in-form Sulphurites’ unbeaten league run to a sixth game, equalling their best sequence as an EFL outfit.Earlier the visitors, who are showing significant signs of improvement under Danny...Full Story »

Joe Rothwell’s spectacular double helped Southampton recover from 2-0 down to beat Huddersfield 5-3 in a Sky Bet Championship thriller at St Mary’s.Saints were seeing their record 24-game unbeaten run dissolve in front of their eyes when goals from Sorba Thomas and David Kasumu left relegation-battling Huddersfield in charge at the break.Rothewell’s brilliant brace levelled thi...Full Story »

Joe Tomlinson’s stoppage-time strike earned MK Dons a 2-1 comeback win at home to Accrington in a slow-burning League Two clash.Accrington’s top scorer Jack Nolan rolled home his 10th of the season to put John Coleman’s men in front.But Jack Payne’s delightful second-half free-kick brought Dons level and Tomlinson sent the home faithful wild with his stunning winner in th...Full Story »

Aberdeen eased their way into the Scottish Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Bonnyrigg Rose as interim manager Neil Warnock made his Pittodrie bow.Bojan Miovski took his tally to 22 for the season with two smart first-half goals from close range, the first through the goalkeeper’s legs and the second a stunning finish from just outside the six-yard box.Warnock’s arrival has ...Full Story »

French midfielder Rayan Cherki has been linked with a move away from the club at the end of the season. A report from Fichajes claims that Chelsea and Newcastle United are keen on securing his services. The 20-year-old is highly rated across Europe and he could prove to be a quality playmaker for the two clubs. Chelsea could certainly use more craft and technical ability in the final third. ...Full Story »

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery admits he wants a response from his players on Sunday against Manchester United. Villa host United on Sunday, having lost at home to Chelsea in the FA Cup during the week. Emery said: "It's a new challenge for us, it's a new challenge for our supporters and it's a new challenge in Villa Park to feel strong like we were. “This is a challenge. We have to be t...Full Story »