Scott Lindsey admitted that it was “never a pipe dream” that his young Crawley side could challenge for a play-off place after making it five wins in six games with a 2-1 home victory over Notts County.The Red Devils stunned their opponents, who finished with 10 men, with two late goals from Klaidi Lolos and substitute Ade Adeyemo after Sam Austin had given County a first-half lead.C...Full Story »

Crewe boss Lee Bell praised his players for conquering their “fear factor” to eventually see off bottom-of-the-table Sutton.Substitute Elliott Nevitt’s 15th goal of the season sealed a nervy 1-0 win for the automatic promotion hopefuls, who went into the game having suffered back-to-back defeats.On the “outstanding character” his team showed following that dent in c...Full Story »

Barnsley boss Neill Collins praised his side’s reaction from their weekend mauling as they came from a goal down to beat Carlisle 3-2.Question marks were raised about the Tykes’ promotion credentials after they were hammered 5-1 by Lincoln on Saturday.But, despite falling behind to Luke Armstrong’s early goal, they equalled a club record of 10 successive away games unbeaten in ...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley hailed a job well done by his side after their 1-0 victory at Northampton on Tuesday.A cagey first half at Sixfields yielded little in the way of clear-cut chances but Blackpool took control after the break, with Matt Pennington making the crucial breakthrough.The visitors then defended well and limited Northampton to very few opportunities as they moved to within o...Full Story »

John Doolan was overjoyed to get off the mark as interim Accrington manager with a 2-1 victory at Swindon in League Two.Stanley ended a run of four straight defeats by coming from behind to win in Doolan’s second game at the helm.Aaron Drinan put the hosts ahead early in the second half but Jack Nolan equalised from the penalty spot before substitute Alex Henderson scored an 82nd-minute wi...Full Story »

Crewe kept the pressure on League Two’s top three as Elliott Nevitt’s 15th goal of the season saw off bottom-of-the-table Sutton 1-0.The London strugglers matched their high-flying hosts for long periods but Nevitt’s 71st-minute strike means they have now gone 16 games without a clean sheet.During a disjointed first half, home midfielder Joel Tabiner saw his early effort pushed...Full Story »

Accrington ended a run of four straight League Two defeats as Alex Henderson’s late goal earned them a 2-1 win at Swindon.Aaron Drinan gave Swindon the lead early in the second half but Jack Nolan’s penalty was followed by substitute Henderson’s 82nd-minute winner.The hosts forced the best chance of the first half when Dawson Devoy had a shot that led to a bit of pinball inside...Full Story »

Goals from Gus Scott-Morriss and Harry Cardwell gave Southend a 2-0 win over struggling Dorking Wanderers in the Vanarama National League.The hosts took the lead after 27 minutes when Cardwell was fouled on the edge of the area by Jimmy Muitt, who was booked.Scott-Morriss stepped up and lashed the free-kick past Wanderers goalkeeper Harrison Male.The Shrimpers wrapped up the points after Noor Hu...Full Story »

Substitute Ade Adeyemo hit a dramatic late winner as Crawley came from behind to clinch their fifth win in the last six games with a 2-1 home victory over 10-man Notts County.Klaidi Lolos and Adeyemo, with his first league goal, scored in the last 11 minutes after midfielder Sam Austin had given County a first-half lead.Crawley’s victory keeps them firmly in the play-off hunt, while the vi...Full Story »

WHAT HAPPENED?The Brazilian injured his leg in a late challenge on Darwin Nunez that gave away a penalty to the hosts, with Alexis Mac Allister stepping up to equalise from 12 yards. Ederson stayed on the pitch momentarily but was eventually forced off as Stefan Ortega replaced him 11 minutes into the second half. Now, according to Manchester Evening News, the Brazilian faces a spell of betwee...Full Story »

Crawley boss Scott Lindsey admitted Klaidi Lolos would be too good for the League Two play-off hopefuls if he added more goals to his game following his brilliant winner against Harrogate.The 23-year-old Greek striker sealed a 2-1 comeback win when he slammed in a thunderbolt from the edge of the box after he had deftly lifted the ball from his right foot to left.He had earlier teed up Harry For...Full Story »

Doncaster boss Grant McCann wants his side to keep their foot firmly on the accelerator heading towards the end of the season.Rovers triumphed 2-0 over promotion-chasing Crewe to make it four wins from seven in League Two and put further daylight between themselves and the drop zone.And McCann wants there to be no thoughts of next season from his players until the final game has been played.&ldq...Full Story »

Rob Edwards wants his Luton side to use Cauley Woodrow’s dramatic late leveller as a “springboard” after the substitute scored in the final minute of stoppage time to rescue a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace.The relegation-threatened Hatters were seconds away from a fifth-straight Premier League defeat when Woodrow nodded ex-Eagle Andros Townsend’s delivery past Sam Johnstone&...Full Story »

Manager Graham Alexander hailed ‘devastating’ Tyreik Wright after his double boosted in-form Bradford’s play-off charge with a 3-0 win at Accrington.The Bantams opened the scoring after 12 minutes when Andy Cook flicked the ball on for Plymouth loan striker Wright, who fired past Radek Vitek.It was two after 23 minutes when a Lewis Richards long throw left Wright one-on-one wit...Full Story »

Revitalised Doncaster got back to winning ways with a 2-0 win over promotion-chasing Crewe.Goals from Hakeeb Adelakun and substitute Tommy Rowe secured a fourth win in seven for Grant McCann’s side, who had taken one point from their last two matches.Adelakun – fresh from being named the League Two player of the month – set Rovers on their way after 17 minutes as he scored from...Full Story »

Klaidi Lolos scored a second-half winners Crawley came from behind to beat off-form Harrogate 2-1 and give their play-off hopes a boost.The Sulphurites, whose own top-seven ambitions are now fading, went ahead through George Thomson’s 13th goal of the season.But Harry Forster levelled after the break and Lolos’ winner saw Simon Weaver’s Harrogate lose a home match after opening...Full Story »

Substitute Cauley Woodrow snatched an equaliser in the final seconds of added time as Luton drew 1-1 at Crystal Palace to hand the Hatters a crucial point in their relegation battle.Jean-Philippe Mateta’s early opener at Selhurst Park looked to be the winner until Woodrow converted, extending the Eagles’ Premier League-leading tally of late goals conceded in the process.Sunny Singh G...Full Story »

You may have thought that Mario Balotelli's firework antics would have come to an end a decade ago, but the mercurial character had different ideas and nearly blew up a team-mate's shoe The Italian star has history with fireworks (Image: AFP via Getty Images) Mario Balotelli was up to his old tricks again after letting off a firework in his team's dressing room. The ex-Manchester City and Liv...Full Story »

CRISTIANO RONALDO has been subjected to more Lionel Messi chants by rival fans. The Al-Nassr forward was left stony-faced as he endured the taunts from the crowd against Al-Ain on Monday. His side fell to a 1-0 defeat in the United Arab Emirates in their AFC Champions League quarter-final first leg. As Ronaldo left the pitch at half-time, chants of "Messi, Messi" could be heard from the sta...Full Story »

REAL MADRID'S chief scout has reportedly "fallen in love" with Phil Foden after his latest Manchester City display. The midfielder ran the show in his side's derby day victory over Manchester United. Phil Foden has reportedly caught the eye of Real Madrid's chief scout Credit: Rex Foden scored twice as City came from behind to secure a 3-1 win at the Etihad Stadium. According to sensational ...Full Story »