Dominic Solanke’s 30th goal of the season and a Philip Billing brace gave Bournemouth a vital 3-0 win at Blackburn to remain in the driving seat for automatic promotion.Chances flowed for both sides but ultimately the Cherries highlighted the gulf in quality, epitomised by the goalscorers.Solanke eased any nerves in the 21st minute with a composed 12-yard finish and though they had more ch...Full Story »

Mansfield remain in the hunt for automatic promotion from League Two after a hard-earned 2-0 home win over StevenageGeorge Lapslie and Matty Longstaff struck to leave the Stags fifth, one point behind third-placed Northampton with two games to go.Former Mansfield boss Steve Evans was given a hostile reception by home fans on his return to his former club.But his Stevenage side defended stoutly i...Full Story »

Mark McGhee insists Dundee’s relegation fate is still to be decided.The rock-bottom Dark Blues remain five points adrift of 11th-placed St Johnstone after the two teams drew 1-1 at Dens Park.Jordan Marshall opened the scoring for the home side but Shaun Rooney salvaged a point for Saints in the second half.With just four games of the regular season left, Dundee look to be on the brink of b...Full Story »

Forest Green clinched automatic promotion from League Two with a hard-earned goalless draw at Bristol Rovers.Needing a point to guarantee a top-three finish, the visitors turned in a committed display and just about edged a thrilling encounter.For Bristol, the point strengthened their play-off hopes and maintained hopes of grabbing third place.Forest Green had the better of a high-tempo first ha...Full Story »

Northampton moved into the automatic promotion places with a 4-2 away win at Leyton Orient.Mitch Pinnock opened the scoring in the 19th minute when he rifled home an unstoppable 20-yard shot and the Cobblers doubled their lead on 32 minutes when John Guthrie scored from close range after his initial effort had hit the upright.Six minutes later, Joshua Felix-Eppiah sprung the offside trap for the...Full Story »

Huddersfield boss Carlos Corberan refused to talk up his team’s slim chances of automatic promotion following what was a comfortable 2-1 Championship win over Barnsley.On a night when they relegated Barnsley from the second tier, the Terriers booked their place in the top six with a fourth win in five games.Huddersfield are now just a point behind second-placed Bournemouth, but the Cherrie...Full Story »

Rotherham’s push for automatic promotion suffered another blow as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat at Burton.Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and John Brayford secured a deserved victory for the Brewers.Goalless in five matches coming into the game, Burton took just three minutes to open the scoring against the Millers.A long throw-in from Tom Hamer caused problems in the Millers defence and Sam Hugh...Full Story »

Reading interim manager Paul Ince admitted that he got his tactics wrong in the opening stages of the dramatic 4-4 Sky Bet Championship draw at home to Swansea.Although Reading grabbed an early advantage through a Lucas Joao penalty, Swansea hit back to lead 3-1 at the interval.Goals from Hannes Wolf and Joel Piroe – plus a further Piroe spot-kick – left Reading struggling.Michael Ob...Full Story »

Nemanja Matic has announced he will Manchester United at the end of the season. The 33-year-old midfielder has a contract with the Red Devils until June 2023. But he confirmed on social media: "After a great deal of thought, I have decided that this season will be my last with Manchester United. I have informed the board, the manager and the players of my decision. "It has been a huge honou...Full Story »

A dramatic late winner from Tom McIntyre helped Reading beat promotion-chasing Sheffield United and take a giant step towards Championship safety.The Blades thought they had rescued a point in the 90th minute when substitute Iliman Ndiaye finally cancelled out Lucas Joao’s first-half opener.But McIntyre quickly struck at the other end of the pitch to move Paul Ince’s side nine points...Full Story »

Walsall mathematically secured their League Two safety with a 1-0 win that left Carlisle still with work to do to ensure their own survival.Jack Earing’s winner just before half-time ended a run of three straight defeats for Walsall, leaving Carlisle 10 points above the bottom two with four games remaining.Walsall keeper Carl Rushworth made a fine early diving save to keep out Kristian Den...Full Story »

Rotherham’s automatic promotion hopes suffered another setback after being thrashed 3-0 by Portsmouth at Fratton Park.Two former Millers players – George Hirst and Clark Robertson – were among the goals as Paul Warne’s side missed out on the chance to go second.A drab game sprung into life in the 35th minute with Pompey taking the lead.A free-kick by Michael Jacobs was me...Full Story »

Steve Cooper refused to discuss the prospect of chasing down Bournemouth for second place in the Championship after a 2-0 win over Birmingham helped Nottingham Forest close the gap to six points.Forest are now unbeaten in 10 Championship games and have won five in a row, after goals from Keinan Davis and Scott McKenna propelled them to another success.But despite seeing his side climb into third...Full Story »

Bournemouth’s charge to automatic promotion from the Sky Bet Championship suffered a jolt with a surprise 2-0 defeat at West Brom.Scott Parker’s side never recovered from a case of the defensive jitters which gifted early goals for Alex Mowatt and Andy Carroll and ended the Cherries’ five-match unbeaten run.Despite boasting two-thirds of the possession count, Bournemouth’...Full Story »

Port Vale tightened their grip on a League Two automatic-promotion place by ending Salford’s 11-game unbeaten run with a 1-0 victory at the Peninsula.Harry Charsley struck the winner to lift Vale three points above fourth-placed Northampton.It was the visitors who were on top in the first half with the best of their chances coming through James Wilson.The former Salford forward struck the ...Full Story »

MK Dons moved into the top two in League One for the first time this season after a 2-1 win over rock-bottom Crewe at Stadium MK.Republic of Ireland striker Troy Parrott set the Dons on their way to an eighth win in nine matches before international team-mate Conor Coventry doubled the lead before half-time, leapfrogging Liam Manning’s men above Rotherham into the top two.Spurs loanee Parr...Full Story »

Mansfield boosted their promotion hopes with an impressive 1-0 win over automatic promotion-chasing Northampton.Oli Hawkins scored the decisive goal midway through the first half as Mansfield created a new club record of 11 successive home wins.Stags were dominant throughout with only the heroics of goalkeeper Liam Roberts denying them a more comfortable win.The visitors started brightly with Fr...Full Story »

The Argentine midfielder, 29, was being chauffeur-driven in a £70,000 Mercedes people carrier when it flipped over on the A12 this afternoon. Manuel Lanzini survived a dramatic car crash Credit: Getty Other motorists watched in horror at V-CLass - with a West Ham number plate - landed on its side in a crumpled mess. Firefighters raced to the scene but Lanzini miraculously walked out unhu...Full Story »

Luton manager Nathan Jones insists automatic promotion from the Sky Bet Championship is not a fanciful notion after the Hatters moved up to third with an excellent 3-1 victory at Hull.Jones has this season worked minor miracles under a tight budget and amid recent injuries to key defenders.But Luton are now just six points off the top two after an accomplished victory at the MKM Stadium.Jones sa...Full Story »

FRANK LAMPARD broke his hand in dramatic Everton celebrations - but he said he doesn't care. The Toffees boss went berserk as Alex Iwobi kept his head when everyone else in Goodison Park had lost theirs. Frank Lampard revealed he broke his hand in the Everton celebrations He went crazy after Alex Iwobi scored the last-gasp winnerCredit: Getty He took Dominic Calvert-Lewin's cute reverse pass...Full Story »