Relieved Newcastle boss Eddie Howe was delighted to see Harvey Barnes return to action with a bang as he came off the bench to snatch a thrilling 4-4 draw with Luton for the Magpies.Barnes, who had been out of action since September 24 with a toe injury, was introduced as a 63rd-minute substitute with his side trailing 4-2 to the promoted Hatters having led 1-0 and 2-1, and it was his strike 10 ...Full Story »

Salford’s 3-1 win over Wrexham extended their unbeaten run to five games under new head coach Karl Robinson – who insists there is still more to come from his side.The Ammies had lost four in a row and were without a win in 10 before Robinson took charge.He, though, insists the recent turnaround in fortunes is down to the players.He said: “We showed a real forward-thinking ment...Full Story »

Manager Steve Evans dedicated Stevenage’s 1-0 win over Blackpool to teenage supporter Ollie Gatfield, who died in a car accident on his way home from a match last month.Saturday’s match was the club’s first home game since the 19-year-old died as he travelled home from Stevenage’s win at Shrewsbury three weeks ago. His friend Liam Sharpe remains in a coma and a minute&rsq...Full Story »

Paul Simpson admits Carlisle are in serious trouble after a 3-2 defeat at Orient left them 10 points adrift of safety with 16 games remaining.It was a fifth defeat in a row for the Cumbrians and they have won just once in their last 13 games.The Cumbrians boss had seen his side take the lead halfway through the first-half through Josh Vela but a late brace from Shaq Forde turned this around at t...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne rued the loss of match-winner Nathaniel Mendez-Laing during the 1-0 win at Charlton.Mendez-Laing has 19 goal involvements this season and hit the back of the net for the eighth time to move the Rams up to second in League One.But he was forced off shortly after his 31st-minute strike due to a foot injury.“It was disappointing to lose Nat, it’s a big blow f...Full Story »

Stuart Kettlewell refused to hide his disappointment at missing out on bringing Kevin van Veen back to Motherwell – but believes the goalscoring form of Theo Bair can help soften the blow.Bair netted his fifth goal in his last five Premiership appearances to earn the Steelmen a throughly deserved share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Kilmarnock.Much of the pre-match chat surrounded Van...Full Story »

Wycombe boss Matt Bloomfield overcame illness to take his place on the sideline and watch his side earn a rare away win with a 3-1 success at Cheltenham.The Chairboys boss had been unwell this week, but recovered sufficiently enough to see them claim their first League One success on the road since October 7.Jack Grimmer and Garath McCleary both scored and Curtis Davies put through his own net b...Full Story »

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna caught a glimpse of target-man Kieffer Moore’s potential impact despite his side going down 3-2 at Preston.A nightmarish opening 10 minutes saw the Tractor Boys go 2-0 down, with the final result seeing them drop out of the automatic promotion places.Bournemouth loanee Moore was introduced at the interval and changed the game with two goals in 12 second-half min...Full Story »

QPR head coach Marti Cifuentes hailed an ‘important’ 2-1 win at Blackburn that bolstered his side’s chances of Sky Bet Championship survival.Rangers came into this game with only one away win since September but deservedly put that statistic to bed with a two-goal haul in the space of three second-half minutes.The 61st-minute opener came when Ilias Chair’s shot hit the wo...Full Story »

Interim boss Jon Worthington said he was in “dreamland” after Huddersfield’s comprehensive 4-0 Championship victory over relegation-rivals Sheffield Wednesday.The visitors edged the first half and went the closest to opening the scoring as Michael Ihiekwe had a header cleared off the line by Rhys Healey.But Huddersfield grew into the Yorkshire derby and blew the visitors away i...Full Story »

Doncaster boss Grant McCann hit out at referee Scott Simpson after his side’s 1-1 draw at Sutton.It was a real battle between two of the bottom three sides in the Football League.Craig Eastmond’s 78th-minute strike was cancelled out by Lee Angol’s stoppage-time penalty.But a frustrated McCann stressed his side had two “blatant” penalties earlier in the game not give...Full Story »

Accrington manager John Coleman hailed on-loan Manchester United goalkeeper Radek Vitek after his stunning stoppage-time save secured a goalless draw at home to Grimsby.The January signing kept out Danny Rose’s header in the second minute of time added on to ensure play-off-chasing Stanley avoided defeat against their struggling visitors.Accrington’s best chances came in the first ha...Full Story »

Leicester extended their lead at the top of the Championship to 11 points with a thumping 5-0 victory at Stoke.Patson Daka and Jamie Vardy both scored twice, including a penalty each, to inspire the Foxes to a comprehensive victory.The in-form Daka opened the scoring and Kasey McAteer doubled the visitors’ advantage shortly before the half-hour mark.After the break a first penalty of the a...Full Story »

AFC Fylde extended their unbeaten National League run to five games with a 3-1 victory at fellow strugglers Dorking.Jonathan Ustabasi scored a first-half brace before Connor Ellis Barrett’s 71st-minute strike made it four wins in five matches.The Coasters took a 1-0 lead in the 37th minute after Ustabasi scored from close range and he then grabbed another in first half added time.Fylde mad...Full Story »

Kidderminster fought back from two goals down to beat fellow relegation battlers Oxford City 3-2 at Aggborough and continue their winning run under Phil Brown.Basement boys Oxford City looked set to leapfrog Kidderminster in the National League drop zone after a first half that saw Josh Parker score a header and a penalty either side of Brown being shown a red card.But the hosts turned things ar...Full Story »

Kamarl Grant’s own goal consigned promotion contenders Bromley to a 2-1 National League home defeat to Hartlepool.Corey Whitely teed up Michael Cheek for the opener, a powerful close-range finish to fire the hosts ahead in the ninth minute.It was all square by the halfway point, however, after Emmanuel Dieseruvwe nodded in Nicky Featherstone’s cross in the 27th minute.Joe Grey had pi...Full Story »

Aldershot staged a second-half fightback as they came from a goal down to beat Halifax 2-1 in the National League.Goals from Lorent Tolaj and Kwame Thomas turned the game on its head.Halifax took the lead through Max Wright’s 38th-minute opener into the top corner.The visitors equalised four minutes into the second half when Tolaj converted Ryan Glover’s cross from close range.And th...Full Story »

Carlisle’s Sky Bet League tow survival hopes suffered another blow as they went down to a 3-2 defeat at Orient – a fifth defeat in a row.The visitors have now won just once in 13 games and sit 10 points adrift of safety with 16 games remaining.However, the Cumbrians stunned their hosts when, against the run of play, they went ahead after 21 minutes when an intended clearance by Omar ...Full Story »

York and Maidenhead continue to look over their shoulders after being forced to settle for a 1-1 draw in their Vanarama National League clash at the LNER Community Stadium.Ashley Nathaniel-George gave the visitors the lead with a superb strike after 16 minutes.York drew level 12 minutes later when Will Davies was on hand to convert after the away side failed to deal with a cross from Scott Burge...Full Story »

Jaden Philogene’s early goal helped Hull beat Millwall 1-0 and move into the Sky Bet Championship play-off spots.The winger struck in the fifth minute as the Tigers secured a second consecutive win.The victory moved Hull, who handed starts to January signings Ryan Giles and Anass Zaroury, into sixth spot, one point above Coventry.Philogene needed little time to make an impact on his return...Full Story »