Eliezer Mayenda scored a late winner as Sunderland flipped the form book on its head to beat Coventry 2-1 and steal a march in their Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final.Despite finishing seven points ahead of their opponents, Sunderland’s form had flat-lined towards the end of the regular season with five successive defeats and just one goal in a six-game winless streak.But, after def...Full Story »

Chelsea will play in the Conference League final on May 28 after they beat Djurgarden 1-0 at Stamford Bridge to round off a 5-1 aggregate victory.It was a measure of this most unusual European season, in which Enzo Maresca’s side have coasted to the showpiece in the Polish city of Wroclaw using largely their second string and swatting aside teams from Armenia, Kazakhstan and the Republic o...Full Story »

Tottenham remain on course to end their 17-year trophy drought and to win silverware in Ange Postecoglou’s second season after a 2-0 win in Bodo/Glimt sent them through to the Europa League final.Spurs held a two-goal lead after last week’s first leg in north London, but had been warned to expect a stern examination on Bodo’s notoriously difficult artificial surface in the Arct...Full Story »

Sheffield United seized control of their Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final by beating 10-man Bristol City 3-0 at Ashton Gate.Harrison Burrows gave the Blades the lead from the penalty spot just before the break and substitutes Andre Brooks and Callum O’Hare punished tiring hosts in the final quarter.The tie’s defining moment came in first-half stoppage time with a huge dollop ...Full Story »

Manchester United will face Tottenham in an all-or-nothing Europa League final after substitute Mason Mount’s magical brace helped secure a 4-1 comeback win against battling Athletic Bilbao.Last week’s fantastic 3-0 semi-final first-leg win at San Mames put the Red Devils within touching distance of a return to Bilbao for the May 21 showpiece, but Ruben Amorim’s side rarely do ...Full Story »

Ayr will take a slender advantage into the second leg of the Premiership play-off quarter-final after a 1-0 victory over Partick Thistle at Firhill.Jamie Murphy headed home the only goal of the game 10 minutes into the second half to hand Scott Brown’s side the initiative ahead of Friday’s return fixture.A cagey encounter littered with stoppages rarely sparked into life. Brian Graham...Full Story »

Maidenhead suffered relegation from the National League on the final day but went down with a fight as they beat Boston 3-0 after a brace from Shawn McCoulsky.They led 32 minutes in when McCoulsky got up to meet Reece Smith’s cross in a crowded penalty area and headed home.And when Jacob Scott fouled Smith in the box midway through the second half McCoulsky doubled their advantage, before ...Full Story »

Barnet rounded off their National League title-winning season in style with a 3-0 victory at relegated Fylde that took them to 102 points.Adebola Oluwo headed the Bees in front following a corner 12 minutes in and the visitors added a second in the 39th minute when Mark Shelton scored a penalty following a foul on Callum Stead.A third arrived on the hour via a cool finish from Lee Ndlovu.Defeat ...Full Story »

Joe Garner scored twice as Oldham warmed up for the National League play-offs with a 2-0 win over relegated Ebbsfleet.The Latics hit the post just a few minutes into the contest through Joe Pritchard and it was always an uphill battle for the league’s basement boys at Boundary Park.Garner was fouled in the box and picked himself up to fire in the opener from the penalty spot in the 35th mi...Full Story »

Alex Newby’s equaliser gave Altrincham a share of the spoils against Tamworth on the final day of the National League regular season.Ben Crompton gave Tamworth the lead in the 14th minute and the visitors went close to doubling their lead when Munashe Sundire’s volley crashed back off the crossbar.However, Newby equalised early in the second half after being selflessly set up by Lewi...Full Story »