Owen Dale’s second goal of the season gave Portsmouth all three points from a dour 1-0 win over bottom club Forest Green that at least kept their Sky Bet League One play-off dreams alive.In a first half which saw more bookings than attempts on goal, it was difficult to see where one would come from.Pompey were finding it hard to break down the back five of a team currently 11 points from s...Full Story »

Struggling Colchester played out a third successive draw after being held to a 0-0 stalemate by Newport.Colchester went close to going ahead in the second minute when Tom Hopper’s shot was deflected wide for a corner after Samson Tovide had drilled a low cross dangerously across the six-yard box.The hosts then almost netted when Arthur Read’s curled free-kick was pushed over the bar ...Full Story »

Sutton goalkeeper Jack Rose endured a nightmare return to old club Walsall as his injury-time howler hindered the Yellows’ play-off push by gifting the Saddlers a 1-1 draw.Rose fumbled Tom Knowles’ straightforward free-kick in the fifth minute of time added on and Isaac Hutchinson swept home to cancel out Alistair Smith’s first-half opener.The draw leaves Sutton six points adri...Full Story »

Aberdeen capitalised on an early red card for their former defender Andy Considine to record a hard-fought 1-0 win at St Johnstone and move within a point of third-placed Hearts in the cinch Premiership.In the first game since Barry Robson was appointed manager until the end of the season following a fruitful six-match stint as caretaker, the Dons maintained their recent momentum courtesy of a f...Full Story »

Reda Khadra dented former loan club Blackburn’s Sky Bet Championship play-off hopes with the only goal as Birmingham claimed a narrow 1-0 success at St Andrew’s.The 21-year-old Germany Under-21 international struck a superb effort in the 61st minute to give John Eustace’s side their third win in four and end Rovers’ run of five wins in six league games.But it was harsh on...Full Story »

Partick earned their first win in four games with a dominant 5-0 win against strugglers Cove.Thistle remain fourth in the table and Scott Tiffoney put them ahead in the 11th minute with a low strike into the corner.Steven Lawless followed up seven minutes later, firing the ball into the bottom corner to double their lead and Cove then had a great chance to pull one back but Cieran Dunne’s ...Full Story »

Jonathan Leko’s classy finish helped MK Dons claim a 2-2 draw at Wycombe in a fiery Buckinghamshire derby.Leko’s late strike moved the Dons five points clear of League One’s relegation zone while the Chairboys sit two points from the play-off places despite David Wheeler’s double.The visitors opened the scoring inside 10 minutes when Conor Grant found space on the edge of...Full Story »

Mark Hughes praised Andy Cook’s perseverance after the striker’s 23rd league goal of the season kept Bradford firmly in the promotion hunt with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Grimsby.Cook struck nine minutes from time from substitute Matt Derbyshire’s cross as the Bantams came from behind in a lively game to move up to sixth in League Two.And Bantams boss Hughes, a former striker...Full Story »

Cheltenham Town extended their unbeaten run to six matches with a 0-0 draw at home to Burton Albion.It was a largely uninspiring encounter between improving teams who have moved clear of the bottom four in recent weeks.Aidan Keena forced Albion goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray into the two best saves of the game with a well-struck shot in each half.The Irish striker, who had scored in the previous ...Full Story »

Dorking pulled further clear of the National League relegation zone after a 2-0 victory at Dagenham made it three wins in a row.Dagenham had a great chance to take the lead after 16 minutes but Inih Effiong fired over the bar from inside the six-yard box.Myles Weston also missed a good opportunity for the hosts when he headed Sydney Ibie’s cross over from close range after 35 minutes.Dorki...Full Story »