Blackpool boss Steve Bruce was delighted to see his side come out on top in a local derby against Bolton at Bloomfield Road.In-form strike partnership Ashley Fletcher and Niall Ennis struck to help the Seasiders to a 2-1 win that moved their side to within five points of the top six.Bruce said: “It was a really hard fought and really competitive game and we’ve done very well to win i...Full Story »

Michael Carrick has backed Kelechi Iheanacho to build on his first goal for Middlesbrough and boost the push for a Sky Bet Championship play-off place.Boro moved level on points with sixth-placed West Brom and two points shy of Coventry in fifth after coming from behind to beat Oxford 2-1.Iheanacho’s strike in the 48th minute, when he powered in Samuel Illing-Junior’s cross, cancelle...Full Story »

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers accepted that Greg Taylor is likely to move this summer after the left-back again missed out on game time in a 3-0 win over Hearts.Taylor has played second fiddle to Jeffrey Schlupp in recent weeks and has not featured since being taken off at half-time in a defeat by Hibernian on February 22.The 27-year-old has played more than 200 times for Celtic but, with Kiera...Full Story »

Stoke manager Mark Robins urged his players to finish what has been a troubling season on a high after an impressive victory over QPR eased their relegation fears.The Potters’ problems can be highlighted by the fact that Robins is their third boss of the campaign, with his task since his appointment in January being to keep them in the Sky Bet Championship.His players took a step towards a...Full Story »

St Mirren assistant boss Brian Kerr believes their 5-1 thumping of Kilmarnock was overdue.The Buddies ran riot against the Rugby Park side, dominating from the start.They stormed into a two-goal lead inside the opening nine minutes thanks to Caolan Boyd-Munce’s low strike and Roland Idowu tucking the ball away from the penalty spot.Boyd-Munce added his second of the afternoon just before t...Full Story »

Daniel Farke admitted Leeds were “heartbroken” after throwing away victory in their 2-2 Championship draw at home to Swansea – but admitted he was still confident of reaching the Premier League.Swansea substitute Zan Vipotnik scored a dramatic equaliser in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage-time to deny Farke’s men a return to the Championship summit.The Slovenia in...Full Story »

Devante Rodney scored twice as Rochdale reignited their bid for a place in the National League play-offs with a 4-0 home win over Aldershot.Jimmy McNulty’s men went into the game without a win in their last four games but got on top from the start and Sam Beckwith fired home the opener in the 15th minute after a clever corner routine.The Shots looked a shadow of the side that arrived on a ...Full Story »

Runaway leaders Birmingham edged a step closer to Sky Bet League One automatic promotion with a 4-1 win in Michael Appleton’s first game in charge of Shrewsbury.It was one-way traffic from start to finish in Blues head coach Chris Davies’ 50th game in charge.Keshi Anderson rifled an angled half volley a foot over the bar, before Jay Stansfield’s rising shot was saved by goalkee...Full Story »

Second-placed York eased to a 3-0 victory over lowly Wealdstone in the National League.The Stones were depleted by a flu bug affecting their squad but held out until first-half stoppage time, when a corner was headed on for Malachi Fagan-Walcott to smash in the opener.York’s second arrived in the 64th minute, Junior Luamba squaring for Josh Stones to score, and three minutes later it was t...Full Story »

Two goals from Everton academy product Charlie Whitaker ensured Notts County got their League Two promotion push back on track with a comfortable 2-0 win at Newport.A mediocre March, with just one win in six before this match, ended on a high note for the Magpies as Whitaker doubled his goal tally since arriving from Goodison Park in January.The 21-year-old opened the scoring in the sixth minute...Full Story »