Eastleigh manager Richard Hill claimed his side used the sense of injustice after George Langston’s first-half red card to inspire them to fight back from a goal down to earn a replay with a 1-1 draw at Newport.Centre-back Langston was sent off for an elbow on County midfielder Harry Charsley seven minutes before the break, leaving the National League side with an uphill task.And League Tw...Full Story »

Hull required an 87th-minute equaliser to keep their FA Cup hopes alive and seal a 1-1 draw against managerless Birmingham at the MKM Stadium.Matty Jacob bagged the equaliser, marking his first start for the Tigers with a memorable moment to set up a third-round replay at St Andrew’s later this month.Lukas Jutkiewicz put the Blues in front inside the opening 18 minutes of the contest with ...Full Story »

Inverness leapfrogged fellow strugglers Ayr in the cinch Championship table after a 3-1 victory at Somerset Park.The visitors went ahead in the 29th minute when Billy Mckay took advantage of a defensive error to net his ninth goal of the season.Inverness made sure of the points early in the second half as Morgan Boyes scored twice in the space of eight minutes.Ayr pulled a goal back in the 65th ...Full Story »

Ian Foster’s reign as Plymouth head coach started with a tricky 3-1 FA Cup third round home win over League Two strugglers Sutton.Argyle relied on 14-goal top scorer Morgan Whittaker, with a stoppage-time deflected looping strike on the run, to seal victory, a day after appointing 47-year-old Foster.Argyle took an 18th-minute lead through on-loan Wolves midfielder Luke Cundle, who scored o...Full Story »

Karl Robinson marked his first game as Salford boss with a red card but his new side rescued a late point in a fiery 2-2 draw with fellow League Two strugglers Forest Green.The new head coach lasted less than 15 minutes in his Moor Lane bow after being punished for delaying the restart of play by referee Charles Breakspear.Salford led at the time through Matt Smith’s early goal but Rovers ...Full Story »

Joao Pedro scored twice late on as Brighton avoided an FA Cup upset at Championship side Stoke with a 4-2 comeback win.The hosts – who had not beaten top-flight opposition in the competition since they reached the final in 2011 – had held the lead for 35 first-half minutes courtesy of Jan Paul Van Hecke’s own goal, after which Steven Schumacher’s team were the better side...Full Story »

George Oakley’s hat-trick extended Morton’s unbeaten run in the cinch Championship to seven games after a dramatic 3-2 win at Dundee United.Morton made a bright start and were two goals ahead after 36 minutes thanks to Oakley’s first-half double.United reduced the deficit almost immediately through Kai Fotheringham’s header and Louis Moult equalised for the hosts from clo...Full Story »

Solihull Moors comfortably saw off Vanarama National League strugglers Woking 3-0 at Damson Park.Padraig Amond hit a post for Woking in the first minute of the game, but Solihull took the lead in the 42nd minute when James Clarke headed in a corner.Three minutes after the break the hosts doubled their advantage, this time Callum Maycock scoring on the turn.Amond had a shot cleared off the line a...Full Story »

Mileta Rajovic and Tom Dele-Bashiru spared Watford blushes as the Hornets edged to a 2-1 FA Cup third-round victory over Chesterfield.Defeat was a cruel blow for the non-league side, who deserved at least a replay against their higher-placed opponentsThe Championship side gave a first start to Rhys Healey, while Chesterfield made five changes – Liam Mandeville, Ryheem Sheckleford, Joe Quig...Full Story »

Partick Thistle made up ground on the Scottish Championship leaders after thrashing struggling Arbroath 4-0.Third-placed Partick were ahead after 12 minutes through striker Brian Graham, who latched on to a ball from Aaron Muirhead and rounded goalkeeper Derek Gaston before slotting home.Graham had a great chance to double Partick’s lead after 41 minutes but was well denied one-on-one by G...Full Story »