Ian Holloway hopes Swindon and Gillingham can put their bad blood behind them after their feisty 1-1 draw.There is an old storied rivalry between the two clubs and there were handbags late on, which resulted in Joe Gbode’s late sending off.Gbode put the hosts in front before Will Wright levelled with a brilliant free-kick six minutes later.Gillingham ended the game with nine men after Gbod...Full Story »

Mat Sadler insists Walsall will “keep fighting” until the very end after suffering a costly 1-0 defeat against Accrington at Bescot.Ben Woods scored a stunning volley from distance in the 33rd minute to preserve Accrington’s status in League Two.That result means Walsall head into the final game trailing the automatic promotion places by a single point.Walsall had a prime chanc...Full Story »

Valerien Ismael praised his “honest” Blackburn team for staying calm after they brushed off going behind to beat Watford 2-1 and remain in the play-off picture for the final day of the season.Rovers have hung onto the coattails of the play-off chasers but, despite their recent form, Mattie Pollock’s 47th-minute header threatened to derail their ambitions.They refused to give up...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl reflected on the progress made over the course of the season following his side’s 1-1 draw with Portsmouth in their final home game of the campaign.The home side took an early lead through Callum Paterson before Harvey Blair levelled midway through the first half.Rohl said: “We played good football, the better team. They had one shot on target and ...Full Story »

Mark Hughes refused to be drawn on his future after Carlisle’s relegation to the National League was confirmed.The Cumbrians lost 3-2 at Cheltenham and Tranmere’s home win over Crewe meant the result at the EV Charger Points Stadium was immaterial in the end.Former Wales and Manchester City boss Hughes took over in early February with the club in a dire position and, despite taking i...Full Story »

Barry Ferguson admitted teams no longer fear Rangers after they were held to a 2-2 draw away to St Mirren.Rangers twice held the lead through goals from Cyriel Dessers and Nicolas Raskin, only to be pegged back each time by Mark O’Hara and Conor McMenamin.It was a third successive match in which Rangers had failed to beat St Mirren and Ferguson felt that the Ibrox side were no longer viewe...Full Story »

Gary Rowett believes his achievement of keeping Oxford in the Championship is equal to anything he has managed as a head coach.The U’s secured their safety in the English second tier with a 2-0 victory over Sunderland, thanks to goals from centre-halves Ben Nelson and Michal Helik.Rowett said: “I did a similar job at Birmingham and did a similar job initially at Millwall but it feels...Full Story »

Shrewsbury manager Micheal Appleton said his side gave a massive effort after they beat Barnsley 2-1 at Oakwell.A John Marquis double was enough to give the already-relegated Shrews the points despite a Jon Russell consolation.Appleton said: “I think what we did today is created a platform to play from. We played well and mixed it up a little bit when we had to.“It’s difficult ...Full Story »

Miron Muslic said it was a “sad, sad day for all of us” after seeing Plymouth all-but relegated despite their 2-1 victory over Preston in the Sky Bet Championship.Mustapha Bundu put Argyle ahead in the 14th minute and Callum Wright came off the bench to seal victory with a second goal in the 75th minute.Emil Riis scored in the cloding stages as Plymouth failed to clear a corner, but ...Full Story »

Eddie Howe emerged from his sickbed to help guide Newcastle back into the Premier League’s top three as Ipswich’s stay in the top flight drew to a close.Howe’s men boosted their Champions League qualification hopes with a 3-0 win at St James’ Park, but with four games remaining they, Manchester City, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest, who have played one fewer, are separated ...Full Story »