Gillingham eased any potential Sky Bet League Two relegation concerns with a welcome 1-0 win over Morecambe at Priestfield.The Kent side registered their first win in 14 outings thanks to Robbie McKenzie, who got a crucial touch inside the box with 10 minutes left to divert a close-range effort beyond Harry Burgoyne.It was the hosts who commanded proceedings throughout and Morecambe were gratefu...Full Story »

Bolton boss Steven Schumacher believes a point was a fair result after a bore 0-0 draw away to Wrexham in Sky Bet League One.The Red Dragons are two points adrift of second-placed Wycombe, while the result also boosts Bolton’s hopes of making the play-offs.Wrexham had the ball in the net towards the end of the first half when Eoghan O’Connell beat Luke Southwood, but the referee sign...Full Story »

West Brom boss Tony Mowbray questioned the survival chances of any team winning Premier League promotion following his side’s battling 1-1 draw at Sky Bet Championship leaders Leeds.Darnell Furlong’s first-half header secured Mowbray’s play-off chasers a hard-earned point at Elland Road after Junior Firpo had headed Leeds into an early lead.Daniel Farke’s side sit eight p...Full Story »

Birmingham manager Chris Davies says his side are in a strong position to be promoted from League One after extending their lead at the top of the table to 12 points with a 1-0 win over second-placed Wycombe.An impressive strike from Taylor Gardner-Hickman, after 21 minutes, proved to be enough to win the game against their nearest challengers, who were reduced to 10 men before half-time when mi...Full Story »

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner believes Millwall keeper Liam Roberts’ clash with Jean-Philippe Mateta could have been a career-ending challenge and deserved a red card.Mateta was carried off on a stretcher and taken to hospital early in the hosts’ 3-1 FA Cup fifth-round victory at Selhurst Park.He has since posted on social media that he is “doing well” and hopes t...Full Story »

Port Vale manager Darren Moore felt a point was a fair reward as his side extended their unbeaten League Two run to nine games following a 1-1 draw with Tranmere at Prenton Park.The home side took the lead after 18 minutes when a mix-up in the Vale defence allowed Kristian Dennis to fire into an empty net.Rovers almost made it two when Josh Hawkes’ rasping effort was well saved by Ben Amos...Full Story »

Paul Heckingbottom watched Milutin Osmajic play a leading role in Preston’s 3-0 FA Cup win over local rivals Burnley and then revealed he had considered leaving the Montenegrin out of the game amid an ongoing investigation into allegations of racist abuse.Osmajic was a constant thorn in Burnley’s side, scoring Preston’s second of the afternoon and threatening more as the Claret...Full Story »

Valerien Ismael said 10-man Blackburn’s 1-1 draw with Norwich in his first game in charge “felt more like a win” after they snatched a leveller deep into stoppage time.The majority of the game was even, yet well contested. But the first 85 minutes pale into insignificance in comparison to the breathless final five plus stoppage time.After substitute Emmanuel Dennis was sent off...Full Story »

Bradford boss Graham Alexander praised the togetherness of his squad after they came from a goal down to secure a dramatic late win over Salford.The Bantams trailed to Frankie Okoronkwo’s opener, but Brad Halliday equalised and Michael Mellon struck a stoppage-time winner to earn Alexander victory over his former employers.Bradford’s third straight win cemented their position in the ...Full Story »

Coventry boss Frank Lampard praised match-winner Tatsuhiro Sakamoto for his superb far-post finish in the 3-2 victory over Oxford at the Kassam Stadium.Coventry twice took the lead only to see Oxford peg it back, but Sakamoto’s drive in the 70th minute was unstoppable, and United could not find a way back for a third time.Lampard said: “It was a fantastic finish from Sakamoto. We wer...Full Story »