Shaun Whalley netted the winner as Accrington boosted their League Two survival hopes with a 1-0 victory over fellow strugglers Tranmere at Prenton Park.Stanley’s first win in seven games lifted them to 20th, seven points above the relegation zone, with Tranmere five points behind after no win in 10 matches piled the pressure on boss Nigel Adkins.The visitors could have been ahead through ...Full Story »

Bradford moved up to second in League Two after Bobby Pointon’s late goal secured a 1-0 win at Bromley.Pointon’s low strike seven minutes from time sealed a deserved victory for the Bantams, who moved three points clear of fourth-placed AFC Wimbledon.A goalless first half saw the visitors dominate possession but only create a series of half chances.The second 45 saw a similar pattern...Full Story »

Chelsea climbed back into the Premier League’s top four with a straightforward 4-0 win against Southampton at Stamford Bridge that edged the visitors a step nearer to relegation.Around 200 home supporters gathered outside the ground with banners and smoke flares ahead of kick-off to voice opposition to the club’s ownership but tensions were eased, temporarily perhaps, as Enzo Maresca...Full Story »

Wolves missed the chance to move further away from the Premier League relegation zone after Ryan Sessegnon and Rodrigo Muniz struck to give Fulham a 2-1 victory at Molineux.Vitor Pereira’s side remain five points ahead of the bottom three but Ipswich and Leicester could cut that advantage later this week.Fulham boss Marco Silva made five changes and Sessegnon vindicated the decision to sta...Full Story »

Late goals from George Miller and Jordan Thomas snatched Cheltenham a point in a 2-2 draw at home to leaders Walsall.The Saddlers had opened the scoring in the opening minute through Ellis Harrison, with Albert Adomah adding their second in the 79th minute.But Miller sparked the fightback against his former club in the 90th minute and Thomas grabbed the leveller in the third minute of time added...Full Story »

Captain Jake Taylor converted a stoppage-time penalty to earn Eastleigh a 1-1 draw at home to Gateshead in the National League.Tyrell Sellars-Fleming had looked like firing the fourth-placed visitors to a third successive win when he struck with just four minutes remaining.The Hull loanee flicked home Luke Hannant’s ball into the box but Taylor kept his nerve from the spot to move Eastleig...Full Story »

Danny Welbeck made an instant impact from the bench as Brighton registered a third-successive Premier League win by beating fellow European hopefuls Bournemouth 2-1.With both sides dreaming of qualifying for continental football next season, substitute Welbeck rolled home a 75th-minute winner, having just come on in place of Joao Pedro.Pedro won and converted an early penalty to put the Seagulls...Full Story »

Middlesbrough eased the pressure on manager Michael Carrick as Finn Azaz and Tommy Conway scored second-half goals to seal a 3-1 win at struggling Stoke.Boro had lost their five previous games and had not won on their travels since beating Hull on New Year’s Day.Stoke’s South Korean star Bae Jun-ho cancelled out Marcus Forss’ first goal of the season, but Boro wrapped up victor...Full Story »

National League top scorer Ollie Pearce netted a brace as York recorded a late 3-1 victory away to struggling Maidenhead to keep their promotion dream alive.York goalkeeper Rory Watson kept out Shawn McCoulsky’s early close-range effort before Reece Smith fired over as the home side pressed for an opener, while Pearce headed wide at the other end.And summer signing Pearce broke the deadloc...Full Story »

Ismaila Sarr scored twice as Crystal Palace’s sensational second half of the Premier League season continued with a 4-1 win over Aston Villa.The Eagles made it five wins in seven as they built off Saturday’s victory at Fulham with Sarr’s double – on his 27th birthday – Jean-Philippe Mateta’s 12th league goal of the season and Eddie Nketiah’s late strike....Full Story »