Harvey Knibbs netted a last-gasp penalty as Reading boosted their League One play-off hopes with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Rotherham.Leading marksman Knibbs gave the hosts a 1-0 half-time lead after scoring in the 24th minute.Sam Nombe equalised from a penalty 12 minutes into the second period, but Knibbs grabbed the winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time to leave the Royals one point of...Full Story »

National League leaders Barnet were indebted to Lee Ndlovu’s second-half double as they claimed a 3-1 victory over Solihull.Ndlovu struck after 76 minutes and scored again in added time as Barnet took advantage of promotion rivals Forest Green suffering a surprise defeat at Braintree.Vastly-experienced campaigner Dom Telford, on loan from Barrow until the end of this season, opened the sco...Full Story »

Sky Bet League Two leaders Walsall came from behind to end a five-game winless run by beating Chesterfield 3-1.The visitors led via a short corner on eight minutes, Dylan Duffy floating in a first-time centre for captain Jamie Grimes to loop home a fine header.It should have been 2-0 after 26 minutes, but an unmarked Bim Pepple blazed over Duffy’s low cross into the six-yard box.Another Ch...Full Story »

Harrogate boosted their League Two survival hopes as they beat Swindon 1-0 at Wetherby Road to register a first victory in six attempts.Jasper Moon’s second-half header proved sufficient to settle the game, ending the in-form Robins’ six-match unbeaten run.The most notable moment of the first half saw Harrogate awarded a 44th-minute penalty when striker Josh March was brought down by...Full Story »

Grimsby boss David Artell admitted Saturday’s 2-1 League Two victory over Doncaster was the perfect measuring stick for the progression his side have made this season.The Mariners suffered heavy defeats to Rovers in their previous two meetings but were deserved winners at the Eco-Power Stadium.Justin Obikwu fired Grimsby ahead in the first half before a Joseph Olowu own goal – follow...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says other players will have to step up like super sub Mikel Merino after the makeshift striker secured the Premier League title hopefuls a vital victory at lacklustre Leicester.The Gunners arrived at the King Power Stadium reeling from Kai Havertz’s season-ending hamstring injury, meaning the top scorer joined Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli on ...Full Story »

Portsmouth boss John Mousinho was delighted to end his side’s rotten away run as second-half goals from Andre Dozzell and Mark O’Mahony earned a 2-0 win at Oxford.The win, Mousinho’s first back at his old club, halted a run of seven straight defeats on the road for Pompey.The game was suspended for 30 minutes in the first half because of a medical emergency in the crowd, with O...Full Story »

Garry Monk admits struggling Cambridge are “running out of time” in their battle to beat the drop.Even a win would not have lifted Monk’s side off the bottom of the League One table, but a 1-0 defeat at home to Exeter ensured they remained well adrift of safety.Despite taking Nottingham Forest to penalties in the FA Cup on Tuesday, Exeter’s league form had seen them fall ...Full Story »

Scott Parker was left frustrated that Marcus Edwards did not get a late penalty in Burnley’s 0-0 draw with Preston in the Sky Bet Championship.Controversy struck in the 90th minute when the on-loan Sporting star went down under a sliding challenge from Lewis Gibson but referee Anthony Kitchen waved away the spot-kick appeals.Burnley manager Parker said: “It’s a penalty for me a...Full Story »

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson hailed his side’s “professionalism” after they coasted to a 2-0 victory at Northampton.After an even start Wrexham took control thanks to two goals in four first-half minutes as January signing Sam Smith latched on to a long ball before slotting home and then Ollie Rathbone found the net via a post.The visitors could have scored more, but their victo...Full Story »