Reading fight back to take point at Lincoln
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Reading picked up a well deserved point in their battle to avoid the drop from League One with a battling 1-1 draw against Lincoln at Sincil Bank.The home side opened the scoring after just three minutes when a dangerous cross from Ted Bishop was deflected into his own net by the unfortunate Nelson Abbey.The visitors responded well and could have levelled in the 13th minute when Lewis Wing&rsquo...Full Story »
Michael Mellon at the double as Morecambe thump Doncaster
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Morecambe emphatically ended a five-game winless run in League Two as they strolled to a 5-0 victory at Doncaster.Ged Brannan’s side had taken just one point from the previous 15 available but looked anything but strugglers as they swept past lacklustre Rovers, with Michael Mellon netting twice along with goals from Eli King, captain Jacob Bedeau and David Tutonda.King gave the visitors th...Full Story »
Casey Pettit hands Maidenhead victory over Kidderminster
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Maidenhead extended their unbeaten National League run to seven games after beating struggling Kidderminster 1-0.Reece Smith came close for Maidenhead but Christian Dibble saved before Harriers had a chance when Amari Morgan-Smith headed wide from Jack Lambert’s free-kick.Casey Pettit broke the deadlock in the 67th minute, slotting the ball past Dibble to send the Magpies into the top half...Full Story »
Salford and AFC Wimbledon play out goalless League Two stalemate
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Salford and AFC Wimbledon played out a goalless League Two stalemate at the Peninsula Stadium on Saturday.The visitors had 20 shots at the Salford goal, but could not make it count.Armani Little was the main goal threat for either side in the first half. The Dons midfielder had several efforts, the first of which he hit just off target from 25 yards out.Little tried his luck again from the edge ...Full Story »
Dylan Easton fires Raith Rovers to fifth straight victory at Dundee United
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Dylan Easton’s second-half strike made it five cinch Championship wins in a row for Raith Rovers as they secured a 1-0 win over Dundee United at Tannadice.That left Rovers five points clear of the Terrors, who have a game in hand, at the top of the table.Easton scored his ninth goal of the season after 59 minutes when he weaved his way around a trio of defenders and curled into the top cor...Full Story »
Arbroath end losing run by upsetting Duncan Ferguson’s Inverness
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Arbroath ended a run of seven successive Scottish Championship defeats with a 2-1 victory at Inverness.The Red Lichties took the lead in the 29th minute when Jay Bird fired left-footed into the bottom corner from Scott Stewart’s cross for his seventh goal of the season.Billy Mckay maintained his fine form by levelling for Inverness 10 minutes later with a neat finish from Cameron Harper&rs...Full Story »
Mansfield climb to fourth with victory at Crawley
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Mansfield moved up to fourth in Sky Bet League Two with an impressive 3-1 win at 10-man Crawley.The Stags, pegged back by a penalty from Danilo Orsi after Baily Cargill’s opener, stepped up their game in the second half to clinch their first victory in three league matches.Scott Lindsey went into the contest believing Crawley have come “a hell of a long way” since he took over ...Full Story »
Penalty pain for St Mirren in Motherwell stalemate
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Motherwell goalkeeper Liam Kelly saved a penalty to help his side play out a hard-fought goalless draw in difficult conditions at St Mirren.The Scotland international parried away Mark O’Hara’s spot-kick four minutes after half-time, and despite the visitors having four one-on-one opportunities after surviving a close escape, they failed to find the net.Motherwell’s winless run...Full Story »
Paul McCallum brace helps fast-starting Eastleigh sink Aldershot
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Aldershot were brought crashing down to earth after their FA Cup heroics as they suffered a 5-3 defeat at home to 10-man Eastleigh.Three days after beating League Two leaders Stockport to secure a place in the third round, the Shots found themselves 3-0 down at half-time thanks to goals from Paul McCallum and Bailey Clements and an own goal from Coby Rowe.McCallum grabbed his second of the game ...Full Story »
Morton stretch winning run to three with win over Queen’s Park
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Ten-man Morton extended their cinch Championship winning streak to three games following a narrow 1-0 victory at home to Queen’s Park.Robbie Muirhead handed the home side an early lead as he slotted Robbie Crawford’s cross into the bottom corner from close range for his 10th goal of the season in all competitions.But the hosts were reduced to 10 men on the stroke of half-time as Geor...Full Story »
Paddy Madden nets hat-trick as leaders Stockport fire eight past sorry Sutton
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Paddy Madden scored a hat-trick as League Two leaders Stockport ruthlessly thrashed bottom side Sutton 8-0.Ryan Croasdale’s brace plus Kyle Wootton and Madden’s efforts put County four ahead by half-time.The rout was completed afterwards by Madden and substitutes Joel Cotterill and Isaac Olaofe, plus the former’s injury-time penalty.The Hatters went ahead when Croasdale headed ...Full Story »
Partick Thistle narrow gap to Dundee United with victory at Dunfermline
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Partick Thistle closed in on second-placed Dundee United in the cinch Championship after a 2-1 win at Dunfermline.The Jags took advantage of the Terrors’ defeat by Raith Rovers to reduce the gap to six points.Thistle went ahead after 12 minutes when Harry Milne headed home a cross from Steven Lawless.They doubled their advantage in the 45th minute when Brian Graham poked home from close ra...Full Story »
Chris Conn-Clarke double enables Altrincham to come from behind and nail Fylde
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Chris Conn-Clarke scored a stunning double as Altrincham came from behind to beat bottom side AFC Fylde 2-1.The visitors had hopes of moving off the foot of the Vanarama National League table when Connor Barrett gave them the lead after 26 minutes, but Conn-Clarke had other ideas and equalised with a superb free-kick shortly before the hour mark.Fylde responded immediately and almost retook the ...Full Story »
Danny Rose equaliser earns Grimsby draw at Newport
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Danny Rose cancelled out Omar Bogle’s opener to earn Grimsby a 1-1 League Two draw at Newport.Both goals came in the final 20 minutes of a tight mid-table contest at Rodney Parade.County striker Bogle went closest to breaking the deadlock in the first half when he chipped a free-kick onto the top of the net from 20 yards out.Bogle was also integral to another big chance nine minutes into t...Full Story »
George Thomson on target as Harrogate ease past Notts County
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Harrogate ended a seven-game run without a home win by confidently beating Notts County 3-1 in Sky Bet League Two.Midfielder George Thomson’s eighth goal of the season and further efforts from Abraham Odoh and Matty Daly saw Town enjoy a repeat outcome of the 2019-20 Vanarama National League play-off final between the two teams.Jodi Jones netted for County but Luke Williams’ off-form...Full Story »
Ozan Tufan on target as Hull reach play-off places with win against Cardiff
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA
Hull moved back into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places with a convincing 3-0 victory at home to Cardiff.Aaron Connolly’s 32nd-minute tap-in – his sixth goal of the season – sent the hosts on their way towards an utterly deserved victory.Scott Twine’s lovely free-kick in the second half essentially put the match to bed, so poor were Cardiff from the outset.Ozan Tufa...Full Story »
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