VICTOR LINDELOF had to leave midway through Manchester United's best game of the season - after his son was rushed to hospital with a serious head injury. The Swedish defender had been due to come on as an interval sub during the Red Devils' Europa League clash with Lyon last Thursday. However he was instead withdrawn, with Luke Shaw taking the 30-year-old's place. United finally won the qu...Full Story »

Lionel Messi is one of the most famous athletes on the world, with a special aura that makes him one of a kind. The Inter Miami striker and Argentina's top player is not on his prime anymore, but that does not take away from the fact that he keeps shocking fans with his incredible talent and skills. Messi's current team is third on the Eastern Conference standings, just behind Charlotte FC a...Full Story »

Nuno Espirito Santo acknowledged no one at Nottingham Forest expected to be third in April but backed his team to embrace the challenge after they started a huge week with victory at Tottenham.Forest had slipped to sixth in the Premier League after weekend wins for Champions League qualification rivals Manchester City, Chelsea and Aston Villa, yet responded with aplomb in the capital.Early effor...Full Story »

Chris Wood’s 19th goal of the season fired Nottingham Forest back up to third in the Premier League with a 2-1 win at Tottenham.Forest had slipped to sixth after the weekend’s results, but Nuno Espirito Santo savoured a sweet three points against old club Spurs after early goals from Elliot Anderson and Wood in the capital.It brought Ange Postecoglou’s team back down to earth a...Full Story »

West Brom have announced the departure of Tony Mowbray after the club’s play-off hopes were all-but ended by a 3-1 Championship defeat at home to relegation-threatened Derby.The visitors twice punished the Baggies from set-piece situations when Ebou Adams and Jerry Yates struck from corners in the first half.Adam Armstrong’s goal halved the deficit and made for a nervy final 20 minut...Full Story »

Burnley captain Josh Brownhill joked the Clarets had “bored our way to the Premier League” after a 2-1 win at home to Sheffield United confirmed their return to the top flight at the first attempt.Scott Parker’s side have conceded just 15 goals in 44 matches and victory over their promotion rivals ensured they could not be caught with two matches remaining, while also sending L...Full Story »

Burnley captain Josh Brownhill sent the Clarets back into the Premier League with both goals in a 2-1 win over Sheffield United that also saw Leeds promoted and left the Blades relying on the play-offs.Scott Parker made it three promotions with three different clubs in the space of six seasons as Burnley extended their unbeaten league run to a club-record 31 games, bouncing straight back to the ...Full Story »

Leeds boss Daniel Farke saluted his players for holding their nerve after a 6-0 home win against Stoke helped seal promotion back to the Premier League.Joel Piroe scored four goals, including Leeds’ fastest-ever league hat-trick, with strikes in the sixth, eighth and 20th minutes and added his fourth before half-time after Junior Firpo had put Farke’s side 4-0 up in 26 minutes.Willy ...Full Story »

Grant McCann admitted the task ahead for him is to keep his players calm after Doncaster put themselves within touching distance of promotion with a 3-0 win over Colchester.Goals from Harry Clifton, Jordan Gibson and Patrick Kelly saw Rovers power into top spot in League Two.It means a victory over promotion rivals Bradford this weekend will see them promoted to League One but McCann is determin...Full Story »

Ian Holloway emphasised his pride in his resurgent Swindon side, despite Will Wright’s own goal against Bromley ending their slim play-off hopes.Danny Imray nutmegged Tom Nichols on the byline and fired a low ball into the box which bounced off the hapless defender’s shin in the 88th minute, condemning the Robins to a 1-0 loss.Kabongo Tshimanga had earlier missed a first-half penalty...Full Story »

Preston assistant Stuart McCall believes referee Thomas Bramall was suckered into giving Hull the first of two penalties, paving the way for the Tigers’ 2-1 victory.McCall conducted post-match media duties for North End after manager Paul Heckingbottom was given a red card following the conclusion of the Sky Bet Championship clash for remonstrating with Bramall.Lewis Gibson put the Lilywhi...Full Story »

Michael Carrick defiantly insisted Middlesbrough still have an “unbelievable chance” to reach the Sky Bet Championship play-offs following a deflating 2-1 defeat away to Sheffield Wednesday.Boro blew the chance to climb to sixth – above Coventry on goal difference – after squandering an early lead and missing a penalty at Hillsborough.Tommy Conway’s spot-kick was sa...Full Story »

Crawley boss Scott Lindsey basked in the glow of a crucial home victory after his side keep alive their hopes of avoiding relegation with a 3-1 success over Exeter.Two goals  from Rushian Hepburn-Murphy and another by Panutche Camara gave the Red Devils a 3-0 lead after only 24 minutes.Midfielder Caleb Watts replied within a minute, but Exeter never looked like mounting a comeback before Ed...Full Story »

Aaron Ramsey refused to write off Cardiff’s survival chances after a 1-1 home draw with Oxford left them in serious danger of relegation from the Sky Bet Championship.Cardiff are 23rd and three points from safety with two games to play after an afternoon when their position worsened as four clubs around them – Plymouth, Luton, Derby and Hull – all won.“We have got to win ...Full Story »

Paul Warne heaped praise on keeper Craig MacGillivray after securing his first win since becoming MK Dons manager.Warne, who arrived at Stadium MK last week, watched Scott Hogan capitalise on an error by former Dons loanee Filip Marschall for the only goal of the game at Crewe.The new boss was impressed with his players’ efforts in his second game in charge and he was particularly pleased ...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Matt Hamshaw admitted he had ‘learned a real lot’ about how next season will look after the 1-0 League One defeat at Wigan.James Carragher’s 36th-minute header from Owen Dale’s corner was the difference between the two sides as Wigan claimed the win they needed to mathematically secure their third-tier status.The Millers were already safe from the drop b...Full Story »

Luton boss Matt Bloomfield was proud of his side’s second-half display as they remained in the fight for Championship survival by beating Bristol City 3-1.With the scores goalless at the break, it looked like being another frustrating afternoon for the hosts at Kenilworth Road before Thelo Aasgaard fired them in front on 49 minutes.George Tanner levelled brilliantly three minutes later but...Full Story »

Alan Sheehan insisted it was “not a given” he would become Swansea boss on a permanent basis despite leading them to five consecutive Sky Bet Championship victories.The Swans edged a 2-1 win at QPR and have now won seven and lost just two of their 11 matches since Sheehan took caretaker charge following the sacking of Luke Williams in February.It would also have been five clean sheet...Full Story »

Stockport manager Dave Challinor praised his players’ character after they bounced back from a goal down to beat Huddersfield 2-1 and seal their place in the League One play-offs.The visitors took the lead through Josh Koroma but County levelled through Fraser Horsfall, and then won the game late on through Ollie Norwood’s penalty.Challinor saw his side clinch victory when it could h...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Miron Muslic remains positive his Championship basement side can avoid the drop after they boosted their hopes with an impressive 3-1 home win over sixth-placed Coventry.Goals from Mustpha Bundu and Ryan Hardie shortly before half-time put the hosts in the driving seat and, although Haji Wright pulled a goal back just before the interval, Bundu’s second of the afternoon 20 mi...Full Story »

Barnsley head coach Conor Hourihane was disappointed not to beat Peterborough but pleased to pick up his first point since taking up the position after the battling 1-1 draw at Oakwell.Ricky-Jade Jones gave the visitors the lead before Jonathan Russell levelled. The result secured Peterborough’s Sky Bet League One status, while the Tykes remain in 12th place.Hourihane said afterwards: &ldq...Full Story »

Port Vale boss Darren Moore praised his promotion-chasing side for coming from two goals down to salvage a “vital point” against Grimsby.Danny Rose’s brace, which included a penalty, had the visitors two up, but Lorent Toll pulled one back before Jesse Debrah scored a dramatic equaliser five minutes into added time at Vale Park.The draw left Vale second, a point behind leaders ...Full Story »

Simon Weaver was “ecstatic” and felt that Harrogate “fully deserved” their 3-1 League Two comeback victory over Fleetwood which secured their Football League status for another season.The Sulphurites recovered from falling a goal down early in the second half to take all three points from Easter Monday’s fixture at Wetherby Road, with that result moving them nine po...Full Story »

Portsmouth boss John Mousinho said he would allow himself a celebratory beer after a 1-0 win at home to 10-man Watford secured their Championship status.Colby Bishop scored his 11th goal of the season to guarantee survival in the second tier with two games to spare.Mousinho said: “I will definitely have a beer tonight, 100 per cent. I think it’s a brilliant achievement.“I don&r...Full Story »

Tony Mowbray felt West Brom “lacked a bit of courage on the ball” as their play-off hopes were all-but ended by a 3-1 home defeat to relegation-threatened Derby.The visitors twice punished the Baggies from set-piece situations when Ebou Adams and Jerry Yates struck from corners in the first half.Adam Armstrong’s goal halved the deficit and made for a nervy final 20 minutes unti...Full Story »

Leeds boss Daniel Farke saluted four-goal Joel Piroe after his side thrashed Stoke 6-0 at Elland Road to stand on the brink of Premier League promotion.Piroe fired Leeds’ fastest-ever league hat-trick with strikes in the sixth, eighth and 20th minutes and added his fourth before half-time after Junior Firpo had put Farke’s side 4-0 up in 26 minutes.Willy Gnonto headed Leeds’ si...Full Story »

Carlisle head coach Mark Hughes promised his team were “still fighting” after securing a late point in a 1-1 draw at fellow strugglers Accrington.Callum Whelan rifled home a superb strike in the second minute of stoppage time to cancel out Sonny Aljofree’s 70th-minute opener for Stanley. The visitors also hit the woodwork through Georgie Kelly.The result left the 23rd-placed Cu...Full Story »

Bolton boss Steven Schumacher admitted “it’s a bigger job than I expected” after seeing his side’s League One play-off hopes crash and burn in a 4-2 defeat at Lincoln.The Trotters had fought back from two goals down to level by the break, through Jay Matete and Alex Murphy, after Erik Ring and James Collins, with a penalty, had put City 2-0 up after 17 minutes.But a secon...Full Story »

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson wants his players to “block out everything” surrounding promotion talk and concentrate on what they need to do after the 2-1 win over Blackpool in Sky Bet League One.James McClean and Ollie Rathbone scored midway through the second half to give the Red Dragons all three points on the seaside, despite a late Rob Apter consolation.Parkinson also praised h...Full Story »

Birmingham head coach Chris Davies reflected on two moments of quality in three first-half minutes following his side’s 2-1 win at Burton.Blues chose the perfect time to seize the advantage, with Alfons Sampsted firing in a deflected first followed by a cool finish from Jay Stansfield to end the opening 45 minutes perfectly for the visitors.“That was definitely the case. It was a goo...Full Story »

Gareth Ainsworth hailed his Gillingham side as “amazing” after they secured a second-successive home win with a 1-0 League Two victory over AFC Wimbledon.Joe Gbode came off the bench to score the only goal of the game as the Gills put a major dent in the Dons’ automatic promotion hopes with a 10th game without defeat.Ainsworth, who is yet to lose since taking charge of the club...Full Story »

Charlton manager Nathan Jones described his side’s 4-0 thumping at Wycombe as ‘professional’.The Addicks, who sit fourth, came to Adams Park knowing they had to beat the Chairboys, who started the day in second, to keep alive their own automatic promotion chances.Goals from Lloyd Jones, Luke Berry, Matt Godden and Karoy Anderson put Wanderers to the sword – the first time...Full Story »

Andy Crosby says he will focus on controlling the controllables and urged his players to do the same as they seek to secure their Football League status following Monday’s goalless draw at Barrow.Three points against Crewe at Prenton Park on Saturday would see Rovers avoid the drop to the National League.For a spell in the second half, with second-bottom Carlisle a goal down at Accrington ...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough labelled his side’s error-strewn display in a 5-1 home hammering by Reading “embarrassing and inexcusable”.Stags, knowing a point will ensure their safety – barring an extraordinary goal difference swing to Bristol Rovers – matched the promotion-chasing Royals for long periods but gifted them goal after goal.Louis Reed’s stray pass ...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams apologised to fans as his side’s relegation from the Football League after 18 years was confirmed following Easter Monday’s 3-1 League Two defeat at home to Salford.The Shrimps needed to win the game to have any hopes of staying up but goals from Ossama Ashley, former Morecambe forward Cole Stockton and Kelly N’Mai gave the Ammies the three points, wh...Full Story »

Notts County manager Stuart Maynard was left frustrated by his side’s performance after they suffered a late defeat to Cheltenham.The Magpies took an early lead through Alassana Jatta, but goals from Jordan Thomas and Ethon Archer all but ended the hosts’ automatic promotion hopes.Maynard said: “You look at all the chances we created and we limited them to very few chances.&ldq...Full Story »

Regis Le Bris has insisted he would not be worried if Sunderland went into the Sky Bet Championship play-offs without a win in six games.The Black Cats secured a fourth-placed finish despite slipping to a third successive defeat when they went down 1-0 at home to Blackburn on Monday and have taken just one point from the last 12 on offer ahead of their final two fixtures of the regular season, a...Full Story »

Chesterfield assistant Danny Webb was delighted to see his side keep their play-off hopes alive after coming back from 3-1 down against Bradford to draw 3-3.Goals from Bobby Pointon, Antoni Sarcevic and Alex Pattison put the visitors in control but Jenson Metcalfe and Will Grigg struck to give Chesterfield hope before Liam Mandeville’s leveller in added time.Webb said: “Yet another o...Full Story »

Northampton boss Kevin Nolan plans to “enjoy the moment” after his team guaranteed League One safety with a 4-1 victory over bottom side Shrewsbury on Easter Monday.Dara Costelloe’s brace plus a goal apiece for Aaron McGowan and Cameron McGeehan eased the Cobblers to all three points which, coupled with defeat for Bristol Rovers, officially confirmed their place in League One f...Full Story »

Head coach Inigo Calderon bemoaned another early goal conceded and failure to respond after Bristol Rovers were beaten 1-0 by Stevenage.The Pirates remain in the bottom four and the Spanish coach knows his side must improve – and quickly – if they are to beat the drop.Jamie Reid scored the only goal of the game to condemn the hosts to a seventh defeat in their last eight games, with ...Full Story »

Maidenhead picked up a valuable point in their National League relegation battle after playing out a 1-1 draw at fellow-strugglers Wealdstone.Brendan Kiernan gave the visitors an early lead when he latched onto Kane Ferdinand’s cut-back and tucked the ball home in the fourth minute.It was all square – six minutes before the break – after Kallum Cesay’s sharp effort caught...Full Story »

Rochdale missed the chance to virtually guarantee their National League play-off place with a goalless draw at home to relegated Fylde on a day when the club remembered Joe Thompson.The former midfielder, who died this week aged 36 after being diagnosed with cancer for a third time, was celebrated with a minute’s applause at kick-off and the whole ground rose again in minute 15, the number...Full Story »

Colby Bishop’s goal earned Portsmouth a 1-0 win over 10-man Watford which sealed their safety in the Sky Bet Championship.Pompey are six points clear of the drop zone with two games to play but, with Hull and Derby still to play each other, their status in the second tier is secure.The hosts scored the only goal after 25 minutes through Bishop, who nodded the ball home from close range.Wat...Full Story »

Millwall boss Alex Neil toasted one of the best performances since he took over after they roared back into the Championship play-off race with a 3-1 over Norwich at The Den.The Lions’ top-six hopes looked to have been dealt a fatal blow when they were thumped 4-1 at Blackburn on Friday.But Mihailo Ivanovic’s double and Femi Azeez’s goal – coupled with the four teams abov...Full Story »

Neil Harris described himself as “absolutely gutted” as Cambridge missed a chance to keep their survival chances alive.The U’s led for a long stretch of the game but fell 2-1 at home to Leyton Orient.A win would have left them two points behind Burton, who they play next, but defeat means they are five points from safety with only two games remaining.“I’m so disappo...Full Story »

Rushian Hepburn-Murphy scored two first-half goals and Panutche Camara hit the other as Crawley boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation with a crucial 3-1 home victory over Exeter.Crawley’s third win in seven games since Scott Lindsey’s  return as manager cuts the gap between them and safety to three points with two games remaining.Hepburn-Murphy and Camara both struck in the...Full Story »

Wrexham took a giant step in their bid to earn promotion from Sky Bet League One by beating mid-table Blackpool 2-1 at Bloomfield Road on Easter Monday.Club co-owner Rob McElhenney was present to watch James McClean and Ollie Rathbone score midway through the second half and give Phil Parkinson’s side all three points on the seaside, despite a late Rob Apter consolation for Blackpool.It to...Full Story »

York just about remain in the hunt for automatic promotion after playing out a 1-1 National League draw with Oldham at LNER Community Stadium.The Minstermen needed to avoid a loss if they wanted to keep alive any chances of catching league leaders Barnet, who beat Sutton 3-1.Joe Felix broke the deadlock for the hosts in the 31st minute, drilling a low strike from outside the 18-yard box.But the ...Full Story »

Morecambe’s relegation from the Football League after 18 years was confirmed with a 3-1 League Two defeat to Salford at the Mazuma Stadium.The Shrimps needed to win the game to have any chance of maintaining their league status but went down to the worst possible start when Ossama Ashley drilled the Ammies ahead after just three minutes with a low shot from 12 yards that beat Harry Burgoyn...Full Story »

Ruthless Reading punished a string of Mansfield mistakes to cruise to a 5-1 win.The Stags, still not mathematically safe, played well for long spells but gifted goals to a grateful Royals side on a roll.The only effort on target of the first half saw Reading punish a 35th-minute mistake by Louis Reed, who gifted a loose pass to Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan and he set up Jayden Wareham for a precision fi...Full Story »

Doncaster powered to the top of League Two with a comfortable 3-0 win over Colchester.Goals from Harry Clifton, Jordan Gibson and Patrick Kelly saw Rovers move four points clear of fourth-placed Walsall with two games to play.Rovers took the lead after nine minutes with Clifton starting and finishing the attacking move. After a crossfield pass on half way, he raced into the box to meet a Luke Mo...Full Story »

Regan Linney’s double boosted Altrincham’s play-off hopes after they beat 10-man Halifax 3-0.Altrincham had an early opportunity when Alex Newby’s effort was saved by Toby Savin and they soon took the lead in the 10th minute when Jake Bickerstaff broke forward before rolling the ball past Savin.Lewis Banks then sent a shot over the bar just before the break and Altrincham goalk...Full Story »

Jonathan Russell cancelled out Ricky-Jade Jones’ opener as Barnsley battled to a 1-1 draw with Peterborough.Conor Hourihane secured his first point since being appointed permanent Barnsley head coach, while Peterborough made sure of safety with the draw at Oakwell.After a cagey start, Peterborough’s Jed Steer was the first goalkeeper called into action when he tipped Adam Phillips&rs...Full Story »