Derby’s automatic promotion hopes were dented as Shrewsbury came from two goals down to draw 2-2 in League One.Haydon Roberts and David McGoldrick scored as the Rams took a 2-0 lead at half-time.But second-half strikes from Tom Bayliss and Luke Leahy saw the Rams slip 10 points off second-placed Plymouth.Derby had a great chance in the eighth minute when Tom Barkhuizen crossed to the back ...Full Story »

Jack Sowerby scored an impressive winner as 10-man Northampton beat struggling Crawley 1-0 in the Sky Bet League Two contest at Sixfields.The Cobblers looked like they would be punished for missing a hatful of first-half chances when Aaron McGowan saw red after half-time, only for Sowerby to win it with a stunning volley 11 minutes from time.Northampton missed two golden chances in the first thr...Full Story »

Notts County needed a last-gasp equaliser from Macaulay Langstaff to claim a point in a 1-1 draw with Bromley at Hayes Lane.County began the day on top of the National League table but went behind in the 19th minute when keeper Tiernan Brooks was adjudged to have committed a foul and Adam Marriott converted the penalty.The visitors looked set to be frustrated in their efforts to get back on leve...Full Story »

Mark Robins returned to haunt Huddersfield as his Coventry side boosted their promotion bid with a 4-0 win in the Championship.The Sky Blues boss – who took charge of the Terriers for 18 months after first leaving Coventry in 2013 – enjoyed a happy return to the John Smith’s Stadium.In-form marksman Viktor Gyokeres notched a double as he took his season tally to 17 league goals...Full Story »

Play-off chasing Stockport could not find a way through a resolute Doncaster defence as an entertaining clash ended 0-0.Dave Challinor’s side created the bulk of the chances, but mid-table Rovers probably deserved a point.Jonathan Mitchell produced a brilliant save to keep out Ryan Rydel’s early bullet header, with the Doncaster keeper also doing well to gather the follow-up.Midfield...Full Story »

Woking maintained their hold on third place in the Vanarama National League with a 1-0 win at out-of-form Yeovil.The only goal of the game arrived on 14 minutes as Kyran Lofthouse pounced in a match containing few chances.Lofthouse’s half-volley proved the difference just moments after Yeovil had gone close through Jordan Young’s header.Young had a late chance to score an equaliser w...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Sabri Lamouchi is still not veering away from the reason he was brought to the club, despite three wins in his last four.The third manager of the season, following Steve Morison and Mark Hudson, the Frenchman was brought in to stave off relegation and looks a good bet to do so following recent results.But after a 2-0 win over Bristol City, a thoroughly impressive win, Lamouchi said:...Full Story »

Middlesbrough’s automatic promotion hopes were given a huge lift as they put on a show to thump Reading 5-0 in what was a miserable end to a difficult week for the troubled Royals.Sky Bet Championship top-scorer Chuba Akpom and Aston Villa loanee Aaron Ramsey both scored twice at the Riverside, with Marcus Forss also on target as Boro won at home for the seventh game in a row and closed th...Full Story »

Portsmouth continued their strong recent form with a 1-0 victory at Cambridge.They had to withstand heavy pressure in the first half and did not create an opening themselves during the first hour.Liam Bennett headed James Brophy’s deep cross wide at the far post on 16 minutes, before Michael Morrison headed Conor McGrandles’ corner over.The big chance of the half came five minutes be...Full Story »

West Ham fans turned on David Moyes after they slumped to an alarming 4-0 defeat at Brighton.The Hammers are now winless in 11 away matches in the Premier League and still perilously close to the relegation zone after a feeble display.It was another case of the curse of Brighton for West Ham – Moyes’ side have never beaten the Seagulls in the Premier League and left the Amex Stadium ...Full Story »

Accrington moved out of the bottom four thanks to a come-from-behind 2-1 win over 10-man Forest Green Rovers.Duncan Ferguson is still looking for his first league win as Rovers boss after seven games in charge as they remain rooted to the foot of the table.They had led but after they went down to 10 men just before the break, their afternoon unravelled.Forest Green started well and Stanley keepe...Full Story »

Josh Ginnelly scored a brace as Hearts tightened their grip on third spot in the cinch Premiership with a 3-0 home win over St Johnstone.The Englishman notched in either half before Jorge Grant sealed an ultimately comfortable victory for Robbie Neilson’s side, who remain five points clear of city rivals Hibernian in the battle for a European place.Hearts made three changes to the team tha...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola never had any doubt Phil Foden would get back to his best for Manchester City.The England midfielder scored a superb individual goal to put the champions on course for their 2-0 victory over Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.The 22-year-old has endured a difficult few months since the World Cup with poor form compounded by injury and illness.That now looks to be behind hi...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams praised his side’s performance as they picked up a deserved point against promotion-chasing Bolton at the Mazuma Stadium.The Shrimps, who started the day out of the relegation zone on goal difference, produced a rare clean sheet as they kept Ian Evatt’s side at bay with a solid display, putting a dent in the Trotters’ automatic promotion hopes in the ...Full Story »

Blackburn head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson played down his team’s promotion chances despite an impressive 1-0 win over Sheffield United.Victory for the Blades would have been a blow to Blackburn’s chances of gate-crashing the top two.But Rovers put in a performance of energy, discipline and verve to overpower their opponents.The game was settled by Harry Pickering’s fifth-minute go...Full Story »

Cardiff scored two second-half goals to pick up the third win under new boss Sabri Lamouchi as they beat Bristol City 2-0 in the Severnside Derby to edge closer to safety at the bottom of the Championship.They had goalkeeper Ryan Allsop sent off in the first minute of the six added on at the end of the game. Allsop came out of his goal to try to smother an attack and claimed he had used his ches...Full Story »