Douglas James-Taylor’s maiden English Football League goal and Liam Kinsella’s first for more than seven years earned Walsall a 2-1 win over League Two play-off rivals Mansfield.Stoke loanee James-Taylor’s finish on the turn and Kinsella’s header gave the Saddlers a sixth victory in eight league games despite Rhys Oates’ late consolation.Mansfield created the best e...Full Story »

Aaron Collins was on the scoresheet again as Bristol Rovers started the new year with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Cheltenham at the Memorial Stadium.Looking to bounce back from successive losses, Joey Barton’s side took the lead after 25 minutes when Collins clipped home a delightful Sam Finley through ball for his 13th league goal of the campaign.Collins then turned provider as Rovers ...Full Story »

Grimsby won for only the second time in 10 League Two matches as they earned a 1-0 victory over Stockport.Otis Khan netted the winner shortly after half-time at Blundell Park as Stockport saw their three-game winning league run brought to an end.Grimsby had muted appeals for a penalty turned down after 15 minutes when Kieran Green took a tumble under pressure from his marker.Chances were few and...Full Story »

Luton’s promotion push continued as they came from behind to beat Huddersfield 2-1.The Terriers looked set to continue their revival on the back of two consecutive victories at the end of 2022 when Duane Holmes handed the hosts an early lead.However, the Hatters levelled shortly before the interval through Amari’i Bell’s effort, which Michal Helik came agonisingly close to clea...Full Story »

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, Scott Fraser and an own goal ended Charlton’s winless League One streak as they beat 10-man Portsmouth 3-1.Neither Pompey nor Charlton had won in the league since October 22 going into this fixture.Crystal Palace loanee Rak-Sakyi gave the Addicks a 23rd-minute lead after bundling through the penalty area, sitting defender Sean Raggett down and firing in his sixth goal of...Full Story »

Oldham moved out of the National League relegation zone as Joe Nuttall’s 79th-minute penalty secured a 2-2 draw against leaders Notts County at Boundary Park.The spot-kick was a second equaliser for the hosts, who initially fell behind six minutes into the second half via Macaulay Langstaff’s finish.Nathan Sheron brought things level two minutes later, only for Cedwyn Scott to put Co...Full Story »

Rhys Browne scored twice as Woking continued their Vanarama National League promotion push with a thumping 4-1 derby win over Aldershot.The Antigua and Barbuda forward lobbed the high-flying Cardinals ahead inside two minutes at Laithwaite Community Stadium.Inih Effiong levelled for the Shots with a neat 40th-minute finish but Browne restored the hosts’ advantage by firing high into the ne...Full Story »

Doncaster denied Carlisle a perfect festive run as they ran out 2-1 winners to move a point off Sky Bet League Two’s top seven.Carlisle had collected two wins over the previous week but were decidedly second best as Rovers claimed a second home victory in three days.Doncaster got off to a superb start as James Maxwell pounced on a poor touch from Joel Senior and smashed in a low strike fro...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon suffered their first League Two defeat in 11 games after a 2-1 loss to Sutton in a pulsating local derby.It was Matt Gray’s side’s third win over the festive period as Will Randall and Omar Bugiel scored either side of Josh Davison’s equaliser at Gander Green Lane, taking Sutton three points off the play-off spots.The hosts started on the front foot with Wimbledon...Full Story »

Colchester boosted their survival hopes with an impressive 1-0 win over promotion-chasing Swindon.Luke Hannant scored the only goal of the game after 30 minutes when he rose brilliantly to flick a fine header past goalkeeper Sol Brynn from Al-Amin Kazeem’s corner.Swindon went close early on when Fraser Blake-Tracy’s header was tipped over by Colchester keeper Kieran O’Hara.But ...Full Story »