Jon Dahl Tomasson described the dismissal of Blackburn captain Daniel Ayala as “harsh” after seeing his side earn a first Sky Bet Championship draw of the season in their 28th game.The centre-back earned a second yellow card for holding back Bristol City’s Nahki Wells in the 74th minute, having already been booked for a first-half foul.Rovers had taken a 54th-minute lead when B...Full Story »

Luton boss Rob Edwards says back-to-back wins at Wigan have proved to be “a really good response” to last weekend’s defeat against Sky Bet Championship form team West Brom.Goals from Harry Cornick and Elijah Adebayo gave Luton a 2-0 victory at the DW Stadium, four days after a 2-1 win on the same ground sent them into round four of the FA Cup.For Edwards, it has gone some ways ...Full Story »

Mark Jackson was delighted to see his MK Dons team move out of the Sky Bet League One relegation zone, as they won 2-1 at bottom club Forest Green.Striker Mo Eisa scored twice to give boss Jackson his second win since his appointment at Christmas and lift them to 19th in the table.Jackson said: “It was a tough day but it was an important victory and a great three points. We’ve got to...Full Story »

Hamilton manager John Rankin hopes his side can build some momentum after they dumped Premiership Ross County of the Scottish Cup after a 5-3 penalty shootout win.The New Douglas Park side, who are currently four point adrift at the bottom of the Championship table, have now won three games in a row in three different competitions for the first time since 2008.In a game that was dominated by mis...Full Story »

Paul Warne hailed Derby’s 2-1 victory over Sky Bet League One play-off rivals Bolton as a good marker in their hopes of a top-six finish.Nathan Mendez-Laing and Conor Hourihane were on target for the Rams, with both registering their sixth goals of the campaign.Substitute Kieron Sadlier replied in stoppage time but it was too late for the visitors, who suffered a first defeat in nine outin...Full Story »

Stevenage manager Steve Evans was delighted to see his team put on a show in front of a bumper crowd as they swept past league leaders Leyton Orient to close the gap at the top to two points.A record league attendance of 6,989 at the Lamex Stadium witnessed the hosts fly out of the traps by scoring twice in the first 11 minutes.Stevenage could go above Orient should they win at Swindon on Tuesda...Full Story »

QPR boss Neil Critchley backed Jamal Lowe to make an impact for the club after the forward scored on his full debut in a 1-1 draw at home to Swansea.Lowe, a recent loan signing from Bournemouth, opened the scoring after 27 minutes at Loftus Road.But he missed chances to double Rangers’ lead before Jay Fulton netted a late equaliser for the Swans.Critchley said: “I thought he was exce...Full Story »

Hamilton won the battle of the bottom sides as they reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup with a 5-3 penalty shoot-out victory over Ross County.The two sides could not be separated after extra-time at New Douglas Park which meant that penalties were required and it was the Championship strugglers who progressed.It was a contest that showed plenty of signs of a game being played between two...Full Story »

Frank Lampard was left clinging on to his job as Everton manager following a damaging 2-0 defeat at fellow strugglers West Ham.The Toffees’ under-fire owner – majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri – and chairman Bill Kenwright were in attendance as two goals from Jarrod Bowen kept the Toffees rooted in the relegation zone.On another miserable afternoon for the blue half of Mersey...Full Story »

Unai Emery was full of praise for the shift Ollie Watkins put in after he scored the only goal of the game at Southampton – but the Aston Villa boss insisted it was not just down to him alone to get on the scoresheet.Watkins is the only senior striker in the Villa squad, but his 77th-minute header proved enough for the visitors to move up to 11th in the Premier League, just one point behin...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper toasted a special moment for Sam Surridge after the substitute claimed his first Premier League goal to snatch a 1-1 draw at former club Bournemouth.Forest looked set to slip to defeat at the Vitality Stadium following Jaidon Anthony’s opener before Cherries academy graduate Surridge poked home a milestone strike seven minutes from time.The forward, who ...Full Story »

Watford manager Slaven Bilic bemoaned his side’s lack of incisiveness in a 1-1 draw with Rotherham at Vicarage Road which damaged their automatic promotion hopes.Joao Ferreira’s 53rd-minute equaliser cancelled out Shane Ferguson’s close-range opener for Rotherham, but the Hornets are now 13 points adrift of second-placed Sheffield United and a further five behind leaders Burnle...Full Story »

University of Stirling head coach Chris Geddes admitted he was incredibly proud of his players despite losing 3-0 to Dundee United at Tannadice.The Lowland League side took plenty of plaudits in the Scottish Cup tie but the Tangerines’ quality ultimately shone through with goals by Aziz Behich, Jamie McGrath and Glenn Middleton.However, Geddes insisted his team of students could still hold...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher was delighted with his League One table-topping side’s 4-2 home win over Cheltenham.Argyle led 2-0 thanks to goals from Dan Scarr and Ryan Hardie, while Cheltenham responded through Taylor Perry before half-time.Callum Wright made it 3-1 before Alfie May again reduced the gap and Sam Cosgrove made it 4-2 and 13 home league wins for the leaders.Schumacher sai...Full Story »

John Mousinho hailed stand-in captain Marlon Pack after starting his Portsmouth reign with a 2-0 win at home to Exeter.Second-half goals from Pack and Wales midfielder Joe Morrell were enough to earn Pompey their first home victory since September.Head coach Mousinho, taking charge for the first time since replacing Danny Cowley, said: “That was a pretty intense 90 to 95 minutes.“Exe...Full Story »

Birmingham head coach John Eustace urged supporters to stick by his team after three fans invaded the pitch during their 2-1 defeat to Preston at St Andrew’s.The 77th-minute incursion briefly halted the game after Ryan Ledson and Alan Browne had given Preston a clear advantage before substitute Lukas Jutkiewicz’s late consolation.There was also a banner unfurled in front of the direc...Full Story »