Interim manager Dean Whitehead admitted Cardiff City need reinforcements quickly as their winless run stretched to 11 games with a 1-0 home defeat by promotion hopefuls Millwall.Cardiff are just three points above the bottom two having played two games more than Huddersfield Town and still without a permanent boss after sacking Mark Hudson last week.Fans protested against owner Vincent Tan befor...Full Story »

Alex Neil praised Dwight Gayle after he ended his 50-game goal drought in Stoke’s 4-0 rout of Reading.The 33-year-old forward notched his first goal since December 2020 as he capped an impressive Potters’ display in the Sky Bet Championship clash.An early Will Smallbone effort opened the scoring with Tyrese Campbell and Jacob Brown tightening Stoke’s grip on the tie.And a first...Full Story »

Gillingham boss Neil Harris praised his side’s ‘clinical’ display after they won 2-0 at fellow strugglers Colchester United.Both goals came just before half-time, as the Gills claimed back-to-back League Two wins for the first time this season.They took a 37th-minute lead through David Tutonda, who headed home at the far post after Ollie Hawkins had flicked on Alex MacDonald&rs...Full Story »

Barnsley boss Michael Duff praised the performance of his forwards as his side convincingly beat Accrington 3-1 at Oakwell.James Norwood, Jack Aitchison and Jordan Williams got on the scoresheet within the opening 19 minutes, with Stanley’s Tommy Leigh converting from the penalty spot late on.Duff said: “You can’t ask for much more than to be 3-0 up after 19 minutes.“I&rs...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale saluted his players as they turned around their Scottish Cup tie at Stenhousemuir in the second half to book their place in the fifth-round draw.And Martindale insists he was not worried about a Scottish Cup shock as he was convinced his players would come back from League Two outfit Stenhousemuir taking a shock first-half lead.Stenhousemuir were on course for...Full Story »

Boss Roberto De Zerbi hit out at referee Thomas Bramall after Brighton were denied a penalty at Leicester.Evan Ferguson’s late leveller earned the Seagulls a deserved point in their 2-2 Premier League draw at the King Power Stadium.The Foxes rallied after Kaoru Mitoma’s brilliant opener as Marc Albrighton and Harvey Barnes put them 2-1 up.But De Zerbi felt the visitors should have ha...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore admitted his side were made to work for their 1-0 victory over Fleetwood at Hillsborough.A first-half goal from Marvin Johnson was enough to give Wednesday the points with Fleetwood having frustrated the home side for large parts of the game.Moore, who saw Lee Gregory miss a stoppage-time penalty, said: “The game was messy and I have to give credit ...Full Story »

Both managers questioned whether the Oxford’s 2-1 victory over Ipswich should have been played to the finish as fog thickened in the second half to the point where visibility was poor.Cameron Brannagan emerged from the gloom to fire home from 25 yards in the 83rd minute to give the U’s revenge for their 3-0 defeat at Portman Road on Boxing Day.The result was a blow to Ipswich’s...Full Story »

A first-half goal from Marvin Johnson was enough to give Sheffield Wednesday a 1-0 victory over Fleetwood at Hillsborough.The Owls went ahead after 17 minutes when Josh Windass’ low ball was finished calmly into the roof of the net by Johnson.Lee Gregory had a chance to double the lead from another Windass cross but the striker’s effort went wide before Dominic Iorfa saw his low driv...Full Story »

Welshman Tom Bradshaw increased Cardiff City’s relegation fears and kept Millwall in the Championship play-off mix with the only goal of the game in south Wales.Cardiff fans staged a protest before kick-off calling for owner Vincent Tan to sell the club and they have now gone 11 games without a win in all competitions.Caretaker manager Dean Whitehead could not halt the Bluebirds’ sli...Full Story »

Gillingham chalked up back-to-back victories in League Two for the first time this season after winning 2-0 at fellow strugglers Colchester United.David Tutonda and Tom Nichols were on target as the visitors built on last week’s win over Hartlepool.Junior Tchamadeu fired into the side netting early on for Colchester and Noah Chilvers also went close for the hosts when his 25-yard strike wa...Full Story »

Shrewsbury boss Steve Cotterill hailed his five-star side after their thumping 5-1 win over struggling Cambridge.The Sky Bet League One fixture at New Meadow beat the big freeze which saw 14 games called off across the English Football League.United were left wishing the weather had intervened after this horror show, a fourth straight defeat, dropped them deeper into relegation trouble.For Cotte...Full Story »

Rochdale manager Jim Bentley cut a deflated figure after his side slumped to the foot of Sky Bet League Two.After having two players sent off and losing 2-0 at Hartlepool, he admitted: “I feel embarrassed – this is the hardest job I’ve ever had. I feel sorry for the fans and I’m embarrassed clapping our supporters.”Victory for Pools lifted them out of the drop zone ...Full Story »

Mo Eisa scored twice as MK Dons beat fellow strugglers Forest Green 2-1 to move out of the Sky Bet League One drop zone.The visitors had to come from behind after Myles Peart-Harris put Rovers ahead in the 29th minute.Brentford loanee Peart-Harris easily tapped in his fourth league goal of the season from a couple of yards after being teed up by co-striker Amadou Bakayoko, making his home debut ...Full Story »

Wigan remain rooted to the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship after suffering a second home defeat to Luton in the space of four days – with the Hatters easing to a 2-0 win.The two sides must be sick of the sight of each other, given this was the third meeting already in 2023, and the fourth of the campaign.Having won on this ground in midweek to advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup, ...Full Story »

Evan Ferguson’s late header rescued a deserved Premier League point for Brighton at Leicester.The substitute nodded in to clinch a 2-2 draw and maintain the Seagulls’ assault on the top five.Harvey Barnes and Marc Albrighton had struck for the hosts to cancel out Kaoru Mitoma’s sensational opener.It is still the first time the Foxes have earned a point after falling behind this...Full Story »