David Artell admitted to having mixed feelings after his Grimsby side hit back from a goal down to draw 1-1 at Cheltenham.Harvey Rodgers’ second-half strike cancelled out Ethan Williams’ opener for the home side but, despite controlling much of the second half, the Mariners could not find a second goal to extend their four-match winning streak.“On one hand I am happy with the p...Full Story »

Gillingham boss John Coleman was full of relief after his side eased their relegation fears with a 1-0 win against fellow strugglers Morecambe.Robbie McKenzie scored the only goal of the game late on to earn Coleman his first victory since taking charge — and ended the club’s worrying 13-game winless run.And Coleman, whose team are 12 points clear of the bottom two after their first ...Full Story »

Grant McCann was delighted with Doncaster’s “complete performance” as they coasted to a 3-0 win over Newport.A brace from Rob Street and a fine Luke Molyneux strike saw Doncaster move three points ahead of fourth-placed Notts County.McCann was buoyed by the manner of his side’s control as they secured a third straight win, with attention quickly turning to the trip to Bro...Full Story »

Walsall boss Mat Sadler insists his Sky Bet League Two leaders will take no notice of outside noise despite seeing their cushion at the top cut further by a 1-0 home loss to Swindon.The Saddlers led the division by 12 points in January, but the advantage is now down to four after Joel Cotterill’s second-half winner for Ian Holloway’s resurgent Robins.Walsall struggled creatively and ...Full Story »

Frustrated Shrewsbury boss Gareth Ainsworth lamented a string of decisions which went against his side during their 3-1 defeat at Peterborough.Captain John Marquis was sent off after 13 seconds for an elbow on Sam Hughes, equalling the fastest red card from the start of a game in English professional football.The dismissal matches the record set by former Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Kevin Pre...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson was angry at the manner of his side falling to a 1-0 defeat against Bromley.A Corey Whitely finish in the second half, thanks to a mix-up between goalkeeper Owen Goodman and defender Joe Lewis, dented their push for automatic promotion.The hosts were defeated at Plough Lane for the first time in League Two since November, but have only scored twice in the la...Full Story »

Noel Hunt hailed the character of his Reading side after they scored twice in the final quarter to keep their League One play-off push going with a 2-1 victory at Wigan.Only the brilliance of Wigan goalkeeper Sam Tickle kept the game goalless at half-time and it looked as though it would not be Reading’s day when skipper Jason Kerr nodded Wigan in front on the hour mark.However, Tickle was...Full Story »

Crewe boss Lee Bell praised his players after they strengthened their bid for the League Two play-offs with a 3-1 victory at Chesterfield.Shilow Tracey and Max Conway scored in the first half, and although Dylan Duffy pulled a goal back for the hosts, Tom Lowery added a third in stoppage time.Bell said: “The players took the goals really, really well. On another day we probably could have ...Full Story »

Luton boss Matt Bloomfield admitted it was a huge relief to finally be able to celebrate his first win as Hattrers manager when beating Portsmouth 1-0 at Kenilworth Road.Jordan Clark’s 25th minute goal was enough to separate the two sides with Town’s first win since late December seeing them climb off the bottom of the Championship table in the process.Bloomfield said: “Relief ...Full Story »

Neil Harris admitted he could not wished for a better start after returning as Cambridge head coach as the U’s followed up their 2-0 win at Stockport by defeating fellow strugglers Crawley by the same score at the Broadfield Stadium.Goals in each half from Elias Kachunga and Paul Digby lifted Cambridge off the bottom and above Crawley into 22nd  place, and both clubs are now six point...Full Story »

Barry Ferguson admits Rangers face “heavy defeats” against Fenerbahce and Celtic if they perform as they did in losing 2-1 to Motherwell at Ibrox.The Light Blues came from 2-0 down to beat Kilmarnock 4-2 at Rugby Park on Wednesday night in the former Gers captain’s first game as interim boss and he could “not believe” what he was watching as they trailed again ...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough was left to rue missed chances on his return to the Pirelli Stadium as his Stags side had to settle for a point from a 1-1 draw with Burton.In a scrappy game Stags fell behind to a deflected Owen Dodgson goal for Albion before former Mansfield defender Ryan Sweeney deflected Louis Reed’s cross in for the equaliser, ex-Albion striker Lucas Akins missing a late pe...Full Story »

Dundee boss Tony Docherty admitted he was delighted his side had stopped the rot after five successive league defeats by drawing 1-1 with St Johnstone at Dens.The relegation rivals had to settle for a share of the spoils each with Makenzie Kirk netting for Saints before Simon Murray equalised for the Dark Blues.Docherty felt his side did enough to win but he was ultimately happy to accept a draw...Full Story »

Huddersfield manager Michael Duff felt a mixture of relief and pleasure after beating Stevenage 2-1 to return to winning ways in League One.Callum Marshall put Town ahead after three minutes and although Brandon Hanlan equalised eight minutes later, Nigel Lonwijk headed the winner in the 24th minute.Town stay fifth having put two disappointing defeats behind them and Duff said: “We looked ...Full Story »

Stuart Maynard felt Notts County had “missed a big opportunity” after needing a late goal to secure a 2-2 draw at Fleetwood.The promotion-chasing Magpies failed to keep up the pace in the League Two automatic-promotion race as the gap extended to three points.George Abbott put the visitors ahead, but Ryan Graydon scored twice in two second-half minutes, one from the penalty spot, to ...Full Story »

Stockport boss Dave Challinor hailed 19-year-old Benony Andresson as the best finisher he has after the forward’s brace inspired a 2-1 comeback win over Blackpool.Ashley Fletcher put the Seasiders ahead at Edgeley Park, but substitute Andresson’s leveller after the break and late headed winner turned the game around.The January signing, an Iceland Under-21 international, was one of t...Full Story »

Danny Cowley hailed Colchester’s display as they struck late to win 1-0 away at MK Dons.The pivotal moment came late on in a game of few chances, when the referee awarded a penalty for handball by Kane Thompson-Sommers. Former MK Dons midfielder Jack Payne duly scored the spot-kick in the 87th minute to win the game.Victory means Colchester are unbeaten in nine Sky Bet League Two games and...Full Story »

Bournemouth progressed through to the FA Cup quarter-finals for only the third time in their history after a rollercoaster 5-4 penalty shoot-out win over Wolves.The fifth-round tie at Vitality Stadium was full of drama with Evanilson’s 30th-minute opener followed by VAR controversy as Milos Kerkez had a second ruled out for offside after an eight-minute check.Matheus Cunha levelled for Wol...Full Story »

Nathan Jones admitted his emotions caught up with him after he had watched his Charlton side snatch the points with two goals in a dramatic conclusion to a 2-1 victory away to fellow play-off hopefuls Leyton Orient.Jordan Brown had given the home side the lead soon after the interval but two headed goals, both from corners, in the final four minutes of added time proved decisive.Macaulay Gillesp...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder felt the 2-1 victory at QPR was the “perfect response” to losing to promotion rivals Leeds – and said his players had lifted his spirits after a difficult week.The Blades clinched a fifth consecutive away win to cut the gap on Sky Bet Championship leaders Leeds to three points – five days after losing at home to them.Leeds’ five-ma...Full Story »

Tom Cleverley bemoaned Watford’s lack of cutting edge after their goalless draw with Stoke at the bet365 Stadium.The visitors dominated the game for more than an hour but could not score and in fact needed two late saves from Norwegian goalkeeper Egil Selvik to ensure they kept a third consecutive clean sheet.The draw leaves Watford three points off the top six, while Stoke sit five points...Full Story »

John Doohan was left hugely “frustrated” with his Accrington players’ inability to follow his instructions when defending set-pieces during Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Harrogate.The Sulphurites opened the scoring when Jasper Moon headed in an Ellis Taylor corner and, although Josh Woods levelled things up just after half-time, the hosts sealed all three points thanks to a Jo...Full Story »

John Eustace insists his Derby side have the fighting qualities to get out of trouble in the Championship despite dropping to the bottom of the table after their 1-0 defeat at Middlesbrough.The Rams are now winless in 12 Championship games and Eustace has lost his first three since leaving Blackburn to take charge at Pride Park.They looked set to pick up what would have been a crucial point at t...Full Story »

Barnsley head coach Darrell Clarke was pleased that his side secured a 4-3 home win against Lincoln but was dissatisfied with how they ended the game.Goals from Davis Keillor-Dunn, Adam Phillips, Georgie Gent and Max Watters took Barnsley to within four points of the play-off places.Tendayi Darikwa, Reeco Hackett-Fairchild and Jovon Makama scored for the visitors in a thrilling end but they ran ...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Steve Evans praised two-goal match-winner Sam Nombe following a dramatic 3-2 victory over Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium.The Scot paid tribute to the former Exeter striker after his added-time heroics gave Rotherham a last-gasp three points.While Nombe eased the Millers’ League One relegation worries, he also deepened Rovers’ fears of the drop with the resul...Full Story »

Barnet maintained their six-point lead at the top of the National League with a 3-0 win at Oldham.The Latics went close to breaking the deadlock just before the break when Mike Fondop’s effort was pushed behind by Bees goalkeeper Owen Evans.The contest swung Barnet’s way in the space of 60 seconds soon after the resumption.Zak Brunt swept home following a brilliant run after 50 minut...Full Story »

Northampton manager Kevin Nolan felt his side deserved all three points as they were denied by a late equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Exeter.On-loan Burnley striker Dara Costelloe grabbed his second goal in just his fourth appearance for the Cobblers shortly before half-time, but substitute Sonny Cox rescued a point for Exeter three minutes from time with his first goal in almost a year.“Natura...Full Story »

Ross County manager Don Cowie believes their 1-0 win over Kilmarnock was their best three points of the season.The Staggies were not at their best, but held on under plenty of pressure after Kieran Phillips’ first-half goal to get the better of their visitors in Dingwall.It still could have been better for County, as they saw a second goal in the final 10 minutes disallowed after a VAR rev...Full Story »

Derby sunk to the bottom of the Championship after a 1-0 defeat at Middlesbrough extended their winless to run 12 league games.The Rams looked set to battle to what would have been a crucial point at the Riverside Stadium but Finn Azaz struck the winner for Boro 10 minutes from time.John Eustace has lost his first three games since taking charge and Derby are now four points adrift of Championsh...Full Story »

Crewe Alexandra strengthened their bid for the League Two play-offs with a 3-1 victory at Chesterfield.Shilow Tracey and Max Conway scored in the first half, and although Dylan Duffy pulled a goal back late in the game, Tom Lowery added a third in stoppage time to wrap up a convincing win.The visitors had a good chance early on when Joel Tabiner went past two Chesterfield defenders before settin...Full Story »

Huddersfield got their League One play-off challenge back on track with a 2-1 victory at Stevenage.Having lost their last two games, and with only two wins in the last nine, Town consolidated fifth place with this triumph.The visitors took the lead after three minutes when Boro failed to deal with an awkward ball forward that bounced high.It was pushed wide to the left for Ruben Roosken to beat ...Full Story »

Notts County slipped three points off the pace in the League Two automatic-promotion race after Alassana Jatta’s last-gasp goal salvaged a 2-2 draw at Fleetwood.After Ryan Graydon’s quick brace turned the match around following George Abbott’s opener, Jatta was on hand to steal a point with his 19th goal of the season at the death.On-loan Tottenham midfielder Abbott forced a mi...Full Story »

Forest Green got back to winning ways as goals from Emmanuel Osadebe and Harry Cardwell sealed a 2-0 win over Maidenhead.Steve Cotterill’s men had lost ground on the National League’s top two with just two points from their last three outings, but relocated the winning formula.Osadebe hit the first in the 11th minute and turned creator in the second half. He fed substitute Cardwell, ...Full Story »

Harrogate pulled 10 points clear of the Sky Bet League Two relegation zone courtesy of a 2-1 home win over fellow strugglers Accrington.Striker Josh March registered his sixth goal of the season to decide Saturday’s contest, extending the Sulphurites’ unbeaten run at Wetherby Road to a fifth match.Harrogate centre-half Jasper Moon broke the deadlock as he found the back of the net in...Full Story »

Relegation rivals Dundee and St Johnstone had to settle for a share of the spoils in a close 1-1 draw at Dens.Makenzie Kirk opened the scoring for Saints with Simon Murray responding for the home side before the break.The hosts came closest to finding a winner in the second half with Scott Tiffoney hitting the woodwork.The result leaves Saints still bottom of the Premiership table with Dundee th...Full Story »

Barry Ferguson’s homecoming turned into a Rangers reality check as Motherwell battled to a 2-1 William Hill Premiership win over the ragged home side at Ibrox.The Light Blues came from 2-0 down to beat Kilmarnock 4-2 at Rugby Park on Wednesday night in the former Gers captain’s first game in charge as interim boss, and again they fell two behind after mistakes led to goals from Luke ...Full Story »

Ollie Pearce maintained his hot scoring streak as promotion-chasing York beat Hartlepool 1-0 in the Vanarama National League.Pearce fired home his 22nd goal of the season, and his sixth in five games, after Malachi Fagan-Walcott’s pass was deflected into his path by a home defender in the 40th minute.York, in second place and trailing leaders Barnet by six points, thought they had opened t...Full Story »

Goals from Elias Kachunga and Paul Digby lifted Cambridge off the bottom of the table after a 2-0 win at Cambridge.Both sides finished with 10 men, Crawley’s Rushian Hepburn-Murphy and the U’s James Gibbons receiving straight red cards within six minutes of each other in the second half.Cambridge, winners of both of their games since Neil Harris has returned as head coach, are now si...Full Story »

Stoke and Watford played out a drab 0-0 Championship draw at the bet365 Stadium as neither side were able to give a boost to their respective end-of-season ambitions.Mark Robins’ relegated-threatened Potters avoided a third successive defeat to remain five points above the drop zone and might have snatched a late winner but for Egil Selvik’s brace of saves.Play-off chasing Watford mi...Full Story »

Sonny Cox scored his first goal in almost a year to rescue a point for Exeter in their 1-1 League One draw with relegation rivals Northampton at St James Park.The opening quarter was cagey with neither side creating much in the way of clear-cut chances. Northampton did have a great chance five minutes before half-time, though, when Alex Hartridge was robbed of possession but Tariqe Fosu took too...Full Story »

Dan Creaney scored twice as Tamworth dealt bottom club Ebbsfleet a 3-2 home defeat.Josh Wright’s side have not won a game since September 14 and find themselves cast adrift in the National League relegation scrap, but gave themselves a fighting chance when George Moncur gave them the lead.But a quickfire double from Creaney in the run-up to half-time, netting in the 38th and 40th minutes, ...Full Story »

Colchester extended their unbeaten run in Sky Bet League Two to nine games with a 1-0 win away at MK Dons.Jack Payne sealed the points for Colchester with a late penalty against his former club before Callum Hendry was sent off in stoppage time for the hosts.Defeat means the Dons are now winless in six, while Colchester picked up a first win in four after three straight draws.Colchester had the ...Full Story »

Luton manager Matt Bloomfield finally picked up a first long-awaited win at the ninth attempt as the Hatters climbed off the bottom of the Championship table by beating Portsmouth 1-0 at Kenilworth Road.The hosts, who were without a victory in their last 12 second-tier fixtures, came under pressure in the opening stages, Colby Bishop’s close-range prod hitting the covering Amari’i Be...Full Story »

Sam Nombe scored a dramatic added-time winner to secure Rotherham a 3-2 Sky Bet League One victory over Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium.Nombe, who also scored a first-half equaliser, tapped in his 10th goal this season to break Rovers hearts and deepen the West Country side’s relegation fears.Rovers began brightly and took control on five minutes when Ruel Sotiriou poked the ball in...Full Story »

Reading scored twice in the last 20 minutes as they came from 1-0 down to win 2-1 at Wigan in League One.The first half was almost all Reading, with Lewis Wing seeing a free-kick from 25 yards touched round a post by Sam Tickle, who made a stupendous save moments later to deny Andre Garcia at point-blank range.Even Tickle was helpless the next time Reading had a sight of his goal as Harvey Knibb...Full Story »

Shrewsbury striker John Marquis was sent off after 13 seconds of their 3-1 League One defeat at Peterborough, equalling the fastest red card from the start of a game in English professional football.The Shrews captain’s dismissal matches the record set by former Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Kevin Pressman in 2000 for handling outside the area.The veteran striker claimed his unwanted plac...Full Story »

Charlton snatched all three points at the death to stun Leyton Orient in a London derby featuring two League One play-off hopefuls.Trailing to a Jordan Brown wonderstrike, Macauley Gillesphey and Kayne Ramsay both scored in added time to give the visitors a 2-1 victory.Both Charlton goals came from came from corners sent in by substitute Alex Gilbert. The first, two minutes into the six of added...Full Story »

Southend scored a stoppage-time equaliser as James Golding’s superb strike gave them a dramatic 2-2 draw with Yeovil at Huish Park.The Shrimpers led after 40 seconds when Charley Kendall slid home Leon Chambers-Parillon’s cross.Yeovil turned things around as Kyrell Wilson levelled after 14 minutes and Frank Nouble quickly poked in it at the back post to score for the third consecutiv...Full Story »

Jai Rowe’s late goal helped relegation-battlers Boston come from behind to secure a 3-1 victory at Dagenham, whose winless run was extended to 10 Vanarama National League games.Josh Rees had earlier headed the Daggers into the lead after only three minutes, and soon came close to a second when his 12-yard effort struck the post.The Pilgrims were level in the 23rd minute when Jacob Hazel co...Full Story »

Eastleigh’s play-off hopes were dented after a 1-0 defeat at lowly Braintree.Marley Marshall-Miranda’s third-minute goal condemned the visitors to a first loss in five matches.John Akinde’s effort was blocked but the ball fell to Marshall-Miranda, whose first-time shot crashed in off the crossbar.Braintree finished the match with 10 men after Ryan Clampin was shown a second yel...Full Story »