Morecambe boss Derek Adams lavished praise on his side as they sealed a third-successive win with a narrow 2-1 victory over Cheltenham to move out of the League One relegation spots.Adams said the Shrimps supporters witnessed some of the “best football Morecambe fans have ever seen” as goals from Jensen Weir and Kieran Phillips either side of an Alfie May strike made it nine points f...Full Story »

Richie Wellens was happy to see his Leyton Orient side make the game ugly as the League Two leaders ground out a 1-0 win at home to Doncaster.Theo Archibald’s superb dipping volley from long range earned Orient their first win in four matches.It was also the first goal the hosts had scored in four games but was still enough to extend their lead at the top of the table to five points.Wellen...Full Story »

Marco Silva enjoyed a “special” return to Hull as his Fulham side dumped his former employers out of the FA Cup courtesy of a 2-0 win.Layvin Kurzawa’s 37th-minute tap-in and Daniel James’ breakaway goal at the death secured a place in the fourth round for in-form Fulham, six years to the day since Silva’s first game as Tigers boss.On that occasion, Silva, whose firs...Full Story »

Manager Johnnie Jackson saluted AFC Wimbledon’s fighting spirit as they overcame the blow of losing two key loan players in a matter of days to secure a hard-earned goalless draw at Crewe.The Dons were left short when impressive defender Ryley Towler was recalled by Bristol City – who then loaned him back out to League One Portsmouth – after Brentford chose to end midfielder Pa...Full Story »

Rochdale boss Jim Bentley insisted no one at the club is pressing the panic button after his side were held to a 1-1 draw against Newport.Dale collected a second successive point but remain in the relegation zone after an entertaining match in which they took a first-half lead through Devante Rodney only to be pegged back by Adam Lewis’ free-kick early in the second half.“It was an e...Full Story »

Joey Barton is setting his sights on successive promotions following another Bristol Rovers victory.The Gas are only three points adrift of the League One play-offs following a 2-1 success at CambridgeCoupled with Morecambe’s victory, results on Saturday leave Cambridge only one place and two points above the League One relegation zone, with the Shrimps the next team to visit the Abbey Sta...Full Story »

Livingston boss David Martindale admitted Bruce Anderson’s finishing was the only difference between his side and Ross County.Anderson’s quickfire double earned the visitors a 2-0 win as both sides saw efforts ruled out for offside by VAR.Those goals only took Anderson’s tally for the season to five, but Martindale hailed him as a “fantastic finisher”.“Really ...Full Story »

Scott Brown was delighted with his players after Fleetwood reached the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history, beating QPR 2-1.The Cod Army came from behind to win, with Promise Omochere scoring the winner after Toto Nsiala had cancelled out Sam Field’s opener.And Brown, a six-time Scottish Cup winner with Celtic, heaped praise on his players after they deservedly c...Full Story »

Paul Heckingbottom hailed Daniel Jebbison for seizing his opportunity after the 19-year-old set Sheffield United on their way to a 2-0 win at Millwall in the FA Cup third round.Jebbison was handed a start for the first time since the opening day of the season and responded by scoring the Blades’ opener at The Den, coolly slotting home midway through the first half after latching on to an e...Full Story »

Stephen Robinson was disappointed St Mirren failed to put in-form Hearts to the sword while they were on top.The Buddies were the better side in the first half but only had one goal – from a deflected Ryan Strain free-kick – to show for their superiority.They were made to pay early in the second half when Hearts midfielder Robert Snodgrass’s inswinging cross found its way into ...Full Story »

Shrewsbury boss Steve Cotterill admitted he was “lost for words” at seeing his side concede twice in stoppage time to Sunderland to crash out of the FA Cup in the cruellest of fashions.The hosts had one foot in the fourth round after Matthew Pennington’s header with nine minutes to go, but the Championship side dramatically turned things around at the death.Star striker Ross St...Full Story »

Ross Stewart and Luke O’Nien scored in stoppage time as Sunderland snatched a dramatic 2-1 FA Cup victory over stunned Shrewsbury.Matthew Pennington looked to have sealed a memorable win for Steve Cotterill’s side against their Championship opponents with nine minutes to go.But the highly-rated Stewart levelled in the second minute of added time.And then, with deflated Shrewsbury set...Full Story »