Mikel Arteta demanded his Arsenal players use the “rage” from their shock defeat to Bournemouth as motivation for a Champions League comeback against Paris St Germain.The Gunners geared up for Wednesday’s semi-final second leg in France in the worst possible fashion with a 2-1 home defeat after second-half goals by Dean Huijsen and Evanilson cancelled out Declan Rice’s 34...Full Story »

Arsenal warmed up for Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg at Paris St Germain with a shock 2-1 home defeat to Bournemouth.Declan Rice fired the Gunners ahead after 34 minutes but Andoni Iraola’s visitors staged a spirited second-half comeback at the Emirates.Dean Huijsen equalised in the 67th minute and eight minutes later Evanilson bundled in the winner to help Bourne...Full Story »

Reading manager Noel Hunt stressed the need for talks with prospective new owner Rob Couhig after seeing their hopes of a League One play-off place ended.The Royals had needed to better the result of Leyton Orient to pinch sixth place but went down 4-2 at home to Barnsley as Orient triumphed 4-1 win at Huddersfield.After a goalless first half, goals from Stephen Humphrys and Jon Russell gave Bar...Full Story »

Graham Alexander joked that it was “the Bradford way” after the Yorkshire side clinched automatic promotion in dramatic fashion with a last-gasp 1-0 win.Antoni Sarcevic scored the winner against Fleetwood at Valley Parade in the sixth minute of added time, deflecting home George Lapslie’s shot.Bradford had been facing the prospect of dropping into the play-offs after failing to...Full Story »

Leicester manager Ruud van Nistelrooy was relieved to see his side end their long wait for a home goal in the Premier League as they comfortably defeated Southampton 2-0 at the King Power Stadium.A clash between two already-relegated teams was broken open by Jamie Vardy’s 199th goal for the Foxes which ended a drought of 826 minutes of not scoring on their own patch in the league.It set Le...Full Story »

Inigo Calderon admitted the final chapter of Bristol Rovers’ season was a difficult watch as they went down 4-1 at Blackpool.Their relegation had been confirmed before the last round of games and, though they took the lead through Gatlin O’Donkor, they were pegged back by Blackpool before half-time and shipped three more goals in the second half.Calderon insisted he would like the ch...Full Story »

Tranmere interim head coach Andy Crosby rounded off an impressive audition for the permanent job with a thumping 4-1 away win over 10-man Newport on the final day.Tranmere secured their League Two safety last week and they leapfrogged their opponents and Accrington to seal a 20th-place finish thanks to a superb second-half performance at Rodney Parade.County, who had Kai Whitmore sent off for a ...Full Story »

Salford boss Karl Robinson was disappointed as his side missed the chance to secure a League Two play-off spot in their 2-2 draw with already-relegated Carlisle.The Ammies came into the final day of the season knowing that a win would be enough to seal a spot in the play-offs and keep their League One dream alive, but as soon as they went 2-0 down to a double salvo from Stephen Wearne and Matty ...Full Story »

Mat Sadler is confident Walsall can take the momentum of a final day victory at Crewe into their League Two play-off clash with Chesterfield.George Hall’s second-half goal had the Saddlers and their 2,000 plus following daring to dream as they lay in the third automatic promotion spot for half an hour at Gresty Road.But Bradford’s stoppage-time winner against Fleetwood has left them ...Full Story »

David Gray hailed Hibernian’s fortitude after consolidating third place in the William Hill Premiership with a convincing 3-1 win over Dundee United at Easter Road.The Leith side’s 1-0 defeat at Aberdeen last week was their first loss in 18 games but they bounced back against the Taysiders to go three points clear of the Dons in third place with three fixtures remaining and all but s...Full Story »

Phil Parkinson praised his Wrexham players for not letting their promotion party plans affect their end to the season.History-making Wrexham, who sealed second spot last week to become the first Football League club to achieve three straight promotions, won 2-0 at Lincoln.The Dragons, owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, have a promotion party in Las Vegas booked for next w...Full Story »

Derek McInnes was pleased to give the long-suffering travelling fans from Kilmarnock a big win to celebrate after prevailing 2-0 against St Johnstone in Perth.Killie recorded only their third away William Hill Premiership victory of the season and first since October thanks to a goal in either half from David Watson and Danny Armstrong.That was sufficient to take the Ayrshire men six points clea...Full Story »

Match-winning Doncaster striker Rob Street hailed a “perfect day” as Rovers were crowned League Two champions after beating Notts County 2-1 at Meadow Lane.Street’s brace before the break was enough for Rovers to take all three points and in turn finish four points clear of Port Vale at the summit.“t was a perfect day. It’s what I set out to do, from the minute I wa...Full Story »

MK Dons boss Paul Warne is looking forward to ringing the changes in the summer after voicing frustration with his shot-shy team.The former Derby boss, who took over the Buckinghamshire side in mid-April, saw his side end the campaign with a 0-0 draw at Swindon.The Dons have scored just one goal in their last seven games as they finished 19th.“We need some pace and power,” Warne said...Full Story »

Bromley manager Andy Woodman believes his side have laid the foundations for the club’s future in their first season in the EFL.The Ravens ended their League Two campaign with a 3-0 win over Cheltenham to secure an 11th-placed finish.League Two player of the year Michael Cheek scored two more goals to take his tally to 25 while Nicke Kabamba also netted in a comfortable home victory.And Wo...Full Story »

Port Vale manager Darren Moore was keen to focus on the “magnitude” of what his already-promoted side has achieved this season despite ending with a 1-0 defeat at home to Gillingham.Vale needed leaders Doncaster to drop points away at Notts County to have any chance of finishing in top spot but Rovers ran out 2-1 winners to be crowned champions.A stunning goal from Aaron Rowe secured...Full Story »

Birmingham boss Chris Davies said “we’ve got the football but we’ve got the fight as well” at the conclusion to their record-breaking season.Davies’ side had already broken the record for most points in an EFL season with a game to spare, and their 2-1 win against Cambridge saw them end the campaign on 111 – 19 ahead of nearest challengers Wrexham.The two side...Full Story »

Danny Cowley felt his Colchester players gave it everything after they missed out on a Sky Bet League Two play-off spot following a goalless draw with Barrow.The U’s had to beat the Bluebirds and hope three results elsewhere went their way to extend their season but were unable to break down the visitors, who finished the game with 10 men after substitute Kyle Cameron’s dismissal.The...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough believes staying in League One has been a bigger achievement than gaining promotion 12 months ago after the Stags ended the campaign with a 3-0 home win over Exeter.Reece Cole hit the post for the visitors inside 30 seconds, and Mansfield responded to the let-off with goals from Stephen McLaughlin, Dom Dwyer and Ben Waine.“This week has been a brilliant end to t...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna was left to ponder what might have been had Julio Enciso been available for more matches after the Paraguayan scored a brilliant goal in the 2-2 draw at Everton.The 21-year-old joined on loan from Brighton in late January but his appearance at Goodison Park was only his 11th for the club after an interrupted start to life in East Anglia.He has been making up for lo...Full Story »

Crawley boss Scott Lindsey was frustrated it was too little too late following relegation by a one-point despite a 2-1 over 10-man Shrewsbury.Both teams’ fates were already confirmed before the start of the game, with the fixture already destined to be replayed in Sky Bet League Two next season.It was a tale of two halves in the dead-rubber affair, with all the action coming in the second ...Full Story »

Dundee manager Tony Docherty claimed the decision to disallow what would have been a second goal for Antonio Portales against Motherwell was a “disgrace” after the 10-man visitors fought back to win 2-1 at Dens Park.Portales had volleyed Dundee into a 31st-minute lead following a long throw and emulated the feat with a left-footed strike into the same top corner from the same source ...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams felt his side’s 2-1 defeat by Harrogate told “the story of their season”.The Shrimps were relegated from the Football League two weeks ago and ended the season with six successive defeats after Harrogate came from behind with two quickfire first-half goals to take three points at the Mazuma Stadium.Morecambe started the game on the front foot and took...Full Story »

Nathan Jones has insisted that Charlton’s results against Wycombe this season count for nothing ahead of their League One play-off showdown.The Addicks finished fourth in the table after a 3-1 home victory over Burton on Saturday.The SE7 outfit leapfrogged Wycombe, who lost at home to promotion rivals Stockport on the final day.Charlton did the double over the Chairboys in the regulation c...Full Story »

Bolton boss Steven Schumacher insists he will not waste time from turning Bolton from Sky Bet League One also-rans into genuine promotion candidates.Josh Dacres-Cogley’s 66th-minute goal – his first of the season – was cancelled out by fellow substitute Jake Young 10 minutes later.“We need to get to work and make sure we are better next season,” confirmed the frustr...Full Story »

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson praised his players for staying in the fight for European qualification after Mikael Mandron’s goal earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over Aberdeen at the SMISA Stadium.The striker, who signed a new contract this week, controlled Mark O’Hara’s outswinging free-kick on his chest before lashing home a fierce volley to score the only goal of the game....Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon assistant manager Terry Skiverton expressed his delight at his side’s 1-0 away win over Grimsby which saw them make the League Two play-offs.Dons manager Johnnie Jackson was serving a touchline ban and watched from the stands at Blundell Park, but despite not being close to his team, they got the job done to extend their season.A draw would have been enough for Wimbledon, but...Full Story »

Will Grigg scored the vital goal to take Chesterfield into the play-offs but said there will not be any celebrations yet after their dramatic final-day 1-0 win over Accrington.The Spireites were ninth at the start of the day and were relying on Salford and Grimsby not winning and for themselves to do a job at the Wham Stadium.It worked out perfectly for them to secure seventh spot thanks to Grig...Full Story »

Stockport manager Dave Challinor wants his side to stop the ‘beautiful habit’ of going a goal down before securing victory following their 3-1 win at Wycombe.Garath McCleary put the home side ahead but Luke Leahy then saw his penalty saved by Stockport goalkeeper Corey Addai around the hour mark.The visitors capitalised when Benony Andresson levelled with 20 minutes left before Olive...Full Story »

Wigan boss Ryan Lowe was angry with his side’s “unacceptable” first-half performance after they drew 1-1 at Northampton on the final day of the season.Tariqe Fosu finished off a sweeping counter-attack to give the home team the lead shortly before half-time, and that looked to be enough for all three points until Dale Taylor equalised in stoppage time.Wigan then lost Will Aimso...Full Story »

Already-promoted Port Vale fell to a 1-0 defeat at home to Gillingham as their hopes of pipping Doncaster to the League Two title failed to materialise.Vale needed leaders Doncaster to drop points away at Notts County to have any chance of finishing in top spot but Rovers ran out 2-1 winners to be crowned champions.A stunning goal from Aaron Rowe secured all three points for Gillingham, who ende...Full Story »

Queen of the South wrapped up a Scottish League One play-off place with a 1-1 draw at champions Arbroath.Peter Murphy’s side began the day in pole position to finish in the top four and got the point they needed to guarantee a second chance at promotion.Reece Lyon’s first-half strike gave the visitors the lead before Ryan Dow levelled.The champions had Thomas O’Brien sent off l...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Matt Hamshaw is preparing for a transformative summer after his side came from behind to see off Peterborough 2-1.Hamshaw will lead the Millers next season following the dismissal of Steve Evans in March and his Sky Bet League One side finished the season with reason for optimism.Goals from Sam Nombe and Cameron Humphreys secured the victory for the boyhood Miller.He said: &ldq...Full Story »