Grimsby piled misery on rock-bottom Rochdale with a 1-0 victory at Blundell Park which left them five points from safety in League Two.George Lloyd settled the contest with a well-taken winner 22 minutes from time.Dale had ended a nine-match winless run last time out but a fourth defeat in six games leaves them with an uphill task to avoid relegation to the National League.Chances were few and f...Full Story »

Doncaster Rovers injected new life into their flagging League Two play-off aspirations with a 2-1 win over AFC Wimbledon.The Dons had taken the lead through Josh Davison on 18 minutes. He collected the ball on the edge of the box, cut inside and struck a tame effort which Rovers keeper Jonathan Mitchell fumbled into his own net.Doncaster levelled on 27 minutes when Harrison Biggins rose to meet ...Full Story »

Barrow and Sutton shared the Sky Bet League Two points in a dour 0-0 draw at Holker Street.The stalemate ensured Pete Wild’s Cumbrians went five games without defeat for the first time since returning to the Football League.But there was a sense an opportunity had been missed by the hosts, who had the better chances against a side who have now gone nine games undefeated, losing just one ma...Full Story »

Gillingham moved nine points clear of the relegation zone as Shaun Williams and Conor Masterson were the unlikely heroes in their 2-0 home victory over Tranmere.Stand-in Gills captain Williams, who had only scored once this season prior to kick-off, proved to be an effective attacking outlet for the hosts throughout.The Irishman had his goal-bound header blocked by team-mate Timothee Dieng early...Full Story »

Preston kept their slim play-off hopes alive as goals from Tom Cannon and Ched Evans earned them a 2-0 win over strugglers Cardiff in a feisty affair at Deepdale.Cannon opened the scoring with a blistering second-half strike and Evans sealed the points at the death after Cardiff goalkeeper Jak Alnwick was sent off to extend the Lilywhites’ unbeaten run to six gamesKion Etete and Jaden Phil...Full Story »

Clinical Chelsea continued their recent revival under Graham Potter – as Gary Lineker watched them breeze past Leicester.Ben Chilwell grabbed the opener against his former club to set the tone for a 3-1 win and further ease the pressure on Potter.Kai Havertz’s fine finish restored the visitors’ lead after Patson Daka levelled and Mateo Kovacic’s volley sealed it.Gary Line...Full Story »

Newport fought back from a goal down to claim a 1-1 League Two draw at home to promotion-chasing Bradford.Andy Cook gave Mark Hughes’s men a half-time lead with a fine finish after 36 minutes but struggling Newport levelled through a Liam Ridehalgh own goal just after the hour mark.Bradford goalkeeper Harry Lewis escaped with only a yellow card for handling the ball outside his box midway ...Full Story »

Morton and Partick Thistle played out a goalless draw at Cappielow Park as the visitors missed the chance to move level on points with second-placed Dundee.The hosts nearly took the lead inside five minutes when Calvin Miller went through on goal to be denied by a fine challenge from Aaron Muirhead.Robbie Muirhead came close to giving Morton the lead when he lashed a shot across goal on the hour...Full Story »

Jack Marriott rescued a point for Fleetwood in a 1-1 draw at home to Port Vale.Matty Taylor’s 57th-minute goal looked like being enough against another side firmly in mid-table.But Marriott struck a leveller seven minutes from time to salvage a share of the spoils.Vale had by far the better of the first half but couldn’t turn their advantage into goals.David Worrall went closest with...Full Story »

Two goals in the space of three second-half minutes helped Middlesbrough to come from behind at Swansea to triumph 3-1 and close the gap on the Championship’s promotion leaders.Aaron Ramsey and Cameron Archer scored after the break to turn the game on its head just moments after Swansea, who led at the interval 1-0 thanks to Joel Piroe’s 14th goal of the season, had a goal ruled out....Full Story »