Aston Villa maintained their push for a top-four finish in the Premier League as substitute Lucas Digne headed an 89th-minute winner to defeat Luton 3-2 at Kenilworth Road.Unai Emery’s side looked to have thrown away two points, allowing Luton to fight back from two goals down in the second half, until Digne arrived at the far post to turn Moussa Diaby’s deep cross past Thomas Kamins...Full Story »

Eddie Howe is hoping there is more to come from Newcastle after seeing them secure a first home win of 2024 and the 100th of his Premier League career.The Magpies had not tasted victory at St James’ Park since they beat Fulham 3-0 on December 16, but they ended that run by beating injury-hit Wolves by the same scoreline to suggest they could finally be emerging from a difficult run.Coming ...Full Story »

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson praised his players for their perseverance after coming from behind to defeat Aberdeen 2-1 at home in dramatic fashion.Neil Warnock’s side had led from Connor Barron’s first-minute strike and looked on course for a first league victory for two months.But Mark O’Hara converted a penalty after Toyosi Olusanya was fouled in the sixth minute of ti...Full Story »

Leicester manager Enzo Maresca said his team will need to be mentally strong after losing the last three Championship games and seeing their lead at the top of the table cut to just three points.QPR produced a shock result at the King Power Stadium as goals from Ilias Chair and Sinclair Armstrong earned them a 2-1 win that boosts their hopes of avoiding relegation.Leicester pulled a back through...Full Story »

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insisted he saw nothing wrong with Darwin Nunez’s controversial stoppage-time winner at Nottingham Forest.Nunez marked his return from injury by heading home in the ninth minute of time added on to seal a 1-0 win, which lifted his side four points clear at the top of the Premier League.But the Uruguay international’s last-gasp effort left Forest’s pl...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe felt his Preston side were denied a clear penalty as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home by fellow play-off hopefuls Hull at Deepdale.In a Sky Bet Championship game that did not help either side’s promotion ambitions, Lowe was adamant that his team should have been awarded a spot-kick early in the second half for a pull on Will Keane as he looked to pounce following Ryan Allsop&...Full Story »

Nick Montgomery watched resurgent Hibernian defeat Ross County 2-0 to climb into the top six of the cinch Premiership and then challenged them to stay there for the rest of the season.Hibs slipped into the bottom half of the table after eight league games in a row without a victory from early December.They were recently five points outside the top six, but the win over County, achieved through s...Full Story »

Russell Martin believes Southampton’s togetherness and spirit will help in their push for an immediate Premier League return after they fought for a much-needed, last-gasp 4-3 win at 10-man Birmingham.Having been relegated with a whimper last term before enduring a difficult start to life in the Sky Bet Championship, Saints then went on a club-record 25-match unbeaten run in all competitio...Full Story »

Walsall’s wonderful form is no ‘flash in the pan’, said Saddlers boss Mat Sadler after his side beat Doncaster 3-1 to record a fifth successive win and climb to sixth in Sky Bet League Two.Josh Gordon powered home a header from namesake Liam’s cross to give Walsall an early lead and they wasted chances to go further ahead before Kyle Hurst volleyed Doncaster level.However...Full Story »

Lee Bell wants Crewe to learn from their mistakes after letting a two-goal lead slip to crash to a late 3-2 defeat to Morecambe.Having moved into the League Two automatic-promotion places with victory at Notts County seven days previously, Crewe were in the mood to keep the pressure on their rivals and were well set when Shilow Tracey added to Elliott Nevitt’s first-half header with a thun...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna was delighted his side made it five wins in a row as they moved back up to second in the Sky Bet Championship with a 2-0 win at Plymouth.A 63rd-minute own goal from Brendan Galloway and Kieffer Moore volley secured the win, while Argyle’s Mickel Miller hit a post and saw Town defender Luke Woolfenden clear his volley off the line.McKenna said: “To win f...Full Story »

Neil Harris hailed his Millwall players for displaying the passion he believes the club is built on as they edged past Watford 1-0.Harris left Cambridge at the end of February to return to The Den for his second spell in charge, and has since steered the Lions to back-to-back wins to keep them above the relegation zone.Earlier in the week, Harris had spoken about “bringing the Millwall-nes...Full Story »

Frustrated Everton manager Sean Dyche has told his players it is time they started taking responsibility for the chances they are missing in front of goal as more failures up front contributed to their 3-1 defeat at home to West Ham.Beto’s 56th-minute header, after he had missed the club’s first penalty of the season, put them ahead but Kurt Zouma equalised within six minutes and, ha...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley was delighted to have kept a clean sheet after his side secured their third League One win in four matches with a 2-0 victory at Shrewsbury.The hosts’ best chance of the game came just before the 20-minute mark when Tom Bloxham’s first-time cross found Dan Udoh in the box but his diving header was kept out by goalkeeper Dan Grimshaw.The Tangerines broke ...Full Story »

Boss Philippe Clement claimed Ross McCausland was “kicked off the pitch” in the  2-1 defeat by Motherwell which dented Rangers’ cinch Premiership title hopes.With the visitors leading through a Theo Bair strike, the Northern Ireland winger had to be replaced by Fabio Silva in the 35th minute after he was caught by Dan Casey after the Fir Park defender won a tackle.Gers ski...Full Story »

Derek McInnes revealed that Kilmarnock will appeal against the red card shown to Lewis Mayo during their 2-2 draw at Dundee.An early own goal by keeper Will Dennis was cancelled out by Killie’s Marley Watkins.Luke McCowan then netted from the penalty spot for the home side after Mayo was sent off by referee Colin Steven for his challenge on Scott Tiffoney.Robbie Deas secured a dramatic dra...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Nigel Adkins was clearly relieved after his side secured a 1-0 win over Sutton thanks to Rob Apter’s late strike.Apter delighted the Prenton Park faithful following a run of four defeats in Rovers’ previous five matches.Adkins said: “It’s the right result and it’s an important result, even if it did take us a long time to get there.“Great credit ...Full Story »

Derby boss Paul Warne hailed Dwight Gayle’s ability to make “a massive difference” after his first goal for a year helped promotion-chasing County beat Port Vale 3-0 at Pride Park.The 34-year-old striker, who joined Derby last month as a free agent after leaving Stoke, opened his Rams account to make it 2-0 on the stroke of half-time – just as Vale were starting to cause ...Full Story »

Portsmouth manager John Mousinho was delighted with the League One leaders’ helter-skelter 2-1 win at home to Oxford.Christian Saydee came off the bench to score the goal that fired Pompey a step closer to promotion after Cameron Brannagan’s penalty had cancelled out Callum Lang’s opener for the home side.Mousinho said: “You could describe that as a pretty breathtaking di...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Charlie Adam was beaming with pride after a vital 4-2 victory over Lancashire rivals Wigan.Bosun Lawal, on loan from Celtic, twice pulled Town level in the first half to cancel out goals from Stephen Humphrey and Thelo Aasgaard.And further strikes from Gavin Kilkenny and Jayden Stockley, within seven second-half minutes, put the result beyond doubt to give Fleetwood’s surviv...Full Story »

David Artell described his Grimsby players as “warriors” after an all-important 1-0 victory over Forest Green eased their relegation fears.Grimsby picked up their first League Two win since late-December – with Harvey Rodgers settling the scores – to move six points clear of the danger zone.Chances were few and far between throughout the 90 minutes at Blundell Park &ndash...Full Story »

Furious Stevenage boss Steve Evans claimed Lincoln should have had a man sent off during their dour goalless draw.Evans, who was himself booked for remonstrating against a decision in the first half, was adamant Ethan Erhahon should have received a second yellow card for a foul on Louis Thompson with 20 minutes to go.He said: “For me there’s a massive, massive, pivotal moment in the ...Full Story »

Gatlin O’Donkor and Anthony Hartigan were on target in the first half as promotion-chasing Barnet claimed a 2-1 win at Hartlepool in the Vanarama National League.O’Donkor opened the scoring for the Bees after 11 minutes following good work by Zak Brunt and went close to adding a second when he headed over.Hartigan did double the lead and in spectacular fashion just before the interva...Full Story »

Charlton boss Nathan Jones gave Harry Isted an ‘earful’ after the goalkeeper’s calamitous error cost his side two vital points against Northampton on Saturday.The Addicks led after just four minutes at Sixfields thanks to Karoy Anderson’s deflected strike and they rarely looked in trouble thereafter as Northampton struggled to create anything in attack.But Isted was caugh...Full Story »

Stoke boss Steven Schumacher wants to make their home ground a fortress after a crucial 2-0 win over Middlesbrough.Bae Jun-ho’s second goal in as many games before the interval set the hosts on course to a vital victory.And Lewis Baker put the result beyond any doubt late on to hand the Potters a major boost in their battle for survival.Stoke remain in the relegation zone but move level on...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson insisted it is all about results after Posh kept themselves in the League One promotion battle with a 2-1 win over Exeter.Kwame Poku struck the winner midway through the second half as Ferguson’s tactical tweak worked to perfection.The attacking talent bagged his 10th goal of the campaign after being shifted into a central position from his usual wide bert...Full Story »

Stephen Clemence was full of praise for his Gillingham side as they made it back-to-back wins to move into the League Two play-off places with a gritty 2-0 win over Salford.Goals from Shadrach Ogie and Timothee Dieng earned three well-deserved points for the Gills, who were excellent in their defensive shape.Gillingham head coach Clemence said: “Salford have done really well recently, they...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou hopes Timo Werner gains confidence after he scored to help Tottenham earn a much-needed 3-1 home win over Crystal Palace.Spurs were set for a second consecutive defeat when Eberechi Eze curled home a sumptuous free-kick for the visitors just before the hour mark.Werner had also been guilty of missing a glorious first-half chance but made amends when he tapped in with 77 minutes ...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl feels his team’s hunger is powering their form and it helped them to beat relegation rivals Rotherham 1-0.Ike Ugbo netted his sixth goal in five matches to hand Wednesday a valuable win in their relegation battle, taking them three points from safety and leaving Rotherham 19 points adrift at the bottom.The Owls have now won three games on the bounce a...Full Story »

Wycombe boss Matt Bloomfield blamed his side’s ill-discipline for their 4-2 loss to promotion-chasers Barnsley.The Chairboys twice let a lead slip before substitute David Wheeler was sent off as the Reds completed a resounding comeback.Dale Taylor and Kieran Sadlier twice put Wycombe ahead, only for Sam Cosgrove and Donovan Pines to respond each time before Corey O’Keeffe and Conor G...Full Story »

Ruben Selles hailed his goalscorers after Reading beat basement boys Carlisle 3-1 in Sky Bet League One.Sam Smith, who earlier hit a post, opened the scoring before Harvey Knibbs’ double at Brunton Park.Playmaker Knibbs bagged a brace in the corresponding fixture when the Royals hammered the struggling Cumbrians 5-1.For Knibbs it was his 14th and 15th goals of a fruitful campaign.Jon Melli...Full Story »

Luke Williams has challenged Swansea to build on their 2-1 victory over Blackburn.Williams finally earned his first home league victory at the fifth attempt thanks to first-half goals from Joe Allen and Jamie Paterson.The Sky Bet Championship’s top scorer Sammie Szmodics pulled a goal back for Blackburn just past the hour mark, but Rovers were unable to make their second-half dominance pay...Full Story »

Cheltenham boss Darrell Clarke praised defender Tom Bradbury for another fine performance after his late goal-line clearance preserved a valuable point against Burton.It was an uninspiring contest between the relegation rivals, with Cheltenham controlling much of the first half without seriously testing visiting goalkeeper Max Crocombe.However, Burton nearly snatched the points deep into added t...Full Story »

Boss Matt Taylor revealed he was left out of pocket after watching his Bristol Rovers side collect all three points with a 1-0 victory at play-off hopefuls Leyton Orient.Chris Martin recorded his 15th goal of the season when a first-half set-piece from skipper Antony Evans eluded the home defence and the unmarked Martin claimed the faintest of touches before the ball nestled in the far corner of...Full Story »

Noor Husin hit a 79th-minute equaliser as Southend claimed a 1-1 draw at Oldham in the Vanarama National League.Husin was on hand to tuck in, with the aid of a deflection, after Marcus Dackers had brought down a Jack Bridge cross.Oldham had been on course for victory after Nathan Sheron – who was denied by a fine save from Collin Andeng Ndi in the first half – had opened the scoring ...Full Story »

Marco Silva believes Rodrigo Muniz is getting “better and better” after the Fulham forward inspired the Cottagers to a 3-0 win over Brighton.Muniz claimed his fifth Premier League goal in five games with a clinical header which came after his assist for Harry Wilson’s earlier long-range strike at Craven Cottage.Adama Traore opened his account for the season during four added mi...Full Story »

Stephen Clemence was full of praise for his Gillingham side as they made it back-to-back wins and three clean sheets in a row with a gritty 2-0 victory over Salford.Goals from Shadrach Ogie and Timothee Dieng earned three well-deserved points for the Gills, who were excellent in their defensive shape.Gillingham head coach Clemence said: “Salford have done really well recently, they’v...Full Story »

Craig Levein believes Nicky Clark’s late equaliser against Livingston could be looked back on as a crucial moment in St Johnstone’s season.Saints jumped to ninth in the cinch Premiership after Clark nodded home with three minutes remaining to cancel out Andrew Shinnie’s opener.The McDiarmid Park boss admitted it was a game that was unlikely to live long in the memory but insist...Full Story »

Norwich head coach David Wagner singled out Kenny McLean for praise after watching his side continue their Championship play-off bid with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Sunderland at Carrow Road.Josh Sargent’s late goal earned the Canaries a narrow win and while Wagner was delighted with the American’s display, he felt it was McLean’s contribution that should be highlighted.He ...Full Story »

Louis Appere scored with 10 minutes remaining as Northampton fought back to draw 1-1 with struggling Charlton in Sky Bet League One.The Addicks led after just four minutes at Sixfields when their opponents failed to clear their lines and the ball dropped to Karoy Anderson on the edge of the box and his shot took deflected past goalkeeper Louie Moulden.Daniel Kanu was close to converting Conor Co...Full Story »

Tahvon Campbell scored a last-minute equaliser to nullify Paul McCallum’s hat-trick as promotion-chasing Solihull Moors snatched a 3-3 draw at Eastleigh in the Vanarama National League.Two headers from McCallum put the hosts into a 2-0 at half-time but Jamey Osborne pulled one back just before the hour.McCallum restored Eastleigh’s two-goal advantage when he completed his treble on 6...Full Story »

Goals from Karamoko Dembele and Hayden Coulson secured Blackpool a 2-0 victory at Shrewsbury to keep their League One play-off hopes alive.Just before the 20-minute mark, Tom Bloxham sent a first-time cross into the box for Shrewsbury, which found Dan Udoh but his diving header was kept out by Dan Grimshaw.Blackpool was awarded a free-kick in the 40th minute, which reached George Byers on the ed...Full Story »

St Johnstone denied Livingston a crucial win at McDiarmid Park as Nicky Clark’s late goal snatched them a 1-1 draw in a game littered with stoppages.It looked as if the visitors were set to emerge victorious following Andrew Shinnie’s first-half opener, but Clark glanced home with three minutes left to give Saints a share of the spoils.There was 20 minutes of stoppage time across the...Full Story »

Dominic Samuel hit a last-gasp winner against Rochdale to move in-form Ebbsfleet further clear of the Vanarama National League relegation zone.The late goal secured a 2-1 victory that takes Ebbsfleet – who have now won four on the trot and have lost just once in their last eight matches – five points above the bottom four.Dominic Poleon had put Danny Searle’s hosts ahead early ...Full Story »

Sutton remain rooted to the bottom of League Two after Rob Apter’s late strike earned Tranmere a 1-0 victory.Visiting keeper Steve Arnold produced a string of good saves, including saving a Connor Jennings penalty, to keep the home side at bay.But there was nothing he could do to deny Apter stealing all three points at Prenton Park.Sutton could have gone in front when Luke McGee parried Ch...Full Story »

Corey Whitely struck twice as promotion-chasing Bromley returned to winning ways with a 2-0 success over Halifax in the Vanarama National League.Forward Whitely thumped home from range to give the second-placed hosts a 39th-minute lead at Hayes Lane, before blasting into the top corner to double his tally within a minute of the restart.Halifax were unable to find a way back into the game as thei...Full Story »

Chelsea fans turned on Mauricio Pochettino as they watched their side labour to a 2-2 draw at west London rivals Brentford.The Blues were leading through a Nicolas Jackson header but were pegged back by Mads Roerslev’s close-range strike.And shortly after Yoane Wissa put Brentford ahead with a spectacular overhead kick, the away fans began singing the name of former manager Jose Mourinho a...Full Story »

Walsall claimed a fifth successive victory by beating Doncaster 3-1 to climb to sixth in Sky Bet League Two.Josh Gordon’s early header was cancelled out by Kyle Hurst but Jack Earing and former Doncaster loanee Mo Faal won it for Walsall.The Saddlers led in the 18th minute as Liam Gordon put in a pinpoint cross for namesake Josh to bullet a header into the bottom corner.Rovers were almost ...Full Story »

Barnsley won for the third game in a row as they beat 10-man Wycombe 4-2 at Adams Park.Dale Taylor had put the Chairboys ahead before Sam Cosgrove equalised for the visitors.Kieran Sadlier restored Wycombe’s lead, only for goals from Donovan Pines and Corey O’Keeffe to turn the game in Barnsley’s favour.The hosts then saw David Wheeler sent off seconds after coming on, with Con...Full Story »

Danny Ormerod’s double helped Fylde move away from the Vanarama National League drop zone with a thumping 4-1 win over relegation rivals Maidenhead.Striker Ormerod slotted home after going through one-on-one to give the hosts a half-time lead at Mill Farm.Reece Smith’s low shot in the 57th minute brought the Magpies level but parity was short-lived as Jon Ustabasi quickly restored th...Full Story »

Kilmarnock salvaged a last-gasp 2-2 draw against Dundee at Dens in the cinch Premiership.The hosts took the lead courtesy of an own goal by keeper Will Dennis with the visitors equalising before the break through Marley Watkins.Kilmarnock’s Lewis Mayo was sent off after conceding a penalty on the hour mark, with Luke McCowan converting the spot-kick, but the Ayrshire men rescued a point de...Full Story »

Josh Rees and Harry Phipps struck in the second half as Dagenham and Redbridge claimed a 3-1 win over Altrincham in the Vanarama National League.Daggers took the lead on 42 minutes at Victoria Road when Ryan Hill converted from the spot after a foul on Tom Eastman but this was quickly cancelled out by a penalty at the other end.This time Eastman was the guilty party with a trip on Regan Linney, ...Full Story »

Teenage substitute Dajaune Brown struck a last-gasp equaliser to earn Gateshead a 1-1 draw at Boreham Wood in the Vanarama National League.The 18-year-old, on loan from Derby, picked an opportune moment to register his first senior goal by pouncing six minutes minutes into added time.Play-off hopefuls Gateshead looked set to slip to a frustrating defeat after Kabongo Tshimanga put the 15th-place...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino shrugged off the jeers from Chelsea fans after a section of them turned on him during the 2-2 draw at Brentford.The Blues were leading through a Nicolas Jackson header but were pegged back by Mads Roerslev’s close-range strike after half-time.And shortly after Yoane Wissa put Brentford ahead with a spectacular overhead kick, the away fans began singing the name of forme...Full Story »

Gillingham moved into the League Two play-off places with a 2-0 win at Salford.Goals either side of half-time by Shadrach Ogie and Timothee Dieng earned three points for the gutsy Gills.Salford’s Conor McAleny struck over the bar and dragged one wide early on.For Gillingham, Oli Hawkins headed Max Clark’s cross onto the top of the net.It took 41 minutes for the first shot on target t...Full Story »

Charlie Austin’s late equaliser earned Swindon a 1-1 draw at home to Harrogate.Swindon had the game’s first big chance when Ricky Aguiar made a clever run in behind Harrogate and managed to slip a pass into Aaron Drinan.The striker looked to take his shot on early from the edge of the box and it flashed just wide of the near post.Seven minutes into the second half Anthony O’Con...Full Story »

Louis Moult’s second-half equaliser earned cinch Championship leaders Dundee United an away point as Partick Thistle’s winless league run grew to six games in a 1-1 draw.Thistle, whose last league victory came against Arbroath on January 6, led only three minutes in when Aidan Fitzpatrick’s corner was flicked on by Wasiri Williams before Brian Graham headed in.Fitzpatrick then ...Full Story »

Mark O’Hara and Toyosi Olusanya scored in stoppage time to earn St Mirren a 2-1 home win and deny Neil Warnock his first league victory as interim Aberdeen manager.Connor Barron’s goal after just 62 seconds looked set to earn the Dons a first league win for two months.But substitute Olusanya won a penalty after a long VAR delay that was converted by O’Hara before just moments l...Full Story »

Leicester’s lead at the top of the Championship has been cut to just three points with 11 games to go after relegation-threatened QPR claimed a surprise 2-1 victory at the King Power Stadium.Goals from Ilias Chair and substitute Sinclair Armstrong – who scored with his first touch after coming on just before the hour – earned improving Rangers their third successive victory.The...Full Story »