Ozan Tufan scored a penalty with the last kick of the match to snatch a point for Hull in a wild 4-4 draw at Sunderland.The hosts trailed 1-0, led 2-1, trailed 3-2 and then led 4-3 in a topsy-turvy contest as they looked set to give their Championship play-off hopes a major boost.But the Tigers left Wearside with a point after Tufan swept home his second goal of the game from the spot in the eig...Full Story »

Inih Effiong’s first-half goal was enough for Dagenham to return to winning ways with a 1-0 victory against play-off hopefuls Boreham Wood.The Daggers, still in with a chance of breaking into the top seven despite back-to-back defeats, struck in the 12th minute when Josh Hare’s free-kick was headed across goal by David Longe-King and Effiong was there to nod home the loose ball.Zak B...Full Story »

Leyton Orient boss Richie Wellens praised veteran Darren Pratley after he returned to form in the 2-0 win at Salford.The 37-year-old was hooked at half-time against Carlisle last weekend but responded with a key role in a victory that extended Orient’s unbeaten run to 11 games and left them 10 points clear at the top of League Two.Pratley was involved in Orient’s second goal, knockin...Full Story »

Darren Moore insisted Sheffield Wednesday should have killed the game off before the Oxford penalty that left him frustrated.League One promotion-chasers Wednesday are now six games without a win after the 1-1 draw. Barry Bannan scored a superb opener before Akin Famewo’s foul on Marcus Browne led to Cameron Brannagan’s equaliser.“I didn’t think it was a penalty from wher...Full Story »

Hartlepool manager John Askey revelled in the performance of hat-trick hero Daniel Kemp after his side’s resounding 4-1 away victory over Grimsby.The Mariners fell apart defensively after drawing level early in the second half, after Kemp had scored the opener before the break, with the man of the moment scoring twice in four minutes with 15 to go to push his side back ahead.Josh Umerah ad...Full Story »

Burton boss Dino Maamria hailed a “huge win” for his side as they boosted their League One survival bid with a 2-1 victory over promotion-chasing Barnsley.Conor Shaughnessy and Dale Taylor scored for Burton as they remained seven points clear of the relegation places with an impressive win over an in-form Tykes side that were chasing a 12th win in 15 games.“It was a big win for...Full Story »

Harrogate manager Simon Weaver admitted his players might fall way short of being Manchester City standard but insisted they are showing the Wetherby Road faithful that they care after drawing with AFC Wimbledon.Relegation-threatened Harrogate fought back from 2-0 down following an Ethan Chislett brace for the visitors to snatch an unlikely draw courtesy of Luke Armstrong’s 89th-minute rep...Full Story »

Bradford boss Mark Hughes was critical of the performance of referee Robert Lewis as his promotion- chasing side extended their unbeaten run to nine games with a goalless draw at relegation- threatened Crawley.Hughes felt Lewis should have sent off two Crawley players for bad fouls on Brad Halliday and Jamie Walker late in the first half.Crawley midfielder Rafiq Khaleel and defender Harry Ransom...Full Story »

Manager Nigel Clough was full of praise for goalscorer Hiram Boateng after Mansfield came from behind to beat Swindon 4-2.Rushian Hepburn-Murphy put Swindon ahead early on but Stephen Quinn levelled with Mansfield’s first goal at this ground since 2002.Lucas Akins gave Mansfield the lead just past the half-hour mark and then turned provider by finding Rhys Oates, whose deflected shot found...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton heaped praise on his young side and an improving defence as the Pirates finally won at the Memorial Stadium after eight games.The hosts edged to a 1-0 win against Charlton to record a first league double over the Addicks since 1957/58, with a victory built on restricting the opposition’s chances.Dean Holden’s men had scored six goals in their previous ...Full Story »

QPR boss Gareth Ainsworth admitted his side’s fragility was evident in a 2-0 defeat at home to Preston which continued their awful slump towards the drop zone.Rangers, who were top in October, have lost nine of their past 10 matches, all but one of their seven since Ainsworth was appointed, and are now only above the relegation places because of Reading’s six-point deduction.They wer...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna insisted his side’s 4-0 win over Wycombe was not as comfortable as the scoreline suggests.First-half goals from George Hirst and Conor Chaplin and second-half strikes from Wes Burns and Freddie Ladapo with a penalty earned Town their eighth league win on the trot as they moved above Sheffield Wednesday into second place.McKenna said: “It was a good day&...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson hailed his side’s “confident” performance after beating Shrewsbury 3-0.Dominant Posh secured a convincing victory against a Shrews side who had won five in a row at New Meadow before being turned over by the play-off contenders.It is 16 points from a possible 18 for the resurgent visitors, who firmly have their play-off fate in their own hands ...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Mark Kennedy hailed Ben House as one of the “top strikers” in League One after his double did for Cheltenham.House struck in each half to end the Imps’ five-game winless run with a comfortable victory at Sincil Bank.“I am really pleased for Ben, who I think is one of the top strikers in the league,” Kennedy said.“His goals-to-games ratio is really...Full Story »

David Wagner believes Norwich’s 2-0 victory at play-off rivals Blackburn was their “biggest win of the season”.Norwich were four points and a place behind sixth-place Rovers ahead of the match, but were on their way to reducing the gap in the 11th minute when Liam Gibbs’ first senior goal capped off a superb team move.Max Aarons then struck a post before the break and Nor...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson hailed the club’s superb support and urged the fans to keep coming after their 2-0 win over Tranmere.The biggest Cumbrian crowd since hosting Leeds back in 2007 – 13,410 – were treated to a Kristian Dennis brace as the hosts returned to the automatic promotion places in League Two with their first win in five.Dennis bagged his 19th and 20th goals of t...Full Story »

Jim McNulty praised the bravery of his Rochdale side after they came from behind to beat Walsall 4-2 at the Crown Oil Arena.Bottom-of-the-table Dale fell behind to a Jamille Matt strike but goals in quick succession before half-time from Ian Henderson and Danny Lloyd turned the game around.Walsall equalised seven minutes into the second period through Tom Knowles but Max Taylor and Ethan Brierle...Full Story »

Neil Warnock believes Huddersfield are in a good place after boosting their survival hopes with a 3-2 win at Watford.Victory takes the Yorkshire side out of the Sky Bet Championship drop zone for the first time since August.With a home game on Easter Monday against Blackburn up next, Warnock feels his side are moving in the right direction.He said: “It looks a lot better than it did four w...Full Story »

Reading manager Paul Ince urged his players to become “heroes” after they followed their six-point Championship deduction by the EFL in midweek with a scrappy 1-1 home draw with Birmingham.Andy Carroll gave the hosts a seventh-minute lead after a slick team move but Birmingham levelled just before the half-hour when Lukas Jutkiewicz powered home a header.Neither side impressed in a t...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher praised his side’s character and depth as they battled back from a goal down to pick up three points to take them to the top of League One.Second-half goals from substitutes Danny Mayor, Ben Waine and Jay Matete gave the Greens the points after Jensen Weir had given struggling Morecambe a shock third-minute lead.A delighted Schumacher said: “I’m ...Full Story »

Both goalkeepers received pats on the back at the end of the goalless draw between Swansea and Coventry at the Swansea.Com Stadium.Home goalkeeper Andy Fisher made it two clean sheets in his last three games with four top-class saves, two of which were one-on-ones.Meanwhile, Sky Blues keeper Ben Wilson cracked a 64-year-old record as he notched his 18th clean sheet of the season – one more...Full Story »

Angry boss Pete Wild wrote off Barrow’s play-off chances after a comprehensive 3-0 defeat at Crewe.His side were the architects of their own downfall as they handed their hosts two first-half penalties, both converted by Dan Agyei, as their top-seven aspirations took a big dent.Wild was fuming with referee Sam Purkiss’ first award, against George Ray, who was penalised for tussling w...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Sabri Lamouchi refused to dwell on the recent controversy surrounding Connor Wickham after the striker’s starring role in a 3-1 win over Sky Bet Championship relegation rivals Blackpool.Wickham opened the scoring for Cardiff in the 21st minute and proved a handful for Blackpool’s defenders throughout, with Sory Kaba and Joe Rolls striking before half-time for the Blues.B...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom will not worry about the results of their promotion rivals after a 1-0 win against Wigan moved his side closer to the Premier League.A first-half goal from Iliman Ndiaye was enough to give the Blades a victory which sees them go eight points clear of third-placed Luton ahead of fourth-placed Middlesbrough’s late clash with leaders Burnley.But Heckin...Full Story »

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson admitted his players were “stunned” after a 3-1 defeat at Halifax knocked them off top spot and dented their National League title chances.Elliot Lee gave Wrexham an interval lead but their 28-game unbeaten league run was halted as Halifax hit back in the second half through Milli Alli’s brilliant double before Mani Dieseruvwe added a late third.Wrex...Full Story »

Portsmouth boss John Mousinho was mystified by the decision to send off Joe Morrell in their 1-1 draw away to MK Dons.Connor Ogilvie’s well-struck volley gaven a dominant Pompey an early lead, but a red card for Morrell in the 39th minute drastically altered the complexion of the game.A brief scuffle inside the Portsmouth six-yard box saw the midfielder receive his marching orders and hand...Full Story »

Notts County took over top spot from Wrexham as Macaulay Langstaff set a new National League goalscoring record in their 3-0 victory over Wealdstone.Langstaff scored his 41st goal of season – the most in a single campaign since the league was rebranded in 2015 – as County reached 100 points for the campaign with four games remaining.Things got even better for the Magpies as news filt...Full Story »

Gateshead continued their revival with a 2-0 win over National League strugglers Scunthorpe, who finished with 10 men.Greg Olley fired the home side into a 17th-minute lead after latching on to Stephen Wearne’s chipped pass.Olley then turned provider to set up Wearne, who slotted the ball into the bottom corner from 12 yards.Scunthorpe, who are second bottom, had midfielder Tom Pugh dismis...Full Story »

Dave Challinor was proud of his players after his first win at Sutton as a manager kept Stockport’s promotion charge on track.Jack Stretton’s second-half effort earned a 1-0 victory to make it seven games without defeat for County.The on-song Hatters have lost just once in their last 14 matches to leave them just two points off third-placed Carlisle.“I spoke all week about atti...Full Story »

Altrincham fought back from 2-0 down and having a player sent off to draw 2-2 with Oldham in their Vanarama National League match at Boundary Park.Joe Nuttall put the hosts in front midway through the first half, before a header from substitute Bassala Sambou with 16 minutes left looked to have wrapped up the points.Defender James Jones was shown a red card in the 79th minute following a foul on...Full Story »

Jon Brady insists his injury-hit Northampton side will “keep fighting” after they suffered a dent to their automatic promotion hopes with a 3-0 defeat at lowly Newport.The Cobblers were already down to the bare bones before their trip to south Wales and they lost both Aaron McGowan and Jack Sowerby to injury at Rodney Parade.To add insult to injury, the visitors were well beaten in t...Full Story »

Accrington manager John Coleman said he will not be celebrating despite seeing his relegation-battling side claim a vital 3-0 win over Port Vale.Stanley took the lead through a 31st-minute own goal from Vale keeper Jack Stevens and Harvey Rodgers made it 2-0 before the break following good work by Ethan Hamilton.The Reds wrapped up the points in the 68th minute when on-loan Brentford striker Aar...Full Story »

Derby boss Paul Warne hailed Nathaniel Mendez-Laing after he helped his side to a 2-0 win over League One’s bottom side Forest Green to keep the Rams play-off bid on track.Mendez-Laing provided the cross for James Collins’ effort that cannoned off Brandon Cooper’s hand in the first minute leading to the penalty that set County off and running.Goals from Collins from the spot an...Full Story »

Kane Ferdinand’s controversial late goal gave Maidenhead a 1-1 draw against Solihull in their Vanarama National League match at the ARMCO Arena.Justin Donawa had put the Moors ahead after being played through on goal in the 10th minute before defender Callum Howe saw his header cleared off the line.The Magpies pressed for an equaliser in the second half as Ashley Nathaniel-George’s s...Full Story »

Steve Evans was forced to select his seventh goalkeeper of the season in Stevenage’s 1-1 draw with Colchester but admitted he was thrilled with Thimothee Lo-Tutala’s performance.Jon McCracken returned to his parent club Norwich after suffering an ankle injury in the 1-1 draw against Northampton, paving the way for Lo-Tutala’s emergency loan from Hull.The 20-year-old Frenchman c...Full Story »

Scott Brown was furious with the decisive penalty and his Fleetwood side’s performance as they fell to defeat at Cambridge.Sam Smith’s penalty proved to be the winner 12 minutes after half time and Brown expressed his dismay at referee Lee Swabey for pointing to the spot for a challenge on James Brophy.Mark Bonner’s U’s have won successive League One matches for the first...Full Story »

Neil Harris challenged his Gillingham players to ‘really attack’ their remaining games and show they are worthy of a future at the club after all but securing their Sky Bet League Two status with a 1-0 win over Doncaster.Tom Nichols’ spectacular volley on the stroke of half-time proved enough to settle the outcome at Priestfield and take the hosts nine points clear of the botto...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson praised an “important” Bristol City win as the Robins came from behind to stun Stoke 2-1.Nick Powell handed the in-form Potters a first-half lead as the hosts looked to extend their five-match unbeaten run in the Championship.But Zak Vyner’s looping header – the Robins’ first goal on their travels in over seven hours – levelled the tie to set up ...Full Story »

Northampton’s promotion charge suffered a bump in the road as they were beaten 3-0 at struggling Newport.Omar Bogle’s double and a stoppage-time stunner from substitute Charlie McNeill inflicted a first defeat on Northampton since February 18.The Cobblers were on top throughout the first half but found themselves a goal down at the break.After Mitch Pinnock, Harvey Lintott and Louis ...Full Story »

Bolton picked up three big points in the race for a League One play-off place, but they were given a real scare by spirited Exeter at St James Park.Conor Bradley scored the only goal of an entertaining game, but Exeter will rue their lack of cutting edge as they created enough to have taken something from the game.The only goal came with Bolton’s first chance of the game on 27 minutes, as ...Full Story »

The Vanarama National League play-off battle between Barnet and Bromley ended in a 1-1 draw.Finley Potter put the Bees ahead in the second minute of first-half stoppage time.Parity was restored within four minutes of the restart when Bromley striker Michael Cheek poked home Ryan Stirk’s free-kick for his 13th goal of the season.Bromley, who almost won it late on through Jude Arthurs, are i...Full Story »

Cambridge kept their Sky Bet League One survival hopes alive by beating Fleetwood 2-1.The hosts netted an opener inside three minutes courtesy of an excellent strike from Jack Lankester, who found space on the edge of the box to fire beyond Jay Lynch and into the far corner.They almost gifted Fleetwood an immediate equaliser when Dimi Mitov’s poor kick rebounded to Jack Marriott, only for ...Full Story »

Burton grabbed a huge victory in their quest to secure League One survival as Conor Shaughnessy and Dale Taylor fired them to a shock 2-1 win over promotion-chasing Barnsley.Albion remain seven points clear of the bottom four while Barnsley, who had been seeking a 12th win in 15 matches, slipped six points from the top two.The visitors had strong shouts for a penalty after 11 minutes when James ...Full Story »

Norwich reignited their play-off hopes with a convincing 2-0 win at top-six rivals Blackburn.David Wagner’s men came into the game winless in four but produced a performance against the team immediately above them.They were set on their way in the 11th minute through a superb team move that ended with Liam Gibbs’ first goal for the club.Max Aarons also hit the woodwork but the half e...Full Story »

Ipswich stormed to an eighth straight League One win as they swept aside Wycombe 4-0 to move up to second in the table.First-half goals from George Hirst and Conor Chaplin set the hosts on their way before a Wes Burns strike and a penalty from Freddie Ladapo took Town, who have kept clean sheets in all of those eight games, above Sheffield Wednesday on goal difference.Hirst had the ball in the n...Full Story »

Mansfield won at the County Ground for the first time in 46 years as they came from behind to record a 4-2 victory against Swindon.Rushian Hepburn-Murphy scored within three minutes as he nodded beyond Christy Pym to give Swindon the lead.The Stags answered back in the 13th minute when Elliott Hewitt whipped a ball to the back post which found an unmarked Stephen Quinn, who headed home to score ...Full Story »

Richie Wellens made a winning return to the Peninsula Stadium as Leyton Orient beat Salford 2-0 to take a giant stride towards promotion from League Two.First-half goals from Ruel Sotiriou and George Moncur saw Orient extend their unbeaten run to 11 matches and move 10 points clear at the top – with a game in hand.But a first defeat in four outings saw Salford slip out of the top seven as ...Full Story »

Levi Sutton scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time to earn relegation-threatened Harrogate an unlikely 2-2 home draw against AFC Wimbledon.Harrogate had been trailing to a goal in each half from Ethan Chislett before Luke Armstrong’s 89th-minute reply set up the grandstand finish that saw Sutton net his first goal for the club since his January move from Bradford.Earlier, Dons top s...Full Story »

Relegation candidates Torquay secured back-to-back wins with a 2-0 victory against National League play-off hopefuls Eastleigh.Aaron Jarvis had a good chance for the hosts blocked before Danny Whitehall’s effort was well saved.Whitehall had another chance to put the Spitfires in front just before the break but Mark Halstead made a comfortable save from the forward’s header.Despite th...Full Story »

Southend made it back-to-back wins with a 2-0 victory over relegated Maidstone.The Shrimpers took the lead in the eighth minute when Harry Cardwell had a shot saved by Yusuf Mersin, but Jack Bridge was able to volley the rebound home.Roarie Deacon nearly equalised for the visitors, but goalkeeper Collin Andeng Ndi did well to save before Regan Booty’s strike rattled the crossbar.Southend s...Full Story »

Promotion- chasing Bradford extended their unbeaten run to nine games as relegation-threatened Crawley battled hard to earn a point from a 0-0 draw at the Broadfield Stadium.The Bantams stay in sixth place and Crawley remain out of the bottom two but only on goal difference following Hartlepool’s 4-1 victory at Grimsby.Crawley boss Scott Lindsey pledged going into the game that his men wou...Full Story »

Kristian Dennis struck both goals as Carlisle reignited their League Two promotion push with a 2-0 win over Tranmere at Brunton Park.Dennis ended his drought with his first goals since January 31st, taking his tally for the season to 20, as the hosts claimed their first win in five games.Paul Simpson’s side took full advantage of Stevenage’s slip-up to return to the automatic promoti...Full Story »

Stevenage’s automatic promotion hopes suffered a blow while Colchester drifted closer to the relegation zone as the sides shared a 1-1 draw at the Lamex Stadium.Connor Hall had given the League Two strugglers hope with his 18th-minute opener, but Alex Gilbey levelled the scores at the start of the second half.The draw leaves Stevenage outside of the top three on goal difference while Colch...Full Story »

Rock-bottom Rochdale made it back-to-back wins for the first time since October as they beat Walsall 4-2.Two wins in as many games under caretaker boss Jim McNulty has moved the club within six points of safety with six games to play in League Two.The visitors took the lead after 23 minutes when Jamille Matt prodded home Brandon Comley’s flick on at the back post.But Dale levelled three mi...Full Story »

Milli Alli fired a brilliant double as Halifax dealt Wrexham’s National League title hopes a blow with a deserved 3-1 win at The Shay.Elliot Lee gave Wrexham a half-time lead but Alli equalised at the start of the second period and rifled home a superb second before Mani Dieseruvwe added a late third.Around 4,500 Wrexham fans made the trip from north Wales to swell a bumper Bank Holid...Full Story »

Bolton manager Ian Evatt hailed the spirit of his team as they returned to their League One promotion bid with a dogged 1-0 win at Exeter.Just five days after thrashing Plymouth 4-0 at Wembley Stadium to win the Papa Johns Trophy final, Bolton were given a far tougher examination by the Grecians, who fared well but lacked a killer touch in front of goal.“Sunday was a great, monumental occa...Full Story »

Jack Stretton’s second-half goal enhanced Stockport’s promotion hopes with a 1-0 victory at Sutton.It was a defeat which dealt a blow to the hosts’ play-off ambitions and, to make matters worse, they lost captain Craig Eastmond after just six minutes.Sutton goalkeeper Jack Rose produced a good first-half save after Stretton was slipped through.David Ajiboye was the hosts’...Full Story »

Rohan Ince scored twice in the closing stages as promotion-chasers Woking came from behind to beat Dorking 2-1 in their Vanarama National League match at Meadowbank.Jason Prior’s penalty had given Wanderers the lead just after the hour.The Cardinals, though, fought back to equalise with 15 minutes left through a fine long-range volley from Ince, which flew into the top corner.Before the ho...Full Story »

A Daniel Kemp hat-trick helped Hartlepool to an impressive 4-1 away victory over Grimsby in a massive boost to their League Two survival hopes.Josh Umerah aded a fourth as the visitors completed a league double over the Mariners in emphatic fashion with a ruthless second-half display.Some defensive disorganisation cost Grimsby who went behind as David Ferguson’s cut-back across the penalty...Full Story »

A Ben House brace earned Lincoln a 2-0 win at home to Cheltenham to end their five-match winless run.The striker forced the ball over the line in the 42nd minute for his opener after two efforts from Ted Bishop had been blocked in the box.And House added his second in the 79th minute to seal the points for Mark Kennedy’s men against an in-form Cheltenham side.The Robins arrived at Sincil B...Full Story »

Coventry’s hopes of bridging the gap to the play-off places took another dent as they were held to a goalless draw at the Swansea.Com Stadium.That made it five dropped points at the start of April and they dropped one place into the bargain. The only recompense for Coventry is the gap to sixth is still three points.Swansea boss Russell Martin stuck to the team that had pulled off a remarka...Full Story »

Tom Cannon scored both goals as Preston won 2-0 at QPR to continue the west London side’s horrific slump towards the relegation zone.The on-loan Everton youngster netted twice in the space of four second-half minutes to boost North End’s play-off push and pile more misery on Rangers.QPR, who were top of the table in October, have now lost nine of their past 10 matches and all but one...Full Story »

Accrington boosted their bid for League One survival with a 3-0 home win over Port Vale.There was nothing in it until the 31st minute when Vale keeper Jack Stevens failed to keep hold of a hopeful Liam Coyle ball into the box and dropped it over the line for an own goal.Vale pressed for an equaliser with Stanley goalkeeper Lukas Jensen superbly stopping a James Wilson volley.Stanley, who remain ...Full Story »

Dan Agyei converted two first-half penalties as Crewe made it back-to-back wins with a 3-0 success over Barrow.The Cumbrians’ play-off push took a dent as they lost for only the second time in their last eight games, with Alex substitute Chris Long completing the scoring in the 89th minute.After Paul Farman pushed Callum Ainley’s angled effort around a post, the resulting corner had ...Full Story »

York stunned Vanarama National League play-off hopefuls Chesterfield with a shock 3-1 away win.Liam Mandeville put the fourth-placed Spireites ahead after 18 minutes from Ryan Colclough’s cross.Olly Dyson levelled five minutes before the break with a fierce volley from the edge of the area after he had earlier struck the crossbar.York took the lead when Michael Duckworth capitalised on goa...Full Story »

In-form Peterborough maintained their play-off push with a dominant 3-0 win at Shrewsbury.Jonson Clarke-Harris’ scored his 25th goal of the season before Ephron Mason-Clark and Jack Taylor grabbed second-half efforts at New Meadow.It was a fifth game without defeat for Darren Ferguson’s contenders and a fourth clean sheet on the bounce as they remained in sixth on goal difference ahe...Full Story »

Gillingham moved closer to securing their Sky Bet League Two status as Tom Nichols hit the winner in a 1-0 victory over Doncaster.Neil Harris’ side are now nine points above the relegation zone with just six games remaining.Buoyed by winning seven of their previous eight matches at Priestfield, the Gills twice came close to scoring in the opening 10 minutes.An unmarked Nichols failed to hi...Full Story »

A late Bristol City double stunned Stoke as the travelling Robins came from behind to win 2-1 in the Championship.The Potters took the lead before the interval when Nick Powell marked his second start since returning from injury with an accomplished strike.Alex Neil’s side controlled large portions of the tie as they looked to stretch their unbeaten run to six matches.But the visitors leve...Full Story »

Derby returned to winning ways but remain outside the playoff places on goal difference after a 2-0 win over League One bottom club Forest Green.Goals from James Collins from the spot and David McGoldrick late in the second half were enough for all three points in Gloucestershire.County made the perfect start when Collins’ effort was blocked by a Forest Green hand, and the referee pointed ...Full Story »

Connor Wickham made headlines for all the right reasons as Cardiff thrashed Sky Bet Championship relegation rivals Blackpool 3-1 at Bloomfield Road.Earlier in the week, Wickham had apologised after a social media video emerged of him apparently inhaling ‘laughing gas’ in the wake of the Bluebirds’ derby defeat to Swansea last weekend.Manager Sabri Lamouchi described the striker...Full Story »

Plymouth moved to the top of League One thanks to a 3-1 win against relegation-threatened Morecambe at the Mazuma Stadium.The home side looked like they were going to cause an upset when they took an early lead through Jensen Weir but substitutes Danny Mayor, Ben Waine and Jay Matete all scored second-half goals to put Plymouth top of the table.Morecambe made a perfect start to the contest when ...Full Story »

Huddersfield boosted their survival chances after beating Watford 3-2 at Vicarage Road, as the hosts had goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann sent off deep into stoppage time.Watford made two changes to the side that lost at local rivals Luton, with Joao Ferreira and Yaser Asprilla coming into the starting line-up.With seven points from the previous three games, Huddersfield made one change from their imp...Full Story »

John Marquis scored a 71st-minute penalty as Bristol Rovers won at home for the first time in eight games after beating Charlton 1-0 at the Memorial Stadium.The striker came off the bench in the 65th minute, replacing Josh Coburn, and six minutes later he took the spot-kick awarded for Charlton captain George Dobson handling in the area that stopped Pirates midfielder Lamare Bogarde’s burs...Full Story »

Cameron Brannagan’s equaliser from the penalty spot 20 minutes from time gave struggling Oxford a precious point in a 1-1 draw with League One leaders Sheffield Wednesday.The Owls slipped to second on goal difference behind Ipswich who won comfortably against Wycombe.The game’s opening half-hour was scrappy with Wednesday relying on long-range shots from Lee Gregory, Marvin Johnson a...Full Story »

Mohamed Eisa earned relegation-threatened MK Dons a point in a 1-1 draw against 10-man Portsmouth at Stadium MK.Connor Ogilvie gave play-off-chasing Pompey an early lead and the visitors controlled proceedings until Joe Morrell’s controversial sending-off in the 39th minute.But Eisa’s calm finish in the 65th minute levelled the match and extended the Dons’ unbeaten run to five ...Full Story »

Aldershot and Yeovil shared the spoils with a 1-1 draw in their Vanarama National League relegation battle.Tyler Cordner gave Aldershot a 50th-minute lead, heading home Ollie Harfield corner.Yeovil equalised after 65 minutes when Callum Harriott poked home from close range after smart work from Malachi Linton and Matt Worthington.Jake Hutchinson missed a golden chance to secure Aldershot victory...Full Story »

Reading suffered a further Championship setback following their six-point deduction in midweek when they could only manage a tame 1-1 home draw with Birmingham to slip into the relegation zone.Andy Carroll gave Reading an early lead from close range but Blues levelled just before the half-hour mark through a towering Lukas Jutkiewicz header.A scrappy second half, with neither side displaying any...Full Story »

Millwall manager Gary Rowett questioned some of the decisions of Championship officials after his side were denied a late penalty in a 0-0 draw with play-off rivals Luton.Defender Jake Cooper was wrestled to the ground in the final minute at The Den but ref Darren England saw nothing doing, leaving Rowett and a vociferous home crowd seething.It was a game of few chances and one which failed to l...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Matt Taylor said Jordan Hugill showed his character as the striker led his team to a 3-1 win over West Brom.The Millers’ captain had quite the afternoon against his former club as he netted twice but not before gifting the visitors the lead by giving a penalty away.Rotherham played with an urgency and intensity that West Brom could not contain and were worthy of the three...Full Story »

Jordan Hugill turned his fortunes around as he led Rotherham to a 3-1 win over West Brom.The skipper haunted his former club all afternoon but initially gifted them the opener by giving away a first-half penalty, which was tucked away by John Swift.The striker then netted either side of the break to put Rotherham in the ascendancy and continued to give Albion’s backline a torrid time.Both ...Full Story »