MK Dons boss Mark Jackson felt aggrieved after an overturned penalty cost his side dear in their 1-0 defeat at Fleetwood.Promise Omochere’s third goal in as many games, on the stroke of half-time, separated the two sides in the Sky Bet League One match.Referee Rebecca Welch initially awarded the Dons a spot-kick with 20 minutes to go, before changing her decision to a free-kick after decid...Full Story »

Lincoln City boss Mark Kennedy chose the wrong time to take a toilet break in his side’s 2-0 win over Wycombe Wanderers.Kennedy disappeared in the 71st minute of the game at Adams Park with the visitors leading 1-0 thanks to Dylan Duffy’s seventh-minute strike.While he was away, Dane Lasse Sorensen chipped the goalkeeper from well inside his own half to score one of the goals of the ...Full Story »

Hibernian manager Lee Johnson launched a blistering attack on referee Craig Napier and his fellow officials after being left flabbergasted by what he felt was a “horrendous decision” to send off James Jeggo in the 1-1 draw at St Johnstone.The Easter Road side secured their place in the top six of the cinch Premiership on a day when veteran Lewis Stevenson scored a rare goal in the 32...Full Story »

Port Vale’s interim boss Andy Crosby was delighted for his players after ending an eight-game run without a win with a 2-0 victory over Bristol Rovers.Goals from Ellis Harrison and Tom Pett, within eight first-half minutes, all-but secured Vale’s safety in Sky Bet League One.Vale sacked Darrell Clarke on Monday, and Crosby said: “It’s difficult to win any game of football...Full Story »

Wigan boss Shaun Maloney insists the club’s latest attempt at a great escape “is on” after they overcame play-off hopefuls Millwall 2-1 at the DW Stadium.Thelo Aasgaard’s dramatic winner five minutes from time – after George Saville had cancelled out Will Keane’s opener for the Latics – means Wigan still have hope with two matches to play.On the back of ...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne revealed how patience was the key as his team beat Burton 1-0 in Sky Bet League One to climb back into the play-off places.David McGoldrick’s penalty, his 25th goal of the season, decided the contest in front of a 29,000-plus crowd to give the Rams a two-point advantage over seventh-placed Peterborough with two games to play.It might have been different if Deji ...Full Story »

Bradford boss Mark Hughes was bemused by the amount of time added on to the end of their clash with Gillingham as Oli Hawkins was able to grab a last-gasp leveller.Sky Bet League Two top-scorer Andy Cook had scored twice in the second half to put the home side on course for victory, keeping alive their chances of making the top three, but Gillingham, who have won only two away games all season, ...Full Story »

Coventry manager Mark Robins believes his side have put themselves in an enviable position after a 2-1 victory over relegation-threatened Reading moved them into the Championship play-off places.For the first time since relegation from the Premier League in 2001, Sky Blues fans can dream of a return to the top flight, with their team in the top six going into the final two weeks of the season.Th...Full Story »

Richie Wellens was delighted after Leyton Orient secured the Sky Bet League Two title with a 2-0 home win over Crewe.Orient cut out the early running but it was Crewe forward Chris Long who should have opened the scoring when he sprung the offside trap but then sent his shot high over the bar.Crewe goalkeeper David Richards then denied Paul Smyth, George Moncur and Kieran Sadlier before the inte...Full Story »

Derek Adams believes Morecambe have given themselves every chance of staying in League One after they claimed a narrow 3-2 victory over Charlton.Two goals for Cole Stockton and another from Jensen Weir puts the Lancashire side within touching distance of Oxford and MK Dons.With his side unbeaten in three, manager Adams praised the spirit of his outfit and felt they had the character to avoid the...Full Story »

Stephen Dobbie insists Blackpool can achieve survival in the Sky Bet Championship after earning their first away win since October with a 1-0 victory at Birmingham.Substitute Ian Poveda, on loan from Leeds, tapped home in the 74th minute to secure Blackpool’s second win in three games after a dreadful mix-up between defender Kevin Long and goalkeeper Neil Etheridge.The Seasiders are now th...Full Story »

Manager Neil Wood hailed Salford’s never-say-die attitude after the 10-man play-off chasers produced more late heroics with a last-gasp 3-2 win at Walsall.The visitors led through Callum Hendry’s early header but Louie Barry saw red for lashing out at Joe Low before Jamille Matt nodded Walsall level.Conor McAleny’s 88th-minute goal put Salford back ahead but Walsall equalised i...Full Story »

Newport boss Graham Coughlan was in no mood to ease off on his players despite a come-from-behind 3-1 win at Doncaster in League Two.The Exiles trailed at half-time courtesy of Kyle Hurst’s deflected strike but roared back after the break with goals from Priestley Farquharson, Aaron Wildig and Cameron Norman.Coughlan revealed it took a few harsh words towards his players at the break to sp...Full Story »

Riyad Mahrez scored the first FA Cup semi-final hat-trick since 1958 as Manchester City eased into the final with a 3-0 defeat of Sheffield United.The Algeria international put Pep Guardiola’s treble-chasing side ahead with a penalty late in the first half before striking twice more after the hour.Championship high-flyers United failed to trouble the imperious City, who made light of their...Full Story »

Rotherham’s Championship survival hopes suffered a blow after substitute Andreas Weimann fired a stoppage-time winner to secure Bristol City a 2-1 victory at Ashton Gate.The home side took a 15th-minute lead when Cameron Pring delivered a high cross from the left and Tommy Conway rose to notch his 11th goal of the season with a header.Rotherham were level in the 67th minute when Jordan Hug...Full Story »

Wade Elliott hailed Cheltenham’s survival in Sky Bet League One as a “massive, massive achievement” after they beat Gloucestershire rivals 3-1.Alfie May scored twice along with one from Aidan Keena, with all the damage done in the first half before Jordon Garrick pulled one back for already-relegated Rovers in the second half.Elliott’s side have lost one of their last 10 ...Full Story »

Blackburn fan Gareth Ainsworth enjoyed his return to his native Lancashire after his QPR side inflicted a first home defeat of the season on promoted Burnley.Substitute Chris Martin headed home three minutes from time to clinch a 2-1 win and put the Clarets’ title party on hold.The victory – just Rangers’ second in 22 games – moved them closer to safety in the Championshi...Full Story »

Sean Dyche said the league table does not lie after he watched his Everton side slip back into the Premier League’s relegation zone with a goalless draw at Crystal Palace.The visitors’ hopes of earning the win they needed to boost their survival chances were dashed when Mason Holgate was sent off 10 minutes from time for a second booking, after he interrupted Jordan Ayew’s burs...Full Story »

Liverpool’s 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest maintained their momentum in the chase for a top-four spot as manager Jurgen Klopp stressed they have not left it too late to find their best form.Victory made it four matches unbeaten, with back-to-back victories following two draws, and represents their joint-best run of an inconsistent campaign.Two goals from Diogo Jota were cancelled out by fo...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson feels Bristol City have made progress in the Championship this season after a 2-1 victory over Rotherham.After Tommy Conway’s opener was cancelled out by Jordan Hugill’s penalty, substitute Andreas Weimann fired home from close range in the first minute of stoppage time after Rotherham goalkeeper Viktor Johansson palmed out a Kal Naismith shot.Weimann’s 50th City ...Full Story »

Cinch League One table toppers Dunfermline held on to a 1-1 draw with Airdrie despite playing a portion of the second half with nine men.The Pars hit the front just before the hour mark when he chipped the goalkeeper inside the box but Calum Gallagher steered home to make things all square between the sides.Dunfermline went a man down when Kyle Benedictus brought down Callum Smith outside the ar...Full Story »

Michael Duff praised the performance of Slobodan Tedic as his Barnsley side defeated Oxford 2-0 to keep their hopes of a League One top-two finish alive.Tedic scored the goals either side of the interval with Adam Phillips providing the assist on both occasions.The Reds have now won nine successive home matches, while struggling Oxford are only outside the relegation zone on goal difference and ...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou felt conceding a “poor goal” to Motherwell knocked his players’ composure as their long winning run came to an end.The cinch Premiership leaders were ahead at half-time thanks to Callum McGregor’s deflected strike but they left Greg Taylor on his own to deal with in-form Well striker Kevin van Veen 10 minutes into the second half and paid t...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher praised his promotion-chasing side as they stayed top of Sky Bet League One with a 3-1 home win over Cambridge.In-form Callum Wright, skipper Joe Edwards and substitute Niall Ennis scored for Argyle to cancel out Sam Smith’s first-half bullet header.Schumacher said: “It was a really good performance and to get a 3-1 win and not be as nail-biting as the...Full Story »

First-team coach Andy Garner had high praise for injury-ravaged Mansfield as they dug deep under a late Stevenage bombardment to cling onto a 1-0 win against their visiting promotion rivals.Stags had eight players missing and lost James Gale after 21 minutes with a head injury, but they stood firm and Garner said: “We’ve won 1-0 and I would have taken that all day at 3pm.“We ar...Full Story »

Dean Smith insists Leicester have achieved nothing and must keep pushing after they climbed out of the drop zone.Timothy Castagne’s first goal since August earned a vital 2-1 comeback win over Wolves.Kelechi Iheanacho’s penalty cancelled out Matheus Cunha’s opener as Leicester won for the first time in 10 Premier League games.It was Smith’s first win in charge after repla...Full Story »

Accrington boss John Coleman bemoaned his side’s lack of a killer touch after they went down 1-0 at Portsmouth.Substitute Joe Pigott was the home hero with a header 15 minutes from time.Coleman said: “We did enough to win the game, but just cannot get a goal. We took the game to them from the off and dominated the first half.“If you look at the stats, we’ve had six shots ...Full Story »

Swansea manager Russell Martin spoke of his pride as his return to Carrow Road ended with an impressive 3-0 victory over a Norwich side who were reduced to 10 men just before the interval.The Swans maintained their impressive end-of-season form at the ground where their manager made more than 300 appearances as a player, with goals from Joel Latibeaudiere, Liam Cullen and Olivier Ntcham earning ...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt hailed his side’s second-half performance after his half-time talk worked wonders in a 1-0 League One victory at home to Shrewsbury that kept their play-off hopes alive.After a frustrating opening half, Wanderers piled on the pressure in the second and were indebted to midfielder Josh Sheehan’s sweetly struck 63rd-minute effort.Marko Marosi prevented a wider mar...Full Story »

Swindon boss Jody Morris felt his side’s performance was far from perfect after they came from behind to rout AFC Wimbledon 5-1 at the Cherry Red Records Stadium.The Dons have now dropped 38 points from winning positions this season, and once again they took the lead through Aaron Pierre, who was later sent off.But Swindon surged back quickly through Jacob Wakeling and a Luke Jephcott doub...Full Story »

Unai Emery admitted Aston Villa got more than they deserved after snatching a late point in a 1-1 draw at Brentford.The Bees dominated the clash in west London and were leading through Ivan Toney’s 20th goal of the season.But they were pegged back two minutes from the end after Douglas Luiz lashed the ball home following a frantic goalmouth scramble.“I usually analyse the match tryin...Full Story »

Kieran McKenna told Ipswich’s fans to celebrate their latest success – but ordered his players to forget about joining them.The Tractor Boys continued their charge towards the Sky Bet Championship with a comprehensive 3-0 victory that knocked Peterborough back out of the play-off places.An 11th win in the last 12 games of a stunning 16-match unbeaten League One run looked inevitable ...Full Story »

John Askey felt the occasion got the better of some Hartlepool players as their 2-0 defeat to relegation rivals Crawley left them facing a return to the National League.Victory would have given Pools hope of avoiding the drop, but a brace from Dom Telford left the Red Devils six points ahead of their opponents and six goals better off with two games remaining.Defeat was Pools’ third in a r...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady was not getting ahead of himself after his side moved to within one win of promotion thanks to a 3-1 victory over Harrogate.The Cobblers fell behind to Kazeem Olaigbe’s third-minute opener but they fought back well as David Norman, Sam Hoskins and Kieron Bowie all struck to make it 3-1 at half-time.Northampton saw out the second half with few alarms to remain sec...Full Story »

Interim Rochdale boss Jim McNulty was “devastated” after his team were relegated following a 1-0 defeat at Stockport.Dale’s 102-year stay in the Football League came to a predictable end after another dismal performance, with Isaac Olaofe scoring the only goal.McNulty said: “First and foremost I’m absolutely devasted.“I just feel so sorry for the fans because ...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore praised his side for digging deep after they came from behind to beat Exeter City 2-1 at Hillsborough.A second-half comeback with goals from Lee Gregory and Callum Paterson cancelled out Josh Key’s opener and gave the Owls a vital three points.Moore said: “In the first 45 minutes we were non-existent. We looked really tired and I thought we ha...Full Story »

A delighted Jim Goodwin hailed Dundee United’s dramatic change of fortunes after their latest win over Livingston at Tannadice.The hosts took the lead in the first half through Jamie McGrath and then sealed the 2-0 victory late on thanks to a Steven Fletcher goal.It was the Terrors’ third win in a row and takes them four points clear of bottom side Ross County.However, United boss Go...Full Story »

Stephen Robinson hailed his “biggest achievement” and admitted there would be no mixed emotions as his St Mirren team sealed their cinch Premiership top-six place with a 2-0 home loss to Kilmarnock.Goals from Liam Donnelly and Christian Doidge handed Saints just a fourth home league defeat of an otherwise-impressive campaign.Dundee United’s win over Livingston, however, ensured...Full Story »

Ben Garner was delighted to see his Colchester side confirm League Two safety after a resounding 4-1 home victory over Sutton.Colchester fell behind to an 11th-minute David Ajiboye effort but goals from Luke Chambers, John Akinde and Junior Tchamadeu made it 3-1 at half-time.And Noah Chilvers fired home a fourth in the second half as the U’s extended their unbeaten run to eight matches and...Full Story »

Managerless Port Vale gave their supporters something to smile about with a battling 2-0 home victory over Bristol Rovers.Goals from Ellis Harrison and Tom Pett did the damage as the Valiants ended a miserable run of eight games without a win.Striker Harrison gave the home side the perfect start when he smashed home from close range.Midfielder Pett then doubled the lead with a sweet left-foot st...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday stayed in the race for automatic promotion from League One after a 2-1 win over Exeter City at Hillsborough.A second-half comeback with goals from Lee Gregory and Callum Paterson earned the Owls a vital three points.Wednesday almost took the lead when Gregory nipped the ball off defender Will Aimson and played in Will Vaulks but his effort was saved well by Jamal Blackman.Ref...Full Story »

Wealdstone and Dorking played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in the Vanarama National League.The Stones ended their run of three matches without a goal when Charlie Barker teed up Dominic Hutchinson to slot into the bottom corner after just three minutes.The lead lasted just five minutes as Jason Prior headed on Josh Taylor’s long throw and Daniel Gallagher fired home an equaliser.Dorking, w...Full Story »

Alexander King’s early header secured Morton a 1-0 cinch Championship victory over mid-table rivals Raith, who ended the game with nine men.Midfielder King headed home after just 82 seconds and that was enough for Morton to extend their unbeaten league run to four matches.Raith went closest to an equaliser when Lewis Vaughan’s superb long-range effort struck the crossbar early in the...Full Story »

Maidenhead’s fight for National League survival will go to the final day after a 1-1 draw with Barnet.Charlee Adams scored against his former club to cancel out Harry Smith’s late opener for the visitors and the stalemate leaves Maidenhead a place and three points above fourth-bottom Torquay.Barnet sent dangerous balls into the box in the opening stages but the home defenders coped w...Full Story »

Southend are unlikely to make the National League play-offs despite a 3-1 victory at relegated Scunthorpe.Jack Bridge, Noor Husin and Shaun Hobson struck to leave the Shrimpers three points off the top seven with just one game remaining.Bridge scored the opener in the 35th minute from the penalty spot after Callum Powell went down following a push from Reagan Ogle.Husin added a second seven minu...Full Story »

Bromley secured their place in the National League play-offs with a 2-0 victory over fellow promotion hopefuls Chesterfield, who missed the chance to clinch third spot.The Spireites, with just one defeat in their previous 11 matches, could have guaranteed themselves a home tie in the play-off semi-finals if results had done their way but it was Bromley who came out on top at Hayes Lane.The Raven...Full Story »

Dundee missed the chance to move three points clear at the top of the cinch Championship table with two games remaining after being held 1-1 at Inverness.Lyall Cameron’s second-half opener was cancelled out by Inverness substitute Austin Samuels and Dundee had to settle for a point.That was enough to lift them a point clear of title rivals Queen’s Park, who drew 0-0 at Ayr on Friday ...Full Story »

Torquay’s hopes of avoiding relegation from the National League are hanging by a thread after they were denied a potentially priceless victory at Altrincham by a last-gasp penalty.The Gulls had looked on course for a sixth win in seven matches when a second-half brace from veteran captain Asa Hall saw them overturn the half-time lead given to Alty by Regan Linney.However, the visitors suff...Full Story »

In-form Motherwell striker Kevin van Veen ended Celtic’s long winning run with a second-half equaliser at Parkhead.Callum McGregor put Celtic ahead with a deflected long-range strike as they looked to add to their 17 consecutive victories and 21 successive domestic home wins.But the cinch Premiership leaders allowed Van Veen the chance to show his threat just after the break and the Dutchm...Full Story »

Mike Fondop-Talom scored twice as Oldham claimed a fourth National League win in a row with a 3-0 victory away to relegated Yeovil.The visitors took the lead after just eight minutes when Devarn Green finished from close range at the back post following a cross from the left.Oldham almost increased their lead in stunning fashion just after half-time when Mark Shelton’s audacious effort fro...Full Story »

Joe Pigott came off the bench to score the only goal of the game as Portsmouth beat Accrington Stanley.With Pompey all but done in the chase for the play-offs following four successive draws, the pressure was on Accrington to take all three points in their fight to stay in League One.It was Accrington who took the game to the hosts, forcing three corners in the opening five minutes.They had thre...Full Story »

Woking kept alive their hopes of a third-placed finish in the National League after hanging on to beat Gateshead 2-1 at the Laithwaite Community Stadium.The home side were in front after just three minutes when Rhys Browne headed home a corner.Browne doubled the lead in the 11th minute when he converted from the penalty spot after Sol Nwabuokei had been fouled.Gateshead pulled a goal back in the...Full Story »

Aldershot secured National League survival and York are all-but safe after a 2-2 draw at the LNER Community Stadium.Substitute Tyler Frost converted a corner in stoppage time to rescue a point for Shots and maintain their five-point cushion over 21st-placed Torquay, who drew by the same score at Altrincham.The visitors went into the game unbeaten in four and broke the deadlock in the 16th minute...Full Story »