Boss Pete Wild praised Robbie Gotts’ character after his dramatic strike earned Barrow a 2-1 win over Gillingham.Wild had left the playmaker out of the side and it looked to have paid off with Glenn Morris’ unfortunate early own goal at Holker Street.But the Gills goalkeeper made amends with a catalogue of brilliant saves to keep the visitors in the game.QPR loanee Conor Masterson le...Full Story »

Dean Holden praised Miles Leaburn after Charlton demolished Shrewsbury 6-0 at The Valley.The thumping – the first six-goal haul for them at home in 47 years – saw the striker net twice.While Holden believed his side put in the complete performance, he was especially pleased at Leaburn raising his season’s league tally to 11.He said: “I am delighted for Miles getting his f...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta heaped praise on Gabriel Jesus after the forward ended his goal drought with a brace in a comfortable victory over Leeds that keeps Arsenal eight points clear at the top of the Premier League.Having required surgery on a knee injury suffered at the World Cup, Jesus’ comeback has been a gradual one but it was completed just at the right time as he shone in a 4-1 win.The Brazil ...Full Story »

Manager Matt Taylor felt Rotherham were good value for what could prove an important point following their goalless draw at Hull.The Millers are just above the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone but they deserved to leave East Yorkshire with a share of the spoils.They also had to work especially hard once substitute Domingos Quina was sent off for a professional foul after 79 minutes.Taylor sa...Full Story »

Boss Ben Garner wants Colchester to turn draws into wins after they were held to a 0-0 stalemate at home to Newport.The U’s are now only three points above the League Two relegation zone after a third successive draw.Colchester had their chances to grab a second-half winner, with Samson Tovide firing into the side-netting after going past Newport goalkeeper Joe Day, who also denied substit...Full Story »

Hartlepool snatched a dramatic League Two lifeline with an injury-time victory over Swindon.Substitute Oliver Finney cracked home from 25 yards to lift Pools to within two points of third-bottom Crawley.Connor Jennings brought the hosts level in the 88th minute, cancelling out Rushian Hepburn-Murphy’s early opener, before Finney’s wonderful strike sealed a first win under new boss Jo...Full Story »

A Lyall Cameron hat-trick helped Dundee cut Queen’s Park lead at the top of the Scottish Championship to one point following a ruthless 7-0 home win over bottom-of-the-table Hamilton.Dundee took the lead after seven minutes when Alex Jakubiak stabbed home at the back post and they added another in the 16th minute as Ryan Sweeney headed in from a Luke Hannant corner.The Dee then notched two...Full Story »

Danny Lloyd struck as bottom-of-the-table Rochdale picked up an invaluable three points with a 1-0 victory over AFC Wimbledon at Plough Lane.Lloyd’s strike moved Rochdale within eight points of third-bottom Crawley with seven games left to play in League Two.After a quiet opening 15 minutes it was Dons’ Armani Little who had the first real attempt on goal, capitalising on a defensive...Full Story »

Leyton Orient continued their relentless march towards the League Two title as they saw off fellow promotion hopefuls Carlisle 1-0 at Brisbane Road.However, Orient, who finished the game with 10 men, were indebted to a 73rd-minute own goal by Jon Mellish for their win.Substitute Ruel Sotiriou had been on the pitch four just four minutes when he saw his shot from 15 yards hit Mellish, sending goa...Full Story »

Torquay made it back-to-back wins in their bid to escape the drop after edging out relegation rivals Scunthorpe 1-0 at Glanford Park.Lewis Collins struck the decisive goal just after the hour as Gary Johnson’s side, who beat play-off hopefuls Boreham Wood on Tuesday, moved five points above the Iron, and to within three points of Gateshead and safety.Torquay were quickly out of the blocks ...Full Story »

Ipswich closed in on the League One top two with a seventh-straight victory as they beat Derby 2-0 at Pride Park.They caught Derby on the break in the 17th minute with Nathan Broadhead crossing to Wes Burns, who headed the ball down for Conor Chaplin to score from 12 yards.Derby fought their way into the game and went close in the 33rd minute when a James Collins cross ricocheted off Cameron Bur...Full Story »

Cinch Championship leaders Queen’s Park suffered a second successive defeat as Owen Coyle’s men were beaten 2-0 by Raith at Stark’s Park.After falling behind via Tom Lang’s header on the half-hour mark, the visitors failed to take the chance to draw level from the spot, with Dominic Thomas seeing his 38th-minute penalty saved by Jamie MacDonald.Lewis Vaughan then added Ra...Full Story »

Robbie Gotts scored a dramatic stoppage-time screamer to secure Barrow a welcome 2-1 victory over Gillingham.Glenn Morris’ early own goal handed the hosts the lead but the game looked set for a draw after Conor Masterson’s 82nd-minute leveller.But Gotts’ first goal of the season came just at the right time to keep Barrow within touching distance of the top seven.Top scorer Josh...Full Story »

Chesterfield’s bid for a top-three finish in the Vanarama National League suffered a blow as they were held to a 0-0 draw by mid-table Maidenhead.The Spireites remain in fourth, a place and point below Woking as they saw their three-game winning run come to an end and failed to take advantage of their game in hand over the Cards.Chesterfield almost took a 10th-minute lead when Andrew Dalla...Full Story »

Mansfield were back to their best as they halted relegation-threatened Crawley’s five-game unbeaten run in style with a convincing 4-1 home win.Without a win in four games going into the match, Ollie Clarke put the play-off-chasing Stags ahead after only four minutes with a low finish from 12 yard following Stephen Quinn’s pass from the left.Mansfield had plenty of chances to double ...Full Story »

Crewe put further daylight between themselves and the League Two relegation zone with a 2-0 victory at Doncaster.Goals from Courtney Baker-Richardson and Connor O’Riordan secured the win for Alex and left Rovers with a sixth defeat from their last nine outings.The visitors offered much the greater threat in the first half and took the lead after 31 minutes when Baker-Richardson latched ont...Full Story »

Maidstone’s relegation back to the National League South was confirmed as Boreham Wood got their play-off bid back on track with a 4-0 mauling at Gallagher Stadium.The Stones won promotion to the National League last summer but, with the team winless since November, their stay always looked in danger of being a brief one.And the division’s bottom side were consigned to the drop after...Full Story »

Peterborough climbed into the League One play-off places despite being held to a goalless stalemate by struggling Oxford.Darren Ferguson’s men rose into the top six – by virtue of having scored more goals than promotion rivals Derby – on a day when they rarely actually looked like scoring.They could not force Oxford goalkeeper Simon Eastwood into a save of note as midfielder Ol...Full Story »

Paul Mullin scored his fourth hat-trick of the season as Wrexham returned to the Vanarama National League summit on 100 points with a 5-1 win over Oldham.Eoghan O’Connell headed Wrexham in front midway through the first half from close range before another header from Mullin doubled their lead.Liam Hogan pulled one back in stoppage time from John Rooney’s free-kick but just five minu...Full Story »

David Carson notched a late winner as Inverness beat Greenock Morton 2-1 at Cappielow.Carson finished past Brian Schwake in the 88th minute to secure a third victory in four cinch Championship games for Caley Thistle.The home side had earlier equalised with a 69th-minute Grant Gillespie penalty, cancelling out Scott Allardice’s opener that had come nine minutes into the second half.It sees...Full Story »

Pierce Sweeney scored a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser as Exeter earned a 2-2 League One draw at Fleetwood.The Grecians are still searching for a first away win since January, but Sweeney’s second goal for the club ensured the trip home was worthwhile with a point.Jack Marriott had put the hosts on course for a third-straight victory before the defender’s desperately late leveller....Full Story »

Gary O’Neil lavished praise on super sub Marcus Tavernier after his wonder goal inspired Bournemouth to a comeback 2-1 win over Fulham that moved the Cherries out of the Premier League relegation zone.Bournemouth looked to be heading for a third defeat in four games after Andreas Pereira’s 16th-minute strike saw them go in at half-time 1-0 down.But Tavernier’s majestic curling ...Full Story »

Manager Alex Neil was thrilled after Stoke thumped play-off chasing Coventry 4-0 at the CBS Arena.Tyrese Campbell and Ki-Jana Hoever both scored and created a goal apiece while Jacob Brown and on-loan Southampton midfielder Will Smallbone were also on the scoresheet.Neil said: “Really pleasing. It was a different challenge for us in the fact we played against a back three.“We haven&r...Full Story »

Sheffield United took a huge step towards a return to the Premier League as they recorded a hard-fought 1-0 win over Norwich at Carrow Road.A second-half effort from James McAtee, which the hosts felt should have been ruled out for offside, settled a scrappy encounter which produced few thrills and spills – but yielded a priceless victory for the visitors.With Middlesbrough losing at Neil ...Full Story »

Alexis Mac Allister converted a late VAR-awarded penalty as Brighton came from behind three times to snatch a thrilling 3-3 Premier League draw with fellow European hopefuls Brentford.The Argentina World Cup winner coolly fired into the top right corner from 12 yards in the 90th minute after Stockley Park spotted Bees defender Aaron Hickey had blocked Deniz Undav’s close-range effort with ...Full Story »

Wigan breathed fresh life into their survival hopes by edging a tense and nervy Sky Bet Championship relegation six-pointer against QPR at the DW Stadium thanks to Max Power’s early penalty.The Latics had gone into the game knowing they simply had to win if they were to give themselves any chance of avoiding an instant return to League One.And they could not have got off to a better start,...Full Story »

Jamie Reid scored a late equaliser as Stevenage fought back to draw 1-1 away at promotion rivals Northampton.Louis Appéré gave the second-placed Cobblers an early lead but Stevenage laid siege on the home goal for much of the second half and deservedly came away with a point. Both teams remain in the top three in League Two.Northampton started on the front foot and they were reward...Full Story »

Dominic Solanke was the late match-winner as Bournemouth came from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 and claim a potentially pivotal win in their battle for Premier League survival.The Cherries looked to be heading for a third defeat in four games when Andreas Pereira gave dominant Fulham a half-time lead.But Marcus Tavernier’s superb solo effort and Solanke’s scrambled late winner were the ...Full Story »

A dominant Barnsley display helped them earn their seventh straight home win with a 5-0 victory over a struggling Morecambe side whose winless run extends to eight games.Devante Cole and Herbie Kane scored before the interval, with the former earning his brace in the second half. Bobby Thomas got on the scoresheet late on.The Tykes took the advantage four minutes in through top-scorer Cole, who ...Full Story »

Mark O’Hara scored two penalties as St Mirren improved their chances of a top-six finish with a comfortable 3-0 cinch Premiership home victory over Livingston.All the goals came in the first half, with two scored from the penalty spot by O’Hara, either side of Tony Watt’s first strike for the Paisley club.Livingston’s best chance fell to Andrew Shinnie late in the opening...Full Story »

West Brom were frustrated by an organised Millwall as the two Championship play-off hopefuls played out a goalless draw at The Hawthorns.The Baggies had won nine of their previous 10 home matches prior to this fixture, keeping as many clean sheets in that period and having scored in every game, but they found sixth-placed Millwall a tough nut to crack.The opening stages were cagey, which was per...Full Story »

Roy Hodgson’s second spell in charge of Crystal Palace began with victory as the hosts secured their first three-point haul of 2023 with a dramatic 2-1 win over Leicester at Selhurst Park.The Eagles had struggled to score this season but looked more assertive in Hodgson’s first match back in the dugout, with his side now firmly entrenched in the relegation battle.Despite the hosts&rs...Full Story »

Matty Pearson scored twice as relegation-threatened Huddersfield came from behind to stun automatic promotion chasers Middlesbrough 4-2 in the Championship.Five of the goals came in a thrilling second period as Town recovered from a half-time deficit to shock Michael Carrick’s third-placed team.A second successive win could not lift the third-bottom Terriers out of the drop zone, but victo...Full Story »

Substitute Lucas Joao headed a 72nd-minute equaliser as Reading forced a 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw at Bristol City.The hosts went ahead in first-half stoppage time when Tommy Conway fired home left-footed from 10 yards out following George Tanner’s cross after a slick passing move.But Reading fought back to equalise when Andy Carroll headed powerfully across goal for Joao to rise and n...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday’s dip in form continued as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Lincoln City at Hillsborough.The Owls took the lead in the 12th minute when Will Vaulks crossed in from the left and Michael Smith rose highest to nod in the opener.Lincoln responded well and equalised after 28 minutes when keeper David Stockdale could only parry Harry Boyes’ effort into the path of Daniel...Full Story »

Swansea claimed a heart-stopping 3-2 south Wales derby win with an added-time strike by centre-back Ben Cabango.The Wales defender struck from close range in the ninth minute of stoppage time in the Welsh capital.Jay Fulton put a late free-kick into the Cardiff wall and then struck a post with a shot on the rebound. The ball ricocheted to Cabango, who slid home the winner in front of disbelievin...Full Story »

Owen Dale’s second goal of the season gave Portsmouth all three points from a dour 1-0 win over bottom club Forest Green that at least kept their Sky Bet League One play-off dreams alive.In a first half which saw more bookings than attempts on goal, it was difficult to see where one would come from.Pompey were finding it hard to break down the back five of a team currently 11 points from s...Full Story »

Struggling Colchester played out a third successive draw after being held to a 0-0 stalemate by Newport.Colchester went close to going ahead in the second minute when Tom Hopper’s shot was deflected wide for a corner after Samson Tovide had drilled a low cross dangerously across the six-yard box.The hosts then almost netted when Arthur Read’s curled free-kick was pushed over the bar ...Full Story »

Sutton goalkeeper Jack Rose endured a nightmare return to old club Walsall as his injury-time howler hindered the Yellows’ play-off push by gifting the Saddlers a 1-1 draw.Rose fumbled Tom Knowles’ straightforward free-kick in the fifth minute of time added on and Isaac Hutchinson swept home to cancel out Alistair Smith’s first-half opener.The draw leaves Sutton six points adri...Full Story »

Aberdeen capitalised on an early red card for their former defender Andy Considine to record a hard-fought 1-0 win at St Johnstone and move within a point of third-placed Hearts in the cinch Premiership.In the first game since Barry Robson was appointed manager until the end of the season following a fruitful six-match stint as caretaker, the Dons maintained their recent momentum courtesy of a f...Full Story »

Reda Khadra dented former loan club Blackburn’s Sky Bet Championship play-off hopes with the only goal as Birmingham claimed a narrow 1-0 success at St Andrew’s.The 21-year-old Germany Under-21 international struck a superb effort in the 61st minute to give John Eustace’s side their third win in four and end Rovers’ run of five wins in six league games.But it was harsh on...Full Story »

Partick earned their first win in four games with a dominant 5-0 win against strugglers Cove.Thistle remain fourth in the table and Scott Tiffoney put them ahead in the 11th minute with a low strike into the corner.Steven Lawless followed up seven minutes later, firing the ball into the bottom corner to double their lead and Cove then had a great chance to pull one back but Cieran Dunne’s ...Full Story »

Jonathan Leko’s classy finish helped MK Dons claim a 2-2 draw at Wycombe in a fiery Buckinghamshire derby.Leko’s late strike moved the Dons five points clear of League One’s relegation zone while the Chairboys sit two points from the play-off places despite David Wheeler’s double.The visitors opened the scoring inside 10 minutes when Conor Grant found space on the edge of...Full Story »

Mark Hughes praised Andy Cook’s perseverance after the striker’s 23rd league goal of the season kept Bradford firmly in the promotion hunt with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Grimsby.Cook struck nine minutes from time from substitute Matt Derbyshire’s cross as the Bantams came from behind in a lively game to move up to sixth in League Two.And Bantams boss Hughes, a former striker...Full Story »

Cheltenham Town extended their unbeaten run to six matches with a 0-0 draw at home to Burton Albion.It was a largely uninspiring encounter between improving teams who have moved clear of the bottom four in recent weeks.Aidan Keena forced Albion goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray into the two best saves of the game with a well-struck shot in each half.The Irish striker, who had scored in the previous ...Full Story »

Dorking pulled further clear of the National League relegation zone after a 2-0 victory at Dagenham made it three wins in a row.Dagenham had a great chance to take the lead after 16 minutes but Inih Effiong fired over the bar from inside the six-yard box.Myles Weston also missed a good opportunity for the hosts when he headed Sydney Ibie’s cross over from close range after 35 minutes.Dorki...Full Story »

Bromley closed in on the National League play-off places after a resounding 4-0 win over Solihull Moors secured a third successive victory.Michael Cheek fired the hosts in front from the penalty spot on 24 minutes after James Clarke had brought down Besart Topalloj.And Bromley kept the pressure on Solihull, doubling their advantage three minutes before the break through Corey Whitely’s sma...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Mick McCarthy questioned if his side have the quality to stay in the Sky Bet Championship after falling to a 3-1 defeat against local rivals Preston.The hosts were 2-0 up at half-time thanks to a fine finish from former Tangerines star Brad Potts and a clever free-kick from Ben Whiteman.Tom Cannon capped a quick counter-attack with a superb strike six minutes after the break to wr...Full Story »

Luton boss Rob Edwards admitted it was an emotional moment for him when earning a 2-0 derby victory over his former side Watford.Gabe Osho opened the scoring in the first half before Allan Campbell prodded home from close range in stoppage time at a buoyant Kenilworth Road.The Town chief, who was in charge at Vicarage Road earlier in the campaign, said: “It meant a lot to us, I think the p...Full Story »

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola denied he disrespected Liverpool after celebrating wildly in front of substitutes Kostas Tsimikas and Arthur Melo during the 4-1 victory at the Etihad.The home side were trailing to Mohamed Salah’s 17th-minute opener when a quick, sweeping move from right to left set up Julian Alvarez to equalise from close range.It prompted Guardiola to erupt with mul...Full Story »

Andy Cook’s 23rd league goal of the season kept Bradford firmly in the promotion hunt with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Grimsby.Cook settled the game nine minutes from time from substitute Matt Derbyshire’s cross as the Bantams came from 2-1 behind in a lively League Two game.Bradford went in front after six minutes through Alex Gilliead, who swept home from 15 yards after Grimsby go...Full Story »

Preston secured derby bragging rights with a thoroughly-deserved 3-1 win against Blackpool in the Sky Bet Championship.Ryan Lowe’s side dominated on their way to a victory that just about keeps their  play-off hopes alive.North End are certainly back in impressive form at the right time, having now lost just once in their last nine games.Blackpool, meanwhile, remain in the relegation ...Full Story »

Luton Town recorded a 2-0 win over fierce rivals Watford to further cement their place in the Championship play-off spots.Gabe Osho and Allan Campbell were on target for the home side, who sit fourth in the table.The hosts had the first effort on 13 minutes, Amari’i Bell’s 40-yard shot swerving narrowly wide of the target.A clever corner routine then almost led to the Hatters taking ...Full Story »