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Stephen Robinson salutes St Mirren character after dramatic win over Aberdeen

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

Enzo Maresca says Leicester must be mentally strong after third successive loss

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

Jurgen Klopp saw nothing wrong with Liverpool’s winning goal at Forest

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 believes Preston deserved a penalty in their draw with Hull

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 urges Hibernian to maintain top-six spot

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 hopes Saints go marching on with togetherness and self-belief

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

Mat Sadler likes what he sees from his players at upwardly-mobile Walsall

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 insists Crewe have to learn from Morecambe defeat

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 boss Kieran McKenna delighted to make it five straight wins at Plymouth

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 hails ‘really positive’ display as Millwall enjoy back-to-back wins

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

Sean Dyche tells Everton players to take responsibility for missed chances

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

Neil Critchley happy with clean sheet in Blackpool win at Shrewsbury

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

Philippe Clement calls for protection for his players after Rangers’ shock loss

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

Kilmarnock to appeal against Lewis Mayo’s red card shown during Dundee draw

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

Nigel Adkins knows Tranmere’s win over Sutton was ‘important result’

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

Paul Warne says Dwight Gayle’s first goal in a year will do him ‘no end of good’

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

John Mousinho relieved after leaders Portsmouth edge past Oxford

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

Charlie Adam praises ‘magnificent’ Fleetwood after fightback win over Wigan

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 salutes Grimsby’s ‘warriors’ after crucial win over Forest Green

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

Stevenage boss Steve Evans fumes at referee after Lincoln draw

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

Barnet back to winning ways with victory at Hartlepool

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

Nathan Jones frustrated by ‘big error’ as win slips from Charlton’s grasp

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

Steven Schumacher wants Stoke to make home ground a fortress

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

Darren Ferguson insists winning all that matters in Peterborough promotion push

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 heaps praise on Gillingham players after win at Salford

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 hails Timo Werner display as Spurs beat Crystal Palace

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

Danny Rohl believes Sheffield Wednesday are up for the fight

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

Matt Bloomfield points to a lack of discipline following Wycombe’s defeat

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 delighted with goalscorers as Reading triumph at Carlisle

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 challenges Swansea to build on Blackburn win

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

Darrell Clarke hails Tom Bradbury’s ‘superb’ defending after late intervention

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

Matt Taylor praises ‘high-quality’ display in Bristol Rovers’ win at Orient

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 rescues draw for Southend at play-off hopefuls Oldham

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2024 by PA

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 »

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