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Jon Dadi Bodvarsson goal earns Bolton draw with Charlton in six-goal thriller

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Jon Dadi Bodvarsson produced another vital contribution from the bench as Bolton twice came from behind to earn a 3-3 draw with Charlton in League One.The Icelandic super sub denied the visitors a first win in 17 games with a 71st-minute equaliser to add to a midweek winner against Wycombe.Bolton, who remain just outside the automatic promotion places, led after 19 minutes when Victor Adeboyejo ...Full Story »

Preston battle back for point as John Eustace made to wait for Blackburn win

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

John Eustace’s wait for a first win at Blackburn goes on after Preston battled back to claim a 2-2 draw in an entertaining Lancashire derby clash at Deepdale.Eustace, whose first game in charge of Rovers ended in defeat at former club Birmingham, saw his side let a 2-0 lead slip but still dented Preston’s play-off aspirations.All four goals came in the first half as Sammie Szmodics r...Full Story »

Michael Cheek nets hat-trick to give Bromley statement win over Chesterfield

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Michael Cheek grabbed a hat-trick as second-placed Bromley defeated National League leaders Chesterfield in added time to edge a thriller 4-3.The top-of-the-table clash delivered bundles of entertainment, starting when the visitors netted through Will Grigg’s penalty.Cheek’s eye for goal turned that deficit into a 2-1 lead as he produced a pair of close finishes, before a 35-yard thu...Full Story »

Tahvon Campbell bags winner as Solihull Moors beat Rochdale

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Tahvon Campbell scored a second-half winner as Solihull Moors kept up their National League play-off push by beating Rochdale 2-1.Callum Maycock gave the visitors a ninth-minute lead from Jack Stevens’ cut-back but Cian Hayes equalised eight minutes later, stepping inside in from the right and firing into the far corner.Tiernan Brooks saved well from Tyrese Shade and Campbell just before h...Full Story »

Cambridge thump basement side Carlisle

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Cambridge inflicted further woe on basement side Carlisle with a fine 4-0 away win at Brunton Park.Sierra Leone midfielder Sullay Kaikai, who had not scored in his five previous games, fired the visitors into a welcome 14th-minute lead with a sweet right-foot strike into the bottom right corner.An unfortunate second-half own goal from Sam Lavelle, an Elias Kachunga header three minutes later and...Full Story »

Halifax secure third straight league win against Woking to boost play-off push

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Halifax made it three straight Vanarama National League wins after holding on to beat Woking 2-1 and close in on a play-off place.Former Grimsby and Wrexham midfielder Luke Summerfield gave the Shaymen a first-half lead when scoring direct from a corner.Kosovan midfielder Florent Hoti doubled Halifax’s lead in the 34th minute with a superb effort from outside the penalty area.Woking hit ba...Full Story »

Rival play-off hopefuls AFC Wimbledon and Morecambe share points at Plough Lane

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

AFC Wimbledon missed the opportunity to climb into the League Two play-off spots after being pegged back by fellow top-seven hopefuls Morecambe in a 1-1 draw at Plough Lane.After a turgid opening, the game sprung into life in a frantic second period which saw Omar Bugiel’s opener for the home side cancelled out by Chris Stokes.Wimbledon dominated the first half but the best opportunity fel...Full Story »

Jacob Greaves heads Hull to victory in Huddersfield after late drama

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Hull captain Jacob Greaves snatched a dramatic stoppage-time winner as his side kept pace in the Championship play-off race with a 2-1 victory at Huddersfield.Greaves had put Hull ahead in the seventh minute and, after Jack Rudoni had seemingly earned the home side a point in added time, netted a diving header in the dying stages to earn victory.Back-to-back wins following a disappointing home d...Full Story »

Barnet hit four to see off dogged AFC Fylde

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Promotion-chasing Barnet had to work hard for an away win over Fylde, stepping up in the second half to seal a 4-2 win at Mill Farm.The hosts took a ninth-minute lead when Nick Haughton converted from the penalty spot but Bees newcomer Gatlin O’Donkor made it two goals in two appearances to level the scores.Harry Pritchard’s neat near-post finish turned things on their head before Na...Full Story »

Darren Moore’s first game in charge of Port Vale ends in defeat at Cheltenham

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Cheltenham twice hit back from behind to claim a 3-2 home win over League One relegation rivals Port Vale and spoil Darren Moore’s first game in charge.Nathan Smith’s header and an own goal from Curtis Davies put Vale ahead, but strikes from Matt Taylor, Jack Shepherd and Will Ferry secured the points for Darrell Clarke’s side against his former club.Luke Southwood had to save ...Full Story »

Mike Fondop brace inspires Oldham to victory at Maidenhead

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Mike Fondop’s brace inspired Oldham to a 3-1 victory at Maidenhead.Oldham got the breakthrough when Joe Garner headed in a long ball in the 15th minute.Fondop doubled the visitors’ lead in the 58th minute and then grabbed his brace 30 minutes later, effectively killing the game off for the hosts.Sam Beckwith delivered a late consolation for the hosts.Full Story »

Southend end losing run in goalless draw at Oxford City

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Ten-man Southend ended a run of three straight defeats with a vital point in a 0-0 draw at Oxford City to boost their survival hopes.The Shrimpers saw Nathan Ralph dismissed 11 minutes from time for two bookings but held on and sit out of the relegation zone on goal difference – but have three games in hand on Ebbsfleet. City are seven points adrift of safety at the foot of the table.City ...Full Story »

Kidderminster remain in bottom four after goalless draw with Dorking

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Kidderminster failed to move out of the Vanarama National League relegation zone after a goalless draw at home to Dorking.Both teams had chances, with Harriers having the better of the first half as Sam Bellis shot wide and Reiss McNally’s effort was deflected behind.Dorking’s Josh Taylor drew a sharp save from Christian Dibble in the second half and George Francomb’s free-kick...Full Story »

York draw again as Ryan Fallowfield denies Dagenham

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Draw specialists York remain in a National League relegation battle after a 1-1 stalemate with Dagenham.Jake Hessenthaler gave the visitors to the LNER Community Stadium the lead by heading in an in-swinging corner in the 11th minute.York were level when Ryan Fallowfield poked in a cross from Danny Amos two minutes before half-time.But the Minstermen could not find a winner and a 14th draw of th...Full Story »

Bradford extend winning run as Calum Kavanagh goal downs struggling Sutton

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Bradford continued their push up towards the League Two play-off places as they won for the third successive game with a 1-0 victory over rock-bottom Sutton.Calum Kavanagh scored the only goal of the game to leave Steve Morison’s visitors still without a win from his nine games in charge.Andy Cook had two good chances to put Bradford in front in the first half but was unable to take either...Full Story »

Stephen Wearne scores double on full MK Dons debut to seal victory at Swindon

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Stephen Wearne scored twice on his full league debut for MK Dons inside the first eight minutes to secure a 2-1 victory at struggling Swindon.Wearne opened the scoring with just four minutes on the clock after some calamitous Swindon defending.Goalkeeper Jack Bycroft and Conor McCarthy left the ball for each other, allowing Kyran Lofthouse to nip in and tee up Wearne for a simple finish.It was 2...Full Story »

Tony Mowbray steers Birmingham to comeback victory over former club Sunderland

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Tony Mowbray celebrated back-to-back home wins against his most recent former clubs after Birmingham came from behind to beat Sunderland 2-1.Koji Miyoshi capped a magnificent comeback by City after Jordan James equalised on the hour to make it two home victories in five days after they beat Blackburn 1-0 on Tuesday night.Jack Clarke gave Sunderland the lead in the 22nd minute with his 15th goal ...Full Story »

Callum Hendry and Matt Smith both strike twice as Salford beat Barrow

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Karl Robinson’s unbeaten start to life as Salford boss continued with an entertaining 5-3 victory over Barrow.The Ammies continued their resurgence as they made it eight league games without defeat – their best run since April 2022.Callum Hendry handed the hosts the advantage in spectacular fashion, drilling a bouncing ball from range into the far corner.Shortly before the interval, ...Full Story »

Ellis Simms grabs only goal to maintain Coventry’s play-off push at Stoke

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Coventry kept themselves in the Sky Bet Championship play-off places after a hard-fought 1-0 derby win away at fellow Midlands side Stoke.Ellis Simms’ third goal in five league games secured all three points for Mark Robins’ team at the Bet365 Stadium, consolidating their sixth-place standing on goal difference on 51 points.Defeat for Stoke means they have now lost five of their last...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday add to Millwall woes as Anthony Musaba inspires win

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Anthony Musaba scored one goal and made another as Sheffield Wednesday extended Millwall’s winless run to eight matches with a 2-0 victory at The Den.The Owls had only scored seven away goals all season ahead of the crucial clash, but they were in front at the break after Musaba set up Ike Ugbo before finding the back of the net himself.The Lions fought desperately during an improved secon...Full Story »

Steven Fletcher fires Wrexham back into top three with Notts County winner

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Steven Fletcher scored the only goal of the game as Wrexham earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over Notts County to move back into the top three in League Two.Former Scotland striker Fletcher’s first-half finish proved decisive at the Racecourse Ground as the Dragons claimed the season double over the side they battled for the National League title last term.Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo den...Full Story »

Matt Ritchie rescues Newcastle a point against former club Bournemouth

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Substitute Matt Ritchie came to Newcastle’s rescue as they fought back twice to snatch a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth in an incident-packed Premier League game at St James’ Park.Ritchie had only been on the pitch for seconds when he scored in stoppage time, cancelling out Antoine Semenyo’s stunning strike just as it looked like the visitors would emerge with all three points.Domin...Full Story »

Doncaster boost survival hopes by thrashing relegation rivals Grimsby

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Doncaster moved further away from danger in Sky Bet League Two with a resounding 5-1 win over relegation-threatened Grimsby at Blundell Park.Goals from Luke Molyneux and Joe Ironside put Doncaster in control before an own goal from Niall Maher and strikes from Matthew Craig and Kyle Hurst rubber-stamped victory.Grimsby captain Danny Rose was on target from the penalty spot.Doncaster enjoyed a pe...Full Story »

Josh Sargent at the double as Norwich crush Cardiff

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Norwich reeled off their fourth straight home win as they cruised past Cardiff 4-1 to maintain their Championship play-off push.The Canaries recovered from the shock of going behind completely against the run of play to record a dominant victory which followed hard on the heels of a 4-2 triumph over Watford in midweek.Jamilu Collins fired Cardiff ahead after 19 minutes but the hosts were in fron...Full Story »

Kalvin Phillips sent off as Nottingham Forest add to West Ham’s troubles

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Nottingham Forest won for the first time in 2024 and boosted their Premier League survival chances with a 2-0 success over West Ham, who had Kalvin Phillips sent off.Forest were teetering just two points above the drop zone after a run of four games without a victory, but goals in added time in either half from Taiwo Awoniyi and Callum Hudson-Odoi put that right against an out-of-sorts Hammers.A...Full Story »

Celtic stunned by late Kilmarnock leveller to hand Rangers chance to go top

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Kilmarnock once again proved a thorn in Celtic’s side as David Watson headed a stoppage-time equaliser at Parkhead to deal a major blow to the Hoops’ title hopes.A first-half header from Kyogo Furuhashi looked like being just enough to send Celtic three points ahead of Rangers in the cinch Premiership title race.But Watson headed into the corner of the net from fellow substitute Fras...Full Story »

Ollie Watkins brace leads Aston Villa to victory at Fulham

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Ollie Watkins’ double helped Aston Villa to a 2-1 victory over a spirited Fulham at Craven Cottage.The striker took his Premier League tally to 12 for the season and was the difference maker for Unai Emery’s men in west London.Fulham’s Rodrigo Muniz scored his fourth in three games but Villa dug in during the second half to claim all three points.Villa fired an early warning sh...Full Story »

Will Evans strike gives Newport win against Gillingham

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Will Evans netted his 23rd goal of the season to earn Newport a 1-0 win over fellow play-off hopefuls Gillingham at Rodney Parade.The victory moves Graham Coughlan’s men to within two points of the top seven.Seb Palmer-Houlden should have given County an early breakthrough when he climbed high to meet an Adam Lewis cross in the 13th minute, but the Bristol City loanee planted his header wi...Full Story »

Louie Sibley scores late winner as Derby battle past Stevenage

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Louie Sibley’s last-minute winner gave Derby a 1-0 home victory over stubborn Stevenage to boost their automatic promotion hopes in League One.With top scorer James Collins out with a knee injury, Derby lacked a presence up front but Sibley finally found a way through in the last minute of normal time.The victory moved Derby three points clear of third-placed Bolton.It was Stevenage who ca...Full Story »

Dundee boost top-six push and add to Ross County struggles

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Dundee made it back-to-back cinch Premiership wins with a comfortable victory over Ross County at Dens Park.Scott Tiffoney was the Dark Blues’ hero with what proved to be a decisive double as the win took Tony Docherty’s side within three points of St Mirren in fifth.County had chances but failed to take them, with Don Cowie’s strugglers now facing a huge match next week agains...Full Story »

Ipswich maintain top-two push with win at Swansea

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Ipswich kept up their push for an automatic promotion place in the Championship as Conor Chaplin claimed a landmark winner in a 2-1 victory at Swansea.Chaplin scored his 50th Ipswich goal to restore a first-half Ipswich lead that had been wiped out by Jerry Yates four minutes earlier.Nathan Broadhead had earlier put the Tractor Boys ahead as Ipswich maintained their pursuit of Leeds and Southamp...Full Story »

Jamie Cumming shines to earn Oxford point at Wycombe

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

A strong performance from goalkeeper Jamie Cumming helped Oxford consolidate their position in the League One play-off places as they earned a 0-0 draw at Wycombe.The U’s are now three points clear of seventh-placed Stevenage in the table, although they rode their luck at times against a Chairboys side who missed out on a third league win in four matches.Wycombe had the game’s first ...Full Story »

Hartlepool remain in the hunt for play-off place after beating Boreham Wood

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA

Luke Waterfall’s late finish completed Hartlepool’s comeback in their 3-1 victory over Boreham Wood.Boreham Wood took an early lead through Kabongo Tshimanga with just a minute on the clock.Hartlepool levelled thanks to Joe Grey netting his eighth goal of the season just before half time.Top scorer Emmanuel Dieseruvwe put the hosts in front with his 17th goal of the season with six m...Full Story »

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