Bradford clinched automatic promotion to League One after a dramatic 1-0 win over Fleetwood.The Yorkshire side looked set for the play-offs after Walsall had beaten Crewe.But Antoni Sarcevic scored a deflected winner in the sixth minute of added time to spark two pitch invasions before the final whistle.Bradford made the early running as expected but the first big chance fell to Fleetwood after ...Full Story »

Reading fell at the final hurdle in their gallant bid to reach the League One play-offs as they lost 4-2 at home to Barnsley.The Royals had needed to better Leyton Orient’s result on the last day of the season to creep into the top six.But the defeat – and Orient’s 4-1 win at Huddersfield – meant it was the Londoners who finished sixth and took the final play-off slot.A s...Full Story »

Tawanda Maswanhise headed a stoppage-time winner as 10-man Motherwell secured William Hill Premiership safety with a 2-1 victory at Dundee.The substitute sealed a second-half comeback despite Johnny Koutroumbis receiving a VAR-assisted red card in the 80th minute.Dundee had taken a half-time lead through a brilliant strike from Antonio Portales, who soon had a second goal disallowed.But Tom Spar...Full Story »

Substitutes Josh Dacres-Cogley and Jake Young scored second-half goals as Bolton and Stevenage shared a 1-1 Sky Bet League One draw at the Toughsheet Community Stadium.Dacres-Cogley had only been on the pitch six minutes when he accepted Joel Randall’s pass to fire under Taye Ashby-Hammond for his first goal since March 2024.But Wanderers’ end-of-season fade continued as they chased ...Full Story »

Walsall missed out on automatic promotion despite ending a 13-match winless run with a 1-0 victory at Crewe on the last day of the League Two season.George Hall’s 59th-minute strike put the Saddlers on the brink of a top-three finish, but rivals Bradford broke their hearts with a stoppage-time winner over Fleetwood.It means Mat Sadler’s side – who blew a 12-point lead at the to...Full Story »

Doncaster clinched the League Two title while Notts County were consigned to the play-offs as Rob Street’s first-half brace earned Rovers a 2-1 win at Meadow Lane.Street opened the scoring from point-blank range in the 19th minute after Jordan Gibson’s blocked effort had fallen kindly at his feet.Nine minutes later, he brought Jamie Sterry’s aerial delivery under control before...Full Story »

Leyton Orient made sure of a League One play-off place as they ran out convincing 4-1 winners away to Huddersfield.The hosts gifted Orient the lead within two minutes as Josh Koroma’s mis-hit pass played in Jamie Donley to run unchallenged into the box, where a square ball gave Dan Agyei a simple finish.Agyei went close to doubling the advantage five minutes later but hit the crossbar with...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder is convinced his side are ready to break the club’s play-off curse and seal Premier League promotion.The Blades fought back in their final Sky Bet Championship match of the regular season to draw 1-1 at home against Blackburn, who fell short in their own bid to snatch a top-six finish.Yuki Ohashi gave Blackburn a second-half lead, which briefly lifted the...Full Story »

Luton manager Matt Bloomfield reflected on a “particularly painful day” and apologised to the club’s supporters after they were relegated from the Sky Bet Championship following their 5-3 defeat to West Brom at The Hawthorns.The Hatters needed to match Hull’s result at Portsmouth to avoid a second successive relegation.Instead, first career braces from Tom Fellows and Cal...Full Story »

Danny Rohl says he has made his position on his Sheffield Wednesday future clear to the club’s hierarchy after his side wrapped up the campaign with a 1-1 draw at Watford.The German, who has been linked with Southampton, Leicester and RB Leipzig, saw Josh Windass put the Owls ahead in the 29th minute before Watford midfielder Moussa Sissoko equalised in first-half added time.The point ensu...Full Story »

Tranmere recovered from a goal down to beat fellow strugglers Newport 4-1 and leapfrog them in the final League Two standings.County, who had Kai Whitmore sent off for a hand to the face of Jake Garrett in the 66th minute, started brightly and deservedly led through Shane McLoughlin’s 23rd-minute opener.But Garrett levelled four minutes before the break with a heavily-deflected effort from...Full Story »