Nine-man Crystal Palace clung on to a 2-1 lead through 12 minutes of second-half added time at Selhurst Park to secure their first league double over arch-rivals Brighton in 92 years.Jean-Philippe Mateta fired the hosts in front three minutes in, but Danny Welbeck drew the sides level before the break, surpassing Pascal Gross as Brighton’s top Premier League goal-scorer in the process.Dani...Full Story »

Sam Hoskins scored a first-half brace as Northampton returned to winning ways to ease their League One relegation fears as they hammered 10-man Peterborough 4-0.It was a first-half assault from the Cobblers after Tayo Edun received his second red card in a month.The Cobblers, who went close early on when Cameron McGeehan’s effort was cleared off the line, broke the deadlock as Hoskins fire...Full Story »

Leyton Orient’s hopes of closing in on the League One play-off spots were dented by a 0-0 home draw against struggling Wigan at Brisbane Road.Orient had only won one of their previous nine meetings with Wigan and another game was added to that statistic as the teams fought out a goalless stalemate, leaving Richie Wellens’ men six points off the top six.An uninspiring bland first 45 m...Full Story »

West Brom head coach Tony Mowbray will assess whether he keeps faith with Joe Wildsmith, after the goalkeeper’s error gifted Sunderland a 1-0 win at The Hawthorns in the Sky Bet Championship.Trai Hume’s 36th-minute free-kick evaded the grasp of Wildsmith to give the Black Cats their second successive win and leave Albion with consecutive defeats.It left Sunderland fourth in the table...Full Story »

Cambridge kept their slim League One survival hopes alive with a 1-0 win over foot-of-the-table Shrewsbury.Dom Ballard scored the decisive goal after 75 minutes to move six points clear of their opponents.The visitors came closest to scoring early on, as Ryan Loft’s snapshot hit the outside of Jamal Blackman’s post and trickled wide.Cambridge thought they had grounds for a penalty so...Full Story »

Gateshead ended their six-match losing run with a 2-1 victory over struggling Dagenham in the Vanarama National League.After a quiet start to the game, debutant Tim Akinola opened the scoring after 19 minutes.And Gateshead doubled their lead eight minutes before half-time through Ethan Robson.Josh Rees pulled a goal back for relegation-threatened Dagenham just after the hour mark but Gateshead h...Full Story »

Gillingham recorded their fifth consecutive draw in Sky Bet League Two as they shared the points with Salford.All four goals came in a frantic first 25 minutes with Elliott Nevitt’s early goal being cancelled out by efforts from Cole Stockton and Kelly N’Mai for the hosts, only for Remeao Hutton to equalise for the Gills.Just two minutes were on the clock when Nevitt cut into the Sal...Full Story »

Grimsby made it back-to-back home wins to keep their grip on the final play-off spot with a 3-1 triumph over Morecambe.The Mariners took the lead in the 24th minute through Kieran Green, who headed in Denver Hume’s corner with a diving effort at the edge of the six-yard box.Morecambe levelled six minutes later when Andrew Dallas, a late addition to the line-up following a warm-up injury to...Full Story »

Huddersfield returned to winning ways as they claimed a 2-1 win over Mansfield.The visitors should have taken the lead after nine minutes as Will Evans had an open goal off the rebound from Jordan Bowery hitting a post, only to shoot wide of the unguarded net.Huddersfield were again lucky not to go behind early in the second period, with Lasse Sorensen’s block just about enough to turn Mat...Full Story »

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is looking forward to “one of the most beautiful games in football” against Real Madrid after losing more ground on Premier League champions-elect Liverpool following a 1-1 draw at Everton.The Gunners boss was unhappy with the awarding of the second-half penalty for a soft foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly on Jack Harrison which allowed Iliman Ndiaye to cancel o...Full Story »

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson was delighted to see his side boost both their promotion push and goal difference with a 3-0 victory over Burton in front of watching owner Ryan Reynolds.Second-half goals from Steven Fletcher, Sam Smith and Jack Marriott earned Wrexham the spoils against a Burton side that had lost Charlie Webster to a red card after just 10 minutes.Victory sees Wrexham move six poin...Full Story »