Harrogate have now gone seven home games without a win – equalling their longest sequence since 2012 – following a 0-0 stalemate with Gillingham.The hosts narrowly shaded a tepid encounter at Wetherby Road, with experienced centre-backs Anthony O’Connor and Tom Eastman both enjoying commanding performances as Simon Weaver’s men kept only their second League Two clean shee...Full Story »

Birmingham hit the same post three times in as many second-half minutes, including from the penalty spot, as they were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by relegation-threatened Wigan.Blues were ahead early on at the DW Stadium through Juninho Bacuna but that was cancelled out on the hour by Ashley Fletcher.Things then took a further dip for the visitors soon after as Scott Hogan, from the spot, Ta...Full Story »

Aldershot and Torquay played out a 1-1 draw in the National League after both goals came in the opening 10 minutes.Shots captain Joe Partington put the hosts ahead at the EBB Stadium in the fifth minute, heading in from Olly Pendlebury’s corner.But it took only four minutes for struggling Torquay to respond through Brett McGavin’s fine strike from the edge of the area.Both sides push...Full Story »

Billy Waters’ ninth goal of the season earned Barrow a third 1-0 victory in four games as they beat Walsall to move within four points of the play-offs.Waters’ first-half strike ended Walsall’s run of six successive draws to further damage the Saddlers’ own fading top-seven hopes.Barrow began brightly as Jake Young sprinted unchallenged into the area but his shot from a t...Full Story »

Carlton Morris scored his 14th goal of the season as Luton heaped more misery on Swansea, who had manager Russell Martin sent off, with a 1-0 win at Kenilworth Road.The visitors went close in the 10th minute when Luke Cundle took aim from range, but his low drive was well saved by Ethan Horvath at his near post.Town striker Elijah Adebayo then headed Alfie Doughty’s corner over at the othe...Full Story »

Hartlepool earned what could prove to be a vital point in their battle to avoid relegation from League Two with a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Tranmere at Prenton Park.Rovers enjoyed the better of the early exchanges with Harvey Saunders and Josh Hawkes both having good opportunities to open the scoring.But it was the visitors who took the lead just before the break through Callum Cooke and they co...Full Story »

Two second-half goals from George Oakley earned Morton a comeback draw with cinch Championship leaders Queen’s Park.Tommy Robson fired the hosts in front from the edge of the box in the 19th minute and they doubled their lead on the half-hour as Connor Shields’ cross was not properly cleared and Marcel Oakley fired home.Namesake George pulled one back for Morton in the 58th minutefro...Full Story »

Scott Tiffoney scored twice as Partick Thistle claimed a third win in four cinch Championship games and climbed to third with a 3-0 victory that ended Raith’s long unbeaten run.Brian Graham almost got to Harry Milne’s dangerous cross in from the left as the hosts steadily took control, and Thistle would move ahead in the 39th minute when Tiffoney headed home at the far post.Jamie Mac...Full Story »

Alfie May’s stunning volley was enough to earn Cheltenham a vital 1-0 win over in-form Fleetwood in League One.The battling Robins had failed to score in their previous three home games, but they ended the drought in fine style as May crashed an unstoppable drive past Jay Lynch from just inside the penalty area after 56 minutes.His strike proved enough to lift his side four points clear of...Full Story »

Micah Obiero’s first-half brace boosted Wealdstone’s push for a play-off place as they thrashed Altrincham 4-0.Obiero’s double was added to by Corie Andrews and Alex Dyer as the hosts bounced back from their 5-0 midweek mauling at Halifax to move within six points of the National League’s top seven.Obiero gave the hosts a 17th-minute lead when he headed in Brooklyn Ilunga...Full Story »

Danny Mandroiu’s penalty earned Lincoln a 1-0 victory over Oxford that lifted them into the top half of League One.Despite being unbeaten at home this season, this was only the Imps’ fourth win on their own patch and it pushed managerless Oxford closer to trouble, as they are now just four points clear of the relegation zone.Lincoln were handed the chance to take the lead from the sp...Full Story »

Play-off hopefuls Norwich climbed into the top six after ending Millwall’s long unbeaten home league record at The Den with a 3-2 victory.The hosts took the initiative through Tom Bradshaw, whose clinical one-on-one finish was cancelled out just before the interval as Jacob Sorensen steered the Canaries onto level terms.Bradshaw’s own goal and Gabriel Sara’s strike secured the ...Full Story »

Danny Johnson’s first goal since his recall from Walsall gave Mansfield a 3-1 win at AFC Wimbledon to keep them in the hunt for the League Two play-offs.In-form striker Ali Al Hamadi struck first for Wimbledon in the 25th minute but Riley Harbottle quickly responded for the visitors.Johnson’s bobbled finish just after the hour mark then put Town in front and Davis Keillor-Dunn ensure...Full Story »

Derby’s automatic promotion hopes were dented as Shrewsbury came from two goals down to draw 2-2 in League One.Haydon Roberts and David McGoldrick scored as the Rams took a 2-0 lead at half-time.But second-half strikes from Tom Bayliss and Luke Leahy saw the Rams slip 10 points off second-placed Plymouth.Derby had a great chance in the eighth minute when Tom Barkhuizen crossed to the back ...Full Story »

Jack Sowerby scored an impressive winner as 10-man Northampton beat struggling Crawley 1-0 in the Sky Bet League Two contest at Sixfields.The Cobblers looked like they would be punished for missing a hatful of first-half chances when Aaron McGowan saw red after half-time, only for Sowerby to win it with a stunning volley 11 minutes from time.Northampton missed two golden chances in the first thr...Full Story »

Notts County needed a last-gasp equaliser from Macaulay Langstaff to claim a point in a 1-1 draw with Bromley at Hayes Lane.County began the day on top of the National League table but went behind in the 19th minute when keeper Tiernan Brooks was adjudged to have committed a foul and Adam Marriott converted the penalty.The visitors looked set to be frustrated in their efforts to get back on leve...Full Story »

Mark Robins returned to haunt Huddersfield as his Coventry side boosted their promotion bid with a 4-0 win in the Championship.The Sky Blues boss – who took charge of the Terriers for 18 months after first leaving Coventry in 2013 – enjoyed a happy return to the John Smith’s Stadium.In-form marksman Viktor Gyokeres notched a double as he took his season tally to 17 league goals...Full Story »

Play-off chasing Stockport could not find a way through a resolute Doncaster defence as an entertaining clash ended 0-0.Dave Challinor’s side created the bulk of the chances, but mid-table Rovers probably deserved a point.Jonathan Mitchell produced a brilliant save to keep out Ryan Rydel’s early bullet header, with the Doncaster keeper also doing well to gather the follow-up.Midfield...Full Story »

Woking maintained their hold on third place in the Vanarama National League with a 1-0 win at out-of-form Yeovil.The only goal of the game arrived on 14 minutes as Kyran Lofthouse pounced in a match containing few chances.Lofthouse’s half-volley proved the difference just moments after Yeovil had gone close through Jordan Young’s header.Young had a late chance to score an equaliser w...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Sabri Lamouchi is still not veering away from the reason he was brought to the club, despite three wins in his last four.The third manager of the season, following Steve Morison and Mark Hudson, the Frenchman was brought in to stave off relegation and looks a good bet to do so following recent results.But after a 2-0 win over Bristol City, a thoroughly impressive win, Lamouchi said:...Full Story »

Middlesbrough’s automatic promotion hopes were given a huge lift as they put on a show to thump Reading 5-0 in what was a miserable end to a difficult week for the troubled Royals.Sky Bet Championship top-scorer Chuba Akpom and Aston Villa loanee Aaron Ramsey both scored twice at the Riverside, with Marcus Forss also on target as Boro won at home for the seventh game in a row and closed th...Full Story »

Portsmouth continued their strong recent form with a 1-0 victory at Cambridge.They had to withstand heavy pressure in the first half and did not create an opening themselves during the first hour.Liam Bennett headed James Brophy’s deep cross wide at the far post on 16 minutes, before Michael Morrison headed Conor McGrandles’ corner over.The big chance of the half came five minutes be...Full Story »

West Ham fans turned on David Moyes after they slumped to an alarming 4-0 defeat at Brighton.The Hammers are now winless in 11 away matches in the Premier League and still perilously close to the relegation zone after a feeble display.It was another case of the curse of Brighton for West Ham – Moyes’ side have never beaten the Seagulls in the Premier League and left the Amex Stadium ...Full Story »

Accrington moved out of the bottom four thanks to a come-from-behind 2-1 win over 10-man Forest Green Rovers.Duncan Ferguson is still looking for his first league win as Rovers boss after seven games in charge as they remain rooted to the foot of the table.They had led but after they went down to 10 men just before the break, their afternoon unravelled.Forest Green started well and Stanley keepe...Full Story »

Josh Ginnelly scored a brace as Hearts tightened their grip on third spot in the cinch Premiership with a 3-0 home win over St Johnstone.The Englishman notched in either half before Jorge Grant sealed an ultimately comfortable victory for Robbie Neilson’s side, who remain five points clear of city rivals Hibernian in the battle for a European place.Hearts made three changes to the team tha...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola never had any doubt Phil Foden would get back to his best for Manchester City.The England midfielder scored a superb individual goal to put the champions on course for their 2-0 victory over Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.The 22-year-old has endured a difficult few months since the World Cup with poor form compounded by injury and illness.That now looks to be behind hi...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams praised his side’s performance as they picked up a deserved point against promotion-chasing Bolton at the Mazuma Stadium.The Shrimps, who started the day out of the relegation zone on goal difference, produced a rare clean sheet as they kept Ian Evatt’s side at bay with a solid display, putting a dent in the Trotters’ automatic promotion hopes in the ...Full Story »

Blackburn head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson played down his team’s promotion chances despite an impressive 1-0 win over Sheffield United.Victory for the Blades would have been a blow to Blackburn’s chances of gate-crashing the top two.But Rovers put in a performance of energy, discipline and verve to overpower their opponents.The game was settled by Harry Pickering’s fifth-minute go...Full Story »

Cardiff scored two second-half goals to pick up the third win under new boss Sabri Lamouchi as they beat Bristol City 2-0 in the Severnside Derby to edge closer to safety at the bottom of the Championship.They had goalkeeper Ryan Allsop sent off in the first minute of the six added on at the end of the game. Allsop came out of his goal to try to smother an attack and claimed he had used his ches...Full Story »

Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva struck as Manchester City maintained their pursuit of Premier League leaders Arsenal with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Newcastle.Foden opened the scoring at the Etihad Stadium after a superb run before Silva came off the bench to secure the points from a feisty encounter in the second half.Foden’s brilliant 15th-minute effort, albeit coming with the aid of a def...Full Story »

Morecambe and Bolton fought out a competitive 0-0 draw at the Mazuma Stadium.In a game where defences were always on top, chances came at a premium.Bolton started the game on the front foot with Shola Shoretire being played in on goal only to be denied by an excellent save from Connor Ripley.Morecambe hit back with Farrend Rawson heading over and Cole Stockton hooking a volley wide before Bolton...Full Story »

Blackburn catapulted themselves into automatic promotion contention with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Sheffield United in the Sky Bet Championship.A frantic encounter was settled by Harry Pickering’s first goal of the campaign in the fifth minute, capping off a devastating counter-attack.Both sides, fresh off giant-killing exploits in the FA Cup, created chances with Chris Basham and Oli McB...Full Story »

ARSENAL star Gabriel Magalhaes issued a now-deleted enigmatic post after missing out on Brazil's squad. Gabriel has played a major role in the Gunners' Premier League title challenge this season after forming a strong partnership with William Saliba at centre-back. Gabriel Magalhaes issued a now-deleted enigmatic post on Twitter Gabriel Magalhaes wasn't included in Brazil's squad for the upco...Full Story »