Ryan Colclough scored twice to help Altrincham hammer Eastleigh 4-0 at the J. Davidson Stadium.The hosts took the lead in the 25th minute thanks to a Colclough penalty after he was brought down by Andrew Boyce inside the area.Altrincham got their second just four minutes later and Colclough this time turned creator when he set up Jordan Hulme, who coolly finished.The home side had another two mi...Full Story »

Wycombe will assess Ryan Tafazolli ahead of the visit of table-topping Rotherham.The defender was taken off in the second half of last weekend’s win at Crewe with a knock to the ear.Curtis Thompson will also be checked as he has been nursing a knee injury in recent weeks.Back-to-back wins for the Chairboys have resurrected their play-off hopes after a poor run of form saw them slip down th...Full Story »

Marco Silva insisted Harry Wilson’s injuries justified the red card shown to Swansea’s Ryan Manning which turned their game in Fulham’s favour.With the game finely poised at 0-0 at the time, the runaway Championship leaders were able to score five second-half goals to extend their lead at the top to 14 points.Fulham boss Marco Silva at first agreed with opposite number Russell ...Full Story »

Play-off hopefuls Plymouth made it back-to-back 2-0 League One home wins with victory over AFC Wimbledon at Home Park.Argyle took a 29th-minute lead thanks to the combination of in-form playmaker Danny Mayor and top scorer Ryan Hardie.Midfielder Mayor’s astute ball found striker Hardie in space in front of goal and he took a touch before smashing home his 17th of the season.Argyle started ...Full Story »

Ryan Barnett’s screamer earned Solihull Moors a 3-3 draw against National League play-off rivals Notts County.A handball decision allowed Andrew Dallas to give Moors an early lead from the penalty spot but the lead lasted only 11 minutes as Ruben Rodrigues levelled with a neat finish.Zak Brunt hit the post for County and another Solihull penalty was overruled by the assistant referee as it...Full Story »

Ryan Yates scored a stoppage-time equaliser to earn Nottingham Forest a 1-1 draw at Sheffield United.Top scorer Billy Sharp put United ahead midway through the second half with his 13th goal of the season after Brennan Johnson had missed a penalty for the visitors in the first half.Sharp’s goal looked like being enough for the home side but, with the clock ticking down, Yates snatched a dr...Full Story »

On-loan Leeds striker Ryan Edmondson scored his second goal in as many matches to extend Port Vale’s unbeaten run to a ninth game following a 1-1 draw at Harrogate.Midfielder Alex Pattison had earlier become the fourth Harrogate player this season to hit double figures in front of goal, giving Simon Weaver’s men a half-time lead.Vale could have been the first to draw blood but midfie...Full Story »

Wycombe will check on Ryan Tafazolli and Curtis Thompson ahead of their League One clash with Cambridge.Defender Tafazolli has missed the last two matches after picking up an injury in the warm-up prior to last week’s defeat by Wigan while midfielder Thompson sustained a knee problem in the previous outing against Cheltenham.Jack Grimmer needed treatment for a head injury in Saturday&rsquo...Full Story »

Edinburgh City got back on track with a 1-0 home win over struggling cinch League 2 rivals Cowdenbeath.Ryan Shanley’s first-half goal was the difference between the teams at Ainslie Park on Friday night.Shanley’s breakthrough came three minutes before half-time when he volleyed home from close range after Michael Travis had headed Danny Handling’s corner across goal.Cowdenbeath...Full Story »

Preston boss Ryan Lowe could shake things up ahead of the Championship clash with Nottingham Forest after a bruising weekend.North End lost 3-2 at home to struggling Reading on Saturday, with Lowe opting for a change of personnel and shape after just 35 minutes when he sent on Liam Lindsay for Brad Potts, while Ryan Ledson followed at the break and Ched Evans just eight minutes later.Loan signin...Full Story »

Crewe boss David Artell is hoping that Ryan Alebiosu will be fit to face Portsmouth in League One on Saturday.The full-back suffered a back spasm and was forced off in the first half of Tuesday’s 2-0 defeat to Wigan, but he has made encouraging progress since.Striker Mikael Mandron is expected to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury suffered against Gillingham earlier this month....Full Story »

Swansea will be without Ryan Bennett for Sunday’s home clash with Bristol City but have fellow defender Ryan Manning back available.Bennett is suspended after being sent off as Russell Martin’s men were beaten 3-0 by Stoke at the bet365 Stadium on Tuesday.Manning can be called upon again having sat out that game serving a one-match ban following his sending off against Blackburn thre...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher said he was confident Ryan Hardie would bounce back from his FA Cup penalty miss after the striker stuck Plymouth’s first hat-trick in seven years in a 4-1 win at Crewe.Hardie’s second-half treble helped Argyle come from behind at relegation-threatened Alexandra with Niall Ennis also on target in the second half.Chris Long put Crewe ahead in the first half and home ...Full Story »

Ryan Hardie bounced back from his FA Cup penalty miss at Chelsea to score a second-half hat-trick as Plymouth came from behind to thump strugglers Crewe 4-1.The striker passed up the chance to make it 2-2 late in extra-time at Stamford Bridge at the weekend when Kepa Arrizabalaga kept out his effort from 12 yards.But he made amends in style as his treble kept Argyle three points off the play-off...Full Story »

Boss Ryan Lowe is expecting to have the same group of players to select from when Preston host Huddersfield on Wednesday as he did last time out.North End came through Saturday’s 1-0 win at Hull apparently unscathed.Forwards Sean Maguire and Tom Barkhuizen were again sidelined as they continue their recoveries from injury.Preston have lost just one of nine Championship matches since Lowe t...Full Story »

Preston manager Ryan Lowe was delighted by his side’s 1-0 win over Hull at the MKM Stadium, paying tribute to his players’ efforts after the game.North End hit a post in the first half and had chances cleared off the line too, as well as a goal disallowed for handball, but Cameron Archer scored the winning goal early in the second half.“It was a frustrating first half, and it w...Full Story »

Ryan Colclough scored a second-half brace as Altrincham rescued a late point from a 2-2 National League draw with Woking.Woking went 2-0 up thanks to first-half goals from Inih Effiong and Kyran Lofthouse but Colclough struck twice after the break to earn a point.The visitors made an immediate impact as they scored just 30 seconds into the game when Effiong slotted the ball into the bottom corne...Full Story »

Preston boss Ryan Lowe gave his backing to Ben Whiteman after the midfielder missed a penalty in their 0-0 draw at Millwall.Standing in for regular penalty-taker Daniel Johnson, who is away on international duty with Jamaica, Whiteman hit the post in the second half.It was the best chance in a game of few opportunities but Lowe hailed a performance that only lacked a cutting edge up front.&ldquo...Full Story »

Manager Ryan Lowe was proud of Preston’s comeback after putting an ‘unacceptable’ first-half display behind them to draw 2-2 with Bristol City at Deepdale.Emil Riis Jakobsen ensured a late point for Preston with an equaliser deep into stoppage time but the Lilywhites’ play-off push suffered from a disappointing performance.The hosts were particularly poor in the first hal...Full Story »

Swansea head coach Russell Martin hailed the character of match-winner Ryan Manning after the wing-back’s super strike earned a 1-0 win over Preston.Manning’s 25-yard drive six minutes into the second half brought the game to life after a poor-quality first 45 minutes and it was enough to earn the hosts a first victory since November 24.Martin was delighted that it was a moment of re...Full Story »