Leicester recorded an eighth successive victory in the league to move eight points clear at the top of the table with a 1-0 win against Sunderland as James Justin’s first-half header proved decisive.Justin rose highest to head home Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s corner after 12 minutes and secure the points as the full-back scored his first league goal for the club in over two years.The Fox...Full Story »

Corey Whitely’s stoppage-time strike lifted Bromley up to third place in the National League with a 2-1 win over Dorking at Hayes Lane.The hosts were stunned when their struggling visitors snatched a fifth-minute lead when Tom Blair slotted the opener past Grant Smith.But Deji Elerewe delighted the home fans in the 15th minute when he headed his first goal since returning to the club on lo...Full Story »

West Brom climbed back into the Sky Bet Championship’s top six with a 2-0 win against 10-man latecomers QPR at the Hawthorns in a game Jimmy Dunne will want to forget.Brandon Thomas-Asante netted a 59th-minute penalty before man-of-the-match Grady Diangana scored the second nine minutes later, after he had been tripped by Kenneth Paal for the spot-kick.The penalty award led to the dismissa...Full Story »

Former Celtic striker Gary Hooper scored deep into stoppage time as promotion-chasing Barnet salvaged a point from a 1-1 draw at home to Solihull.After a goalless first half, Solihull broke the deadlock in the 51st minute when Joe Newton met Joss Labadie’s cross to head the visitors in front.Solihull had the ball in the net again in the 84th minute but Kade Craig was flagged offside.But th...Full Story »

Sam Bowen’s second-half double gave Wealdstone a much-needed 3-1 National League win over Oxford City.The hosts had not won since the end of September and fell behind to Josh Parker’s 28th-minute opener from a set-piece.Kyle Smith quickly levelled for the hosts when he found the bottom corner.The second half was all about Bowen as he put his side in front three minutes after the rest...Full Story »

Cardiff ended a mini blip in some style thanks to a convincing 4-0 victory at Huddersfield.Erol Bulut’s side had taken just one point from three Championship games prior to the trip to the John Smith’s Stadium.But they crushed Huddersfield with a clinical overall performance as Callum Robinson, Dimitrios Goutas, Yakou Meite and Perry Ng all found the net.The Terriers had no answer to...Full Story »

Substitute Elliot Lee scored a late winner for Wrexham to snatch a 2-1 victory against League Two’s bottom side Sutton.Paul Mullin’s fantastic early finish put the Dragons ahead at the Racecourse and Aiden O’Brien equalised after the break, but Lee struck in the dying moments to ensure Wrexham crept back into the top three.Mullin headed James McClean’s corner over the cro...Full Story »

Blackpool continued their impressive run with an entertaining 3-2 victory over bottom club Cheltenham.The opener arrived in the 18th minute when Dom Thompson delivered a looping cross to the far post for Shayne Lavery to force it over the line from close range.A free-kick from Karamoko Dembele was headed into the side-netting by Callum Connolly in the 25th minute, but Blackpool were soon celebra...Full Story »

Former Lincoln boss Michael Appleton suffered his first defeat as Charlton manager in eight games as the Addicks were blown away 3-1 by the rampant Imps at Sincil Bank.And it was two-goal Hakeeb Adelakun, a player effectively snubbed by Appleton during his tenure at Lincoln, who inflicted the most damage, with Sean Roughan adding a third after Alfie May had fired the Addicks into an early lead.C...Full Story »

Gateshead staged a second-half comeback to earn a 2-2 draw at Rochdale.Dale made a great start and were 2-0 up after just 26 minutes.Jesurun Uchegbulam opened the scoring with a curling first-time effort in the 16th minute and Ian Henderson made it two 10 minutes later when he converted a loose ball after Kairo Mitchell saw an effort saved.Edward Francis brought Gateshead back into it after the ...Full Story »

Ken Sema struck his first goal of the season in spectacular fashion to earn Watford a 1-0 win over Swansea.Harry Darling and Matt Grimes went the closest to scoring for the hosts in the first half while Vakoun Bayo should have netted for the Hornets in what was a tight affair.Kristian Pedersen thought he had put the Swans ahead after 72 minutes when he headed Grimes’ corner beyond Daniel B...Full Story »

Middlesbrough continued their rapid rise up the Championship table as they beat Norwich 2-1 at Carrow Road to make it six league wins on the trot.Michael Carrick’s rejuvenated side never looked back after Sam Greenwood opened the scoring in the first minute of the second half.Substitute Sammy Silvera completed a deserved win by netting a second in stoppage time and although Jonathan Rowe p...Full Story »

Shaq Forde scored a 96th-minute equaliser as Leyton Orient rescued a 2-2 draw in an incident-packed game at Northampton.Orient led early through Rob Hunt but Sam Hoskins scored twice in three minutes to turn things around, only for Kieron Bowie to see red before Forde’s dramatic leveller.The home side started well but Orient weathered the storm before breaking the deadlock with their first...Full Story »

Accrington secured a fourth consecutive League Two win after holding off an AFC Wimbledon comeback to claim a 4-2 victory.Joe Pritchard’s brace either side of Tommy Leigh’s effort gave Stanley a 3-0 lead and, despite two goals from Dons substitute Omar Bugiel, Brad Hills added a fourth late on.Stanley opened the scoring in the fourth minute when Dons keeper Alex Bass’ fumble al...Full Story »

Cambridge produced a resolute display to hold League One leaders Portsmouth to a goalless draw.The U’s started brightly, with Sullay Kaikai’s cross needing to be tipped over by Will Norris before a Kaikai cross was scuffed wide by Danny Andrew.The biggest chance of the first half came on 31 minutes when Abu Kamara’s overhit cross for the visitors smacked back off the far post, ...Full Story »

Matt Smith scored a hat-trick as ruthless Salford returned to winning ways with a 3-0 triumph at Doncaster.The hosts had the better of the attacking play but Neil Wood’s side, and Smith in particular, were clinical with the few clear-cut opportunities they had to secure a first victory in four matches.It took just two minutes for Salford to open the scoring when Smith sent a header into th...Full Story »

Dundee and Ross County had to settle for a share of the spoils in their goalless cinch Premiership clash at Dens.Both sides had chances but just could not find the back of the net.The result means Dundee have drawn three games in succession while the Staggies have ended a run of three defeats in a row.County had an opportunity in the 13th minute when Yan Dhanda fired a dangerous corner in from t...Full Story »

Barnsley closed the gap on second-placed Oxford in League One following a 3-0 victory over Shrewsbury at Oakwell.Herbie Kane opened the scoring from the spot in the 20th minute after the Reds were awarded their first home penalty since March 2021, with Callum Styles adding a second just minutes later.League One top-scorer Devante Cole netted a third with 15 minutes to play to leave the Tykes two...Full Story »

Erico Sousa wrapped up a comeback win for Boreham Wood as they sunk Dagenham 3-1 at Victoria Road.The visitors arrived in east London with just one league win in seven and things threatened to get worse when Inih Effiong fired Dagenham into a 21st-minute lead.Tyrone Marsh headed against the bar for Boreham Wood before they levelled just past the half-hour mark through Billy Sass-Davis.Lee Ndlovu...Full Story »

Oxford remain second in Sky Bet League One despite going down to a 2-0 defeat at struggling Wigan.A goal in either half from Stephen Humphrys and Callum Lang gave Wigan their second win in four days.The visitors started well only for Wigan goalkeeper Sam Tickle to deny Marcus McGuane and Stan Mills from distanceAnd Wigan took full advantage on 18 minutes when Thelo Aasgaard fed Humphrys, who hel...Full Story »