Some half-time truths helped to spark a dramatic Sunderland improvement as the Black Cats came from behind to beat Plymouth 3-1 and climb into the Sky Bet Championship’s top six.Michael Beale’s side trailed at the break after Ryan Hardie’s opener for Plymouth, but Sunderland were transformed after the restart and extended their unbeaten Championship stretch to three games with ...Full Story »

Blackburn first-team coach Damien Johnson saluted an “outstanding” performance after they beat Stoke 3-1 to move away from relegation trouble.Rovers went into the game with the worst form in the Sky Bet Championship, which resulted in Jon Dahl Tomasson leaving as boss on Friday and John Eustace now in the hot seat.Johnson and fellow first-team coach David Lowe took the team for the g...Full Story »

Graham Coughlan says in-form Newport are reaping the rewards for sticking together when the going got tough after a 3-0 win at Walsall moved them four points off the League Two play-off places.First-half goals from Bryn Morris, Will Evans and Harry Charsley gave the Exiles a fully-deserved fourth successive league victory.It is a far cry from a nightmare, injury-hit autumn when they sank as low ...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Michael Skubala was “really impressed” with his side as they beat 10-man Fleetwood 2-1.It was a first home win for the club since mid-October as they secured back-to-back victory by coming from behind at Sincil Bank.Promise Omochere opened the scoring, but Bosun Lawal’s sending-off after a melee in first-half stoppage time turned the game on its head.Returning Ben ...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Ged Brannan praised his side’s spirit and determination as he sealed his first home win since taking over from Derek Adams by beating Sutton 1-0.The Shrimps had to overcome a stubborn performance from the bottom club to take the three points in Brannan’s seventh game at the Mazuma Stadium.A fourth-minute goal from Barrow loanee Ged Garner, his third in two games, was e...Full Story »

Neil Critchley believes Blackpool did not switch on quickly enough in their 1-1 draw with League One play-off rivals Oxford at Bloomfield Road.Blackpool led the game after an 18th-minute goal from Matt Pennington but conceded just three minutes later to Oxford’s Mark Harris.The result did little for either team, with Oxford sitting seventh, a point off the top six after a five-match winles...Full Story »

Harrogate boss Simon Weaver believes his team are “playing for the badge” after moving into the play-offs following a gutsy 1-0 home win over Colchester.Veteran striker Jack Muldoon’s “scruffy” 92nd-minute winner – his fourth goal in as many games – lifted the Sulphurites up to seventh in the League Two standings following a contest in which they had bee...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale hailed the character of his side after they came back from two goals down to claim a dramatic 3-2 win in extra time against Partick Thistle in the Scottish Cup.Livi found themselves in trouble after Kerr McInroy’s superb low strike from 25 yards and Aidan Fitzpatrick’s near-post shot but Joel Nouble tapped in to bring them back into the game and th...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson says his side are focusing only on themselves after claiming a “deserved” win over high-flying Barrow to remain firmly in the mix for the play-off places in League Two.The Dons sent second-placed Mansfield home pointless two weeks ago and were also too strong for the Bluebirds, who arrived at Plough Lane third in the table, as first-half goals fr...Full Story »

Boss Thomas Frank urged Gareth Southgate to hand Ivan Toney an England recall after his Brentford comeback.The striker scored his third goal in four games since returning from his eight-month ban for breaching betting rules in Saturday’s 2-0 win at Wolves.Christian Norgaard’s first-half header put the Bees on course for their first Premier League away win since October, moving them u...Full Story »

Preston moved to within two points of the Sky Bet Championship’s top six courtesy of a 2-0 win at Cardiff.Emil Riis scored his first goal since October 2022 in the 30th minute before Ben Whiteman struck his third of the campaign to double the away side’s lead 10 minutes later.Cardiff struggled to create clear-cut openings and have now lost three home games in succession, while Presto...Full Story »

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou heaped praise on “world-class” Son Heung-min after he helped inspire a dramatic 2-1 victory over Brighton.Spurs looked set to drop more points after they had been held to a 2-2 draw at Everton last weekend but Brennan Johnson struck in the sixth minute of stoppage time to fire them back into the Premier League top four.Son created the winner with a won...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough admitted “the scoreline flattered us” after his side produced a clinical display to beat struggling Forest Green 4-0.An Ollie Clarke brace and goals from Tom Nichols and Will Swan helped the Stags to victory.Rovers looked resurgent in the first-half under boss Steve Cotterill but Mansfield turned on the style after the break to take all three points from G...Full Story »

Salford extended their unbeaten run to six games under new boss Karl Robinson with a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Swindon.The Ammies had a good chance to maintain their strong momentum inside two minutes as Luke Garbutt swung in a cross from deep that was met by Matt Smith, but his header back across goal dropped wide of the far post.Swindon also had a golden opportunity to score the...Full Story »

Adam Phillips scored two dramatic late goals to seal Barnsley a 2-1 victory over Leyton Orient in League One.Ruel Sotiriou’s 10th-minute goal looked to have secured Orient a big away win.But Phillips equalised in the 88th minute and, after Tykes team-mate Luca Connell saw red, he bagged a winner five minutes into added time.The visitors went ahead when George Moncur drove to the byline and...Full Story »

Slumping Oxford missed the chance to climb back into the League One play-off places as they were held to a 1-1 draw at top-six rivals Blackpool.The Tangerines led through a goal from Matt Pennington in the first half but Mark Harris got the visitors back level three minutes later.United could not find a second as their winless run extended to five games, leaving them a point behind sixth-placed ...Full Story »

Mansfield stayed in the automatic promotion race with a 4-0 win over struggling Forest Green.A double from Ollie Clarke, as well as goals from Tom Nichols and Will Swan, helped the Stags to victory despite a resurgent first-half performance by Steve Cotterill’s Rovers.Mansfield took the lead after 11 minutes when Aden Flint cushioned a header into the path of the oncoming Clarke, who hamme...Full Story »

Funso Ojo’s last-gasp penalty rescued a point for Port Vale in a 2-2 draw at home to Stevenage.Terence Vancooten had scored a goal at each end as Stevenage came from behind to lead into stoppage time.Jamie Reid had cancelled out Vancooten’s own goal, and the Guyana international made amends for his earlier error with a second goal.But a handball by Dan Butler late on gave Ojo the cha...Full Story »

Joe Tomlinson’s stoppage-time strike earned MK Dons a 2-1 comeback win at home to Accrington in a slow-burning League Two clash.Accrington’s top scorer Jack Nolan rolled home his 10th of the season to put John Coleman’s men in front.But Jack Payne’s delightful second-half free-kick brought Dons level and Tomlinson sent the home faithful wild with his stunning winner in th...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola felt his side had come through a tough game after grinding out a 2-0 victory over Everton on Saturday.Erling Haaland struck twice in the latter stages to secure a hard-fought Premier League success for the champions at the Etihad Stadium.It was City’s 10th successive triumph in all competitions and Guardiola said the manner of the win would stand them in good stead as they ch...Full Story »