Derby put on a show for their travelling fans as they beat Blackpool 2-0 at Bloomfield Road.More than 4,000 County fans made the trip for the club’s final away game of the Championship season.And Wayne Rooney’s relegated side got the job done as they ended a streak of nine consecutive losses on the road.The Rams, who had not won on their travels in 2022, snatched the lead against the...Full Story »

Ross County’s Jordan White saw a first-half goal disallowed as his side drew 0-0 with Hearts at Tynecastle.The visitors, chasing a place in the Europa Conference League, had the best of the first half and seemed unfortunate to see their celebrations cut short by the linesman’s flag when the striker found the net.Hearts, who are already assured of third place in the cinch Premiership,...Full Story »

Dylan Levitt’s deflected goal earned Dundee United a 1-0 victory over Motherwell which puts them in a commanding position for a European place.The on-loan Manchester United midfielder struck his third goal in five matches in the 37th minute at Tannadice.The win puts United four points and nine goals ahead of Motherwell in the race for the two Europa Conference League spots with three games...Full Story »

Harrogate proved to be Forest Green’s promotion party poopers as Rovers relinquished top spot in League Two for the first time since September.Jack Muldoon put Harrogate ahead from the spot in the first half before Jamille Matt netted the equaliser with his 19th goal of the season, again from the penalty spot.Sunderland loanee Jack Diamond regained the lead for Harrogate a minute after the...Full Story »

Bradford ended play-off contenders Sutton’s 19-game unbeaten home run with an emphatic 4-1 win.Charles Vernam scored twice for Mark Hughes’ side, taking his tally to eight for the season, before Yann Songo’o and Andy Cook wrapped it up late on.Sutton went close after 90 seconds when Donovan Wilson set up Will Randall for a first-time shot against the post.But Bradford responded...Full Story »

Carlisle won their last home game of the League Two season as they beat Stevenage 2-1 at Brunton Park.Joe Riley and Lewis Alessandra did the damage within 11 second-half minutes and Boro were condemned to a second successive defeat despite Luke Norris’ late penalty.The visitors came agonisingly close to opening the scoring early on as Luke Prosser’s header hit a post.Down the other e...Full Story »

Hat-trick hero Aaron Collins snatched a late winner as promotion-chasing Bristol Rovers twice overturned a two-goal deficit to beat Rochdale 4-3 and improve their hopes of promotion from Sky Bet League Two.Dale took a two-goal lead into the break after Luke Charman netted in the ninth minute and added a second eight minutes later.Rovers improved after the break and Sam Finley brought them back i...Full Story »

Norwich suffered relegation back to the Championship as Dean Smith’s return to Aston Villa ended in a 2-0 Premier League defeat.A 10th loss in 12 meant the yo-yo specialists made it four straight seasons which have ended in either promotion or relegation, a painful way for Smith to mark his return to the ground where he began the season in charge.Defeat was down to goals from Ollie Watkins...Full Story »

Burnley came back from a goal down in the final 10 minutes to move five points clear of the bottom three with a 2-1 win at Watford which confirmed Norwich’s relegation.The Clarets’ fightback also all but relegated their opponents, who fell 12 points from safety with four games to go, and turned up the heat on 18th-placed Everton and fellow strugglers Leeds.An own goal from James Tark...Full Story »

Ollie Palmer’s 22nd goal of the season proved enough for promotion-chasing Wrexham to beat Southend 1-0 in the Vanarama National League.The 30-year-old has now scored 14 in 19 matches since joining from AFC Wimbledon in January.Palmer made the crucial breakthrough for the second-placed side just two minutes after the interval, converting Jordan Davies’ cross at the far post.The strik...Full Story »

Swindon surged into the League Two play-off positions as Louis Reed’s late winner earned them a 2-1 win over Barrow.A third straight victory, coupled with Sutton’s home defeat to Bradford, saw the Robins move into the top seven with one game to go.It looked like they were heading for a draw after Matt Platt’s late goal cancelled out Josh Davison’s first-half opener, but R...Full Story »

Wilfried Zaha came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner for Crystal Palace as they snatched a 2-1 win at Southampton.The Eagles looked to have rescued a point when Eberechi Eze scored his first goal of the season to cancel out Oriol Romeu’s early goal, but a moment of magic from Zaha saw Palace leave St Mary’s with all three points.The result lifts Patrick Vieira’s sid...Full Story »

Exeter went top of League Two with a 1-1 draw at Northampton who are now level on points with Bristol Rovers in the battle for the third automatic promotion spot.The Cobblers needed to win both remaining games to be guaranteed promotion but Sam Nombe cancelled out Mitch Pinnock’s superb opener to open the door to Rovers and Port Vale.Cameron Dawson produced a good stop from Josh Eppiah to ...Full Story »

Leam Richardson was quick to credit everybody but himself as he saw Wigan finally seal the League One title with a 3-0 victory at Shrewsbury.A 43rd-minute own goal from Josh Vela and a second-half brace from Will Keane ensured that Latics finally got themselves over the line after no win in their last five matches. Keane also won the division’s Golden Boot with 26 goals.Richardson said: &l...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Paul Warne revelled in the satisfaction of a 2-0 League One win over Gillingham that saw his side seal promotion, a result that relegated the Kent outfit.The Millers made their first-half dominance count when Rarmani Edmonds-Green met Michael Ihiekwe’s goal-bound header to poke home from close range after 34 minutes.A draw would have been enough to extend Gillingham&rsquo...Full Story »

Stephen Crainey succeeded in retaining Fleetwood’s Sky Bet League One status but does not know if he will be at the club next season.Despite a 4-2 defeat at Bolton – with strikers Dion Charles and Jon Dadi Bodvarsson scoring late goals for the Trotters – Town remained above the relegation zone on goal difference.Crainey was appointed caretaker boss after Simon Grayson’s d...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon boss Mark Bowen insists the club have a bright future despite suffering relegation to Sky Bet League Two after a 4-3 home defeat to Accrington.The visitors led 3-0 at the break through Jay Rich-Baghuelou, Colby Bishop and Michael Nottingham before four goals in the space of 10 second-half minutes gave the Dons hope of a final-day result.Ayoub Assal’s strike and a Jack Rudoni ...Full Story »

MK Dons boss Liam Manning was delighted with his side as they won 5-0 at 10-man Plymouth to cement third spot and secure a two-legged semi-final against Wycombe.Scott Twine was Dons’ four-goal hero, scoring twice in each half, while Harry Darling got a headed goal just before half-time.Plymouth – who slipped to seventh and missed out on a play-off spot – had midfielder Jordan H...Full Story »

Michael Appleton confirmed he was leaving as manager of Lincoln after his side finished the Sky Bet League One season with a 2-1 win over Crewe.After almost 150 games in charge of the Imps, Appleton has decided to step down, with chairman Clive Nates claiming the 46-year-old is looking “for a challenge elsewhere”.A statement from Appleton read: “It has been a privilege to manag...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp saluted “role model” James Milner after Liverpool maintained their quadruple challenge with a 1-0 Premier League victory at Newcastle.The 36-year-old former Magpie, who made his senior debut for Leeds almost 20 years ago, was one of five men drafted into Klopp’s much-changed starting line-up for a vital league game sandwiched between the two legs of the Champions L...Full Story »