Crawley boss John Yems admitted the 1-0 home victory over Walsall was not the best of spectacles.Isaac Hutchinson’s second-half goal was enough to give Crawley their fifth win in six games.Crawley are now only one point behind last season’s tally of 61 points with four games left, and are aiming to finish higher than the  twelfth place of last term- which was their best placing ...Full Story »

Gobsmacked Gillingham boss Neil Harris could not understand why striker Charlie Kelman was sent off in the goalless draw at home to Fleetwood.Referee James Linington showed both Kelman and Fleetwood winger Paddy Lane straight red cards for the same challenge – something Harris insisted he had never seen before – in the 78th minute.The hard-hitting collision left Lane needing treatmen...Full Story »

Under-fire Lee Bowyer branded Birmingham’s dismal 6-1 defeat at Blackpool his “worst  day in football” but insisted he would not stand down unless pushed by the club’s hierarchy.Blues suffered an Easter Monday mauling at Bloomfield Road as Jake Beesley’s double helped fire the Tangerines to their first win in six Sky Bet Championship matches.A furious stand of ...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones hailed match-winner Harry Cornick after he came off the bench to score the crucial goal in the 1-0 victory at Cardiff.Jones revealed post-match he had given Cornick a breather after the 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Good Friday “because he had been working so hard for so little reward”.But he was full of praise for his efforts after taking over from the in...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney is “excited” by the challenge of leading Derby back to the Championship but insists both his and the club’s future rests on the completion of a takeover.The Rams, deducted 21 points this season after going into administration, were relegated to League One with three games remaining after losing 1-0 to QPR.Defeat left them 10 points behind Reading, who came from 4-1...Full Story »

Ben Garner felt Swindon had enough chances to beat 10-man Leyton Orient but admitted their lacklustre defending at set-pieces let the visitors off the hook in Monday’s 2-1 League Two defeat.Omar Beckles scored either side of the break, while Hector Kyprianou hampered Orient’s bright start as he was shown a second yellow card midway through the first half.Josh Davison netted a late co...Full Story »

Wayne Brown has challenged his Colchester players to finish the season on a high after they swept aside Bradford 3-0 to secure their League Two status for another season.Colchester took a 16th-minute lead through Myles Kenlock, who fired in off the far post from Noah Chilvers’ pass.Brendan Wiredu then doubled the U’s advantage in the 33rd minute when he nodded in at the far post, aft...Full Story »

Peterborough manager Grant McCann hailed a strong defensive display from his side after Jack Marriott and Frankie Kent secured a vital 2-0 win against fellow strugglers Barnsley.Marriott put the visitors ahead in the 25th minute with a clinical finish into the roof of the net after receiving a through ball from Sammie Szmodics and Kent made the points safe in the 75th minute when he headed home ...Full Story »

Barrow boss Phil Brown was left disgruntled by the award of a late Salford equaliser after the sides battled out a 2-2 draw on Monday.Play-off hopefuls Salford opened the scoring in the 23rd minute against the run of play when Ryan Watson picked up the ball on the edge of the 18-yard box and saw his strike deflect past a diving Paul Farman.Relegation-threatened Barrow drew level in the 66th minu...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon manager Mark Bowen accepts his team have to win both their remaining fixtures to stay up, after their long run without a victory was extended by a 1-1 draw against Wycombe.The Dons led for an hour at Plough Lane, but just when a first win since December 7 was coming into sight, Adebayo Akinfenwa, who turns 40 next month, denied his old club with a late equaliser.His goal kept the C...Full Story »

Gary McSheffrey was downbeat after a six-goal thriller against Shrewsbury with Doncaster still set to drop into League Two.Rovers produced a great comeback from three goals down but they are six points off 20th-placed Gillingham with two games to go – with a -17 worse goal difference.On the reality of survival, McSheffrey said: “We need a big difference in goals and we need teams to ...Full Story »

Michael Appleton hailed an “outstanding” performance from Lincoln in their 3-0 victory over Cheltenham.Morgan Whittaker’s brace, either side of Anthony Scully’s 15th goal of the season, saw the Imps seal their Sky Bet League One status in style.All three goals came inside the opening 20 minutes. Whittaker opened the scoring after four minutes, Scully forced home the secon...Full Story »

Rochdale manager Robbie Stockdale hailed his side’s response to a “shocking” first half as Eoghan O’Connell’s superb 94th-minute strike snatched a 2-1 win over Hartlepool that secured their Football League status.O’Connell’s last-gasp winner completed a second-half comeback for Dale, who had trailed to an early Bryn Morris strike.“They say that no ...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Steve Evans admitted his side were made to pay for their profligacy as they were held to a 1-1 draw by already relegated Scunthorpe.Boro had been on course for a third successive victory courtesy of Jamie Reid’s goal eight minutes into the second half, only for substitute Harry Bunn to salvage a point for the hosts in the 75th minute.“I can’t believe we’ve ...Full Story »

Portsmouth boss Danny Cowley was furious with referee Bobby Madley for allowing Jonah Ayunga’s stoppage-time equaliser to stand and end his side’s play-off ambitions.Cowley felt goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu was fouled in the build-up to the goal from Greg Leigh’s right-wing corner, which rescued a 1-1 draw for Morecambe that boosted their survival bid.“It was unacceptable the ...Full Story »

A stoppage-time goal from Jonah Ayunga gave Morecambe a boost in their survival bid and ended Portsmouth’s play-off aspirations with a 1-1 draw.Ayunga scored a controversial goal from close range after Gavin Bazunu had failed to deal with Greg Leigh’s corner and could only palm the ball into the substitute’s path.The home side dominated the game for long periods, but a goal fro...Full Story »

Northampton moved to within two points of the top three in League Two with a resounding 3-0 victory over Harrogate at Sixfields.The impressive Louis Appere netted in between two goals from Sam Hoskins as the Cobblers closed the gap on Port Vale to just a couple of points with three games to go.Fraser Horsfall headed against the crossbar after only two minutes but Northampton were not at their be...Full Story »

Adebayo Akinfenwa stepped off the bench to deny his old club a vital victory, as Wycombe  came away from Plough Lane with a 1-1 draw against AFC Wimbledon.The Chairboys remain in the League One play-off places, but the Dons, who have not won in their last 25 games, have been pushed closer to relegation as they stayed four points adrift of safety.Wimbledon were ahead after 21 minutes when Ay...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney’s Derby were relegated from the Championship following a 1-0 defeat at QPR.Luke Amos’ late winner at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium kept alive Rangers’ play-off hopes and, coupled with Reading’s astonishing comeback, condemned the visitors to the drop.County finished the match with 10 men after Tom Lawrence was sent off for a second yellow card following...Full Story »

Doncaster produced an incredible comeback to draw 3-3 at Shrewsbury but still look set to be relegated from League One.Daniel Udoh scored his 16th goal of the season after 19 minutes before Ryan Bowman doubled the lead with a 34th-minute header and Shaun Whalley added a third before the interval.Mipo Odubeko pulled one back early in the second half and Reo Griffiths set up a grandstand finish in...Full Story »