Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink knows his Burton side need to be more clinical after chalking up their third 0-0 draw on the bounce away to Accrington Stanley.The Brewers have not scored in five games but virtually secured their League One status by securing a point at the Wham Stadium.Burton keeper Matej Kovar, on loan from Manchester United, had to be at his best to keep out efforts from Ethan Hamilto...Full Story »

Maidenhead made it back-to-back National League wins with a 2-0 victory against Weymouth.Shaun Donnellan and Josh Kelly both struck for the Magpies as they remained 16th, while the Terras stayed 22nd and in the relegation zone.Maidenhead had chances in the early stages of the game when Kane Ferdinand fired over the bar and the visitors did well to defend Shawn McCoulsky’s effort at the nea...Full Story »

Walsall mathematically secured their League Two safety with a 1-0 win that left Carlisle still with work to do to ensure their own survival.Jack Earing’s winner just before half-time ended a run of three straight defeats for Walsall, leaving Carlisle 10 points above the bottom two with four games remaining.Walsall keeper Carl Rushworth made a fine early diving save to keep out Kristian Den...Full Story »

Murray Wallace scored at both ends of the pitch as his play-off chasing Millwall side drew 1-1 against Preston at Deepdale.The Scottish defender turned the ball into his own net after just six minutes but atoned by heading in an equaliser 16 minutes later.The draw left the Lions three points off the Championship’s top six with four games to play.Preston started well and Daniel Johnson wrig...Full Story »

Derek Adams praised the clinical finishing of his Morecambe side after they injected fresh impetus into their survival fight with a 3-2 victory at Charlton.It was the Shrimpers’ first away league win since November 20 and moved them three points clear of the League One bottom four.Morecambe led 2-0 at the break after low finishes by the prolific Cole Stockton – his 26th goal in all c...Full Story »

Play-off chasing Sunderland claimed a dramatic late winner for the third Sky Bet League One game in a row as Nathan Broadhead’s stoppage-time header secured a 3-2 win over Shrewsbury.The Black Cats looked destined for a frustrating afternoon after second-half goals from Josh Vela and former Sunderland defender Tom Flanagan wiped out the two-goal advantage secured through early strikes from...Full Story »

Crawley kept alive their faint hopes of reaching the League Two play-off places as they made it four wins in their last five games with a 2-1 victory over Newport at Rodney Parade.Two goals in the space of four first-half minutes from Ashley Nadesan and Ludwig Francillette gave Crawley complete control and although County reduced the deficit through James Waite’s 59th-minute effort, t...Full Story »

Port Vale cemented their promotion credentials as Connor Hall’s header earned a 1-0 win at Hartlepool.The Valiants have now won five of their last six games and have a five-point cushion ahead of the play-off places.Pools, ensconced in mid-table, had the better of the first half. A volley from Tom Crawford dipped wide before Omar Bogle’s powerful run saw him shoot over from 20 yards....Full Story »

Coventry came from behind to defeat Birmingham 4-2 at St Andrew’s and keep alive their slim hopes of reaching the Sky Bet Championship play-offs.Kristian Pedersen’s first goal in almost a year put the hosts ahead early on before Gary Gardner doubled Blues’ lead in the 39th minute with an unmarked header.Despite only scoring one career goal prior to this match, Coventry’s ...Full Story »

Doncaster edged closer to relegation after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Bolton.It appeared Rovers were on course to take something from the game when Mipo Odubeko cancelled out Amadou Bakayoko’s strike for the visitors, but ex-Doncaster player Kieran Sadlier put Bolton back in front within a minute.The Trotters started the stronger and Bakayoko missed narrowly with a header.But Doncaster had ...Full Story »

Scott Cuthbert’s header secured a 1-0 win for Stevenage against Rochdale and lifted his side out of the League Two relegation zone.Cuthbert nodded home Arthur Read’s corner three minutes after the interval to secure a crucial three points for the hosts.The first half offered little in the way of chances with both sides largely cancelling each other out.Ben Coker’s early free-ki...Full Story »

National League promotion rivals Wrexham and Solihull Moors failed to capitalise on leaders Stockport’s rare defeat as they drew 1-1.Joe Sbarra’s opener was quickly cancelled out by Wrexham’s Ollie Palmer as both teams kept their long unbeaten runs going.Sbarra stabbed home his 15th goal of the season to give Moors a 56th-minute lead.But just two minutes later Palmer headed in ...Full Story »

Peterborough produced a sensational comeback to cling onto their Championship status a little longer courtesy of a 2-1 triumph against 10-man Blackburn.Grant McCann’s men were all but relegated when falling behind to Ben Brereton Diaz’s opener at the Weston Homes Stadium.But Posh roared back to level through Sammie Szmodics before substitute Jack Marriott completed the turnaround to ...Full Story »

Barnsley conceded a costly Olivier Ntcham equaliser as they lost ground in the fight for Sky Bet Championship survival with a 1-1 draw at Swansea.Claudio Gomes fired Barnsley into the lead in the 54th minute, but Ntcham’s leveller 10 minutes later left the Tykes 10 points from safety, with relegation rivals Reading, Peterborough and Derby all winning on Friday.Swansea dominated the final s...Full Story »

A blistering start by Oxford blew relegation-threatened Fleetwood away before the visitors were forced to scrap to a 3-2 win.Oxford raced into a two-goal lead within seven minutes, making it 3-0 on 16 minutes, but a fightback from relegation-threatened Fleetwood at least made for a nail-shredding finish.Nathan Holland struck Oxford’s opener with less than two minutes played, hitting the bo...Full Story »

Grimsby came from a goal down to beat the 10 men of Stockport 2-1 and end the Vanarama National League leaders’ unbeaten league run of 18 games.Scott Quigley opened the scoring for the visitors in the 14th minute when he latched onto a lovely flick from Paddy Madden before putting the ball in the back of the net.Stockport were reduced to 10 men 10 minutes before the break when Antoni Sarce...Full Story »

Gillingham picked up a vital point in their battle to avoid relegation as they played out a 2-2 draw with Cheltenham, twice taking the lead only for Cheltenham to peg them back each time.The Gills twice took the lead first through Vadaine Oliver and then Ben Reeves, but the hosts were not to be denied and twice hit back with strikes from Callum Wright and Kion Etete.The opener came after 14 minu...Full Story »

Mansfield’s impressive club-record run of 11 successive home league wins was halted by promotions rivals Sutton who pulled off a deserved 3-2 victory.With Port Vale winning, sixth-placed Stags now have a six-point gap between them and the third automatic promotion place, although they still have a game in hand.Sutton, meanwhile, climbed up to seventh with the win as they took advantage of ...Full Story »

Junior Morias netted a first-half hat-trick as Dagenham maintained their push for a National League play-off place with a sensational 7-3 home win over Barnet.The striker opened the scoring in the 14th minute, moments after Callum Reynolds had missed a glorious chance for Daggers, with a stunning solo effort.After goalkeeper Elliot Justham has prevented Daniel Powell from equalising with an exce...Full Story »

Boreham Wood’s National League play-off hopes suffered a further dent following a 2-1 home defeat by rock-bottom Dover.The visitors, who went into the game winless in 11, took the lead in the seventh minute when Will Evans brought down Michael Gyasi, who picked himself up to convert the resulting penalty.But their joy was shortlived as Scott Boden levelled two minutes later, firing home fr...Full Story »