Roy Hodgson insists Watford still have cause to believe they can escape Premier League relegation following a damaging 3-0 defeat to Leeds but admits they have no reason to feel confident of doing so.The second-bottom Hornets slipped six points from safety following a ninth successive home loss which manager Hodgson termed “harsh”.Raphinha’s first-half strike set Leeds on cours...Full Story »

Leam Richardson said his side delivered the performance, as well as the result, as Wigan strengthened their promotion bid with a 3-1 Sky Bet League One win at Lincoln.The Latics took full advantage as top-two rivals MK Dons and Rotherham United both dropped points.Callum Long opened the scoring in the eighth minute, with Anthony Scully levelling for the Imps six minutes later. Will Keane restore...Full Story »

Reading interim manager Paul Ince urged his players to be more “ruthless” as they slipped to a 2-1 Championship defeat against Cardiff.Striker Lucas Joao headed home in the seventh minute, giving Reading a 1-0 half-time lead, but Cardiff struck twice after the interval.Alfie Doughty drew Cardiff level with his first goal of the season and substitute Will Vaulks snatched the winner fi...Full Story »

Grant McCann was frustrated despite seeing his 10-man Peterborough side overcome adversity to earn a battling Championship point from a 1-1 draw at Ashton Gate.The visitors fell behind to Rob Atkinson’s 43rd-minute header from a Jay Dasilva cross and had defender Joe Ward sent off after 59 minutes for tripping Andreas Weimann and denying a clear scoring chance.But, despite looking doomed t...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou watched Celtic rack up his biggest win as boss then insisted there was still more to come from his side.A 7-0 thrashing of St Johnstone, on a day that Japan striker Kyogo Furuhashi returned to action for the first time since Boxing Day following his recovery from a hamstring injury, took the Hoops nine points clear of Rangers at the top of the cinch Premiership, with the Light B...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Alex Neil reiterated the importance of substitutes after Elliot Embleton snatched a priceless late winner in the triumph at fellow Sky Bet League One play-off hopefuls Oxford.Embleton fired home from Ross Stewart’s pass in  the 89th minute, just three minutes after Neil sent him on, to give the Black Cats a 2-1 victory that greatly boosts their play-off hopes.Captain C...Full Story »

Shaun Maloney lamented an “unacceptable” second-half performance from Hibernian as they missed out on a place in the top six of the cinch Premiership following a 3-1 Edinburgh derby defeat away to Hearts.The Easter Road side led through an early goal from Drey Wright but the hosts hit back in first-half stoppage time before scoring another two in the first 15 minutes of the second ha...Full Story »

Derby manager Wayne Rooney criticised the officials after they failed to award his team a stoppage-time penalty in the 2-1 defeat at Swansea.Relegation-threatened Derby were desperately seeking an equaliser when substitute Bartosz Cybulski appeared to be brought down in the third minute of time added on.Swansea goalkeeper Andy Fisher tipped a header from home defender Cyrus Christie onto the cro...Full Story »

Steve Cooper refused to discuss the prospect of chasing down Bournemouth for second place in the Championship after a 2-0 win over Birmingham helped Nottingham Forest close the gap to six points.Forest are now unbeaten in 10 Championship games and have won five in a row, after goals from Keinan Davis and Scott McKenna propelled them to another success.But despite seeing his side climb into third...Full Story »

Keith Hill admitted he shares Scunthorpe fans’ frustrations after a brief second-half protest added to the woe of his side’s 4-0 defeat to Mansfield, a result which left them teetering on the brink of relegation from the English Football League.The Stags were already well on the way to three points thanks to Anthony Grant’s own goal and strikes from Stephen McLaughlin, Ryan Sti...Full Story »

Blackburn boss Tony Mowbray accepted his team’s performance fell “below our normal standard” after their play-off hopes suffered a setback in a 1-1 draw with Blackpool.Rovers looked on course to go level on points with two teams in the top six after Sam Gallagher’s deft finish in the 10th minute – his eighth of the season – set them on their way.But Blackpool ...Full Story »

Andy Crosby hailed Port Vale’s match-winner Brad Walker after his goal finally saw off a stubborn Oldham side in a hard-fought 3-2 win.After Jamie Proctor’s two goals were cancelled out by first Christopher Missilou and then Davis Keillor-Dunn, the winner came 10 minutes into the second half when Walker drilled a low shot into the bottom corner from 25 yards.And the Valiants’ r...Full Story »

Derek Adams insisted his Morecambe side were the better team in Saturday’s 2-1 League One defeat at Cambridge and did not deserve to lose.The home side claimed a narrow triumph, with Joe Ironside hitting the winner from the penalty spot in the second half.Sam Smith had given Cambridge the lead shortly before half time, only for Cole Stockton to fire in a stupendous volley to level for More...Full Story »

Steve Evans was pleased with the qualities his Stevenage side showed after they won 2-0 at Colchester to boost their League Two survival chances.Goals from Jamie Reid and Luke Norris either side of half-time secured Stevenage their first win since January 29.Norris was dismissed with six minutes remaining after receiving a second booking but Stevenage claimed victory and are now only in the rele...Full Story »

Gary Rowett hailed the impact of Danny McNamara after his first two goals in a Millwall shirt capped a comprehensive 4-1 win over vulnerable Barnsley at the Den.On his 50th appearance for the Lions, the 23-year-old wing-back opened the scoring in the first half of the Sky Bet Championship contest when he arrived late in the box to convert a Jed Wallace cross.And he then doubled his tally for the...Full Story »

Solihull Moors maintained their National League promotion push with a 2-0 win at Barnet.Solihull led at the break through Andrew Dallas and sealed all the points in the closing stages thanks to Barnet defender Ben Richards-Everton’s own goal.Dallas turned home a rebound to give Solihull an early lead after Ryan Barnett’s shot was dropped by Barnet goalkeeper Jake Askew.Barnet had the...Full Story »

Raith Rovers’ poor run of form continued as Robbie Muirhead’s goal gave visiting Morton a 1-0 victory.Muirhead’s curled 65th-minute effort settled the contest at Stark’s Park and left the hosts with only one win in 16 cinch Championship matches.The hosts looked the likeliest to break the deadlock in the first half, with Morton goalkeeper Jack Hamilton saving from Sam Stan...Full Story »

Paul McCallum and Junior Morias scored second-half goals to clinch Vanarama National League play-off hopefuls Dagenham & Redbridge a 2-0 win at Bromley.McCallum broke the deadlock early in the second half and Morais gave them a two-goal cushion deep into the second period.The Daggers went close to opening the scoring in the 29th minute when McCallum’s shot hit a post at the end of...Full Story »

Walsall manager Michael Flynn told his squad they are playing for their footballing futures following a poor display in a 1-0 defeat at Rochdale.Conor Grant scored the only goal of the game 10 minutes into the second half, but in truth the slender scoreline flattered the visitors.Flynn saw an upturn in form and results when he came in in February, but said he would be making changes during the s...Full Story »

Matty Warburton scored twice as 10-man Halifax held their nerve to beat Woking 2-1 and strengthen their National League play-off hopes.Warburton opened the scoring for the penalty spot in the 10th minute then doubled the Shaymen’s lead in the 62nd minute after being played through on goal.But the home side had to be wary of the visitors with goalkeeper Sam Johnson pulling off an acrobatic ...Full Story »