Boreham Wood ended their run of 10 games without a National League win as they beat Bromley 2-0 at Meadow Park.It did not take long for the hosts to hit the front as Tyrone Marsh fired an effort past Ellery Balcombe in the Bromley goal in the fifth minute.Early in the second half, the visitors should have been level when Michael Cheek’s header was cleared off the line before Liam Trotter h...Full Story »

Harry Darling and Daniel Harvie struck either side of half-time to hand automatic-promotion chasing MK Dons a 2-0 win over Morecambe at Stadium MK.The Dons are level on points with Rotherham in League One, sitting third on goal difference, but have played one game more.Darling opened the scoring in the 20th minute, after a solo run from inside his own half saw him evade the away side’s def...Full Story »

Wigan are still one point off confirming automatic promotion from Sky Bet League One after being held 1-1 by Plymouth at the DW Stadium.The home side did everything but score in an utterly dominant first half.Jordan Cousins, Callum Lang, Will Keane and Max Power all went close, only to be denied by a matter of inches or desperate defending.Power then headed just wide shortly after the restart, b...Full Story »

Exeter stand on the verge of a return to League One for the first time in 10 years after they overcame a slow start to beat Rochdale 2-0 at St James Park.Rochdale started the better of the two teams and Cameron Dawson made a superb save with his feet to deny former Grecian Jimmy Keohane before he made an even better one moments later to again deny Keohane.Offrande Zanzala should have done better...Full Story »

Wycombe kept themselves in the League One play-off places with a crucial 1-0 victory over fellow promotion hopefuls Sheffield Wednesday thanks to Jordan Obita’s second-half winner.With one game of their season left, the Chairboys remain sixth in the table, one point ahead of the Owls, although Wednesday would go back into the top six should they win their game in hand, at Fleetwood, on Tue...Full Story »

Grimsby came from behind to beat Torquay 2-1, with a late Tristan Abrahams penalty sealing the success.The Mariners stay in the National League play-off places in sixth, while the Gulls drop to 10th.Asa Hall scored in the 28th minute, smashing the ball into the roof of the net to give Torquay the lead.Grimsby responded in the 39th minute when Harry Clifton fired the ball in from distance to leve...Full Story »

Forest Green clinched automatic promotion from League Two with a hard-earned goalless draw at Bristol Rovers.Needing a point to guarantee a top-three finish, the visitors turned in a committed display and just about edged a thrilling encounter.For Bristol, the point strengthened their play-off hopes and maintained hopes of grabbing third place.Forest Green had the better of a high-tempo first ha...Full Story »

Chesterfield scored twice in the final eight minutes to boost their National League play-off hopes following a 3-2 home win over Dover.Bottom club Dover hit the front after 14 minutes when Michael Gyasi had the beating of three players on the edge of the area before his effort deflected past Chesterfield goalkeeper Scott Loach.The hosts drew level 10 minutes later, Saidou Khan slotting home foll...Full Story »

John Rooney scored a 68th-minute winner as 10-man Barrow defeated Sky Bet League Two play-off chasers Sutton 1-0.But a dramatic second half that saw Sutton’s Rob Milsom miss a penalty also included a late allegation of racism from the crowd towards a visiting player.That contributed to 10 minutes of stoppage time but Phil Brown’s Barrow clung on for three vital points against the odd...Full Story »

Mark Hughes enjoyed his first home win as Bradford manager as the Bantams beat already-relegated Scunthorpe with a 2-1 League Two victory at Valley Parade.The result ended a run of nine home matches without a win, five of them since Hughes became manager at the end of February.Bradford made the perfect start, going ahead after just 18 seconds through midfielder Jamie Walker – on loan from ...Full Story »

Jon Brady hailed another step towards promotion as Northampton moved into the top three in League Two with a 4-2 away win at Leyton Orient.A first-half goal-fest saw Mitch Pinnock, John Guthrie and Joshua Felix-Eppiah open up a three-goal advantage before Theo Archibald replied for the home side.Felix-Eppiah struck again before the half-time whistle to stretch the lead again. Jordan Brown netted...Full Story »

Cove Rangers were crowned cinch League One champions after beating Dumbarton 1-0.Mitch Megginson’s 75th-minute strike was enough for Rangers to finish top of the table and earn promotion to the Championship.Second-placed Airdrieonians continued their quest for promotion with a 5-0 win against Clyde.Airdrie were awarded a penalty in the 35th minute and Rhys McCabe slotted home to give them ...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Paul Warne is pleased his side have their destiny in their own hands after they rallied to beat Oxford 2-1.Dan Barlaser went from villain to hero when he stroked home the second-half winner from the penalty spot, having earlier scored an own goal.It ensured the second-placed Millers remain on the same points as MK Dons in third, but with a better goal difference and a game in h...Full Story »

Millwall’s hopes of reaching the Sky Bet Championship play-offs remain alive after Benik Afobe netted a stoppage-time penalty to rescue a point from a 2-2 draw with Birmingham at St Andrew’s.Juninho Bacuna’s second goal since joining Blues opened the scoring after only 67 seconds of the second half before Oliver Burke equalised for Millwall from close range.Lyle Taylor looked a...Full Story »

Ten-man Accrington celebrated a 2-1 win in their final home game of the Sky Bet League One campaign against Lincoln, with both teams now safe from the drop.In an eventful opening, Liam Cullen’s shot crashed against a post for the Imps while Jack Nolan’s header hit the top of the crossbar for the home side.Stanley opened the scoring in the 34th minute when Tommy Leigh headed the ball ...Full Story »

Peterborough’s relegation to League One was confirmed as Sam Surridge scored the only goal in a 1-0 Championship defeat at the hands of a Nottingham Forest side bidding to leave the second tier in a different direction.This was one of those surreal footballing occasions where Posh could be relegated with a win and Forest able to seal a play-off spot even if beaten.As it turned out, neither...Full Story »

Joelinton scored twice on his 100th Premier League appearance for Newcastle as they climbed into the top half with a comfortable 3-0 win over Norwich which moved the Canaries closer to relegation.It was the Magpies’ first win at Carrow Road since January 1994, with the Brazilian finding the net two times inside the first half.Joelinton broke the deadlock in the 35th minute with a curled st...Full Story »

Sunderland gave their play-off hopes a major boost in Sky Bet League One as they thrashed 10-man Cambridge United 5-1 at the Stadium of Light.The visitors had to play for almost 80 minutes with a man disadvantage after Lloyd Jones was dismissed for a foul on Ross Stewart, and the Black Cats exploited their numerical superiority ruthlessly.Stewart ended an eight-game goal drought by scoring twice...Full Story »

Ross Docherty’s first-half strike was enough for Partick to return to winning ways as they beat Dunfermline 1-0.Docherty put Partick in front in the 15th minute, stabbing home at the near post from a low Kyle Turner corner.Joe Chalmers’ shot was blocked for the Pars and Stephen Hendrie defended well to deny Lewis McCann.Thistle twice went close at the start of the second half when Ja...Full Story »

Rotherham firmly wrestled their automatic promotion destiny back into their own hands after coming from behind to beat Oxford 2-1.The second-placed Millers are level on points with MK Dons but ahead on goal difference and with a game in hand as League One heads to a dramatic finale.Oxford took the lead on 10 minutes when Sam Long broke down the right and his wicked cross was turned into his own ...Full Story »