Michael Carrick praised his Middlesbrough players for digging deep and finding a way to win, in what Swansea boss Luke Williams described as an “atrocious game of football” at the Riverside.Williams was furious after his side slumped to a 2-0 defeat that leaves the Swans just five points above the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone.But Carrick’s Boro are now unbeaten in their...Full Story »

Stephen Clemence admitted Gillingham have not scored enough goals this season as their play-off hopes diminished following Saturday’s 1-0 League Two defeat at Bradford.The narrow loss was their second in five days in Yorkshire and leaves the Kent side five points behind the top seven.Gillingham had several scoring chances before Brad Halliday scored the only goal just before half-time.Head...Full Story »

Everton manager Sean Dyche admits his change in tactics to “win ugly” paid off as a 1-0 victory over 10-man Burnley eased some of their relegation worries.Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who ended his six-month wait for a goal with the equaliser at Newcastle in the week, charged down Arijanet Muric’s clearance seconds before the end of the first half for the only goal and a first league...Full Story »

Wolves boss Gary O’Neil admitted he may face further disciplinary action after confronting referee Tony Harrington following his side’s 2-1 Premier League defeat to West Ham at Molineux.Wolves were angered when Maximilian Kilman’s goal in the ninth minute of stoppage time was disallowed, something O’Neil described as “possibly the worst decision I’ve ever seen...Full Story »

Salford head coach Karl Robinson was furious with the incident towards the end of his side’s 1-0 defeat at AFC Wimbledon that led to two of his players being sent off for their protests.The Ammies were given a free-kick on the edge of the Dons’ area deep into stoppage time, with the hosts desperately defending the lead given to them by Omar Bugiel’s header.But a home player app...Full Story »

Darrell Clarke admitted it had been a frustrating afternoon for the visitors after his Cheltenham side suffered a 3-1 defeat at Leyton Orient to leave them two points from safety in the Sky Bet League One relegation zone.Ethan Galbraith and Ollie O’Neill left the visitors chasing the game with first-half goals before Orient’s leading scorer Ruel Sotiriou ended his nine-match barren r...Full Story »

Bristol City’s post-match plans were blown off course as their flight home was cancelled in the wake of their goalless draw with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.Having claimed a creditable draw on Wearside thanks mainly to the excellence of their goalkeeper Max O’Leary, who made a string of important saves, City’s players and staff had been due to fly home from Newcastle Air...Full Story »

Leicester manager Enzo Maresca paid tribute to his team’s character after seeing them regain control of the race for automatic promotion from the Championship.Stephy Mavididi’s 87th-minute header, after Jay Stansfield had earlier cancelled out Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s opener, saw the Foxes beat Birmingham 2-1 and take full advantage of defeats for Ipswich and Leeds to regain fir...Full Story »

Walsall boss Mat Sadler believes his team will be in the League Two play-off race right to the wire after an impressive 3-1 comeback win against Tranmere.Goals from Jamille Matt, Taylor Allen and Brandon Comley mean the Saddlers are now just three points outside of the top seven.Sadler said: “It was a fantastic away performance today and I’m delighted for the near 800 fans who have f...Full Story »

Mark Robins was full of praise for his Coventry side after they ended Leeds’ 15-game unbeaten run thanks to goals from Ellis Simms and Haji Wright.Joel Piroe pulled a goal back for Daniel Farke’s automatic-promotion chasers but the visitors could not salvage a point as they missed the chance to go top after Ipswich’s 1-0 defeat to Norwich.It was also an important win for the Sk...Full Story »

Aberdeen interim manager Peter Leven rued Bojan Miovski’s late disallowed goal as the Dons were held to a 0-0 cinch Premiership draw away to bottom side Livingston.The striker’s close-range effort looked to have settled a disappointing game in the final minute before it was disallowed, after VAR spotted Angus MacDonald had been offside in the build-up.The Dons – who finished th...Full Story »

MK Dons’ boss Mike Williamson is keeping his feet on the floor as the race for automatic promotion from Sky Bet League Two reaches a thrilling climax.The Dons’ promotion hopes were handed a boost as goals in each half from Max Dean and Alex Gilbey sealed a 2-0 win at bottom of the table Forest Green.Dons’ win sees Williamson’s side climb to third in the table with three g...Full Story »

Manager Paul Simpson admits Carlisle have “fallen well short” after his side’s relegation from League One was officially confirmed by Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Northampton.A long way adrift at the bottom, Carlisle’s immediate return to League Two has looked inevitable for some time and their fate was duly sealed by goals from Kieron Bowie and Ali Koiki at a blustery ...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley hailed match-winner Sonny Carey as his side kept their outside hopes of a play-off finish alive with a 1-0 win over Cambridge.Carey scored the game’s only goal with a superb curled finish after half an hour to leave the Seasiders six points off sixth-placed Oxford with four games remaining.The home side passed up a number of other chances to make it more comfo...Full Story »

Port Vale moved out of the Sky Bet League One drop zone thanks to a goalless draw at Wigan.The home side came close to scoring with their first attack, as Matt Smith’s shot took a huge deflection off Thelo Aasgaard, completely wrong-footing Connor Ripley, only for the ball to sail inches past a post.Former Wigan man Gavin Massey then had a great chance to mark his return to the DW Stadium ...Full Story »

Alfie May’s double for Charlton secured a 2-1 win over play-off hopefuls Barnsley at The Valley.May broke the deadlock with a tremendous free-kick in the 20th minute to fire Charlton ahead.Adam Phillips grabbed an equaliser for Barnsley eight minutes later from the penalty spot following a handball by Kayne Ramsay.But, after a dreadful miss from inside the six-yard box by Devante Cole, the...Full Story »

Bojan Miovski saw his late goal disallowed by VAR as Aberdeen were forced to settle for a point in a goalless cinch Premiership draw with Livingston at the Tony Macaroni Arena.The striker looked to have settled a poor-quality contest when he fired home from close range in the dying moments but Angus MacDonald was found to have been offside in the build-up following a VAR intervention.The Dons ha...Full Story »

Grimsby strengthened their Sky Bet League Two survival bid with an important 1-0 victory over Newport at Blundell Park.Danny Rose netted the winner shortly after the half-hour mark as the Mariners moved five points above the relegation zone, consigning Newport to a fourth successive defeat in the process.Grimsby settled quickest as Charles Vernam and Kieran Green set their sights from the edge o...Full Story »

Boreham Wood thumped Wealdstone 4-0 in a huge match at the bottom of the National League table.The Wood began the day three points below their opponents but moved level and boosted their goal difference on a profitable afternoon.Kabongo Tshimanga scored the only goal of an even first half in the ninth minute but the hosts seized control of the contest from the hour mark, when Billy Sass-Davies g...Full Story »

Omar Bugiel’s header gave AFC Wimbledon a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Salford that kept their League Two play-off hopes flickering.It was the Dons’ first win in five games as they moved up to eighth in the table, still three points behind in-form Crawley, as the Ammies, who finished with nine players, fell to a third straight defeat.The best chance of a scrappy first half went to Sa...Full Story »