Leyton Orient boss Richie Wellens admitted he is already looking forward to next season after his side virtually ensured Football League safety with a 2-0 win at Walsall.Otis Khan, who left Walsall for the O’s in January, came back to haunt his former club by setting up Harry Smith to steer home an early opener and adding a deflected second soon after.A 15-game winless run had dragged the ...Full Story »

Stephen Robinson warned his St Mirren side were in a relegation battle following their “woeful” defending in a 4-2 defeat at Motherwell.Robinson claimed some of his players’ minds were on summer moves after he endured a painful return to Fir Park.Saints took an early lead through Eamonn Brophy but were behind seven minutes later with Motherwell netting simple goals through Sean...Full Story »

Derby manager Wayne Rooney admits he wants his team to “play on the edge” despite witnessing a sixth red card of the season in the 1-0 win over Preston.Max Bird was sent off early in the second half after Preston had been reduced to 10 men before the interval.Tom Lawrence got the better of Liam Lindsay, who hauled him down just outside the area when the Wales international was about ...Full Story »

Fourth-placed Plymouth strengthened their League One play-off prospects with a 1-0 victory over promotion-chasing rivals Oxford at Home Park.Skipper Joe Edwards volleyed his side ahead after 56 minutes with a sweet strike after Niall Ennis chested Ryan Law’s pinpoint far-post cross from the left.Argyle keeper Michael Cooper had made a superb eighth-minute stop with his outstretched leg to ...Full Story »

MK Dons remain hot on the heels of the top two in Sky Bet League One after a comfortable 2-0 win over Shrewsbury.Mo Eisa opened the scoring on 17 minutes before Scott Twine netted his 15th league goal of the season as the Dons closed the gap on Wigan and Rotherham to just one point.It was Twine’s sublime pass to pick out Eisa inside the first 20 minutes that allowed the Sudanese forward to...Full Story »

Goals from Freddie Sears and Noah Chilvers helped Colchester United take a big step towards banishing any relegation fears following a 2-1 win at Harrogate.Jack Muldoon had earlier given the Sulphurites a fourth-minute lead but Sears levelled with his 14th goal of the season and Chilvers went on to condemn Simon Weaver’s men to a sixth game without a home win.The hosts made a lively start ...Full Story »

Salford kept themselves firmly in the play-off picture following a comprehensive 2-0 win at Hartlepool.It is 10 games without defeat and four victories in a row for Gary Bowyer’s side, who sit two points and as many places outside the all-important top seven in Sky Bet League Two.Two goals in nine first-half minutes proved the difference in a game largely controlled by the Ammies.Corrie Nb...Full Story »

Aldershot’s National League survival hopes were dealt a blow by a 2-0 home defeat to Eastleigh and a double goalkeeping injury.Brennan Camp scored the opening goal with 22 minutes gone before a lengthy delay following an injury to Aldershot goalkeeper Ethan Ross, who required treatment from paramedics.Tyrone Barnett doubled the visitors’ advantage in the ninth of 23 minutes of first-...Full Story »

Connor Taylor got Bristol Rovers’ League Two promotion bid back on track with a second-half winner in a 2-1 comeback victory over Bradford at the Memorial Stadium.The young centre-back was on hand to poke the ball over the line from inside the six-yard box after the visitors failed to clear a 75th-minute free-kick from the left.Bradford had caught Rovers, looking to bounce back from their ...Full Story »

Second-placed Arbroath missed the chance to pile pressure on cinch Championship leaders Kilmarnock as they were held to a goalless draw at Partick Thistle.But the point for the Red Lichties was overshadowed by a serious-looking injury to defender Chris Hamilton, who was stretchered from the field midway through the first half.Heading into the game on the back of four straight defeats, Thistle ha...Full Story »

Lee Gregory scored in stoppage time to give Sheffield Wednesday a dramatic 2-1 win over Wimbledon at Hillsborough.It was the perfect start for Wednesday after captain Barry Bannan whipped in a dangerous cross and Jack Hunt converted with a diving header in the 11th minute.The away side responded well to going behind and found an equaliser after 22 minutes.Zach Robinson beat the offside trap and ...Full Story »

Reuben Reid scored in the closing stages to rescue a point for Yeovil in a 2-2 National League draw against Barnet at The Hive.Tom Knowles opened the scoring for the visitors with just eight minutes gone before Ephron Mason-Clark pulled one back for Barnet midway through the opening period.The home side then went ahead after Adam Marriott pounced on a loose ball in the Yeovil box to slot home.Bu...Full Story »

Grimsby boosted their National League play-off hopes as they came from behind to seal a thumping 4-1 win at third-placed Chesterfield.Reeling from an injury crisis that saw eight first team regulars ruled out, the Spireites still grabbed the lead when Lawrence Maguire headed home after six minutes.But Paul Hurst’s men responded in style with John McAtee rifling an equaliser from 25 yards o...Full Story »

Away-day specialists Swindon missed the chance to climb into the Sky Bet League Two play-off places after they were held to a goalless draw at lowly Rochdale.The Robins, with the division’s best record on the road, would have moved into the top seven with an 11th league win on their travels.But in the absence of injured 18-goal top scorer Harry McKirdy, they lacked the cutting edge needed ...Full Story »

Wycombe celebrated Adebayo Akinfenwa’s career in fine style as a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Doncaster fired them to the cusp of the League One play-off places.“The Beast” announced he would retire at the end of the season earlier this week and the club honoured the career of their record EFL scorer at Home Park.But it was down to business on the pitch as midfielders Gar...Full Story »

Solihull extended their unbeaten run in the Vanarama National League to 13 games with a 3-1 victory over Maidenhead.Andrew Dallas scored twice in the first half as the Moors kept up their push for promotion with a fourth-successive win.Dallas opened the scoring in the 12th minute, converting from Kyle Hudlin’s header after good work on the right by Ryan Barnett.Scottish forward Dallas then...Full Story »

Annan secured their cinch League Two play-off spot following a 1-0 win at Stenhousemuir.With Kelty Hearts already crowned champions, the race is on for second place and the Galabankies are in the box seat following their triumph on Saturday.Tommy Goss’s 26th-minute header from Tony Wallace’s cross was the difference between the two sides at Ochilview Park.Third-placed Forfar also sea...Full Story »

Dan Sweeney’s towering second-half header earned League Two leaders Forest Green a 1-0 win over rock-bottom Scunthorpe.Sweeney struck in the 75th minute to end United’s resistance and earn Rovers a second successive victory following a seven-match winless runScunthorpe had earlier belied their lowly position and mustered the first shot in anger as Hayden Hackney thumped a shot agains...Full Story »

Kristoffer Syvertsen pounced at the death as Dumbarton pulled off a remarkable come-from-behind 3-2 victory at Alloa in cinch League One.It was goalless in Clackmannanshire until the 82nd minute, when English midfielder Blaise Riley-Snow smashed the opener into the top of the Sons’ net.Connor Duthie converted a penalty four minutes later to level things up and, shortly after the restart, h...Full Story »

King’s Lynn’s hopes of avoiding relegation from the National League suffered a serious setback as they were forced to settle for a point at rock-bottom Dover.The visitors went into the game looking to build on last week’s win over Halifax but failed to make the most of their early chances and fell behind to Koby Arthur’s 28th minute opener for the hosts.Dover pressed for ...Full Story »