Mansfield boss Nigel Clough knows his side still have work to do after their 1-0 win over rivals Northampton moved them into the play-off places.Oli Hawkins hit the winner midway through the first half as the promotion-chasers set a new club record of 11 successive home wins.Northampton came close to levelling when Mitch Pinnock hit the crossbar soon after.The home side took charge from that poi...Full Story »

Substitute Tobi Sho-Silva scored at the death to secure a point for Carlisle at nine-man Tranmere as a fiery encounter at Prenton Park ended in a 2-2 draw.It looked as though Elliott Nevitt had done enough to earn Tranmere all three points when he broke away in the 76th minute to score, but Sho-Silva headed home in the seventh minute of stoppage time after Jordan Gibson’s shot had come bac...Full Story »

Middlesbrough began their Championship run-in with a bang as they brushed aside relegation-bound Peterborough 4-0 to climb into the play-off places.Marcus Tavernier’s first-half opener set Chris Wilder’s men on their way to a second consecutive away win before Folarin Balogun doubled the lead soon after the break.Josh Coburn and Duncan Watmore then jumped off the bench with goals to ...Full Story »

A first-half penalty miss by Neal Maupay ensured Brighton and Norwich played out a goalless draw at the Amex Stadium.The goal-shy hosts dominated throughout against their bottom-of-the-table opponents but saw their usual Achilles heel crop up again.Maupay had the chance to break the deadlock in the 29th minute but blazed over before he squandered another late chance to ensure a second stalemate ...Full Story »

Mansfield boosted their promotion hopes with an impressive 1-0 win over automatic promotion-chasing Northampton.Oli Hawkins scored the decisive goal midway through the first half as Mansfield created a new club record of 11 successive home wins.Stags were dominant throughout with only the heroics of goalkeeper Liam Roberts denying them a more comfortable win.The visitors started brightly with Fr...Full Story »

Ravel Morrison’s late goal boosted Derby’s Sky Bet Championship survival bid as they beat Preston 1-0 at Pride Park.Both sides were reduced to 10 men and the game looked to be heading towards stalemate when Morrison smashed home a loose ball 10 minutes from time.Preston played for more than an hour a man down after Liam Lindsay was sent off for bringing down Tom Lawrence, but Derby h...Full Story »

Jamie Hopcutt’s first-half header gave Oldham a vital 1-0 win away at Stevenage to boost their League Two survival hopes.In a crunch relegation battle, John Sheridan’s men took the spoils to lever themselves three points clear of their opponents and the drop zone.Stevenage had two early chances to open the scoring when Luke Norris screwed wide from close range and then Arthur Read&rs...Full Story »

A last-minute winner from Nathan Broadhead helped Sunderland move back into the League One play-off places after beating Gillingham 1-0.The Black Cats had plenty of chances throughout but Broadhead’s late goal saw the side move into sixth while the Gills drop to 20th, just two points above the relegation zone.The hosts started brightly and applied plenty of pressure, with Patrick Roberts a...Full Story »

Dundee and Aberdeen had to settle for a share of the points in 2-2 draw after a pulsating cinch Premiership game at Dens.Aberdeen’s Calvin Ramsay opened the scoring just before the break with a stunning strike – his first goal for the club.Dundee equalised in the second half thanks to Jordan McGhee, before Aberdeen took the lead once more in the 81st minute through Ross McCrorie.Howe...Full Story »

Cambridge severely dented Ipswich’s bid to progress towards a top-six place after they came away from Portman Road with an unexpected 1-0 League One victory.Dominic Thompson’s own goal was enough to claim victory for the visitors and it was Town’s first defeat in 12 games, keeping them six points off a play-off spot.United had the ball in the net through Joe Ironside but the go...Full Story »

Callum Hendry’s third-minute penalty helped St Johnstone secure back-to-back wins for the first time in the cinch Premiership this season with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Livingston at McDiarmid Park.The in-form striker fired his spot-kick low down the middle of Max Stryjek’s goal after Livingston defender Jack Fitzwater was ruled to have caught him with a stray arm as they challe...Full Story »

Fleetwood boosted their Sky Bet League One survival hopes with a 3-1 win at bottom club Crewe.Harvey Macadam put the Cod Army ahead with his first senior goal, but Chris Long hit back for Crewe in first-half stoppage time against his former club.But second-half goals from substitutes Anthony Pilkington and Ellis Harrison ensured the visitors stayed out of the bottom four.Fleetwood took an 18th-m...Full Story »

A late own goal from Millwall skipper Jake Cooper gifted Luton another point in their quest for the Sky Bet Championship play-offs as they twice hit back to draw 2-2 at Kenilworth Road.An uneventful start saw the game finally come to life after 20 minutes as Town midfielder Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu was found by Amari’i Bell inside the area, but could only curl high and wide.The Lions went back...Full Story »

Viktor Gyokeres’ equaliser in the ninth minute of stoppage time cancelled out Bradley Dack’s first goal in over a year as Coventry drew 2-2 with Blackburn at the CBS Arena.Dack had scored his first Rovers goal since returning from injury as Tony Mowbray’s side took a 2-1 lead after being 1-0 down through Harry Pickering’s own goal.Scott Wharton put the visitors in front i...Full Story »

Cheltenham centre-back Will Boyle drilled home in injury time to make it 4-4 in a breathtaking mid-table battle with Accrington Stanley.The Robins struck first on 33 minutes when Alfie May lobbed the ball past Toby Savin to make it 21 league goals for the season.Stanley assistant manager Jimmy Bell was yellow carded in the 35th minute for protesting against an offside decision with boss Joh...Full Story »

Three quickfire goals in a fiery encounter with 10-man Burton gave Morecambe a much-needed 3-0 victory in their fight to avoid relegation from Sky Bet League One.Goals from Arthur Gnahoua, Adam Phillips and Cole Stockton just before and after the break helped Derek Adams collect his first win since returning to the club.The Shrimps were helped by the sending-off of Conor Shaughnessy in the 43rd ...Full Story »

Lincoln ran out 2-1 winners at Charlton as both teams were reduced to 10 men.Charlton came close to opening the scoring after 23 minutes when Jayden Stockley turned an Alex Gilbey cross onto the crossbar from close range.However, the away side took the lead on 33 minutes when Morgan Whittaker was left free on the edge of the box to slot past Craig MacGillivray with a fine finish.It got worse for...Full Story »

Aaron Martin snatched an 89th-minute winner as Port Vale battled back from a half-time deficit to claim a 2-1 victory and deny Phil Brown his first point as Barrow boss.Martin tapped in his third goal of the season to earn Vale a fifth win in six games under assistant manager Andy Crosby, who has been in charge while Darrell Clarke has been on compassionate leave.Barrow led from the 24th minute ...Full Story »

Josh Laurent rescued a point for Reading as they drew 1-1 with relegation rivals Barnsley at Oakwell.Carlton Morris’ fifth-minute strike put Poya Asbaghi’s men into a early lead, but the Royals refused to give up and levelled when Laurent calmly slotted the ball past goalkeeper Brad Collins.Coming into the game on the back of impressive results against Bournemouth and Blackburn, Read...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt was left seething after Wigan were allowed to keep 11 men on the field for the duration of Saturday’s 1-1 Sky Bet League One draw at the DW Stadium.James McClean had given Wigan a seventh-minute lead, but was then cautioned for bringing down Wanderers winger Oladapo Afolayan.Moments before half-time, McClean again felled Afolayan, only for referee Samuel Barrott to de...Full Story »