Doncaster edged closer to relegation after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Bolton.It appeared Rovers were on course to take something from the game when Mipo Odubeko cancelled out Amadou Bakayoko’s strike for the visitors, but ex-Doncaster player Kieran Sadlier put Bolton back in front within a minute.The Trotters started the stronger and Bakayoko missed narrowly with a header.But Doncaster had ...Full Story »

Scott Cuthbert’s header secured a 1-0 win for Stevenage against Rochdale and lifted his side out of the League Two relegation zone.Cuthbert nodded home Arthur Read’s corner three minutes after the interval to secure a crucial three points for the hosts.The first half offered little in the way of chances with both sides largely cancelling each other out.Ben Coker’s early free-ki...Full Story »

National League promotion rivals Wrexham and Solihull Moors failed to capitalise on leaders Stockport’s rare defeat as they drew 1-1.Joe Sbarra’s opener was quickly cancelled out by Wrexham’s Ollie Palmer as both teams kept their long unbeaten runs going.Sbarra stabbed home his 15th goal of the season to give Moors a 56th-minute lead.But just two minutes later Palmer headed in ...Full Story »

Peterborough produced a sensational comeback to cling onto their Championship status a little longer courtesy of a 2-1 triumph against 10-man Blackburn.Grant McCann’s men were all but relegated when falling behind to Ben Brereton Diaz’s opener at the Weston Homes Stadium.But Posh roared back to level through Sammie Szmodics before substitute Jack Marriott completed the turnaround to ...Full Story »

Barnsley conceded a costly Olivier Ntcham equaliser as they lost ground in the fight for Sky Bet Championship survival with a 1-1 draw at Swansea.Claudio Gomes fired Barnsley into the lead in the 54th minute, but Ntcham’s leveller 10 minutes later left the Tykes 10 points from safety, with relegation rivals Reading, Peterborough and Derby all winning on Friday.Swansea dominated the final s...Full Story »

A blistering start by Oxford blew relegation-threatened Fleetwood away before the visitors were forced to scrap to a 3-2 win.Oxford raced into a two-goal lead within seven minutes, making it 3-0 on 16 minutes, but a fightback from relegation-threatened Fleetwood at least made for a nail-shredding finish.Nathan Holland struck Oxford’s opener with less than two minutes played, hitting the bo...Full Story »

Grimsby came from a goal down to beat the 10 men of Stockport 2-1 and end the Vanarama National League leaders’ unbeaten league run of 18 games.Scott Quigley opened the scoring for the visitors in the 14th minute when he latched onto a lovely flick from Paddy Madden before putting the ball in the back of the net.Stockport were reduced to 10 men 10 minutes before the break when Antoni Sarce...Full Story »

Gillingham picked up a vital point in their battle to avoid relegation as they played out a 2-2 draw with Cheltenham, twice taking the lead only for Cheltenham to peg them back each time.The Gills twice took the lead first through Vadaine Oliver and then Ben Reeves, but the hosts were not to be denied and twice hit back with strikes from Callum Wright and Kion Etete.The opener came after 14 minu...Full Story »

Mansfield’s impressive club-record run of 11 successive home league wins was halted by promotions rivals Sutton who pulled off a deserved 3-2 victory.With Port Vale winning, sixth-placed Stags now have a six-point gap between them and the third automatic promotion place, although they still have a game in hand.Sutton, meanwhile, climbed up to seventh with the win as they took advantage of ...Full Story »

Junior Morias netted a first-half hat-trick as Dagenham maintained their push for a National League play-off place with a sensational 7-3 home win over Barnet.The striker opened the scoring in the 14th minute, moments after Callum Reynolds had missed a glorious chance for Daggers, with a stunning solo effort.After goalkeeper Elliot Justham has prevented Daniel Powell from equalising with an exce...Full Story »

Boreham Wood’s National League play-off hopes suffered a further dent following a 2-1 home defeat by rock-bottom Dover.The visitors, who went into the game winless in 11, took the lead in the seventh minute when Will Evans brought down Michael Gyasi, who picked himself up to convert the resulting penalty.But their joy was shortlived as Scott Boden levelled two minutes later, firing home fr...Full Story »

A stoppage-time winner from Karlan Grant saw West Brom keep their faint play-off hopes alive with a 2-1 win at home to Blackpool.The former Huddersfield forward fired in deep into added time to give Steve Bruce only his fourth win as Baggies boss since replacing the sacked Valerien Ismael in February.In what overall was a game lacking in quality, Andy Carroll gave West Brom a first-half lead bef...Full Story »

Garath McCleary’s first-half double lifted Wycombe into the Sky Bet League One play-off places with a 2-0 victory over Plymouth at Adams Park.The hosts made it nine games unbeaten and moved three points clear of seventh while Argyle, without top-scorer Ryan Hardie and captain Joe Edwards through injury, missed the chance to go third.McCleary broke on the counter in the 14th minute, taking ...Full Story »

Aldershot moved a step closer to Vanarama National League survival with a 2-0 win at Yeovil.The Glovers had an early chance after Tom Knowles cut in from the right and sent his shot against the post.Aldershot, who beat Boreham Wood in their previous game, broke the deadlock in the 65th minute when defender Giles Phillips headed in at the back post from a free-kick from Lewis Kinsella.Substitute ...Full Story »

Hull ended a run of six consecutive home defeats with a 2-1 victory over Cardiff in the Sky Bet Championship.Early first-half goals for Allahyar Sayyadmanesh and Lewie Coyle set the hosts on their way towards three welcome points against weak opponents.Captain Aden Flint scored with an 81st-minute header to reduce the deficit  but the visitors lacked direction for most of the match and dese...Full Story »

Bromley ended a run of 10 games without a win in the National League after beating Eastleigh 2-0 at the Silverlake Stadium.Billy Bingham opened the scoring five minutes before the break when he let fly from the edge of the box and drove an effort into the bottom corner past keeper Joe McDonnell.Eastleigh went close to an equaliser 20 minutes from time when veteran striker Tyrone Barnett’s ...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones felt his side were “magnificent” in ending play-off rivals Nottingham Forest’s 10-game unbeaten run with a 1-0 success at Kenilworth Road.Kal Naismith scored the only goal of the game on 37 minutes from the penalty spot after James Bree’s cross was handled by Jack Colback inside the area.Luton were reduced to 10 men for the final 15 minutes after s...Full Story »

Celtic are set to be without Giorgos Giakoumakis for the Scottish Cup semi-final against Rangers on Sunday.The Greek striker went off with a minor hamstring injury against St Johnstone last weekend but is only likely to miss one match.Ange Postecoglou otherwise has a full squad with David Turnbull shaking off a knock and James Forrest back after a minor hamstring strain.Giovanni van Bronckhorst ...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor hailed his side for taking their performance to “another level” against Colchester as a 2-0 victory took them a step closer to promotion from Sky Bet League Two.Jack Sparkes opened the scoring on 32 minutes and on-loan striker Offrande Zanzala added a second, finishing off an excellent team move to seal the victory.It was a win that could easily have been b...Full Story »

Southampton will have forwards Armando Broja and Shane Long back in contention for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Arsenal.On-loan Albania international Broja missed last weekend’s 6-0 thrashing at the hands of Chelsea as he was ineligible to face his parent club, while Long was absent due to an ankle issue.Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy and defender Lyanco have returned to training f...Full Story »