Leam Richardson refused to get carried away despite his Wigan side closing the gap on Sky Bet League One leaders Rotherham – with two games in hand – after thumping Morecambe 4-1 at the DW.Goals from Josh Magennis, Jason Kerr, Will Keane and Stephen Humphrys helped the Latics see off the Shrimpers, who replied through Dylan Connolly from the penalty spot.And although Rotherham’...Full Story »

St Johnstone assistant manager Steven MacLean hailed Callum Hendry after the striker claimed a spectacular stoppage-time winner against Motherwell.Hendry let a long ball bounce before firing into the top corner from the corner of box to earn a 2-1 victory which moved Saints four points clear of cinch Premiership bottom club Dundee.The striker had earlier cancelled out Kevin van Veen’s solo...Full Story »

Dundee United manager Tam Courts praised his team’s resilience after they came from behind to defeat St Mirren in Paisley.Jay Henderson had put the home side in front before Dylan Levitt equalised and Marc McNulty grabbed the equaliser after Saints goalkeeper Jak Alnwick had been sent off.The win moves United up to fourth place in the cinch Premiership table and Courts felt it could be a s...Full Story »

Stephen Crainey admitted he did not feel his Fleetwood players had done enough to earn all three points from their 0-0 draw with Doncaster.After his weary side played out a stalemate at home to fellow relegation battlers, Crainey admitted the clean sheet was the thing that pleased him the most.“I’ve got mixed feelings about the draw,” he said. “Before the game we obviousl...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Alex Neil had no complaints with his side’s performance as they were held to a goalless draw at Lincoln.The Black Cats remained in the play-off zone with the point but they would have been celebrating all three with better finishing.The visitors missed the target with numerous efforts and when home keeper Jordan Wright was finally tested in added time by Ross Stewart’...Full Story »

Scott Parker savoured one of Bournemouth’s “best performances of the season” after promotion rivals Huddersfield were beaten 3-0 at The John Smith’s Stadium.Jaidon Anthony, Jefferson Lerma and Dominic Solanke were on the mark as the Cherries took a big step towards a Premier League return.The win for Parker’s second-placed side opened up a healthy six-point advantag...Full Story »

Paul Simpson says making Jordan Gibson watch clips of his performance in midweek helped him achieve a starring role in Carlisle’s Cumbrian derby win at Barrow.Goals from midfielder Gibson and Kristian Dennis fired in-form United into a 2-0 lead with 18 minutes left.And while captain Ollie Banks then netted a 13th goal of the campaign, the Bluebirds couldn’t build on away trips to Roc...Full Story »

Manager Nigel Pearson bemoaned Bristol City’s frustrating habit of conceding late goals after Adam Reach grabbed a stoppage-time equaliser to earn West Brom a 2-2 draw at Ashton Gate.The substitute volleyed home with almost the last kick of the game, having only been on the pitch for a couple of minutes, to earn the visitors a point after they had twice been behind.Nahki Wells, an early re...Full Story »

Reading interim manager Paul Ince called on his players to be “more ruthless” as they edged past Blackburn 1-0 to ease their Sky Bet Championship relegation fears.Now five points clear of the drop, Reading wasted numerous first-half chances – though Rovers were also indebted to a series of fine saves from goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski.Josh Laurent broke the deadlock – securi...Full Story »

On-loan Middlesbrough striker Calum Kavanagh’s first senior goal earned Harrogate  a stoppage-time draw against Walsall.Substitute Kavanagh, 18, headed in during the fourth of five added-on minutes to cancel out Conor Wilkinson’s fifth goal in six games for the Saddlers.Earlier, Ryan Fallowfield had flashed a shot across the face of the visitors’ goal after Manny Monthe ha...Full Story »

Wrexham’s winning run was halted at five National League games as they were held to a 0-0 draw at Bromley.The result left the Red Dragons in fourth, four points off the top three, while Bromley sit ninth and four points off the play-off places.Wrexham had chances in the first half but Paul Mullin and Ollie Palmer were unable to find the net.Bromley could have taken the lead just before hal...Full Story »

Boreham Wood and Grimsby were forced to share the spoils with a 0-0 draw at Meadow Park.The Wood are now without a win in four games and drop to sixth, while Grimsby slip down just outside of the National League play-off places.John McAtee had an early strike for the Mariners but it was well saved by Taye Ashby-Hammond.Grimsby started the second half brightly and a cross from Erico Sousa found M...Full Story »

Wasteful Sunderland were held to a goalless draw by Lincoln at Sincil Bank.Alex Neil’s side created a string of chances but poor finishing, combined with solid Lincoln defending, saw the match end in a draw.Sunderland had the better of a scrappy first half. The dangerous Patrick Roberts saw an effort deflected over while Jack Clarke fired inches wide.Clarke narrowly missed the target with ...Full Story »

Salford have been backed to extend their unbeaten run after hitting five past struggling Scunthorpe in their biggest EFL win.Brandon Thomas-Asante scored a first career hat-trick, striker Matt Smith opened the scoring with a trademark header and Stephen Kelly curled in a cracker in a 5-1 rout of the rock-bottom Iron.Salford assistant manager Billy Barr said: “The players are happy in there...Full Story »

Shrewsbury manager Steve Cotterill feels his side’s luck is turning after they produced a stunning 3-0 win at League One leaders Rotherham.Strikes from Daniel Udoh and Elliott Bennett, either side of Angus MacDonald’s straight red secured the victory for the visitors. Ryan Bowman put further gloss on the result in added time.Paul Warne’s table-toppers were far from their best a...Full Story »

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson hailed Barrie McKay after the winger finally opened his account for the club with a stunning volley in Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Livingston.The former Rangers player swept an exquisite effort from inside the area into the top corner in the 58th minute to add to Beni Baningime’s early opener.The strike capped a comfortable afternoon for Hearts as the Go...Full Story »

Tom Nichols and substitute Isaac Hutchinson struck late goals to end Crawley’s run of three straight defeats with a 3-1 home win over play-off hopefuls Swindon.Josh Davison cancelled out Kwesi Appiah’s opener for Crawley shortly after the break, but Swindon’s play-off hopes were dented when Nichols and Hutchinson both found the net to silence 1,000 travelling fans.Crawley head ...Full Story »

Partick were beaten for the first time in six games as they suffered a 4-0 loss to Hamilton at The Energy Check Stadium.The visitors took the lead through Andrew Ryan on 19 minutes after Jamie Sneddon fumbled the ball and Ryan was on hand to tap into an empty net.David Moyo doubled Hamilton’s advantage just before halftime when he smashed home from inside the box.Ryan got his second and tr...Full Story »

Second-placed Wigan cranked up the pressure on Sky Bet League One leaders Rotherham with a thumping 4-1 victory over struggling Morecambe at the DW.Josh Magennis scored his second goal in two matches to open the scoring after 19 minutes from Tendayi Darikwa’s cross.Wigan had to wait until a minute before half-time to double their lead when Jason Kerr applied the finishing touch after James...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday’s play-off hopes suffered another blow as they were held to a 0-0 draw at a gutsy Gillingham.The Owls had the majority of possession but failed to break down their relegation-threatened hosts at Priestfield.The stalemate meant Neil Harris’ side climbed out of the League One relegation zone after holding on for a precious point.Gillingham even squandered some great...Full Story »