On-loan defender Hayden Carter scored his first Portsmouth goal as they came from behind to beat Oxford with a 3-2 League One win and put a dent in the visitors’ promotion hopes.In a hard-fought victory for Pompey, it was Oxford who took a third-minute lead.A break down the Portsmouth right saw Marcus Browne cruise past Sean Raggett and fire an angled shot into the far corner.It took until...Full Story »

Teenager Josh Coburn was the hero as Middlesbrough produced another FA Cup upset by knocking out Tottenham with a 1-0 extra-time victory in the fifth round.Boro dumped Manchester United out on penalties at Old Trafford in the fourth round and followed it up in style to beat Spurs, with 19-year-old Josh Coburn’s 107th-minute strike settling the tie.The Championship outfit were the better si...Full Story »

Queen of the South booked their place in the Scottish Challenge Cup final with a 1-0 win at League One leaders Cove Rangers.The visitors took an early lead after two minutes when Aidan Fitzpatrick was played clear down the right before drilling an angled shot into the top corner.Rangers were close to an equaliser midway through the first half when Mitch Megginson’s shot bounced back off th...Full Story »

On-loan Leeds striker Ryan Edmondson scored his second goal in as many matches to extend Port Vale’s unbeaten run to a ninth game following a 1-1 draw at Harrogate.Midfielder Alex Pattison had earlier become the fourth Harrogate player this season to hit double figures in front of goal, giving Simon Weaver’s men a half-time lead.Vale could have been the first to draw blood but midfie...Full Story »

Promotion-chasing Northampton were held to a 1-1 draw by Michael Flynn’s resurgent Walsall at Sixfields.After Mitch Pinnock struck the opener, Conor Wilkinson equalised to leave the Cobblers second in League Two.Northampton were gifted the opening goal just four minutes in when Carl Rushworth scuffed his clearance straight to Pinnock and he held off the defender to slam into the bottom cor...Full Story »

Antony Evans fired a spectacular long-range winner as Bristol Rovers maintained their rise towards the League Two play-off zone with a 1-0 home win over 10-man Barrow.The visitors were up against it from the 32nd minute when Leon Clarke was pulled down from behind when clear on goal by last man Niall Canavan, who was shown a straight red card.James Belshaw had made an early save from Oliver Bank...Full Story »

Uche Ikpeazu dealt Derby’s Sky Bet Championship survival prospects a damaging blow with his late winner securing a 1-0 Cardiff victory.Both sides had hit the frame of the goal – Cardiff outscoring Derby two to one on that count – but the contest seemed destined for a goalless draw until Ikpeazu, on as a 66th-minute substitute, stuck out a foot from Perry Ng’s cross.The 85...Full Story »

James Maddison and Jamie Vardy came off the bench to deliver Leicester’s first Premier League win of 2022 as late goals beat Burnley 2-0 at Turf Moor.Vardy, back from a hamstring injury, set up the first as he laid the ball off for Maddison to bend the ball beyond the excellent Nick Pope.And Vardy got his first goal in the league since November in the final minute, left alone at the far po...Full Story »

Christopher Missilou’s second-half equaliser clinched Oldham a vital point in their fight against relegation from League Two in a battling 2-2 draw at Crawley.After Hallam Hope’s opener for the Latics, two goals in three minutes from Ashley Nadesan put Crawley on course for victory before Frenchman Missilou struck with 20 minutes remaining to make it seven games unbeaten under boss J...Full Story »

Cinch Championship leaders Arbroath were held to a fourth consecutive draw by Partick Thistle on Tuesday.Arbroath took the lead in the sixth minute through Colin Hamilton’s excellent strike and they would have made it two but for a flying save from Jamie Sneddon, who tipped Bobby Linn’s free-kick onto a post.The visitors to Gayfield Park seized the initiative in the second half, thou...Full Story »

Newport moved into the Sky Bet League Two play-off places after holding top of the table Forest Green to a 1-1 draw.Finn Azaz struck early for the Exiles but Jack Aitchison’s second-half goal ensured the visitors left Rodney Parade with a point.The hosts opened the scoring after just two minutes when Robert Street’s cross found Azaz in the box. The striker calmly controlled the ball ...Full Story »

A stoppage-time equaliser from Ethan Coleman rescued Leyton Orient a point in a 2-2 draw with fellow strugglers Colchester.Ruel Sotiriou put Orient ahead but Myles Kenlock and Owura Edwards responded befoe Coleman’s late intervention.Orient had a strong penalty appeal turned down when Sotiriou tumbled under Shamal George’s challenge in the area but was booked for simulation.Sotiriou ...Full Story »

Anis Mehmeti scored twice as Wycombe recorded their first win in eight games with a much-needed 3-0 victory over Cambridge at Adams Park.Two goals in the first 15 minutes set the Chairboys on their way, as they gave their Sky Bet League One play-off chances a timely boost by moving back to within one point of the top six.Wycombe had a stroke of good fortune in taking the lead after 11 minutes as...Full Story »

Paul McCallum struck twice just before half-time as Dagenham beat Maidenhead 3-0 in their Vanarama National League match at the Chigwell Construction Stadium.The Daggers, without a league win since the end of January, took an early lead in the 11th minute when Junior Morias slotted in a rebound after Dean Rance’s long-range shot was saved.McCallum headed home from a corner a minute from th...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said playing football was best for Oleksandr Zinchenko after the Ukraine international captained the visitors to victory in their FA Cup fifth-round clash at Peterborough.The full-back was given the honour of leading out the Premier League champions as a show of support against Russia’s invasion of his homeland.Zinchenko was shown crying at the support sh...Full Story »

Chesterfield reduced the gap at the top of the National League table to three points by coming from behind to defeat Notts County 3-1.A brilliant goal from Elisha Sam five minutes before half-time put County ahead but Chesterfield’s pressure paid off in the 60th minute when Laurence Maguire headed in Calvin Miller’s cross.Maguire then grabbed a second at the back post with four minut...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday fought off a Burton comeback to claim a 5-2 victory at Hillsborough on Tuesday night.The Owls took the lead in the 13th minute when Marvin Johnson curled in a wicked cross and Liam Palmer steamed in to open the scoring.Wednesday captain Barry Bannan added a second from the edge of the box in the 28th minute.The Brewers made it 2-1 immediately when Adlene Guedioura saw his lon...Full Story »

Oleksandr Zinchenko captained Manchester City to what eventually proved to be a comfortable 2-0 FA Cup fifth-round win at Peterborough. The Ukraine international was given the honour of leading out the Premier League champions as a show of support against Russia’s invasion of his homeland. He played the full 90 minutes as second-half efforts from Riyad Mahrez – his 19th of the ca...Full Story »

Jairo Riedewald was the unlikely super-sub for Patrick Vieira after his goal eight minutes from time fired Crystal Palace to a hard-fought 2-1 win over Stoke and took them a step closer to Wembley.Cheikhou Kouyate had seen his early second-half effort for the hosts cancelled out by Josh Tymon’s close-range finish to leave the FA Cup fifth-round tie finely poised.Vieira, despite needing a w...Full Story »

Kevin Van Veen is likely to miss Motherwell’s cinch Premiership encounter against Ross County with a shoulder injury.Left-back Nathan McGinley remains out with a knock but back-up goalkeeper Scott Fox returns from illness.Midfielder Barry Maguire has been ruled out for the season following surgery on his quad tear.Ross County saw their injury issues ease on Saturday when Jack Burrough...Full Story »