Portsmouth boss Danny Cowley praised the patience of his players after their late 2-1 win at Shrewsbury.Pompey wrapped up the win six minutes from time after Louis Thompson hit a brilliant long-range goal against opponents who had played with 10 men since the 31st minute.“We are pleased to win but we could have made it easier if we had taken some of our clear chances,” said Cowley.&l...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel revealed he took Chelsea’s club-record signing Romelu Lukaku out of the firing line for the 2-0 Champions League win over Lille.Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic hit the net as Chelsea produced a fine last-16 first-leg victory at Stamford Bridge, with £98million striker Lukaku an unused replacement.Lukaku had registered a Premier League record-low seven touches in Satur...Full Story »

Oxford were made to work hard for their third win in five games as substitute Ciaron Brown’s second-half effort secured a 1-0 win at Crewe.The Alex’s youthful defence were under siege in the first half, but Oxford’s finishing was below the standard they had set as Sky Bet League One’s top scorers.Herbie Kane flashed an effort wide and Cameron Brannagan cracked in a drive ...Full Story »

Strugglers Gillingham and AFC Wimbledon shared the Sky Bet League One points after playing out a 0-0 draw at Priestfield Stadium.Gillingham almost took the lead inside five minutes, but Max Ehmer’s powerful strike was cleared off the line.The hosts’ leading scorer Vadaine Oliver missed the target with an audacious overhead kick from close range and also headed wide after meeting Ehme...Full Story »

National League strugglers Barnet and King’s Lynn shared the spoils after a goalless draw at The Hive.Only the frame of the goal prevented Josh Barrett from earning the visitors, now with just one win in nine games, victory a minute from time as his effort rattled the bar.Barnet goalkeeper Aston Oxborough, who earlier thwarted Theo Widdrington, then produced a fine save to deny Michael Clu...Full Story »

Rochdale snatched an unlikely point as James Ball scored a 93rd-minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Port Vale.It was the home side’s first shot on target at the end of a game low on quality and goalmouth action.The visiting fans went into the break singing as Vale got the breakthrough in the final minute of the first period. Chris Hussey’s corner into the six-yard area was met by an ...Full Story »

Ollie Palmer went from villain to hero by scoring a brace to help Wrexham secure a 2-0 win at National League promotion rivals Chesterfield.In front of a crowd of 7,854, Palmer missed a glorious opportunity to put Wrexham ahead early in the second half when he somehow blazed over from six yards.However, the striker made amends in the 58th minute when he headed home after Chesterfield goalkeeper ...Full Story »

Harrogate came from behind to beat managerless Bradford for the second time this month with a 3-1 win at Valley Parade.Harrogate, who beat the Bantams 2-0 at home on February 5, have won all four games against their West Yorkshire rivals since they were promoted to the EFL two years ago while this was Bradford’s fifth defeat in seven matches.Bradford took the lead in the 12th minute when a...Full Story »

Callum Lang scored twice in the final 12 minutes to maintain Wigan’s promotion push with a 3-1 comeback victory at Wycombe.The second-placed Latics remain three points clear of MK Dons, with three games in hand, but the Chairboys have now dropped out of the League One play-off places, following their sixth game without a win.Wycombe led after 22 minutes when a long clearance by goalkeeper ...Full Story »

Aldershot’s miserable home record continued after being held to a goalless draw by National League basement boys Dover.The Shots have failed to win in the league at the Recreation Ground since November but substitute Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong came close to earning them all three points only to see his late effort cleared off the line.Tommy Willard went close earlier in the game but was denie...Full Story »

Substitutes Kieran Sadlier and Amadou Bakayoko struck twice in seven minutes to secure Bolton’s 3-1 Sky bet League One win over Lincoln.Cohen Bramall’s 65th-minute equaliser cancelled out George Johnston’s opener 12 minutes earlier and threatened to halt Wanderers’ bid for a sixth successive home win.Instead, ex-Rotherham man Sadlier, a half-time replacement for Declan Jo...Full Story »

Falkirk missed the chance to close on the top four in cinch League One after being held to a 1-1 draw by strugglers Peterhead.Ryan Duncan gave the visitors an early lead in the ninth minute when he slotted in a rebound following a counter-attack.The Bairns, beaten 2-0 at leaders Cove Rangers last time out, finally hauled themselves level when Anton Dowds headed in from a corner four minutes befo...Full Story »

Dusan Vlahovic scored inside the first minute of his Champions League debut for Juventus but Dani Parejo earned a 1-1 draw for Villarreal in the first leg of their last-16 clash. Free-scoring Vlahovic made his European bow for Juve after his January move from Fiorentina and needed just 33 seconds to put the visitors ahead in Spain. Clear-cut chances were few and far between but Parejo popped...Full Story »

Maidenhead and Yeovil shared the National League points with a 1-1 draw at York Road.Olufela Olomola gave Yeovil the lead in the 18th minute but Kane Ferdinand’s equaliser just before half-time ensured the Berkshire side extended their unbeaten record to four matches.The visitors had the ball in the net in the 14th minute through Luke Wilkinson but the effort was ruled out for a foul.Yeovi...Full Story »

Substitute Isaac Fletcher grabbed the winner as Hartlepool came from behind to claim a 2-1 victory at struggling Colchester.The U’s went ahead in the 22nd minute through Noah Chilvers, who celebrated his 21st birthday by scoring from close range after John Akinde’s shot had been parried by Ben Killip.Cameron Coxe’s shot came back off a post in the 33rd minute for the hosts afte...Full Story »

Noor Husin’s superb second-half strike earned Southend a 1-1 draw in their Vanarama National League clash at Eastleigh.The draw ended Southend’s four-match winning run but did extend their unbeaten streak to seven, while Eastleigh are now nine games without a win.Harry Pritchard fired Eastleigh into the lead just nine minutes in. Brennan Camp, on his Spitfires debut, whipped a low cr...Full Story »

Doncaster picked up a vital win in their battle against relegation as they beat Accrington 2-0 at the Eco-Power Stadium.Josh Martin and Joseph Olowu netted for Rovers, who cut the gap to safety to four points ahead of their trip to fellow strugglers AFC Wimbledon at the weekend.Visitors Accrington had the edge in a low quality first half, though Doncaster went closest to breaking the deadlock wi...Full Story »

Boreham Wood again failed to make up ground in the Vanarama National League promotion race after being held to a goalless draw at Torquay.The visitors, who had lost 2-0 at Maidenhead last time out, failed to take full advantage of second-placed Chesterfield’s defeat to Wrexham.Dennon Lewis came close to breaking the deadlock 10 minutes before half-time when his deflected shot struck a post...Full Story »

Ipswich failed to capitalise on their superiority as they drew 0-0 with Cheltenham.The depleted visitors, who were without four regular first-team players, kept the hosts at bay to earn a valuable away point.The result dented Ipswich’s hopes of moving closer to the play-off places but kept their unbeaten run in tact and extended it to five matches.Conor Chaplin sent a 25-yard effort wide o...Full Story »

Basement side Barnsley left Shota Arveladze’s Hull side shellshocked as they won an away game for the first time this season.Hull could have taken the lead on two minutes, but Keane Lewis-Potter’s mishit set the tone for the Tigers as they could not get any sort of momentum in the game.An error-strewn display by the home side saw Callum Styles score just before the half-hour mark, le...Full Story »