Josh March’s strike tightened Forest Green’s grip on automatic promotion against a Mansfield side reduced to 10 men after George Lapslie’s second-half red card.March pounced on 15 minutes with a clinical finish to make it three wins on the spin for Rob Edwards’ side and a gap of 12 points on fourth-placed Northampton, with seven games to go.Promotion-chasing Mansfield sta...Full Story »

Joel Piroe scored his 18th goal of the season in all competitions as Swansea secured a 1-0 win against Millwall at The Den.Neither side could find the back of the net in the opening 45 minutes, but the game did not remain goalless for long after half-time, as Piroe opened the scoring in the 46th minute.The result means Millwall remain in 10th and lose ground in the race for the play-offs, while ...Full Story »

Jonson Clarke-Harris headed in a late equaliser for Peterborough as the Sky  Bet Championship’s bottom club held promotion-chasing Luton to a 1-1 draw at London Road.Although a point does not do much for Posh’s survival hopes, as they remain well adrift of fourth-from-bottom Reading, the result was the least they deserved for a spirited display.It was a frustrating night for the...Full Story »

Kevin De Bruyne struck 20 minutes from time as Manchester City grabbed a slender advantage in their Champions League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid.The Belgian playmaker fired home from a tight angle after Phil Foden came off the bench to stunning effect in a tense and tight first leg at the Etihad Stadium.Atletico were their usual dogged, defensive selves for most of the game and frustra...Full Story »

Zach Robinson’s dramatic late leveller rescued AFC Wimbledon a point as they drew 1-1 with 10-man Charlton at Plough Lane.The visitors went ahead through Jayden Stockley midway through the second half after a dangerous tackle from Ryan Inniss had reduced them to 10 men.But Robinson’s 87th-minute equaliser gave the struggling Dons some hope of survival to leave them four points adrift...Full Story »

Wigan regained leadership of Sky Bet League One for the first time since January in emphatic style thanks to a 3-0 home victory over Accrington.The visitors enjoyed the better of the opening half hour, but were unable to find a breakthrough which would have put pressure on the home side.Yeboah Amankwah fired wide and Matt Butcher forced a decent save from Ben Amos – and that seemed to be t...Full Story »

Reading eased their Championship relegation fears as they moved eight points clear of the drop zone with a hard-fought 2-1 home victory over Stoke.Skipper Michael Morrison put Reading ahead in the 13th minute as the home side dominated much of the first half, but Stoke substitute Romaine Sawyers equalised shortly before the interval.Reading restored their lead midway through the second period wh...Full Story »

Reading moved eight points clear of the Championship relegation zone with a hard-fought 2-1 home victory over Stoke.Skipper Michael Morrison put Reading ahead in the 13th minute, as the home side dominated much of the first half, but Stoke substitute Romaine Sawyers equalised shortly before the interval.Reading recaptured their lead midway through the second period, when Lucas Joao’s heade...Full Story »

Winger Luis Diaz marked his return to Portugal with the crucial late goal which gave Liverpool a 3-1 lead over Benfica to take back to Anfield for their Champions League quarter-final second leg.The former Porto star, signed in January, was booed relentlessly but he responded perfectly in the 87th minute to spare the blushes of Ibrahima Konate, whose mistake just over half an hour after scoring ...Full Story »

Port Vale tightened their grip on a League Two automatic-promotion place by ending Salford’s 11-game unbeaten run with a 1-0 victory at the Peninsula.Harry Charsley struck the winner to lift Vale three points above fourth-placed Northampton.It was the visitors who were on top in the first half with the best of their chances coming through James Wilson.The former Salford forward struck the ...Full Story »

Dagenham and Boreham Wood came away with a point each after a goalless draw at the Chigwell Construction Stadium.Both sides remain just outside of the National League play-off places, with Boreham in eighth and Dagenham ninth.The Wood had a chance to go ahead when Kane Smith picked out Josh Rees but Dagenham were able to clear the ball, before Tyrone Marsh shot over the bar.Paul McCallum came cl...Full Story »

Relegation-threatened Fleetwood made it three matches unbeaten in League One with a 1-1 draw against Lincoln.Dan Batty marked his first start for Fleetwood since February with the opening goal, producing a stunning strike from 25 yards just after the half-hour mark.Lincoln fought back in the second half and equalised in the 64th minute when Lewis Fiorini drove a low effort past Alex Cairns after...Full Story »

Morecambe moved out of the League One relegation zone after picking up a second successive home win following a 2-1 victory over play-off chasing Oxford.The Shrimps went down to an early goal from Matty Taylor but hit back with strikes from Aaron Wildig and Cole Stockton before goalkeeper Trevor Carson proved to be the home side’s hero with a string of brilliant second-half saves.Oxford ha...Full Story »

Play-off rivals Halifax and Solihull Moors shared a goalless draw in the National League.The Shaymen dropped to third in the table after Wrexham’s emphatic win over Barnet, but remain two points ahead of their visitors.Solihull are the form team, though, extending their unbeaten run to 14 games, and they had the better chances to win in West Yorkshire.Halifax goalkeeper Sam Johnson made a ...Full Story »

Wealdstone and Maidenhead were forced to share the spoils as they drew 0-0.The point moves the Stones up to 17th in the National League table while the Magpies remain 19th.Maidenhead had a chance to find the opener 10 minutes in but George Wickens made a good save to deny Shaun Donnellan before Kane Ferdinand fired the rebound over the bar.Wealdstone came close just after the half-hour mark but ...Full Story »

Wrexham’s promotion push continued as they put in a dominant performance to beat Barnet 6-0.The result sees the Red Dragons move up to second in the National League table, while Barnet remain in 16th.Ollie Palmer put Wrexham ahead in the 15th minute, finding the bottom corner and they then doubled their lead 13 minutes later through Paul Mullin, who smashed the ball home from close range.J...Full Story »

Wycombe moved into League One’s top six with a dominant 4-1 victory at Cambridge.The Chairboys were ahead through Sam Vokes inside seven minutes. Anis Mehmeti hit a post from distance but Vokes was on hand to net the rebound.Home keeper Dimitar Mitov denied Daryl Horgan with a fine save, before Josh Scowen struck the bar from even further out.Vokes fired wide when well placed, and then Meh...Full Story »

Sheffield United boosted their Championship play-off hopes with a 1-0 victory over QPR following an early goal from Oliver Norwood.The result places further pressure on Rangers boss Mark Warburton following a run of just two wins in their last 12 league games. Warburton admitted before the game that his future beyond the end of the season was uncertain.United boss Paul Heckingbottom handed a deb...Full Story »

King’s Lynn kept their Vanarama National League survival hopes alive with a 1-0 win over Bromley at The Walks.The Ravens, who reached the FA Trophy final with victory over York, went close midway through the first half when Mason Bloomfield shot over from close range.King’s Lynn – looking to close up to withing three points on Aldershot, who also have matches in hand – ma...Full Story »

MK Dons moved into the top two in League One for the first time this season after a 2-1 win over rock-bottom Crewe at Stadium MK.Republic of Ireland striker Troy Parrott set the Dons on their way to an eighth win in nine matches before international team-mate Conor Coventry doubled the lead before half-time, leapfrogging Liam Manning’s men above Rotherham into the top two.Spurs loanee Parr...Full Story »