Neil Critchley was relieved to see his Blackpool side overcome some early nerves to get back to winning ways with a 2-0 win over Lincoln at Bloomfield Road.CJ Hamilton wrapped up the points in stoppage time after Oliver Casey’s opener to make it 29 points at home so far this season, the best return in Sky Bet League One.And after successive losses after Christmas, Critchley was thrilled to...Full Story »

Salford caretaker manager Simon Wiles said his players were “devastated” by the manner of their 3-0 loss at Accrington.Wiles has overseen successive 3-0 defeats since the sacking of Neil Wood five days ago and the Ammies are now 10 league games without a win.City were 3-0 down by half-time, with Stanley taking the lead after 14 minutes through a Shaun Whalley volley.It was two after ...Full Story »

Delighted Mansfield boss Nigel Clough saluted an “outstanding” effort from his players after they won 2-0 at promotion rivals Stockport.George Maris and Davis Keillor-Dunn bagged second-half goals which moved the second-placed Stags to within just two points of leaders Stockport.“It’s a perfect start to the new year for us,” beamed Clough, whose side have still lost...Full Story »

Oxford head coach Des Buckingham labelled Oisin Smyth’s winner at Charlton a “wonderful strike” but admitted he would have been just as happy with a scrappy goal if it clinched three points.Smyth’s first goal in English football was an unstoppable right-footed strike from about 30 yards out which flew into the top right corner of Ashley Maynard-Brewer’s net as the U...Full Story »

Mark Robins is delighted to see Tatsuhiro Sakamoto now delivering on the promise he has shown since joining Coventry after continuing his rich recent scoring form with a brace in City’s 3-1 comeback win at Middlesbrough.Sakamoto joined Coventry from Oostende last summer, but the Japanese winger failed to score in his first 13 matches for the club.His performance levels were good though, an...Full Story »

Wigan head coach Shaun Maloney praised his side’s reaction to going behind after they came from a goal down to earn a point in a 1-1 draw with Barnsley.Devante Cole opened the scoring for the Tykes before Jonny Smith curled in an equaliser late on.Maloney said: “I really liked how we played. We changed our style today because of how good Barnsley are when they press you high.“I...Full Story »

AFC Fylde moved off the bottom of the National League with a 2-0 win over Rochdale in a match marred by a serious injury to visiting winger Jesurun Uchegbulam.The match was delayed for around 20 minutes as Uchegbulam received treatment before being carried off to a standing ovation, having collided with an advertising hoarding.Danny Ormerod grabbed a quickfire brace in the 58th and 62nd minutes ...Full Story »

Wrexham scored three times in first-half stoppage time as they came from behind to beat Barrow 4-1, with Steven Fletcher hitting a hat-trick.Kian Spence put Barrow ahead in the first minute before Fletcher’s brace and Paul Mullin’s free-kick, all in 14 minutes of time added on at the end of the first half, gave Wrexham the advantage at the break.Fletcher completed his hat-trick in th...Full Story »

Perry Ng scored the winner as Cardiff beat QPR 2-1 to increase the west London ‘relegation worries.Paul Smyth equalised for the hosts to cancel out Dimitrios Goutas’ opener, but Rangers’ defensive shortcomings were badly exposed again.They remain in the relegation zone and are without a win in five matches – a run which has included four defeats.A lack of goals has been a...Full Story »

Aldershot ended a run of three games without a win with an eventful 3-2 victory at Woking.Lorent Tolaj opened the scoring in the 26th minute as Woking were dispossessed trying to play out from the back, but the home side responded almost immediately as Rhys Browne bundled home the rebound after Tunji Akinola’s shot was saved.Tolaj then turned provider for Tyler Frost to restore Aldershot&r...Full Story »

A blistering first-half performance saw Doncaster roar to a first league win in six matches as they beat in-form MK Dons 3-0.Goals from Luke Molyneux, Joe Ironside and Tommy Rowe saw Rovers race out of sight by half-time against a Dons side that had won their previous four matches and were unbeaten in the league since October.Molyneux opened the scoring after eight minutes when he found the bott...Full Story »

A late Jacob Bedeau goal earned Morecambe a share of the spoils in a 2-2 draw against Harrogate at the Mazuma Stadium.The Morecambe defender scored in stoppage time as he bundled over a Farrend Rawson assist to deny another away victory for Harrogate.Simon Weaver’s side looked like they had done enough to seal the three points after goals from Jack Muldoon and George Thomson either side of...Full Story »

Managerless Salford slipped to their fourth successive defeat as Accrington cruised to a 3-0 victory at the Wham Stadium.Shaun Whalley opened the scoring and Jack Nolan grabbed a brace for promotion-chasing Stanley, who had the game wrapped up by half-time.The win keeps the Reds just outside the play-Off places, while City are just two spots above the relegation zone, without a win in 10 league ...Full Story »

Ricky-Jade Jones scored in stoppage time to give Peterborough a dramatic 3-2 win at rival League One promotion hopefuls Derby.Derby made a dream start with Tom Barkhuizen crossing for James Collins to head past Fynn Talley after only 22 seconds.But Peterborough hit back in the ninth minute when Kwame Poku got away on the right and picked out Harrison Burrows who found the bottom-left corner from...Full Story »

Will Grigg grabbed the winner as Chesterfield hit back from 2-0 down to beat Solihull Moors 3-2 and regain their seven-point lead at the top of the National League.Visitors Solihull looked set to repeat their shock Boxing Day success as goals from Matty Warburton and Mark Beck either side of half-time put them in a commanding lead.But the Spireites responded with three goals in six second-half m...Full Story »

Manager Michael Beale is intent on doing all he can to help ensure 2024 brings plenty more goals for Nazariy Rusyn and Sunderland’s strikers after watching an unwanted run come to an end against Preston.The Ukrainian became the first of Sunderland’s recognised strikers to score this season when he turned in Jack Clarke’s 44th-minute cross at the Stadium of Light.That goal follo...Full Story »

Sunderland started the new year in style by celebrating a 2-0 win over Preston which included a first goal scored by one of the club’s strikers this season.After playmaker Alex Pritchard had got the scoring under way at the Stadium of Light with his own first goal of the campaign in the 10th minute, the second arrived through Ukrainian Nazariy Rusyn just before the break.It was the goal We...Full Story »

POLICE suspect a £1million raid on Jack Grealish's mansion may have been an inside job after dozens of workmen had recently been in the property. The Three Lions star and fiancée Sasha Attwood moved in five days before Christmas after tradesmen had been finishing renovations. And The Sun understands police are focussing on whether thieves who broke into the £5.6million pad via...Full Story »

Yoro is said to be on the radar of both Manchester clubs, but he'll cost as much as €90million to prise away from Lille, according to French outlet Le 10 Sport. A previous report, also from Le 10 Sport, claimed Liverpool were also among the young defender's admirers, and with this much interest in the player it's no wonder Lille seem prepared to hike up his asking price. Still only 18 ye...Full Story »

Patino looked set to leave Arsenal in the summer, with The Athletic reporting his desire to leave the club on a permanent deal rather than go out on loan again. The creative midfielder suffered relegation from the Championship with Blackpool last summer, although was one of their best-performing players. He did eventually go back out on loan again, though, returning to the second tier to joi...Full Story »