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 »

Leaders Rotherham strengthened their promotion push in Sky Bet League One with a 2-0 win over managerless Morecambe.A first-half brace from striker Freddie Ladapo did the damage as the Millers stayed in top spot and nine points clear of third place.It took the home side just four minutes to go ahead, Ollie Rathbone chipped the ball into Ladapo, who controlled on his chest and blasted by Trevor C...Full Story »

Promotion-chasing Northampton climbed up to second in League Two courtesy of a 0-0 draw at Scunthorpe.But the Cobblers will likely reflect on the game as two points dropped given their hosts’ position at the bottom of both the league and form tables.The visitors were second best for most of the match, although squandered the game’s best chance in the 75th minute when substitute Josh ...Full Story »

Marcus Tavernier helped turn possible defeat into victory for Middlesbrough with an assist and a goal against West Brom at the Riverside.Tavernier laid on a brilliantly worked equaliser for Paddy McNair on the hour before he scored the winner himself nine minutes later to seal a 2-1 win and prevent Steve Bruce from enjoying his first success as West Brom manager.Jayson Molumby, on loan from Brig...Full Story »

Louis Thompson hit a dramatic late winner as Portsmouth came from behind to win 2-1 at 10-man Shrewsbury.The Shrews had taken an early lead through Luke Leahy before Aiden O’Brien levelled but the game swung in Portsmouth’s favour when Josh Vela was dismissed for a poor tackle on Ronan Curtis on 31 minutes.And Thompson sealed their fate six minutes from time with a brilliant long-ran...Full Story »

Bromley missed the chance to keep pressure on the Vanarama National League automatic promotion places after being held to a 2-2 draw at relegation battlers Weymouth.Ravens winger Luke Coulson almost broke the deadlock on the half-hour mark, but his half-volley dropped just wide before Weymouth went in front after 34 minutes when defender Tom Bearwish headed in at the back post.Bromley equalised ...Full Story »

Viktor Gyokeres kept Coventry’s charge towards the Sky Bet Championship play-offs on course with an 89th-minute winner in a 2-1 victory at Bristol City.The striker was allowed to move unchallenged into the box and shoot past the advancing Dan Bentley after Gus Hamer had inspired a break from midfield.Coventry took a 25th-minute lead when Hamer’s probing ball forward from midfield exp...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest missed the chance to climb back into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places after they were held to a goalless draw by Preston at Deepdale.Keinan Davis was denied a penalty for the visitors in the opening stages and Preston’s Cameron Archer missed two golden opportunities in the second half, and despite a relentless second-half onslaught by Ryan Lowe’s side, ...Full Story »

Ricky Aguiar scored a debut double as Swindon strengthened their promotion hopes by stunning Michael Flynn’s Walsall with a 5-0 thrashing at the County Ground.Josh Davison teed up Louie Barry to open the scoring with a powerful strike into the roof of the net in the 36th minute as Swindon deservedly took the lead.Davison grabbed his second assist 10 minutes later, setting up midfielder Agu...Full Story »

Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic made light of Romelu Lukaku’s omission to spearhead Chelsea’s 2-0 Champions League win over Lille.Germany forward Havertz nodded in Hakim Ziyech’s fizzing corner, before Pulisic slotted home from N’Golo Kante’s threaded pass in a dominant last-16 first-leg victory.Havertz impressed in the false nine role as £98million club-rec...Full Story »

Two goals in three first-half minutes paved the way for Bristol Rovers to record a 2-0 away victory at Leyton Orient and improve their hopes of making the Sky Bet League Two play-offs as they completed a third win a row.But defeat proved to be the end of Kenny Jackett’s tenure as Orient boss, with the club announcing they had sacked the 60-year-old after the match.Both teams created chance...Full Story »

Paul Ince successfully resumed his managerial career after an absence of more than eight years when the new interim boss of Reading saw his relegation-threatened Championship side win 2-1 over Birmingham.Ince, the 54-year-old former Manchester United and England midfielder, had not taken charge of a game since leaving Blackpool in January 2014.Birmingham dominated much of the first half, with Re...Full Story »

In-form Inih Effiong scored a late equaliser to earn 10-man Woking a 1-1 draw at Dagenham in the National League.Effiong took his tally to 11 for the season and four in as many games when he found the top corner eight minutes from time after being set up by substitute Max Kretzschmar.Woking, now without a win in six games, were not helped by the 16th-minute dismissal of Rohan Ince for a poor cha...Full Story »

Burnley boss Sean Dyche expects January signing Wout Weghorst and Maxwel Cornet to recover in time to face Tottenham after both were withdrawn on Saturday with minor injuries.The Clarets will hope duo James Tarkowski and Ashley Westwood will provide negative coronavirus tests in time to feature in the Premier League match at Turf Moor.Charlie Taylor (foot) will not play but could return to conte...Full Story »

Sheffield United are expected to be without George Baldock, Rhys Norrington-Davies and Chris Basham for the home clash with Blackburn as their injury list shows no sign of abating.Baldock limped out of the Blades’ 4-0 win over Swansea on Saturday with a leg injury, Basham took a heavy kick in that game, while Norrington-Davies is playing through the pain of an unspecified knock.Jayden Bogl...Full Story »