Blackburn manager Tony Mowbray said the 1-0 defeat to Bristol City was “cruel” on his players.His team had a series of glorious chances in the Sky Bet Championship contest but found Daniel Bentley in inspired form as he saved a second-half penalty from the returning Bradley Dack, as well as thwarting Darragh Lenihan and Reda Khadra, who also rattled the woodwork.They paid a painful p...Full Story »

Ben Garner criticised Oldham for being overly physical as Dion Conroy’s late headed goal earned Swindon a 1-0 victory over the 10-man Latics.Five yellow cards in the first half summarised the tactics of Oldham boss John Sheridan as the match remained goalless at half-time.Five minutes of stoppage time handed Swindon a lifeline as Oldham’s Jordan Clark was sent off for a second bookab...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor was pleased with the point as his side were held to a goalless draw by Salford at St James Park.Salford dominated the first half and twice went close, with Matty Lund and Theo Vassell both heading against the woodwork.However, it was Exeter who were better after half-time but without managing to find that elusive goal.“I was really pleased with the performance,&r...Full Story »

Cheltenham boss Michael Duff was delighted with his side’s rare away victory as they secured a 3-1 League One win at relegation-threatened Morecambe.Goals from Liam Sercombe and Callum Wright either side of the break gave the Robins the advantage only for a 52nd-minute Greg Leigh goal to give Morecambe hopes of a comeback.The Shrimps pushed forward and were denied what appeared to be a pen...Full Story »

Wayne Brown was left breathing a sigh of relief after admitting his Colchester players “dug themselves out of a hole” by coming from behind to win 3-1 at bottom club Scunthorpe.The Iron had led 1-0 courtesy of Joe Nuttall’s early opener, but two bookings in six minutes for Luke Matheson saw them reduced to 10 men and the Us took advantage with Noah Chilvers, twice, and Owura Ed...Full Story »

Steve Cooper revealed that some training ground mentoring was behind Keinan Davis scoring Nottingham Forest’s fastest goal in 22 years, as his side hammered Reading 4-0.The on-loan Aston Villa forward scored the first two goals as Paul Ince’s Royals were swept aside at the City Ground.The first came after only 17 seconds and was the fastest Forest goal since Jack Laster scored after ...Full Story »

Burton assistant manager Dino Maamria was relieved to see his side show great spirit as they came back from two goals down to beat struggling Fleetwood 3-2 at the Pirelli Stadium.Deji Oshilaja’s unfortunate own goal and substitute Dan Butterworth’s strike gave Fleetwood a two-goal lead after an hour.But Albion roared back with Oumar Niasse completing a brace in the final minute to se...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon manager Mark Robinson believes his side have put up with a lot of adversity this season after a 2-0 loss against 10-man Lincoln extended their winless run to 18 matches.Lincoln took the lead seven minutes before the break when Lewis Fiorini scored.The visitors were reduced to 10 men when Brooke Norton-Cuffy was shown a red card for an off-the-ball clash with Lee Brown before Teddy ...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher believes Plymouth should embrace their end of season run-in after the Pilgrims’ first league win at Bolton since 1967 boosted their promotion hopes.Defender Macaulay Gillesphey’s first-half header secured Argyle’s place in the top six with 10 games to go.And Home Park boss Schumacher said: “Everyone should be excited.“Possibly we didn’t think...Full Story »

Danny Wright scored twice as Torquay breathed fresh life into their fading National League play-off hopes with a hard-fought 3-2 win at second-bottom King’s Lynn.The 11th-placed Gulls, who had lost just once in their previous 10 games but had drawn the last four, saw Connor Lemonheigh-Evans fire a good early chance over before the visitors took control through Wright’s quickfire doub...Full Story »

Paul Simpson’s perfect start since returning to take charge of Carlisle continued as Jordan Gibson stunned promotion-seeking Northampton with a late penalty to clinch a vital 2-1 League Two victory.The Cumbrians have dragged themselves nine points clear of the relegation zone with four wins of the bounce since Simpson’s return.It was a crazy final 16 minutes at Brunton Park as Tobi S...Full Story »

Rob Street scored his first Newport goal as the Exiles turned on the style in the second half to record a vital 2-0 Sky Bet League Two win at Stevenage.On-loan striker Street, whose only previous goal was for Crystal Palace Under-23s, broke the deadlock after 48 minutes.The play-off chasing visitors won 5-0 in the reverse fixture in James Rowberry’s first home game in charge of County.This...Full Story »

David Moyo’s double salvaged a 2-2 draw for Hamilton against cinch Championship visitors Dunfermline.Coll Donaldson opened the scoring for the visitors in the sixth minute, receiving the ball from Efe Ambrose and beating goalkeeper Ryan Fulton.Steven Lawless came close to doubling Dunfermline’s advantage when he struck the bar, before Moyo headed home Kai Kennedy’s cross to lev...Full Story »

Harry Darling’s late equaliser earned MK Dons a 1-1 draw with Wigan as the two League One promotion rivals shared the spoils at Stadium MK.After a goalless first half, second-placed Wigan took the lead through Tom Naylor after 58 minutes before Darling struck back two minutes from time to rescue a point for the hosts.Neither side was able to break the deadlock in the first half, although t...Full Story »

Partick Thistle missed a chance to put pressure on their promotion rivals as two late goals saw Morton come from behind to snatch a 2-1 win at Cappielow.Kyle Turner’s fifth-minute effort gave the Jags a dream start and it looked like shaping up into a good day for Ian McCall’s men, with second-placed Arbroath on the end of a convincing defeat.But the visitors were unable to stretch t...Full Story »

Charlton boss Johnnie Jackson promised to be ruthless as he looks to arrest their slide down the table following their 2-1 loss to 10-man Accrington.The Addicks have now lost seven of their last eight games and are just seven points off the bottom four – and play Gillingham on Tuesday who occupy that final relegation place.Charlton took the lead after 18 minutes when Liam Coyle was adjudge...Full Story »

Mark Cooper hailed Barrow’s battling spirit as they held on for a goalless draw at Rochdale.The Bluebirds boss watched the game from the stand as he serves an eight-game ban for reference to gender during an exchange with an assistant referee earlier in the season.And while his side came under the cosh for long periods, he was delighted with their willingness to dig in and make it hard for...Full Story »

Raith Rovers ended their 11-game winless streak in the cinch Championship as they edged a 1-0 win over Queen of the South at Palmerston Park.The visitors headed into the game under pressure to turn their ailing season around on the back of last week’s dismal 4-0 defeat to Ayr.And a messy 21st-minute effort from Matej Poplatnik proved enough for the visitors to halt their slide away from pr...Full Story »

Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth praised Rotherham’s defending after their miserly backline shut his team out in the 0-0 Sky Bet League One draw  at Adams Park.The Chairboys had the better of the play over 90 minutes, but the Millers showed just why they have only conceded five goals on the road in League One all season as a meeting between these two finished goalless for the second t...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore was delighted with a “perfect day” as his side thrashed Cambridge 6-0.It was a dominant display from the hosts, who were led by a Saido Berahino hat-trick, while Cambridge rarely threatened to score.A Lloyd Jones own-goal and strikes from Barry Bannan and George Byers added to the rout which keeps the Owls right in the play-off picture.Moore s...Full Story »