Nigel Clough is hoping surprise transfer deadline day loan signing Matty Longstaff can freshen up a tired Mansfield midfield following a 0-0 draw at Harrogate.The Stags’ club record run of eight successive league victories ended at a windswept Wetherby Road, with Clough admitting the exertions of that impressive winning streak might be taking its toll.Longstaff, recruited from Newcastle, d...Full Story »

Stephen Glass feels new signing Vicente Besuijen showed that he can be a threat for Aberdeen after making his debut in a cinch Premiership draw at Ross County.The game ended 1–1 after Jonny Hayes’ opener was cancelled out by Ross Callachan, but Dons fans would have been keeping a keen eye on what kind of first impression Besuijen made in Dingwall.There has been plenty of frustration ...Full Story »

Wigan boss Leam Richardson was pleased with his side’s performance despite dropping points for the second game running in a 1-1 draw against Oxford at the DW Stadium.The visitors hit the front in superb fashion in the 23rd minute when Matty Taylor rounded off a wonderfully worked team goal after Mark Sykes picked up possession in his own half before linking up well with Cameron Brannagan.T...Full Story »

Wimbledon manager Mark Robinson believes young striker Aaron Cosgrave has a bright future at the club after his late equaliser ensured a 2-2 draw at home to Cheltenham.Robinson’s relegation-threatened team were 10 minutes from defeat before Cosgrave rescued a point, although they are still yet to win in 2022.The 22-year-old forward was loaned out to Dover earlier in the campaign but recall...Full Story »

Manager Derek Adams praised Scotland Under-21 international Elliot Watt after the midfielder rescued a point for Bradford in Tuesday night’s 1-1 League Two draw against Leyton Orient at Valley Parade.Orient had taken a 69th-minute lead through skipper Darren Pratley with a shot from just inside the box after the home defence had failed to clear a free-kick.But Bradford hit back with an equ...Full Story »

St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin was left counting the cost of a double blow after losing Eamonn Brophy to injury and conceding a stoppage-time equaliser against Motherwell.Brophy went off with ankle ligament damage midway through the first half and his replacement, Alex Gogic, headed home a debut goal in the 81st minute, 24 hours after moving on loan from Hibernian.But Ross Tierney finished high i...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson hopes his side’s dramatic 2-1 victory at Livingston is a turning point in their season after Saints climbed off the cinch Premiership basement.Ali Crawford’s goal in the 90th minute handed the visitors their first win in 13 games, and propelled St Johnstone above Dundee on goal difference.The away team took the lead through Callum Hendry in the 11...Full Story »

Preston boss Ryan Lowe gave his backing to Ben Whiteman after the midfielder missed a penalty in their 0-0 draw at Millwall.Standing in for regular penalty-taker Daniel Johnson, who is away on international duty with Jamaica, Whiteman hit the post in the second half.It was the best chance in a game of few opportunities but Lowe hailed a performance that only lacked a cutting edge up front.&ldquo...Full Story »

Jon Brady was left scratching his head after watching his Northampton team labour to a surprise 1-0 loss at home to struggling Barrow.Buoyed by new signings and looking to build on Saturday’s win over Salford, the Cobblers produced one of their worst performances of the season to lose ground on the teams around them in the League Two promotion race.They created barely anything in attack an...Full Story »

Robbie Stockdale was pleased to see his Rochdale side battle back for a point in a 1-1 draw at Colchester.Conor Grant struck a 76th-minute equaliser for Dale, scoring with a close-range shot after Corey O’Keeffe had done well to pick him out in the area.It cancelled out Alan Judge’s spectacular 53rd-minute strike, which saw the midfielder collect Myles Kenlock’s pass and unleas...Full Story »

Port Vale manager Darrell Clarke believes two offside calls cost his team all three points against League Two leaders Forest Green as they had to settle for a 1-1 draw.Matt Stevens scored a late equaliser to earn the table-toppers a share of the spoils and stretch their unbeaten run in League Two to 16 matches.It appeared as though on-loan striker Ryan Edmondson’s first-half finish would b...Full Story »

Paul Warne felt League One leaders Rotherham deserved to win by a wider margin against struggling neighbours Doncaster after they eased to a 5-0 victory on Tuesday night.Mickel Miller, Ben Wiles, Chiedozie Ogbene and Jamie Lindsay, plus a Dan Barlaser penalty saw the bottom side well beaten.Warne felt there was potential for an upset with Doncaster having improved in recent weeks and was delight...Full Story »

James McPake was left frustrated after Dundee’s goalless derby draw against Dundee United which left the Dark Blues bottom of the cinch Premiership.The two Tayside clubs put in a big effort with substitute Zak Rudden coming close on a couple of occasions on his debut and United striker Nicky Clark missing a terrific chance to win it for the visitors late in the game.However, with St J...Full Story »

Ian Evatt watched Bolton defeat Cambridge 2-0 in Sky Bet League One but refuses to get carried away with Wanderers’ dramatic change of form.The Trotters have climbed to 11th position with four successive clean sheet wins including this latest success thanks to goals from Amadou Bakayoko and Dapo Afolayan.But they remain 12 points off the play-offs with Evatt dismissing any talk of breaking...Full Story »

Swindon head coach Ben Garner criticised referee Carl Brook after Ben Gladwin’s stoppage-time goal earned his side a 1-1 draw at home to Crawley.The Robins had unused substitute Louis Reed sent off after the full-time whistle on a chaotic night in Wiltshire.Angry Garner said: “I’m proud of the group and it’s better taking a point rather than losing the game, but it’...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Micky Mellon was delighted with the way his side bounced back from their heavy defeat by leaders Forest Green with a gutsy 1-0 League Two win against Stevenage.Kieron Morris fired home the only goal to secure Rovers’ ninth win in 11 league games as they responded perfectly to Saturday’s 4-0 home thumping by Forest Green.Mellon said: “That was a really important wi...Full Story »

Robbie Neilson felt Hearts should have had two penalties after his side were held to a goalless draw by city rivals Hibernian at Easter Road.The first flashpoint came in the 21st minute when Ellis Simms appeared to be bundled over in the box by Lewis Stevenson, who had already been booked.And late in the match, from an indirect free-kick inside the box, Alex Cochrane saw a shot blocked by the ha...Full Story »

Assistant manager Jamie Smith praised the character of Sheffield Wednesday’s players after a 2-0 win at home to struggling Morecambe.Second-half goals from George Byers and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing secured the Owls a second straight victory, moving them four points off the League One play-offs.Smith said: “It was a massive three points for us. I said to the lads before the game about b...Full Story »

Adi Yussuf’s equaliser rescued a point for Yeovil as they drew 1-1 with Weymouth.Sean Shields opened the scoring early in the game for the Terras and Yussuf levelled in the second half before Weymouth were reduced to 10 men near the end of the game.Weymouth scored just four minutes into the game when Josh McQuoid found an unmarked Shields at the back post and he tapped the ball home.Yeovil...Full Story »

Second-half goals from George Byers and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing gave Sheffield Wednesday a 2-0 win at home to struggling Morecambe.The Owls, without manager Darren Moore due to a positive Covid-19 test, moved four points off the League One play-off spots.Wednesday were the first to threaten when Josh Windass found himself in space on the right-hand side of the area and saw his shot beaten away by...Full Story »