Wigan boss Leam Richardson hailed a “very professional performance” from his side who cemented second spot in Sky Bet League One thanks to a 2-0 victory over strugglers Crewe.Second-half goals from Callum Lang and James McClean gave the Latics a deserved victory, which extended their buffer to third spot to five points, with three games in hand.It also means they travel to leaders Ro...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom expressed his frustration after seeing his side held to a goalless draw by Hull.Jack Robinson and Oli McBurnie had the best of the Blades’ many chances but Hull held firm.Heckingbottom said: “It was a frustrating night, for the obvious reasons. It was just the missed chances. It was simply one of those nights.“If we create that many a...Full Story »

Graeme Lee thinks Hartlepool are starting to show what they can do under his watch after winning three matches in a row for the first time in League Two.Pools followed up wins over Barrow and Crawley with a 1-0 victory over second-placed Tranmere courtesy of Peter Clarke’s own goal just before the break.While the victory frustrated Tranmere this was a night at the Suit Direct Stadium to ma...Full Story »

Doncaster manager Gary McSheffrey saluted a resolute defensive performance after a surprise 1-0 win at Lincoln maintained their 18-year unbeaten run against the Imps.Dan Gardner’s penalty moved Rovers off the bottom of League One and six points from safety.“I am obviously pleased with the result,” McSheffrey said after a game that was stopped for half an hour after a fan was ta...Full Story »

Forfar’s automatic promotion hopes were dealt a blow as they were held 1-1 at Stirling.Craig Slater’s superb free-kick gave Forfar the perfect start and they led 1-0 at the break, but Stirling hit back through Dale Carrick.Forfar could have climbed to within six points of the top with victory, but runaway leaders Kelty Hearts are nine points clear and now have two games in hand.Kyle ...Full Story »

Ralf Rangnick was delighted by Cristiano Ronaldo’s performance as Manchester United kickstarted their Champions League qualification quest with a much-needed win against 10-man Brighton.Having blown half-time leads to draw three straight matches in all competitions, the Red Devils desperately needed to put three points on the board at Old Trafford on Tuesday.Brighton flew out of the blocks...Full Story »

Paddy Madden scored a second-half double as Stockport claimed a 3-1 National League win at Bromley to move three points clear at the top of the table.Madden broke the deadlock against high-flying Bromley with a thumping 64th-minute header and notched his 13th league goal of the season late on to ensure victory.Scott Quigley had struck with a superb effort seven minutes after Madden’s ...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor said he could not have been prouder of his players after their dramatic 4-3 win over Harrogate at St James Park.Trailing 3-1 with 20 minutes remaining, goals from Jonathan Grounds, Tim Dieng and a stunner from Jack Sparkes, five minutes into stoppage time, turned the game on its head.Harrogate were good value for their 3-1 lead, courtesy of goals from Luke Armstrong, J...Full Story »

Joey Barton was looking towards the League Two play-off zone after his improving Bristol Rovers side convincingly ended Sutton’s 12-match unbeaten run.Harry Anderson fired the hosts into a fourth-minute lead with a shot from just outside the box and they could have been out of sight at the break, most notably when Paul Coutts saw a 45th-minute penalty saved by Dean Bouzanis.Aaron Collins m...Full Story »

St Johnstone boss Callum Davidson called for VAR after a penalty decision he felt was harsh prevented his side from taking all three points from a 1-1 cinch Premiership draw against Aberdeen.A win for Saints against the managerless Dons would have lifted them off the bottom of the table.The visitors went in front early on thanks to Callum Hendry’s close-range strike, but Lewis Ferguson equ...Full Story »

Burton boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was proud of his team as he saw them blitz League One’s form side Bolton with three goals in seven first-half minutes to run out 3-1 winners.The long throw of Bolton-born Tom Hamer proved a deadly weapon, Joe Powell sweeping in at the back post to open the scoring after 11 minutes before the former West Ham youngster delivered two corners that saw skippe...Full Story »

Boreham Wood climbed up to third place in the National League table after a 2-0 home win against Altrincham.Kane Smith gave The Wood a half-time lead and Scott Boden’s eighth league goal of the season made it 2-0 in the 57th minute.Defender Smith’s deflected shot put the hosts in front in the 19th minute and only a fine save before the break by Altrincham goalkeeper Tony Thompson den...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Steve Morison claimed Max Watters “wasn’t good enough” after hauling off the striker in the first half of the 2-0 win over Coventry.Morison again showed his ruthless side when replacing Watters with Jordan Hugill in the 37th minute.Watters had seen two chances saved by Sky Blues keeper Simon Moore in the time he was on the pitch, but Morison was not impressed by ot...Full Story »

Millwall manager Gary Rowett was beaming over his side’s performance after they defeated promotion-chasing QPR with a 2-0 Championship victory at The Den.Goals from Mason Bennett and Tyler Burey – his first senior strike for the Lions – guided the hosts to their second win in four days after a game they controlled from start to finish.For fourth-placed QPR, however, this was an...Full Story »

Manchester City all but secured their place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a sensational 5-0 demolition of Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese capital. Bernardo Silva, one of four former Benfica players booed loudly by the home fans, led the way with two goals in a one-sided first-leg clash at the Jose Arvalade Stadium. Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling also struck, continuing thei...Full Story »

St Johnstone remain bottom of the cinch Premiership after being pegged back to a 1-1 draw by managerless Aberdeen for a share of the spoils at Pittodrie.Callum Davidson’s side took the lead after just six minutes through former Dons loanee Callum Hendry but the hosts had the better of the play and equalised through a Lewis Ferguson penalty after 71 minutes.Barry Robson took charge of Aberd...Full Story »

Doncaster maintained their 18-year hoodoo over Lincoln, with Dan Gardner’s second-half penalty earning Rovers a precious 1-0 victory at the LNER Arena.Gardner’s winning kick came following a half-hour stoppage due to a home fan being taken ill, with the success boosting Rovers’ hopes of avoiding the drop as they moved six points from safety.Visiting keeper Jonathan Mitchell nea...Full Story »

Wigan moved five points clear of third place in Sky Bet League One – with three games still in hand – following a hard-fought 2-0 home victory over bottom side Crewe.The second-placed hosts started strongest with Will Keane seeing an early shot deflected just wide before having another effort denied by Dave Richards – although the offside flag was up.Richards was forced into ac...Full Story »

Weymouth claimed a first Vanarama National League win since October with a 1-0 victory over Eastleigh.Brandon Goodship’s second-half effort was enough to earn new boss David Oldfield a first triumph since he was appointed last month.Since the arrival of former Leicester midfielder Oldfield as manager, the Terras had drawn three of his opening six league fixtures in charge but remained in t...Full Story »

Kylian Mbappe struck in stoppage time to clinch Paris St Germain a 1-0 win against Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie.Mbappe, widely reported to be set for a summer move to Real, fired home from a tight angle in the fourth minute of added time to give PSG a deserved advantage.The winner was set up by Neymar, who had stepped off the bench as a second-half repla...Full Story »