Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton expressed growing pride in his team and club after an against-the-odds 1-0 victory over Walsall with 10 men.Aaron Collins won the game in the 90th minute, heading home from close range after Walsall goalkeeper Chris Rushworth had collided with Rovers substitute Harvey Saunders.Barton was particularly pleased with how his players coped after going a man down in the...Full Story »

Manager Paul Tisdale believes confidence is starting to flow through his attackers at Stevenage after they cruised to a 3-0 victory over Harrogate.At the start of the month, the Boro were looking nervously over their shoulders but they will end January 12 points clear of danger after going five league games unbeaten.The result at the Lamex Stadium never looked in doubt once the hosts swept into ...Full Story »

Leam Richardson declared himself happy with a point despite Wigan being knocked off top spot after their goalless draw at Cheltenham.The Latics remain in pole position for promotion, with games in hand on new leaders Rotherham, and Richardson was pleased to come away from Gloucestershire with something despite not being at their best.“Any point away from home is a good point,” Richar...Full Story »

Relief was the overriding emotion for Jon Brady as his Northampton side finally chalked up their first win of 2022.The promotion-chasing Cobblers have stumbled since being hit by Covid but deservedly returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Salford on Saturday.Paul Lewis scored the game’s only goal on 12 minutes, turning in a set-piece, as Northampton kept their 12th clean sheet of...Full Story »

Sutton kept up the pace for automatic League Two promotion courtesy of a fine 2-0 away win at Carlisle.First-half goals from Isaac Olaofe and David Ajiboye, within eight minutes, saw the visitors go seven games unbeaten.Matt Gray’s charges are only behind third-placed Newport on goal difference but have a potentially vital game in hand.Olaofe pounced on a failed Carlisle clearance to fire ...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Stephen Robinson feels like his side have “turned a corner” after their 2-2 draw with Accrington in Sky Bet League One.The Shrimps remain in the relegation zone but have one defeat in their last five league games and Robinson is pleased with his side’s improvement – despite letting a two-goal lead slip.“I know you would say we were 2-0 up so we would ...Full Story »

Josh Bowler’s second-half strike denied Fulham a fifth-successive league win as Marco Silva’s Championship leaders were held to a 1-1 draw by Blackpool at Craven Cottage.Aleksandar Mitrovic struck his 28th league goal of the season in the sixth minute, shortly before the game was halted for 41 minutes while a supporter received medical treatment.But Fulham were unable to hold on to t...Full Story »

In-form Mansfield set a new club record of eight successive league wins as they saw off Leyton Orient 2-0 in League Two.Saturday’s result made it 14 wins in 16 games in all competitions for Nigel Clough’s promotion-chasers.On a windy afternoon in a first half of few chances, the game erupted in the 44th minute when the Stags took the lead with a controversial opener.Rhys Oates lifted...Full Story »

Celtic can go top of the cinch Premiership with a win over Rangers on Wednesday night after Liel Abada’s last-gasp strike gave them a 1-0 win against Dundee United at Parkhead.The champions had slipped up with a 3-3 draw against Ross County at Dingwall earlier in the day to go five points clear but Ange Postecoglous’s side spent most of the afternoon being frustrated by the disciplin...Full Story »

Halifax got their National League title challenge back on track with a 3-1 victory at Dagenham.Town arrived in east London on the back of successive 1-0 defeats but first-half goals from Matty Warburton and Billy Waters put them in a commanding position at half-time against the Daggers.However, the hosts pulled a goal back just before the hour when Matt Robinson headed in from close range.Halifa...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday made it nine games unbeaten at Hillsborough with a 1-0 win over Ipswich thanks to a first-half volley from Marvin Johnson.Johnson put the home side ahead in the sixth minute and the Owls missed a whole host of chances to extend their lead but nevertheless clung on to victory.The hosts made the early breakthrough when Johnson arrived late at the back post to volley in from a N...Full Story »

Bournemouth won 1-0 at Barnsley following an early goal from Philip Billing but were forced to hold on after being reduced to 10 men late on.Denmark midfielder Billing scored the decisive goal for the Cherries in the 12th minute while defender Gary Cahill was sent off in the 88th minute at Oakwell.Billing had the first chance of the game, meeting a loose ball with his head around six yards out, ...Full Story »

Bromley climbed to third in the Vanarama National League after beating Notts County 1-0 at Hayes Lane.The Magpies saw an early effort from Ruben Rodrigues hit the post but it was the Ravens who broke the deadlock just before the break.In first-half stoppage time, Jude Arthurs stabbed the ball in from a goalmouth scramble, the midfielder making it two in as many games after also scoring late in t...Full Story »

Aaron Collins headed a 90th-minute winner to give 10-man Bristol Rovers a 1-0 victory over Walsall at the Memorial Stadium.Joey Barton’s men created what few first-half chances there were, Luke Thomas forcing Carl Rushworth to save at the second attempt after 18 minutes, with the ball finally being held on the line.The hosts then went a man down after 38 minutes when right-back Luca Hoole ...Full Story »

Dom Telford took his goal tally to 21 for the season in all competitions with a brace as Newport celebrated a 2-1 League Two victory over struggling Barrow.Newport fans were allowed back into Rodney Parade for the first time in 2022 after Welsh government Covid-19 restrictions were ended last week and they saw their team earn all three points after a superb start.Telford nodded in his first afte...Full Story »

Noor Husin’s first goal for Southend secured a hard-fought 1-0 win at bottom club Dover.After a goalless first half in which both sides found chances hard to come by, Husin popped up midway through the second half to fire in the winner and secure the three points.Harry Ransom saw a goal-bound header well blocked and Michael Gyasi slashed a good chance wide as the hosts threatened in the fi...Full Story »

Blackburn remained in the automatic promotion places despite being held to a goalless draw by play-off chasing Luton at Kenilworth Road.The hosts started much the brighter team and went close early on, as Cameron Jerome’s header was gathered at the second attempt by Thomas Kaminski, who also had to collect Henri Lansbury’s flicked attempt from Kal Naismith’s cross.Rovers’...Full Story »

MK Dons edged out local rivals Wycombe 1-0 in a game marred by a delay following offensive supporter chants aimed at Wycombe’s Adebayo Akinfenwa.Midway through the first half, the referee briefly stopped the game due to an offensive chant from Dons fans targeting Wanderers substitute Akinfenwa, who was warming up at the side of the pitch.A tannoy announcement imploring away fans to stop se...Full Story »

Burton came from a goal down to secure a 2-1 victory at Lincoln.John Marquis gave the Imps the lead early in the second half, but goals from Joe Powell and Sam Hughes saw the Brewers secure a deserved three points.In blustery conditions and with the long throw of Tom Hamer proving a key weapon, Burton attacked with relish and Lincoln keeper Josh Griffiths had to make a good save to keep out an e...Full Story »

Michael Smith scored twice as Rotherham went back to the top of League One with a 2-0 win at lowly Crewe, in a match which saw a lengthy hold-up in play after a linesman appeared to be hit by a missile.The Millers took a seventh-minute lead through a Smith header and, after Crewe midfielder Scott Robertson was red carded, the striker made the three points safe with a set-piece second to take his...Full Story »