Swindon head coach Ben Garner lavished praise on two-goal Josh Davison after the Robins thrashed struggling Scunthorpe 3-0.Harry McKirdy was also on the scoresheet as Swindon ran riot in the second half at the County Ground.Garner said: “I am delighted for JD to get his two goals today – he was immense up there.“We were very good. We were really positive, created lots of opport...Full Story »

Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder felt their comprehensive 4-1 win over Derby capped off a great week for the football club.Boro moved into the Championship play-off places at the end of a nine-day spell in which they knocked Manchester United out of the FA Cup and drew at promotion rivals QPR.Isaiah Jones produced three first-half assists at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday as a Lee Buchanan ...Full Story »

Michael Appleton was pleased with the way Lincoln stood up to the physical test posed by Wycombe in a 1-1 draw and admitted he would have taken a point before the game.The Imps looked to be heading for their second home win in a week as they led for most of the game thanks to Liam Cullen’s fifth-minute opener, the result of a superb corner routine involving Chris Maguire and Anthony Scully...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt saluted a “quality winning goal” after Amadou Bakayoko earned the Trotters a 3-2 win at League One play-off chasers Oxford.Billy Bodin had scored twice for Oxford, but Declan John and Marlon Fossey responded quickly with equalisers before Bakayoko turned in Fossey’s cross to finish off a pacy break five minutes from time.Evatt said: “I must say I tho...Full Story »

Dundee United head coach Tam Courts praised Ian Harkes’ brilliant finish as ‘a goal worthy of winning the game’ as his side advanced to the Scottish Cup quarter-finals after a 1-0 win over Partick Thistle.Harkes’ first-time hit from just outside the box settled the contest in a match the hosts dominated for large periods at Firhill.Courts said: “The last couple of g...Full Story »

Stephen Glass claimed Aberdeen need stability as he told angry fans he would not walk away in the wake of their Scottish Cup exit at Motherwell.The Dons took a third-minute lead in the fifth-round encounter through Christian Ramirez but the hosts turned the game on its head late in the first half thanks to goals from Kevin Van Veen and Connor Shields.Motherwell could have extended their lead but...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher praised his players after they edged past stubborn Shrewsbury 1-0 to move into the League One play-off places.One moment of magic unlocked the resolute visiting defence with Luke Jephcott’s cross from the right fired home first time by Conor Grant after 62 minutes.Victory was Argyle’s third in a row in the league and leaves them six points off an autom...Full Story »

Rochdale manager Robbie Stockdale was delighted with his struggling side’s grit and determination as they wiped out a two-goal deficit to pick up what could be a priceless point in their battle to avoid relegation in a 3-3 draw with Harrogate.The hosts, with only one league win since the end of October and just five points clear of the relegation places, looked down and out when Harrogate ...Full Story »

Forest Green boss Rob Edwards praised his League Two leaders for battling the conditions to get a 1-1 draw at Sutton.Edwards’ Rovers stretched their phenomenal league unbeaten run to 19 games after coming from behind to get a point at Gander Green Lane.And they went 11 points clear at the summit as none of the top three picked up a victory.Veteran Kenny Davis opened the scoring for the hos...Full Story »

Alex Neil insists Sunderland cannot afford to drop more points in the League One promotion race after his first game in charge ended in a 1-1 draw at AFC Wimbledon.Alex Pritchard rescued a point for the Black Cats with a second-half free-kick and cancelled out Luke McCormick’s first-half penalty.Neil was only appointed as head coach on Friday but saw Sunderland’s winless run extend t...Full Story »

Barrow overcame striker Aaron Amadi-Holloway’s red card to secure a 0-0 draw in their delayed Sky Bet League Two clash with Stevenage at Holker Street.The on-loan Burton man was dismissed for a 55th-minute foul on Chris Lines before Stevenage’s Luke Prosser was sent off in stoppage time for his second yellow card.But the visitors could not take advantage of Amadi-Holloway’s abs...Full Story »

Colchester interim boss Wayne Brown was disappointed they did not see out victory following their 2-2 draw with Carlisle.Goals from Tommy Smith and substitute Tyreik Wright had given the U’s the advantage after Omari Patrick had put the Cumbrians in front, only for Tobi Sho-Silva to equalise late on for the visitors.Brown said: “Having found ourselves 1-0 down, we’ve done great...Full Story »

Stephen Robinson and Neil Harris praised their side’s efforts after a hard-fought draw between League One strugglers Morecambe and Gillingham.Ryan Jackson looked like he was going to give Gillingham a vital three points with a long-range effort 17 minutes from time before Jon Obika levelled the scores.Morecambe manager Robinson said: “We totally dominated from start to finish with 70...Full Story »

Ryan Colclough scored the only goal as Altrincham claimed a first win in 15 games with a 1-0 victory over King’s Lynn in the National League.There was an early blow for Altrincham as on-loan forward Chris Conn-Clarke was taken off on a stretcher after 15 minutes but they had a chance to take the lead just after the half-hour mark as Josh Coulson was deemed to have handled in the box.Dan Mo...Full Story »

Everton moved five points clear of the relegation zone with a 3-0 win over Leeds in their first Premier League home match under Frank Lampard.The Toffees went 2-0 up in the first half via headers from defenders Seamus Coleman and Michael Keane in the 10th and 23rd minutes respectively.Anthony Gordon then wrapped up the victory for Lampard’s men as he got the final touch to Richarlison&rsqu...Full Story »

On-loan Huddersfield striker Kieran Phillips’ first goal for Exeter made it five wins from six games for the Grecians following a 1-0 victory at Bradford.Phillips, who failed to score in his last 12 outings for Walsall where he spent the first half of this season, netted in only his third appearance for Exeter to settle the outcome in the 44th minute.The goal was a deserved reward for a st...Full Story »

Two goals in as many minutes earned Morton a 2-1 victory over bottom side Queen of the South in the cinch Championship.The visitors took the lead in the 59th minute through a long-range effort from Euan East, moments after Morton’s Gozie Ugwu had a header cleared off the line.It took the hosts until 10 minutes from time to find an equaliser, Gavin Reilly popping up at the back post after a...Full Story »

Hartlepool clinched their first away league win for nearly four months with a first-half goal from Omar Bogle sinking Crawley 1-0.Crawley boast one of the best away records in League Two but their home form continues to severely handicap them and they have now won only one of their last nine league games at Broadfield Stadium.The match finished with Crawley head coach John Yems being shown a red...Full Story »

Plymouth made it three League One wins in a row as Conor Grant’s second-half strike secured a 1-0 home win over Shrewsbury.Grant fired Plymouth ahead in the 62nd minute as he swept home from Luke Jephcott’s pinpoint low cross into the box from the right byline.In the first half, Shrewsbury defender Matthew Pennington had his header saved by home goalkeeper Michael Cooper while Argyle...Full Story »

Gary Bowyer hailed his side’s second-half performance as Salford moved to within four points of a play-off place with a 2-0 win at Leyton Orient.Goals by Liam Shephard and Theo Vassell in 10 second-half minutes earned the victory against an Orient side who have not recorded a victory since December 7.“I thought we withstood a strong start from Leyton Orient,” he said.“We ...Full Story »