Shrewsbury made it five League One home wins on the bounce with a 3-1 victory over strugglers Morecambe.First-half goals from Luke Leahy and Rob Street gave Steve Cotterill’s side the advantage before Dan Crowley pulled one back for the Shrimps in first half stoppage time.Morecambe were denied a leveller when Farrend Rawson’s 64th-minute header was ruled out for offside and Chey Dunk...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Andreas Weimann and Alex Scott saw Bristol City increase Blackpool’s relegation fears with a 2-0 Championship win at Ashton Gate.The home side went in front on 58 minutes when Weimann accepted an Andy King pass 20 yards out and found the top corner with a brilliant left-footed strike.Scott doubled the advantage on 81 minutes, firing low past Chris Maxwell from 12 yar...Full Story »

Sutton were too good for Crawley in Sky Bet League Two, defeating the strugglers 3-0.Goals either side of the break from Omar Bugiel and a late finish from substitute Lee Angol made it four wins in five games for Matt Gray’s side.Crawley, beaten for a sixth successive match, were reduced to 10 men in the closing stages when Joel Lynch was given a second yellow card.After an uninspiring sta...Full Story »

Stockport boss Dave Challinor aimed a swipe at referee Robert Lewis after his play-off chasing side were held to a 0-0 home draw by Doncaster.Challinor clearly felt the flow of the game for both sides was not helped by some ‘embarrassing’ officiating.He said: “The momentum of the game clearly wasn’t helped by the third team out there.“The officiating was horrendous ...Full Story »

Mark Bonner could scarcely believe that his Cambridge side fell to defeat against in-form Portsmouth.Colby Bishop’s header 25 minutes from the end separated the sides, after Bonner’s U’s had dominated the first half and limited their opponents to few chances.Cambridge slip to five points from safety having lost three games in a row without scoring since beating Oxford a fortnig...Full Story »

Harrogate have now gone seven home games without a win – equalling their longest sequence since 2012 – following a 0-0 stalemate with Gillingham.The hosts narrowly shaded a tepid encounter at Wetherby Road, with experienced centre-backs Anthony O’Connor and Tom Eastman both enjoying commanding performances as Simon Weaver’s men kept only their second League Two clean shee...Full Story »

Hartlepool earned what could prove to be a vital point in their battle to avoid relegation from League Two with a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Tranmere at Prenton Park.Rovers enjoyed the better of the early exchanges with Harvey Saunders and Josh Hawkes both having good opportunities to open the scoring.But it was the visitors who took the lead just before the break through Callum Cooke and they co...Full Story »

Danny Mandroiu’s penalty earned Lincoln a 1-0 victory over Oxford that lifted them into the top half of League One.Despite being unbeaten at home this season, this was only the Imps’ fourth win on their own patch and it pushed managerless Oxford closer to trouble, as they are now just four points clear of the relegation zone.Lincoln were handed the chance to take the lead from the sp...Full Story »

Play-off chasing Stockport could not find a way through a resolute Doncaster defence as an entertaining clash ended 0-0.Dave Challinor’s side created the bulk of the chances, but mid-table Rovers probably deserved a point.Jonathan Mitchell produced a brilliant save to keep out Ryan Rydel’s early bullet header, with the Doncaster keeper also doing well to gather the follow-up.Midfield...Full Story »

Boreham Wood kept up their push to break into the Vanarama National League play-off places with a 1-0 win over struggling Dorking.Femi Ilesanmi needed only seven minutes to give the hosts the lead, rising to head Zak Brunt’s corner into the top left-hand corner.He almost had a second moments later following a quick break but his shot was deflected wide.Dorking went close with a Ryan Seager...Full Story »

Notts County’s seven-match winning streak was brought to an end by a 2-1 home defeat to Dagenham and Redbridge in the National League.County remain top of the table, but their lead over second-place Wrexham was cut to two points after their loss at Meadow Lane.Ruben Rodrigues put the home side ahead in the 21st minute with his 14th goal of the season.However, 10 minutes later Dagenham equa...Full Story »

Josh Shonibare’s header early in the second half earned Maidstone a 1-1 draw in their Vanarama National League clash with Gateshead.The on-loan Derby midfielder turned in a Jerome Binnom-Williams cross at the back post on 48 minutes to cancel out George Fowler’s early own goal.Fowler had headed into his own net after 18 minutes.Maidstone had also gone close as Sha’mar Lawson an...Full Story »

Exeter manager Gary Caldwell hailed a complete team performance as his side picked up their first home win in Sky Bet League One since November by beating Cambridge 2-0 at St James Park.Archie Collins’ back-post header gave the Grecians a first-half lead and experienced midfielder Kevin McDonald added a second with a delightful curled shot into the bottom corner from 20 yards 10 minutes af...Full Story »

Stevenage’s poor run of form continued as they slipped to third in Sky Bet League Two as Josh Hawkes’ penalty gave Tranmere a 1-0 win at the Lamex Stadium.The home side started the game the stronger with the majority of the play and chances inside the opening 30 minutes, but largely failed to challenge Joe Murphy in the Tranmere goal.The game opened up more in the second half with bo...Full Story »

Preston overturned a half-time deficit to end a six-match winless home run with a 2-1 victory over Wigan.Everton loanee Tom Cannon scored the winner in the 57th minute, shortly after Daniel Johnson had equalised from the penalty spot.Substitute Robbie Brady was sent off in stoppage time for a second booking, but Preston’s 10 men survived late Latics pressure to claim three vital points.Wig...Full Story »

Up-and-coming Brazilian footballer Jian Kayo has been found dead in his home at the age of just 21. The goalkeeper came through Sao Paulo's youth system and had been promoted to the professional squad at second-tier outfit Ituano for the 2023 campaign. Kayo was found unresponsive at his home on Saturday evening before he was declared dead, according to The Sun. His death was confirmed by Ituano...Full Story »

Carlisle got their promotion push back on track with a 1-0 home win over Colchester at a windswept Brunton Park.The hosts grabbed the decisive goal in the fourth minute when Connor Wood’s attempted header back fell short and Alfie McCalmont pounced to clinically fire a shot past Kieran O’Hara, from just inside the penalty area.The hosts almost doubled their advantage in the 24th minu...Full Story »

Lincoln battled their way to a point in a goalless stalemate at home to Portsmouth.The hosts stretched their unbeaten run in Sky Bet League One to six games, but it was a fifth draw in six home matches as frustration begins to grow in Lincolnshire.For visitors Pompey, it was a welcome point on the road after back-to-back defeats.The misfiring Imps wasted a host of first-half chances.Jack Diamond...Full Story »

Will Forrester’s 60th-minute goal earned Port Vale a first home win in six attempts against ponderous 10-man Exeter.Away keeper Gary Woods repeatedly thwarted a Valiants side with the bit between its teeth after claiming only one point from five matches at Vale Park.But this game got away from Exeter when Rekeem Harper foolishly fouled Ben Garrity in midfield only 11 minutes after a 48th-m...Full Story »

Chelsea’s season sunk to a new and alarming low as they were beaten 1-0 at Stamford Bridge by the Premier League’s bottom side Southampton.A converted free-kick from James Ward-Prowse on the stroke of half-time put the Saints’ captain one goal behind David Beckham in the competition’s all-time standings, and sent Graham Potter’s team to a fourth consecutive winless ...Full Story »