Interim Reading manager Paul Ince said that he had not “forgotten how to ride a bike” after his first match in charge for more than eight years ended in a 2-1 Championship victory over Birmingham.After a tame first-half display, Reading went ahead with two goals in six minutes through Lucas Joao and a John Swift penalty.Birmingham staged a late rally and gained reward from a Tom McIn...Full Story »

Manager Simon Weaver paid tribute to the character of his team as Harrogate celebrated a 3-1 win at West Yorkshire rivals Bradford.It is the second time they have beaten managerless Bradford this month and they have won all four matches against them since they were promoted to the EFL two years ago.Weaver said: “I think we deserved to win, like we did the home match against Bradford earlie...Full Story »

Andy Crosby said Port Vale only had themselves to blame for missing out on three points in the 1-1 draw at Rochdale.Vale were on course for victory, with Ben Garrity’s first-half header separating the sides and the home team having failed to test Valiants goalkeeper Tomas Holy all game.But James Ball fired home a 93rd-minute leveller with Dale’s first effort of the match.“We wa...Full Story »

Mark Bonner lauded his injury-hit Cambridge side after they snapped Plymouth’s winning streak in Sky Bet League One.Missing a host of regular starters, Bonner’s side recorded a second home win and clean sheet of the week with a goal at the start and end of the first half.Sam Smith ran through to lob the U’s ahead in the seventh minute before Jack Lankester’s first Cambrid...Full Story »

Kallum Higginbotham’s late penalty gave cinch Scottish League Two leaders Kelty Hearts a 1-0 win over bottom club Cowdenbeath.The Blue Brazil came into the Fife derby full of confidence having won their last two games to close the gap on fellow strugglers Elgin.Cowdenbeath goalkeeper Cammy Gill saved well from Nathan Austin’s header as the visitors went into the break on level terms ...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Paul Warne revealed some home truths were told in the dressing room in spite of his side running out 2-0 winners over Morecambe.Freddie Ladapo, who handed in a transfer request last month, twice struck clinically in the opening half-hour to seal the points over the managerless visitors and move the Millers onto eight games unbeaten in the league.Warne still sees room for improv...Full Story »

Ross Stewart rescued a point for Sunderland with a last gasp-header to earn a 1-1 draw with Burton in Sky Bet League One.The Scot’s 20th goal of the season, a deft header back across goal deep into five minutes of stoppage time, cancelled out Cameron Borthwick-Jackson’s superb first-time finish.The Black Cats remain winless in six matches but just inside the play-off places, with Ale...Full Story »

Ten-man Halifax hung on for a point in the National League in a 1-1 draw with Notts County.The visitors took the lead in the 18th minute when Jack Senior set up Aaron Martin, who netted his first goal for the club. But 17 minutes later Senior was shown a second yellow card for a foul.Elisha Sam, who had earlier hit a post, equalised two minutes before the break when he found the bottom corner.Bu...Full Story »

Boss Jon Brady was pleased to see Northampton climb up to second in League Two with a battling point against struggling Scunthorpe, but admitted his side had not been at their best.Despite being at opposite ends of the table, the Cobblers spent much of the match on the back foot, although they did finish strongly on the back of a double change inside the final quarter and would have won it had s...Full Story »

Hartlepool manager Graeme Lee was pleased to see his side recover to claim a 2-1 win at struggling Colchester.Pools had trailed after Noah Chilvers had given the hosts a 22nd-minute lead, but Omar Bogle equalised in the 70th minute with a fine shot from the edge of the area.And they grabbed a winner four minutes later through substitute Isaac Fletcher, who stabbed home from close range after Bog...Full Story »

Mark Robins described Coventry’s last-gasp victory at Ashton Gate as one of their best results of the season after his side maintained their push for the Sky Bet Championship play-offs with a 2-1 win.The manager was elated after seeing Viktor Gyokeres fire coolly past Dan Bentley on 89 minutes to settle a thrilling game.Coventry took a 25th-minute lead through Ian Maatsen’s volley, b...Full Story »

Barnsley manager Poya Asbaghi was delighted with his Barnsley side as they won away for the first time this season.A 2-0 win at Hull was their first on the road in front of fans in 726 days – since winning at the same venue back in 2020 before the Covid-19 outbreak brought a halt to football in the 2019-20 season.“First half is the best half we’ve played since I’ve arrive...Full Story »

Head coach Liam Manning praised wing-backs Tennai Watson and Kaine Kesler-Hayden after they scored in the 2-0 win at Charlton to keep up MK Dons’ pursuit of an automatic promotion spot in Sky Bet League One.The Dons are unbeaten in nine away league matches – the club record is 11 – and have not lost on their travels since November 23.Watson put the visitors ahead in the 41st mi...Full Story »

Ian Evatt is working hard to suppress expectation among Bolton fans after a hard-fought 3-1 win over Lincoln keeps Wanderers pushing for the Sky Bet League One play-offs.The Trotters’ eighth win in 10 games came via second-half goals from George Johnston plus substitutes Kieran Sadlier and Amadou Bakayoko.Wanderers are 10th but only five points off the top six and Evatt knows supporters ar...Full Story »

Lois Maynard scored a late winner for 10-man Solihull Moors in a 2-1 success against Wealdstone.The hosts took the lead in the sixth minute when Andrew Dallas got a toe to Harry Boyes’ shot to divert it past goalkeeper George Wickens.Lowly Wealdstone equalised in the 22nd minute as Jerome Okimo steered in a corner, and the visitors’ hopes of taking at least a point increased in the 6...Full Story »

Doncaster manager Gary McSheffrey insisted the win was all that mattered as his side beat Accrington 2-0 to boost their survival bid in Sky Bet League One.Goals from Josh Martin and Joseph Olowu saw Rovers end a run of seven consecutive home defeats and cut the gap to safety to four points.Accrington had the better of the attacking play throughout but McSheffrey was only concerned with collectin...Full Story »

Karl Robinson revealed he and his Oxford players celebrated their hard-fought 1-0 success at bottom-of-the-table Crewe “more than any win” this term.The U’s failed to capitalise on their first-half dominance at the Mornflake Stadium, with some poor finishing marring their efforts until a scrappy finish by substitute Ciaron Brown in the 64th minute secured three points.The club ...Full Story »

Swindon head coach Ben Garner praised his side’s ability to kill games off as they secured a 5-0 thrashing over Walsall at the County Ground to boost their promotion hopes.Ricky Aguiar scored a debut double to help the Robins move up to fifth in the League Two table.Garner said: “I thought we finished the first half strongly and got a good goal. We posed a real threat but we didn&rsq...Full Story »

Portsmouth boss Danny Cowley praised the patience of his players after their late 2-1 win at Shrewsbury.Pompey wrapped up the win six minutes from time after Louis Thompson hit a brilliant long-range goal against opponents who had played with 10 men since the 31st minute.“We are pleased to win but we could have made it easier if we had taken some of our clear chances,” said Cowley.&l...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel revealed he took Chelsea’s club-record signing Romelu Lukaku out of the firing line for the 2-0 Champions League win over Lille.Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic hit the net as Chelsea produced a fine last-16 first-leg victory at Stamford Bridge, with £98million striker Lukaku an unused replacement.Lukaku had registered a Premier League record-low seven touches in Satur...Full Story »