Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink praised his team for abandoning their “PlayStation” football of the first half as they hit back to draw 1-1 with Cheltenham.Daniel Jebbison’s eighth goal of the season cancelled out Callum Wright’s opener to rescue a point for the visitors.“We didn’t get close to them in the first half,” Hasselbaink said. “We’re a side...Full Story »

Salford manager Gary Bowyer dismissed claims the lack of fans at Rodney Parade gave his side the upper hand as they eased to a 2-0 win at Newport.Welsh government restrictions brought in on Boxing Day meant the match was played behind closed doors and Salford took advantage of the lack of atmosphere to wrap up all three points thanks to a Finn Azaz own goal a minute before the break and Brandon ...Full Story »

Triumphant Kidderminster boss Russ Penn targeted the big guns after his side stunned Reading in the third round of the FA Cup.Amari Morgan-Smith’s late winner earned a deserved 2-1 win for the National League North outfit – the lowest ranked side left in the competition.They made a mockery of the 79 place gap between them and the Championship Royals after George Puscas’ first-h...Full Story »

Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers will assess his squad before thinking about asking for Tuesday’s trip to Everton to be postponed after being reduced to eight senior outfield players for Saturday’s FA Cup tie against Watford.The Foxes have been hit by a raft of injuries, positive coronavirus tests and Africa Cup of Nations call-ups in recent weeks.All eight of those senior players s...Full Story »

Micky Mellon wants Tranmere to finish what they have started as Rovers boosted their League Two promotion hopes with a thumping 4-0 win over second-bottom Scunthorpe.Strikers Charlie Jolley and Elliott Nevitt both scored in a sixth-straight league win, with substitutes Sam Foley and Ryan Watson adding late goals to ensure a miserable return to Prenton Park for former Tranmere boss Keith Hill.The...Full Story »

Michael Appleton hailed his Lincoln side for producing one of their best performances of the season as they beat Oxford 2-0 at the LNER Stadium.The Imps had not won in League One since the end of the October and started the match in the relegation zone against an in-form Oxford side.But City produced a performance which resembled their swashbuckling displays of last season, when they finished fi...Full Story »

Brighton moved into the fourth round of the FA Cup as Neal Maupay’s extra-time strike secured a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over 10-man West Brom at the Hawthorns.The Championship promotion-chasers went ahead through a 47th-minute Callum Robinson finish before being reduced to 10 men with just over 20 minutes of normal time to go when Cedric Kipre picked up two bookings in quick successio...Full Story »

MK Dons head coach Liam Manning admitted the overriding emotion was frustration after their 1-1 draw at 10-man Accrington.The seventh-placed Dons had the chance to close the gap on the League One play-off places but could not capitalise on having a man advantage for almost an hour.Stanley took the lead in the ninth minute when Colby Bishop headed home Sean McConville’s free-kick.MK equalis...Full Story »

Thomas Frank praised Bryan Mbeumo for his 21-minute hat-trick that earned Brentford a 4-1 victory over Port Vale in the third round of the FA Cup.Mbeumo came off the bench in the 62nd minute and added to Marcus Forss’ first-half opener with three goals at Vale Park.“It’s brilliant I must say,” said Frank. “He’s been brilliant for us this year in the Premier Le...Full Story »

Barnsley were forced into extra time by 10-man Barrow but eventually claimed a 5-4 victory at Oakwell in one of the most incredible FA Cup matches seen in recent years.Having knocked out Ipswich of League One in the previous round, the Bluebirds may have been optimistic ahead of the first competitive meeting between these two sides for 52 years.The Championship club had the first chance of the g...Full Story »

Crawley manager John Yems admitted his side had to ride their luck en route to Saturday’s hard-fought 1-0 League Two victory over high-flying Northampton.Crawley became the first away team to win at Sixfields since October thanks to a fine finish from Tom Nichols shortly before half-time.Northampton dominated the second half but missed a string of chances, with new signing Chanka Zimba goi...Full Story »

Ellis Harrison marked his debut with the winning goal as Fleetwood triumphed 1-0 in the crunch relegation clash with bottom side Doncaster.The striker’s arrival from Portsmouth on a permanent deal was only announced two hours before kick-off and he struck the only goal to secure Fleetwood’s second away win of the season.In a dour affair, it was Fleetwood who showed the greater threat...Full Story »

New signing Bali Mumba made an instant impact with a debut winner to fire Peterborough to a 2-1 FA Cup third-round victory over Bristol Rovers.The loan capture from Norwich was sent on by boss Darren Ferguson at the break and responded with the decisive strike in the 63rd minute.Mumba burst forward, swapped passes with Sammie Szmodics and classily fired into the bottom corner to ensure the Champ...Full Story »

First-half strikes from Scott Wagstaff and Michael Cheek helped Bromley climb to third in the Vanarama National League table following a 2-0 win over Solihull at Hayes Lane.Wagstaff put the hosts in front in the 36th minute when he tucked it past goalkeeper Ryan Boot from close range on his debut.The Ravens doubled their advantage just before the half-time whistle through Cheek when he tapped ho...Full Story »

Former Bradford players Jordan Gibson and Omari Patrick both scored against their old club in Carlisle’s 2-0 win at Brunton Park.It was a third League Two victory on the bounce for Keith Millen’s side as they moved six points clear of the relegation zone.Bradford had the better of the early exchanges and right-back Oscar Threlkeld fired over from Lee Angol’s low cross.But they ...Full Story »

Halifax moved top of the National League with a 4-0 win over Eastleigh.Two goals from Jordan Slew helped the Shaymen leapfrog Chesterfield in the table, while Eastleigh drop down to 13th.Halifax took the lead 22 minutes in when Slew won the ball and calmly hit it past goalkeeper Joe McDonnell.Matty Stenson had a good chance for Halifax after going one-on-one with McDonnell, but Tom Broadbent was...Full Story »

Morgan Whittaker capped a superb debut with a goal as Lincoln secured their first league win since the end of the October with a 2-0 result against promotion-chasing Oxford.Whittaker, who has joined the Imps on loan from Swansea for the rest of the season, struck 11 minutes into the second half, adding to Anthony Scully’s sweetly taken strike five minutes before the break.It was an afterno...Full Story »

Salford took advantage of the lack of fans at the normally raucous Rodney Parade to record a comfortable 2-0 victory over Newport.The match was played behind closed doors due to Welsh government restrictions and the hosts certainly missed the backing of their supporters.League Two top scorer Dom Telford should have put Newport ahead in the 11th minute but he failed to get enough power behind his...Full Story »

Matthew Dennis’ early goal was enough for Southend to win 1-0 against Weymouth.The result sees Weymouth’s losing run extend to six consecutive National League games, while the Shrimpers edge away from the relegation zone, moving up to 19th.Southend took the lead five minutes in when Dennis chased a long ball and slotted past Ross Fitzsimons.Weymouth had a chance just before the break...Full Story »

Paul Tisdale recorded his first win as Stevenage manager as his side beat a below-par Walsall 3-1 to move four points above the League Two relegation zone.The hosts had not won since November 20 but Tisdale’s men made a lightning start, scoring twice within the opening 10 minutes, before a late Jake Taylor goal sealed the win.Just 25 seconds in Boro’s Luke O’Neill put in a dang...Full Story »