Walsall boss Michael Flynn said he nearly joined in with the supporters’ half-time jeers after seeing his Saddlers side beaten by play-off hopefuls Barrow.Billy Waters’ ninth goal of the season earned Barrow a third 1-0 victory in four games and further damaged the Saddlers’ own fading top-seven hopes.Walsall almost pinched a point in stoppage time as Isaac Hutchinson’s v...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough played down his side’s performance after the Stags came from behind to win 3-1 at AFC Wimbledon, admitting: “I don’t think it was superb.”Ali Al Hamadi grabbed his fifth goal in four games to put the hosts ahead at the Cherry Red Records Stadium but Riley Harbottle poked Mansfield level before half-time.Town substitute Danny Johnson scuffed in ...Full Story »

Watford manager Slaven Bilic admitted his side are falling behind in the play-off race following their 0-0 draw against Preston.Bilic was frustrated his players failed to create many clear-cut chances apart from a four-minute spell midway through the second half.Bilic said: “If we were at the start of the season or in a comfortable position in the table, I would be not happy, but I would s...Full Story »

Mark Robins hailed his promotion chasing Coventry side as they demolished Huddersfield 4-0 to close the gap on the Championship play-off places.A rampant Sky Blues display ensured Robins enjoyed a happy return to his former employers, with in-form Viktor Gyokeres netting an impressive double to take his league tally to 17 goals.Gustavo Hamer’s strike separated the forward’s brace, wh...Full Story »

Eastleigh’s pursuit of the top three continued as they won 1-0 at struggling Scunthorpe.Danny Whitehall scored the decisive goal, a 22nd-minute penalty given after a foul in the area.The visitors had to see out most of the second half with 10 men too after Kairo Mitchell was sent off in the 51st minute for an off-the-ball incident involving Harvey Bunker.But the Iron could not make their a...Full Story »

Dundee revitalised their Scottish Championship title push with a 2-0 win at Cove Rangers.The squad held a clear-the-air meeting following the midweek 3-1 home defeat by Partick which extended their winless run in the league to three games.But Gary Bowyer’s side returned to winning ways to cut Queen’s Park lead to two points while condemning Cove to a sixth defeat in nine league games...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest loanee Aaron Donnelly scored his first professional goal as Port Vale ended a run of just one win in 10 by beating lowly MK Dons 1-0 at Vale Park.The 19-year-old centre-back was on hand to tap David Worrall’s shot beyond Jamie Cumming and net the first goal of his career.The Dons were left with no win in six as Accrington’s win over Forest Green left Mark Jackson&rs...Full Story »

Coby Rowe’s dramatic stoppage-time header rescued Sutton a point in a 1-1 draw with Crewe in League Two.The visitors went ahead in the first half through Dan Agyei, but were reduced to 10 men after Rod McDonald’s sending off in the 63rd minute.And it proved costly as the hosts took advantage deep into stoppage time to earn a draw.Neither goalkeeper was tested in a drab first half hou...Full Story »

A brace from Elie Youan helped Hibernian come from behind to earn a 4-1 win against Livingston in an entertaining game at the Tony Macaroni Arena.Joel Nouble’s superbly-taken opener had given the home side an early lead but Youan’s quickfire double turned the tide for Hibs, who were playing in their first match since the passing of owner Ron Gordon.Livingston were reduced to 10 men e...Full Story »

Inverness gave their Scottish Championship play-off prospects a boost by beating 10-man Ayr 2-1 at Somerset Park.The visitors went into the game on the back of a six-match winless run in the league but are now just five points behind Morton in fourth while faltering Ayr, without a victory in four, slipped to fifth.Ayr took the lead in the 12th minute, Dipo Akinyemi converting Daire O’Conno...Full Story »

Chesterfield finally ended their Vanarama National League winless run as Ryan Colclough’s stoppage-time goal secured a 2-1 victory at Gateshead.The Spireites, who had not won in nine league games to dent their promotion push, got off to a bad start when defender Jamie Grimes scored an own goal after five minutes.Paul McCallum had the visitors level just before half-time when he converted L...Full Story »

Dorking and Halifax played out a goalless draw in their Vanarama National League match at Meadowbank Stadium.Daniel Gallagher headed an early chance over for Wanderers, while at the other end Millenic Alli’s volley tested the Dorking goalkeeper Daniel Lincoln.Lincoln then pulled off a fine save from Jesse Debrah’s goalbound header before the break.Alli was denied by Lincoln again in ...Full Story »

Boreham Wood scored twice in the final 10 minutes to keep their Vanarama National League promotion drive on course with a 2-0 win at Oldham.Zak Brunt and Femi Ilesanmi had gone close during the first half for the visitors, who were looking for a third straight league win.Brunt then saw a first-time effort hit the post on the hour mark, before midfielder Jack Payne finally broke the deadlock in t...Full Story »

Duncan Ferguson was frustrated as 10-man Forest Green Rovers lost 2-1 to Accrington, calling the game-changing red card “soft”.Ferguson is still looking for his first league win as Rovers boss after seven games in charge. They they remain rooted to the foot of the table, while Stanley moved out of the drop zone with this win.Stanley keeper Lukas Jensen pulled off two superb saves to ...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 »

Salford tightened their grip on a play-off spot after recovering from a first-half deficit to earn a fully-merited 3-1 victory over Newport.Harry Charsley struck his first Newport goal following a January transfer from Port Vale, angling a drive across goalkeeper Alex Cairns, to give the visitors a 29th-minute advantage against the run of play.Salford had dominated the opening stages, with Ethan...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 »

Birmingham hit the same post three times in as many second-half minutes, including from the penalty spot, as they were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by relegation-threatened Wigan.Blues were ahead early on at the DW Stadium through Juninho Bacuna but that was cancelled out on the hour by Ashley Fletcher.Things then took a further dip for the visitors soon after as Scott Hogan, from the spot, Ta...Full Story »

Aldershot and Torquay played out a 1-1 draw in the National League after both goals came in the opening 10 minutes.Shots captain Joe Partington put the hosts ahead at the EBB Stadium in the fifth minute, heading in from Olly Pendlebury’s corner.But it took only four minutes for struggling Torquay to respond through Brett McGavin’s fine strike from the edge of the area.Both sides push...Full Story »

Billy Waters’ ninth goal of the season earned Barrow a third 1-0 victory in four games as they beat Walsall to move within four points of the play-offs.Waters’ first-half strike ended Walsall’s run of six successive draws to further damage the Saddlers’ own fading top-seven hopes.Barrow began brightly as Jake Young sprinted unchallenged into the area but his shot from a t...Full Story »