Brighton boss Graham Potter said there had been no contact from any club regarding Yves Bissouma following the 2-1 extra-time FA Cup win at West Brom.Reports have linked the Seagulls midfielder, who is on international duty with Mali ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, with Aston Villa.Asked at his post-match press conference after the game at the Hawthorns if any club had been in touch about Bi...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Jordan Archer was taken to hospital after suffering a shoulder injury while making the decisive save as QPR beat Rotherham on penalties to secure a place in the FA Cup fourth round.Rangers prevailed 8-7 in the shoot-out after extra time ended with the score at 1-1.Archer’s save from Chiedozie Ogbene took the Championship promotion contenders through.But Archer, playing in the ab...Full Story »

Wigan boss Leam Richardson hailed his side for edging a game that “had everything” as Championship high-flyers Blackburn were dumped out of the FA Cup in a five-goal thriller at the DW Stadium.Reda Khadra’s goal at the start of the second period had put Rovers ahead, only for Max Power to equalise just after the hour mark.A Jack Whatmough header, which was caught and then carri...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Stephen Crainey hailed the impact of new signing Ellis Harrison after he scored the winner in the crunch relegation clash with Doncaster.Harrison’s arrival on a permanent transfer from Portsmouth was only announced two hours before kick-off but he wasted no time in making an impression by scoring the only goal of a dour game after 50 minutes.Crainey expects the striker will ...Full Story »

Falkirk ended a run of four defeats on the spin in cinch League One with an emphatic 6-2 victory over Dumbarton at the Falkirk Stadium.Anton Dowds bagged a hat trick and strikes from Aaron Taylor-Sinclair, Aidan Keena and Callum Morrison helped the Bairns thrash Dumbarton in a result which leaves the Sons without a win in five.Cove Rangers extended their lead at the top to seven points and made ...Full Story »

Stevenage manager Paul Tisdale was full of praise for his January signings after recording a first league win since his appointment.The League Two relegation battlers beat Walsall 3-1 at Broadhall Way to move four points clear of the drop zone, with new arrivals Michael Bostwick, Christy Pym, Luke O’Neill and Ed Upson all appearing.Tisdale revealed he was pleased with the quartet and hopes...Full Story »

Boreham Wood manager Luke Garrard was “on top of the world” after his National League side upset AFC Wimbledon to reach the FA Cup fourth round for the first time.An early goal from Tyrone Marsh and a late strike from substitute Adrian Clifton sent the League One Dons spinning to a 2-0 defeat.The Dons, who in their previous incarnation caused probably the biggest shock of them all wh...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson admitted their FA Cup third-round victory over Bristol Rovers was too close for comfort.The Championship strugglers fluffed a host of glorious chances as they edged past League Two side 2-1.Sammie Szmodics put Posh ahead in the 17th minute of their first outing since December 18, but Rovers, who were without manager Joey Barton due to Covid-19, replied from the ...Full Story »

Kieran McKenna believes the extra time he has had with his players on the training ground has paid off after Ipswich swept aside Gillingham 4-0 at Priestfield.The visitors blew away the League One strugglers with three goals in the opening 30 minutes, with James Norwood, Wes Burns and Macauley Bonne all finding the net.A dominant performance was capped off by Conor Chaplin’s 85th-minute pe...Full Story »

Carlisle assistant manager Gavin Skelton could not fault his side’s display in the 2-0 win over Bradford at Brunton Park.Former Bantams Jordan Gibson and Omari Patrick both scored to secure the Cumbrians a third consecutive League Two win, all with clean sheets, moving them six points clear of the relegation zone.Skelton said: “The result is the most important at this stage of the se...Full Story »

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 »