Joey Barton admitted his Bristol Rovers side had to be more disciplined after they finished the 2-1 defeat to third-placed Port Vale with nine men.Sam Finley was dismissed for an off-the-ball incident in the 15th minute and Cian Harries was red-carded for a 77th-minute foul on Ben Garrity that denied a scoring opportunity.Vale led 2-0 at the break thanks to Garrity, who volleyed home from the ed...Full Story »

Paul Tisdale admitted his Stevenage side have “serious work to do” if they are to climb away from the League Two danger zone following their 1-1 draw with fellow strugglers Scunthorpe.Boro got off to a flyer in the 48-year-old’s first league game in charge as Luke Norris curled home a fine sixth-minute strike but it was quickly cancelled out by Myles Hippolyte’s close-ran...Full Story »

Lee Johnson celebrated his one-year anniversary as Sunderland manager in style as his side thrashed Morecambe 5-0.Johnson marked 12 months in the Stadium of Light hot-seat on Sunday and while his side were unable to serve up a victory at the weekend as they drew with Oxford, they turned on the style three days later to climb to third in the League One table, just two points behind leaders Rother...Full Story »

Stephen Crainey was non-committal on his future after his first victory as Fleetwood’s interim manager.After watching his team dismantle 10-man Bolton 3-0, helped by Harrison Biggins’ late double, the Scot was happier talking about Fleetwood’s badly-needed three points.“There is no update,” he said after Town moved to within one point of Sky Bet League One safety wi...Full Story »

Thrilled Cambridge boss Mark Bonner described his side’s thumping 5-0 win at Cheltenham as a “big result”.Joe Ironside scored a second-half hat-trick as the U’s thrashed the only team to finish above them in Sky Bet League Two last season as both clubs made the step up to the third tier.“Few teams will win here and score that many against them and I’m really p...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson called on his side to be more ruthless after surviving a scare at struggling Doncaster.United looked to be on course for a comfortable triumph when Mark Sykes netted after 16 minutes.While they dominated the remainder of the half, they could not extend their advantage and were punished when rejuvenated Doncaster equalised through academy graduate Branden Horton.But Jame...Full Story »

Mansfield manager Nigel Clough hailed his side’s fighting spirit after the narrow 1-0 home win over struggling Carlisle.Despite a bright start and an early goal, the Stags looked leggy and tired so soon after Saturday’s sparkling FA Cup win at League One side Doncaster and Carlisle were unlucky not to steal a point.“In the context of having our three best strikers out, plus no ...Full Story »

Johnnie Jackson felt Charlton produced their most complete performance since he took caretaker charge as they beat Ipswich 2-0 at The Valley.The Addicks dominated from the opening whistle and it was only the heroics of keeper Christian Walton that stopped Tractor Boys interim manager John McGreal – stepping in after the dismissal of Paul Cook on Saturday – from suffering a really hea...Full Story »

David Artell believes Crewe have turned the corner after the 2-0 victory over 10-man Lincoln moved them off the bottom of the League One table.Mikael Mandron converted two penalties early in the second half and Michael Appleton’s out-of-form side were up against it as defender TJ Eyoma was handed a red card in the 50th minute for giving away the second spot-kick.The win was Crewe’s s...Full Story »

Forest Green manager Rob Edwards congratulated his players on maintaining a high standard of performance after racing into a 3-0 half-time lead at Harrogate.The table-toppers have been in the same situation on two other occasions this term and then disappointed their manager with tepid second-half displays.But, after Lloyd Kerry pulled a goal back for the hosts, Edwards was pleased to see Matty ...Full Story »

Montrose moved back up to second in Cinch League One after goals from Craig Johnston and Graham Webster either side of half-time helped them beat Airdrie 2-1 at Links Park.The hosts broke the deadlock in the 20th minute when Johnston calmly tucked a cross past goalkeeper Max Currie.Airdrie levelled things up with 10 minutes of the first half to play when Kerr McInroy’s corner appeared to s...Full Story »

Mohamed Salah scored his 20th goal of the season in a 2-1 win over AC Milan in the San Siro as Liverpool became the first English side to win all six Champions League group matches. Even in a dead rubber, in a team showing eight changes and on a less-than-perfect pitch, the Egypt international’s insatiable quest for goals showed no signs of waning. He was quickest to react when goalkee...Full Story »

Harrison Biggins earned Stephen Crainey his first win as interim boss as Fleetwood blew Bolton away 3-0 in Sky Bet League One.With Wanderers down to 10 men after skipper Ricardo Santos’s 72nd-minute dismissal for bringing down Callum Morton, teenager Biggins came of age.He added to Ged Garner’s sixth-minute opener after 76 minutes and netted his third goal in two games two minutes la...Full Story »

Massimo Luongo was sent off as Portsmouth were held to a frantic 0-0 draw by 10-man Sheffield Wednesday at Fratton Park.Australian Luongo was shown a straight red card for a late lunge on Republic of Ireland midfielder Ronan Curtis 21 minutes from time.Pompey could not take advantage though as goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell produced a man-of-the-match display for the visitors.Pompey had the b...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon head coach Mark Robinson praised his side’s professional performance in the 2-0 win over Accrington.Harvey Rodgers guided a header wide with the goal at his mercy for Stanley on 56 minutes before Wimbledon opened the scoring in the 59th minute.Paul Osew’s ball in from the right found Luke McCormick in the area and he fired home his fifth goal of the season in all compet...Full Story »

Substitute James Henry smashed in a late winner for Oxford as they beat struggling Doncaster 2-1.Branden Horton looked to have rescued a point for Doncaster after cancelling out Mark Sykes’ opener, only for Henry to net the winner and extend Oxford’s unbeaten run to eight league matches.Oxford dominated the first half and took the lead on 16 minutes when Rovers failed to deal with a ...Full Story »

Luke McCormick and Ayoub Assal struck in the second half to take AFC Wimbledon’s unbeaten Sky Bet League One run to three games with a 2-0 win over Accrington.Both sides struggled in the first half with neither side having a shot on target in windy conditions.Wimbledon’s best chance fell to top scorer Ollie Palmer in the 26th minute but he rifled his close-range effort over the bar.S...Full Story »

Sunderland claimed their joint-biggest win of the season as they thrashed Morecambe 5-0 at the Stadium of Light.Nathan Broadhead scored twice, with Ross Stewart, Alex Pritchard and Leon Dajaku also finding the target as the Black Cats reignited their promotion push with an emphatic victory.Sunderland burst out of the blocks, scoring twice inside the opening 17 minutes, with wing-back Lynden Gooc...Full Story »

Joe Ironside fired a second-half hat-trick as Cambridge thrashed Cheltenham 5-0 at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium.Former Robins loan striker Sam Smith opened the scoring in the 37th minute, slotting past Scott Flinders after Shilow Tracey’s ball forward was misjudged by Lewis Freestone in windy conditions.It was Smith’s 11th goal of the campaign and seventh in his last nine games in all com...Full Story »

Paul Tisdale claimed a point from his first league match in charge of Stevenage following a 1-1 draw with fellow strugglers Scunthorpe.The hosts made the ideal start when Luke Norris curled a superb effort in off the post from the right-hand corner of the area in the sixth minute.The advantage was short-lived as the Iron levelled through Myles Hippolyte, who smashed home from close range after A...Full Story »