Darrell Clarke made a happy return to the Memorial Stadium as third-placed Port Vale secured a 2-1 League Two victory over a Bristol Rovers side who ended the game with nine men.The former Rovers boss saw his side have a man advantage from the 15th minute when midfielder Sam Finley was sent off on the advice of an assistant referee after clashing with Tom Conlon in an off-the-ball incident.Vale ...Full Story »

Table-topping Forest Green extended their unbeaten league run to an eighth game following an emphatic 4-1 triumph at Harrogate.First-half goals from Jack Aitchison, Nicky Cadden and Jamille Matt put the visitors in the ascendancy and, after Lloyd Kerry replied for Harrogate, Matty Stevens’ 15th goal of the season wrapped up matters.Forest Green forged in front from their first attack of th...Full Story »

Northampton ended Exeter’s 20-match unbeaten home record in all competitions with a controversial 2-1 win at St James Park.Mitch Pinnock touched in Sam Hoskins’ free kick in the 74th minute to settle the game, but Exeter were left fuming at the award of the free kick.The first chance of the game fell Exeter’s way when a long throw was inadvertently headed towards his own goal b...Full Story »

Jayden Stockley and Alex Gilbey struck to condemn new Ipswich interim manager John McGreal to a 2-0 defeat at The Valley.The Tractor Boys, who sacked Paul Cook on Saturday, failed to have a shot on target to cap off a woeful display.The Addicks went ahead in the 26th minute with Stockley claiming his 14th goal of the season in all competitions.The centre-forward was in the right place to hammer ...Full Story »

Mansfield were made to work hard for their 1-0 win over struggling Carlisle in Sky Bet League Two.The home side, who have now won five of their last six league games, roared out of the traps with some flowing football and were ahead after six minutes.Some neat passes saw the ball worked to Elliott Hewitt on the right who curled a cross to the far post where Stephen McLaughlin could hardly miss w...Full Story »

Charlie Jolley was Tranmere’s hero as his 90th-minute strike secured a 1-0 win at Oldham.Jolley slotted home substitute Kieron Morris’ low cross to consign the struggling hosts to a third straight League Two defeat and move Rovers two points off the play-offs.Oldham almost struck in the second minute when Benny Couto forced Rovers goalkeeper Ross Doohan into a smart near-post save.Da...Full Story »

Out-of-form pair Walsall and Crawley battled out a 1-1 draw at a windswept Banks’s Stadium.Both goals came in the final four minutes of the first half as Crawley’s Tom Nichols cancelled out Brendan Kiernan’s opener for Walsall.Each side fashioned early chances with James Tilley steering over first time from Nichols’ cross for Crawley before Town keeper Glenn Morris foiled...Full Story »

Two Mikael Mandron penalties secured Crewe a 2-0 win over 10-man Lincoln that moved them off the bottom of League One.Mandron made up for a poor first-half miss by converting twice from the spot after the break, the second awarded for a trip on Ben Knight that earned Imps defender TJ Eyoma a 50th-minute red card.Lincoln made the early pressing and Crewe were glad Dave Richards was alert to sense...Full Story »

Rotherham extended their unbeaten run to 19 games after coming from behind to smash 10-man Gillingham 5-1 in Sky Bet League One.The table-toppers conceded an early goal but comfortably rallied to brush aside former boss Steve Evans’ side.The visitors took a fifth-minute lead with Olly Lee turning in emphatically from Ryan Jackson’s right-wing centre.The leveller came in the 38th minu...Full Story »

Former Southend midfielder Kane Ferdinand came back to haunt the Blues as his second-half goal ensured Maidenhead took home a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw at Roots Hall.Chances were few and far between in the first half but the hosts came closest to opening the scoring when James Holden denied Louis Walsh after a superb pass from from Zak Brunt.Southend broke the deadlock through Rhys Murph...Full Story »

Matty Dolan’s stoppage-time penalty saw Newport come from behind to beat 10-man Sutton 3-2 in their League Two clash at Rodney Parade.David Ajiboye’s two stunning goals either side of a red card for away captain Craig Eastmond gave Sutton a 2-0 half-time lead against the run of play.But James Rowberry’s Exiles came roaring back in the second half to make use of their numerical ...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola criticised Kyle Walker after the full-back was shown a potentially costly red card in Manchester City’s Champions League defeat at RB Leipzig.The England defender was sent off for a needless hack at the legs of Leipzig goalscorer Andre Silva after 82 minutes of City’s 2-1 loss behind closed doors at the RB Arena.With top spot in Group A already assured, City had little ...Full Story »

Kyle Walker was sent off as Manchester City suffered a 2-1 defeat in their final Champions League group game at RB Leipzig. With top spot in Group A already assured, the result ultimately mattered little for Pep Guardiola’s side but Walker’s dismissal in a surprisingly feisty match behind closed doors could prove costly in the next round. Guardiola had named a much-changed but st...Full Story »

Tuesday’s Cinch Scottish League Two game between Elgin and league leaders Kelty Hearts at Borough Briggs was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.Storm Barra has swept over parts of Scotland and Northern England and left the conditions in Elgin in an unplayable state.After a pitch inspection at 6.15pm, the referee decided to call the game off.A rescheduled date will be announced in due cou...Full Story »

Barrow expect to have Connor Brown available for the visit of Salford in Sky Bet League Two on Wednesday.Brown was sidelined for three matches with a chest infection but returned to help his side secure an FA Cup replay against Ipswich at the weekend.However, manager Mark Cooper could decide that two matches in five days could be too much for the defender and decide to rotate his squad.Barrow wi...Full Story »

Hartlepool hope to have forward duo Mark Cullen and Luke Molyneux available for the visit of Rochdale.Cullen had an awkward fall during his side’s FA Cup victory over Lincoln at the weekend and was taken off with an ankle problem.Molyneux played the full 90 minutes against the Imps but was nursing a tight calf which had forced him off during the previous match at Port Vale.However, new man...Full Story »

Livingston left-back Jackson Longridge is available to face Hibernian after serving a suspension in the 1-0 defeat at home to Hearts.Manager David Martindale has a couple of players who are doubtful after picking up knocks on Sunday but he refused to name them.Scott Pittman and Sean Kelly are expected to remain on the sidelines along with long-term absentees Adam Lewis and Daniel Barden.Hibernia...Full Story »

MK Dons are expected to be without Max Watters against Plymouth.Watters sustained a knock against Sheffield Wednesday a fortnight ago and has still not recovered.The Dons have not played since beating Leyton Orient on penalties in the Papa John’s Trophy last Tuesday so boss Liam Manning is hopeful his players are fresh and raring to go.Troy Parrott was sent off in that game against Orient,...Full Story »

Bradford are still without Abo Eisa for the visit of Colchester.Eisa has a hamstring injury and the club are considering having the problem operated on, which would keep him out for a lengthy period.Charles Vernam, Caolan Lavery and Andy Cook (hamstring) are also expected to miss out.The Bantams did not play at the weekend due to being out of the FA Cup so boss Derek Adams hopes his squad is fre...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Ben Amos is expected to return for Wigan after Jamie Jones deputised in the FA Cup.The Latics beat Colchester 2-1 and Curtis Tilt, Tendayi Darikwa, Tom Naylor, James McClean and Thelo Aasgaard are all likely to come back into the starting line-up.Youngster Scott Smith suffered an ankle injury earlier this month and is unlikely to be available.Striker Charlie Wyke remains sidelined fol...Full Story »