Grimsby’s slide down the Vanarama National League table continued following a 1-0 home defeat by leaders Chesterfield.Kabongo Tshimanga scored the only goal six minutes from the end to condemn the Mariners to a seventh defeat in their last eight matches.The Spireites have lost just once so far in the league this season and arrived at Blundell Park on a high their FA Cup success over Salfor...Full Story »

Exeter’s poor week continued with a second home defeat as Elliott Nevitt scored the only goal to give Tranmere a 1-0 League Two win at St James Park.Exeter had not lost on home turf since March, but after Northampton beat them in midweek, Rovers did similar as the Grecians barely created a chance.Tranmere came close to going in front when Josh Hawkes’ powerful free-kick smashed again...Full Story »

Matt Warburton’s first-half penalty was the difference as Halifax won 1-0 at Wealdstone.Josh Umerah had a chance for Wealdstone in the opening half-hour but his shot from the edge of the box curled over the bar.Halifax took the lead from the spot in the 34th minute after Craig Fasanmade fouled Kieran Green and Warburton stepped up to slot home.The Stones pressed for an equaliser in the sec...Full Story »

Nathan Austin and Botti Biabi both scored braces as Kelty Hearts powered on at the top of League Two with a 6-1 win against Albion Rovers.Austin opened the scoring early on and although Corey O’Donnell equalised for the visitors, unbeaten Kelty retook the lead through Daniel Finlayson just before half-time.Austin got his second at the start of the second half before Biabi added two more an...Full Story »

Newport fought back to win for the second time in five days with Dom Telford and Finn Azaz both on target in a 2-1 home victory against Port Vale.The Exiles battled back from 2-0 down to beat 10-man Sutton last Tuesday and they again showed their powers of recovery after Ben Garrity had given Vale a 1-0 half-time lead.Telford, the League Two player of the month, returned to the starting XI havin...Full Story »

Aldershot continued their resurgence under new manager Mark Molesley with a 3-0 win over Eastleigh in a Hampshire derby at the Silverlake Stadium.Striker Corie Andrews scored twice in the second half to help the Shots extend their unbeaten run to five matches and pull further away from the relegation zone.Eastleigh were playing their first game in over two weeks and had hoped to pick up from whe...Full Story »

Solihull climbed into the play-off places with a 4-0 win at struggling Maidenhead.Joe Sbarra scored for the third game in a row, and for the 11th time in the National League this season, to give Moors an early lead.Harry Boyes and Jamey Osborne netted late in the first half to put the visitors in a commanding position at the break.Justin Donawa added a fourth goal before the hour mark and the vi...Full Story »

Inverness maintained their one-point lead at the top of the cinch Championship with a thumping 6-1 win at Morton.The visitors went ahead after 15 minutes when Aaron Doran hit the crossbar and the ball went into the net via a touch from goalkeeper Jack Hamilton.Shane Sutherland tapped home a second in the 33rd minute after Billy Mckay’s shot was saved by Hamilton and Mckay made it three, fi...Full Story »

Kyle Wootton’s double helped Notts County to a 4-1 win against struggling Southend at Meadow Lane.The 25-year-old forward moved into double figures for the season with his two goals, which both came in the second half as the Magpies pulled clear of their opponents.Southend had actually taken an early lead when Sam Dalby opened the scoring after 10 minutes.That was as good as it got though ...Full Story »

Defenders Fraser Horsfall and Jon Guthrie both netted as Northampton recorded a fourth straight victory at Harrogate.The defensive duo scored either side of a Jack Diamond equaliser to secure a 2-1 triumph for the promotion hopefuls.Earlier, Northampton made a confident start to the match and Sam Hoskins was unlucky not to open the scoring when his free kick, won by Nicke Kabamba, struck the ins...Full Story »

Goals by George Francomb and Kwesi Appiah earned Crawley a 2-1 away victory over Leyton Orient.The hosts, who had halved the deficit courtesy of goalkeeper Glenn Morris’ own goal, finished with 10 men after skipper Darren Pratley was sent off in added time for a second bookable offence.The visitors enjoyed a deserved half-time lead having created the best chances of the period before Franc...Full Story »

Interim Oldham boss Selim Benachour saluted his team’s character after they came from 4-1 and 5-3 behind to earn a stunning 5-5 draw against leaders Forest Green.Oldham remain in the drop zone but Benachour was proud of his team’s comeback in the second half.“It really was a great game,” said Benachour, who has no idea how long he will remain in temporary charge for.&ldqu...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Paul Warne believes his team will grow in confidence even more after toughing it out to beat Burton 3-1.The Millers kept hold of top spot with the hard-fought win and remain unbeaten since mid-September, a stunning run of 20 games.Freddie Ladapo put Rotherham ahead in the 23rd minute as he diverted Ben Wiles’ shot in following superb work by Ollie Rathbone down the left.B...Full Story »

Bromley maintained their National League promotion push with a 1-0 win over Altrincham at The J Davidson Stadium.The only goal came after 30 minutes when Omar Sowunmi met a free-kick floated into the danger area by Luke Coulson and headed home from close range.The Ravens caused plenty of problems for the home side through Michael Cheek, who made an early opportunity for Corey Whitely and hit the...Full Story »

Jan Paul Van Hecke scored his first Blackburn goal as Tony Mowbray’s side beat stuttering promotion rivals Bournemouth 2-0 to claim a fourth-straight Championship victory.Van Hecke headed home midway through the second half to add to Ben Pearson’s first-half own goal to stretch second-placed Bournemouth’s winless run to five games.The home side handed Republic of Ireland intern...Full Story »

Conor Washington scored in each half as Charlton claimed a 2-0 League One victory over mid-table rivals Cambridge at The Valley.The visitors just about edged possession in the opening half hour, although there was not much in it, with Joe Ironside heading James Brophy’s deflected shot wide midway through the first half.Sam Smith was the next to test the Charlton goal following a neat turn ...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest stretched their unbeaten Sky Bet Championship run to eight games as manager Steve Cooper celebrated a 4-1 victory over former club Swansea.All the goals came in an action-packed second half as Philip Zinckernagel and Lewis Grabban put Forest into a two-goal lead before Joel Piroe gave Swansea hope.But the outstanding Brennan Johnson profited from Ben Hamer’s goalkeeping h...Full Story »

Martin Odegaard scored for a third successive game as Arsenal eased their way to a 3-0 victory over Southampton. Gunners skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was dropped from the matchday squad for disciplinary reasons. Odegaard added the second in the 27th minute shortly after Alexandre Lacazette had put Mikel Arteta’s side ahead with his first goal since mid-October with Gabriel wrappin...Full Story »

Tommy Leigh scored the only goal as Accrington Stanley edged closer to the League One play-off places with a 1-0 win over Bolton.Wanderers have now suffered six away league defeats in succession, without scoring a goal, and have slipped down the table with just four wins in their last 13 league games.In a frantic opening, Stanley’s Ross Sykes had two headers cleared off the line while...Full Story »

Steven Gerrard’s Anfield homecoming ended in disappointment and a 1-0 defeat at the boot of Mohamed Salah as Aston Villa’s resilient display could not eke out a point against Liverpool. The former Reds captain was back at his boyhood club in a professional capacity for the first time since leaving in 2015 and while the locals were pleased to see him again, they were happier he lef...Full Story »