Frankie McAvoy thinks Ched Evans showed precisely how important he is to the Preston cause after inspiring the 2-1 win against Middlesbrough.Evans headed the Lilywhites level with 13 minutes remaining after returning to action for the first time since August 17.The 32-year-old striker was introduced shortly after half-time after recovering from a foot injury and it led to his first goal of the s...Full Story »

Delighted Matt Gray admitted he would have bitten your hand off to be in the League Two play-offs at this stage of the season after his side’s 2-0 win over Mansfield.Sutton jumped into seventh thanks to Louis John’s opener and Omar Bugiel’s stunning second-half strike at Gander Green Lane.Most importantly the hosts bounced back from their 4-1 defeat to Leyton Orient on Saturday...Full Story »

Colchester boss Hayden Mullins praised his side’s “clinical” display after they ended Exeter’s 15-match unbeaten league run with a splendid 3-1 win.The Us took a 12th-minute lead when Sylvester Jasper controlled before scoring with a low shot from the edge of the area, from Luke Hannant’s short pass.And Colchester doubled their lead in the third minute of first-half...Full Story »

Mark Robins and Lee Bowyer bemoaned refereeing decisions as Coventry and Birmingham battled to a 0-0 draw at the Coventry Building Society Arena.Ryan Woods was sent off for the visitors for bringing down Ian Maatsen and preventing a dangerous Sky Blues counter attack while Robins claimed the hosts should have had a penalty for a foul by Dion Sanderson on Viktor Gyokeres.Blues boss Bowyer said: &...Full Story »

West Brom boss Valerien Ismael wants his side to show more composure in the opposition box after they were held to an entertaining 0-0 draw by Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.The hosts soaked up a barrage of pressure as the promotion-chasing Baggies came close to breaking the deadlock through substitutes Callum Robinson and Jordan Hugill.Blackpool goalkeeper Daniel Grimshaw also denied Matt Clarke ...Full Story »

Swindon head coach Ben Garner praised the performance of Wales international Jonny Williams after he scored in a 3-1 win over Hartlepool at the County Ground.Tyreece Simpson also scored before Jack Payne rounded off a brilliant home display for the hosts with a stoppage-time stunner that handed the Wiltshire side just their second home victory of the season.Garner said: “It was great to re...Full Story »

Aldershot climbed out of the Vanarama National League relegation zone with a 1-0 win over Torquay thanks to a late Lewis Kinsella winner.Torquay thought they had the first goal of the game when Sinclair Armstrong put the ball in the back of the net but the referee blew for a foul after Armstrong appeared to push Corey Jordan.Both sides went into the break with the scores still deadlocked at 0-0 ...Full Story »

Rochdale boss Robbie Stockdale was left to rue two sloppy goals but found it difficult to criticise his side’s performance in the 2-2 draw against Stevenage.Dale dominated the first half and led twice only to be pegged back by Elliott List levellers on both occasions.“If I look at the critical aspect of our game, the two goals we conceded were poor goals, I don’t think they had...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Micky Mellon ordered his players simply to “keep going” and they did that as they came from behind to beat Bradford 2-1.A first win in six matches was a welcome one for Mellon, who also enjoyed the evening atmosphere at Prenton Park.“It was a really hard-fought game and a hard-fought win for us,” said Mellon.“I’m really pleased we’ve backed...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson was thrilled with his team’s 3-1 victory over Fleetwood after his club’s Covid-19-related problems.The U’s were without 13 players after seven tested positive last Saturday and others who were close contacts were forced to self-isolate.And Robinson was only able to sign a goalkeeper, Connal Trueman, on an emergency loan from Birmingham just hours befor...Full Story »

Boss Kenny Jackett bemoaned Leyton Orient’s inability to kill the game off as his side were forced to settle for a seventh draw in nine League Two away matches at Scunthorpe.Aaron Drinan’s 10th goal of the season gave the O’s a 21st-minute lead in a game they dominated, only for substitute Jake Scrimshaw to rescue a point for the bottom-of-the-table Iron four minutes after comi...Full Story »

Mark Bonner’s frustration was clear after Cambridge let a two-goal lead slip against Wigan.The U’s had looked set to claim a stunning win, with Joe Ironside netting the opening goal and setting up the second for Adam May.But Wigan hit back with two goals in the final six minutes to draw 2-2, and preserve their strong form which has seen them stay unbeaten away in Sky Bet League One s...Full Story »

Sheffield United midfielder John Fleck was taken off on a stretcher after a serious-looking incident during his team’s 1-0 win at Reading.Jayden Bogle grabbed United’s winner but the match was overshadowed by the second-half incident when Fleck went down apparently unchallenged, with his team-mates quickly indicating for the medics to run on the pitch to tend to him.Fleck, 30, receiv...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper likened goalkeeper Brice Samba’s contribution to his 10-man side’s 0-0 home draw with Luton to that of a match-winning striker.Samba saved a 62nd-minute penalty from Elijah Adebayo after Jack Colback had been shown a second yellow card for hauling Tom Lockyer down in the box.The Congolese keeper then demonstrated brilliant reflexes to keep out a...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Stephen Robinson was proud of his players’ efforts after they came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with in-form Charlton at the Mazuma Stadium.Diallang Jaiyesimi and Conor Washington fired Charlton into a two-goal lead before goals from Cole Stockton (penalty) and Anthony O’Connor earned the Shrimps a deserved point.Robinson said: “We had to come from behind agai...Full Story »

An emotional Danny Cowley could not have wished for a better return to the LNER Arena after his Portsmouth side crushed Lincoln 3-0 in their Sky Bet League One clash to record a fifth successive victory.Cowley gained legendary status at the Imps, winning the Conference and League Two titles, as well as the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy, while also reaching the FA Cup quarter-final.The 43-year-o...Full Story »

Cheltenham manager Michael Duff was not satisfied with his team’s performance despite the 2-0 victory at struggling Gillingham.The Robins moved up to 10th in Sky Bet League One following their third win of the season over the Gills, in what was the fourth meeting between the two this campaign, but they survived a few scares along the way.Gillingham, who are beset by injuries and eight game...Full Story »

Furious Joey Barton launched an astonishing attack on his Bristol Rovers players after seeing nine-man Salford rescue a 1-1 draw deep into injury-time.Rovers were cruising thanks to Sam Nicholson’s early goal with Salford then suffering straight red cards to Matty Willock and Ash Hunter.But after the visitors missed a string of chances, Salford struck in the fifth minute of added time thro...Full Story »

An angry Keith Millen berated Carlisle’s wastefulness after Harrogate secured an unlikely 2-0 win.The Cumbrians, still in pursuit of a first League Two win under their new boss, dictated the first half but were dealt a sucker-punch blow when George Thomson struck in added time.Despite continuing in the ascendancy after the restart, the home side’s profligacy in front of goal was agai...Full Story »

Grounded Forest Green head coach Rob Edwards insists the season is still in its infancy after his side opened up a five-point gap at the top of League Two with a 2-0 win at home to Barrow.A Matty Stevens brace ruined former Forest Green boss Mark Cooper’s homecoming as the league leaders strengthened their position at the summit.On a frustrating night for Cooper’s Barrow, Stevens ban...Full Story »