Bradford claimed their second home win in four days as they edged a five-goal thriller against promotion rivals Salford.Substitute Abo Eisa scored the winner with his first touch after Conor McAleny had twice equalised for the Ammies.Bradford went in front when Salford defender Theo Vassell was credited with the final touch as he jumped for a header with Vadaine Oliver.McAleny volleyed Salford l...Full Story »

Hartlepool and Harrogate couldn’t be separated in a 3-3 draw at the Suit Direct Stadium.Amid a drab opening half, the game came to life in the second half but both sides remain in trouble at the foot of League Two.Town took the lead after four minutes as Alex Pattison finished off a break after the visitors won possession.But, with the visitors largely untroubled, Pools levelled on 45 minu...Full Story »

Tom Bradshaw’s double helped Millwall climb into the Championship play-off places with a comfortable 3-0 win over relegation-threatened Rotherham.The Lions striker took just four minutes to get the hosts off to a New Year flier before Cameron Humphreys’ own goal and Bradshaw’s late second capped a miserable afternoon for the Millers.The home side dominated the opening period af...Full Story »

Morecambe moved off the bottom of Sky Bet League One with a second successive victory as Derek Adams’s side crushed Burton at the Mazuma Stadium.The Shrimps took the lead in the 32nd minute. A long ball forward caught out the Burton defence and although Cole Stockton’s original shot was blocked, the ball fell neatly for Kieran Phillips to poke the ball home from close range.The visit...Full Story »

Wycombe began the new year with a bang as they demolished Peterborough 3-0 in a clash between two League One play-off contenders.A spectacular double from Lewis Wing helped Wanderers climb back into the top six with defender Ryan Tafazolli also on target against his former club.Wing broke the deadlock in the 15th minute with a fabulous free-kick before Tafazolli was left unmarked to nod in a Jor...Full Story »

Charlie Colkett’s stunning strike secured Crewe a 1-0 win over Tranmere to end a run of three defeats for the Railwaymen.Rovers were on top until Colkett’s 34th-minute strike, with Kieron Morris thwarted by Arthur Okonkwo who turned around the midfielder’s powerful 20-yard drive. Elliott Nevitt prodded wide at the near post after Kane Hemmings pulled the ball back from the by-l...Full Story »

Douglas James-Taylor’s maiden English Football League goal and Liam Kinsella’s first for more than seven years earned Walsall a 2-1 win over League Two play-off rivals Mansfield.Stoke loanee James-Taylor’s finish on the turn and Kinsella’s header gave the Saddlers a sixth victory in eight league games despite Rhys Oates’ late consolation.Mansfield created the best e...Full Story »

Aaron Collins was on the scoresheet again as Bristol Rovers started the new year with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Cheltenham at the Memorial Stadium.Looking to bounce back from successive losses, Joey Barton’s side took the lead after 25 minutes when Collins clipped home a delightful Sam Finley through ball for his 13th league goal of the campaign.Collins then turned provider as Rovers ...Full Story »

Grimsby won for only the second time in 10 League Two matches as they earned a 1-0 victory over Stockport.Otis Khan netted the winner shortly after half-time at Blundell Park as Stockport saw their three-game winning league run brought to an end.Grimsby had muted appeals for a penalty turned down after 15 minutes when Kieran Green took a tumble under pressure from his marker.Chances were few and...Full Story »

Luton’s promotion push continued as they came from behind to beat Huddersfield 2-1.The Terriers looked set to continue their revival on the back of two consecutive victories at the end of 2022 when Duane Holmes handed the hosts an early lead.However, the Hatters levelled shortly before the interval through Amari’i Bell’s effort, which Michal Helik came agonisingly close to clea...Full Story »

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, Scott Fraser and an own goal ended Charlton’s winless League One streak as they beat 10-man Portsmouth 3-1.Neither Pompey nor Charlton had won in the league since October 22 going into this fixture.Crystal Palace loanee Rak-Sakyi gave the Addicks a 23rd-minute lead after bundling through the penalty area, sitting defender Sean Raggett down and firing in his sixth goal of...Full Story »

Oldham moved out of the National League relegation zone as Joe Nuttall’s 79th-minute penalty secured a 2-2 draw against leaders Notts County at Boundary Park.The spot-kick was a second equaliser for the hosts, who initially fell behind six minutes into the second half via Macaulay Langstaff’s finish.Nathan Sheron brought things level two minutes later, only for Cedwyn Scott to put Co...Full Story »

Rhys Browne scored twice as Woking continued their Vanarama National League promotion push with a thumping 4-1 derby win over Aldershot.The Antigua and Barbuda forward lobbed the high-flying Cardinals ahead inside two minutes at Laithwaite Community Stadium.Inih Effiong levelled for the Shots with a neat 40th-minute finish but Browne restored the hosts’ advantage by firing high into the ne...Full Story »

Doncaster denied Carlisle a perfect festive run as they ran out 2-1 winners to move a point off Sky Bet League Two’s top seven.Carlisle had collected two wins over the previous week but were decidedly second best as Rovers claimed a second home victory in three days.Doncaster got off to a superb start as James Maxwell pounced on a poor touch from Joel Senior and smashed in a low strike fro...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon suffered their first League Two defeat in 11 games after a 2-1 loss to Sutton in a pulsating local derby.It was Matt Gray’s side’s third win over the festive period as Will Randall and Omar Bugiel scored either side of Josh Davison’s equaliser at Gander Green Lane, taking Sutton three points off the play-off spots.The hosts started on the front foot with Wimbledon...Full Story »

Colchester boosted their survival hopes with an impressive 1-0 win over promotion-chasing Swindon.Luke Hannant scored the only goal of the game after 30 minutes when he rose brilliantly to flick a fine header past goalkeeper Sol Brynn from Al-Amin Kazeem’s corner.Swindon went close early on when Fraser Blake-Tracy’s header was tipped over by Colchester keeper Kieran O’Hara.But ...Full Story »

Admiral Muskwe scored a pivotal first-half penalty to put Fleetwood on course for an easy 3-0 League One win at 10-man Shrewsbury.Muskwe converted the controversial 25th-minute spot-kick, awarded for Matthew Pennington handling a Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu shot.Referee Ross Joyce also dismissed defender Pennington in the same incident for Town’s third red card in as many games.The 10 men fell ...Full Story »

Star striker Ross Stewart scored for the fourth game running as Sunderland came from behind to clinch a battling 1-1 draw at 10-man Blackpool.Stewart has struggled with injury so far this season but is reportedly attracting interest from Premier League Brentford after his sublime run of form this term.The Scottish hitman’s ninth goal of the season cancelled out Shayne Lavery’s opener...Full Story »

Tottenham’s Premier League top-four hopes suffered a blow after second-half goals from Emiliano Buendia and Douglas Luiz fired Aston Villa to a 2-0 win.World Cup finalists Hugo Lloris and Cristian Romero were back for Spurs, but the former was at fault for Buendia’s opener and Luiz was able to wrap up the points with a fine 73rd-minute finish.It extended Unai Emery’s unbeaten r...Full Story »

Blackburn head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson was pleased his depleted side bounced back from consecutive Championship defeats to beat Cardiff 1-0.There was not much between the two sides in a scrappy encounter, summed up by Bradley Dack’s winner in the 48th minute which found the bottom left corner via a wicked deflection.It was reward for their endeavour, though Cardiff will rue Mark Harris and...Full Story »