Ephron Mason-Clark’s second-half penalty saw Barnet return to winning ways as they beat Torquay 2-1 at the Hive.Goals from Adam Marriott and Mason-Clark helped the Bees move up the 15th, while Torquay drop down to 16th in the National League table.The hosts opened brightly and Sam Woods and Sam Beard both had early chances to put their side ahead.Shaun MacDonald was called into action to d...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers let a two-goal lead slip to draw with Tranmere at the Memorial Stadium.Josh Grant and Sam Nicholson got the Gas off to a flying start, but Micky Mellon’s side rallied and goals from Callum MacDonald and Paul Glatzel earned them a point.Rovers took the lead in the fifth minute thanks to a superb cross from Sam Finley and Grant providing the finishing touch with a fine header....Full Story »

Winger Charles Vernam earned a point for Bradford from a scrappy and often ill-tempered 1-1 draw against in-form Northampton at Valley Parade.It was Bradford’s fifth home league draw of the season.Northampton have lost only one of their last six matches.Both sides struggled to create clear-cut chances in a competitive but largely uneventful first half.Bradford’s only shot on target c...Full Story »

Doncaster and Lincoln battled out a tame goalless draw at the Keepmoat Stadium.Clear-cut chances were few and far between throughout the game as both sides lacked the ruthless touch in the final third.Lincoln enjoyed the better of the first half in attacking terms with striker Dan N’Lundulu causing problems for the Doncaster defence.But they struggled to test young Rovers goalkeeper Louis ...Full Story »

Steven Gerrard made a winning start as Aston Villa boss with 2-0 win over Brighton at Villa Park.Gerrard left Rangers during the international break to replace Dean Smith, who was sacked following five successive Premier League defeats, and got Villa Park bouncing again with two late goals.Ollie Watkins broke the deadlock with a lovely curling effort after 84 minutes before Tyrone Mings lashed h...Full Story »

Jake Caprice’s first goal in 321 career appearances helped Exeter to a 2-1 win against struggling Carlisle at St James Park.The full-back’s collector’s item gave the Grecians a 2-0 lead before the 10-man Cumbrians staged a spirited late fightback.Carlisle looked the better of the two teams early on, but it was Exeter who created the first clear chance with Jevani Brown firing t...Full Story »

Mario Vrancic’s early goal and Tyrese Campbell’s late strike earned 10-man Stoke a third successive Championship win as they beat struggling Peterborough 2-0.Former Norwich midfielder Vrancic scored his second of the campaign after three minutes as Michael O’Neill’s men won at the Bet365 Stadium for the first time since October 1.Substitute Campbell rounded off victory in...Full Story »

Chris Long’s first-half finish and a stoppage-time effort from Tommy Lowery secured Crewe their first win in 11 League One games as they beat fellow strugglers Gillingham 2-0.Long struck from close range in the 11th minute before Lowery sealed victory late on to claim the hosts just a second league win of the season.The opener came after Gills goalkeeper Jamie Cumming was caught out at the...Full Story »

Max Watters scored his sixth goal in as many games as MK Dons ran out 1-0 winners and condemned Burton to a fourth successive league defeat.Watters found the net midway through the second half as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s side made the Dons work hard for their third league win in a row.The Dons almost took the lead just before the break when right-back Peter Kioso picked up the ball midway...Full Story »

Sam Vokes ended a six-game winless run in all competitions for Wycombe as his header earned a hard-fought 1-0 League One victory over Bolton at Adams Park.It also ended a streak of four-straight home losses in all competitions for the Chairboys, who remained fourth in the league table after shrugging off the disappointment of missing a first-half penalty through Anis Mehmeti.Wycombe came within ...Full Story »

A Michael Cheek brace rescued Bromley as they came from behind to beat King’s Lynn 3-2 in the Vanarama National League.Goals from James Alabi and Cheek sealed the three points for the Ravens, resulting in a sixth successive defeat for the Linnets.The visitors took the lead through Jayden Davis just six minutes into the game.Cheek came close to scoring for the hosts but his headed effort we...Full Story »

Matty Lund and Jason Lowe netted as Salford won 2-0 at Harrogate to rack up a fourth game undefeated – their best sequence of the season.Lund opened the scoring in the 37th minute when he tapped in from three yards as home keeper Mark Oxley remained rooted to his line after Ibou Toure swung in a cross from the left.But Oxley then prevented the Sulphurites from falling further behind before...Full Story »

Dunfermline eased to a 3-0 victory over Ayr in the Scottish Championship.The hosts, who only won their first game of the season last weekend, made it back-to-back victories to move off the bottom of the table and above their opponents – who are now winless in six.Lewis McCann gave Dunfermline the lead in the 14th minute, arriving to head in at the near post from Dominic Thomas’ corne...Full Story »

Anton Dowds scored a late winner as Arbroath beat Scottish Championship leaders Kilmarnock 1-0 at Rugby Park.Dowds struck in the 84th minute to extend the visitors’ unbeaten run to six games and move them two points behind Killie.Arbroath’s Derek Gaston, who has a job coaching young keepers at Killie, produced a fine save to keep out Oli Shaw’s effort as the first half ended go...Full Story »

Partick Thistle maintained their challenge at the top end of the cinch Championship table with a 1-0 home win over Hamilton thanks to a goal in the second half from Lewis Mayo.Midfielder Josh Mullin came close with the visitors’ first effort as he fired the ball wide after 22 minutes.After half an hour, Hamilton goalkeeper Joe Hilton saved at the feet of Partick’s Zak Rudden to keep ...Full Story »

Maxwel Cornet’s superb volley was the pick of the goals as Burnley and Crystal Palace took a point each from a hugely entertaining 3-3 draw.In dreary conditions Cornet lit up Turf Moor with a stunning finish four minutes into the second half, levelling the scores after a breathless first half in which Palace came from behind to lead 3-2, but only after letting slip an early 1-0 advantage.C...Full Story »

Rotherham moved into the League One automatic-promotion spots with a 3-1 win over Cambridge.With the league’s joint top-scorer Michael Smith out through suspension, it was up to other Millers players to step up and Ben Wiles, Dan Barlaser and Freddie Ladapo duly delivered the decisive goals.Rotherham got the breakthrough in the 34th minute with Shane Ferguson’s cross headed out to Wi...Full Story »

Raul Jimenez scored the only goal as Wolves brought West Ham’s winning run to an end with a 1-0 victory at Molineux.Jimenez struck his third goal of the season in the 58th minute having been teed-up by Daniel Podence, who had twice been denied by good Lukasz Fabianski saves earlier in the second half.The visitors were left frustrated in their subsequent efforts to fight back as their run o...Full Story »

Cove Rangers climbed above Airdrie to the summit of cinch League One after a 2-0 win at the Excelsior Stadium.Mitch Megginson headed home a cross from Blair Yule to break the deadlock in the 79th minute, and Fraser Fyvie hit the second with seven minutes left.Montrose climbed to third after Cammy Ballantyne’s goal sank Falkirk 1-0, for whom Callumn Morrison missed a late penalty.Queen&rsqu...Full Story »

Aleksandar Mitrovic’s 21st goal of the season set Fulham on course for a 4-1 victory over Barnsley that moved Marco Silva’s side to the top of the Championship table.Silva’s side eased their way to a seventh successive win with Fabio Carvalho and Neeskens Kebano on target before Harry Wilson wrapped up the win after substitute Victor Adeboyejo pulled one back for the struggling...Full Story »