Oxford brushed aside Port Vale with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Vale Park.Ciaron Brown lashed home and Josh Murphy whipped a left-footed effort past Connor Ripley as the U’s dominated throughout.Murphy showed early glimpses of his quality down the left before playing in Billy Bodin. Vale’s Dan Jones on the line swept the effort clear.After 16 minutes, Brown notched the visitors in f...Full Story »

Altrincham boosted their National League play-off hopes with a 1-0 win over 10-man Boreham Wood at Meadow Park.Ethan Ross denied the hosts twice in quick succession almost immediately after kick-off, but there was little to separate the sides in a first half which saw Altrincham forward Justin Amaluzor rattle the crossbar.The hosts were down to 10 men when Chris Bush was sent off for a heavy cha...Full Story »

Promotion-chasing Barnsley failed to capitalise on their dominance as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home to relegation-battling Cheltenham in League One.The Tykes slipped seven points off the automatic promotion places and – with the four teams above them all playing each other – missed the chance to move up to fourth.Cheltenham remain in the bottom four and are without a win in si...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe’s Preston reignited their play-off hopes with a 1-0 win at his former club Plymouth.Substitute Liam Millar scored the decisive goal in the 43rd minute after a sweeping move down the left.The victory lifted North End up to ninth, five points off sixth-placed Norwich with a game in hand, and condemned Ian Foster’s struggling Argyle to a fourth successive home defeat.The hosts...Full Story »

Solihull Moors saw their Vanarama National League play-off push dented after being held to a 1-1 draw at relegation battlers Dorking.Wanderers, who had lost three games in a row, started brightly as Jason Prior saw his effort from a corner saved by Moors keeper Nick Hayes.The visitors – chasing third straight league win – were forced into a change after 28 minutes when forward Jack S...Full Story »

Rochdale extended their unbeaten run to three Vanarama National League games as they ran out 4-1 winners at Eastleigh.Dale took the lead in the 28th minute through Kairo Mitchell, but the Spitfires were soon level when Paul McCallum headed in.The visitors, though, were back in front just before half-time when Jimmy Keohane swept in a cross at the far post.Devante Rodney fired in Dale’s thi...Full Story »

Ipswich swept back into second place in the Sky Bet Championship with an emphatic 6-0 win over relegation-threatened Sheffield Wednesday.A brace apiece by Omari Hutchinson and Ali Al-Hamadi helped Town leapfrogged above Leeds ahead of the Yorkshire side’s home match with Millwall on Sunday.Three first-half goals put Ipswich in complete control at Portman Road with Cameron Burgess and Natha...Full Story »

Kyle Jameson scored his first goal for Newport as they gave their Sky Bet League Two play-off hopes a big boost with a 2-0 victory at fellow contenders AFC Wimbledon.With a game in hand, the Exiles are now just two points behind the Dons, who kept hold of seventh place thanks to results elsewhere going their way.Newport led after nine minutes when Offrande Zanzala laid the ball off for Bryn Morr...Full Story »

Doncaster extended their impressive run of form to one defeat in nine League Two games with a comfortable 2-1 win at Swindon.The visitors took the lead after 10 minutes as Tom Brewitt made a mess of a long ball, allowing Maxime Biamou in behind and, on the bounce, he rocketed a shot into the top corner.Swindon had a golden chance to level as Udoka Godwin-Malife showed Jack Senior a clean pair of...Full Story »

Financially-troubled Reading put aside their off-field worries with a 4-0 home win over fellow League One strugglers Cambridge.In a scrappy first half, Reading opened up a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from striker Sam Smith – his 12th of the season – and winger Femi Azeez.Well-struck second-half efforts from Lewis Wing and Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan secured the comprehensive victory.Readi...Full Story »

Manny Duku’s second-half strike ensured relegation-threatened Wealdstone walked away with three much-needed points from a 2-1 National League victory at fellow strugglers Fylde.Dillon De Silva handed the visitors an early lead when he curled Max Kretzschmar’s delivery into the bottom corner after eight minutes.It remained the only goal until the 58th minute, when Nick Haughton levell...Full Story »

In-form Alloa boosted their Scottish League One play-off hopes with a come-from-behind 5-2 win over rock-bottom Edinburgh City.Edinburgh were on course for just a third victory of the campaign at half-time after they responded to Luke Donnelly’s fifth-minute opener with goals from Malik Zaid and Frankie Deane.But Scott Taggart’s second-half brace, a Taylor Steven strike and a late Ca...Full Story »

Southend remain three points above Hartlepool in midtable in the National League after the sides played out a goalless draw.The first big chance fell to Southend’s Gus Scott-Morriss after he got on the end of Nathan Ralph’s cross at the far post but his effort was well blocked.Down the other end, Emmanuel Dieseruvwe set up Brennan Dickenson for a shot that was saved while Henry Sanda...Full Story »

Max Sanders’ first-half goal lifted Leyton Orient back into the League One promotion picture with a 1-0 win at Stevenage that saw the hosts drop out of the play-off positions.Sanders scored the only goal of the game in the 16th minute when, after being found in the box, he shifted the ball onto his right foot before sliding a shot under Craig MacGillivray.Stevenage striker Jamie Reid thoug...Full Story »

Rotherham head coach Leam Richardson was encouraged by his team’s 0-0 draw with Huddersfield and felt the Millers could have picked up a rare three points.The Millers avoided a 10th straight Championship defeat in the stalemate and came closest to snatching all three points in the Yorkshire derby.Rotherham have won just three times this campaign and only once under Richardson but they coul...Full Story »

Stuart Maynard hopes this is the “turning point” at Notts County as they halted a run of five successive defeats with a 2-2 draw at Accrington.The Magpies had a dream start when Jim O’Brien fired home in the fourth minute. Stanley levelled in the 17th minute through Shaun Whalley, who blasted home from close range.The Magpies went ahead again in the 45th minute when Sam Austin&...Full Story »

Kilmarnock scored three goals in an incredible seven-minute spell to complete a breathtaking 5-2 comeback win over St Mirren at Rugby Park.More than 2,000 away fans travelled through to Ayrshire and they were singing about playing in the Europa League at half-time as they led 2-0 courtesy of goals from Charles Dunne and Michael Mandron.The hosts were miles off the pace in the first half but they...Full Story »

Aberdeen recorded their first cinch Premiership victory since January with a 1-0 win over Motherwell at Fir Park.Leighton Clarkson slammed home the decisive goal after 25 minutes to end a run of 11 games without a league win for the Dons and keep them three points clear of second-bottom Ross County.Motherwell thought they had drawn themselves level when Lennon Miller found the net five minutes b...Full Story »

Luton salvaged a critical point in their bid for Premier League survival as substitute Luke Berry struck in the 89th minute to rescue a 1-1 draw against fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest at Kenilworth Road.Rob Edwards’ side were facing slipping six points behind Forest, staring down defeat near the end of a cagey, nervous game that looked to have been settled by Chris Wood’s first-...Full Story »

Hibernian moved back into the cinch Premiership’s top six with an emphatic 3-0 win at home to Livingston.Jordan Obita, Myziane Maolida and Adam Le Fondre were on target within the first 22 minutes as the hosts blew away their struggling visitors.Livingston were in danger of suffering an even heavier loss but managed to regroup to at least put up a fight for the rest of the game.The result ...Full Story »