Ipswich missed their chance to move back into the Championship top two as they fell to a 3-2 defeat at Preston.A week after being embarrassed by non-league Maidstone in the FA Cup, the Tractor Boys were unable to restore their pride as they capitulated in what proved to be a nightmare first half at Deepdale thanks to a Will Keane brace and George Edmundson’s own goal.Debutant Kieffer Moore...Full Story »

Jayden Stockley, Ronan Coughlan and Ryan Broom each found the net as bottom side Fleetwood beat Port Vale 3-0.Stockley struck after eight minutes and Coughlan hit the second 25 minutes from time. Broom added a late third as Fleetwood registered their first win in 15 games.Broom created the opener, springing the offside trap and breaking down the right. His low ball into the box was cleared only ...Full Story »

Gillingham remain in the League Two play-off hunt despite being held to a 1-1 draw against Walsall at Priestfield.Conor Masterson earned the Gills a point after Walsall’s Isaac Hutchinson converted from the penalty spot in the 62nd minute.An even opening half saw Walsall defender Priestley Farquharson produce a perfectly-timed block to deny Josh Walker a goal on his home debut as Oli Hawki...Full Story »

Paddy Lane scored twice as Portsmouth thumped Northampton 4-1 despite having debutant Tom McIntyre sent off.Pompey took the lead after seven minutes when Marlon Pack’s free-kick from 30 yards was headed home by Connor Ogilvie.The second came after 16 minutes. A long clearance from Pack found Lane, who turned inside a defender to drive home.Pompey were awarded a penalty two minutes before h...Full Story »

Wycombe picked up their first League One win since New Year’s Day with a 3-1 success at Cheltenham.Matt Bloomfield’s side had just one win in their last 17 league fixtures but they raced into a 3-0 lead with goals from Jack Grimmer and Garath McCleary along with a Curtis Davies own goal.Cheltenham pulled one back through debutant Matty Taylor, but the Chairboys had done enough for th...Full Story »

Bradford’s winless run in League Two stretched to eight games after a goalless draw at home to AFC Wimbledon.The hosts had the better of the first half on a difficult pitch at Valley Parade.Wimbledon goalkeeper Alex Bass, who had a loan spell at Bradford in 2022, saved from Alex Gilliead and Harry Chapman.Chapman also bent a free-kick just wide and then set up Richie Smallwood, only for hi...Full Story »

AFC Fylde extended their unbeaten National League run to five games with a 3-1 victory at fellow strugglers Dorking.Jonathan Ustabasi scored a first-half brace before Connor Ellis Barrett’s 71st-minute strike made it four wins in five matches.The Coasters took a 1-0 lead in the 37th minute after Ustabasi scored from close range and he then grabbed another in first half added time.Fylde mad...Full Story »

Inih Effiong’s first-half brace saw Dagenham secure a 2-1 victory over Rochdale at the Crown Oil Arena.Effiong put the visitors in front with a ninth-minute finish having been played in by Sam Ling.Rochdale were back on level terms when Tyrese Sinclair curled into the top corner in the 40th minute.Effiong then struck again with what would prove the winner in stoppage time before the break,...Full Story »

Kamarl Grant’s own goal consigned promotion contenders Bromley to a 2-1 National League home defeat to Hartlepool.Corey Whitely teed up Michael Cheek for the opener, a powerful close-range finish to fire the hosts ahead in the ninth minute.It was all square by the halfway point, however, after Emmanuel Dieseruvwe nodded in Nicky Featherstone’s cross in the 27th minute.Joe Grey had pi...Full Story »

Carlisle’s Sky Bet League tow survival hopes suffered another blow as they went down to a 3-2 defeat at Orient – a fifth defeat in a row.The visitors have now won just once in 13 games and sit 10 points adrift of safety with 16 games remaining.However, the Cumbrians stunned their hosts when, against the run of play, they went ahead after 21 minutes when an intended clearance by Omar ...Full Story »

A Lyle Taylor brace secured Cambridge a 2-1 victory over Shrewsbury as they claimed just their second triumph on the road this season.The U’s had the first clear-cut chance within the opening 10 minutes when Michael Morrison’s headed effort was pushed away by Marko Marosi.But Shrewsbury broke the deadlock in the 12th minute. Jordan Shipley was the architect, driving the ball into Dan...Full Story »

York and Maidenhead continue to look over their shoulders after being forced to settle for a 1-1 draw in their Vanarama National League clash at the LNER Community Stadium.Ashley Nathaniel-George gave the visitors the lead with a superb strike after 16 minutes.York drew level 12 minutes later when Will Davies was on hand to convert after the away side failed to deal with a cross from Scott Burge...Full Story »

St Johnstone opened up daylight over Ross County in the battle to avoid relegation from the cinch cinch Premiership after a 1-0 win in Dingwall.The Staggies had looked bright, getting into the final third only to see a lack of quality when it mattered most cost them.The same could not be said for St Johnstone, who had fewer chances but crucially made one of them count through Benjamin Kimpioka i...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers atoned for a 1-0 home defeat by Exeter City in Sky Bet League One 11 days ago by winning by the same scoreline at St James Park thanks to Brandon Aguilera’s stunning debut goal.Exeter started brightly and Vince Harper shot low at Jed Ward from an angle, but Rovers went in front when Aguilera, signed on loan from Nottingham Forest this week, smashed the ball into the top corn...Full Story »

Dundee United fought back to beat Ayr 2-1 and extend their lead at the top of the cinch Championship to four points.Ayr were ahead after just two minutes at Somerset Park when former Scotland winger Jamie Murphy struck a superb free-kick into the far corner.The visitors eventually drew level in the 67th minute through substitute Tony Watt, who managed to find the bottom corner.Watt then turned p...Full Story »

Zac Ashworth scored for a second successive weekend to earn Bolton a 1-1 comeback draw against Skybet League One promotion rivals Barnsley.But the Tykes will rue a series of missed chances before the West Brom loanee headed in a cross by substitute Aaron Collins after 64 minutes.Bolton were beaten in last season’s third tier play-off semi-finals by the Oakwell outfit.And they trailed after...Full Story »

Davis Keillor-Dunn’s 15th goal of the season proved enough as Mansfield edged a narrow 1-0 League Two victory over visiting promotion rivals Notts County to keep the pressure on leaders Stockport.Stags had survived a second-minute let-off when Christy Pym had to block a David McGoldrick finish and Scott Robertson put a follow-up wide.But after just eight minutes – when Notts failed t...Full Story »

Tranmere and Crewe shared the points in a 0-0 draw at Prenton Park.In a first half where chances were few and far between, the visitors enjoyed much of the early possession but Rovers had their moments and could have opened the scoring through Connor Jennings, who was denied by Crewe goalkeeper Tom Booth.At the other end, former Tranmere man Elliott Nevitt came close to breaking the deadlock bef...Full Story »

QPR scored twice in three second-half minutes to boost their survival hopes with a 2-1 win at Blackburn.QPR took a 61st-minute lead through an unfortunate Aynsley Pears own goal, which owed much to the magic of Ilias Chair, but it was the least they deserved and Joe Hodge’s assured finish seven minutes into his QPR debut doubled their advantage.It was too much for Blackburn’s support...Full Story »

Harvey Barnes emerged from his injury nightmare to spare Newcastle’s blushes as they fought back from two goals down to deny Premier League newcomers Luton victory in a 4-4 thriller.The Magpies’ £38million summer signing was called from the bench with his side trailing 4-2 at St James’ Park and after Kieran Trippier had given them hope, it was he who smashed home a 73rd-m...Full Story »