Krystian Bielik’s spectacular stoppage-time overhead kick earned struggling Derby an unlikely 2-2 Championship draw at home to Birmingham.It was a fairytale finish to an emotionally-charged contest with the Poland defender being brought off the bench by Wayne Rooney to make his first appearance a year to the day since suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury.The Rams had been trailin...Full Story »

A supporter who suffered a cardiac arrest during the first half of Fulham’s Sky Bet Championship draw against Blackpool at Craven Cottage has died.Play was halted for more than 40 minutes early in the game while the man, named by the club as Paul Parish, was treated in the Hammersmith Stand before being taken to hospital.Fulham said in a statement on Saturday evening: “It is with imm...Full Story »

Chesterfield got their promotion bid back on track as Curtis Weston’s late goal earned a 1-0 win over Eastleigh.Andrew Boyce made a goal-saving early challenge on National League top scorer Kabongo Tshimanga while, at the other end, Chesterfield keeper Scott Loach reacted sharply to keep Tom Whelan’s deflected corner from going straight in.With Tshimanga well marshalled, defender Lau...Full Story »

West Brom boss Valerien Ismael insisted he has no intention of succumbing to pressure after Millwall downed his side 2-0 at The Den.Mason Bennett broke the deadlock in the second half before Benik Afobe doubled the Lions’ lead, and a strong performance by Bartosz Bialkowski in goal secured a well-deserved three points.It was another blow to the struggling Baggies, who have now won jus...Full Story »

Marco Silva criticised Fulham’s second-half display after his Championship leaders were held to a 1-1 draw by Blackpool.Silva’s side came into the game having scored 22 goals and taken 12 points from their previous four games and appeared on course for another victory when Aleksandar Mitrovic put them ahead in the sixth minute.It was the striker’s 28th league goal of the season...Full Story »

Oldham boss John Sheridan was at least content with a clean sheet as his sixth stint in charge began with a dour 0-0 draw at home against derby rivals Rochdale.The Latics remain in desperate trouble in the drop zone after a ninth game without a win at the beginning of Sheridan’s fourth reign as permanent boss at Boundary Park, in addition to two spells as caretaker.Sheridan said: “We...Full Story »

Leam Richardson declared himself happy with a point despite Wigan being knocked off top spot after their goalless draw at Cheltenham.The Latics remain in pole position for promotion, with games in hand on new leaders Rotherham, and Richardson was pleased to come away from Gloucestershire with something despite not being at their best.“Any point away from home is a good point,” Richar...Full Story »

Relief was the overriding emotion for Jon Brady as his Northampton side finally chalked up their first win of 2022.The promotion-chasing Cobblers have stumbled since being hit by Covid but deservedly returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Salford on Saturday.Paul Lewis scored the game’s only goal on 12 minutes, turning in a set-piece, as Northampton kept their 12th clean sheet of...Full Story »

Josh Bowler’s second-half strike denied Fulham a fifth-successive league win as Marco Silva’s Championship leaders were held to a 1-1 draw by Blackpool at Craven Cottage.Aleksandar Mitrovic struck his 28th league goal of the season in the sixth minute, shortly before the game was halted for 41 minutes while a supporter received medical treatment.But Fulham were unable to hold on to t...Full Story »

Halifax got their National League title challenge back on track with a 3-1 victory at Dagenham.Town arrived in east London on the back of successive 1-0 defeats but first-half goals from Matty Warburton and Billy Waters put them in a commanding position at half-time against the Daggers.However, the hosts pulled a goal back just before the hour when Matt Robinson headed in from close range.Halifa...Full Story »

Michael Smith scored twice as Rotherham went back to the top of League One with a 2-0 win at lowly Crewe, in a match which saw a lengthy hold-up in play after a linesman appeared to be hit by a missile.The Millers took a seventh-minute lead through a Smith header and, after Crewe midfielder Scott Robertson was red carded, the striker made the three points safe with a set-piece second to take his...Full Story »

Shawn McCoulsky scored a late equaliser as Maidenhead claimed a 1-1 National League draw away to high-flying Wrexham.The hosts were reduced to 10 men within the opening five minutes as Paul Mullin was shown a straight red card for a foul on Josh Smile.But they did not let the disadvantage hinder them as the Red Dragons broke the deadlock after 17 minutes as Aaron Hayden headed home following Ben...Full Story »

John Sheridan’s sixth spell in charge of Oldham began with a largely uninspiring 0-0 draw against local rivals Rochdale.A bumper 8,000-plus crowd watched the start of Sheridan’s fourth permanent stint at the helm but his side are now winless in nine matches dating back to November.Following a 23-minute delay due to a fan medical emergency early in the game, it was Oldham who eventual...Full Story »

A debut goal from Sam Ashford earned Ayr a point from a 1-1 draw at Hamilton as both sides battle to climb away from the Scottish Championship danger zone.The home side took the lead after just seven minutes as winger Kai Kennedy marked his first start on loan from Rangers by firing them ahead.Fifteen minutes later Daire O’Connor’s cross found Sean McGinty but his header was just wid...Full Story »

Paul Lewis scored the only goal of the game as promotion hopefuls Northampton returned to winning ways with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Salford.Lewis’ close-range finish came on just 12 minutes and was one of few chances in a low-key contest as Northampton kept pace in the battle for automatic promotion.Salford’s Matt Smith headed straight at keeper Liam Roberts early on but the v...Full Story »

Wigan slipped off top spot in the Sky Bet Championship as their four-match winning run was ended by a goalless draw at battling Cheltenham.Leam Richardson’s side have still not lost on the road since the opening day of the season, but they could not find a way past ex-Latics goalkeeper Owen Evans and surrendered top spot to Rotherham.Alfie May’s corner was nodded into the middle by W...Full Story »

Cameron Brannagan scored four penalties as Oxford ran riot in an impressive 7-2 victory over struggling Gillingham.Billy Bodin fired the visitors in front after eight minutes, brilliantly cutting inside Max Ehmer to poke past Pontus Dahlberg at the end of an incisive counter-attack.Oxford doubled their lead soon after as Brannagan coolly converted his first penalty of the afternoon, awarded by B...Full Story »

Tottenham are working on a loan deal for Juventus winger Dejan Kulusevski, to be made permanent in the summer. After failing to bring in Wolves' Adama Traore and Porto's Luis Diaz, Tottenham have turned to 21-year-old Kulusevski to bolster Antonio Conte's squad. The Sweden international has spent his entire career in Italy, after joining Atalanta as a 16-year-old. Kulusevski moved to Juvent...Full Story »

Cardiff will be without Kieffer Moore again for Sunday’s visit of Nottingham Forest.The Wales striker, who has been linked with a January move to Cardiff’s Sky Bet Championship rivals Bournemouth, has sat out the last four games and not played since December 30.Manager Steve Morison says an ankle injection has prevented Moore’s return to full-time training and James Collins is ...Full Story »

Idris Kanu could make his Northampton debut when Salford come to town this weekend.Part of the Sierra Leone squad at the Africa Cup of Nations, the 22-year-old attacker has joined on loan from Peterborough for the rest of the season.Kanu’s addition helps offset the absence of Cardiff loanee Chanka Zimba, who is not expected back until March due to a hamstring injury.Northampton boss Jon Br...Full Story »