Chesterfield finally ended their Vanarama National League winless run as Ryan Colclough’s stoppage-time goal secured a 2-1 victory at Gateshead.The Spireites, who had not won in nine league games to dent their promotion push, got off to a bad start when defender Jamie Grimes scored an own goal after five minutes.Paul McCallum had the visitors level just before half-time when he converted L...Full Story »

Mark Bonner could scarcely believe that his Cambridge side fell to defeat against in-form Portsmouth.Colby Bishop’s header 25 minutes from the end separated the sides, after Bonner’s U’s had dominated the first half and limited their opponents to few chances.Cambridge slip to five points from safety having lost three games in a row without scoring since beating Oxford a fortnig...Full Story »

Salford tightened their grip on a play-off spot after recovering from a first-half deficit to earn a fully-merited 3-1 victory over Newport.Harry Charsley struck his first Newport goal following a January transfer from Port Vale, angling a drive across goalkeeper Alex Cairns, to give the visitors a 29th-minute advantage against the run of play.Salford had dominated the opening stages, with Ethan...Full Story »

Harrogate have now gone seven home games without a win – equalling their longest sequence since 2012 – following a 0-0 stalemate with Gillingham.The hosts narrowly shaded a tepid encounter at Wetherby Road, with experienced centre-backs Anthony O’Connor and Tom Eastman both enjoying commanding performances as Simon Weaver’s men kept only their second League Two clean shee...Full Story »

Birmingham hit the same post three times in as many second-half minutes, including from the penalty spot, as they were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by relegation-threatened Wigan.Blues were ahead early on at the DW Stadium through Juninho Bacuna but that was cancelled out on the hour by Ashley Fletcher.Things then took a further dip for the visitors soon after as Scott Hogan, from the spot, Ta...Full Story »

Aldershot and Torquay played out a 1-1 draw in the National League after both goals came in the opening 10 minutes.Shots captain Joe Partington put the hosts ahead at the EBB Stadium in the fifth minute, heading in from Olly Pendlebury’s corner.But it took only four minutes for struggling Torquay to respond through Brett McGavin’s fine strike from the edge of the area.Both sides push...Full Story »

Hartlepool earned what could prove to be a vital point in their battle to avoid relegation from League Two with a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Tranmere at Prenton Park.Rovers enjoyed the better of the early exchanges with Harvey Saunders and Josh Hawkes both having good opportunities to open the scoring.But it was the visitors who took the lead just before the break through Callum Cooke and they co...Full Story »

Micah Obiero’s first-half brace boosted Wealdstone’s push for a play-off place as they thrashed Altrincham 4-0.Obiero’s double was added to by Corie Andrews and Alex Dyer as the hosts bounced back from their 5-0 midweek mauling at Halifax to move within six points of the National League’s top seven.Obiero gave the hosts a 17th-minute lead when he headed in Brooklyn Ilunga...Full Story »

Danny Mandroiu’s penalty earned Lincoln a 1-0 victory over Oxford that lifted them into the top half of League One.Despite being unbeaten at home this season, this was only the Imps’ fourth win on their own patch and it pushed managerless Oxford closer to trouble, as they are now just four points clear of the relegation zone.Lincoln were handed the chance to take the lead from the sp...Full Story »

Danny Johnson’s first goal since his recall from Walsall gave Mansfield a 3-1 win at AFC Wimbledon to keep them in the hunt for the League Two play-offs.In-form striker Ali Al Hamadi struck first for Wimbledon in the 25th minute but Riley Harbottle quickly responded for the visitors.Johnson’s bobbled finish just after the hour mark then put Town in front and Davis Keillor-Dunn ensure...Full Story »

Jack Sowerby scored an impressive winner as 10-man Northampton beat struggling Crawley 1-0 in the Sky Bet League Two contest at Sixfields.The Cobblers looked like they would be punished for missing a hatful of first-half chances when Aaron McGowan saw red after half-time, only for Sowerby to win it with a stunning volley 11 minutes from time.Northampton missed two golden chances in the first thr...Full Story »

Notts County needed a last-gasp equaliser from Macaulay Langstaff to claim a point in a 1-1 draw with Bromley at Hayes Lane.County began the day on top of the National League table but went behind in the 19th minute when keeper Tiernan Brooks was adjudged to have committed a foul and Adam Marriott converted the penalty.The visitors looked set to be frustrated in their efforts to get back on leve...Full Story »

Play-off chasing Stockport could not find a way through a resolute Doncaster defence as an entertaining clash ended 0-0.Dave Challinor’s side created the bulk of the chances, but mid-table Rovers probably deserved a point.Jonathan Mitchell produced a brilliant save to keep out Ryan Rydel’s early bullet header, with the Doncaster keeper also doing well to gather the follow-up.Midfield...Full Story »

Woking maintained their hold on third place in the Vanarama National League with a 1-0 win at out-of-form Yeovil.The only goal of the game arrived on 14 minutes as Kyran Lofthouse pounced in a match containing few chances.Lofthouse’s half-volley proved the difference just moments after Yeovil had gone close through Jordan Young’s header.Young had a late chance to score an equaliser w...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Sabri Lamouchi is still not veering away from the reason he was brought to the club, despite three wins in his last four.The third manager of the season, following Steve Morison and Mark Hudson, the Frenchman was brought in to stave off relegation and looks a good bet to do so following recent results.But after a 2-0 win over Bristol City, a thoroughly impressive win, Lamouchi said:...Full Story »

West Ham fans turned on David Moyes after they slumped to an alarming 4-0 defeat at Brighton.The Hammers are now winless in 11 away matches in the Premier League and still perilously close to the relegation zone after a feeble display.It was another case of the curse of Brighton for West Ham – Moyes’ side have never beaten the Seagulls in the Premier League and left the Amex Stadium ...Full Story »

Blackburn head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson played down his team’s promotion chances despite an impressive 1-0 win over Sheffield United.Victory for the Blades would have been a blow to Blackburn’s chances of gate-crashing the top two.But Rovers put in a performance of energy, discipline and verve to overpower their opponents.The game was settled by Harry Pickering’s fifth-minute go...Full Story »

Blackburn catapulted themselves into automatic promotion contention with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Sheffield United in the Sky Bet Championship.A frantic encounter was settled by Harry Pickering’s first goal of the campaign in the fifth minute, capping off a devastating counter-attack.Both sides, fresh off giant-killing exploits in the FA Cup, created chances with Chris Basham and Oli McB...Full Story »

Liverpool and Newcastle are both reportedly interested in Bayer Leverkusen forward Iker Bravo, who is on loan at Real Madrid’s second side, Castilla. The 18-year-old has been in fine form under the guidance of Castilla manager and legendary Madrid striker Raul, attracting the interest of several European clubs. Both the Reds and the Magpies seem to be targeting young players at the mo...Full Story »

Ever since Newcastle were taken over by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), things seemed to have got better and better for the Geordies. Eddie Howe’s hire was a master stroke, given that the quality of football compared to the Steve Bruce era has been like chalk and cheese. With money seemingly no object from a board perspective, from a players point of view this is an exciting ti...Full Story »