Two own goals from defender Liam Kitching condemned Coventry to a 2-1 defeat at home to Cardiff that prevented them from closing the gap on the Sky Bet Championship play-off places.Norwich’s lunchtime defeat at Leicester presented the Sky Blues with a chance to close to within one point of the top six and they appeared to be on their way when Ellis Simms struck to extend his superb goalsco...Full Story »

Forest Green stunned promotion-chasing Crewe as Jordan Garrick struck twice in a 3-0 win.Steve Cotterill’s strugglers hit three goals in a 15-minute first-half spell then defended resolutely, with keeper Vicente Reyes conjuring heroics in the second half to preserve the lead.The success ended a three-game losing spell for Forest Green, while adding to the woes of Crewe, who have lost four ...Full Story »

Gassan Ahadme scored twice as Cambridge made it back-to-back victories with a 3-1 win against Wigan.The U’s went in front from their first attack in the 11th minute. James Brophy provided a perfect low delivery for the left and Ahadme marked his first start of 2024 with a sweeping finish into the far corner.Wigan were given a huge chance to draw level 10 minutes before the break when Jorda...Full Story »

Jamey Osborne struck in the fifth minute of stoppage time to earn a dramatic 1-0 win for Solihull Moors away at Wealdstone and enhance their chances of reaching the National League play-offs.The defender scored with virtually the game’s final kick to ensure his team stayed in control of their own destiny, with a clutch of sides beneath them in the table having games in hand.Substitute Tobi...Full Story »

Crawley kept themselves in the hunt for the League Two play-offs with a thumping 4-0 win at Newport, whose own top-seven hopes are now surely over.Scott Lindsey’s side, who climb to seventh, took just 55 seconds to break the deadlock as Dion Conroy volleyed in Will Wright’s cross.And Ronan Darcy put the visitors in control with a superbly taken second in the 26th minute when he confi...Full Story »

Stevenage saw their League One play-off hopes dented as a 0-0 draw at Charlton extended their winless run to seven matches.Victories for Lincoln and Oxford, coupled with a second successive goalless draw for Steve Evans’ side, left Boro three points adrift of the final play-off place.Charlton’s 17th draw of the campaign extended their unbeaten run to 10 league matches and left them e...Full Story »

Aaron Nemane’s stoppage-time equaliser dented MK Dons’ automatic promotion hopes as they drew 3-3 with Notts County.The visitors took the lead in fine fashion as Max Dean’s neat turn in midfield was followed up with a sensational strike into the roof of Luca Ashby-Hammond’s net.County almost levelled as Macaulay Langstaff saw his effort cannon back off the crossbar, with ...Full Story »

Peterborough gave their Sky Bet League One promotion hopes a boost with a 2-1 win at Leyton Orient.Hector Kyprianou and Ephron Mason-Clark gave Peterborough a two-goal half-time lead before Orient midfielder Ethan Galbraith reduced the deficit after the break.It took Posh just eight minutes to go ahead but they owed their advantage to a howler from Sol Brynn.The goalkeeper on loan from Middlesbr...Full Story »

Mitch Pinnock and Shaun McWilliams scored for Northampton as they beat struggling Port Vale 2-0 at Sixfields.Pinnock’s sweet finish was the difference at half-time before McWilliams added the gloss in stoppage time as the mid-table Cobblers plunged Vale deeper into relegation trouble.There were chances at both ends in the opening three minutes as Sam Hoskins volleyed over for Northampton b...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers and Shrewsbury drew 0-0 in a Sky Bet League One contest which saw both teams strike the woodwork at the Memorial Stadium.Aiden O’Brien volleyed against the crossbar from just outside the area three minutes after half-time for Shrewsbury.Jevani Brown hit the post in the 86th minute as the home side went close to finding a late winner, with a left foot shot from just inside th...Full Story »

Half-time substitute John McAtee scored twice as Barnsley produced a second-half comeback to win 3-1 at struggling Burton.The on-loan Luton striker produced two unerring finishes to inspire the Tykes after an uninspiring first-half showing from Neill Collins’ promotion chasers.Burton, trying to distance themselves from the bottom four, grabbed the lead eight minutes before the break when J...Full Story »

Blackpool were held to a 0-0 draw by Wycombe as the Seasiders’ League One play-off hopes suffered a blow.The hosts had several chances to win the game but were unable to convert any as the stalemate left them six points off the top six with five games to play.Blackpool confirmed after the match that Wanderers defender Chris Forino had reported receiving racist abuse from a home supporter, ...Full Story »

Nicke Kabamba scored twice as leading National League play-off contenders Barnet beat bottom club Oxford City 3-1 at The Hive.It was a comfortable afternoon’s work for the second-placed team, who opened up a four-point gap on Bromley in third.Gatlin O’Donkor opened the scoring just before half-time, before Kabamba’s double in the space of nine minutes secured an emphatic win.Ha...Full Story »

Sutton moved out of the League Two relegation zone for the first time this year with a convincing 3-1 victory over Swindon.United secured a vital fourth league win in a row to go a point clear of Colchester, who have three games in hand.Sutton went in front when goalkeeper Jack Bycroft’s poor clearance resulted in Harry Smith’s cross being headed powerfully home by Charlie Lakin in t...Full Story »

Mark Harris scored twice as Oxford rekindled their push for a Sky Bet League One play-off place with a 4-0 victory over struggling Fleetwood for their biggest win of the season.The U’s, who slipped out of the top six when held at Shrewsbury on Good Friday, had this game in the bag by half-time.Cameron Brannagan fired them in front in the 14th minute with a shot that deflected off Imar...Full Story »

Leicester manager Enzo Maresca admitted there was a sense of relief as his side completed a 3-1 victory over Norwich.Maresca’s side had to come from a goal down before making sure of a result which put them back on top of the table before the evening fixtures.Leicester gifted Norwich’s Gabriel Sara the opening goal from a corner, before responding with goals from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hal...Full Story »

Shaun Pearson admits Grimsby are deflated after Bradford hit back to deny them a priceless win in their League Two relegation battle – but also have no complaints about the penalty which cost them.Bradford captain Richie Smallwood converted from 12 yards two minutes into added time, snatching three points away from 10-man Grimsby.Denver Hume was sent off for conceding that last-gasp penalt...Full Story »

Relegation-threatened Grimsby were denied a priceless win in dramatic circumstances as they drew 1-1 with Bradford.Richie Smallwood netted a stoppage-time penalty for Bradford after Curtis Thompson had opened the scoring at Blundell Park.Grimsby defender Denver Hume was sent off for giving away the penalty two minutes into added time, which proved decisive in the eventual outcome.Chances were fe...Full Story »

Leicester collected a much-needed victory as goals from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Stephy Mavididi and Jamie Vardy completed a comeback which gave Enzo Maresca’s side a 3-1 win over Norwich at the King Power Stadium.It was a result that sent Leicester back to the top of the table before Ipswich and Leeds’ evening games.But Leicester’s recent stutters, after looking certainties for ...Full Story »

Mansfield’s League Two game against Accrington was postponed on Monday due to a waterlogged pitch.The decision was announced by both clubs at 1.30pm, just 90 minutes before the scheduled kick-off time.A statement on Mansfield’s website read: “Mansfield Town expresses its disappointment in announcing that today’s Sky Bet League Two encounter at home to Accrington Stanley h...Full Story »