Exeter boss Gary Caldwell claimed Bristol Rovers fans inadvertently boosted his side by booing their own team during the Grecians’ 1-0 victory at Memorial Stadium that eased the Devon club’s relegation worries.Teenage striker Sonny Cox’s close-range finish in the 12th minute after Brentford loanee Matt Cox spilled Jack Aitchison’s 20-yard shot put Exeter on course for a f...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough was frustrated to see his side gift struggling Sutton an early goal in a 1-1 draw that cost them the chance to go second.Lewis Brunt’s loose pass in the box allowed Lee Angol to smash Sutton ahead in the eighth minute, the Stags needing a 35th-minute equaliser from George Maris to take a share of the spoils in a game largely ruined by the winds of Storm Jocelyn....Full Story »

Cheltenham boss Darrell Clarke was left “bewildered” after Victor Adeboyejo earned Bolton a controversial 1-0 Sky Bet League One victory.Adeboyejo netted his eighth goal of the campaign after 24 minutes but Clarke and his players were convinced George Lloyd had equalised nine minutes into the second half.Instead, referee Ben Speedie signalled offside against Town skipper Sean Long, e...Full Story »

MK Dons assistant head coach Ian Watson was delighted with the ruthless start his team made in their 3-1 victory over rivals AFC Wimbledon.The Dons were made to rue missed chances in the first half of their defeat at home to Morecambe last Saturday, but there was no repeat as they surged into a 3-0 lead after 22 minutes.They were then helped along by red cards to Wimbledon defenders Huseyin Bile...Full Story »

Salford boss Karl Robinson believes there is still plenty of room for improvement after maintaining his unbeaten start to the job.A 1-1 draw at Bradford made it five points from three games since Robinson took over the Ammies helm from Neil Wood.Salford continue to pull clear of trouble but Robinson was not satisfied with the away point.Ryan Watson had given them the lead at Valley Parade but Br...Full Story »

Algeria crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations as Mohamed Dellahi’s first-half goal proved enough to earn Mauritania a shock first-ever 1-0 win in the tournament and a ticket to the last 16.Dellahi punished some lax defending in the 36th minute and – despite a second-half onslaught – two-time tournament winners Algeria could not find a response as they finished bottom of thei...Full Story »

Charlton sacked manager Michael Appleton following their 3-2 Sky Bet League One defeat to Northampton at the Valley.The Addicks’ winless league run extended to 10 matches, with Louis Appere scoring a stoppage-time winner.An Aaron McGowan own goal and Tennai Watson’s strike had drawn Charlton level after Tyreece Simpson and Sam Hoskins twice put the visitors ahead, but Charlton wing-b...Full Story »

Barnsley head coach Neill Collins said he was “exceptionally proud” of his team after a 1-0 win over play-off rivals Oxford in atrocious conditions at the Kassam Stadium.The winner came from a Sam Long own goal in the 29th minute when Long and Devante Cole both challenged for a wicked right-wing cross from Adam Phillips.Oxford almost equalised six minutes from time when Cameron Brann...Full Story »

Striker Victor Adeboyejo’s eighth goal of the season earned promotion-chasing Bolton a hard-fought 1-0 Sky Bet League One victory over Cheltenham.But Wanderers’ return to winning ways following last Saturday’s defeat at Leyton Orient was not without controversy.George Lloyd believed he had cancelled out Adeboyejo’s 24th-minute opener nine minutes into the second half afte...Full Story »

Promotion-chasing Bromley had to settle for a point in a 1-1 Vanarama National League draw at Aldershot.Jack Barham fired into the side netting early on before Lorent Tolaj collected a through ball from Josh Stokes and converted at the second time of asking 10 minutes before half-time.Callum Reynolds equalised for the visitors just before the hour mark, netting after Louis Dennis’ strike h...Full Story »

Mansfield remain third in League Two after Will Swan’s late miss saw them held 1-1 at home by struggling Sutton in dreadful windy conditions.Sutton should have gone ahead on four minutes when Ryan Jackson put over a superb cross from the right wing and Oliver Sanderson turned it wide of the near post with a first-time effort from 12 yards out.But they did strike four minutes later thanks t...Full Story »

Barnsley strengthened their promotion bid with a 1-0 win at play-off rivals Oxford to avenge their defeat by the U’s earlier in the season and extend their unbeaten league run to 11 games.It was an unfortunate return to the Oxford side for defender Sam Long after three months sidelined with injury.Barnsley’s 29th-minute winner came when Long just got in front of Tykes striker Devante...Full Story »

Charlton’s winless run in Sky Bet League One extended to 10 matches after a 3-2 defeat to Northampton that left home fans chanting for the dismissal of head coach Michael Appleton.The visitors took the lead in the seventh minute when Kieron Bowie’s through ball was controlled by Tyreece Simpson, who calmly cut past Rarmani Edmonds-Green before beating keeper Ashley Maynard-Brewer.Cha...Full Story »

Teenage striker Sonny Cox eased Exeter’s relegation worries as his early goal was enough to secure a 1-0 win at Bristol Rovers.The 19-year-old proved to be the hero when he nipped in to score from close range in the 12th minute after Brentford loanee Matt Cox had fumbled Jack Aitchison’s 20-yard shot.It ultimately secured Exeter’s first victory on their travels since early Sept...Full Story »

Salford made it three games unbeaten under manager Karl Robinson with a 1-1 draw at Bradford.The Ammies took the lead on 14 minutes with a well-struck finish from Ryan Watson. Junior Luamba accelerated through the Bradford defence and when his shot was parried by Sam Walker, Watson met the rebound first time from just outside the box.But the home side needed only six minutes to level with anothe...Full Story »

Will Davies struck in stoppage time as York won 2-1 at Oxford City to send the hosts to the bottom of the National League.York had taken a deserved lead in first-half stoppage time when Dipo Akinyemi fired in on the rebound, having already seen an earlier shot strike the post.Aaron Williams-Bushell brought the hosts level just after the hour-mark when Mitchell Roberts pulled the ball back into t...Full Story »

Substitute Dominic Samuel struck a late winner as Ebbsfleet snatched a 1-0 victory in their Vanarama National League clash at Maidenhead.The former Blackburn and Gillingham striker netted eight minutes from time – just nine minutes after coming off the bench – after being teed up by Dominic Poleon in the box.Maidenhead had the better chances of the first half at York Road and hit the...Full Story »

Two late goals helped Ayr edge past fellow cinch Championship strugglers Arbroath in challenging conditions at Somerset Park.Both sides battled heavy rain and wind and looked set to repeat the deadlock from their previous encounter at Gayfield just 10 days ago.Jamie Murphy missed a chance to put the hosts in front from the penalty spot in the 55th minute when he hit the post and the rebound was ...Full Story »

Yutaro Oda scored a late winner as spirited Hearts produced a rousing fightback from two goals down to beat Dundee 3-2 and move eight points clear in third place in the cinch Premiership.The Jambos looked in trouble when they trailed at the break through goals from Jordan McGhee and Lyall Cameron.But they turned things around with second-half goals from Calem Niewenhof, recent recruit Dexter Lem...Full Story »

James Norwood scored a penalty in each half as Oldham made it four straight Vanarama National League wins with a 2-0 victory over Barnet to move up to fifth.Latics took the lead seven minutes before the break after top scorer Norwood was brought down in the penalty area and fired the resulting spot-kick into the bottom corner.Mike Fondop – who had tested Barnet goalkeeper Josh Keeley as th...Full Story »