Crawley will be without suspended defender Joel Lynch for Saturday’s FA Cup first-round tie with Sky Bet League Two rivals Tranmere.Lynch was sent off during last weekend’s 4-1 loss at home to Port Vale.Striker Ashley Nadesan returns to contention after serving a two-match ban.Crawley are still missing defender Jordan Tunnicliffe due to injury.Tranmere have no fresh selection concern...Full Story »

Joey Barton believes that the fortunes of his Bristol Rovers side are “starting to turn” after earning a 1-0 win at Harrogate.Substitute Nick Anderton scored the only goal of the game after the hour mark to seal a rare away win for the 16th-placed Pirates, who were relegated from League One last season.Having previously failed to claim an away win since last December, Rovers have now...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers ended Harrogate’s long unbeaten run at home in League Two as Nick Anderton’s strike snatched a 1-0 win at the EnviroVent Stadium.Rovers boss Joey Barton came under fire last week over his “holocaust” comment, but proved his managerial nous as two of his substitutes combined to score the game’s only goal.After a scoreless first half and little in the w...Full Story »

Mansfield earned their first League Two win in 13 attempts after beating Tranmere 2-0 at Field Mill.Rhys Oates opened the scoring in the 18th minute after Danny Johnson had earlier missed a penalty.The points were secured midway through the second half when Johnson slotted home from close range.Johnson fired high and wide from the spot in just the second minute after Tranmere goalkeeper Ross Doo...Full Story »

Harrogate defender Connor Hall could return for the Sky Bet League Two clash with Bristol Rovers.Hall missed the last two games through injury but he is poised to be restored at centre-back.Midfielder Alex Pattison missed the 3-2 defeat to Hartlepool last Saturday because of injury and could also recover in time to face Rovers.Defender Rory McArdle remains a long-term absentee.Bristol Rovers bos...Full Story »

Jon Brady hailed his Northampton side’s bravery after they moved into the League Two automatic promotion places with a 2-0 win at Tranmere.Kion Etete’s opener was added to by Sam Hoskins’ penalty as Brady’s side moved above their opponents and into third in the table.The Cobblers have responded to defeat at Hartlepool with three straight wins and clean sheets.And boss Bra...Full Story »

James Rowberry made a successful start as Newport boss with a 3-1 Sky Bet League Two win over Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium.The visitors took a 27th minute lead when Courtney Baker-Richardson slid in at the far post to finish a low Jake Cain cross.Dominic Telford doubled the advantage in the 31st minute with a shot on the turn from close range after a poor clearance by Rovers goalkeeper...Full Story »

Northampton edged above Tranmere in the League Two promotion battle with a 2-0 victory at Prenton Park.Kion Etete’s fine effort and Sam Hoskins’ penalty secured a third straight Cobblers league win that moved the visitors into third.The result ended Tranmere’s eight-game unbeaten run in all competitions and they slipped out of the play-off places in a tight League Two table.Rov...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Micky Mellon may be forced to make some changes when they host Northampton at Prenton Park.Mellon revealed that “a few players” will need to be assessed ahead of the fixture but did not disclose further details.Mellon may be reluctant to make too many changes to his squad as they aim to go nine games unbeaten when they face the Cobblers.Rovers are currently fifth in Lea...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers have been hit by suspensions for the Sky Bet League Two derby clash against Newport.The Pirates secured a battling 1-1 draw at Colchester on Tuesday, but it came at a cost.Cian Harries was sent off for two yellow cards and Trevor Clarke then saw red for an off-the-ball incident, with both players now sidelined.However, Rovers boss Joey Barton was encouraged by the display against ...Full Story »

Tranmere manager Micky Mellon believes his side’s unbeaten away record against League Two’s top-four teams bodes well for the rest of the season.A Kieron Morris goal secured a 2-2 draw for Rovers at second-placed Harrogate, who fell behind when Jay Spearing scored a penalty but went in front thanks to a Jack Muldoon spot-kick and a Luke Armstrong header.Mellon’s fifth-placed si...Full Story »

Harrogate extended their unbeaten home run to 10 games and kept fellow high-fliers Tranmere below them in the League Two table following an entertaining 2-2 draw.The visitors led through a Jay Spearing penalty before a Jack Muldoon spot-kick and Luke Armstrong’s eighth goal of the season put the Sulphurites in the ascendancy, only for Kieron Morris to secure a share of the spoils.Harrogate...Full Story »

Harrogate manager Simon Weaver is hoping to have Lewis Page at his disposal for Tuesday’s League Two clash with fellow high-fliers Tranmere.The left-back has been sidelined since tweaking his hamstring against Port Vale in September but he could be in contention to return against Rovers.Rory McArdle is still a long-term injury concern for the Sulphurites after undergoing groin surgery...Full Story »

Bradford boss Derek Adams admitted his side should have had the points sewn up long before Brett Pitman’s last-gasp equaliser for Bristol Rovers.The hosts had to settle for a 2-2 draw when substitute Pitman headed Antony Evans’ cross over goalkeeper Richard O’Donnell.Bradford took the lead in the 43rd minute when keeper James Belshaw saved Yann Songo’o’s close-range...Full Story »

Micky Mellon was delighted Tranmere finally ended their away hoodoo with a 1-0 win at managerless Carlisle.The Merseyside outfit had failed to win on the road in League Two, and more worryingly score, so far this season.But Rod McDonald turned Kieron Morris’ cross into his own net before Morris later missed a penalty at Brunton Park.“It would have been nice to score more goals but we...Full Story »

Substitute Brett Pitman snatched a last-minute equaliser to earn Bristol Rovers a 2-2 draw at Bradford.The game was about to move into added time when Pitman rose to meet Antony Evans’ cross and head the ball over the head of goalkeeper Richard O’Donnell.Until then Bradford had looked set for their second successive home win.They dominated the first half and, after keeper James Belsh...Full Story »

Carlisle started life after Chris Beech with a 1-0 defeat to in-form Tranmere in League Two.Beech was sacked after his side were hammered 3-0 at Bristol Rovers last weekend, stretching his torrid run to just three wins in his last 19 games.But Rod McDonald’s second-half own goal gifted the visitors their third straight league victory.Rovers are now fourth in the League Two table, level on ...Full Story »

Bradford have Oscar Threlkeld available for Saturday’s League Two home clash with Bristol Rovers.Threlkeld came off at half-time during the 0-0 draw at Newport last weekend following a clash of heads, but Bantams boss Derek Adams has reported the defender is ‘OK’.Finn Cousin-Dawson can come back into the matchday squad after returning from international duty with Northern Irela...Full Story »

Gavin Skelton will be in caretaker charge of Carlisle for their home game against Tranmere following the departure of Chris Beech.Assistant manager Skelton will be assisted by youth coach Eric Kinder as Carlisle seek a permanent successor to Beech, who parted company with the Cumbrians following last weekend’s 3-0 defeat at Bristol Rovers.Defender Rod McDonald could be available after conc...Full Story »

An angry Ian Baraclough was left “annoyed and appalled” by a controversial red card for Jamal Lewis which he felt proved decisive as Switzerland’s 2-0 win in Geneva effectively ended Northern Ireland’s World Cup hopes.Lewis collected a second yellow card in the 37th minute of the match, with referee Slavko Vincic deciding the 17 seconds he took over a throw-in was far too...Full Story »