Accrington manager John Coleman jumped to the defence of under-fire Charlton boss Nigel Adkins after his side took all three points at The Valley in a thrilling 3-2 victory.Harry Pell scored twice and Ethan Hamilton grabbed the third as Accrington held on for the win despite a late Charlton rally thanks to Jayden Stockley’s strike.The defeat means Charlton have collected just nine points f...Full Story »

Lee Johnson says his Sunderland side must be “relentless” and maintain their winning streak to stay among League One’s frontrunners.The Black Cats overcame some early Crewe pressure and profited from Terell Thomas’ unfortunate own goal before moving through the gears to win 4-0 at Gresty Road.With rivals Wycombe and Wigan dropping points, a third consecutive win enabled S...Full Story »

Crawley boss John Yems could tinker with his side ahead of their game against Exeter.The Reds have no fresh injury concerns, while Ashley Nadesan made his return as a second-half substitute against Sutton at the weekend and could be considered for a start.Crawley are currently 12th in Sky Bet League Two and Yems’ side will be looking to bounce back from a 1-0 defeat to the U’s.They c...Full Story »

Livingston boss David Martindale praised his side’s performance after they picked up an impressive 3-0 win against St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.The Lions found themselves ahead after three minutes as Odin Bailey slammed home his first Livingston goal before Bruce Anderson doubled the visitors’ advantage with a calm finish to give them a two-goal half-time cushion.The visitors stood...Full Story »

In-form Reading secured their fifth Sky Bet Championship win in six matches when they defeated struggling Barnsley 1-0 at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.Barnsley dominated the first half but Cauley Woodrow wasted a series of chances and centre-back Scott Dann almost gave Reading a half-time lead.Callum Brittain then hit an upright for Barnsley early in the second period, but John Swift’s e...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson is set to be without Ali Crawford against Livingston after the midfielder picked up a groin injury against Dundee before the international break.Liam Gordon is likely to be the only other absentee, although the defender is back training and could return next weekend after being sidelined since August.Murray Davidson, Cammy MacPherson and Craig Bryson all rece...Full Story »

Crawley manager John Yems hailed the bravery and honesty of his team following their 1-0 win at Rochdale.Kwesi Appiah scored the only goal of the game in the 14th minute, sliding in to convert a miscued shot from Nick Tsaroulla.The goal left poor Rochdale reeling and they never recovered – Yems’ men seeing out the game in relative comfort and the three point return was no more than C...Full Story »

MARTIN JOHNSON thinks Christian Eriksen's brush with death at Euro 2020 shows how vital it is that anyone involved with sport has training to deal with sudden cardiac arrest. Dane Eriksen survived because of quick thinking by skipper Simon Kjaer and the medics on duty in Copenhagen when he collapsed against Iceland. England legend Martin Johnson has called for cardiac arrest training across sp...Full Story »