Dave Challinor lamented the “horrendous” goals Sky Bet League Two leaders Stockport conceded in their 3-1 loss to Crewe as he admitted his side’s performance was “miles off” what he expects.Mickey Demetriou put the visitors ahead before Stockport’s Tanto Olaofe equalised at Edgeley Park, but goals from Ed Turns and Josh Austerfield either side of half-time ens...Full Story »

Notts County upset the form book to earn new manager Stuart Maynard a first win at the fourth time of asking and revive their play-off hopes, while halting Newport’s charge towards the top seven with a 3-1 victory.The Magpies were winless in five, while the hosts were the form team in the fourth tier with four straight wins.But the Exiles found winger Jodi Jones and Macaulay Langstaff &nda...Full Story »

New Blackburn boss John Eustace made a losing return to St Andrew’s as his side were beaten 1-0 by former club Birmingham.Andre Dozzell struck the only goal of the Sky Bet Championship contest in the 77th minute to end City’s 388-minute drought and reward their dominance.Tony Mowbray’s side were good value for their first win in four matches, which saw them climb to within a po...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers came back from two goals down to defeat play-off-chasing Stevenage 3-2 on their own patch, with a stunner from captain Antony Evans sealing the turnaround.It allowed the mid-table Pirates to get back to winning ways after back-to-back losses, but the Boro have been replaced in the top six in League One by Oxford.Stevenage were ahead after just six minutes when Dan Butler’s l...Full Story »

Bradford made it back-to-back wins with an emphatic 4-0 victory against MK Dons.It was a satisfying result for manager Graham Alexander, who had been sacked by the visitors in October after only 16 games in charge.The Bantams had beaten Wrexham on Saturday and wasted little time in going ahead against another team in the play-off places.Defender Matty Platt gave them a 14th-minute lead as he dri...Full Story »

League Two leaders Stockport suffered a 3-1 defeat at Edgeley Park as Crewe strengthened their automatic promotion credentials.Mickey Demetriou put the visitors ahead before Stockport’s Tanto Olaofe equalised, but goals from Ed Turns and Josh Austerfield either side of half-time ensured back-to-back victories for Crewe.Stockport goalkeeper Ben Hinchliffe denied Courtney Baker-Richardson an...Full Story »

Tom Blair’s late goal gave Dorking a 1-0 win at York which lifts them out of the National League relegation zone.Winger Blair cut inside and fired powerfully in off the crossbar with five minutes remaining for the only goal of the game at the LNER Community Stadium.Prior to the breakthrough, substitute Will Davies had the best chance of the contest for the hosts, striking the post shortly ...Full Story »

Herbie Kane netted a penalty at the death as Barnsley secured a late point in a 1-1 League One draw to Shrewsbury at the Croud Meadow.The Shrews broke the deadlock in the seventh minute after Dan Udoh drove a dangerous ball into the heart of the box. The cross reached Nicky Cadden, who deflected into the back of his own net.The Tykes had their first chance just before the 20-minute mark. John Mc...Full Story »

Wrexham kept up the pressure at the top of Sky Bet League Two with a 2-1 victory at Sutton.The Dragons’ first victory at Gander Green Lane saw the hosts slip back to the bottom of the Football League.Arthur Okonkwo parried Omari Patrick’s early effort before tipping Charlie Lakin’s strike onto the bar.Wrexham striker Jack Marriott missed the best effort of the first half hour w...Full Story »

Captain Gethin Jones scored his first Sky Bet League One goal for almost a year to help promotion-chasing Bolton beat Wycombe 2-1.The Australia international, recently returned from Asian Cup duties, netted a superb 32nd-minute header from Nat Ogbeta’s cross after the visitors had impressed early on.Jones’ previous third tier goal had been another fine header on Valentine’s Day...Full Story »

Joe Garner grabbed a late winner as Oldham kept pushing towards a Vanarama National League play-off place with a 2-1 victory over Boreham Wood.The 35-year-old headed home in the 81st minute on only his second appearance as the Latics ended a run of two games without a win.The mid-table visitors arrived at Boundary Park on the back of two wins in a row and grabbed the lead when Mo Sagaf finished ...Full Story »

Harry McKirdy’s stoppage-time equaliser earned Swindon a 2-2 draw against play-off hopefuls Gillingham at Priestfield.Sean McGurk, who joined the Wiltshire side from Leeds earlier this month, fired the visitors ahead after 24 minutes following an incisive break.Second-half goals from Oli Hawkins and a Connor Mahoney penalty looked set to seal three points for the Gills but McKirdy struck l...Full Story »

Manchester City resumed their Champions League defence with a comfortable 3-1 win at FC Copenhagen on Tuesday.Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva netted either side of an unexpected Magnus Mattson equaliser as City dominated a last-16 first leg they could have won far more convincingly.Pep Guardiola’s side dominated in every aspect at the Danish capital’s famously atmospheric Parken S...Full Story »

Liam Kelly equalised midway through the second half as Crawley ended a run of three successive League Two defeats with a 1-1 home draw against Walsall.Former Reds’ midfielder Isaac Hutchinson put Walsall ahead with a 38th-minute penalty but their hopes of a first league victory since New Year’s Day were thwarted by Kelly.This was Crawley’s first home league draw for 10-and-a-ha...Full Story »

Luke Garbutt’s late free-kick salvaged a point for Salford in a 2-2 draw at home to Doncaster in Sky Bet League Two.The teams were level at the break courtesy of own goals at either end from Curtis Tilt and Richard Wood.Lincoln loanee Hakeeb Adelakun hoped he had won the game for Doncaster with 20 minutes left to play, only for Garbutt struck late on.The hosts had the first chance of the c...Full Story »

Steve Cotterill earned his first win since taking charge at Forest Green as the visitors lifted themselves off the bottom of Sky Bet League Two with a 2-1 victory at Barrow.Relegation-threatened Rovers put a dent in the hosts’ promotion hopes as they ended a 15-game wait for a win.Kyle McAllister put the visitors ahead in the 21st minute with a deflected effort as he nodded in Fankaty Dabo...Full Story »

January signings Mikey Johnston and Andreas Weimann scored in either half as West Brom beat Cardiff 2-0 for a fifth straight Championship home win.Johnston struck inside the first minute when he turned home Tom Fellows’ delivery from the right. In the 80th minute, Weimann scored his second goal in Albion colours when he rounded off a smart move involving his captain Jed Wallace.It took Wes...Full Story »

A pulsating second half at Brisbane Road saw Leyton Orient edge Northampton 4-3 thanks to a late brace from substitute Ruel Sotiriou.Orient had led on three occasions only for the Cobblers to level but they had no answer to Sotiriou’s late strike deep into added time.Ollie O’Neill notched his first goal since his January transfer from Fulham on 35 minutes only for Marc Leonard to res...Full Story »

Veteran striker Conor Sammon grabbed a late winner as Alloa edged past Annan to boost their play-off hopes in cinch Scottish League One.The 37-year-old pounced in the 85th minute to secure a 2-1 win after an early effort from Bobby Wales had been cancelled out by Aidan Smith’s 68th-minute leveller.Two goals from Joseph McGlynn helped Kelty Hearts heap more woe on bottom club Edinburgh City...Full Story »

John Coleman praised two ‘special’ goals as his Accrington side boosted their play-off hopes with a 2-0 win over fellow promotion challengers AFC Wimbledon in Sky Bet League Two.Jack Nolan curled the ball in from the edge of the area on 50 minutes and Ben Woods blasted home from 25 yards with nine minutes remaining to make the win safe and move 12th-placed Stanley to within two point...Full Story »