Ben Garner was delighted to see his Colchester side confirm League Two safety after a resounding 4-1 home victory over Sutton.Colchester fell behind to an 11th-minute David Ajiboye effort but goals from Luke Chambers, John Akinde and Junior Tchamadeu made it 3-1 at half-time.And Noah Chilvers fired home a fourth in the second half as the U’s extended their unbeaten run to eight matches and...Full Story »

Managerless Port Vale gave their supporters something to smile about with a battling 2-0 home victory over Bristol Rovers.Goals from Ellis Harrison and Tom Pett did the damage as the Valiants ended a miserable run of eight games without a win.Striker Harrison gave the home side the perfect start when he smashed home from close range.Midfielder Pett then doubled the lead with a sweet left-foot st...Full Story »

Alexander King’s early header secured Morton a 1-0 cinch Championship victory over mid-table rivals Raith, who ended the game with nine men.Midfielder King headed home after just 82 seconds and that was enough for Morton to extend their unbeaten league run to four matches.Raith went closest to an equaliser when Lewis Vaughan’s superb long-range effort struck the crossbar early in the...Full Story »

Maidenhead’s fight for National League survival will go to the final day after a 1-1 draw with Barnet.Charlee Adams scored against his former club to cancel out Harry Smith’s late opener for the visitors and the stalemate leaves Maidenhead a place and three points above fourth-bottom Torquay.Barnet sent dangerous balls into the box in the opening stages but the home defenders coped w...Full Story »

Bromley secured their place in the National League play-offs with a 2-0 victory over fellow promotion hopefuls Chesterfield, who missed the chance to clinch third spot.The Spireites, with just one defeat in their previous 11 matches, could have guaranteed themselves a home tie in the play-off semi-finals if results had done their way but it was Bromley who came out on top at Hayes Lane.The Raven...Full Story »

Woking kept alive their hopes of a third-placed finish in the National League after hanging on to beat Gateshead 2-1 at the Laithwaite Community Stadium.The home side were in front after just three minutes when Rhys Browne headed home a corner.Browne doubled the lead in the 11th minute when he converted from the penalty spot after Sol Nwabuokei had been fouled.Gateshead pulled a goal back in the...Full Story »

Aldershot secured National League survival and York are all-but safe after a 2-2 draw at the LNER Community Stadium.Substitute Tyler Frost converted a corner in stoppage time to rescue a point for Shots and maintain their five-point cushion over 21st-placed Torquay, who drew by the same score at Altrincham.The visitors went into the game unbeaten in four and broke the deadlock in the 16th minute...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson was doubly delighted after earning bragging rights over Cumbrian neighbours Barrow with a 1-0 victory.As much as Simpson was pleased to complete the double over his side’s rivals for the first time since 1961, he was understandably more concerned with keeping in touch with third-placed Stevenage in the promotion race.Carlisle are one point behind Steve Evans&rsqu...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Sabri Lamouchi has ordered his players to rest after blaming tiredness for their lacklustre 1-1 draw with Stoke.The Bluebirds remain firmly in the grip of the Sky Bet Championship relegation battle after failing to follow up an excellent 3-1 midweek win at Watford.The Welsh club were lethargic and lacking in ideas for much of the 90 minutes – though Stoke were also very averag...Full Story »

Tranmere manager Ian Dawes was keen to credit his players after goals from Josh Hawkes and Rhys Hughes secured a second home win on the bounce with a 2-0 victory over Grimsby.The visitors had the best of the first-half chances and Danilo Orsi really should have scored from a close-range header with only Rovers goalkeeper Mateusz Hewelt to beat.Somewhat against the run of play, however, it was th...Full Story »

Crawley all-but secured League Two safety with a 2-0 win at the expense of relegation rivals Hartlepool.Pools now trail the Red Devils by six points with six to play for and have a worse goal difference of six.Dom Telford was the saviour for the visitors, his double securing only their second away win of the season.A buoyant and expectant home crowd saw their side be second best as Scott Lindsey...Full Story »

Promise Omochere’s third goal in as many league games helped Fleetwood secure a hard-fought 1-0 victory over MK Dons in Sky Bet League One.Midfielder Omochere fired the Cod Army into a welcome lead a minute before half-time with a close-range strike that was too good for goalkeeper Jamie Cumming.The Lancashire hosts held on for three precious points to claim their first home win for a mont...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany’s Burnley must wait to be crowned champions after a stunning late goal from QPR substitute Chris Martin inflicted a first home defeat of the season on the Premier League-bound Clarets.The veteran forward had only been on the field for three minutes when Ilias Chair forced a corner with a shot that was well saved by Arijanet Muric.Burnley failed to clear the resulting set-pi...Full Story »

Leyton Orient lifted the Sky Bet League Two title following their 2-0 home win over Crewe.A penalty after 51 minutes by George Moncur before Charlie Kelman doubled the lead on 77 minutes guaranteed the title in front of a passionate Orient crowd already celebrating the club’s return to League One for the first time since 2014-15.Paul Smyth and Moncur tested Crewe goalkeeper David Richards ...Full Story »

Timothy Castagne gave Leicester a survival lifeline after a vital 2-1 comeback win over Wolves.The Foxes climbed out of the Premier League’s relegation zone on goal difference following a first victory in 10 top-flight games.Kelechi Iheanacho’s penalty cancelled out Matheus Cunha’s opener in Dean Smith’s first home game in charge of the Foxes since replacing Brendan Rodge...Full Story »

A Slobodan Tedic double helped Barnsley keep their faint hopes of a top-two finish alive with a 2-0 League One win over struggling Oxford, who were left teetering on the edge of relegation.The Reds have now won nine successive home games going into their fixture against high-flying Ipswich at Oakwell on Tuesday evening and remain fourth.The visitors forced Harry Isted into action in the 28th min...Full Story »

Steven Lawless denied second-bottom Hamilton a precious win in their battle to stay in the Scottish Championship with a late equaliser securing a 2-2 draw for fourth-placed Partick.The visitors struck the opener before the half-hour mark when Kyle Turner’s lifted ball towards the back post was nodded in by Brian Graham.The Accies equalised eight minutes later after Connor Smith’s cor...Full Story »

Tranmere made it back-to-back home wins with a 2-0 victory over Grimsby at Prenton Park.The away side enjoyed the better of the early exchanges with chances falling to Harry Clifton and Gavan Holohan while Danilo Orsi had a glorious opportunity to open the scoring when he headed straight at Rovers goalkeeper Mateusz Hewelt from close range.But it was Tranmere who took the lead in the 33rd minute...Full Story »

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota is making up for lost time after his double against Nottingham Forest made it four goals in six days after a year-long barren spell.However, the 3-2 win was littered with defensive lapses and, after the visitors quickly equalised twice through former Reds defender Neco Williams and Morgan Gibbs-White, it needed the reliable left boot of Mohamed Salah to secure victor...Full Story »

Alfie May’s double fired Cheltenham to a 3-1 derby win over already relegated Forest Green.The result guarantees the Robins’ Sky Bet League One survival as they made it one defeat in their last 10 games, with all the damage done in the first half.May opened the scoring in the 14th minute after Aidan Keena’s pass, finishing with a low shot in off the left post.Keena added the se...Full Story »