Ian Evatt paid tribute to his bench after Bolton snatched a late 1-0 victory at Crewe.Substitute Amadou Bakayoko polished off a rebound in the last minute after a Kieran Sadlier free-kick struck the post to end bottom club Crewe’s second-half resistance.The decisive set play was won by another of the Wanderers’ late replacements, Elias Kachunga, as the visitors kept their outside pla...Full Story »

Swindon boss Ben Garner felt his side paid dearly for a lack of intensity as the Robins suffered a 3-1 defeat at Crawley to drop to seventh in League Two.A 50th-minute goal from Josh Davison cancelled out Kwesi Appiah’s first-half opener for Crawley, but late goals from Tom Nichols and substitute Isaac Hutchinson left Garner reflecting on a “missed opportunity” for his side.He ...Full Story »

Jim Goodwin was delighted to get his first win as Aberdeen manager after his team rallied to defeat 10-man Hibernian in the Premiership.Goodwin’s tenure had started with two draws and two defeats but he saw his team chalk up a deserved victory over the Edinburgh club, who had Ryan Porteous sent off in the second half when the match was in the balance.Goodwin said: “I’m very, ve...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher revealed his in-form side were far from happy with their performance despite beating 10-man Accrington 4-0 to continue their promotion push.Argyle climbed up to fourth in League One after recording a fifth successive victory without conceding a goal, with Panutche Camara, Joe Edwards, Niall Ennis and Ryan Hardie the men on the scoresheet.However, despite the final...Full Story »

Dundee United manager Tam Courts praised his team’s resilience after they came from behind to defeat St Mirren in Paisley.Jay Henderson had put the home side in front before Dylan Levitt equalised and Marc McNulty grabbed the equaliser after Saints goalkeeper Jak Alnwick had been sent off.The win moves United up to fourth place in the cinch Premiership table and Courts felt it could be a s...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Alex Neil had no complaints with his side’s performance as they were held to a goalless draw at Lincoln.The Black Cats remained in the play-off zone with the point but they would have been celebrating all three with better finishing.The visitors missed the target with numerous efforts and when home keeper Jordan Wright was finally tested in added time by Ross Stewart’...Full Story »

Scott Parker savoured one of Bournemouth’s “best performances of the season” after promotion rivals Huddersfield were beaten 3-0 at The John Smith’s Stadium.Jaidon Anthony, Jefferson Lerma and Dominic Solanke were on the mark as the Cherries took a big step towards a Premier League return.The win for Parker’s second-placed side opened up a healthy six-point advantag...Full Story »

Paul Simpson says making Jordan Gibson watch clips of his performance in midweek helped him achieve a starring role in Carlisle’s Cumbrian derby win at Barrow.Goals from midfielder Gibson and Kristian Dennis fired in-form United into a 2-0 lead with 18 minutes left.And while captain Ollie Banks then netted a 13th goal of the campaign, the Bluebirds couldn’t build on away trips to Roc...Full Story »

Reading interim manager Paul Ince called on his players to be “more ruthless” as they edged past Blackburn 1-0 to ease their Sky Bet Championship relegation fears.Now five points clear of the drop, Reading wasted numerous first-half chances – though Rovers were also indebted to a series of fine saves from goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski.Josh Laurent broke the deadlock – securi...Full Story »

Wasteful Sunderland were held to a goalless draw by Lincoln at Sincil Bank.Alex Neil’s side created a string of chances but poor finishing, combined with solid Lincoln defending, saw the match end in a draw.Sunderland had the better of a scrappy first half. The dangerous Patrick Roberts saw an effort deflected over while Jack Clarke fired inches wide.Clarke narrowly missed the target with ...Full Story »

Tom Nichols and substitute Isaac Hutchinson struck late goals to end Crawley’s run of three straight defeats with a 3-1 home win over play-off hopefuls Swindon.Josh Davison cancelled out Kwesi Appiah’s opener for Crawley shortly after the break, but Swindon’s play-off hopes were dented when Nichols and Hutchinson both found the net to silence 1,000 travelling fans.Crawley head ...Full Story »

Second-placed Wigan cranked up the pressure on Sky Bet League One leaders Rotherham with a thumping 4-1 victory over struggling Morecambe at the DW.Josh Magennis scored his second goal in two matches to open the scoring after 19 minutes from Tendayi Darikwa’s cross.Wigan had to wait until a minute before half-time to double their lead when Jason Kerr applied the finishing touch after James...Full Story »

Akwasi Asante grabbed the only goal to help Chesterfield get their Vanarama National League title hopes back on track with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Maidenhead.Consecutive draws had seen Paul Cook’s men lose ground on leaders Stockport in recent weeks but they returned to winning ways at the Proact Stadium.There were chances aplenty during the opening 45 in Derbyshire but Joe Quigley ...Full Story »

Marc McNulty struck in injury time to hand Dundee United a much-needed 2-1 win at 10-man St Mirren.Stephen Robinson’s side had forged in front through Jay Henderson but it was the visitors who dominated the second half.Dylan Levitt drew them level before St Mirren goalkeeper Jak Alnwick was shown a red card for a late tackle on Tony Watt.And United made the most of the extra man to seal a ...Full Story »

Oli Shaw’s late goal secured cinch Scottish Championship leaders Kilmarnock a 2-1 win over Queen of the South at Rugby Park.Killie created an early opening when Kyle Lafferty sent Fraser Murray clear, but Joshua Rae made the save.At the other end, Zach Hemming, on loan from Middlesbrough, produced a fine stop from Alistair Roy’s curling effort.The home side broke the deadlock shortly...Full Story »

Dover’s relegation from the Vanarama National League was confirmed following a 2-0 loss at home to Yeovil.The Kent outfit managed by Andy Hessenthaler had claimed only one victory all season and a 12-point deduction only added to their plight before this latest defeat sealed the inevitable.Ben Barclay broke the deadlock for Town in the 19th minute with an excellent finish into the top corn...Full Story »

A brace from Malachi Linton saw King’s Lynn beat fellow strugglers Aldershot 3-0.The win sees the Linnets earn their first win in eight games, but they remain second from bottom in the National League while the Shots sit just above the relegation zone.King’s Lynn went ahead 20 minutes in when Josh Barrett’s shot found Linton, who tapped the ball home.Barrett had another chance ...Full Story »

Luke McNally scored with almost the last touch of the game as Oxford snatched a 1-1 draw against fellow promotion hopeful Ipswich in front of more than 11,000 fans – their biggest gate of the season at the Kassam Stadium.Town took the lead in the 70th minute when Bersant Celina finished off a flowing move by turning in Wes Burns’ crossAnd the visitors looked to be heading toward...Full Story »

Bournemouth made a huge leap towards a return to the Premier League by comfortably beating promotion rivals Huddersfield.Jaidon Anthony, Jefferson Lerma and Dominic Solanke were on the mark as the ruthless visitors dented the Terriers’ play-off hopes with a 3-0 win at The John Smith’s Stadium.The Cherries completely dominated their fellow promotion hopefuls in West Yorkshire to open ...Full Story »

Frustrated Derby manager Wayne Rooney claimed his team should have had three penalties after they were held 1-1 by Coventry at Pride Park.Rooney insisted referee Darren Bond should have awarded two other spot kicks in addition to the one dispatched by Tom Lawrence to rescue a point for the Rams.Derby had gone behind to a superb goal from Matt Godden in the 28th minute after he played a one-two w...Full Story »