Nine-man Crystal Palace clung on to a 2-1 lead through 12 minutes of second-half added time at Selhurst Park to secure their first league double over arch-rivals Brighton in 92 years.Jean-Philippe Mateta fired the hosts in front three minutes in, but Danny Welbeck drew the sides level before the break, surpassing Pascal Gross as Brighton’s top Premier League goal-scorer in the process.Dani...Full Story »

Sam Hoskins scored a first-half brace as Northampton returned to winning ways to ease their League One relegation fears as they hammered 10-man Peterborough 4-0.It was a first-half assault from the Cobblers after Tayo Edun received his second red card in a month.The Cobblers, who went close early on when Cameron McGeehan’s effort was cleared off the line, broke the deadlock as Hoskins fire...Full Story »

Leyton Orient’s hopes of closing in on the League One play-off spots were dented by a 0-0 home draw against struggling Wigan at Brisbane Road.Orient had only won one of their previous nine meetings with Wigan and another game was added to that statistic as the teams fought out a goalless stalemate, leaving Richie Wellens’ men six points off the top six.An uninspiring bland first 45 m...Full Story »

West Brom head coach Tony Mowbray will assess whether he keeps faith with Joe Wildsmith, after the goalkeeper’s error gifted Sunderland a 1-0 win at The Hawthorns in the Sky Bet Championship.Trai Hume’s 36th-minute free-kick evaded the grasp of Wildsmith to give the Black Cats their second successive win and leave Albion with consecutive defeats.It left Sunderland fourth in the table...Full Story »

Cambridge kept their slim League One survival hopes alive with a 1-0 win over foot-of-the-table Shrewsbury.Dom Ballard scored the decisive goal after 75 minutes to move six points clear of their opponents.The visitors came closest to scoring early on, as Ryan Loft’s snapshot hit the outside of Jamal Blackman’s post and trickled wide.Cambridge thought they had grounds for a penalty so...Full Story »

Gateshead ended their six-match losing run with a 2-1 victory over struggling Dagenham in the Vanarama National League.After a quiet start to the game, debutant Tim Akinola opened the scoring after 19 minutes.And Gateshead doubled their lead eight minutes before half-time through Ethan Robson.Josh Rees pulled a goal back for relegation-threatened Dagenham just after the hour mark but Gateshead h...Full Story »

Gillingham recorded their fifth consecutive draw in Sky Bet League Two as they shared the points with Salford.All four goals came in a frantic first 25 minutes with Elliott Nevitt’s early goal being cancelled out by efforts from Cole Stockton and Kelly N’Mai for the hosts, only for Remeao Hutton to equalise for the Gills.Just two minutes were on the clock when Nevitt cut into the Sal...Full Story »

Grimsby made it back-to-back home wins to keep their grip on the final play-off spot with a 3-1 triumph over Morecambe.The Mariners took the lead in the 24th minute through Kieran Green, who headed in Denver Hume’s corner with a diving effort at the edge of the six-yard box.Morecambe levelled six minutes later when Andrew Dallas, a late addition to the line-up following a warm-up injury to...Full Story »

Huddersfield returned to winning ways as they claimed a 2-1 win over Mansfield.The visitors should have taken the lead after nine minutes as Will Evans had an open goal off the rebound from Jordan Bowery hitting a post, only to shoot wide of the unguarded net.Huddersfield were again lucky not to go behind early in the second period, with Lasse Sorensen’s block just about enough to turn Mat...Full Story »

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is looking forward to “one of the most beautiful games in football” against Real Madrid after losing more ground on Premier League champions-elect Liverpool following a 1-1 draw at Everton.The Gunners boss was unhappy with the awarding of the second-half penalty for a soft foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly on Jack Harrison which allowed Iliman Ndiaye to cancel o...Full Story »

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson was delighted to see his side boost both their promotion push and goal difference with a 3-0 victory over Burton in front of watching owner Ryan Reynolds.Second-half goals from Steven Fletcher, Sam Smith and Jack Marriott earned Wrexham the spoils against a Burton side that had lost Charlie Webster to a red card after just 10 minutes.Victory sees Wrexham move six poin...Full Story »

Manager Grant McCann described Doncaster’s 2-0 League Two victory at 10-man Cheltenham as a “big win” as they kept their title hopes alive with two late goals.Jamie Sterry smashed home Rovers’ opener and his first of the season in the 89th minute before a second – deep into second-half stoppage-time – from former Robins striker Rob Street sealed maximum points...Full Story »

Leeds boss Daniel Farke felt his side’s 1-1 draw with struggling Luton at Kenilworth Road was definitely a point gained in their quest to reach the Premier League.The Hatters had taken the lead when Izzy Jones volleyed home his first goal for the club in the 15th minute before Daniel James curled home an equaliser just before the half-hour mark.Manor Solomon missed a glorious late chance t...Full Story »

Scott Parker spoke of his pride as Burnley moved to the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 2-1 win at Coventry.Haji Wright controversially opened the scoring after five minutes before Jaidon Anthony scored either side of half-time to make it 27 league games unbeaten for the Clarets.“Immensely proud, a tough place to come, we knew that coming into the game,” said Burnley boss Park...Full Story »

Interim Tranmere boss Andy Crosby said his players would not be getting carried away after his side made it three home wins on the bounce with a 4-0 thrashing of Chesterfield at Prenton Park.Goals from Cameron Norman, Regan Hendry, Josh Davison and Sam Finley did the damage as Rovers put some daylight between themselves and the League Two relegation places.Tranmere have now lost just once in eig...Full Story »

Wycombe head coach Mike Dodds urged his players to rediscover the art of goalscoring after firing a second successive blank in their 1-0 League One defeat at Reading.After a 0-0 home draw against struggling Shrewsbury on Tuesday, Wanderers again failed to find the net and were sunk by a 77th-minute penalty from Harvey Knibbs.The Chairboys now lie six points behind second-placed Wrexham but with ...Full Story »

Jamie Sterry and Rob Street scored a late goal apiece as promotion-chasing Doncaster sealed a 2-0 League Two win at 10-man Cheltenham.Right-back Sterry applied the perfect touch and strike past Joe Day in the 89th minute after good work from Luke Molyneux on the left.And substitute Street – a former Cheltenham striker – finished neatly in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage-time...Full Story »

Wycombe’s hopes of claiming an automatic promotion place in League One suffered a major setback as they lost 1-0 at Reading.With second-placed Wrexham beating relegation-threatened Burton, also in an early kick-off, Wanderers now trail the Welsh side by six points, albeit with a game in hand.Wycombe dominated a spiky first half but it was Reading who made the breakthrough through a Harvey ...Full Story »

Burnley moved to the top of the Sky Bet Championship after Jaidon Anthony’s brace secured a 2-1 victory at Coventry.Haji Wright controversially opened the scoring early on before Anthony struck either side of half-time to extend Burnley’s unbeaten league run to 27 matches.Burnley’s victory also handed Coventry back-to-back league defeats for the first time since Frank Lampard t...Full Story »

Walsall were knocked off the top of League Two for the first time in four months as Port Vale leapfrogged them with a 3-2 victory at the Bescot Stadium.All five goals came in the first half as Vale claimed a fifth win in six and extended Walsall’s winless run to nine games.Walsall had a goal disallowed inside 12 seconds, Jamille Matt’s header from Liam Gordon’s cross ruled out ...Full Story »