Crewe and AFC Wimbledon offered a distinct lack of quality in front of goal as their clash at Gresty Road ended in a goalless stalemate.Home forward Bassala Sambou’s second-half effort, which struck a post, was the closest either side came to an opener.The only time the Dons troubled goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo was a shot on the turn from Josh Davison early in the game, which was easily held...Full Story »

Ross Docherty scored a late winner as Partick Thistle beat Morton 2-1 to move up to fourth in the cinch Championship at their visitors’ expense.After a goalless first half in which Thistle’s Aidan Fitzpatrick had hit the bar with a cross, the home side opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 51st minute.Following a handball in the Morton box, Steven Lawless made no mistake fr...Full Story »

Daniel Jebbison and Jayden Bogle opened their accounts for the season as Sheffield United eased into the FA Cup fourth round with a 2-0 win over Millwall at The Den.Canadian-born Jebbison opened the scoring midway through the first half before Bogle’s deflected effort doubled the lead nine minutes before the break.Andreas Voglsammer spurned the 2004 finalists’ best chance in the seco...Full Story »

Southend returned to winning ways as they beat Solihull Moors 3-0 in their Vanarama National League match at Roots Hall.The Shrimpers, who had not won in the league since November, dominated the first half and took the lead in the 19th minutes from a header by Jason Demetriou.Southend remained on top following the restart and doubled their lead in the 55th minute through Harry Cardwell’s n...Full Story »

Theo Archibald’s stunning long-range volley earned Leyton Orient a 1-0 win over Doncaster at Brisbane Road to extend their lead at the top of League Two to five points.The defining moment came after 68 minutes when Archibald controlled a clearance and fired a dipping left-foot volley from 30 yards into the net.There was little quality on show in the first half, with both sides giving the b...Full Story »

Morecambe made it three wins from three to move out of the League One relegation zone thanks to a narrow 2-1 victory over Cheltenham.Goals from Jensen Weir and Kieran Phillips either side of an Alfie May leveller gave Derek Adams’ side another home win.The Shrimps took the lead after 20 minutes following an excellent break.A long ball forward found Weir, who played a neat one-two with Phil...Full Story »

Blackpool belied their poor Sky Bet Championship form to beat Nottingham Forest 4-1 and dump the Premier League side out of the FA Cup.The Seasiders, in the second-tier’s relegation zone after a nine-game winless run, led at half-time through Marvin Ekpiteta’s close-range finish.Michael Appleton’s side then soaked up Forest’s second-half pressure and added further goals t...Full Story »

Barrow battled back superbly from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at promotion rivals Mansfield and replace them in the play-off spots.Stephen McLaughlin put the Stags ahead on nine minutes. Harrison Neal brought down George Maris almost 25 yards out and McLaughlin’s free-kick found a way off a defender through the wall and, although he got a hand to it, goalkeeper Paul Farman was unable to keep it ou...Full Story »

Bruce Anderson’s double earned Livingston their first Scottish Premiership win since early November with a 2-0 victory at bottom side Ross County.The 24-year-old’s quickfire second-half brace, which came just as the Staggies were building momentum, settled a game of few goal-scoring opportunities and sent Livingston up to fifth.Visiting goalkeeper Shamal George barely had a save to m...Full Story »

Lee Ndlovu’s late header earned National League side Boreham Wood a replay against League One Accrington in the third round of the FA Cup.Boreham Wood were playing in the third round for the third consecutive year but looked to be heading out to Ryan Astley’s early goal.However, a late salvo paid off with Ndlovu heading in the equaliser to make it 1-1 in the 78th minute.Boreham Wood ...Full Story »

Jota ended Kilmarnock’s impressive resistance on the stroke of half-time to send Celtic on their way to a 2-0 victory which put them 12 points clear at the top of the cinch Premiership.Killie arrived at Celtic Park with only two points gained on the road this season but gave the home side very little encouragement in the opening 44 minutes.However, Jota netted from close range in the final...Full Story »

Relegation-threatened Rochdale were held to a 1-1 draw at home against Newport.The home team tested the visitors’ backline early on, with goalkeeper Joe Day keeping out Danny Lloyd and James Ball while Liam Kelly fired narrowly over.Dale stopper Richard O’Donnell pulled off a terrific save to block Omar Bogle’s powerful header but it was the home side who broke the deadlock.In ...Full Story »

Anass Zaroury and Manuel Benson both scored twice as Championship table-toppers Burnley beat Premier League strugglers Bournemouth 4-2 at the Vitality Stadium.The Clarets, managed by two-time FA Cup winner Vincent Kompany, made the most of a trio of defensive errors to book their place in the fourth round with a 14th win in their last 17 fixtures.Bournemouth played their part in a thriller with ...Full Story »

Colchester made it back-to-back league victories for the first time this season with a 3-1 triumph at Harrogate.Goals from John Akinde, Noah Chilvers and Junior Tchamadeu ensured the Essex side built on their 1-0 New Year’s Day victory over Swindon and pulled further clear of the relegation zone.Luke Armstrong’s eighth goal in nine outings proved the only highlight of the afternoon f...Full Story »

Leaders Plymouth missed a chance to go seven points clear at the top of Sky Bet League One after sharing a 0-0 draw with play-off contenders Bolton.But Steven Schumacher’s side, who finished with 10 men after captain Joe Edwards’ late dismissal, are still five ahead of second-placed Sheffield Wednesday.The Devon side might have snatched victory late on only for Argyle old boy Will Ai...Full Story »

Sutton made it four games without defeat after an entertaining 2-2 draw with Tranmere at Prenton Park.A brace from the visitors’ Alistair Smith and goals from Josh Hawkes and Kane Hemmings for the hosts ensured it finished honours even between two sides who still harbour play-off ambitions.Smith scored his first of the season from close range to open the scoring for the visitors after 11 m...Full Story »

Brandon Thomas-Asante struck in the third minute of stoppage time to salvage a 3-3 draw for West Brom against National League side Chesterfield in the third round of the FA Cup.The first meeting between the two clubs since 1948 turned out to be an absolute thriller as the Spireites twice came from behind at the Technique Stadium to lead through Armando Dobra’s double.But just when it looke...Full Story »

Wealdstone extended their unbeaten National League run to four games and moved into the play-off places with a 3-1 comeback victory over Eastleigh.On-loan 19-year-old QPR forward Alfie Lloyd gave the visitors a flying start when he slotted past goalkeeper Samuel Howes in the opening minute.The hosts were looking for an equaliser and they got their wish on the stroke of half-time as Nathan Fergus...Full Story »

Brendan Rodgers praised the professional mentality of his fringe players after Kelechi Iheanacho continued his fine FA Cup record by firing Leicester past Sky Bet League Two strugglers Gillingham.Striker Iheanacho claimed his 16th career goal in the competition as the 2021 winners avoided a major upset with a 1-0 victory at the English Football League’s bottom club.Foxes manager Rodgers ma...Full Story »

Salford boss Neil Wood was determined to enjoy his 40th birthday party after his side set it up perfectly by beating Northampton 2-1.The three points – a first maximum points haul at home since August – was a real boost to Salford’s promotion hopes.“I’ve got a big party booked for tonight (Saturday) so I’m going to really enjoy that now,” said Wood.&ldqu...Full Story »