Huddersfield boss Mark Fotheringham has urged his improving team to keep ‘breaking barriers’ in their battle to survive.Speaking after a second straight victory – 2-0 at home against Yorkshire rivals Rotherham which lifted them off the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship table – Fotheringham was delighted after what had been a hugely disappointing opening half-an-hour from...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick was delighted with Riley McGree’s winner after his side moved into the Championship top six with a 2-1 victory at 10-man Blackburn.McGree, who was part of Australia’s World Cup squad, completed his side’s comeback by rounding off a brilliant team move with a controlled volley into the top corner.Rovers had taken the lead through Ryan Hedges&rs...Full Story »

Danny Schofield was delighted with the show of character from his Doncaster side as they edged a seven-goal thriller with Rochdale 4-3.Rovers recovered after being pegged back from 2-0 and 3-2 up as Tom Anderson netted an 81st-minute winner.Two goals inside the first nine minutes from Charlie Seaman and Ben Close had Rovers in command only for Dale to fight back.A brilliant Harrison Biggins free...Full Story »

Manager Micky Mellon praised revitalised Tranmere’s positivity that turned one point into three despite going down to 10 men at Barrow.The sides were locked at 1-1 after 77 minutes when Paul Lewis was red carded for a dangerous challenge on home goalkeeper Josh Lillis.But five minutes later Rovers captain Kane Hemmings netted his sixth goal of the season – his second in successive ga...Full Story »

Mark Robins spoke of his devastation after it was announced after Coventry’s 0-0 draw with Cardiff on Thursday night that Sky Blues midfielder Callum O’Hare ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament on Boxing Day against Sheffield United.The 24-year-old was hurt inside the first 10 minutes at Bramall Lane after an innocuous landing and will now be out for a minimum of nine months.The f...Full Story »

Barnsley assistant Martin Paterson praised his side for finding a way to win against Fleetwood.Robbie Cundy’s late header from Luca Connell’s corner secured a 2-1 victory after James Norwood’s opener had been cancelled out by an Admiral Muskwe penalty.Paterson said: “In the first half we had two or three opportunities that we should have scored.“The test for the pla...Full Story »

Paul Simpson was impressed with the way his Carlisle side started both halves in their emphatic 3-0 victory at Crewe.Skipper Morgan Feeney got the Cumbrians on their way with a sixth-minute strike and the struggling Railwaymen were caught out again straight after the interval when Owen Moxon doubled the visitors’ lead.Luke Offord’s red card soon after left Simpson’s men coastin...Full Story »

Johnnie Jackson applauded the character of his AFC Wimbledon side after they came from behind to win 2-1 at Colchester and extend their unbeaten run to 10 matches.Ethan Chislett netted the visitors’ 89th-minute winner from close range after Huseyin Biler’s long-range effort was parried into his path by goalkeeper Kieran O’Hara.Josh Davison had headed the visitors’ equalis...Full Story »

Nigel Clough was pleased to see Mansfield avoid any late slip-ups to secure another three points in the promotion race at struggling Hartlepool.The Stags boss was satisfied to see his players turn the game on its head by scoring two second-half goals to beat Pools at the Suit Direct Stadium.Jack Hamilton had headed Hartlepool ahead in the 19th minute to give the home side hope of a third straigh...Full Story »

Stockport handed Walsall a first defeat in 10 games as Kyle Wootton’s double earned the Hatters a 2-0 win in a battle of Sky Bet League Two’s form sides.County were the better side throughout and Will Collar threatened twice early on but Walsall goalkeeper Owen Evans produced two flying saves to foil his glancing header and fierce 25-yarder.The visitors led in the 33rd minute as Woot...Full Story »

Mark Hughes applauded Bradford’s return to form as they bounced back to winning ways against Harrogate at Valley Parade.Their first home win since September ended a run of three consecutive defeats to lift the Bantams back into a play-off place.Tyreik Wright scored the only goal after just 52 seconds, racing on to Brad Halliday’s pass to beat Harrogate goalkeeper Pete Jameson with th...Full Story »

Huddersfield lifted themselves off the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship table thanks to a well-deserved 2-0 victory over Yorkshire rivals Rotherham.Last season’s play-off finalists have laboured through most of this term so far, but this second successive win will offer renewed hope.Rotherham, meanwhile, have now won just once in their last 11 games and were booed off by their fans.Amid ...Full Story »

Michael Smith scored both goals as Sheffield Wednesday beat Port Vale 2-0 to extend their unbeaten Sky Bet League One run to 12 games and maintain their push for promotion.Wednesday skipper Barry Bannan put an early effort over, while at the other end, Gavin Massey forced a save from Cameron Dawson.Wednesday boss Darren Moore was forced to make a change midway through the half when Bannan went o...Full Story »

Captain Tom Anderson scored his first goal in 14 months to earn Doncaster a thrilling 4-3 victory over struggling Rochdale in League Two.Anderson struck with nine minutes remaining to settle a game in which Dale had battled back from 2-0 and 3-2 down.Charlie Seaman saw a low drive take a wicked deflection to give Doncaster the lead after seven minutes – the first of four goals in a 10-minu...Full Story »

Robbie Cundy’s 86th-minute winner earned Barnsley a 2-1 victory at home to Fleetwood.The hosts extended their unbeaten run to seven League One games as Cundy headed home late on after an Admiral Muskwe penalty had cancelled out James Norwood’s opener for Barnsley.Herbie Kane went close for the home side in the 26th minute. The midfielder let fly from 25 yards, but his effort flew nar...Full Story »

Middlesbrough moved into the play-off places for the first time this season after coming from behind to defeat 10-man Blackburn 2-1 at Ewood Park.In an even first half, Rovers went ahead thanks to a cool Ryan Hedges finish in the sixth minute, vindicating Blackburn’s ploy of targeting the visitors’ high line.But the game was turned on its head early in the second half when Boro equal...Full Story »

Plymouth ensured they would start the new year with a four-point lead at the top of League One following a 1-0 home win over Wycombe.Argyle deservedly went in front after 33 minutes as centre-back Dan Scarr met Adam Randell’s inswinging corner with a left-foot volley.Plymouth striker Sam Cosgrove fired inches wide from the edge of the area after 20 minutes after being teed up by defender N...Full Story »

Tranmere shrugged off the dismissal of Paul Lewis to score a 2-1 Sky Bet League Two win at Barrow thanks to Kane Hemmings’ 82nd-minute winner.Lewis, a second-half substitute, was red carded for a rash challenge on Bluebirds goalkeeper Josh Lillis with 13 minutes remaining.However, the 10 men rallied and captain Hemmings headed his sixth goal of the season and second in successive games fro...Full Story »

Two goals in 14 second-half minutes turned a potential defeat into a 2-1 victory for promotion hopefuls Mansfield at struggling Hartlepool.Jack Hamilton’s first league goal in English football put Pools ahead in the 19th minute when his header from Callum Cooke’s corner hit the post and went in.But former Hartlepool striker Rhys Oates levelled early in the second half before Oliver H...Full Story »

Sheffield United maintained the pace with Sky Bet Championship table-toppers Burnley with a 2-1 win at Blackpool.Paul Heckingbottom’s side made it an impressive fifth win on the spin to pile the pressure on Vincent Kompany’s league leaders ahead of their trip to Stoke on Friday night.Goals from Sander Berge and James McAtee did the damage and even Marvin Ekpiteta’s second-half ...Full Story »