Halifax strengthened their claim on a play-off place as they swept aside Sutton 3-0 on their own turf.Chris Millington’s Shaymen took control of the game in the opening seconds, with less than a minute on the clock when Zak Emmerson found himself in the right place and nodded home from close range.Former Kosovo Under-21 international Florent Hoti then imposed himself, his free-kick setting...Full Story »

League One play-off chasers Reading stuttered to an uninspiring 1-1 draw at home to Stevenage but still extended their unbeaten run to 10 matches.The visitors enjoyed marginally the better of a poor first-half spectacle but the Royals went in front four minutes after the interval through an own goal by defender Carl Piergianni.Yet the Boro skipper soon atoned for his error with an equaliser 11 m...Full Story »

Siriki Dembele struck eight minutes from time to give Oxford a crucial 1-0 victory over 10-man Watford and their first win in 10 Championship matches.The winger fired home right-footed from 10 yards after referee Bobby Madley played a good advantage when Mark Harris was fouled.It was Dembele’s first goal for the club and came just three minutes after Watford had James Abankwah sent off for...Full Story »

Ebbsfleet claimed only their second National League win of the season with a 1-0 victory over Fylde at the Kuflink Stadium.Alex Lankshear struck for the home side three minutes into the second half after connecting with Franklin Domi’s goalbound pass.Both sides had chances to add to the score but Lankshear’s goal was all that separated the rivals, who are both in the relegation zone....Full Story »

Forest Green let victory slip from their grasp after being held to a 2-2 National League draw by Southend at The New Lawn.Rovers took the lead when Adam May’s free-kick was nodded home by Ryan Inniss, only for Macauley Bonne to equalise for the visitors.The frantic pace continued when Jordon Garrick was on target for play-off chasing Forest Green despite losing a boot during a tackle by Na...Full Story »

Newport bounced back from a drubbing in midweek with a comprehensive 3-0 League Two home win over Harrogate.Exiles head coach Nelson Jardim demanded a reaction from his players after Tuesday’s 5-0 loss at Accrington and they delivered.There were just 90 seconds on the clock when the recalled Cameron Evans headed in Shane McLoughlin’s corner from close range.County doubled their advan...Full Story »

Rotherham and Exeter battled to a 1-1 draw at the New York Stadium.Reece James and Alex Hartridge scored either side of the break and neither of the mid-table sides could find a winner.Both could have scored within a minute of one another with Hakeem Odoffin making a crucial block from Ryan Trevitt’s shot after Jack McMillan had snuck in down the right.Sam Nombe was released at the other e...Full Story »

Goals from Callum Maycock and Alistair Smith gave promotion-chasing AFC Wimbledon a vital 2-1 victory against bottom-side Carlisle at Brunton Park.The visitors took the lead in the second minute through Maycock and Smith doubled their advantage just after the break.The Blues pulled one back through Matthew Dennis but Mark Hughes’ side couldn’t find the finishing touch as they searche...Full Story »

Burnley moved into the top two in the Sky Bet Championship with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Swansea at the Swansea.com Stadium.The result never looked in doubt from the moment skipper Josh Brownhill tapped home an easy opener inside four minutes and then played a part in his side’s second midway through the first half, which was scored by Jaidon Anthony.The Clarets secured consecutive w...Full Story »

West Brom’s Isaac Price scored his first goal in English football but his side were pegged back by Hull’s late revival in a 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw.Price’s breakthrough came in the 68th minute after John Swift hit the bar in one of several missed Albion chances, only for Hull substitute Abu Kamara to equalise in the 80th minute.The visitors were then denied three times by...Full Story »

Tom Naylor’s late finish stunned promotion-chasing Notts County as Chesterfield claimed a 2-1 League Two victory at Meadow Lane.Substitute Will Jarvis thought he had rescued a point for Stuart Maynard’s side after cancelling out Aribim Pepple’s opener.But Naylor’s left-footed shot – following a skirmish in the box – restored the visitors’ lead, two minut...Full Story »

Manchester City missed the chance to return to the Premier League’s top four as they twice surrendered the lead in a 2-2 draw with Brighton.Goals from Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush were cancelled out by a superb Pervis Estupinan free-kick and Abdukodir Khusanov’s own goal as the champions endured more frustration at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.Nico Gonzalez hit the post as Pep ...Full Story »

Rhys Browne haunted his former club again as National League leaders Barnet continued their march towards promotion to the Football League with a 1-0 win at Woking.Signed last summer from the Cards, Browne opened the scoring in a 2-0 victory for the Bees in the reverse fixture in November.He was again on the scoresheet first as he fired into the bottom corner in the 27th minute as Barnet made it...Full Story »

Cheltenham boss Michael Flynn said he was “frustrated but proud” after seeing his 10-man side denied victory at Swindon by a late equaliser.Town were 3-1 up but Swindon started to claw their way back into it when Kabongo Tshimanga tucked away a 67th-minute penalty in an incident which saw visiting skipper Tom Bradbury sent off.Ian Holloway’s men then salvaged a point when capta...Full Story »

Leeds boss Daniel Farke admitted he made a mistake by not selecting Ilia Gruev at QPR, where the Sky Bet Championship leaders came from back two down to secure a 2-2 draw.Farke considered starting with the defensive midfielder but instead opted for a more attacking approach.It backfired as goals from Koki Saito and Steve Cook put Rangers, who had lost their previous four matches, into a surprise...Full Story »

Stoke manager Mark Robins was fuming with the penalty decision that condemned his side to a last-gasp defeat against Millwall at The Den.A match that was largely devoid of quality had a dramatic finish thanks to Mihailo Ivanovic converting from 12 yards in the fourth minute of stoppage time to get the Lions back to winning ways.It was the young Serbian’s sixth goal in the Sky Bet Champions...Full Story »

Grant McCann was raging about refereeing decisions he claimed cost his Doncaster side victory at promotion rivals Crewe.Owen Bailey’s 75th-minute header cancelled out Connor O’Riordan’s early goal for Crewe and salvaged a point for Rovers, who well below-par in the first half at Gresty Road.McCann claimed O’Riordan’s 10th-minute strike, bundled in after a free-kick ...Full Story »

Neil Harris described himself as “absolutely gutted and feel absolutely robbed” after Cambridge were beaten by rivals Peterborough.The U’s dominated long periods but fell to a 1-0 defeat courtesy of Tayo Edun’s freekick, leaving them 12 points from safety with only nine games left in Sky Bet League One.Edun had an eventful game, scoring the winner and then being sent off ...Full Story »

Isaac Olaofe proved there are goals for Stockport after Louie Barry as the striker’s stunning solo effort allowed County to steal a march on their play-off rivals with a 1-0 win at Bolton.And delighted Hatters boss Dave Challinor hailed Olaofe’s Barry-esque goal that earned County a League One double and first win at the Toughsheet Community Stadium since 1999.Barry remains Stockport...Full Story »

Sky Bet Championship leaders Leeds came back from two down to rescue a point in a 2-2 draw at QPR.Goals against the run of play by Koki Saito and Steve Cook put the west London side, who had lost their previous four matches, into a surprise lead.But Morgan Fox’s own goal gave the visitors a much-needed boost before the interval and Jayden Bogle equalised soon after the restart, but these w...Full Story »