Richie Wellens praised Orient’s second-half display after watching the League Two leaders collect their second win in the space of four days with a 2-0 home win over Gillingham.The O’s had reclaimed top-spot after victory at Carlisle on Saturday and this latest success, their 11th in 15 league matches, maintained their one point advantage ahead of nearest pursuers Stevenage.Paul Smyt...Full Story »

Matt Bloomfield said he was proud of his Colchester players after they played out an entertaining 2-2 draw with fellow League Two strugglers Crawley.The U’s led in the 20th minute following Alex Newby’s excellent low 25-yard strike, from Dan Chesters’ short pass.But Crawley hit back with two goals either side of half-time.The visitors equalised in the 45th minute when Ashley Na...Full Story »

Neil Wood believes Salford showed exactly what they are about by returning to the play-off spots with a 2-0 League Two win at Hartlepool.While Pools’ frustrations grew again with a fourth league defeat in a row, the Ammies recovered from back-to-back defeats by beating the bottom club.Defender Ryan Leak put Salford ahead from close range in the 16th minute and Hartlepool could not find a w...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Scott Brown was left frustrated by his side’s failure to take their chances in Tuesday night’s 1-1 League One draw against Forest Green at Highbury.Brown saw his side miss a host of opportunities and was left thankful for Callum Morton’s 70th-minute leveller after Harvey Bunker had headed Forest Green into a 24th-minute lead.Brown said: “I think with the am...Full Story »

Stockport manager Dave Challinor said his side’s 2-0 victory over Carlisle was as good as any result they have had all season.The Hatters were the better of the two sides throughout and took the lead after a ball from Paddy Madden landed perfectly for Myles Hippolyte, who rolled it into the bottom corner.A second came after the restart, with Will Collar’s inch-perfect cross finding K...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna praised his side’s character after Freddie Ladapo’s brace secured a 3-2 win away at Port Vale.Ladapo’s first goal of the night was added to by Cameron Humphreys and, although Gavin Massey and Nathan Smith scored either side of half-time to bring Vale level, it was the Ipswich striker who had the final say in the 51st minute to make it five wins in...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady admitted his side looked “tired” during a lacklustre second-half in which they threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Sutton in League Two at Sixfields on Tuesday.The promotion-chasing Cobblers, who were missing seven players due to either suspension or injury, dominated the first half and seemed on course for all three points thanks to goals from Marc...Full Story »

Jim Bentley hailed the “grit and determination” of his Rochdale team following a hard-earned League Two draw at in-form Tranmere.Manager Bentley, who took charge in August after Rochdale’s dire start to the campaign, is progressively steadying a listing ship.This point followed successive away victories and a team that was marooned at the foot of the table after nine games is o...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou claimed it was always going to be difficult for his side to make a Champions League impact after a home draw with Shakhtar Donetsk consigned them to a bottom-place finish.The Scottish champions needed to win to keep alive their hopes of entering the Europa League knockout stages and Giorgos Giakoumakis swept them into the lead 38 minutes into a tight first half.Ho...Full Story »

Pacesetters Plymouth made it eight home League One wins on the spin as they came back from 1-0 down to beat Shrewsbury 2-1.Morgan Whittaker tapped in the 83rd-minute winner from substitute Brendan Galloway’s defence-beating cross after Niall Ennis had cancelled out Jordan Shipley’s opener.Town central defender Matthew Pennington shook the frame of the goal with a thundering header of...Full Story »

Harry Pritchard bagged a brace as Barnet scored three goals in the final five minutes to beat fellow National League play-off hopefuls Bromley 3-1 at Hayes Lane.Bromley scored the opening goal midway through the second period when Charles Clayden finished emphatically from close range.The visitors equalised with five minutes of normal time to play when Idris Kanu picked up the ball on the edge o...Full Story »

Play-off chasing Tranmere extended their unbeaten League Two run to a seventh game but had to settle for one point following a 1-1 draw with Rochdale at Prenton Park.Kane Hemmings headed a quickfire equaliser for the home team after Ian Henderson’s first league goal of the campaign on 35 minutes put Rochdale in front against the run of play.Manager Micky Mellon’s side dominated for e...Full Story »

Eastleigh won their third successive home game with a 1-0 win over Torquay, who were forced to play nearly an hour of the game with 10 men at the Silverlake Stadium.Eastleigh scored the only goal of the game in the 33rd minute when Danny Whitehall was brought down inside the penalty area, and he stepped up and converted from 12 yards to make it 1-0.One minute later, Torquay found themselves a ma...Full Story »

Jay Rodriguez scored his eighth goal of the season as his penalty against Norwich sent Burnley top of the Championship.The Clarets striker was handed the chance as Grant Hanley blocked Manuel Benson’s cross with his elbow with just eight minutes left, and when it seemed Norwich might hold out for a second successive draw to end their slide.As it was, the Canaries remain outside the play-of...Full Story »

Solihull claimed maximum points with a 2-0 National League victory over 10-man Maidenhead after goalkeeper Daniel Gyollai was given his marching orders in the second half.The visitors took the lead against the run of play after Maidenhead missed a whole host of early chances, with Alex Gudger putting them in front when he headed the ball in off the post midway through the first half.A tough task...Full Story »

Paul Smyth and substitute Ruel Sotiriou scored second-half goals to earn League Two leaders Leyton Orient a 2-0 home win over Gillingham.Smyth’s fine strike opened the scoring seven minutes into the second half after a drab opening period.Sotiriou added a second 11 minutes after being brought on as Orient recorded an 11th win of the campaign and remained a point clear at the top.Orient&rsq...Full Story »

Crewe goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo saved a penalty as his side rallied to seal a 1-1 draw against AFC Wimbledon at Plough Lane.The Dons were the better side throughout the first half, though both sides struggled to create obvious opportunities in an often scrappy contest.Josh Davison had the hosts’ first clear chance on the half-hour mark, his low shot fizzing just wide, though they took a de...Full Story »

Ephron Mason-Clark hit his first Football League goal as Peterborough came from behind to claim a 3-1 success against Accrington.Struggling Stanley took a 25th-minute lead when defender Harvey Rodgers ended a five-and-a-half year wait for a second career goal – heading in a rebound after Sean McConville curled a shot against the bar.But they were soon on the way to a fourth consecutive def...Full Story »

Lincoln claimed a 1-0 victory over Barnsley at Oakwell thanks to a strike from Daniel Mandroiu.The midfielder struck on the stroke of half-time, condemning the Tykes to a third League One defeat in four games.The visitors were denied an opener in the ninth minute when a long throw from goalkeeper Carl Rushworth sent Jack Diamond in behind the Barnsley defence, but the forward’s effort stru...Full Story »

Will Grigg’s penalty and a Bradley Johnson free-kick secured MK Dons a 2-0 victory at 10-man Charlton to end a run of five straight league defeats for Liam Manning’s struggling side.The visitors came into the game rooted at the foot of the the League One table while Charlton were unbeaten in five games.But it was Manning’s side who forced the lead in the 66th minute when Grigg ...Full Story »