Boss Mark Cooper was convinced Barrow should have taken all three points but admitted his team paid the price for a poor first-half performance in the 1-1 home draw with Scunthorpe.Robbie Gotts salvaged a draw for the Bluebirds with an 80th-minute equaliser after George Taft’s first goal in two years put the Iron ahead before half-time.Both sides missed a penalty – Ryan Loft for Unit...Full Story »

Michael Duff hailed Kyle Joseph’s quality as his brace fired Cheltenham to a 3-1 home win over Morecambe.The Swansea loan prospect struck twice in three second-half minutes to help secure the Robins’ second win in four days and lift them into the top half of the table.Liam Sercombe had put them ahead before Adam Phillips’ leveller before half-time for the visitors.“Kyle&r...Full Story »

MK Dons head coach Liam Manning admitted his side put in their best defensive effort of the season to underpin a 2-1 victory at fellow Sky Bet League One promotion rivals Wigan.The home side had led through Charlie Wyke’s 20th-minute strike, but after that they found a brick wall in front of Wigan-born Andrew Fisher’s goal.And after Peter Kioso levelled on the half-hour mark with a f...Full Story »

Newport caretaker manager Wayne Hatswell reckoned referee David Rock “guessed” at the handball offence which earned Ed Upson a red card and handed Carlisle a vital penalty in the 2-2 draw at Rodney Parade.Zach Clough calmly hit home the equaliser after two goals in three minutes from Dom Telford put County in charge, with Joe Riley having opened the scoring after 44 seconds for the v...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Alex Revell wants his players to ‘go away and think about things’ after they were beaten 3-0 for the second game in a row.After losing heavily at struggling Oldham on Saturday, Stevenage were swept aside by Northampton at a sodden Sixfields and now sit just two points above the Sky Bet League Two relegation zone.Kion Etete and Sam Hoskins struck in the first half for t...Full Story »

Gillingham manager Steve Evans felt his team got what they deserved for an improved second-half performance, following their 1-0 victory over Doncaster.The Gills picked up their first home win in nearly two months, after Stuart O’Keefe deflected in Vadaine Oliver’s header in the closing stages at a blustery Priestfield Stadium.That lifted them three points clear of the League One rel...Full Story »

Lee Johnson says his Sunderland side must be “relentless” and maintain their winning streak to stay among League One’s frontrunners.The Black Cats overcame some early Crewe pressure and profited from Terell Thomas’ unfortunate own goal before moving through the gears to win 4-0 at Gresty Road.With rivals Wycombe and Wigan dropping points, a third consecutive win enabled S...Full Story »

Burton boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was full of praise for his team’s spirit as they picked up three points with a 1-0 win at Highbury.The all important goal came in the 36th minute as Tom O’Connor made the most of the blustery conditions to swing a right-wing corner straight into the Fleetwood net with home keeper Alex Cairns complaining loudly he was being held in the lead up to th...Full Story »

Tranmere manager Micky Mellon believes his side’s unbeaten away record against League Two’s top-four teams bodes well for the rest of the season.A Kieron Morris goal secured a 2-2 draw for Rovers at second-placed Harrogate, who fell behind when Jay Spearing scored a penalty but went in front thanks to a Jack Muldoon spot-kick and a Luke Armstrong header.Mellon’s fifth-placed si...Full Story »

Port Vale boss Darrell Clarke saw former club Mansfield hit back for a deserved 1-1 draw and immediately tipped Nigel Clough’s strugglers to challenge for promotion.Struggling Mansfield have not won for 13 games but deserved their second-half equaliser, having already had a penalty saved in a game visiting Vale were lucky to finish with a point from.“Mansfield will finish in the top ...Full Story »

Robbie Gotts’ second goal of the season earned Barrow a 1-1 draw and denied basement-boys Scunthorpe only their second Sky Bet League Two win of the season.Gotts struck 10 minutes from time after Barrow’s leading marksman Ollie Banks saw a 74th-minute penalty saved by Rory Watson.Barrow hit the bar late on through Josh Gordon but a home win would have been harsh on Neil Cox’s s...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Matt Jay, Nigel Atangana and Sam Nombe gave Exeter a 3-1 victory at 10-man Crawley.The hosts, who had led through Kwesi Appiah’s header, had striker Ashley Nadesan dismissed for two bookable offences before half-time as they went down to back-to-back defeats.Exeter boss Matt Taylor made four changes and the recalled Jake Caprice tested veteran keeper Glenn Morris ear...Full Story »

Salford City and Rochdale shared the spoils as their first ever league derby ended 0-0.The Ammies, looking for a second successive home win in the space of four days, started promisingly with a Conor McAleny effort narrowly wide of the target early on.Brandon Thomas-Asante then produced the first shot on target when his powerful low strike forced a smart save from Dale stopper Joel Colman.Salfor...Full Story »

A quick second-half brace from Swansea loanee Kyle Joseph secured a convincing 3-1 home victory for Cheltenham over Morecambe.It was the first ever League One meeting between the newly-promoted clubs and Cheltenham opened the scoring in the 26th minute through Liam Sercombe.The fit-again midfielder finished well into the bottom-left corner for his first of the season after Mattie Pollock nodded ...Full Story »

Accrington midfielder Harry Pell scored twice as his side won a thrilling Sky Bet League One encounter with Charlton 3-2 at The Valley.A cagey opening period came to life in the 10th minute when Pell curled a free-kick into the top corner from 25 yards.Charlton got themselves back on level terms after 31 minutes, David Morgan putting the ball into his own goal after the visitors failed to adequa...Full Story »

Jake Cooper’s added-time goal gave Millwall a 2-1 win at Sheffield United in the Sky Bet Championship.Jed Wallace had put the visitors ahead early on at Bramall Lane, before Billy Sharp equalised from the penalty spot at the end of the first half.The home side played for more than half an hour with only 10 men after Morgan Gibbs-White was dismissed following a second bookable offence.Georg...Full Story »

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru struck a late leveller as Sheffield Wednesday fought back to claim a 1-1 draw at Cambridge.Dele-Bashiru raced on to a flicked header from Olamide Shodipo in the 80th minute and slammed a low shot past Dimitar Mitov.It was deserved reward for Wednesday, who grew into the game after a fast start from the hosts which saw them lead through George Williams’ header.Cambridge ...Full Story »

Struggling Mansfield turned in a much-improved performance against Port Vale but a 1-1 draw saw their run without a win stretch to 13 games.Mansfield put Vale under a lot of pressure in the first half-hour without testing the keeper.But after James Wilson had sent a stooping header just wide as a warning on 26 minutes, the visitors swept ahead on 33 minutes.Vale skipper Tom Conlon sent a delicio...Full Story »

Two second-half goals gave Celtic a  storming 2-0 win over Ferencvaros and the first three points of their Europa League campaign.After Group G defeats to Real Betis and Bayer Leverkusen, there was some pressure on Ange Postecoglou’s men but Japan international Kyogo Furuhashi came up trumps in the 57th minute when he latched on to a searching pass from Jota and slotted past Denes Dib...Full Story »

Huddersfield will have Matty Pearson available for the Sky Bet Championship clash with Birmingham.The defender was forced off during the second half of the Terriers’ victory over Hull on Saturday through illness but has recovered.Midfielder Alex Vallejo is set to remain on the sidelines for another two weeks after suffering a minor setback in his recovery from a knee injury.West Ham loanee...Full Story »