Andy Halliday’s late goal proved decisive as in-form Motherwell capitalised on Nectar Triantis’s red card to defeat Hibernian 2-1 at Easter Road.The Steelmen went ahead through Apostolos Stamatelopoulos in the 56th minute but Junior Hoilett quickly hit back for the hosts.With the match delicately poised, Hibs midfielder Triantis received a second yellow card in the 77th minute and th...Full Story »

Substitute Junior Luamba stepped off the bench to earn a hard-fought 1-0 win for Salford against AFC Wimbledon.In a largely uneventful first period short of clear-cut chances, both sides lacked fluidity and were unable to sustain pressure in their opponent’s half.Salford came closest to opening the scoring inside 14 minutes when livewire Kelly Nmai skilfully set up Cole Stockton to volley ...Full Story »

Wigan extended their unbeaten run to six games with a 0-0 draw away at Stockport.Jay Mingi drove a low cross into the box early on for the hosts, which reached Louie Barry but his effort was blocked.Wigan went close just before the 20-minute mark, as Dale Taylor won the ball up high and went through on goal, but Corey Addai batted it away.The visitors had the ball in the back of the net just bef...Full Story »

Plymouth midfielder Morgan Whittaker scored a dramatic last-minute winner as Argyle beat Blackburn 2-1 at Home Park.Whittaker nodded home Adam Randell’s header back into the goalmouth from Lewis Gibson’s deep cross as Argyle piled on the pressure in the seventh and final minute of stoppage time.Plymouth swept into a 15th-minute lead against the run of play through on-loan Burnley str...Full Story »

Swansea and Stoke had to settle for a point apiece after playing out an entertaining goalless draw at Swansea.com Stadium.Stoke had arrived in Wales on the back of a 6-1 midweek demolition of Portsmouth, which had given new boss Narcis Pelach his first win since taking charge last month.Luke Williams’ Swansea also had an unbeaten home run in the Championship this season to defend, and they...Full Story »

Mateo Kovacic staked his claim to fill the void left by Rodri with two goals as Manchester City came from behind to beat Fulham 3-2.The champions were stunned as Andreas Pereira fired Fulham ahead after 26 minutes of Saturday’s Premier League encounter at the Etihad Stadium and the visitors should have had more.Past tormentor Adama Traore, scorer of three goals when Wolves did the double o...Full Story »

Mani Dieseruvwe came off the bench to score a hat-trick as Hartlepool eased the pressure on manager Darren Sarll with a hard-fought 4-3 win at home to Sutton.The visitors cruised into a 2-0 lead, with Jayden Harris firing them in front after six minutes from Josh Coley’s pass and Ashley Nadesan turning home Eduino Vaz’s deep cross in the 25th minute.Luke Charman pulled a goal back fo...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers scored three second-half goals to come from behind and win 3-1 at 10-man Burton in League One.Albion had led through Danilo Orsi but Rovers substitute Shaq Forde levelled before Clinton Mola and Grant Ward secured victory for Matt Taylor’s side.Orsi’s fourth goal of the season came after 15 minutes and was reward for a bright start from Mark Robinson’s team.Orsi ...Full Story »

Chesterfield twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with Walsall.Nathan Lowe scored both Walsall goals while Darren Oldaker and Dilan Markanday were on the scoresheet for the hosts.Lowe scored Walsall’s opener in the 33rd minute after Chesterfield’s defence failed to capitalise on the rebound, allowing him to easily slot the ball in the centre of the goal.Oldaker’s coolly placed sh...Full Story »

Gateshead maintained their impressive Vanarama National League form with a 1-0 home victory over Wealdstone.Jovan Malcolm was the hero as his 73rd-minute strike gave Gateshead a third consecutive win.Thomas Allan had earlier gone close to breaking the deadlock when denied by a fine Sam Howes save.Micah Obiero and Jack Wells-Morrison had chances for the visitors but Wealdstone’s winless run...Full Story »

Ryan Woods scored his first goal in almost seven years to earn Exeter a hard fought 1-0 win over battling Cambridge in League One.Woods struck in the 23rd minute after Cambridge failed to clear a corner and the experienced playmaker drilled a superb shot into the opposite corner from the edge of the penalty box.It was the only goal in a tight encounter and Cambridge will feel hard done by a...Full Story »

Arne Slot does not expect goalkeeper Alisson to be available for Liverpool’s Premier League match against Chelsea later this month after he sustained a suspected hamstring injury in their 1-0 win at Crystal Palace.The Brazilian hobbled off in the second half after making a clearance, with Vitezslav Jaros coming on.Liverpool’s number one has been hampered by hamstring injuries and is ...Full Story »

Paul Heckingbottom was frustrated his Preston side’s training ground work on free-kicks was thwarted by a “bad” offside decision as they earned a 0-0 draw at Burnley in the Championship.Preston were denied a fourth-minute goal when Emil Riis timed his run on to a clever low Ben Whiteman’s free-kick to sweep a shot into the net – with television replays showing the D...Full Story »

Charlie Adam was satisfied with a point from Fleetwood’s goalless draw at home to Bromley, a game where neither side showed the necessary cutting edge in front of goal.Bromley should have led at half-time but Cod Army keeper David Harrington stood firm in the face of fine chances for the visitors.And, although Fleetwood were on top for much of the second half, they could not replicate the ...Full Story »

Assistant manager Kieran Scarff admitted Peterborough’s performance in their last-gasp 2-1 victory over Stevenage did not merit them earning all three points.Despite opening the scoring early at London Road, Darren Ferguson’s side were second-best for long periods against the Boro, who were eventually made to pay for missing a host of chances.The sucker punch came in the fourth minut...Full Story »

Norwich head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup admitted keeper Angus Gunn was a doubt for Scotland’s forthcoming Nations League matches after picking up a knock in his side’s 4-0 win over Hull in the Championship.Gunn, who has established himself as Scotland’s number over the past year, was injured during the closing stages of the first half at Carrow Road and did not appear after the...Full Story »

Grant McCann felt Doncaster’s first-half display in the 3-0 win at Grimsby was the best his side have played this season.Jordan Gibson led the way with a brace and Luke Molyneux was also on target before the break, with Grimsby defender Harvey Rodgers seeing red on the stroke of half-time.That meant Doncaster had a man advantage for more than 45 minutes, but they were unable to add to thei...Full Story »

Huddersfield boss Michael Duff was relieved to see his side end their four-game losing run with a 2-0 victory over Barnsley.Ben Wiles and David Kasumu struck inside the last seven minutes for the hosts to deliver a home win that Duff felt was no less than the Terriers deserved against his former club.He said: “I thought we were good value for the win. You’re never going to dominate a...Full Story »

Portsmouth head coach John Mousinho apologised to assistant referee Bhupinder Singh Gill for an alleged discriminatory comment made from the stands during Portsmouth’s 1-1 draw with Oxford.Singh Gill drew attention to alleged offensive remarks made towards him during the second half at Fratton Park to referee Lewis Smith, with the club later appealing for information to help identify those...Full Story »

Burnley missed the chance to go top of the Championship as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Preston in a scrappy, occasionally bad-tempered Lancashire derby.The visitors gained a valuable point in their bid to pull away from the relegation zone, in their first outing since striker Milutin Osmajic was given an eight-match ban for biting.Preston could feel hard done, as they saw a fourth-minute goa...Full Story »