Hartlepool manager John Askey admitted the 2-0 defeat at Newport was a reality check for his side as they dropped back into the bottom two.First-half goals from Omar Bogle and Mickey Demetriou sealed all three points for the home side and helped them secure their League Two status for another year.But Pools are now two points below Crawley, whom they host next Saturday, with four games left to p...Full Story »

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany blamed his side for “not being dangerous enough” in attack after the Sky Bet Championship leaders had to settle for a 0-0 draw at relegation-threatened Reading.With Sheffield United beating Cardiff 4-1 earlier in the day, Burnley could not clinch the title in Berkshire with a victory.But they rarely looked like securing a win in an overall drab contest...Full Story »

Manager Carlos Corberan praised the character of his West Brom side as they came from behind to beat Stoke 2-1.A second half Jayson Molumby double secured a first away victory in seven matches as the Baggies kept their play-off bid alive.Jacob Brown handed the hosts a first-half lead as he headed home Morgan Fox’s pinpoint cross.But an improved West Brom side returned from the interval wit...Full Story »

Harrogate manager Simon Weaver hailed his players’ “fighting spirit” after they came back from two goals down to snatch a point for a third successive game.Second-half goals by Luke Armstrong and Tom Eastman secured Harrogate their latest 2-2 draw, cancelling out efforts from Doncaster duo Aidan Barlow and Luke Molyneux, as the hosts stayed three points clear of the League Two ...Full Story »

Sean Dyche is steadfast in his belief he can keep Everton up but admitted they took a backward step after crashing to a 3-1 Premier League defeat at home to Fulham.Dwight McNeil cancelled out Harrison Reed’s opener as Everton ended the first half on top but the momentum swung back towards the Cottagers when Harry Wilson restored their lead after half-time.Everton were opened up time and ag...Full Story »

Bromley struck three times in the second half to secure a 3-0 victory at in-form Gateshead.The hosts were hoping to make it seven consecutive league wins but fell apart after half-time.The Tynesiders went behind after 55 minutes when Harry Forster’s well-placed cross found Corey Whitely who finished the job at the back post.Ryan Stirk’s debut goal for Bromley was the result of some f...Full Story »

Dorking came from two goals down to beat Altrincham to move six points clear of the Vanarama National League relegation zone.It was a fifth win in six league games for Marc White’s side as Jason Prior struck the decider in a 3-2 victory.Regan Linney and Maximillian Oyedele had the visitors two goals up inside the opening eight minutes but they were eventually pegged back.James Muitt halved...Full Story »

Ben Garner saluted the character of his Colchester side after they won 1-0 at promotion-chasing Salford City to lift themselves further away from League Two danger.Noah Chilvers’ 22nd-minute winner sealed the U’s victory at the Peninsula Stadium, leaving them six points above the relegation zone with four to play.Chilvers, who had hit a post with a shot a short time earlier, fired ho...Full Story »

Barrow boss Pete Wild accepted that a draw was better than a defeat after his side were denied at Swindon.The Bluebirds’ hopes of making the Sky Bet League Two play-offs took a hit as they were held to a goalless draw at the County Ground.Wild said: “I think we’ve had some really good opportunities. We knew we were going to sit in for a lot of it. We knew we were going to let t...Full Story »

Luton head coach Rob Edwards is calling on his side to keep their momentum going into the play-offs after they saw off Rotherham 2-0 at the New York Stadium.The Hatters are now 10 games unbeaten and were fully deserving of the three points after scoring either side of the break thanks to strikers Carlton Morris and Cauley Woodrow.They remain in the mix to gatecrash the top two but look more like...Full Story »

Stephen Dobbie insisted his Blackpool side will “keep fighting until the end” after a 1-0 win over Wigan boosted their slim survival hopes.Jerry Yates’ strike inside two minutes was enough to settle a nervy Lancashire derby between the Sky Bet Championship’s bottom two.Blackpool are now four points from safety with four games to play and Dobbie was delighted to mark his f...Full Story »

Boss Julen Lopetegui hailed Diego Costa as Wolves took a giant leap to safety.Striker Costa scored his first Premier League goal for six years to help inspire the hosts to a 2-0 win over Brentford.Hwang Hee-Chan also netted to leave Wolves seven points clear of the relegation zone with seven games left, having won successive top flight games for just the second time this season.Former Chelsea hi...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams said he could not have asked for any more from his players after Cole Stockton’s 89th-minute strike earned them a vital three points against Wycombe at the Mazuma Stadium.The win took them to two points from safety but hit Wycombe’s hopes at the other end of the table as they fell five points behind the play-off spots.Adams said: “Today was a high-pre...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Mark Kennedy hailed his side for helping make “kids love the game” as they edged a narrow 3-2 League One win in a five-goal thriller with Port Vale that saw three players sent off.Adam Jackson’s late header stole the spoils for the hosts who initially led after Lasse Sorensen’s opener.Kennedy said: “I’m really proud of the group. Football’s ...Full Story »

Shrewsbury manager Steve Cotterill hailed his side as “incredible” after Portsmouth salvaged a 1-1 draw.Striker Robert Street’s second-half goal looked to have helped the Shrews claim their first home win for a month.Street headed the home side ahead eight minutes after the break with a clinical finish for only his third goal of the season.But midfielder Marlon Pack’s 82n...Full Story »

Crewe boss Lee Bell praised his players for putting a heavy Easter defeat behind them with a professional display to see off 10-man Walsall 2-0.The Railwaymen nudged past the 50-point mark by completing their third win in the last four games and their third consecutive success at home.Bell made six changes to the side who were on the end of a 4-0 thumping at Colchester and two of the incoming pl...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna praised his “relentless” side after a 6-0 demolition of Charlton saw them climb to second in the Sky Bet League One table.A Conor Chaplin hat-trick was followed up by a quickfire brace from Town substitute Freddie Ladapo before defender Leif Davis also scored in stoppage-time after Charlton defender Ryan Innis had been sent off.The convincing win at Por...Full Story »

Forest Green boss Duncan Ferguson knew relegation was coming after Rovers’ demotion to League Two was finally confirmed following a 5-1 defeat to promotion-chasing BarnsleyRovers’ first relegation since 1955 arrived after a 28th defeat in 42 games saw them crashing out of League One.Ferguson, who was appointed in January, has only recorded one win since taking over from former boss I...Full Story »

Oldham climbed two places in the Vanarama National League table after a 1-0 victory over Maidenhead at Boundary Park.Alex Reid fired the Latics into an early lead after just three minutes when he drilled the ball into the top corner.The Magpies struggled to make an impact in search of an equaliser and could have fallen further behind in the second half when John Rooney went close with a free-kic...Full Story »

Oxford’s new head coach Liam Manning was furious with referee Sebastian Stockbridge after his first defeat since taking over at the Kassam Stadium.Bolton secured a 1-0 win thanks to a seventh-minute strike from Dion Charles – his 20th goal for the Trotters this season – and the three points boost their promotion prospects.But Manning was angry that Stockbridge brandished only a...Full Story »