A Daniel Kemp hat-trick helped Hartlepool to an impressive 4-1 away victory over Grimsby in a massive boost to their League Two survival hopes.Josh Umerah aded a fourth as the visitors completed a league double over the Mariners in emphatic fashion with a ruthless second-half display.Some defensive disorganisation cost Grimsby who went behind as David Ferguson’s cut-back across the penalty...Full Story »

A Ben House brace earned Lincoln a 2-0 win at home to Cheltenham to end their five-match winless run.The striker forced the ball over the line in the 42nd minute for his opener after two efforts from Ted Bishop had been blocked in the box.And House added his second in the 79th minute to seal the points for Mark Kennedy’s men against an in-form Cheltenham side.The Robins arrived at Sincil B...Full Story »

Coventry’s hopes of bridging the gap to the play-off places took another dent as they were held to a goalless draw at the Swansea.Com Stadium.That made it five dropped points at the start of April and they dropped one place into the bargain. The only recompense for Coventry is the gap to sixth is still three points.Swansea boss Russell Martin stuck to the team that had pulled off a remarka...Full Story »

Tom Cannon scored both goals as Preston won 2-0 at QPR to continue the west London side’s horrific slump towards the relegation zone.The on-loan Everton youngster netted twice in the space of four second-half minutes to boost North End’s play-off push and pile more misery on Rangers.QPR, who were top of the table in October, have now lost nine of their past 10 matches and all but one...Full Story »

Accrington boosted their bid for League One survival with a 3-0 home win over Port Vale.There was nothing in it until the 31st minute when Vale keeper Jack Stevens failed to keep hold of a hopeful Liam Coyle ball into the box and dropped it over the line for an own goal.Vale pressed for an equaliser with Stanley goalkeeper Lukas Jensen superbly stopping a James Wilson volley.Stanley, who remain ...Full Story »

Dan Agyei converted two first-half penalties as Crewe made it back-to-back wins with a 3-0 success over Barrow.The Cumbrians’ play-off push took a dent as they lost for only the second time in their last eight games, with Alex substitute Chris Long completing the scoring in the 89th minute.After Paul Farman pushed Callum Ainley’s angled effort around a post, the resulting corner had ...Full Story »

York stunned Vanarama National League play-off hopefuls Chesterfield with a shock 3-1 away win.Liam Mandeville put the fourth-placed Spireites ahead after 18 minutes from Ryan Colclough’s cross.Olly Dyson levelled five minutes before the break with a fierce volley from the edge of the area after he had earlier struck the crossbar.York took the lead when Michael Duckworth capitalised on goa...Full Story »

In-form Peterborough maintained their play-off push with a dominant 3-0 win at Shrewsbury.Jonson Clarke-Harris’ scored his 25th goal of the season before Ephron Mason-Clark and Jack Taylor grabbed second-half efforts at New Meadow.It was a fifth game without defeat for Darren Ferguson’s contenders and a fourth clean sheet on the bounce as they remained in sixth on goal difference ahe...Full Story »

Gillingham moved closer to securing their Sky Bet League Two status as Tom Nichols hit the winner in a 1-0 victory over Doncaster.Neil Harris’ side are now nine points above the relegation zone with just six games remaining.Buoyed by winning seven of their previous eight matches at Priestfield, the Gills twice came close to scoring in the opening 10 minutes.An unmarked Nichols failed to hi...Full Story »

A late Bristol City double stunned Stoke as the travelling Robins came from behind to win 2-1 in the Championship.The Potters took the lead before the interval when Nick Powell marked his second start since returning from injury with an accomplished strike.Alex Neil’s side controlled large portions of the tie as they looked to stretch their unbeaten run to six matches.But the visitors leve...Full Story »

Derby returned to winning ways but remain outside the playoff places on goal difference after a 2-0 win over League One bottom club Forest Green.Goals from James Collins from the spot and David McGoldrick late in the second half were enough for all three points in Gloucestershire.County made the perfect start when Collins’ effort was blocked by a Forest Green hand, and the referee pointed ...Full Story »

Connor Wickham made headlines for all the right reasons as Cardiff thrashed Sky Bet Championship relegation rivals Blackpool 3-1 at Bloomfield Road.Earlier in the week, Wickham had apologised after a social media video emerged of him apparently inhaling ‘laughing gas’ in the wake of the Bluebirds’ derby defeat to Swansea last weekend.Manager Sabri Lamouchi described the striker...Full Story »

Plymouth moved to the top of League One thanks to a 3-1 win against relegation-threatened Morecambe at the Mazuma Stadium.The home side looked like they were going to cause an upset when they took an early lead through Jensen Weir but substitutes Danny Mayor, Ben Waine and Jay Matete all scored second-half goals to put Plymouth top of the table.Morecambe made a perfect start to the contest when ...Full Story »

Huddersfield boosted their survival chances after beating Watford 3-2 at Vicarage Road, as the hosts had goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann sent off deep into stoppage time.Watford made two changes to the side that lost at local rivals Luton, with Joao Ferreira and Yaser Asprilla coming into the starting line-up.With seven points from the previous three games, Huddersfield made one change from their imp...Full Story »

John Marquis scored a 71st-minute penalty as Bristol Rovers won at home for the first time in eight games after beating Charlton 1-0 at the Memorial Stadium.The striker came off the bench in the 65th minute, replacing Josh Coburn, and six minutes later he took the spot-kick awarded for Charlton captain George Dobson handling in the area that stopped Pirates midfielder Lamare Bogarde’s burs...Full Story »

Cameron Brannagan’s equaliser from the penalty spot 20 minutes from time gave struggling Oxford a precious point in a 1-1 draw with League One leaders Sheffield Wednesday.The Owls slipped to second on goal difference behind Ipswich who won comfortably against Wycombe.The game’s opening half-hour was scrappy with Wednesday relying on long-range shots from Lee Gregory, Marvin Johnson a...Full Story »

Mohamed Eisa earned relegation-threatened MK Dons a point in a 1-1 draw against 10-man Portsmouth at Stadium MK.Connor Ogilvie gave play-off-chasing Pompey an early lead and the visitors controlled proceedings until Joe Morrell’s controversial sending-off in the 39th minute.But Eisa’s calm finish in the 65th minute levelled the match and extended the Dons’ unbeaten run to five ...Full Story »

Aldershot and Yeovil shared the spoils with a 1-1 draw in their Vanarama National League relegation battle.Tyler Cordner gave Aldershot a 50th-minute lead, heading home Ollie Harfield corner.Yeovil equalised after 65 minutes when Callum Harriott poked home from close range after smart work from Malachi Linton and Matt Worthington.Jake Hutchinson missed a golden chance to secure Aldershot victory...Full Story »

Reading suffered a further Championship setback following their six-point deduction in midweek when they could only manage a tame 1-1 home draw with Birmingham to slip into the relegation zone.Andy Carroll gave Reading an early lead from close range but Blues levelled just before the half-hour mark through a towering Lukas Jutkiewicz header.A scrappy second half, with neither side displaying any...Full Story »

Millwall manager Gary Rowett questioned some of the decisions of Championship officials after his side were denied a late penalty in a 0-0 draw with play-off rivals Luton.Defender Jake Cooper was wrestled to the ground in the final minute at The Den but ref Darren England saw nothing doing, leaving Rowett and a vociferous home crowd seething.It was a game of few chances and one which failed to l...Full Story »