Barnsley manager Michael Duff was delighted with his team’s performance in a 4-1 victory against a strong Derby.Devante Cole scored two much-needed goals in the first half and Adam Phillips was also on the scoresheet.David McGoldrick gave hopes of a Derby comeback after a fabulous finish, but substitute Luke Thomas secured the vital three points with a late stoppage-time strike to seal the...Full Story »

Blackpool head coach Mick McCarthy admitted that the form of his side was “unacceptable” – and, if it continued, would lead to Sky Bet Championship relegation – after their 3-1 defeat at mid-table Reading.The Royals took a 1-0 half-time lead through top scorer Tom Ince but Blackpool opened brightly at the start of the second period.However, their attempted fightback was h...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta revealed he has got his Arsenal players doing the basics right after their win at Leicester kept them top of the Premier League table.An early second-half strike from Gabriel Martinelli earned the Gunners a 1-0 victory at the King Power Stadium a week on from a last-gasp win at Aston Villa.Those six points followed the only rocky patch of Arsenal’s season to date where defeat ...Full Story »

Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery praised the team spirit which saw Emi Buendia hand penalty duties to Ollie Watkins to allow the striker to score the decisive opener in a 2-0 win at Everton.Buendia, who would later fire home the second to end their three-match losing run, had only been on the pitch a couple of minutes when Idrissa Gana Gueye brought down John McGinn.But having picked up the bal...Full Story »

Norwich head coach David Wagner was impressed with the way his side put a poor start to the game behind them to maintain their Championship play-off push with a 2-0 win over Cardiff.The Canaries were firmly on the back foot in the early stages at Carrow Road before they effectively settled the match by scoring twice in five minutes just past the half-hour mark.Gabriel Sara settled the nerves by ...Full Story »

Shaun Maloney admits Wigan’s 2-1 defeat at Preston is a “big blow” to their Sky Bet Championship survival hopes.The relegation-threatened Latics looked set for a first away win in 11 matches as they deservedly led at the break through Greg Cunningham’s own goal.But Preston rallied to score twice in the space of four second-half minutes as Daniel Johnson’s penalty an...Full Story »

Paul Simpson marked his first year back in charge at Carlisle in fine style as the Cumbrians strengthened their promotion hopes with a thumping 5-2 win at Crawley in Sky Bet League Two.The Cumbrians were 4-0 ahead by half-time, on the way to their best away victory of the season.Crawley, winners now of only one of their last 10 games, remain second to bottom following a third successive defeat.C...Full Story »

Kevin McDonald scored his first goal since 2018 as Exeter picked up a comfortable 2-0 victory against struggling Cambridge in Sky Bet League One.McDonald, who signed for the Grecians in January, was on the scoresheet for the first time since undergoing a kidney transplant in May 2021, when he received a donation from brother Fraser.The Grecians went in front after 18 minutes when Pierce Sweeney ...Full Story »

Devarn Green’s early strike was enough for Oldham to return to winning ways with a 1-0 victory against promotion-hopefuls Chesterfield.Oldham took the lead six minutes in when Ellis Chapman crossed into the box and Green fired the ball home.Ryan Colclough had a good chance for Chesterfield when his close-range effort went over the bar and the midfielder then set up Bailey Clements, but his...Full Story »

A first-half goal from former Morecambe player Carlos Mendes Gomes was enough to give Fleetwood Town the three points in this entertaining League One derby at Highbury.The on-loan Luton Town man scored the only goal of the game on 13 minutes after a flowing move down the right.Shaun Rooney played in Jayden Stockley and the striker’s cross was volleyed home by Mendes Gomes from six yards ou...Full Story »

Paul Mullin extended his remarkable recent scoring run to seven goals in five National League games as Wrexham kept up the pressure on leaders Notts County with a 3-1 home win over Dorking.The hosts went close in the early stages, with Elliot Lee’s ninth-minute header hitting the crossbar.But Lee could not be denied three minutes later as he opened the scoring with a fine finish.Wrexham&rs...Full Story »

Boss Steve Evans was left in disbelief that Stevenage were unable to find the net as his side made it five Sky Bet League Two matches without a win following a 1-0 defeat to Tranmere.Josh Hawkes’ 76th-minute penalty earned Rovers all three points against a home side who looked a shadow of the team that sat second at the start of play.Boro failed to score for the second successive game, des...Full Story »

Josh Shonibare’s header early in the second half earned Maidstone a 1-1 draw in their Vanarama National League clash with Gateshead.The on-loan Derby midfielder turned in a Jerome Binnom-Williams cross at the back post on 48 minutes to cancel out George Fowler’s early own goal.Fowler had headed into his own net after 18 minutes.Maidstone had also gone close as Sha’mar Lawson an...Full Story »

Jordan Garrick rescued a point for bottom club Forest Green as they drew 1-1 with Lincoln.Winger Garrick spent the first half of the season on loan at the Imps from Swansea, but made a permanent switch in January to bottom club Rovers who are now winless in 13 league games.Ben House had stunned Rovers to open the scoring with a side-footed volley after just four minutes, making up for lost time ...Full Story »

Exeter manager Gary Caldwell hailed a complete team performance as his side picked up their first home win in Sky Bet League One since November by beating Cambridge 2-0 at St James Park.Archie Collins’ back-post header gave the Grecians a first-half lead and experienced midfielder Kevin McDonald added a second with a delightful curled shot into the bottom corner from 20 yards 10 minutes af...Full Story »

Rushian Hepburn-Murphy scored his first league goals for Swindon as they ran out 3-0 winners against Harrogate Town.Swindon took the lead after eight minutes when Remeao Hutton picked out an unmarked Hepburn-Murphy with a cross and he nodded it across the goalkeeper and into the corner of the net.Hepburn-Murphy got his second shortly before the break after a fine move saw Jacob Wakeling cut the ...Full Story »

Morton produced a late fightback to beat Cove Rangers 2-1 and extend their winning run in the cinch Championship to three games.The visitors took the lead in the 42nd minute through Leighton McIntosh, who headed in from close range from Iain Vigurs’ dinked cross.The hosts were made to wait but eventually found an equaliser with 10 minutes remaining from the penalty spot.Robbie Muirhead&rsq...Full Story »

Luton continued their bid to reach the Sky Bet Championship play-offs with a deserved 1-0 win at St Andrew’s to complete a miserable week for Birmingham.Carlton Morris’s 13th goal of the season clinched a ninth league away win of the season for the Hatters, equalling runaway leaders Burnley for the most victories on their travels.A seventh win in their last 11 was no more than Rob Ed...Full Story »

Two goals in two minutes saw Boreham Wood earn their first win in five games by beating Scunthorpe 2-0 in the Vanarama National League.Tyrone Marsh had a chance for the Wood but his effort flew over the bar before Zak Brunt’s shot whistled past a post.Aaron Chapman then made a fine save to stop a deflected effort from Lee Ndlovu before the Iron had a chance from a free-kick, but Nathan Ash...Full Story »

Queen’s Park extended their lead at the top of the cinch Championship to four points with a 4-1 victory at Hamilton.The visitors took the lead in the 29th minute through Jack Thomson, who turned his man after a scramble inside the box and fired the ball past Ryan Fulton.Aaron Healy doubled the advantage for Queen’s Park when he converted from a Connor Shields cross from the right in ...Full Story »