West Brom manager Valerien Ismael insisted his side were denied a “clear” penalty in their 1-0 defeat at QPR.Shortly before Charlie Austin headed in a last-minute winner against his former club, Conor Townsend went down under a challenge from Stefan Johansen.Referee Simon Hooper waved away Albion’s appeals for a spot-kick and Rangers made the most of the let-off.“I think ...Full Story »

Wealdstone moved nine points clear of the Vanarama National League drop zone after coming from behind to claim a 2-1 victory over rock-bottom Dover.Dover are yet to win this season and have only wiped out four of the 12 points they were deducted before the start of the campaign, but they went ahead after 23 minutes when on-loan Alfie Pavey thumped home after controlling well.Craig Fasanmade was ...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton hailed the efforts of goalkeeper James Belshaw after two late goals rescued a poor performance in a 2-0 win over 10-man Hartlepool.Aaron Collins fired home from 10 yards after 87 minutes and Antony Evans made sure of the points with a superb stoppage-time free-kick after Hartlepool’s Jamie Sterry had been sent off for a foul which denied Collins a clear scor...Full Story »

Michael Appleton admitted Lincoln delivered the performance but not the result as they crashed to a last-gasp 1-0 defeat at home to Cambridge.The U’s FA Cup hero Joe Ironside – seven days on from his matchwinner at Newcastle – headed home in stoppage time to settle an entertaining contest at the LNER Stadium.The Imps created a host of chances, particularly in the first half whe...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Micky Mellon was thrilled with Charlie Jolley’s “fantastic” double in a convincing 2-0 win over Rochdale.Jolley netted a first-half brace to put Rovers out of sight in Dale’s first game in four weeks due to Covid-19 issues.Match-winner Jolley capitalised on Joel Coleman’s mistake to fire an unstoppable opener.The impressive 21-year-old then cut in to c...Full Story »

Leam Richardson was disappointed with Wigan’s lack of control in their 2-1 win over League One’s bottom side Doncaster.Goals from Max Power and Will Keane had the promotion-chasing visitors in command on the scoreboard, but they did not have things all their own way against a spirited Rovers side who pulled a goal back through Omar Bogle.Richardson felt there was an element of rustin...Full Story »

Stephen Crainey felt “drained” but delighted after his Fleetwood side beat pre-match League One leaders Rotherham 1-0.Cod Army substitutes Toto Nsiala and Anthony Pilkington combined for the latter to force in the game’s only goal deep into stoppage time for the hosts.And Crainey was quick to praise his entire squad for their win from a bruising encounter.“I’m feeli...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Paul Tisdale said he was happy that his side wanted to score more despite conceding in added time during their 3-3 draw against promotion-chasing Sutton.Tisdale’s side went 2-0 up just before half-time after goals from Luke Norris and Jamie Reid.But despite controlling the early stages of the second half, Sutton got a foothold back in the game with goals from Alistair Smith ...Full Story »

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe is refusing to throw in the towel after seeing Newcastle squander two priceless points in their quest for Premier League survival.Allan Saint-Maximin’s second-half strike had taken the Magpies to within three minutes of just their second win of the campaign, which would have lifted them out of the bottom three, but they succumbed to Joao Pedro’s late equalis...Full Story »

Lewis Alessandra’s dramatic stoppage-time equaliser secured battling Carlisle a point with a 1-1 draw against Crawley.Ashley Nadesan seemingly fired the visitors to their first victory at Brunton Park since 2012.But the striker, who spent two loan spells at the Cumbrian club, missed a second-half penalty to wrap up a fourth straight win for John Yems’ side and Alessandra punished him...Full Story »

Joao Pedro snatched a priceless victory from Newcastle’s grasp as Watford struck late to deny them a foothold in the fight for Premier League survival.The Portuguese frontman headed the Hornets level three minutes from time to stun the locals among a crowd of 52,223 at St James’ Park and claim a 1-1 draw.Eddie Howe’s men, who had £25million signing Chris Wood among their ...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Lee Johnson was frustrated as his side drew 1-1 against 10-man Accrington and lost the chance to go top of Sky Bet League One.Aiden O’Brien came on for the Black Cats at half-time and, within three minutes, put his side ahead with a deflected shot from outside the area.Stanley were reduced to 10 men on 76 minutes when defender Ross Sykes saw red for two bookable offences.It...Full Story »

Gillingham caretaker manager Steve Lovell rued his side’s poor second-half display after a half-time lead evaporated in a 3-1 defeat to Burton.The Gills got off to a perfect start with Robbie McKenzie scoring just three minutes in to put them 1-0 up, their first home league goal in almost three months.However, Burton equalised five minutes into the second half through Tom Hamer and late go...Full Story »

A stoppage-time goal from Matt Crooks saw Middlesbrough come from behind to beat Reading 2-1 at the Riverside Stadium.Andy Carroll opened the scoring for the visitors after 67 minutes with a header before Crooks equalised in the 85th minute and headed home the winner late in the game.The result sees Boro move into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places, while Reading still linger above the rel...Full Story »

Gillingham slipped to 11 league games without a victory as Steve Lovell’s second spell in charge of the Kent side began with a 3-1 defeat against Burton.Lovell was appointed interim manager on Monday following the departure of Steve Evans, the man who replaced him at Priestfield in 2019.He saw his side take the lead three minutes in when Robbie McKenzie fired home from close range after Bu...Full Story »

Mitch Pinnock scored with virtually the last kick of the game to rescue a dramatic point for Northampton in a 1-1 draw against runaway League Two leaders Forest Green.Matt Stevens’ header was controversially deemed to have crossed the line 20 minutes from time before Pinnock emphatically slammed in an equaliser deep into stoppage-time.Northampton made the better start and they were inches ...Full Story »

A terrific Tom Lawrence double earned battling Derby a 2-0 win at home to Sheffield United to boost their hopes of pulling off a great escape yet further.Lawrence stamped his class on the game in the second half with two outstanding goals to lift County off the bottom of the Championship table.The Wales international delivered the quality the game had been crying out for by leaving two defenders...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon and Morecambe drew 0-0 in a tight Sky Bet League One relegation battle at Plough Lane.Ayoub Assal came closest to breaking the deadlock but hit the bar late on in the Dons’ first home game for 42 days.Dons goalkeeper Nik Tzanev survived an early scare when he threw the ball straight at Shrimps forward Jonah Ayunga, but Tzanev gathered the weak shot.Ex-Dons midfielder Shane Mc...Full Story »

Lewis Grabban’s dramatic stoppage-time winner settled an entertaining contest at the Den as Nottingham Forest beat Millwall 1-0.Defeat was cruel on the hosts, who were the better side for large periods of the first half.Forest were much improved after the interval and had several chances before Grabban – a former Lion – poked home from a yard out right at the death.It was Benik...Full Story »

Aleksandar Mitrovic took his Championship goal tally to 27 for the season after hitting a first-half hat-trick in Fulham’s 6-2 victory over Bristol City at Craven Cottage.The win, which came on the back of the Cottagers’ 7-0 win at Reading in midweek, ensured Marco Silva’s side took full advantage of Bournemouth’s earlier defeat at Luton to move top of the table.The outco...Full Story »