Grimsby boss Paul Hurst admitted it was “frustrating” seeing his side forced to settle for a goalless draw against struggling Harrogate.The battling Sulphurites dug deep as they pinched a precious point at Blundell Park.It was the first time the two sides had met in the league that did not end in a win for Simon Weaver’s side.But it was Hurst’s Mariners who had the better...Full Story »

Goals from Victor Osimhen and Giovanni Di Lorenzo sealed a comfortable 2-0 win for Napoli in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 clash with Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany.The runaway Serie A leaders weathered an early storm to seize control then cruised home after the hosts had Kolo Muani sent off for a reckless challenge shortly before the hour mark.Frankfurt had started confid...Full Story »

Connor Smith’s second-half penalty secured Hamilton a 2-1 home win against Inverness and lifted them off the foot of the Scottish Championship.Smith converted from the spot in the 73rd minute after Inverness midfielder Scott Allardice had cancelled out Daniel O’Reilly’s opener for Hamilton.The Accies made it back-to-back wins against Inverness after beating them 3-0 at Caledoni...Full Story »

Will Collar scored twice as Stockport moved to within a point of the automatic promotion places with a 2-1 win at rock-bottom Rochdale.Callum Camps struck the foot of a post with a volley from the edge of the area, while Rochdale finished the first half strongly and went close when Devante Rodney cut infield before smashing a 25-yard effort against the Hatters’ crossbar.County took hold of...Full Story »

Chesterfield saw their winless National League run stretch to seven games after they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Wealdstone.The visitors, fresh from Saturday’s win over York, snatched the lead after 24 minutes when Micah Obiero fired home the rebound after home goalkeeper Ross Fitzsimons tipped Ashley Charles’ initial effort onto the crossbar.It would prove to be that kind of ...Full Story »

Draw specialists Walsall and Crewe battled out a 0-0 Sky Bet League Two stalemate at Bescot Stadium.Crewe’s 13th League Two draw this season – a division high – saw them slip to 18th while Walsall’s sixth draw in seven did little to aid the 13th-placed Saddlers’ fading play-off hopes.Walsall created the first chance eight minutes in, Isaac Hutchinson latching on to ...Full Story »

Liverpool crashed to their heaviest home defeat in Europe as they suffered once again at the hands of bogey side Real Madrid, who executed a clinical 5-2 victory at Anfield.On a night when Mohamed Salah set two new club landmarks previously belonging to Steven Gerrard there was one record broken which no-one in red will care to remember.What was even more galling for the hosts was they had raced...Full Story »

Maidenhead eased to a first win in four National League matches with a 2-0 victory over Yeovil.They started brightly and Alan Massey fired wide in the 10th minute after good work from Ashley Nathaniel-George.Emile Acquah saw an effort saved by Yeovil goalkeeper Grant Smith on the half-hour, while at the other end Jordan Young’s free-kick was kept out by Alexis Andre Jr.The home side opened...Full Story »

Regan Linney played a starring role as Altrincham twice hit back from behind to beat free-falling Barnet 4-2 at The Hive.The hosts started with high hopes of recovering from two straight defeats when Harry Smith headed their opener with 13 minutes on the clock.And despite Jordan Hulme capitalising on an error by Bees keeper Laurie Walker to equalise nine minutes later, Harry Pritchard headed his...Full Story »

Captain Angelo Balanta led from the front as Dagenham & Redbridge got their season back on track with a 2-1 win over Aldershot Town.Daryl McMahon’s men went into the game on the back of just one league win in seven but secured the points that saw them clamber back into the top 10.Making his first start of the season, Balanta needed just 14 minutes to put his side in front when he produ...Full Story »

Harry Ottaway’s second-half double ended Dorking’s run of five straight National League defeats and sealed a 3-2 win over relegation rivals Torquay.James McShane’s early opener for the home side threatened to come to nothing when the Gulls, fresh from Saturday’s win over Barnet, levelled through Aaron Jarvis just before half-time.The visitors built on their equaliser when...Full Story »

Derek Adams was full of praise for teenager Adam Mayor after his goal earned Morecambe three points against Port Vale and took them out of the Sky Bet League One relegation zone.Mayor produced a fierce left-foot drive six minutes into the second half that beat goalkeeper Aidan Stone at his near post and gave the home side a valuable three points.Boss Adams said: “Both sides were at it and ...Full Story »

Notts County maintained their five-point lead at the top of the Vanarama National League as a 4-0 home win against Southend extended their unbeaten league run to 25 matches.Luke Williams’ side notched a seventh straight win and scored four times for the third successive match after Macauley Langstaff’s 31st and 32nd league goals of the season and Sam Austin’s double.Langstaff d...Full Story »

Emmanuel Dieseruvwe grabbed a 64th-minute equaliser but FC Halifax were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Solihull Moors in the National League.A frustrating night saw both sides stretch their winless runs to four games and further hit their hopes of staging a late run into play-off contention.The visitors grabbed the early initiative when Ryan Barnett floated the ball into the box after it was half...Full Story »

Newport stole a last-gasp victory at Hartlepool thanks to Mickey Demetriou’s injury-time goal.Away-day draw specialists County ran out 1-0 winners as skipper Demetriou headed home from a corner with 91 minutes on the clock.The result leaves Pools still a point above the relegation zone, but second-bottom Crawley have four games in hand.Neither side produced much attacking threat throughout...Full Story »

Two goals from Marcelino Nunez, the first an absolute stunner, guided Norwich to a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Birmingham at Carrow Road.The Chile international produced a stunning volley from well outside the box to open the scoring after 27 minutes and quickly added a second to seemingly put the Canaries in command.Birmingham gave them a scare by pulling one back early the second half through...Full Story »

Substitute Tom Bradshaw’s late strike rescued a point for Millwall against Championship leaders Burnley who had to settle for a 1-1 draw at the Den.Ashley Barnes’ poacher’s effort in the 51st minute, his second goal in as many games, was looking it would be the difference on Tuesday evening in south London.But Bradshaw kept his cool five minutes from time to slot home his 11th ...Full Story »

Blackburn moved into the play-off places with a dominant 1-0 win over struggling Blackpool.Jon Dahl Tomasson’s men made it back-to-back single-goal victories but unlike the Swansea game, they were in control here and the outcome never looked in doubt once Tyrhys Dolan had emphatically put Rovers ahead with his fifth goal of the season just after the half-hour mark.Substitute Tyler Morton m...Full Story »

Shaun Rooney scored his sixth goal of the season to earn improving Fleetwood a 1-0 Sky bet League One win over struggling Cambridge.The visitors had looked most likely to score first, with Sam Smith hitting a post and Jack Lankester denied by Jay Lynch.And Fleetwood, now up to 13th, had not managed a shot on target as they struggled to break down the Sky Blues.Cian Hayes looked to have wasted th...Full Story »

A superb strike from Danny Whitehall helped Eastleigh to a fourth successive victory to keep them firmly in the Vanarama National League play-off race after a 3-1 win at Maidstone.Whitehall was causing problems from the off and he nearly caught out goalkeeper Daniel Barden midway through the first half but his shot from 35 yards went narrowly wide.At the other end Joe McDonnell got down well to ...Full Story »