Lee Johnson celebrated his one-year anniversary as Sunderland manager in style as his side thrashed Morecambe 5-0.Johnson marked 12 months in the Stadium of Light hot-seat on Sunday and while his side were unable to serve up a victory at the weekend as they drew with Oxford, they turned on the style three days later to climb to third in the League One table, just two points behind leaders Rother...Full Story »

Stephen Crainey was non-committal on his future after his first victory as Fleetwood’s interim manager.After watching his team dismantle 10-man Bolton 3-0, helped by Harrison Biggins’ late double, the Scot was happier talking about Fleetwood’s badly-needed three points.“There is no update,” he said after Town moved to within one point of Sky Bet League One safety wi...Full Story »

Thrilled Cambridge boss Mark Bonner described his side’s thumping 5-0 win at Cheltenham as a “big result”.Joe Ironside scored a second-half hat-trick as the U’s thrashed the only team to finish above them in Sky Bet League Two last season as both clubs made the step up to the third tier.“Few teams will win here and score that many against them and I’m really p...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson called on his side to be more ruthless after surviving a scare at struggling Doncaster.United looked to be on course for a comfortable triumph when Mark Sykes netted after 16 minutes.While they dominated the remainder of the half, they could not extend their advantage and were punished when rejuvenated Doncaster equalised through academy graduate Branden Horton.But Jame...Full Story »

Mansfield manager Nigel Clough hailed his side’s fighting spirit after the narrow 1-0 home win over struggling Carlisle.Despite a bright start and an early goal, the Stags looked leggy and tired so soon after Saturday’s sparkling FA Cup win at League One side Doncaster and Carlisle were unlucky not to steal a point.“In the context of having our three best strikers out, plus no ...Full Story »

Forest Green manager Rob Edwards congratulated his players on maintaining a high standard of performance after racing into a 3-0 half-time lead at Harrogate.The table-toppers have been in the same situation on two other occasions this term and then disappointed their manager with tepid second-half displays.But, after Lloyd Kerry pulled a goal back for the hosts, Edwards was pleased to see Matty ...Full Story »

Strikers Aaron Drinan and Harry Smith netted two goals apiece as Leyton Orient thrashed Swindon 4-1.Orient suffered a blow in the warm-up when Hector Kyprianou was injured and had to replaced in the starting line-up by Darren Pratley but they took the lead in the 19th minute.Shad Ogie picked out Tom James with a  long cross-field pass and the wing-back drilled in a cross for Drinan to rifle...Full Story »

Mohamed Salah scored his 20th goal of the season in a 2-1 win over AC Milan in the San Siro as Liverpool became the first English side to win all six Champions League group matches. Even in a dead rubber, in a team showing eight changes and on a less-than-perfect pitch, the Egypt international’s insatiable quest for goals showed no signs of waning. He was quickest to react when goalkee...Full Story »

Harrison Biggins earned Stephen Crainey his first win as interim boss as Fleetwood blew Bolton away 3-0 in Sky Bet League One.With Wanderers down to 10 men after skipper Ricardo Santos’s 72nd-minute dismissal for bringing down Callum Morton, teenager Biggins came of age.He added to Ged Garner’s sixth-minute opener after 76 minutes and netted his third goal in two games two minutes la...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon head coach Mark Robinson praised his side’s professional performance in the 2-0 win over Accrington.Harvey Rodgers guided a header wide with the goal at his mercy for Stanley on 56 minutes before Wimbledon opened the scoring in the 59th minute.Paul Osew’s ball in from the right found Luke McCormick in the area and he fired home his fifth goal of the season in all compet...Full Story »

Luke McCormick and Ayoub Assal struck in the second half to take AFC Wimbledon’s unbeaten Sky Bet League One run to three games with a 2-0 win over Accrington.Both sides struggled in the first half with neither side having a shot on target in windy conditions.Wimbledon’s best chance fell to top scorer Ollie Palmer in the 26th minute but he rifled his close-range effort over the bar.S...Full Story »

Sunderland claimed their joint-biggest win of the season as they thrashed Morecambe 5-0 at the Stadium of Light.Nathan Broadhead scored twice, with Ross Stewart, Alex Pritchard and Leon Dajaku also finding the target as the Black Cats reignited their promotion push with an emphatic victory.Sunderland burst out of the blocks, scoring twice inside the opening 17 minutes, with wing-back Lynden Gooc...Full Story »

Paul Tisdale claimed a point from his first league match in charge of Stevenage following a 1-1 draw with fellow strugglers Scunthorpe.The hosts made the ideal start when Luke Norris curled a superb effort in off the post from the right-hand corner of the area in the sixth minute.The advantage was short-lived as the Iron levelled through Myles Hippolyte, who smashed home from close range after A...Full Story »

Darrell Clarke made a happy return to the Memorial Stadium as third-placed Port Vale secured a 2-1 League Two victory over a Bristol Rovers side who ended the game with nine men.The former Rovers boss saw his side have a man advantage from the 15th minute when midfielder Sam Finley was sent off on the advice of an assistant referee after clashing with Tom Conlon in an off-the-ball incident.Vale ...Full Story »

Table-topping Forest Green extended their unbeaten league run to an eighth game following an emphatic 4-1 triumph at Harrogate.First-half goals from Jack Aitchison, Nicky Cadden and Jamille Matt put the visitors in the ascendancy and, after Lloyd Kerry replied for Harrogate, Matty Stevens’ 15th goal of the season wrapped up matters.Forest Green forged in front from their first attack of th...Full Story »

Jayden Stockley and Alex Gilbey struck to condemn new Ipswich interim manager John McGreal to a 2-0 defeat at The Valley.The Tractor Boys, who sacked Paul Cook on Saturday, failed to have a shot on target to cap off a woeful display.The Addicks went ahead in the 26th minute with Stockley claiming his 14th goal of the season in all competitions.The centre-forward was in the right place to hammer ...Full Story »

Mansfield were made to work hard for their 1-0 win over struggling Carlisle in Sky Bet League Two.The home side, who have now won five of their last six league games, roared out of the traps with some flowing football and were ahead after six minutes.Some neat passes saw the ball worked to Elliott Hewitt on the right who curled a cross to the far post where Stephen McLaughlin could hardly miss w...Full Story »

Charlie Jolley was Tranmere’s hero as his 90th-minute strike secured a 1-0 win at Oldham.Jolley slotted home substitute Kieron Morris’ low cross to consign the struggling hosts to a third straight League Two defeat and move Rovers two points off the play-offs.Oldham almost struck in the second minute when Benny Couto forced Rovers goalkeeper Ross Doohan into a smart near-post save.Da...Full Story »

Out-of-form pair Walsall and Crawley battled out a 1-1 draw at a windswept Banks’s Stadium.Both goals came in the final four minutes of the first half as Crawley’s Tom Nichols cancelled out Brendan Kiernan’s opener for Walsall.Each side fashioned early chances with James Tilley steering over first time from Nichols’ cross for Crawley before Town keeper Glenn Morris foiled...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola criticised Kyle Walker after the full-back was shown a potentially costly red card in Manchester City’s Champions League defeat at RB Leipzig.The England defender was sent off for a needless hack at the legs of Leipzig goalscorer Andre Silva after 82 minutes of City’s 2-1 loss behind closed doors at the RB Arena.With top spot in Group A already assured, City had little ...Full Story »