Oldham slid deeper into National League relegation trouble as they fell to a narrow 1-0 defeat at home to Halifax.Striker Emmanuel Dieseruvwe scored midway through the second half for the visitors, following up on the rebound after goalkeeper Magnus Norman had saved his penalty.Mike Fondop-Talum had earlier been sent off for Oldham over an off-the-ball incident.It leaves the home team in serious...Full Story »

Furious Ryan Lowe took aim at Preston fans’ ‘disgusting abuse’ after his side slumped to a fifth home league defeat on the spin against Bristol City.Mark Sykes and Sam Bell’s first-half goals proved the difference despite Ched Evans’ strike pegging the visitors back.Sections of Deepdale could be heard chanting against the Preston boss before the team were then booed...Full Story »

MK Dons manager Mark Jackson saluted rookie striker Max Dean after his first goal for the club sealed a 2-0 victory at Bristol Rovers.The former Leeds coach, who went back to Elland Road to sign Dean, sang the praises of the 18-year-old after his stoppage-time goal ensured the visitors eased away from the relegation zone in Sky Bet League One.Dean, who only joined the Dons a fortnight ago, struc...Full Story »

Watford head coach Slaven Bilic claimed his side’s 2-0 lead “should have been enough” to secure victory in their eventual 2-2 Championship draw with Reading.At 2-0 ahead early in the second half, through goals from Ismaila Sarr and debutant Ryan Porteous, Watford appeared in control.But Tom Ince reduced the gap for Reading from a penalty and Jeff Hendrick volleyed in a spectacu...Full Story »

Swansea manager Russell Martin suggested he is in trouble with the club’s owners after his side were stunned by two late goals in a 4-3 home defeat to Birmingham.Headers in the 90th minute and deep into stoppage time from substitute striker Lukas Jutkiewicz and centre-back Austin Trusty respectively earned the Blues a win that had looked out of reach for most of the game.Martin appeared di...Full Story »

Michael Duff felt Barnsley deserved their last-gasp equaliser to earn a 1-1 draw at Portsmouth.Bobby Thomas scored a late leveller to rescue the play-off chasing Tykes a point after Colby Bishop had given Pompey the lead.Manager Duff said: “We deserved at least a point today.“In the first half, we’ve hit the bar and Devante Cole has only the keeper to beat, so we should have be...Full Story »

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna felt his League One promotion contenders were well off the pace after they could only draw at struggling Cambridge.Cambridge led through an excellent strike from outside the box by Harvey Knibbs, and they were denied a second before the break when Christian Walton kept out Joe Ironside’s penalty.It was a different affair after the interval, with the U’s de...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore was delighted to see his side beat Plymouth 1-0 and replace them as League One leaders after Callum Paterson’s early goal.Paterson struck in the seventh minute, producing a fine first-time finish at the near post after meeting a low cross from George Byers.Moore said: “I’m really pleased because we had a real quick-fire start and obvious...Full Story »

Neil Wood urged his Salford side to “keep pushing” after they maintained their promotion push with a 2-1 win at home to local rivals Rochdale at the Peninsula Stadium.Goals from Matt Smith and Conor McAleny earned Salford a fourth consecutive League Two home win for the first time in their history.Dale were given a lifeline in the closing stages when Scott Quigley converted from the ...Full Story »

Darren Ferguson was delighted with a third straight win since returning as Peterborough boss.A 72nd-minute Jonson Clarke-Harris penalty gave Posh the lead and midfielder Hector Kyprianou sealed the win with his second goal of the campaign deep into stoppage time.The midfielder drifted in unchallenged from the left corner flag before firing high into the top corner from a tight angle to spoil the...Full Story »

Hartlepool boss Keith Curle hailed the togetherness in his new-look squad as they picked up a 1-0 victory at Doncaster.Dan Dodds’ late strike handed all three points to Hartlepool, who made 11 new signings during the January window with five arriving on deadline day.Eight of those transfer-window arrivals – including Dodds – made up the starting XI at Doncaster, with three of t...Full Story »

Eastleigh sit outside the National League play-off places on goal difference after defender Vincent Harper’s goal proved enough for a narrow 1-0 win against Woking.The hosts won the match with a breakaway goal when Kairo Mitchell broke down the left and fed Harper, who ran 25 yards to bury the ball beyond Craig Ross in Woking’s goal.The result dented the visitors’ faint hopes o...Full Story »

Manager David Martindale was full of praise for his squad that has been assembled at Livingston after his side dominated Kilmarnock to win 3-1 in the cinch Premiership.Joel Nouble flicked in a close-range header after he reacted first to a deflected cross to open the scoring before Bruce Anderson sent his intelligent finish across the face of goal to double the hosts’ lead inside the first...Full Story »

Head coach Roberto De Zerbi was pleased the Brighton fans embraced Moises Caicedo in spite of the midfielder’s failed attempt to join Arsenal during the January transfer window.Caicedo started on the bench in the 1-0 victory over Bournemouth, his first match since expressing his desire to leave the club in an open letter posted on social media.He had been given time off until the closure o...Full Story »

Brendan Rodgers hailed the immediate impact of Tete after the winger marked his Leicester debut with a goal in a thrilling Premier League win at Aston Villa.The Foxes kicked off at Villa Park with only goal difference keeping them outside of the relegation zone but Shakhtar Donetsk loanee Tete shone in a 4-2 victory which saw Leicester twice battle back from behind.An Ollie Watkins strike and an...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Steve Evans accused referee Thomas Kirk of being part of a “comedy show” after his side’s bore 0-0 draw at Sutton.Evans and assistant Paul Raynor were booked by the official just days after the Boro boss had phoned the Football League’s Head of Referees.He said: “I promise never to phone the Head of Referees again after what happened because he didn&r...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp refused to defend his players after wretched Liverpool were thumped 3-0 at Wolves. Joel Matip’s own goal set the tone for an awful defeat as the hosts raced into a 2-0 lead inside 12 minutes. Craig Dawson grabbed a debut goal and Ruben Neves piled on the misery with Wolves recording their biggest win for almost a year. Liverpool are languishing in 10th in the Premier...Full Story »

Ian Evatt praised Kyle Dempsey’s “moment of brilliance” which separated promotion-chasing Bolton from determined visitors Cheltenham.Dempsey netted his fourth goal of the campaign 10 minutes from the end of what had been a frustrating afternoon for the hosts.“The only thing to focus on is the win,” said manager Evatt, whose side shut out the opposition for a record-...Full Story »

New manager Sabri Lamouchi wants Cardiff to show more aggression if they are to move clear of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone following a 1-0 defeat at Hull.Cyrus Christie’s 62nd-minute goal left the visitors – without a league win since November 5 – two points adrift of the bottom three, though Lamouchi was left rueful of Callum Robinson’s first-half penalty mis...Full Story »

Nathan Jones came out fighting after Southampton’s fans turned on him during the 3-0 defeat at Brentford, vowing to stamp his authority on the club.The Saints boss, appointed in November to steer them away from relegation, faced chants of ‘you’re getting sacked in the morning’ and ‘get out of our club’ after they were left rooted to the foot of the table.After...Full Story »