Portsmouth boss John Mousinho refused to be too downbeat despite his side being forced to settle for a goalless draw against 10-man Blackpool.Pompey’s lead at the top of Sky Bet League One was cut to five points as they failed to get past the Seasiders, who were forced to dig in after Jordan Rhodes was dismissed just before half-time.But Mousinho took plenty of encouragement from the way h...Full Story »

Johnnie Jackson described his AFC Wimbledon’s side’s performance as ‘vintage’ following their 2-0 victory over Notts County at Meadow Lane.The victory was only their sixth success away from home, but two goals in the final 10 minutes sees the Dons go three games unbeaten in Sky Bet League Two.“I think it was vintage Wimbledon,” said Jackson. “It was a br...Full Story »

Callum Stead scored in each half as Barnet earned back-to-back National League wins to move up to second in the table thanks to a 2-0 victory over Rochdale.Stead put the Bees ahead with just 60 seconds on the clock after scoring from a cross.But the hosts missed the chance to double their lead when Zak Brunt had a penalty saved in the 35th minute.Stead celebrated his brace in the 72nd minute to ...Full Story »

Blackburn boss John Eustace praised his side’s fighting spirit after a second-half strike from Sammie Szmodics salvaged a 1-1 Championship draw against Millwall at Ewood Park.The result left Eustace still searching for his first win as Rovers boss but he found plenty to be positive about after the hosts hit back from Michael Obafemi’s shock 53rd-minute opener.“It wasn’t a...Full Story »

Derby boss Paul Warne hailed Dwight Gayle’s ability to make “a massive difference” after his first goal for a year helped promotion-chasing County beat Port Vale 3-0 at Pride Park.The 34-year-old striker, who joined Derby last month as a free agent after leaving Stoke, opened his Rams account to make it 2-0 on the stroke of half-time – just as Vale were starting to cause ...Full Story »

Portsmouth manager John Mousinho was delighted with the League One leaders’ helter-skelter 2-1 win at home to Oxford.Christian Saydee came off the bench to score the goal that fired Pompey a step closer to promotion after Cameron Brannagan’s penalty had cancelled out Callum Lang’s opener for the home side.Mousinho said: “You could describe that as a pretty breathtaking di...Full Story »

Gatlin O’Donkor and Anthony Hartigan were on target in the first half as promotion-chasing Barnet claimed a 2-1 win at Hartlepool in the Vanarama National League.O’Donkor opened the scoring for the Bees after 11 minutes following good work by Zak Brunt and went close to adding a second when he headed over.Hartigan did double the lead and in spectacular fashion just before the interva...Full Story »

Craig Levein believes Nicky Clark’s late equaliser against Livingston could be looked back on as a crucial moment in St Johnstone’s season.Saints jumped to ninth in the cinch Premiership after Clark nodded home with three minutes remaining to cancel out Andrew Shinnie’s opener.The McDiarmid Park boss admitted it was a game that was unlikely to live long in the memory but insist...Full Story »

St Johnstone denied Livingston a crucial win at McDiarmid Park as Nicky Clark’s late goal snatched them a 1-1 draw in a game littered with stoppages.It looked as if the visitors were set to emerge victorious following Andrew Shinnie’s first-half opener, but Clark glanced home with three minutes left to give Saints a share of the spoils.There was 20 minutes of stoppage time across the...Full Story »

Johnnie Jackson hailed AFC Wimbledon’s sensational stoppage-time winner against bitter rivals MK Dons as one of his finest moments as a manager.The match appeared to be heading towards a 0-0 draw after Jack Currie’s delightful looping header hit the woodwork and Stephen Wearne missed an open goal.However, Ronan Curtis gave the home fans a moment to remember as he finished off a delig...Full Story »

Aberdeen remain at risk of being drawn into a cinch Premiership relegation battle after the toothless Dons sank to defeat against St Johnstone.Nicky Clark’s penalty late in the first half opened the scoring and Benjamin Kimpioka netted a second 13 minutes from time.The win moves Craig Levein’s Saints level on points with the Dons as the two sides seemingly head on opposite trajectori...Full Story »

Derby boss Paul Warne admitted his team did not look like a promotion side after they were beaten 2-1 at home by strugglers Charlton.For the second time in four days, Derby lost after going in front and Warne knows they have to improve to have a chance of going up.Derby had a lot of possession in the first half and went ahead in the 39th minute when Eiran Cashin headed in a corner.But it was dif...Full Story »

Goals from Michael Jacobs and substitute Will Grigg sent Chesterfield 23 points clear at the top of the Vanarama National League after their 2-0 win in a top-of-the-table clash with Barnet.Jacobs passed up an early opportunity for the visitors when he dragged his shot wide from Armando Dobra’s backheeled pass, but the home side were denied by the goal frame when Harry Pritchard’s loo...Full Story »

Joe Garner helped himself to a double as Oldham boosted their Vanarama National League play-off hopes with a 2-1 victory at 10-man Eastleigh.The visitors took the lead after 26 minutes when Nathan Sheron headed the ball back into the box after it had been half cleared and Garner stabbed home from close range.Liam Hogan might have doubled the lead eight minutes before the break, but his thumping ...Full Story »

Stephen Robinson was delighted as his side returned to winning ways with a comfortable 2-0 victory over St Johnstone.Mikael Mandron netted the decisive second goal after playing a role in the opener when his shot struck the post before finding the net off the back of visiting goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov.It was the perfect response to their defeat at Livingston last weekend, and keeps St Mirren in f...Full Story »

Free-scoring Mansfield demolished 10-man Salford 5-1 to go top of Sky Bet League Two and first team coach Andy Garner believes they should have netted even more.Stags have now scored 19 goals in four games and Garner said: “We should have scored a few more today, to be honest. That’s not being over the top.“It was an absolutely fantastic win and we’re just disappointed to...Full Story »

Callum Stead struck in each half as Barnet beat York 2-0 at The Hive to move into second place in the National League.The Bees went ahead in the 27th minute when Stead sent a drive past goalkeeper George Sykes-Kenworthy and into the bottom corner.Stead then beat Sykes-Kenworthy again in a one-on-one just past the hour mark to double the hosts’ advantage.What was only a second victory in si...Full Story »

Mikael Mandron played a starring role as St Mirren defeated St Johnstone 2-0 at the SMISA Stadium.The French striker fired against the post before the ball found the net off the back of visiting goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov to put the hosts ahead late in the first half.After being unfortunate not to be credited with the opener, there was no doubt about the second goal as Mandron brilliantly dispatch...Full Story »

Johnnie Jackson admits AFC Wimbledon are struggling to adapt to life without “talisman” Ali Al-Hamadi as they slipped to a 1-0 home defeat to Crawley.Striker Al-Hamadi joined Ipswich last month and the Dons missed his killer instinct as they dominated for long periods against Crawley but passed up several chances.The likes of Josh Davison and deadline-day signing Josh Kelly both had ...Full Story »

A late goal from Kwame Thomas gave Aldershot Town a 1-0 win over promotion rivals Barnet, lifting them up to fifth in the Vanarama National League.Chances were few and far between in a disappointing first half and it looked as if the game would end goalless when Jack Barham’s 80th-minute goal was disallowed for offside.The home side were not to be denied though, Thomas getting a vital touc...Full Story »