West Brom boss Valerien Ismael wants his side to show more composure in the opposition box after they were held to an entertaining 0-0 draw by Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.The hosts soaked up a barrage of pressure as the promotion-chasing Baggies came close to breaking the deadlock through substitutes Callum Robinson and Jordan Hugill.Blackpool goalkeeper Daniel Grimshaw also denied Matt Clarke ...Full Story »

Aldershot climbed out of the Vanarama National League relegation zone with a 1-0 win over Torquay thanks to a late Lewis Kinsella winner.Torquay thought they had the first goal of the game when Sinclair Armstrong put the ball in the back of the net but the referee blew for a foul after Armstrong appeared to push Corey Jordan.Both sides went into the break with the scores still deadlocked at 0-0 ...Full Story »

Rochdale boss Robbie Stockdale was left to rue two sloppy goals but found it difficult to criticise his side’s performance in the 2-2 draw against Stevenage.Dale dominated the first half and led twice only to be pegged back by Elliott List levellers on both occasions.“If I look at the critical aspect of our game, the two goals we conceded were poor goals, I don’t think they had...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Micky Mellon ordered his players simply to “keep going” and they did that as they came from behind to beat Bradford 2-1.A first win in six matches was a welcome one for Mellon, who also enjoyed the evening atmosphere at Prenton Park.“It was a really hard-fought game and a hard-fought win for us,” said Mellon.“I’m really pleased we’ve backed...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson was thrilled with his team’s 3-1 victory over Fleetwood after his club’s Covid-19-related problems.The U’s were without 13 players after seven tested positive last Saturday and others who were close contacts were forced to self-isolate.And Robinson was only able to sign a goalkeeper, Connal Trueman, on an emergency loan from Birmingham just hours befor...Full Story »

Boss Kenny Jackett bemoaned Leyton Orient’s inability to kill the game off as his side were forced to settle for a seventh draw in nine League Two away matches at Scunthorpe.Aaron Drinan’s 10th goal of the season gave the O’s a 21st-minute lead in a game they dominated, only for substitute Jake Scrimshaw to rescue a point for the bottom-of-the-table Iron four minutes after comi...Full Story »

Mark Bonner’s frustration was clear after Cambridge let a two-goal lead slip against Wigan.The U’s had looked set to claim a stunning win, with Joe Ironside netting the opening goal and setting up the second for Adam May.But Wigan hit back with two goals in the final six minutes to draw 2-2, and preserve their strong form which has seen them stay unbeaten away in Sky Bet League One s...Full Story »

Sheffield United midfielder John Fleck was taken off on a stretcher after a serious-looking incident during his team’s 1-0 win at Reading.Jayden Bogle grabbed United’s winner but the match was overshadowed by the second-half incident when Fleck went down apparently unchallenged, with his team-mates quickly indicating for the medics to run on the pitch to tend to him.Fleck, 30, receiv...Full Story »

An emotional Danny Cowley could not have wished for a better return to the LNER Arena after his Portsmouth side crushed Lincoln 3-0 in their Sky Bet League One clash to record a fifth successive victory.Cowley gained legendary status at the Imps, winning the Conference and League Two titles, as well as the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy, while also reaching the FA Cup quarter-final.The 43-year-o...Full Story »

An angry Keith Millen berated Carlisle’s wastefulness after Harrogate secured an unlikely 2-0 win.The Cumbrians, still in pursuit of a first League Two win under their new boss, dictated the first half but were dealt a sucker-punch blow when George Thomson struck in added time.Despite continuing in the ascendancy after the restart, the home side’s profligacy in front of goal was agai...Full Story »

Grounded Forest Green head coach Rob Edwards insists the season is still in its infancy after his side opened up a five-point gap at the top of League Two with a 2-0 win at home to Barrow.A Matty Stevens brace ruined former Forest Green boss Mark Cooper’s homecoming as the league leaders strengthened their position at the summit.On a frustrating night for Cooper’s Barrow, Stevens ban...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon assistant manager Rob Turvey still wants more from his side after they rallied from an early goal down to beat Crewe 3-2 at The Cherry Red Records Stadium.Wimbledon dominated early on before Crewe, League One’s bottom side, took the lead when Christopher Long fired past Dons goalkeeper Nik Tzanev and went in off the far post.Dons equalised through Jack Rudoni on 24 minutes be...Full Story »

Keith Curle endured a losing return to Sixfields as his Oldham side were beaten 2-1 by Northampton.Jon Guthrie and Kion Etete scored the decisive goals before half-time as the Cobblers made it four home wins in a row.Guthrie gave Northampton the lead after 14 minutes, stabbing home from close range after Oldham made a mess of trying to clear Mitch Pinnock’s free-kick.Ali Koiki was close to...Full Story »

Danny Whitehall’s second-half strike was the difference as Eastleigh beat Dagenham 1-0.Whitehall came close for Eastleigh in the opening 20 minutes, but was unable to connect, and Elliot Justham was able to save.The Daggers had a chance to find the opener after a cross from Will Wright dipped over Joe McDonnell’s head and hit the crossbar before being cleared.The Spitfires were award...Full Story »

An incident-packed ending to the first half sparked by Eoin Doyle’s goal set up Bolton’s 3-0 win over 10-man Doncaster.Rovers claimed striker Doyle’s seventh of the season was offside and boss Richie Wellens was booked after heated discussions with fourth official Darren Drysdale.Two minutes before the break, defender Joe Olowu was sent off for a scything challenge on Wanderers...Full Story »

Jayden Sweeney’s brace saw Wealdstone earn their third win in five after beating Dover 3-2.The defeat is Dover’s ninth in a row, despite goals from Harry Ransom and Henry Woods, and the side remain rooted to the bottom of the National League.Wealdstone scored in just four minutes after Rhys Browne crossed to Sweeney who fired into the top corner.The Whites were able to level from a c...Full Story »

Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Timo Werner struck to sink Juventus 4-0 and march an imperious Chelsea into the Champions League’s last 16. The defending champions battered the outclassed Italians, Chelsea booking their place in the knockout stages but also overhauling their Serie A rivals at the top of Group H. Match or better Juve’s result in the final set ...Full Story »

Chesterfield conceded twice in the last six minutes as the National League leaders drew 2-2 with Altrincham at home.The hosts opened the scoring in the 11th minute through Liam Mandeville, the ball falling to the 24-year-old in the area before his deflected strike looped over keeper Tony Thompson.The Spireites doubled their advantage just before half-time through Kabongo Tshimanga as he finished...Full Story »

Jack Payne struck in stoppage time to seal Swindon’s 3-1 win at home to Hartlepool as the Robins moved into the automatic promotion places.Wales international Jonny Williams and Tyreece Simpson were also on target for the hosts at the County Ground.Confusion broke out in the 28th minute as Hartlepool striker Mark Cullen seemed to have fired the visitors in front only for the linesman to pu...Full Story »

Rotherham boss Paul Warne beamed with pride as the Millers climbed to the top of the League One table after a 2-0 win at Ipswich.Ben Wiles’ superb strike and a second goal from Shane Ferguson secured an emphatic victory for RotherhamThe win extended their unbeaten run in the league to 12 games, and saw Ipswich drop down to 13th place.Warne said: “It was a really good performance and ...Full Story »