Walsall boss Michael Flynn is refusing to give up on the Saddlers’ play-off hopes despite their draw habit continuing with a 0-0 stalemate at home to Crewe.The deadlock was Walsall’s fifth straight draw and their sixth in seven games, leaving them seven points adrift of the top seven, albeit with games in hand.“I was pleased in a lot of aspects but it is not quite falling for u...Full Story »

Rotherham boss Matt Taylor said his side’s 2-1 win over Sunderland relieved the pressure in their battle against relegation from the Sky Bet Championship.The Millers had won just once in 12 games since beating Sheffield United in November but came good with goals either side of half-time from Ollie Rathbone and Shane Ferguson.They had to work hard for it as Joe Gelhardt’s first goal ...Full Story »

Manager Scott Brown saw Fleetwood secure back-to-back home Sky Bet League One wins for the first time this season despite “playing ugly” in a 1-0 victory over Cambridge.Shaun Rooney headed an 88th-minute winner from substitute Josh Earl’s cross to lift Town up to 13th place.But second-bottom Cambridge will rue missed chances, with Sam Smith hitting the woodwork at 0-0 and then ...Full Story »

Stoke boss Alex Neil explained he had a duty of care to withdraw Tyrese Campbell after the striker was seemingly knocked out in the 3-1 win at Swansea.Campbell went down under a heavy tackle from Ryan Manning after 55 minutes and looked to have hit his head on the ground.As he lay prone on the ground, Stoke physio Nick Meace raced onto the pitch and after examining his stricken player waved for ...Full Story »

Norwich head coach David Wagner heaped praise on Marcelino Nunez after the midfielder’s first-half double set up an ultimately comfortable 3-1 win over Birmingham.The Chilean midfielder lit up Carrow Road with a brilliant volley from well outside the box to open the scoring on 27 minutes and produced an assured finish from Kenny McLean’s cross to make it 2-0 before the break.Birmingh...Full Story »

Jon Dahl Tomasson lauded a “perfect” goal after Blackburn defeated Blackpool 1-0 to climb into the play-off places.Rovers controlled the game for large spells and Tyrhys Dolan finished off a superb team move with a first-time finish into the roof of the net in the 31st minute to reward their dominance.Although Rovers could not add to their goal tally, they are backed by a defence tha...Full Story »

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 »