Derby assistant manager Richie Barker praised his players for performing so well in their 3-1 win at MK Dons after such a quick turnaround from their Carabao Cup tie against Liverpool.The Rams are up to sixth in Sky Bet League One after coming from behind at Stadium MK, where their exertions in a penalty shoot-out loss at Anfield three days ago appeared to be catching up with them.However, Paul ...Full Story »

Barnsley made it three successive wins in all competitions with a battling 1-0 victory at Shrewsbury.Adam Phillips netted his first league goal for the Reds in the 10th minute, finding the bottom right corner from 12 yards after good build-up from Herbie Kane and Devante Cole.Shrews striker Ryan Bowman was inches away from turning in a Taylor Moore shot which whistled just wide, before Slobodan ...Full Story »

Sheffield United moved to the top of the Sky Bet Championship table with a 1-0 win at Cardiff.A 64th-minute goal from George Baldock was enough to secure all three points for the visitors.Cardiff dominated much of the first half after a ponderous first 20 minutes, with the Bluebirds’ front three causing plenty of issues on the counter-attack.The home side had plenty of chances, but failed ...Full Story »

Promotion-chasing Swindon extended their unbeaten League Two run to five games after coming from behind to earn a 1-1 draw at home to 10-man Tranmere.Rovers went ahead after nine minutes as Josh Hawkes was slipped in after he made a well-timed run behind the Swindon defence, took a touch and clinically finished past Sol Brynn into the bottom corner.The visitors could have doubled their advantage...Full Story »

High-flying Chesterfield extended their unbeaten National League run to five matches as they saw off lowly Torquay 5-1 on Saturday afternoon.The visitors got off to a quick start and captain Jamie Grimes headed Jeff King’s corner home after just eight minutes for his second goal of the season.On-loan QPR winger Dillon De Silva equalised for struggling Torquay on the half-hour as he slotted...Full Story »

Daniel Bachmann’s outstanding second-half save from Andreas Weimann earned Watford a point from a goalless Championship draw at Bristol City.The goalkeeper managed to claw out a 68th-minute header, diving full length to get his right hand to the ball and prevent the home side taking a deserved lead.City dominated for long periods without coming up with a finish, while the out-of-sorts visi...Full Story »

Southend got their charge up the National League back on track with a 2-0 victory over Dorking at Roots Hall.The Shrimpers had won four successive games without conceding before drawing 2-2 with high-flying Notts County last time out but first-half goals from Jack Bridge and Shaun Hobson earned them another three-point haul on Saturday.Southend took the lead with the first decent chance of the m...Full Story »

Mansfield climbed into the Sky Bet League Two play-off places after a 1-0 win at Rochdale.George Maris’ goal midway through the second half separated the sides in a closely-fought contest at the Crown Oil Arena.Dale’s Devante Rodney was denied early on when James Perch blocked his effort while Ollie Clarke performed a similarly effective job for Mansfield, keeping out Ian Henderson&r...Full Story »

Wycombe left Forest Green rooted at the foot of the League One table as they returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory on Saturday.The Chairboys had not won in three games, but David Wheeler opened the scoring in the 14th minute from just inside the box.Wycombe’s defence failed to clear Joe Jacobson’s corner and midfielder Wheeler pounced to fire in his third goal of the season thr...Full Story »

An uninspiring game between Salford and AFC Wimbledon ended in a 0-0 draw.It was the hosts’ fourth straight game without a goal, while the Dons rarely looked like breaking through either.The best chance of the first half fell to Salford’s Jack Jenkins, from Ibou Touray’s low ball across the box. With keeper Nikola Tzanev out of position, the defenders on the line closed the gap...Full Story »

Wrexham surrendered top spot in the Vanarama National League to Notts County as they were held to a goalless draw at Wealdstone.Phil Parkinson’s side were a point clear at the summit coming into the weekend but now trail their promotion rivals by the same narrow margin after failing to find the breakthrough at Grosvenor Vale, while County won at Eastleigh.Jack Cook’s looping header f...Full Story »

Bradford maintained their fine away form as they beat wasteful Sutton 2-0 at Gander Green Lane.Mark Hughes’ side fired themselves within touching distance of the League Two automatic promotion places with their sixth win in seven unbeaten games on the road.The hosts unsettled the high-flying Bantams in the first half, with Will Randall forcing a good low save from Harry Lewis before Craig ...Full Story »

Reece Grego-Cox’s first-half strike was the difference as Woking made it four consecutive National League wins with a 1-0 win against Boreham Wood.The Cardinals remain fourth in the National League table, while the Wood are without a league win in five games.Woking took the lead in the 14th minute when Grego-Cox struck from outside the box and they came close to adding a second soon after,...Full Story »

Zach Robinson struck a second-half brace as Dundee beat Raith 2-0 at Dens Park to climb into joint second place in the Scottish Championship.Robinson, on loan from AFC Wimbledon, broke the deadlock from the penalty spot four minutes into the second half after Scott Brown was penalised for handball.He struck again five minutes later, reacting quickest after seeing his initial effort from a corner...Full Story »

Alex Fisher’s brace set Yeovil on their way to victory over fellow National League strugglers Gateshead.Will Harris gave Gateshead a 25th-minute lead after being sent through by Lirak Hasani, but Fisher glanced in Anthony Georgiou’s free-kick to make it 1-1.Fisher had a second disallowed for offside as it remained all square at the break.But he doubled his and Yeovil’s tally ea...Full Story »

Luke Berry’s last-minute equaliser saw Luton salvage a 1-1 draw at home to Rotherham in their first match since manager Nathan Jones departed for Premier League Southampton.The visitors took the lead after just 55 seconds at Kenilworth Road when Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu was unable to to clear a cross and the loose ball fell to Jamie Lindsay who slammed home an angled volley.Town, who had club ...Full Story »

Two first-half goals were enough for Maidenhead to return to winning ways as they beat Aldershot 2-1.The Magpies handed the Shots back-to-back defeats and move up into 13th in the National League table.Maidenhead took the lead after eight minutes when Reece Smith picked out Remy Clerima in the box, who tucked the ball past goalkeeper Luca Ashby-Hammond.They doubled the lead in the 19th minute af...Full Story »

Morecambe held promotion-chasing Portsmouth to a draw in an entertaining Sky Bet League One clash at the Mazuma Stadium.The struggling Shrimps dominated the game but missed a host of chances that would have earned them a much-needed win.The opportunity Morecambe did take came in the 36th minute after a fine move. Ryan Cooney played the ball inside Connor Ogilvie for Adam Mayor, who took his time...Full Story »

Jamie Cooke rescued a point for FC Halifax as they drew 1-1 at Bromley.Despite the Ravens going ahead, Halifax responded to level two minutes later and move 16th in the National League, while Bromley stay 10th.Luke Summerfield almost opened the scoring for the visitors in the early stages but his effort whistled past a post.Michael Cheek then had a chance for Bromley but his close-range shot fle...Full Story »

Sam Hoskins scored one and set up another as Northampton beat Carabao Cup giantkillers Gillingham 2-0 at Priestfield.Town started the day 19 places ahead of their hosts – who memorably knocked out Premier League side Brentford on Tuesday – and the gulf in quality was evident throughout.The visitors were only denied an opening-minute lead when Gills goalkeeper Glenn Morris saved well ...Full Story »