Slumping Oxford missed the chance to climb back into the League One play-off places as they were held to a 1-1 draw at top-six rivals Blackpool.The Tangerines led through a goal from Matt Pennington in the first half but Mark Harris got the visitors back level three minutes later.United could not find a second as their winless run extended to five games, leaving them a point behind sixth-placed ...Full Story »

Sheffield United cut the gap to safety to seven points as they claimed only their third Premier League win of the season with a 3-1 victory against Luton at Kenilworth Road.Rob Edwards’ side were the form team in the relegation fight but here they were undone by the Blades, in part due to a lacklustre first half in which Cameron Archer and James McAtee – from the penalty spot –...Full Story »

Paddy Lane cemented Portsmouth’s place at the Sky Bet League One summit with the game’s only goal as the leaders defeated bottom side Carlisle 1-0 at Brunton Park.Lane scored his 10th goal of the campaign – and third in two games – to break the Cumbrians’ stubborn resistance after 62 minutes.But the scorer was indebted to substitute Abu Kamara’s surging run an...Full Story »

Patson Daka set Leicester on course for a 2-1 win against Watford at Vicarage Road that maintained their 11-point lead at the top of the Sky Bet Championship.But Enzo Maresca’s side were grateful for the cushion provided by Ricardo Pereira’s second-half strike after a Harry Winks mistake gifted Emmanuel Dennis the chance to fire up hopes of a Hornets comeback.Daka converted a 10th-mi...Full Story »

Mansfield stayed in the automatic promotion race with a 4-0 win over struggling Forest Green.A double from Ollie Clarke, as well as goals from Tom Nichols and Will Swan, helped the Stags to victory despite a resurgent first-half performance by Steve Cotterill’s Rovers.Mansfield took the lead after 11 minutes when Aden Flint cushioned a header into the path of the oncoming Clarke, who hamme...Full Story »

Ged Brannan claimed his first home win as Morecambe manager as an early Ged Garner goal gave them a 1-0 victory over bottom-club Sutton.Garner scored his third goal in two matches in the fourth minute when he slid home Joel Senior’s excellent right-wing cross to give the Shrimps their first home victory since October.Charlie Brown had a golden chance to double the advantage on 15 minutes w...Full Story »

Funso Ojo’s last-gasp penalty rescued a point for Port Vale in a 2-2 draw at home to Stevenage.Terence Vancooten had scored a goal at each end as Stevenage came from behind to lead into stoppage time.Jamie Reid had cancelled out Vancooten’s own goal, and the Guyana international made amends for his earlier error with a second goal.But a handball by Dan Butler late on gave Ojo the cha...Full Story »

Newport blew Walsall away in the first half as a 3-0 win earned the in-form Exiles a fourth straight Sky Bet League Two victory.The game was over after 38 minutes as Bryn Morris’s early effort, Will Evans’ 21st goal of the season and Harry Charsley’s header took County 11th, four points off the play-offs.Newport led inside four minutes as one-time Walsall loanee Morris’s ...Full Story »

Erico Sousa’s first-half penalty was enough to earn Boreham Wood a 1-0 win over Maidenhead as they moved above their opponents in the National League.Sousa sent Craig Ross the wrong way from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute to earn three points which lift Boreham Wood up to 13th.Kabongo Tshimanga had put the ball in the net for the hosts with 15 minutes gone, but his effort was ruled ou...Full Story »

Relegation-battling Burton secured their first away league win since October by beating Bristol Rovers 2-1 at the Memorial Stadium.Goals from Ciaran Gilligan and Mark Helm were enough to move the Brewers four points clear of the League One relegation zone.Ciaran Gilligan put the visitors ahead two minutes before half-time with his first senior goal. The Albion academy product’s looping sho...Full Story »

Rodrigo Muniz scored a brace as Fulham claimed their first Premier League win of the year with a 3-1 victory over Bournemouth at Craven Cottage.Muniz was given the nod over January loan signing Armando Broja and scored twice, while Bobby De Cordova-Reid and Cherries defender Marcos Senesi also got in on the act.Muniz, who scored his first-ever Premier League goal in last week’s 2-2 draw wi...Full Story »

Kilmarnock booked their place in the last eight of the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Cove Rangers.The hosts survived an early scare when Rumarn Burrell’s shot was cleared off the line, before Marley Watkins netted for the second successive game to open the scoring on the stroke of half-time,Derek McInnes’ side were dominant after the break, though it w...Full Story »

Jack Muldoon’s fourth goal in as many games secured a 1-0 stoppage-time victory for Harrogate over unlucky visitors Colchester.The 34-year-old striker scrambled in a 92nd-minute winner to extend the in-form Sulphurites’ unbeaten league run to a sixth game, equalling their best sequence as an EFL outfit.Earlier the visitors, who are showing significant signs of improvement under Danny...Full Story »

Joe Rothwell’s spectacular double helped Southampton recover from 2-0 down to beat Huddersfield 5-3 in a Sky Bet Championship thriller at St Mary’s.Saints were seeing their record 24-game unbeaten run dissolve in front of their eyes when goals from Sorba Thomas and David Kasumu left relegation-battling Huddersfield in charge at the break.Rothewell’s brilliant brace levelled thi...Full Story »

Altrincham boosted their promotion push with a 3-0 win over Rochdale which moved them up to fourth in the National League.The hosts opened the scoring just before half-time when Rochdale goalkeeper Tiernan Brooks reacted well to deny Eddy Jones, but managed only to push the ball into the path of Justin Amaluzor to apply the finish.Altrincham then took complete control with two goals in as many m...Full Story »

Joe Tomlinson’s stoppage-time strike earned MK Dons a 2-1 comeback win at home to Accrington in a slow-burning League Two clash.Accrington’s top scorer Jack Nolan rolled home his 10th of the season to put John Coleman’s men in front.But Jack Payne’s delightful second-half free-kick brought Dons level and Tomlinson sent the home faithful wild with his stunning winner in th...Full Story »

Wrexham suffered their third consecutive league defeat as Bradford snatched a 1-0 victory.Bantams striker Andy Cook burst through and bundled the ball over the line at the second attempt – just minutes after he had seen a penalty saved by goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo.It was Wrexham’s first league loss at home since the opening day – when Bradford manager Graham Alexander was in ch...Full Story »

AFC Fylde stepped up their National League survival fight as they held on for a much-needed 2-1 win over Eastleigh at the Silverlake Stadium.Josh Kay and Nick Haughton scored either side of half-time to get the visitors off to a flying start in their bid to claim a third-straight win.Scott Quigley had an effort disallowed for the hosts – who went into the game without a win in seven &ndash...Full Story »

Aberdeen eased their way into the Scottish Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Bonnyrigg Rose as interim manager Neil Warnock made his Pittodrie bow.Bojan Miovski took his tally to 22 for the season with two smart first-half goals from close range, the first through the goalkeeper’s legs and the second a stunning finish from just outside the six-yard box.Warnock’s arrival has ...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola felt his side had come through a tough game after grinding out a 2-0 victory over Everton on Saturday.Erling Haaland struck twice in the latter stages to secure a hard-fought Premier League success for the champions at the Etihad Stadium.It was City’s 10th successive triumph in all competitions and Guardiola said the manner of the win would stand them in good stead as they ch...Full Story »