Nigel Clough lauded his side’s defensive performance as Mansfield became the first side to stop Stevenage from scoring this season in an attritional 0-0 draw.The Stags reduced the hosts to almost nothing in front of goal, Luke Norris’s late effort at the death the first time Boro truly looked like troubling the visitors.A game between two promotion rivals promised much yet turned int...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Mark Kennedy had mixed emotions after his side’s goalless draw with Wycombe.The Imps had their chances, but it was the defences who won the day at the LNER Stadium.Kennedy hailed his defenders after a “hard-earned point” but wanted more from his attackers.He said: “I thought it was a really hard-earned point in a nutshell.“They put us under a lot of pre...Full Story »

Kolo Toure was delighted with the attitude shown by his players in his first match as manager as Wigan held Millwall to a 1-1 draw at the Den.Will Keane marked Toure’s opening match as Latics boss with a well-taken goal from the centre of the box after 33 minutes.But it was not long before the home side equalised through a moment of supreme quality from Dutch star Zian Flemming.It was the ...Full Story »

Norwich manager Dean Smith praised the discipline of his players after a hard-fought away win over Swansea lifted them to fourth in the Championship.Teemu Pukki scored inside the opening minute before Norwich showed their defensive solidity to repel everything the Swans could throw at them.After a six-game winless streak, Norwich have now won three out of their last five and lost just once.It wa...Full Story »

Luton boss Rob Edwards was left “bitterly disappointed” after his first game in charge of the Hatters ended with a painful last-gasp defeat to Middlesbrough.Town took the lead at the Riverside thanks to a brilliant individual effort from Jordan Clark but in-form Boro levelled almost immediately through Chuba Akpom.Luton made life even more difficult for themselves when Amari’i ...Full Story »

Paul Hurst was relieved to get across the line as Grimsby ended their six-match winless run in League Two with a 2-1 victory over Tranmere.Brendan Kiernan and Niall Maher scored headers in each half before Jake Burton stole possession from goalkeeper Max Crocombe to give Tranmere a lifeline, but that strike proved too little too late for the visitors.And Grimsby manager Hurst was relieved his si...Full Story »

Scunthorpe ended their six-game losing streak with a battling 0-0 draw away to Yeovil in the Vanarama National League.The basement club have still not tasted success since October but earned a point at the 19th-placed hosts and a first clean sheet in nine months.Iron goalkeeper Owen Foster had to be alert to ensure it stayed goalless at the break and made fine saves to deny Ewan Clarke and Charl...Full Story »

Colchester’s away woes continued with a 1-0 defeat at Sutton as they suffered their 10th defeat in 11 games on the road this season.Their worries got worse as they lost midfielder Alan Judge with a serious-looking leg injury and they also finished with 10 men after Ossama Ashley was sent off early in the second half.The visitors were the brighter of the two sides in the first half, with Ju...Full Story »

Callum Paterson struck a stoppage-time equaliser to extend Sheffield Wednesday’s unbeaten run to nine games with a 1-1 draw against Exeter at a chilly St James Park.Wednesday started well with Josh Windass forcing Jamal Blackman into saving his early free-kick, while Exeter saw a Cheick Diabate header cleared off the line.Mark McGuinness headed narrowly wide of the Exeter goal, while Tyree...Full Story »

Macaulay Langstaff’s double settled a seven-goal National League thriller as leaders Notts County won 4-3 at Maidenhead.Ruben Rodrigues fired the visitors into a ninth-minute lead but United equalised on the half-hour mark through Emile Acquah.Quevin Castro’s fluke goal and Langstaff’s 20th of the season put County 3-1 up at half-time.Acquah’s second and a Kane Ferdinand ...Full Story »

Jude Arthurs scored two of Bromley’s goals as they came from behind three times to claim a 3-3 draw with Wealdstone in the Vanarama National League.The visitors drew first blood in the mid-table battle at Hayes Lane when Olufela Olomola found the bottom corner just before the break but Omar Sowunmi headed an equaliser early in the second half.Tarryn Allarakhia restored Wealdstone’s l...Full Story »

Exeter manager Gary Caldwell could not have been any prouder of his players and said he felt for them after they were denied victory over Sheffield Wednesday in cruel fashion in a 1-1 draw at St James Park.After an even first half, Jake Caprice put Exeter in front with a brilliant shot that flew in off the far post in the 56th minute, but in the fourth minute of stoppage time – and with th...Full Story »

Wrexham kept up the pressure on Vanarama National League leaders Notts County with a 2-0 victory at Eastleigh.Ben Tozer and Elliot Lee struck in the first half as the Welsh side extended their unbeaten league run to 10 games.Defender Tozer curled in the opening goal after 18 minutes having gone forward for a corner and Lee doubled the advantage with a fine strike just before the break.Eastleigh&...Full Story »

Brentford loanee Myles Peart-Harris is beginning to flourish for Forest Green, according to head coach Ian Burchnall.The 20-year-old headed Rovers’ winner against arch rivals Cheltenham to settle the first-ever third-tier Gloucestershire derby.“Myles came out of the team not long ago and he was disappointed with that, but Doyley (Michael Doyle, assistant head coach) has taken him und...Full Story »

Kyle Knoyle’s second-half rocket earned Doncaster a 1-0 win at Newport to halt their own recent slump and temper the Exiles’ revival under new manager Graham Coughlan.Knoyle lashed the ball high into the net from a tight angle to break the deadlock in the 58th minute and give the visitors a much-needed boost after defeats by Colchester and Walsall.It was a well-deserved victory for D...Full Story »

Stevenage and Mansfield were forced to share the spoils as the promotion hopefuls played out a gritty 0-0 draw at the Lamex Stadium.Neither side created much in the way of chances in a game bereft of quality and littered with free-kicks rather than free-flowing moves.The best chance of the first half came within two minutes, Rhys Oates capitalising on hesitation from Carl Piergianni to race thro...Full Story »

Chesterfield climbed into third place in the Vanarama National League following a 3-1 home win over Dorking.Kabongo Tshimanga, who was twice denied by good saves from Dorking goalkeeper Joe Walsh, made no mistake from the penalty spot having been fouled in first-half stoppage time.Walsh foiled Liam Mandeville early in the second half with another superb stop before Dorking levelled just before t...Full Story »

Struggling Cambridge are now six home league games without a goal but put in a bright performance to draw 0-0 with high-flying Plymouth.The U’s had the best chances in a frenetic home encounter, but a combination of poor finishing and good goalkeeping from Argyle’s Michael Cooper meant the match finished all square.Cooper had to be alert early on to parry a curling Harvey Knibbs free...Full Story »

Altrincham stretched their unbeaten Vanarama National League run to five games with a 3-2 victory over Maidstone at Gallagher Stadium.The visitors took a 19th-minute lead when Josh Lundstram was afforded too much space in the penalty area and fired home from close range.Toby Mullarkey came close to doubling the lead when he dragged a shot narrowly wide but the hosts were level two minutes before...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton was able to celebrate his 100th game in charge in style as Aaron Collins’ late strike gave his side a 1-0 win over Port Vale at The Memorial Ground.It had looked as though Barton’s landmark afternoon was destined to end in frustration until Collins took centre stage after 87 minutes, expertly beating Vale goalkeeper Jack Stevens with a left-footed s...Full Story »