Stoke and Cardiff showed no signs of rust from the Championship’s World Cup break as they played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at the Bet365 Stadium.Neither side showed any sign of cobwebs after the 28-day lay-off as they battled out a fast-paced and frenetic contest.The visiting Bluebirds notched an early opener when Ryan Wintle slotted home inside six minutes.Tyrese Campbell’s level...Full Story »

Birthday boy Daniel Batty celebrated in style as he fired Fleetwood to a memorable late 2-1 League One comeback win at MK Dons.Batty, who turned 25, bagged his first goal in four months to secure the Cod Army a first away win since October.Carl Johnston had earlier broken his duck for the Lancashire club to cancel out Warren O’Hora’s opener.It was a fourth game unbeaten on the road f...Full Story »

Morocco stunned Portugal to become the first African team to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup.Youssef En-Nesyri’s header three minutes before half-time was the only goal of a 1-0 victory that was greeted with jubilation by the massed ranks of Morocco fans in the Al Thumama Stadium.Cristiano Ronaldo was again left out of the starting line-up but came on early in the second half for hi...Full Story »

Kolo Toure had to settle for a point on his managerial debut as Wigan and Millwall played out an entertaining 1-1 draw in the Sky Bet Championship at the Den.Will Keane put the Latics into the lead after 33 minutes when firing home from the centre of the box into a virtually empty net, with Millwall goalkeeper George Long cruelly deceived by a series of deflected efforts.It did not take long, ho...Full Story »

Teemu Pukki scored his eighth goal of the season to move Norwich up to fourth place in the Championship.The Finnish striker had not managed a goal in his five previous matches, but scored inside the opening minute as Swansea paid the price for a lacklustre opening after a month’s inactivity.Pukki netted after just 58 seconds and although Swansea controlled most of the match thereafter, the...Full Story »

Grimsby ended their six-match winless run in League Two with a 2-1 victory over slumping Tranmere at Blundell Park.Brendan Kiernan and Niall Maher scored for the hosts before substitute Jake Burton pulled one back for Rovers.Victory moved the Mariners above their opponents into 14th on goals scored, with the visitors still searching for a first league win since October 14.Harry Clifton took firs...Full Story »

Lincoln and Wycombe could not be separated as they battled to a hard-fought goalless draw. at the LNER Stadium.Mark Kennedy’s Imps are still yet to be beaten on home turf in League One this season.The hosts were the first to go close as Paudie O’Connor headed Charles Vernam’s corner into the side netting at the back post.Moments later Vernam fired wide of the mark with a curlin...Full Story »

York overcame the absence of their new manager and a second-half red card to claim a 2-0 victory at high-flying Woking.David Webb should have been in the York dugout for the first time at the Laithwaite Community Stadium but was hospitalised with a lung infection on Wednesday after contracting Covid-19.Assistant Michael Morton – himself a new arrival at the club – took the reins in W...Full Story »

Burton boss Dino Maamria was the happier of the two managers after his side claimed a well-earned point from a 1-1 draw with local rivals Derby.Victor Adeboyejo netted his 12th goal of the season to level after former Brewers striker James Collins had put the Rams ahead in the first half with a looping header.Maamria said: “What a game of football it was. A credit to both teams.“I th...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon extended their unbeaten run to eight matches as they secured a 0-0 draw at Swindon.Wimbledon were almost gifted an early goal as Sol Brynn slipped as he looked to kick the ball out, and it went straight to Ethan Chislett, but his shot lacked power and allowed the goalkeeper to get up and deal with it.Swindon controlled the play in the first half and had their best chance after 40 m...Full Story »

Blackpool ended a run of four consecutive defeats by holding Birmingham to a hard-fought 0-0 draw at Bloomfield Road on their return to action following the international break.The result sees the Tangerines remain in the Championship relegation zone in 23rd place, one point away from safety.Tahith Chong went closest for Birmingham, who stay in 14th spot and have now lost just one of their last ...Full Story »

Paul Ince praised the match-winning contribution of French midfielder Amadou Mbengue in Reading’s 1-0 Sky Bet Championship victory at home to in-form Coventry.Both teams cancelled each other out in a scrappy first half but Reading made the vital breakthrough in the 57th minute.Tom McIntyre headed on in a congested Coventry area and Mbengue, formerly of Metz, nodded in his first goal for th...Full Story »

Substitute Matt Crooks scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner for Middlesbrough as 10-man Luton suffered a 2-1 Championship defeat in Rob Edwards’ first game in charge.Edwards got off to the perfect start when Jordan Clark fired the Hatters in front at the Riverside before Chuba Akpom levelled for Boro.But Crooks’ last-gasp winner came after Amari’i Bell was sent off, with the ...Full Story »

A first-half goal from captain Billy Sharp gave Sheffield United a 1-0 win against Huddersfield in a lacklustre affair at Bramall Lane.Sharp netted after 15 minutes to earn the Blades a fifth victory in six Sky Bet Championship matches.The result lifts United level on points with leaders Burnley, who have a game in hand, while Huddersfield remain at the foot of the table.Blades boss Paul Hecking...Full Story »

Psychic Steve Cotterill predicted goals for strike pair Rob Street and Christian Saydee and both delivered in this frantic 3-2 comeback victory over Bolton.Defender Chey Dunkley headed a stoppage-time winner as the visitors folded after Dion Charles’ double put them in command entering the final stretch.Saydee’s third goal of his loan spell from Bournemouth levelled the contest 12 mi...Full Story »

Coventry’s impressive progress in the Sky Bet Championship prior to the World Cup break came to an abrupt halt on their return to action as they lost 1-0 at Reading.In a cagey first half, both goalkeepers were called into action to maintain the 0-0 scoreline.Reading’s Joe Lumley saved well from Callum O’Hare while Coventry’s Ben Wilson kept out a fine Yakou Meite header.C...Full Story »

Myles Peart-Harris’ second-half goal secured a 1-0 home victory for Forest Green over Cheltenham in the first-ever Sky Bet League One Gloucestershire derby.The Brentford loanee headed in Harry Boyes’ free-kick in the 75th minute to seal Rovers’ second league win in succession.They were on top for much of the first half, with Josh March seeing a shot deflected wide in the 12th m...Full Story »

Victor Adeboyejo’s 12th goal of the season secured a precious point in a 1-1 draw for Burton against local rivals Derby after James Collins had put the Rams ahead in the first half.Derby started the brighter of the two sides, separated by just 10 miles of the A38, and former Albion loan striker Collins flashed a header over the bar early on before finally finding his range midway through t...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna felt his side deserved their 2-1 victory over Peterborough, hailing the effort of his side as “fantastic”.Meanwhile, Peterborough boss Grant McCann said his players kept going throughout the game and felt they were the strongest towards the end of the match as they pressed for an equaliser.It was a brace from Conor Chaplin which helped high-flying Ipswi...Full Story »

Preston manager Ryan Lowe lauded an “outstanding” performance after his depleted side thrashed Lancashire rivals Blackburn 4-1 at Ewood Park.Although deprived of five first-team regulars, North End dominated the Lancashire derby, neutralising their rivals’ threat and looking capable of scoring at any opportunity.They forced mistakes from Blackburn for the first two goals, which...Full Story »