St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson admitted his side have been dragged into a relegation battle after they slumped to a 2-0 home defeat to Ross County at McDiarmid Park.Simon Murray scored a superbly-taken opener just before half-time and David Cancola added a second after the Saints failed to clear a corner moments after the interval.St Johnstone are now only five points clear of the relegati...Full Story »

Ross County secured a vital three points in their battle to avoid relegation as goals from Simon Murray and David Cancola either side of half-time gave them a deserved 2-0 victory over St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.Both sides had chances to break the deadlock in the first half before Murray latched on to a Jordan White flick-on on the stroke of half-time to fire powerfully past Remi Matthews.Ca...Full Story »

Hartlepool manager John Askey revelled in the performance of hat-trick hero Daniel Kemp after his side’s resounding 4-1 away victory over Grimsby.The Mariners fell apart defensively after drawing level early in the second half, after Kemp had scored the opener before the break, with the man of the moment scoring twice in four minutes with 15 to go to push his side back ahead.Josh Umerah ad...Full Story »

Portsmouth boss John Mousinho was mystified by the decision to send off Joe Morrell in their 1-1 draw away to MK Dons.Connor Ogilvie’s well-struck volley gaven a dominant Pompey an early lead, but a red card for Morrell in the 39th minute drastically altered the complexion of the game.A brief scuffle inside the Portsmouth six-yard box saw the midfielder receive his marching orders and hand...Full Story »

Accrington manager John Coleman said he will not be celebrating despite seeing his relegation-battling side claim a vital 3-0 win over Port Vale.Stanley took the lead through a 31st-minute own goal from Vale keeper Jack Stevens and Harvey Rodgers made it 2-0 before the break following good work by Ethan Hamilton.The Reds wrapped up the points in the 68th minute when on-loan Brentford striker Aar...Full Story »

John Marquis scored a 71st-minute penalty as Bristol Rovers won at home for the first time in eight games after beating Charlton 1-0 at the Memorial Stadium.The striker came off the bench in the 65th minute, replacing Josh Coburn, and six minutes later he took the spot-kick awarded for Charlton captain George Dobson handling in the area that stopped Pirates midfielder Lamare Bogarde’s burs...Full Story »

Barry Robson admitted the late dismissal of Aberdeen captain Graeme Shinnie took a little bit of shine off Saturday’s 1-0 victory away to St Johnstone.The manager was delighted to see his side hold on for a fourth win on the spin after Remi Matthews fumbled Angus MacDonald’s effort into his own net.But he was left “frustrated” when the influential Shinnie was shown a seco...Full Story »

Hibernian manager Lee Johnson admits his team’s defeat to Motherwell was an opportunity missed as he lamented an ‘inept’ display.The Leith side succumbed to a 3-1 defeat at home after a fine Sean Goss free kick and Kevin van Veen’s double secured the points for the Steelmen.Kevin Nisbet made it 2-1 with a header but Hibs never looked like taking anything from the game.The...Full Story »

John Mousinho was relieved to see his Portsmouth side see out a “nervy” 1-0 win at home to Sky Bet League One bottom club Forest Green.Owen Dale’s second goal of the season was enough to keep Pompey’s faint play-off hopes alive.Head coach Mousinho said: “It feels like a job done today. I thought that in the last 40 minutes we were a bit nervy.“Without concedin...Full Story »

Birmingham head coach John Eustace hailed “outstanding matchwinner” Reda Khadra after his spectacular goal silenced the boo boys from his old loan club Blackburn in a 1-0 Championship victory at St Andrew’s.The on-loan Brighton winger scored with a 25-yard drive to settle the game in the 61st minute and dent Rovers’ play-off hopes.“Reda is a matchwinner and he&rsquo...Full Story »

Barry Robson praised the “resilience” of his Aberdeen side after they held on to defeat 10-man St Johnstone 1-0 at McDiarmid Park and move within a point of third-placed Hearts in the cinch Premiership.The Dons made it four victories on the spin when they capitalised on the early dismissal of their former player Andy Considine to score the only goal of the game after half an hour whe...Full Story »

John Askey refused to get carried away with Hartlepool’s last-gasp heroics but admitted their dramatic 2-1 win over Swindon was a big statement of intent.Struggling Pools trailed to Swindon at the Suit Direct Stadium before two late goals completed an unlikely comeback to offer a League Two lifeline.Connor Jennings’ 88th-minute equaliser and Oliver Finney’s 94th-minute winner l...Full Story »

Aberdeen capitalised on an early red card for their former defender Andy Considine to record a hard-fought 1-0 win at St Johnstone and move within a point of third-placed Hearts in the cinch Premiership.In the first game since Barry Robson was appointed manager until the end of the season following a fruitful six-match stint as caretaker, the Dons maintained their recent momentum courtesy of a f...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson was delighted with the impact striker Ali Al-Hamadi made so soon after returning from international duty after his goal sealed a 2-0 win over Walsall.The 21-year-old was named on the bench just two days after playing for Iraq in their friendly against Russia in St Petersburg and came on to score his seventh goal in eight games for the Dons.It added to Will N...Full Story »

John Mousinho is still holding out hope of a late charge for the play-offs after Portsmouth fought back from 2-0 down at half-time to draw 2-2 at home to Port Vale.Two goals in three minutes from Colby Bishop and substitute Michael Jacobs earned the hosts an unlikely, but potentially crucial, point.Pompey boss Mousinho said: “It is definitely still alive. The only thing we can do is concen...Full Story »

Manager John Askey can’t believe Hartlepool are struggling to stay up after another encouraging display failed to end in victory following a 1-1 draw against leaders Leyton Orient.Pools have now drawn all five games since Askey took over from Keith Curle last month and they could easily have beaten a side on course for automatic promotion at the Suit Direct Stadium.Hartlepool hit the woodw...Full Story »

Hibernian manager Lee Johnson bemoaned a “really poor performance” from the match officials after his 10 men suffered a late 3-1 defeat at Celtic Park.Hibs lost lone striker Elie Youan to two yellow cards inside 24 minutes, the first for a fairly innocuous attempt to close down Carl Starfelt and the second following a tangle with Cameron Carter-Vickers for what Johnson felt might hav...Full Story »

Johnnie Jackson criticised his AFC Wimbledon players after they slipped to a 10th consecutive match without a win following a 1-0 defeat at home to Sky Bet League Two strugglers Crawley.Ashley Nadesan grabbed the only goal of the game after just five minutes, tapping home James Tilley’s cross to earn the visitors their first away win of the season.Dons offered little in the way of reply, w...Full Story »

Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes directed his frustration towards VAR after his side were held to a 1-1 draw with St Johnstone at Rugby Park.The hosts were dominant in the first half but they could not build on Joe Wright’s opener and Drey Wright’s second-half thunderbolt secured a point for Saints.McInnes was left aggrieved that Kyle Vassell’s first-half goal was ruled out for...Full Story »

Portsmouth manager John Mousinho said it was “job done” after his side’s 3-1 win over relegation-threatened Accrington – where both sides ended with 10 men.Stanley played for 80 minutes with a man down after goalkeeper Lukas Jensen was sent off on 10 minutes for catching Paddy Lane who was charging through.From the resulting free kick on 13 minutes, Joe Pigott’s loo...Full Story »