Goals from Karamoko Dembele and Hayden Coulson secured Blackpool a 2-0 victory at Shrewsbury to keep their League One play-off hopes alive.Just before the 20-minute mark, Tom Bloxham sent a first-time cross into the box for Shrewsbury, which found Dan Udoh but his diving header was kept out by Dan Grimshaw.Blackpool was awarded a free-kick in the 40th minute, which reached George Byers on the ed...Full Story »

Walsall claimed a fifth successive victory by beating Doncaster 3-1 to climb to sixth in Sky Bet League Two.Josh Gordon’s early header was cancelled out by Kyle Hurst but Jack Earing and former Doncaster loanee Mo Faal won it for Walsall.The Saddlers led in the 18th minute as Liam Gordon put in a pinpoint cross for namesake Josh to bullet a header into the bottom corner.Rovers were almost ...Full Story »

Louis Moult’s second-half equaliser earned cinch Championship leaders Dundee United an away point as Partick Thistle’s winless league run grew to six games in a 1-1 draw.Thistle, whose last league victory came against Arbroath on January 6, led only three minutes in when Aidan Fitzpatrick’s corner was flicked on by Wasiri Williams before Brian Graham headed in.Fitzpatrick then ...Full Story »

Kidderminster’s fine form under Phil Brown continued as Jack Lambert’s strike secured the Vanarama National League relegation battlers a 1-0 win at promotion-chasing Solihull.Lambert hit the winner four minutes into the second half to earn Harriers their sixth victory in eight league matches since Brown replaced Russell Penn as boss last month.They saw out the final few moments with ...Full Story »

Solihull Moors maintained their Vanarama National League play-off push with a 2-1 win over Hartlepool.After Pools forward Joe Grey saw his shot from the edge of the box saved, the Moors took the lead in the 20th minute when Tahvon Campbell turned home a corner.Defender Callum Maycock made it 2-0 in the 66th minute after Campbell had helped the ball on through the Hartlepool penalty area.Hartlepo...Full Story »

Raith Rovers claimed a 2-1 victory over Ayr to stay within a point of league leaders Dundee at the top of the cinch Championship.Rovers striker Zak Rudden put them in good stead early on, netting after five minutes to give his side the advantage away at Somerset Park.But the hosts responded and levelled in the 11th minute through Roy Syla.However, Lewis Vaughan was the match-winner in the second...Full Story »

Ipswich chalked up a fourth successive win to keep up the pressure at the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 3-1 win over Birmingham.Conor Chaplin opened the scoring for the Tractor Boys, but Birmingham equalised in the closing minutes of the first half through Jordan James. Jeremy Sarmiento put the Town ahead before Omari Hutchinson wrapped up the three points in the stoppage time.The resul...Full Story »

Doncaster continued their strong run of form with a narrow 1-0 win over Wimbledon in Sky Bet League Two.Hakeeb Adelakun netted the only goal after three minutes to make it five games unbeaten for Rovers and further dampen any lingering fears of being dragged into a relegation fight.Lincoln loanee Adelakun latched onto a pass from Harrison Biggins before slotting into the bottom corner as Rovers ...Full Story »

Northampton made it seven points from nine with a comfortable 2-0 win at Burton.Marc Leonard and Mitch Pinnock fired Jon Brady’s side to victory with long-range efforts that ultimately settled a scrappy encounter.Northampton capitalised on two moments of good fortune in the first half to grab the game by the scruff of the neck and rarely looked in danger from there.The Brewers had been the...Full Story »

Coventry manager Mark Robins heaped praise on match-winner Ellis Simms after his side kept themselves in the Sky Bet Championship play-off places with a hard-fought 1-0 win away at struggling Stoke.Simms, a summer signing from Everton, followed up his goal in the 2-2 draw with Plymouth on Wednesday by settling the contest at the Bet365 Stadium.The winner came in the 51st minute when Haji Wright ...Full Story »

Joe Edwards admitted Millwall are in the Championship relegation battle after a 2-0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday at The Den.The Owls were two goals ahead at half-time after a delightful display from Dutch winger Anthony Musaba, who set up Canada international Ike Ugbo before finding the back of the net himself with a composed finish past Matija Sarkic.The hosts were on the front foot for much o...Full Story »

Hearts manager Steven Naismith hailed the improvements his players have made to their mentality after watching them beat Motherwell 2-0 to collect an eighth successive win.Second-half goals from Lawrence Shankland and Kenneth Vargas sent the Gorgie side 14 points clear in third place in the Premiership.Hearts have won 11 of their last 12 games in a fruitful spell stretching back to December and ...Full Story »

Derek McInnes was pleased as Kilmarnock continued their excellent form by defeating Cove Rangers to reach the quarter-finals of the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup.After surviving an early scare, the hosts broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time when Marley Watkins netted for the second time in as many matches.The second half was much more positive for Killie, and they would eventually put the g...Full Story »

Preston moved to within two points of the Sky Bet Championship’s top six courtesy of a 2-0 win at Cardiff.Emil Riis scored his first goal since October 2022 in the 30th minute before Ben Whiteman struck his third of the campaign to double the away side’s lead 10 minutes later.Cardiff struggled to create clear-cut openings and have now lost three home games in succession, while Presto...Full Story »

Stockport sent out another message to their Sky Bet League Two promotion rivals with a routine 3-1 victory over Grimsby.First-half goals from Antoni Sarcevic, Isaac Olaofe and Lewis Cass – on his Stockport debut – did the damage to keep the leaders four points clear at the top.Grimsby winger Abo Eisa replied with a consolation.Sarcevic opened the scoring for Stockport in the eig...Full Story »

Karim Benzema reportedly stormed out of Al-Ittihad's training after he refused to train alone as feud with Marcelo Gallardo continues to simmer. WHAT HAPPENED?According to Marca, the former Real Madrid striker continues to be at loggerheads with Gallardo and chose to ignore the manager's directive to train alone. His action did not go down well with the Al-Ittihad boss and he has chosen to ex...Full Story »

Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring for Paris Saint-Germain as they ran out 3-1 winners over Brest in their Coupe de France last-16 clash. TELL ME MOREBrest, who claimed a draw at Parc des Princes earlier in the season in Ligue 1, came close to breaking the deadlock when, Martin Satriano hit the post with a fine curled effort after 30 minutes. But from there, PSG took control, Mbappe opened the ...Full Story »

Theo Bair scored for a fifth consecutive cinch Premiership game as Motherwell thrashed Ross County 5-0 at Fir Park.The former St Johnstone forward put Motherwell three up with a 38th-minute penalty to make it six goals during his run and eight for the season.Blair Spittal struck two brilliantly-taken goals and both Andy Halliday and Jack Vale hit their first Motherwell goals as the Steelmen reco...Full Story »

QPR head coach Marti Cifuentes hailed an ‘important’ 2-1 win at Blackburn that bolstered his side’s chances of Sky Bet Championship survival.Rangers came into this game with only one away win since September but deservedly put that statistic to bed with a two-goal haul in the space of three second-half minutes.The 61st-minute opener came when Ilias Chair’s shot hit the wo...Full Story »

Bradford’s winless run in League Two stretched to eight games after a goalless draw at home to AFC Wimbledon.The hosts had the better of the first half on a difficult pitch at Valley Parade.Wimbledon goalkeeper Alex Bass, who had a loan spell at Bradford in 2022, saved from Alex Gilliead and Harry Chapman.Chapman also bent a free-kick just wide and then set up Richie Smallwood, only for hi...Full Story »