First-half goals from Danilo Orsi and Klaidi Lolos put Crawley into the League Two play-offs with a 2-0 home victory over Grimsby.The Red Devils sealed a seventh-placed finish with a first win in five games to set up a two-legged semi-final with MK Dons.Crawley finished the regular season with 21 wins, 10 more than when they narrowly avoided relegation last term.Crawley boss Scott Lindsey descri...Full Story »

Wigan manager Shaun Maloney admitted everything ‘clicked’ during the 2-0 victory over Bristol Rovers at the DW Stadium which saw his side climb into the top half of Sky Bet League One.A goal in either half from Josh Magennis and Jonny Smith secured the points for Wigan, who were utterly dominant from start to finish and could easily have won by five or six.“It’s a really ...Full Story »

Plymouth’s fight against relegation will go down to the final day of the Championship season after Jake Cooper’s late goal gave Millwall to a 1-0 win at The Den.An uninspiring opening 45 minutes ended 0-0, but Cooper’s header in the closing stages won it for the hosts.The result leaves The Pilgrims in 21st, one point clear of Birmingham in 22nd ahead of their season-defining cl...Full Story »

Stoke guaranteed their Championship status for another season with a 1-0 win that leaves Southampton to prepare for the play-offs.Steven Schumacher’s side held on for three points with just 35 per cent possession after taking the lead in the first half through a low Tyrese Campbell finish.Both teams had penalty shouts turned down by referee David Webb, with both the Saints and the Potters ...Full Story »

Jeffrey Schlupp scored an 87th-minute wondergoal as Crystal Palace rescued a late 1-1 Premier League draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage.Marco Silva’s men took a while to get going but they took the lead through Rodrigo Muniz, who took his league tally for the season to nine.The hosts’ lead was stolen late on after substitute Schlupp stunned them with a goal-of-the-season contender wh...Full Story »

Doncaster secured their place in the Sky Bet League Two play-offs with a 2-2 draw despite letting slip a two-goal lead against Gillingham at Priestfield.Joe Ironside had put the visitors ahead on the half-hour mark when he diverted Owen Bailey’s cross from close range before Luke Molyneux’s stunning left-footed strike shortly afterwards put Grant McCann’s side in a commanding p...Full Story »

Norwich missed the chance to all-but secure their place in the Championship play-offs when they were held to a frustrating 2-2 draw by Swansea at Carrow Road.The Canaries went behind midway through the first half when Jamie Paterson fired home but were ahead at the break thanks to goals from Gabriel Sara – a real stunner – and top scorer Josh Sargent.But the impressive Swans equalise...Full Story »

Hearts edged closer to clinching third place in the cinch Premiership following a goalless draw with Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.The visitors struck the woodwork twice in the first half but would find chances hard to come by after the break.Zander Clark produced a brilliant save in the final minute to deny Marley Watkins, who also had a claim for a penalty waved away.The Jambos remain 11 points ahe...Full Story »

Sutton United were relegated from Sky Bet League Two after a 4-4 draw with MK Dons at Stadium:MK.Jack Payne and Alex Gilbey put the hosts well in front before Stephen Duke-McKenna halved the lead just after the restart.The sides then took it in turn to score as Emre Tezgel’s strike was cancelled out by Charlie Lakin, only for Ellis Harrison to put the Dons further ahead again.Duke-McKenna ...Full Story »

Bradford ended their season with a fifth consecutive win but missed out on the play-offs by a point.It was an eighth straight defeat for Newport, equalling their worst run since returning to the EFL.The Exiles had created the better chances in the early stages. Seb Palmer-Houlden had two opportunities to shock the home side but fired one shot over the bar and then screwed another across goal.Jam...Full Story »

Crewe clinched a play-off spot following a 1-1 draw at Colchester, who confirmed their League Two status.Arthur Read’s shot flew straight at Crewe goalkeeper Max Stryjek early on before Colchester took a 35th-minute lead.Noah Chilvers collected Ellis Iandolo’s pass and brilliantly turned past Ryan Cooney just inside the Crewe half before advancing toward goal and unleashing a fine lo...Full Story »

Partick Thistle and Ayr could not be separated in a cinch Championship draw at Firhill Stadium.Kerr McInroy fired narrowly wide of the Honest Men’s post in the early exchanges but it was Thistle who nearly scored in the 34th minute as Scott Robinson saw his close-range shot deflected just wide.Brian Graham did bag for the Jags on the stroke of half-time, but the offside flag denied him the...Full Story »

Martin Devaney does not know if he will be asked to lead Barnsley in the play-offs.The Tykes parted company with Neill Collins this week with a game of the season to go, asking club stalwart Devaney to deliver the result they needed to make the top six against Northampton.A 1-1 draw means they will face Bolton over two legs, but Devaney is unsure as to who will prepare the side.“I don&rsqu...Full Story »

Des Buckingham urged Oxford to enjoy the experience as they booked a place in the play-offs with a 2-1 win at Exeter.United capitalised on two defensive howlers from Exeter to score through Mark Harris and a Cameron Brannagan penalty before Millenic Alli pulled a goal back for Exeter early in the second half.The Grecians went on to dominate the rest of the game but could not find an equaliser, m...Full Story »

Darrell Clarke vowed to bounce back after Cheltenham were relegated from Sky Bet League One on the final day of the season.A late Nick Freeman goal saw the Robins fall to a 2-1 loss at Stevenage when only a win would have been good enough to keep the visitors up.Clarke’s side ended up two points behind Burton, who also lost their final game, to bring an end to their three-year stay in the ...Full Story »

Rival bosses Ian Evatt and Darren Ferguson go into the League One play-offs in confident mood – after watching their respective Bolton and Peterborough sides serve up a 3-3 final-day thriller.Third-placed Wanderers arrived with faint automatic promotion hopes and Kyle Dempsey’s header and Dion Charles’ penalty had them in the driving seat inside eight minutes.But they were then...Full Story »

Mohamed Salah ruined the attempts of Jurgen Klopp to play down their touchline exchange at West Ham when the Liverpool forward claimed there would be “fire” if he stopped to speak following the 2-2 draw.The Reds were eager to bounce back after a painful midweek loss in the Merseyside derby and Klopp dropped Salah to the bench in an attempt to jolt his weary team into form.While they ...Full Story »

Blackpool head coach Neil Critchley feels his squad face a “pivotal” summer of rebuilding after missing out on the Sky Bet League One play-offs this season following a 3-2 defeat at Reading.Karamoko Dembele gave Blackpool a fourth-minute lead only for Sam Smith to equalise for Reading on the brink of half-time.Goals from Harvey Knibbs and Femi Azeez in a three-minute spell in the sec...Full Story »

Peterborough and Bolton warmed up for the League One play-offs by serving up a topsy-turvy 3-3 thriller.Bolton arrived still with a glimmer of hope of claiming automatic promotion – needing a victory here, a defeat for second-placed Derby and a four-goal swing.And they meant business with Kyle Dempsey heading them into a fourth-minute lead from Randell Williams’ left-wing cross.Their...Full Story »

Blackpool missed out on the Sky Bet League One play-offs after falling to a 3-2 defeat in their final game of the season at Reading.Karamoko Dembele had given Blackpool the perfect start, opening the scoring in only the fourth minute, but Sam Smith nodded Reading level on the brink of half-time.Goals from Harvey Knibbs and Femi Azeez in a three-minute spell after the interval effectively sealed ...Full Story »