Walsall manager Mat Sadler praised hat-trick hero Freddie Draper after the teenager equalised for a third time in the sixth minute of stoppage time to earn a 3-3 draw at Newport.County midfielder Bryn Morris thought he had won it for the hosts with goals in the fourth and 67th minutes, while in between Exiles striker Will Evans claimed his 12th strike of the season, but Draper had the final say ...Full Story »

Teenage striker Freddie Draper completed his hat-trick in the sixth minute of stoppage time to earn Walsall a 3-3 draw at Newport.County midfielder Bryn Morris thought he had won it for the hosts with goals in the fourth and 67th minutes, while in between Exiles striker Will Evans claimed his 12th goal of the season, but Draper had the final say with his third leveller of the night.Morris’...Full Story »

Freddie Ladapo and Conor Chaplin both scored twice in the first half as Ipswich eased to a 4-0 victory over struggling Morecambe – their first win in five games.Town got off to a perfect start when Ladapo stabbed the ball home following a corner by Leif Davis in the first minute.Morecambe goalkeeper Connor Ripley prevented Nathan Broadhead from adding a second, while Lee Evans’ 35-ya...Full Story »

Ipswich could welcome back Janoi Donacien and Freddie Ladapo for the visit of Fleetwood.Donacien has been out since picking up a knock a fortnight ago and Ladapo had a tight calf.Sone Aluko, Lee Evans and Marcus Harness are also closing in on returns from injury.Dominic Ball is a long-term absentee with a knee injury and Tyreece John-Jules has a hamstring problem.Jay Lynch returns in goal for th...Full Story »

Freddie Ladapo netted his fifth goal in five games to keep up Ipswich’s promotion challenge after they secured a 2-0 win at Exeter.The striker stooped to head the opener after being teed up by fellow striker Marcus Harness in the 11th minute.Harness went from provider to goalscorer after the break when he headed home Leif Davis’ corner to seal Ipswich’s seventh away win of the ...Full Story »

Ipswich made it five wins in six League One matches after Freddie Ladapo completed a brace to secure a 3-2 win away at Port Vale.Ladapo’s first goal of the night was added to by Cameron Humphreys and although Vale fought back to equalise through Gavin Massey and Nathan Smith, it was the Ipswich striker who had the final say to leave his side two points behind leaders Plymouth.The hosts alm...Full Story »

Freddie Sears scored twice as Colchester played out a 2-2 draw with Walsall.Colchester went ahead in the 24th minute through Sears who prodded home from close range after Emyr Huws had helped the ball into his path.United keeper Sam Hornby made a brave save to deny Sam Perry but Walsall were level in the 42nd minute.Brendan Kiernan curled a fine shot into the bottom far corner from the edge of t...Full Story »

Colchester’s leading scorer Freddie Sears could come back into the starting line-up as they prepare to face struggling Leyton Orient on Tuesday.The 32-year-old striker was named on the bench for Saturday’s visit of Oldham but, having come on at half-time to help his side battle back to earn a 1-1 draw, he could make a return against Orient.Sears replaced John Akinde at the break for ...Full Story »

Leaders Rotherham strengthened their promotion push in Sky Bet League One with a 2-0 win over managerless Morecambe.A first-half brace from striker Freddie Ladapo did the damage as the Millers stayed in top spot and nine points clear of third place.It took the home side just four minutes to go ahead, Ollie Rathbone chipped the ball into Ladapo, who controlled on his chest and blasted by Trevor C...Full Story »

Colchester boss Hayden Mullins will have leading scorer Freddie Sears available for Saturday’s League Two clash with Barrow.Sears, along with Armando Dobra, missed Tuesday night’s 2-0 defeat at Forest Green through illness, but has since returned to training and both men are back in contention.Frank Nouble, Miles Welch-Hayes and Shamal George are also back on the training pitch after...Full Story »

Freddie Ladapo scored a brace to help Rotherham extend their unbeaten run to 20 games with a 3-1 win over Burton.Ladapo struck either side of a Kane Hemmings goal before Dan Barlaser hit a late third to keep Rotherham top of Sky Bet League One and unbeaten in all competitions since mid-September.The Millers started full of confidence and Burton needed Ryan Leak to clear a first-minute Michael Sm...Full Story »

Colchester manager Hayden Mullins declared that Freddie Sears is an example for all young players after the 31-year-old striker earned the Essex outfit a 1-1 home draw with Newport.Sears, who played with Mullins in the Premier League for West Ham, grabbed his eighth goal of the season for the U’s to cancel out Dom Telford’s 14th in 2021-22 for the visitors.But it was the quality of h...Full Story »

Freddie Sears cancelled out Dom Telford’s 14th goal of the season to earn Colchester a point from a 1-1 home draw with Newport.The Welsh visitors had taken the lead through Telford’s spectacular first-half strike, which was also the 11th time he had netted in his last eight outings, and James Rowberry’s men created the best chances throughout.In the first half, U’s keeper...Full Story »

Rotherham leapfrogged fellow promotion hopefuls Sunderland with a stunning 5-1 victory.Michael Smith and Freddie Ladapo’s doubles alongside Michael Ihiekwe’s header sealed the Millers the points over Lee Johnson’s 10 men following Aiden McGeady’s second-half dismissal.Rotherham took a 10th-minute lead, with Smith heading into the far corner after a clever pass from Ladapo...Full Story »

Rotherham will hope to have Freddie Ladapo back for the visit of Crewe.The club’s record signing missed last week’s win at Bolton with a foot injury but has returned to training this week.Shane Ferguson has also trained after a foot issue of his own and could feature.Winger Mickel Miller, who has now served a three-match ban, picked up a hamstring injury and is a doubt.Crewe captain ...Full Story »

Two early goals proved enough for Colchester as they hung on for a narrow 2-1 League Two win at rock-bottom Oldham.The U’s celebrated after sealing their first victory of the season, but for Oldham, they remain at the foot of the table without a point from their opening four matches.Colchester were two up after only 12 minutes at Boundary Park.Freddie Sears slotted home a penalty after Bre...Full Story »

Rotherham’s Freddie Ladapo will be monitored ahead of the Millers’ clash against Sheffield Wednesday.The forward has been out with illness and missed the midweek game against Morecambe.Manager Paul Warne told the club website: “He’s training today, but whether he’ll be available I honestly don’t know again.“We’ll just monitor him in training and se...Full Story »

A late penalty from Freddie Sears secured Colchester a point following a 1-1 draw with visitors Mansfield.Mansfield almost took an early lead when Colchester keeper Shamal George saved Ollie Clarke’s long-range shot and then recovered to foil Danny Johnson’s follow-up effort.And George made another fine stop in the 17th minute, pushing away Johnson’s far-post header.Farrend Raw...Full Story »

Paul Warne’s quest to earn a third promotion from Sky Bet League One got off to a solid start as his Rotherham side saw off Plymouth 2-0.First-half goals from Freddie Ladapo, against his former club, and Ben Wiles set Rotherham on their way to a fairly routine three points.Jordan Houghton almost made a great start to life as a Pilgrim but his volley whistled just over the bar.Ladapo was qu...Full Story »