David Artell picked up his first win as Grimsby manager with a 2-1 victory against his former club Crewe at Blundell Park.Goals from Abo Eisa and Danny Rose did the damage as Crewe – who scored through substitute Joe White in the second half – were beaten for only the fourth time in Sky Bet League Two this season.Connor O’Riordan went close for the Alex in the early stages with...Full Story »

Stevenage showed their resilience to come from behind and secure a 2-1 win at Burton to continue their League One promotion push.Steve Evans’ side maintained their unbeaten streak, stretching back to October, as Kane Hemmings and Jamie Reid cancelled out Deji Oshilaja’s early Burton opener and extended Albion’s winless run to six games.In difficult, blustery conditions at the P...Full Story »

A goal in each half earned Ipswich a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough to keep Kieran McKenna’s side on the tails of leaders Leicester.The Tractor Boys impressed at the Riverside even though goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky had to make a few good second-half saves to prevent Boro from scoring.Conor Chaplin’s eighth of the season nine minutes before half-time was followed by substitute Omari Hutchin...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest stopped the rot with a battling point at Wolves to give Steve Cooper an early birthday present in the fight for his job.The under-fire Forest boss, who turns 44 on Sunday, saw his side scrap to a deserved 1-1 draw to end a run of four straight defeats.Harry Toffolo headed in the opener only for Matheus Cunha to level in the first half at Molineux.Toffolo missed a fine second-ha...Full Story »

Crawley won 2-1 at struggling Colchester to inflict defeat on their former boss Matty Etherington.Goals from Liam Kelly and Danilo Orsi either side of half-time were enough to give Crawley the win, with Joe Taylor netting an added-time consolation.Samson Tovide squandered a great early chance for Colchester, for whom Arthur Read’s 25-yard free-kick went over while Kelly scuffed a good open...Full Story »

Norwich were frustrated by a determined rearguard action from Preston as a hard-fought Championship encounter at Carrow Road ended goalless.The visitors, who were on a run of three successive defeats, showed plenty of spirit against a Norwich side who had won three of their previous four games and just about deserved their share of the spoils.For all their possession Norwich only threatened spor...Full Story »

Jordan Rhodes scored twice as Blackpool earned a well-deserved 3-0 victory against struggling Carlisle.Blackpool dominated throughout, and the result merited their impressive performance as they move within three points of the play-off places.The Seasiders went ahead through Andy Lyons (22), who chipped Tomas Holy after the Carlisle goalkeeper fumbled a cross.Blackpool were in the ascendancy and...Full Story »

Bristol City travelled back to the west country with a point after a rain- and wind-swept 1-1 draw with Huddersfield.Delano Burgzorg opened the scoring for the hosts after a devastating first-half counter-attack spearheaded by the impressive David Kasumu.Tommy Conway capped off a tidy move for the Robins straight after the break, slotting home Andreas Weimann’s precise cross to equalise.Hu...Full Story »

A late header by centre-back Dimitrios Goutas earned Cardiff a narrow 1-0 Championship victory in a dire encounter against struggling Millwall.Greece international Goutas pounced direct from a corner in the 78th minute to seal three points the Bluebirds scarcely deserved.An encounter dreadfully low on quality looked destined to end goalless, before a brief spell of pressure in the closing stages...Full Story »

Connor Jennings scored an 88th-minute winner as Tranmere extended their unbeaten league record with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Newport at a wet and windy Prenton Park.Second-half strikes from Kieron Morris and Jennings cancelled out Will Evans’ opener to complete a thrilling comeback and make it five games without defeat in League Two for Rovers.Newport could have taken the lead in the 14...Full Story »