Liam Sercombe’s second-half goal earned Cheltenham a 1-0 home win over Portsmouth.The midfielder struck in the 76th minute to earn the Robins their first ever win over Pompey and end the visitors’ faint hopes of mounting a late play-off push.Both teams had chances to take the lead before Sercombe’s strike, with both goalkeepers pulling off outstanding saves in the second period...Full Story »

Cheltenham could hand a full debut to Charlie Brown as they welcome Portsmouth to the Jonny-Rocks Stadium.The forward joined from MK Dons in January but has been sidelined with a groin injury.He made his debut as a late substitute in the 4-4 draw at Accrington last weekend.Tottenham loanee Kion Etete (hip) is still out for Michael Duff’s men, as is Ben Williams (hamstring), while Conor Tho...Full Story »

Cheltenham centre-back Will Boyle drilled home in injury time to make it 4-4 in a breathtaking mid-table battle with Accrington Stanley.The Robins struck first on 33 minutes when Alfie May lobbed the ball past Toby Savin to make it 21 league goals for the season.Stanley assistant manager Jimmy Bell was yellow carded in the 35th minute for protesting against an offside decision with boss Joh...Full Story »

Accrington will have Toby Savin and Tommy Leigh back from suspension for Saturday’s Sky Bet League One clash with Cheltenham.Goalkeeper Savin has served a one-match ban following his red card in the 4-0 defeat to Plymouth a fortnight ago, while midfielder Leigh sat out three games after being dismissed in the 2-1 victory over Charlton on March 12.Savin could regain his starting spot from 1...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday will be without forwards Josh Windass and Saido Berahino for Saturday’s Sky Bet League One game with Cheltenham.Windass looked set to return against the Robins following almost two months on the sidelines but has suffered a recurrence of the hamstring issue which forced him off during the Owls’ 2-0 win over Morecambe on February 1.Berahino is unavailable as h...Full Story »

Cheltenham boss Michael Duff wants his team to drive on after a 3-1 home win over AFC Wimbledon took them to the magic 50-point mark.Goals in the last 10 minutes from Callum Wright, George Lloyd and Alfie May saw the Robins storm back from 1-0 down following Jack Rudoni’s goal at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium, leaving the Dons without a win in 19.Duff’s men moved into the top half with eig...Full Story »

Cheltenham remain hopeful that Tottenham loanee Kion Etete could soon return from his parent club, as they prepare to host AFC Wimbledon in Sky Bet League One on Saturday.Forward Etete has had a scan at Tottenham and is due to undergo an injection, before he can take the field again for Cheltenham.Dan Nlundulu remains a way off a first team return and could be missing for the rest of the season ...Full Story »

Cheltenham boss Michael Duff was delighted with his side’s rare away victory as they secured a 3-1 League One win at relegation-threatened Morecambe.Goals from Liam Sercombe and Callum Wright either side of the break gave the Robins the advantage only for a 52nd-minute Greg Leigh goal to give Morecambe hopes of a comeback.The Shrimps pushed forward and were denied what appeared to be a pen...Full Story »

Cheltenham returned to winning ways as they took the spoils to add to Morecambe’s relegation fears with a 3-1 League One victory at the Mazuma stadium.A game of few opportunities came to life a minute before the break when Robins’ midfielder Liam Sercombe tried his luck from 25 yards out with a speculative right-footed effort that took a wicked deflection to loop over Trevor Carson a...Full Story »

Troy Parrott scored his first league goals since September as promotion-chasing MK Dons made it five wins in a row with a comfortable 3-1 victory against Cheltenham.The Dons are now within goal difference of second-placed Wigan in Sky Bet League One with Latics, who have three games in hand, the next visitors to Stadium MK on Saturday.After a quiet opening, MK Dons went ahead in the 25th minute ...Full Story »

Liam Manning will be forced to make at least one change as his buoyant MK Dons side look to claim a fifth straight win against Cheltenham.The Dons shrugged off the early dismissal of Daniel Harvie to sink Sky Bet League One leaders Rotherham on Saturday and bolster their automatic promotion hopes.The suspended Harvie is set to be replaced by fellow full-back Kaine Kesler Hayden who stepped into ...Full Story »

Michael Duff hailed his front pairing of Alfie May and Kion Etete after Cheltenham thrashed 10-man Doncaster 4-0.Former Rovers forward May netted two of them to make it 20 for the season in league and cup, with Ben Williams and Mattie Pollock also on target for the Robins at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium.“When we won the league last year and Alfie only scored nine, you wonder if he’s a 20-...Full Story »

Alfie May netted twice against his former club to help Cheltenham to a comfortable 4-0 home win over 10-man Doncaster.May continued his rich vein of scoring form with a well-struck free-kick from 20 yards in the 16th minute.Callum Wright, Will Boyle and Kion Etete had already gone close for the hosts and it was no surprise when they doubled their lead through Ben Williams’ first goal for t...Full Story »

Sean Long could feature as Cheltenham host Doncaster in Sky Bet League One.The defender, who is being eased back after a month out, was an unused substitute against Crewe last week but is now fully fit.Ellis Chapman is back in training but not yet ready to return while Conor Thomas could be involved before too long.Charlie Brown and George Lloyd remain on the sidelines.Captain Tom Anderson could...Full Story »

Chelsea capped another seismic day in the Stamford Bridge club’s history by narrowly avoiding an FA Cup shock, edging past Luton 3-2 at Kenilworth Road.Romelu Lukaku tapped home Timo Werner’s cross late on to thwart the Hatters’ dreams of a first quarter-final since 1994, on the day when Roman Abramovich signalled the impending end of his Blues reign.Werner scored and made both...Full Story »

Crewe boss David Artell praised his team’s fighting spirit as they ended a seven-game losing run with a 2-1 success at Cheltenham.Chris Porter scored the winner for League One’s bottom side after setting up the opener for strike partner Chris Long in the first half before Kion Etete’s leveller for Cheltenham early in the second period.“We thoroughly deserved it,” Ar...Full Story »

Veteran forward Chris Porter headed in the late winner as bottom side Crewe ended their run of seven defeats with a 2-1 victory at Cheltenham.Porter, 38, also set up the opener for Chris Long before Kion Etete levelled for the home side early in the second half.Crewe took the lead after 19 minutes through Long’s fine finish after Porter nodded a high ball into his path.Tom Lowery saw an ef...Full Story »

Cheltenham boss Michael Duff will check on Will Boyle and Kion Etete ahead of the visit of League One strugglers Crewe.Boyle and Etete both sat out Tuesday’s goalless draw with Ipswich but have a chance of coming back for the weekend.Sean Long returned from a groin problem with a late substitute appearance in midweek.Dan Nlundulu, George Lloyd, Charlie Brown and Ellis Chapman remain out.Ro...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna was “disappointed” not to pick up the three points against Cheltenham and said his players were “frustrated” not to have claimed a much-needed victory.By contrast, Robins boss Michael Duff said the character his depleted team showed was “magnificent”.The hosts failed to capitalise on their superiority as Cheltenham’s first ...Full Story »

Ipswich failed to capitalise on their superiority as they drew 0-0 with Cheltenham.The depleted visitors, who were without four regular first-team players, kept the hosts at bay to earn a valuable away point.The result dented Ipswich’s hopes of moving closer to the play-off places but kept their unbeaten run in tact and extended it to five matches.Conor Chaplin sent a 25-yard effort wide o...Full Story »