Jon Brady admitted he was “deeply hurt” after his Northampton side were relegated to League Two.Northampton’s fate was sealed by a 3-0 defeat to Blackpool as Luke Garbutt drilled in after 19 minutes before Jerry Yates grabbed a late brace.Brady, who has been in interim charge since February, gave an emotional post-match interview afterwards.He said: “I’m deeply hurt...Full Story »

Stevenage’s 3-3 draw with Crawley felt “like a loss” to boss Alex Revell.Boro led on three separate occasions at the Lamex Stadium through Luke Norris’ brace and Arthur Read’s classy effort.But they were pegged back by Crawley each time, with Jack Powell’s spectacular added-time strike the final hammer blow.Norris could easily have had a hat-trick and Revell b...Full Story »

Brentford boss Thomas Frank hailed Ivan Toney’s “incredible” season after the striker took his Sky Bet Championship goal tally to 30 in the 2-0 win over Watford.The prolific striker netted a second-half penalty after Marcus Forss had opened the scoring as Brentford guaranteed a third-placed finish for the second season running.Toney has now matched Glenn Murray’s record h...Full Story »

Notts County’s play-off hopes suffered another setback as they were held to a 1-1 Vanarama National League draw at Altrincham.The Robins started brightly and took the lead after 24 minutes through Alistair Smith following a swift counter-attack.Dan Mooney broke down the right and squared the ball for Smith, who struck home into the bottom corner from 24 yards with his left foot.County mana...Full Story »

Wrexham moved back into the National League play-off places after a 2-1 win over Solihull Moors, where all three goals came from the penalty spot.The hosts started the match on the front foot and Dior Angus missed a golden opportunity, firing wide after rounding goalkeeper Ryan Boot.Wrexham took the lead in the 27th minute at the Racecourse Ground as Luke Young stepped up to convert a penalty af...Full Story »

Sunderland secured their League One play-off place with a 3-1 win at Plymouth.Lynden Gooch – a thorn in Plymouth’s side throughout – set up both of Sunderland’s late goals against an Argyle side reduced to 10 men in the 64th minute.Gooch won an 84th-minute penalty, converted by Chris Maguire, following a foul by Ryan Law.Then the American’s stoppage-time shot was sa...Full Story »

Jack Powell struck spectacularly in added time to salvage a dramatic 3-3 draw for Crawley at Stevenage in an entertaining contest between two sides with little to play for in League Two.Luke Norris’ first-half penalty was cancelled out by George Francomb but the Stevenage forward netted again after the break, only for Terence Vancooten’s own goal to draw Crawley level.A late flurry s...Full Story »

Southend’s 101-year stay in the Football League is over despite fighting back from a goal down to beat Barrow 2-1.Goals from John White and Terrell Egbri secured Phil Brown his 100th victory as Southend manager after Scott Quigley had put Barrow in front.But Scunthorpe’s 0-0 draw at Bradford means the Shrimpers will be lining up in the National League next season.Barrow, who have alr...Full Story »

Northampton have been relegated from League One after losing 3-0 to Blackpool.The Cobblers only gained promotion through the play-offs in June but made an immediate return to League Two as Luke Garbutt’s early goal and a late brace from Jerry Yates all-but secured Blackpool’s place in the play-offs.Northampton made a bright start but were behind after 19 minutes when Garbutt collecte...Full Story »

Charlton kept alive their play-off hopes after Chuks Aneke scored an added-time equaliser in the 1-1 draw at Accrington.Joe Pritchard netted a superb solo 81st-minute goal before, with the last kick of the game, substitute Aneke touched home in the six-yard box in the 95th minute.The Addicks have two matches to play and are four points away from the top six with a game in hand on some of their r...Full Story »

Derby’s fight for Sky Bet Championship safety will go to the final day of the season after Swansea came from behind to inflict a 2-1 defeat on Wayne Rooney’s side.The Rams were on course to beat the drop after Tom Lawrence’s header at the start of the second half gave them the advantage in Wales.But a quickfire comeback sparked by Derby academy product Morgan Whittaker and comp...Full Story »

Billy Mitchell scored his first senior goal for Millwall, who finished off their home season in style with a 4-1 victory over a hopelessly out-of-form Bristol City.Jed Wallace, Scott Malone and Tom Bradshaw also scored in the Lions’ first win in five games, which took them above Luton and into 11th place in the Championship.It could have been a day to remember for teenage striker Tommy Con...Full Story »

Sergio Aguero provided a reminder of his goalscoring brilliance with the opener in Manchester City’s 2-0 win at Crystal Palace to put the Premier League leaders on the verge of another title. After a frustrating first 45 minutes in south London, it was City’s record goalscorer who broke the deadlock with a superb finish and Ferran Torres wrapped up the points soon after following ...Full Story »

Pilar Rubio has been stuck at home in lockdown after she contracted COVID-19, yet the 43-year-old from Madrid has been able to keep active in spite of these measures. Having tested positive on April 19, she has been isolated in her home ever since, but to pass the time she has spent an awful lot of time in the gym in order to try and stay healthy and in good shape. On Wednesday, Rubio publis...Full Story »

Jason Cummings scored a first-half brace as Dundee secured second place in the Scottish Championship with a 2-0 victory away to Queen of the South.Play-off rivals Raith dropped down to third after a 4-0 defeat to champions Hearts which set up a match with fourth-placed Dunfermline; the winners then face Dundee for a place in the Premiership.Paul McMullan struck the crossbar as Dundee pushed for ...Full Story »

Morton will battle for Scottish Championship survival in the play-offs after a goalless draw at fellow strugglers Arbroath in which they were reduced to 10 men.With Ayr securing a 2-2 draw at Inverness, The Ton finished second bottom on goal difference.In a first half of few chances, Nicky Low shot over for the hosts, who stayed out of relegation trouble by a point.Thomas O’Brien was off t...Full Story »

Mateo Kovacic has failed to beat his hamstring injury in time to feature for Chelsea in Saturday’s Premier League clash with Fulham.The Croatia midfielder has suffered a minor setback, and could now be a doubt for Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg against his former club Real Madrid.Toni Rudiger will also miss the Fulham clash with a minor knock.Fulham manager Scott ...Full Story »

Crystal Palace will have Gary Cahill available for Saturday’s visit of Premier League champions-elect Manchester City.The centre-back sat out the 2-1 loss at Leicester on Monday with a minor muscle problem, but has returned to training this week.Eagles boss Roy Hodgson will still be without Mamadou Sakho (thigh), James Tomkins (eye), Nathan Ferguson (thigh), James McArthur (calf) and Conno...Full Story »

St Mirren duo Ryan Flynn and Jonathan Obika have returned to light training ahead of the Buddies’ Premiership clash with Hamilton on Saturday.Flynn (hamstring) and Obika (groin) have both sat out in recent weeks and are unlikely to be rushed back this weekend as boss Jim Goodwin eyes their potential involvement in next week’s Scottish Cup semi-final clash with St Johnstone.Eamonn Bro...Full Story »

Hibernian wing-back Chris Cadden is out for the rest of the season with a hairline fracture of the lower back.Attacker Jamie Murphy has returned from a hamstring problem but Saturday’s Premiership game against St Johnstone at Easter Road comes too soon although he could be available for next week’s Scottish Cup semi-final against Dundee United.Sean Mackie (thigh) remains out long ter...Full Story »