Swindon caretaker manager Tommy Wright took some solace from his relegated side’s 2-1 defeat at home to Ipswich.James Norwood’s brace secured the three points for an Ipswich side that had gone six games without a goal.Wright said: “I’ll take out that we kept going. They were the better team but I wanted a response, some fight, and we got that today.“The first goal i...Full Story »

Nigel Adkins hailed Chuks Aneke’s 95th-minute equaliser as “massive” as Charlton kept their Sky Bet League One play-off hopes alive by drawing 1-1 at Accrington.The Addicks have two matches left and are four points behind sixth-placed Portsmouth, who have played a game more.In a game of limited chances Stanley took the lead through substitute Joe Pritchard, who ran from the hal...Full Story »

Port Vale manager Darrell Clarke admitted to feeling frustrated with his side’s missed chances as their unbeaten run came to an end at relegated Grimsby.The Valiants fell to a 1-0 defeat at Blundell Park, with Matt Green’s first-half goal proving enough for the hosts, who were sent down to non-league earlier in the week.But the visitors had more than enough opportunities to snatch at...Full Story »

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 »

Karl Robinson hailed his “incredible” players after they came from behind to win 3-2 at Shrewsbury and take the League One play-off race into the final day of the season.Elliot Lee’s opener was cancelled out by strikes from Matthew Pennington and Josh Vela.But with their play-off hopes in the balance the U’s battled back, and James Henry’s leveller was followed by s...Full Story »

Tommy Wright admitted Kilmarnock got what they deserved after a slow start to both halves at Fir Park saw them drop back into the Scottish Premiership bottom two.Devante Cole scored two minutes into the second half before setting up Stephen O’Donnell to seal a 2-0 win for Motherwell with five minutes left.It was the worst possible day for Killie, with Ross County and Hamilton both winning ...Full Story »

Stoke boss Michael O’Neill admits his side needs to improve in the final third next season following a 2-0 Championship defeat at home to QPR.Charlie Austin fired QPR ahead with a clinical finish from just outside the box after Harry Souttar was caught in possession after 17 minutes and Osman Kakay slotted the ball past Adam Davies to make the game safe 20 minutes from time.Sam Vokes faile...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 »

Luton boss Nathan Jones felt his side’s 1-1 draw against Middlesbrough showed why his side have not made the leap to be in with a shout of making the play-offs.The Hatters took the lead through Glen Rea’s third goal of the campaign after 19 minutes only to concede an equaliser within 60 seconds of the restart, with Duncan Watmore on target.Leading scorer James Collins then missed a p...Full Story »

Carlisle boss manager Chris Beech thought the late 3-2 victory over Leyton Orient ‘optimised’ the season for his Sky Bet League Two side.An added-time strike from George Tanner sealed the win for the Cumbrians, who have suffered just one defeat in their last 10 fixtures, in their penultimate fixture of the season.Beech said: “I think the game optimised the whole season, I thoug...Full Story »