John Coleman admitted it was emotional returning to Accrington as his Gillingham side needed a stoppage-time goal to rescue a point in a 1-1 draw.Coleman was manager of the Reds for more than 20 years in two spells, leading them from non-league into the EFL, but was dismissed in March 2024.His Gills side are battling at the wrong end of the table with Stanley and it looked like they were heading f

AFC Wimbledon boss Johnnie Jackson was pleased with his side as they moved into the League Two automatic promotion places with a 2-1 win at bottom-of-the-table Carlisle.Callum Maycock and Alistair Smith put the Dons 2-0 up but it was a nervy climax for the promotion chasers after Matthew Dennis pulled a goal back.Jackson said: “We deserved to win it. The end was nervy because of the state of

Richie Wellens admitted his Leyton Orient side were fortunate after they snapped their losing run with a 2-1 win at Blackpool.The O’s ended a dismal five-game streak in Sky Bet League One thanks to Charlie Kelman’s brace but Wellens had to concede it was a tough game to watch.“It was an important win, obviously, but we’d played really well in some of the games in this five-

Newport head coach Nelson Jardim urged his players to “be positive and look forward” after they ended a difficult week with a much-needed 3-0 League Two home win against Harrogate.Jardim demanded a reaction from his team after their 5-0 capitulation at Accrington in midweek and he got the response he was looking for.Goals from Cameron Evans, Courtney Baker-Richardson and James Clarke e

Karl Robinson wants more from Salford even after securing a much-needed victory at Grimsby.The experienced Matty Lund came off the bench to head in an 82nd-minute winner against a Grimsby team that had been hard to beat at home recently.Victories have been hard to come by for the Ammies since winning their first two games in 2025, but they battled to a positive result at Blundell Park in a scrappy

Northampton boss Kevin Nolan was “absolutely delighted” with his players after they held runaway League One leaders Birmingham to a 1-1 draw on Saturday.Nolan’s side were outstanding in the first half at Sixfields and thoroughly deserved to take the lead thanks to Tomoki Iwata’s self-inflicted own goal on 17 minutes while playing out from the back.Keshi Anderson headed Blue

Hearts manager Neil Critchley admitted Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Ross County was important after watching his side make ground on the teams above them in the top six.The Gorgie side climbed up to sixth in the William Hill Premiership after Elton Kabangu and Jorge Grant scored either side of the break.And the three points also saw Hearts make ground on Dundee United, Aberdeen and city rival

Wrexham leapfrogged Wycombe in the League One automatic promotion places following a 1-0 win at Adams Park – but the game was overshadowed by a medical emergency in the crowd.Sam Smith scored the winner 12 minutes from time as the Welsh side produced the perfect response to Tuesday’s defeat at Reading.Wycombe started well and Fred Onyedinma’s header from a Garath McCleary cross w

Huddersfield interim boss Jon Worthington said he could not be happier after his side smashed struggling Crawley 5-1 to claim a “massively important” win that sees them return to the top six.Academy manager Worthington has been placed in caretaker charge of the Terriers for the rest of the season following Michael Duff’s dismissal with the brief of reviving their promotion push.H

Elton Kabangu and Jorge Grant scored either side of the break as Hearts beat Ross County to climb back into the William Hill Premiership top six.Kabangu poked home the first in the 26th minute before substitute Grant converted at the near post in the dying stages.It ended up being a straight forward victory for the hosts but County were still right in the game up until Grant doubled Hearts’