Derby boosted their hopes of staying in the Sky Bet Championship with a much-needed 3-1 victory over West Brom at The Hawthorns.Just a third victory away from home all season secured John Eustace’s side a vital three points in their quest for safety and results elsewhere mean the Rams stay out of the relegation zone on goal difference.Five defeats from their last six have punctured West Brom

Port Vale came from two goals down to snatch a last-gasp 2-2 draw with Grimsby and remain on course for automatic promotion from League Two.Captain Danny Rose broke the deadlock for the visitors in the 23rd minute after he pounced on the rebound from Charles Vernam’s shot.Vale’s best chance of the first half fell to Lorent Tolaj, who fired wide of the mark.After the break Grimsby goalk

Jonathan Russell cancelled out Ricky-Jade Jones’ opener as Barnsley battled to a 1-1 draw with Peterborough.Conor Hourihane secured his first point since being appointed permanent Barnsley head coach, while Peterborough made sure of safety with the draw at Oakwell.After a cagey start, Peterborough’s Jed Steer was the first goalkeeper called into action when he tipped Adam Phillips&rsqu

Regan Linney’s double boosted Altrincham’s play-off hopes after they beat 10-man Halifax 3-0.Altrincham had an early opportunity when Alex Newby’s effort was saved by Toby Savin and they soon took the lead in the 10th minute when Jake Bickerstaff broke forward before rolling the ball past Savin.Lewis Banks then sent a shot over the bar just before the break and Altrincham goalkee

Doncaster powered to the top of League Two with a comfortable 3-0 win over Colchester.Goals from Harry Clifton, Jordan Gibson and Patrick Kelly saw Rovers move four points clear of fourth-placed Walsall with two games to play.Rovers took the lead after nine minutes with Clifton starting and finishing the attacking move. After a crossfield pass on half way, he raced into the box to meet a Luke Moly

Ruthless Reading punished a string of Mansfield mistakes to cruise to a 5-1 win.The Stags, still not mathematically safe, played well for long spells but gifted goals to a grateful Royals side on a roll.The only effort on target of the first half saw Reading punish a 35th-minute mistake by Louis Reed, who gifted a loose pass to Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan and he set up Jayden Wareham for a precision fini

Morecambe’s relegation from the Football League after 18 years was confirmed with a 3-1 League Two defeat to Salford at the Mazuma Stadium.The Shrimps needed to win the game to have any chance of maintaining their league status but went down to the worst possible start when Ossama Ashley drilled the Ammies ahead after just three minutes with a low shot from 12 yards that beat Harry Burgoyne.

York just about remain in the hunt for automatic promotion after playing out a 1-1 National League draw with Oldham at LNER Community Stadium.The Minstermen needed to avoid a loss if they wanted to keep alive any chances of catching league leaders Barnet, who beat Sutton 3-1.Joe Felix broke the deadlock for the hosts in the 31st minute, drilling a low strike from outside the 18-yard box.But the ho

Rushian Hepburn-Murphy scored two first-half goals and Panutche Camara hit the other as Crawley boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation with a crucial 3-1 home victory over Exeter.Crawley’s third win in seven games since Scott Lindsey’s return as manager cuts the gap between them and safety to three points with two games remaining.Hepburn-Murphy and Camara both struck in the space

Wrexham took a giant step in their bid to earn promotion from Sky Bet League One by beating mid-table Blackpool 2-1 at Bloomfield Road on Easter Monday.Club co-owner Rob McElhenney was present to watch James McClean and Ollie Rathbone score midway through the second half and give Phil Parkinson’s side all three points on the seaside, despite a late Rob Apter consolation for Blackpool.It took