Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris hailed a “brilliant goal” from Romaine Mundle, who struck late on to snatch a 1-1 draw with Preston at the Stadium of Light.The visitors enjoyed a bright start to the second half and broke the deadlock in the 65th minute through Emil Riis’ neat low finish from the edge of the area.Mundle, who has featured in the last three matches for Sunderland sinc

Matt Bloomfield believes Luton can escape relegation after ending their away-day hoodoo with a 2-1 comeback win at Cardiff.Second-half goals from Jordan Clark and Thelo Aasgaard gave the Hatters only their second Sky Bet Championship away victory this season, and their first since September 14.Luton are now two points from safety and the 21st position occupied by Cardiff, who have lost three succe

Derby boss John Eustace insists his side will “fight until the end” for Sky Bet Championship survival after they earned an important 2-0 win over Coventry.The Rams took the lead midway through the first half when Marcus Harness’ free-kick found the head of Matt Clarke and he made no mistake in nodding home from close range.The hosts started the second half brightly and had their

Michael Carrick is convinced Middlesbrough have a “great chance” of forcing their way into the Sky Bet Championship play-off picture after boosting their hopes with victory over QPR.Boro beat the Londoners 2-1 at the Riverside Stadium on Tuesday evening to close to within three points of sixth-placed Coventry with nine games remaining, the next of them at Luton on Saturday.Asked about

Steve Bruce was relieved after Blackpool’s 2-1 comeback win over Cambridge at Bloomfield Road.Pool were rocked by Dom Ballard’s goal after three minutes but rallied to secure a second successive League One win with goals from Ashley Fletcher and Sonny Carey.The Tangerines are now nine points from a play-off place, while Cambridge’s third defeat in a row leaves them languishing in

Liverpool’s Champions League dreams were ended by Paris St Germain in a penalty shoot-out after the French champions won their last-16 tie at Anfield.Ousmane Dembele made it 1-1 on aggregate with an early goal and the teams played each other to a standstill over 120 minutes.Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones were the unfortunate ones who were denied by Gianluigi Donnarumma as PSG won the shoot-ou

Danny Cowley hailed the resilience of his Colchester side after they beat Port Vale 2-1 to move to within a point of the League Two play-off places.Fiacre Kelleher headed the U’s winner in the 86th minute from Lyle Taylor’s cross to seal their victory and extend their unbeaten run to 12 matches.Colchester had gone ahead in the 34th minute when Samson Tovide robbed Vale defender Nathan

Stuart Maynard was delighted with Notts County’s response to their recent struggles as they recorded a 2-0 League Two win at Grimsby to move to to fourth.The Magpies’ top two goalscorers Alassana Jatta and David McGoldrick were the match winners again for their team as County battled through a closely-contested first half and were clinical after the break to come away with their first

Partick Thistle tightened their grip on a top-four spot in the William Hill Championship with a 2-0 win at Queen’s Park on Tuesday.Logan Chalmers put them on course for victory at Hampden Park with a fine volley in the fifth minute and substitute Alex Jakubiak made the points safe in stoppage-time.Fourth-placed Thistle now have a seven-point advantage over Morton and Raith, although they hav

John Doolan praised an “outstanding” performance as Accrington moved 10 points clear of the bottom two with a 5-0 win over Newport – their best result of the season.The Reds, who remain 21st despite the comprehensive victory, were on the front foot from the start in their game in hand over the teams around them and led 3-0 after just 26 minutes.Doolan said: “This was a perf