Paul Heckingbottom watched Milutin Osmajic play a leading role in Preston’s 3-0 FA Cup win over local rivals Burnley and then revealed he had considered leaving the Montenegrin out of the game amid an ongoing investigation into allegations of racist abuse.Osmajic was a constant thorn in Burnley’s side, scoring Preston’s second of the afternoon and threatening more as the Clarets&

Port Vale manager Darren Moore felt a point was a fair reward as his side extended their unbeaten League Two run to nine games following a 1-1 draw with Tranmere at Prenton Park.The home side took the lead after 18 minutes when a mix-up in the Vale defence allowed Kristian Dennis to fire into an empty net.Rovers almost made it two when Josh Hawkes’ rasping effort was well saved by Ben Amos i

Taylor Gardner-Hickman netted the only goal as Birmingham stretched their lead at the top of League One to a commanding 12 points with a 1-0 win over second-placed Wycombe.Birmingham extended their unbeaten league run to 18 games against a Wycombe side who were reduced to 10 men before half-time.Gardner-Hickman scored his first goal for the club on Tuesday against Leyton Orient and followed it up

Goals from Daniel Munoz and Eddie Nketiah fired Crystal Palace into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 3-1 victory over 10-man Millwall at Selhurst Park which was overshadowed by an injury to Jean-Philippe Mateta.The game was just eight minutes old when Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts was sent off for his reckless challenge on Palace striker Mateta, who was carried off on a stretcher and taken to h

Andreas Weimann struck in the sixth minute of stoppage time as 10-man Blackburn drew 1-1 with Norwich after a dramatic finish in Valerien Ismael’s first game in charge.There was nothing in the first 84 minutes to hint at the way the game would end, as both sides cancelled each other out in a cagey affair.But Emmanuel Dennis received was dismissed in the 85th minute after receiving a second b

Port Vale remain unbeaten in League Two in 2025 following a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Tranmere at Prenton Park.A Ronan Curtis strike cancelled out Kristian Dennis’ opener as Darren Moore’s side extended their unbeaten run to nine games, while Rovers are now without a win in 11.The home side opened the scoring in the 18th minute when Dennis pounced on a defensive error to steer the ball

Michael Mellon scored a last-gasp winner as SkyBet League Two promotion hopefuls Bradford came from behind to claim a dramatic 2-1 win at Salford.Second-placed Bradford were a goal behind at the break thanks to Frankie Okoronkwo’s opener for Salford, but Bradley Halliday levelled to set up a grandstand finish before Mellon struck the winner four minutes into added time.The Bantams looked the

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto produced a glorious far-post finish to give Coventry a 3-2 victory at Oxford and boost their Sky Bet Championship play-off hopes.Frank Lampard’s side, who came into the match in fifth place, twice saw their lead wiped out before Sakamoto struck to give them a third triumph this season over Oxford, who have now gone seven games without a win.What had been a fairly mundane f

Promotion-chasing sides Wrexham and Bolton had to share the spoils in a goalless draw at the Racecourse Ground.Wrexham missed the chance to draw level on points with second-placed Wycombe while a point strengthened Bolton’s play-off push.The first real opportunity came just before the 25th minute when Ryan Longman whipped in a cross which Sam Smith rose highest for but his header went over.W

Leeds’ Sky Bet Championship title charge was checked as they were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw at Elland Road against battling play-off chasers West Brom.Junior Firpo headed Daniel Farke’s side into an early lead before Darnell Furlong equalised with a looping header before the break as the Baggies’ steely resolve was rewarded with a point.Leeds were denied a sixth straight win