Andy Whing sprang to Mat Sadler’s defence despite an end-of-game rebuke from his best friend following Barrow’s deserved 2-0 win over faltering promotion contenders Walsall.Aaron Pressley and Emile Acquah netted the goals as the Cumbrians’ recent revival stretched to one defeat in nine games.Walsall, with only two wins from a possible 17, did not manage a shot on target, with a p

Interim Tranmere manager Andy Crosby believes Omari Patrick’s dramatic stoppage-time equaliser in the 3-3 draw at relegation rivals Accrington could be a ‘huge point for the future of the football club’.Stanley, who sit in 22nd place, raced into a 3-0 lead with Ben Woods blasting home after just 43 seconds before Tyler Walton’s header on 24 minutes.Josh Woods then stroked t

Port Vale manager Darren Moore said it was “perfect day” for his team after they capitalised on Bradford’s defeat to move top of the League Two table with a thumping 5-0 win over Bromley.Youngster Jack Shorrock gave the Valiants an early lead before in-form striker Lorent Tolaj scored a brace either side of substitute George Byers’ goal.Ryan Croasdale put the icing on the c

Millwall head coach Alex Neil believes his players are perfectly placed to force themselves into the Sky Bet Championship play-offs after grinding out a victory over fellow chasers Middlesbrough.The Lions have gone under the radar in the promotion conversation but their third win in a row surely changes that as they are now just two points behind sixth-placed Coventry, and level with Boro.Should t

Bristol City boss Liam Manning believes his side remain in a strong position in the battle for a Championship play-off place after taking a hard-earned point in a 1-1 draw at QPR.It came after back-to-back wins and meant the Robins, who remain fifth in the table, have taken seven points from a possible nine over the past week.With four matches of the season remaining, they look well on course for

Nuno Espirito Santo says Champions League qualification is still in Nottingham Forest’s hands after a damaging last-gasp defeat to Everton.Forest were well below their best and suffered a first home defeat since November when Abdoulaye Doucoure earned the visitors a 1-0 win when he scored in the fourth minute of injury time.Nuno admitted he did not see his side’s shoddy performance com

Stephen Robinson hailed a monumental effort from everyone at St Mirren after they defeated Ross County 3-2 in dramatic fashion to secure a top-six place in the William Hill Premiership for a third successive season.Roland Idowu came off the bench to net an 86th-minute winner for the Buddies, who started the day knowing nothing other than a win would be good enough.They still had to rely on the res

Alan Sheehan says Swansea’s improved form is an “incredible achievement” after his side beat Sunderland to move into the top half of the Sky Bet Championship.Sheehan’s time as caretaker head coach improved even further with a 1-0 win against the promotion contenders at the Stadium of Light.It was only the second time fourth-placed Sunderland have been defeated on home soil

Conor Hourihane was “relieved” to earn a first victory since taking interim charge of Barnsley as his side recorded a convincing 4-1 win against play-off hopefuls Bolton.Fabio Jalo and Jonathan Russell scored two goals apiece, with Aaron Collins’ second-half goal a consolation for Bolton, who dropped to eighth.Hourihane said: “Full credit to the players, I thought they were

Portsmouth head coach John Mousinho hailed Rob Atkinson for going above and beyond to secure a 2-2 draw with relegation rivals Derby at Fratton Park.The centre-back scored a bizarre ‘hat-trick’ – made up of an own goal and two ‘proper’ goals – as Pompey twice came from behind to earn a share of the spoils.The Bristol City loanee has spent two years on the sideli