Birmingham manager Chris Davies praised his side for overcoming the expected stern challenge provided by Reading to earn a point in their 0-0 League One draw at the SCL Stadium.After a patchy first half, the game came to life in the second period with each side creating chances to break the deadlock.Reading threatened with good efforts from Lewis Wing, Jayden Wareham and Chem Campbell.But league l

Lee Bell saluted his players for digging themselves out of a wretched run to reignite Crewe’s promotion bid with an emphatic win over Barrow.Goals either side of the interval from Connor O’Riordan and Tommy Lowery, who both returned to the club on loan during January, and a late strike from Matus Holicek secured the Railwaymen’s first win in seven games.Alex boss Bell said: &ldqu

Barnsley head coach Darrell Clarke was pleased with the robust nature of his team after they beat Rotherham 1-0 at New York Stadium.Adam Phillips’ second-half spot-kick proved the difference as Barnsley ended a run of six games without a win.Clarke said: “It is a performance we haven’t had much of this season. We have had to roll our sleeves up.“We were really strong defens

Plymouth substitute Muhamed Tijani scored a 67th-minute equaliser as Argyle rescued a much-needed point from a 1-1 Championship draw at home to relegation-rivals Cardiff.The Bluebirds swept into a 14th-minute lead through Yousef Salech but they were reduced to 10 men – eight minutes after the break – when Dimitrios Goutas was sent off, before Tijani came off the bench to earn a share o

Manuel Ugarte’s stunning strike and an overturned penalty decision at the death helped Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United escape with a 2-2 comeback draw at David Moyes’ Everton.Sir Alex Ferguson’s successor at Old Trafford looked set to inflict a 13th Premier League defeat of the season on the wretched Red Devils, who have won just four top-flight games since the Portuguese

Two second-half goals gave leaders Walsall a 2-0 victory over a struggling Morecambe side who ended the game with 10 men.The contest was evenly poised until the 50th minute when Morecambe defender Rhys Williams was sent off for pulling back Jamie Jellis as he looked to run onto a long through ball.To make matters worse for the home side, the Saddlers took the lead from the resulting free-kick as T

Josh Coburn scored a stoppage-time winner to snatch Millwall a 1-0 victory at Pride Park and plunge Derby deeper into relegation trouble.Coburn had seen a late penalty saved but he was in the right place in the fifth minute of time added on to turn in the rebound and secure a win that keeps the Lions in the play-off race.Derby remain rooted in the bottom three and have now failed to win or score a

Hibernian did what Bayern Munich could not as Josh Campbell’s first-half double earned David Gray’s in-form side a stirring 2-1 home win over William Hill Premiership leaders Celtic.The Hoops were widely lauded for their display in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw in the Allianz Arena as they exited the Champions League after conceding in stoppage time to the German giants.But Brendan Rodgers&

Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony Patterson’s first-half error helped boost Hull’s survival chances with a hard-earned 1-0 win at the Stadium of Light.Patterson flapped Joe Gelhardt’s corner in the 18th minute into his own net, putting Hull on course for a fourth win from their last five away matches.And Sunderland, who struggled to get into their rhythm after losing at promotion riv

Barnsley ended their six-game winless run with a 1-0 victory against neighbours Rotherham at New York Stadium.Boss Darrell Clarke had been under mounting pressure after seeing his side slip away from the play-off picture but Adam Phillips’ second-half spot-kick proved enough.Barnsley looked to have had a strong early shout for a penalty when Reece James collided with Phillips but the appeals