Boston grabbed a crucial 3-0 victory over play-off chasing Southend to take themselves within a whisker of exiting the National League relegation zone.Goals from Frankie Maguire, Jimmy Knowles and Zak Mills lifted them two places to 21st, level with Dagenham as they wrestle for survival.The opening period was an even affair but the visitors took the initiative after the interval, Maguire cracking

Carlisle made up some ground in the League Two relegation battle with a 2-2 draw against MK Dons.Joe Tomlinson stunned the hosts as he opened the scoring with just six minutes on the clock, but Carlisle struck back through Matty Dennis midway through the first half.The parity between the sides did not last long as the visitors retook the lead through skipper Alex Gilbey, only for Kadeem Harris to

James Henry’s second-half double helped Aldershot to a 3-1 National League victory over Wealdstone at Grosvenor Vale.Dominic Hutchinson fired the home side ahead when he lobbed keeper Marcus Dewhurst in the eighth minute, but the Shots sprung into action after the interval.Two minutes after stepping off the bench, Henry slotted home the first in the 64th minute before adding his second short

Struggling Woking banked a precious point from a 0-0 home draw with promotion-chasing Halifax even as their winless run extended to six National League games.Florent Hoti saw an early ball into the box roll along the crossbar and to safety and Ryan Galvin forced keeper Will Jaaskelainen into an early save as the visitors started brightly.Harvey Sutcliffe went close to the opening goal after Galvin

National League top-scorer Ollie Pearce was a familiar matchwinner as second-placed York racked up a 4-0 win at Rochdale.Pearce scored in either half to take his tally to 25 for the campaign and bagged an assist for Liam Richardson as the Minstermen trimmed Barnet’s handsome lead to 11 points.Pearce broke the deadlock midway through the first period with a resourceful finish from Joe Felix&r

Goalkeeper Paul Farman starred as Barrow made it five league games without defeat with a 1-0 win at promotion-chasing Port Vale.Ben Jackson scored the only goal of the game in the first half at Vale Park.Darren Moore’s wasteful side hit the woodwork on three separate occasions and failed to make the breakthrough as they missed the chance to move up to third in the table.Jackson, who had alre

Michael O’Neill felt the scoreline was harsh on his young Northern Ireland side following a painful 5-1 friendly defeat in Sweden.The visitors were still in the game after an hour against top-class opposition and created some decent chances.But Sweden scored with five of their six shots on target while Ruairi McConville missed two good headed opportunities, Shea Charles should have punished

Alexander Isak brought his sparkling Premier League form to the international stage as a young, inexperienced Northern Ireland were soundly beaten 5-1 in their friendly in Sweden.Newcastle star Isak made one and scored one as the visitors’ five-match unbeaten run was ruthlessly brought to an end.Michael O’Neill’s side had their chances under the roof at Stockholm’s Strawber

De Jong's new release clause revealedFrenkie de Jong's future at Barcelona remains unclear, but a reduced release clause could make negotiations for a new deal easier.Atletico eye move for Tottenham’s RomeroAtletico Madrid have set their sights on securing the services of Tottenham Hotspur defender Cristian Romero ahead of the summer transfer window, according to Sky Sports. The Argentine ce

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