Nigel Clough admitted to having mixed feelings following his Mansfield side’s 3-3 draw at Blackpool.The Stags may have ended their seven-game losing run at Bloomfield Road but, having come from behind to lead 3-1 thanks to goals from Will Evans, Keanu Baccus and Lucas Akins, they were pegged back late in the day and had to settle for a point.Despite his disappointment Clough was pleased with

Jamie Cooke’s 61st-minute strike earned Halifax a 1-0 home win over Boston in the National League.Town had suffered a midweek loss at Southend and gone down to a 2-1 defeat to Fylde in their last home outing, but they bounced back to move within a point of fifth-placed Gateshead.Cooke’s seventh league goal of the campaign proved enough to end the stubborn resistance of relegation-threa

Marco Silva lauded “almost unstoppable” Adama Traore after his performance helped Fulham secure their third successive win in all competitions with a 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.Following their 2-1 league triumph over Newcastle at St James’ Park earlier this month and their FA Cup win against Wigan last week, Fulham continued their fine form with goal

Lee Bell stressed Crewe need to sort out their disciplinary issues after they picked up a second red card in as many games during the 0-0 draw at Gillingham.Ryan Cooney was sent off with 15 minutes to go as the Railwaymen were forced to battle their way to a point at Priestfield.The visitors had 11 players missing for the game, with nine out injured and two suspended.And after his side’s thi

Mark Hughes’ first home game in charge of bottom side Carlisle ended in a stalemate as his side recorded a goalless League Two draw with Colchester at Brunton Park.The goalkeepers were on top throughout the game, with Gabe Breeze and Matt Macey producing several top-class stops as they kept the scores level.Carlisle had the first major chance as Kadeem Harris played a beautiful through ball

York kept up the pressure at the top of the National League as two second-half goals from Ollie Pearce earned a 2-0 win at Ebbsfleet.The league’s bottom side, who have won just once all season, frustrated the promotion hopefuls for much of the match until a penalty was awarded against them in the 65th minute.The division’s top scorer Pearce slotted his spot-kick into the corner from 12

Phil Parkinson watched Altrincham extend their unbeaten run to nine matches with an excellent 1-0 victory away to Gateshead.Kian Taylor struck the only goal after 14 minutes at Gateshead International Stadium to settle a tight contest between two Vanarama National League play-off hopefuls.Altrincham are only three points behind fifth-placed Gateshead after they continued their superb run of form i

Eastleigh scored twice in the first half to run out 2-0 winners at home to Aldershot in the National League.The hosts took the lead in the Hampshire derby when Jesurun Uchegbulam beat his defender and played the ball to Jai Semenyo, brother of Bournemouth forward Antoine, who buried the finish.Tyrese Shade doubled the lead before half-time with a clever strike that wrong-footed the goalkeeper from

Charlie Kelman’s added-time goal secured promotion-chasing Leyton Orient a 3-2 victory over Lincoln at Brisbane Road.A brace from Sonny Perkins had given Orient a two-goal advantage before the visitors hit back through Lewis Montsma and substitute James Collins, only for Kelman to strike at the death.Perkins and Ethan Galbraith twice combined to put the hosts in command.A 17th-minute free-ki

Huddersfield came from behind to boost their play-off hopes with a 2-1 Yorkshire derby win at Barnsley.The Terriers scored twice in three minutes in the second half through Josh Koroma and Ben Wiles to cancel out Jon Russell’s opener for the hosts, whose winless run now stretches to six games.Both sides looked lively from the off at Oakwell and it was not long before the deadlock was broken.