Coventry manager Frank Lampard claimed his side’s 2-1 victory against Preston was one of his most pleasing since he took charge.The Sky Blues were two goals to the good at half-time through Jack Rudoni and Bobby Thomas, and spurred a host of chances to kill the game off before Will Keane halved the deficit.However, Coventry held on for their seventh win in eight league games to move just a p

Port Vale manager Darren Moore praised his team for overcoming “another hurdle” after they extended their unbeaten run in League Two to eight matches with a 2-1 win over fellow promotion-chasers Salford.Antwoine Hackford and Rekeem Harper scored either side of the break to move Vale to within two points of the automatic promotion places.Hakeeb Adelakun’s penalty gave Salford hope

Cheltenham manager Michael Flynn is not giving up on the Sky Bet League Two play-offs after an impressive 3-0 win at his old club Newport.Goals from Matty Taylor, Ethan Williams and Ethan Archer sealed the three points and earned the Robins a first away win in the league since October.Victory lifts Flynn’s men to 11th in the table, eight points below seventh-placed Crewe with two games in ha

David Artell was pleased to see his Grimsby side could “win ugly” as they stretched their run of victories to four games, beating Fleetwood 2-1 at Blundell Park.George McEachran opened the scoring in the first half with a great strike from range – his first goal for the Mariners – before Ryan Graydon equalised for the visitors just past the hour mark.Grimsby captain Danny R

Manager Grant McCann urged Doncaster to “be better, calmer and braver” after they moved up to second in League Two following a 2-1 win away to Accrington.Rovers had the dream start after two minutes when Jordan Gibson’s cross was fired home by Harry Clifton.Stanley came out more on the front foot after the break and equalised after 57 minutes when a Ben Woods corner was volleyed

Charlton manager Nathan Jones was delighted to finally see Tyreece Campbell reproduce one of his “devastating” training ground displays in their 3-0 win over Exeter.The 21-year-old academy product has been a mainstay of the Addicks side since the Welshman took charge a year ago.And he netted his fifth goal of the campaign with an assured right-footed finish beyond Exeter keeper Joe Whi

Graham Alexander praised the impact Antoni Sarcevic is having on Bradford’s promotion push.Sarcevic, who has gone up five times in his career from League Two, scored both goals as the fifth-placed Bantams saw off MK Dons 2-0 at Valley Parade.It was their ninth straight home win to equal a club record.Bradford manager Alexander said: “I knew Sarce was a goal threat and had a winning men

Norwich head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup had mixed emotions after watching his side beat Stoke 4-2 to stay in the thick of the Championship play-off race.Thorup was delighted with a result which kept the Canaries just four points off the top six but irritated by the fact they let a first-half lead slip and made life more difficult for themselves than they should have.He said: “I am a little b

Jim Goodwin insists he was determined Dundee United would win by any means possible against Motherwell.Terrors striker Sam Dalby scored the only goal of the game in the first half at Tannadice.United had lost their previous four games and boss Goodwin admitted it was vitally important that his side returned to winning ways against the Steelmen.Goodwin said: “We would like the performance to

Wycombe head coach Mike Dodds admitted he was “frustrated” after his side were held to a goalless draw by mid-table Wigan at Adams Park.In a game of few chances, Fred Onyedinma, Josh Scowen and Caleb Taylor had the Chairboys’ best opportunities, as Latics goalkeeper Sam Tickle was left with little to do.Despite having 12 shots on goal, only three were on target as Wanderers lacke