Cambridge boss Neil Harris hailed his side’s resilience after they hit back to beat Huddersfield 2-1 despite conceding a late equaliser.Struggling United remain in the relegation zone and five points from safety, but for now Harris is just pleased that they remain in with a hope of escaping the drop into League Two.He said: “I asked for a fighting chance, I asked for some creativity an

Birmingham manager Chris Davies rued their missed chances after the Sky Bet League One champions’ frustrating 0-0 draw with Crawley at St Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park on Friday.Birmingham dominated proceedings from start to finish, but were let down by their decision making in the final third.Jay Stansfield had two of their best chances to score, but they were unable to make any of their

Wycombe boss Mike Dodds revealed he no longer feels like “the worst person on earth” after a 2-0 win over Bolton lifted his side into the automatic play-off places.Second-half goals from Caleb Taylor and Luke Leahy earned a third successive win for the Chairboys to move them above Wrexham and into the driving seat for promotion to the Championship.The derby defeat to Reading earlier th

Carlisle boss Mark Hughes was pleased with his team’s determination as they weathered a Port Vale fightback to win 3-2 and boost their League Two survival hopes.The Cumbrians raced into a 3-0 lead, with Georgie Kelly, Matty Dennis and Aaron Hayden getting the goals, but league leaders Vale bounced back through Jayden Stockley and Sam Hart to put the hosts under the pump.The visitors had a ma

Morecambe boss Derek Adams has not yet given up in the battle for survival despite a 1-0 defeat to Bromley leaving his side on the brink of relegation.Michael Cheek’s penalty three minutes after the interval fired the home side in front, with David Tutonda’s 68th-minute dismissal for a second bookable offence ending any hopes the Shrimps had of a comeback.Defeat leaves Morecambe eight

Michael Appleton says Shrewsbury’s relegation was “inevitable” after their fate was sealed on Friday.Appleton recently replaced Gareth Ainsworth in charge of the Shrews and saw them become the first EFL club to be relegated this season.The club’s fate was sealed by a draw for Burton even before their 1-0 defeat to Wigan, where Dale Taylor’s strike separated the two si

Stoke manager Mark Robins insists his side will not be resting on their laurels despite taking a significant step towards retaining their Championship status with a 2-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday.Dutch winger Million Manhoef opened the scoring in the first half and the second goal came just beyond the hour mark, when Owls goalkeeper Pierce Charles inexplicably fired a drop-kick straight into the

Paul Heckingbottom said he would like to “throw a bomb under the lot and start again” this summer after his Preston side were beaten 2-1 by QPR in the Sky Bet Championship.Liam Lindsay had headed the hosts in front with his first goal of the campaign in the final moments of an energetic first half before Michael Frey’s leveller in the 80th minute.But the Rs stole it at the death

Stockport manager Dave Challinor saw Jack Diamond come good as his stoppage-time equaliser earned a 1-1 draw at Peterborough and all-but assured his side of a play-off place.Diamond, along with his team-mates, endured a frustrating afternoon at the Weston Homes Stadium where Posh looked set to claim another scalp after upsetting Birmingham in the Vertu Trophy final last Sunday.However, the former

Liam Manning insisted there was no fluke about centre-back Rob Dickie’s sensational 30-yard strike that set Bristol City on course to massively boost their bid for a Championship play-off place as they beat Sunderland 2-1.Sunderland had to play with 10 men from the seventh minute when defender Trai Hume was red-carded for clipping Nahki Wells from behind as he broke clear, but still took a 3