Oxford boss Gary Rowett said victory was more important to his side than it was to Sheffield Wednesday after they boosted their Championship survival hopes with a 1-0 win at Hillsborough.Sam Long’s 79th-minute header was enough to take the U’s six points clear of the relegation zone with four games remaining.Rowett said: “This is a big result in a tough game for us. It felt like

West Brom head coach Tony Mowbray was delighted with Tom Fellows’ performance and commitment after he made two assists in the 2-1 win over Watford in the Sky Bet Championship.The Baggies relied on several moments of brilliance from Fellows as he set up Karlan Grant and Mikey Johnston in the victory at The Hawthorns.West Brom moved up to seventh in the table, whereas Watford, who have now los

Blackburn manager Valerien Ismael praised his side’s desire and passion as they ended their eight-game winless run and picked up the first victory of his reign by beating Luton 1-0 at Kenilworth Road.Japan international Yuki Ohashi scored the only goal of the game in the 53rd minute to keep the visitors’ faint hopes of the play-offs alive despite playing the final half an hour with 10

Carlisle boss Mark Hughes said his side’s 2-0 victory over Morecambe gives them belief that they can maintain their Football League status.Goals from Georgie Kelly and Terell Thomas gave Hughes’ side back-to-back wins for the first time since March 2023 to see them move ahead of the Shrimps at the foot of League Two and take them to within six points of safety with four games remaining

Michael Appleton was pleased Shrewsbury’s relegation fate was not sealed after a 1-1 draw at his former club Lincoln.Defeat would have seen the Shrews’ decade-long stint in the third tier ended.But Appleton, whose side need a miracle string of results to stay up, said: “It’s great for everyone [that we’ve not been relegated].“We’ve got a home game for peop

Burton head coach Gary Bowyer was keeping his feet on the ground despite seeing his side move out of the League One bottom four with a resounding 3-0 win over faltering Huddersfield.Albion hit the front early with Rumarn Burrell scoring the first of his two goals after nine minutes before capping a superb afternoon with a 10th of the season to wrap up the scoring, Julian Larsson crucially giving A

Unai Emery admits he needs to make a decision on his penalty taker against Paris St Germain on Tuesday after Marco Asensio’s nightmare double miss.Villa limbered up for the Champions League quarter-final second leg with a 3-0 win at Southampton.But Spanish midfielder Asensio saw two spot-kicks saved by Aaron Ramsdale to leave his boss with a late call to make.“We have our penalty shoot

Under-fire head coach Neil Critchley vowed that missing out on the top six of the William Hill Premiership this season would not define his Hearts team.The Englishman took charge in October when the Edinburgh side were two points adrift at the foot of the table and managed to elevate them into the top six by the end of February.After winning only one of their five matches before the split, however

Jim Goodwin believes Dundee United have given Aberdeen and Hibernian plenty to think about ahead of their games on Sunday.The Terrors made it three Premiership wins in a row with a narrow 1-0 victory over St Johnstone at Tannadice with defender Emmanuel Adegboyega scoring the only goal of the game.The win lifted United up to fourth in the table, above the Dons and level on points with Hibs.And Goo

Grimsby boss David Artell admitted he was left infuriated that Kieran Green’s stunning goal from inside his own half failed to inspire his team to victory at Harrogate.Midfielder Green brilliantly flighted the ball over James Belshaw’s head 10 yards from the halfway line after spotting the Harrogate keeper out of his goal to open the scoring in the 39th minute.Iceland international Jas