Coventry manager Frank Lampard was full of praise for hat-trick hero Haji Wright after he scored his first goals since November in the 3-0 win over Sunderland.The USA international last scored in the Sky Blues’ 2-2 draw with Sunderland in November – a game in which he also suffered an ankle injury that saw him sidelined for almost four months.Wright opened the scoring with a low effort

Pep Guardiola admitted he could feel the anxiety in the Etihad Stadium – but remains confident Manchester City will qualify for the Champions League.The champions missed the chance to return to the Premier League top four on Saturday as they were held to a 2-2 draw by fellow European challengers Brighton after twice surrendering the lead.The result left them fifth in the table and gives four

Nuno Espirito Santo warned Nottingham Forest there is a long way to go after a 4-2 win at Ipswich opened up a six-point gap to Manchester City in the race for Champions League qualification.Third-placed Forest had boosted their unexpected top-four charge with a late victory over City last Saturday and followed it up with a comprehensive display in Suffolk where three goals in six first-half minute

Oxford boss Gary Rowett was relieved to finally get back on the winning trail after Siriki Dembele’s goal gave them a 1-0 win over Watford at the Kassam Stadium.Dembele got his first goal for the club with a right-footed finish from 10 yards eight minutes from time – three minutes after Watford had James Abankwah sent off for a second yellow card when he fouled Przemy Placheta.It ended

John Mousinho berated his Portsmouth players as they fell to a late 2-1 defeat against Preston in the Sky Bet Championship.Stefan Thordarson showed impressive footwork to net the winner in the 87th minute of a game that only really exploded into life in the latter stages.Ryan Porteous netted his first goal for North End in the 76th minute before Colby Bishop equalised with his second goal in three

Shrewsbury boss Gareth Ainsworth believes there is a ‘fear factor’ in his players after they lost 2-0 at home to fellow strugglers Burton.Rumarn Burrell and Terence Vancooten netted inside the final 18 minutes to leave the Brewers six points behind Bristol Rovers in 20th, with bottom-side Shrews a further eight points adrift.Ainsworth said: “First of all, set-pieces again, we hav

Derby boss John Eustace was proud of his players as they made it three wins on the spin to edge a late 3-2 Championship victory away to relegation rivals Plymouth.Marcus Harness scored a double for the visitors as he netted either side of Harrison Armstrong, who made it 2-0 after 26 minutes.Mustapha Bundu’s direct free-kick made it 2-1 at half-time before an own goal by Nat Phillips levelled

Vitor Pereira said he is feeling the challenge of keeping Wolves in the Premier League “with my heart” after they took a significant step towards survival with a 2-1 victory at rock-bottom Southampton.Jorgen Strand Larsen’s brace moved Wanderers nine points clear of third-bottom Ipswich, with Paul Onuachu pulling a goal back for Southampton, who are now without a win since the st

Burnley head coach Scott Parker hailed a thoroughly professional display from his side after they moved into the automatic promotion places in the Sky Bet Championship with a 2-0 victory at the Swansea.com Stadium.The result never looked in doubt from the moment skipper Josh Brownhill tapped home an easy opener inside four minutes and then played a part in his side’s second midway through th

Lincoln boss Michael Skubala challenged hat-trick hero Jovon Makama to now replicate his “incredible” performance against Bristol Rovers on a more regular basis.Makama, 21, bagged the first treble of his professional career as the impressive Imps put the visitors to the sword at Sincil Bank for the second successive season.And a delighted Skubala said: “Jovon was unplayable today