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

John Coleman admitted it was emotional returning to Accrington as his Gillingham side needed a stoppage-time goal to rescue a point in a 1-1 draw.Coleman was manager of the Reds for more than 20 years in two spells, leading them from non-league into the EFL, but was dismissed in March 2024.His Gills side are battling at the wrong end of the table with Stanley and it looked like they were heading f

AFC Wimbledon boss Johnnie Jackson was pleased with his side as they moved into the League Two automatic promotion places with a 2-1 win at bottom-of-the-table Carlisle.Callum Maycock and Alistair Smith put the Dons 2-0 up but it was a nervy climax for the promotion chasers after Matthew Dennis pulled a goal back.Jackson said: “We deserved to win it. The end was nervy because of the state of

Richie Wellens admitted his Leyton Orient side were fortunate after they snapped their losing run with a 2-1 win at Blackpool.The O’s ended a dismal five-game streak in Sky Bet League One thanks to Charlie Kelman’s brace but Wellens had to concede it was a tough game to watch.“It was an important win, obviously, but we’d played really well in some of the games in this five-

Newport head coach Nelson Jardim urged his players to “be positive and look forward” after they ended a difficult week with a much-needed 3-0 League Two home win against Harrogate.Jardim demanded a reaction from his team after their 5-0 capitulation at Accrington in midweek and he got the response he was looking for.Goals from Cameron Evans, Courtney Baker-Richardson and James Clarke e

Karl Robinson wants more from Salford even after securing a much-needed victory at Grimsby.The experienced Matty Lund came off the bench to head in an 82nd-minute winner against a Grimsby team that had been hard to beat at home recently.Victories have been hard to come by for the Ammies since winning their first two games in 2025, but they battled to a positive result at Blundell Park in a scrappy

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