Chesterfield ended a four-match losing run after coming from behind to beat Newport 2-1.Matt Baker opened the scoring for the visitors in the 40th minute before goals from Ollie Banks and Aribim Pepple shortly after gave Chesterfield the victory.In the opening 20 minutes, Chesterfield played some good football with Armando Dobra and Tom Naylor putting efforts over while Jamie Grimes headed over fr

Northampton eased away from the relegation zone as goals by Tyler Roberts and Cameron McGeehan fashioned a deserved 2-1 away win at Leyton Orient.The Cobblers opened their account on 11 minutes when Roberts headed in a corner from close range following a corner by Terry Taylor.The lead was doubled on 45 minutes when Os defender Jack Simpson failed to control a pass and McGeehan had the simplest of

Joao Pedro scored a stoppage-time penalty as Brighton finally beat Fulham in the Premier League at the 10th attempt, securing a 2-1 win.Albion looked set to be frustrated by the Cottagers once again, having never beaten them in nine previous attempts.But Pedro’s spot-kick at the death settled the battle of the European hopefuls in Brighton’s favour and moved them up to sixth, just a po

Substitute Harry Anderson’s 69th-minute goal was enough to secure a 1-0 win for Colchester at Cheltenham and keep their play-off hopes alive.Anderson struck from close range after Ellis Iandolo’s cross from the left and the result extended the in-form U’s’ unbeaten run to 11.Ethan Williams hit the woodwork with a free-kick for Cheltenham after 15 minutes and the home side h

Sheffield Wednesday returned to winning ways with a comfortable 3-0 Championship victory at relegation haunted Plymouth.An own goal by Nathanael Ogbeta and strikes from Callum Paterson and Djeidi Gassama enabled Wednesday to end a three-match losing streak.Basement side Plymouth have now failed to win in five league games, and this was their third defeat in a week following last week’s FA Cu

Southend boosted their National League promotion hopes with a 2-1 win over play-off rivals Altrincham.James Golding headed the home side in front after 14 minutes when he met James Morton’s corner.Macauley Bonne doubled their advantage before half-time as he gathered Leon Chambers-Parillon’s pass and fired home.Regan Linney and Alex Newby went close for the visitors after the break bef

Coventry manager Frank Lampard was full of praise for midfielder Victor Torp who scored a brace as the Sky Blues beat Stoke 3-2 in a thrilling encounter at the CBS Arena.Torp put the Sky Blues two goals ahead at the break before substitute Sam Gallagher scored a brace of his own to haul Stoke level.But Bobby Thomas’ winner seven minutes into second-half stoppage time earned Lampard’s

Walsall boss Mat Sadler insisted he will not press the panic button despite seeing his faltering League Two leaders suffer back-to-back home defeats after losing 3-1 to Grimsby.After storming 12 points clear at one stage following nine straight wins, Walsall have since taken just 10 points from the next 33 available to give hope to a growing chasing pack.They led early on against fellow promotion

Boss Noel Hunt looked back on a case of two points being dropped after substitute Panutche Camara’s last-minute goal robbed Reading of a vital victory in their quest to make the play-offs.The Royals looked set force a third win in five games after Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan’s deft finish gave them the lead just before the half-hour mark.But relegation-threatened Crawley grabbed a share of th

Jimmy Thelin will put Aberdeen’s Scottish Gas Scottish Cup semi-final on the backburner as he focuses on a strong end to the league season.The Dons beat Championship side Queen’s Park 4-1 at Pittodrie to take their place in the last-four along with Hearts.Celtic play Hibernian on Sunday and Livingston host St Johnstone on Monday in the other quarter-final ties.Aberdeen dropped from thi