Mansfield boss Nigel Clough was left to rue missed chances on his return to the Pirelli Stadium as his Stags side had to settle for a point from a 1-1 draw with Burton.In a scrappy game Stags fell behind to a deflected Owen Dodgson goal for Albion before former Mansfield defender Ryan Sweeney deflected Louis Reed’s cross in for the equaliser, ex-Albion striker Lucas Akins missing a late pena

Barry Ferguson admits Rangers face “heavy defeats” against Fenerbahce and Celtic if they perform as they did in losing 2-1 to Motherwell at Ibrox.The Light Blues came from 2-0 down to beat Kilmarnock 4-2 at Rugby Park on Wednesday night in the former Gers captain’s first game as interim boss and he could “not believe” what he was watching as they trailed again by two

Neil Harris admitted he could not wished for a better start after returning as Cambridge head coach as the U’s followed up their 2-0 win at Stockport by defeating fellow strugglers Crawley by the same score at the Broadfield Stadium.Goals in each half from Elias Kachunga and Paul Digby lifted Cambridge off the bottom and above Crawley into 22nd place, and both clubs are now six points from

Luton boss Matt Bloomfield admitted it was a huge relief to finally be able to celebrate his first win as Hattrers manager when beating Portsmouth 1-0 at Kenilworth Road.Jordan Clark’s 25th minute goal was enough to separate the two sides with Town’s first win since late December seeing them climb off the bottom of the Championship table in the process.Bloomfield said: “Relief is

Crewe boss Lee Bell praised his players after they strengthened their bid for the League Two play-offs with a 3-1 victory at Chesterfield.Shilow Tracey and Max Conway scored in the first half, and although Dylan Duffy pulled a goal back for the hosts, Tom Lowery added a third in stoppage time.Bell said: “The players took the goals really, really well. On another day we probably could have ha

Noel Hunt hailed the character of his Reading side after they scored twice in the final quarter to keep their League One play-off push going with a 2-1 victory at Wigan.Only the brilliance of Wigan goalkeeper Sam Tickle kept the game goalless at half-time and it looked as though it would not be Reading’s day when skipper Jason Kerr nodded Wigan in front on the hour mark.However, Tickle was f

AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson was angry at the manner of his side falling to a 1-0 defeat against Bromley.A Corey Whitely finish in the second half, thanks to a mix-up between goalkeeper Owen Goodman and defender Joe Lewis, dented their push for automatic promotion.The hosts were defeated at Plough Lane for the first time in League Two since November, but have only scored twice in the last

Frustrated Shrewsbury boss Gareth Ainsworth lamented a string of decisions which went against his side during their 3-1 defeat at Peterborough.Captain John Marquis was sent off after 13 seconds for an elbow on Sam Hughes, equalling the fastest red card from the start of a game in English professional football.The dismissal matches the record set by former Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Kevin Press

Walsall boss Mat Sadler insists his Sky Bet League Two leaders will take no notice of outside noise despite seeing their cushion at the top cut further by a 1-0 home loss to Swindon.The Saddlers led the division by 12 points in January, but the advantage is now down to four after Joel Cotterill’s second-half winner for Ian Holloway’s resurgent Robins.Walsall struggled creatively and sl

Grant McCann was delighted with Doncaster’s “complete performance” as they coasted to a 3-0 win over Newport.A brace from Rob Street and a fine Luke Molyneux strike saw Doncaster move three points ahead of fourth-placed Notts County.McCann was buoyed by the manner of his side’s control as they secured a third straight win, with attention quickly turning to the trip to Broml