Scott Parker was determined to not focus on promotion after a rampant 4-0 Championship win against 10-man Luton kept his Burnley side within two points of the automatic promotion spots.After Kal Naismith received a second yellow card in the 19th minute, Burnley ran riot with a ruthless display to remain two points behind second-place Sheffield United.A Mark McGuinness own goal opened the scoring a

Salford boss Karl Robinson insists his side are firmly in the chase for the play-offs after their 1-1 draw with fellow promotion hopefuls Crewe.Kelly N’mai put the Ammies ahead after 68 minutes but The Alex responded in emphatic fashion with Connor O’Riordan’s thunderbolt strike 10 minutes later.The draw means Salford are now without a win in five but remain within six points of

Ruben Selles hailed the “brilliant team spirit” of 10-man Hull as they earned a valiant 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw at Bristol City.The visitors faced a fight for most of the game after having striker Joao Pedro sent off for a late tackle on George Tanner just seconds after shooting his side ahead from Abu Kamara’s 13th-minute pass.Anis Mehmeti’s 12th goal of the season,

Derek Adams said Morecambe put in a positive performance despite a 2-1 defeat at MK Dons leaving them four points from safety in League Two.The visitors had struck first when Lee Angol won and duly scored a penalty in the 37th minute, but the visitors maintained the lead for just five minutes before Luke Offord headed in an equaliser from Dan Crowley’s free-kick.Danilo Orsi won the match for

Exeter manager Gary Caldwell praised his players for picking up three crucial points under pressure against relegation rivals Shrewsbury.After Josh Magennis had missed a penalty, Caleb Watts’ clever header straight afterwards gave his side the lead before an exquisite volley from Demetri Mitchell sealed the win for the Grecians.“It was a great result and it was a very difficult game,&r

Jai Rowe scored a stoppage-time equaliser as relegation-threatened Boston snatched a 2-2 draw with Woking in the National League.Rowe bundled home his second of the game at the Jakemans Community Stadium as the Pilgrims came from behind for a second time.The hosts had started well with Frankie Maguire having an effort tipped onto the bar but Harry Beautyman fired Woking ahead after 23 minutes.Rowe

Substitute Calum Gallagher scored an 89th-minute winner as William Hill League One leaders Arbroath withstood an Alloa fightback to claim a 3-2 victory on Saturday.The Red Lichties had looked on course for a comfortable win at the Indodrill Stadium after taking a 20th-minute lead through Ryan Dow and adding a second with an Aaron Muirhead strike.The hosts hit back with two goals in the space of th

Bristol Rovers boosted their Sky Bet League One survival hopes when they ended a four-game winless run by narrowly seeing off play-off chasing Huddersfield 1-0.Ruel Sotiriou made the most of the Terriers’ disjointed back line after 10 minutes for the only goal of the game, when defender Clinton Mola headed the ball forward for the Rovers attacker to control and volley over goalkeeper Lee Nic

Gateshead crashed to a 3-1 defeat at Aldershot just a day after learning they will be eligible for promotion from the National League this season.The match was held up for over half an hour due to a medical emergency involving a supporter in the South Stand, forcing the players to return to the changing rooms in the first half.It had been all action until the interruption with Jack Roles firing fo

Rock-bottom Carlisle’s Sky Bet League Two survival hopes were significantly dented as they conceded deep in stoppage-time on their way to a painful 1-0 defeat at Harrogate.A fairly drab affair appeared destined to end goalless until former Sunderland winger Ellis Taylor netted a deflected 20-yard volley to decide matters in favour of the home side.Saturday’s loss, coupled with 22nd-pla