Joao Pedro scored and was sent off in the space of one first-half minute as Hull claimed a valiant 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw against Bristol City at Ashton Gate.The striker collected a square ball from Abu Kamara and took advantage of a slip by Bristol City defender Rob Dickie to shoot low past Max O’Leary after 13 minutes.But seconds later he went from hero to villain, sliding into a la

Ten-man West Brom held out to beat spirited QPR 1-0 at the Hawthorns and maintain their place in the Sky Bet Championship play-off places.Adam Armstrong’s 40th-minute penalty earned Albion all three points, but Darnell Furlong’s red card for a suspected elbow on Koki Saito just before half-time left them with 10 men for the second half.In a game of few chances, Saito became a central f

League One leaders Birmingham returned to winning ways and extended their lead at the top as Kieran Dowell’s 70th-minute penalty earned them a 1-0 Sky Bet League One victory over Lincoln.Blues dominated the opening stages but could not capitalise on their control, despite a series of promising early chances at St Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park.George Wickens produced a sublime last-gasp sa

MK Dons came from behind to beat struggling Morecambe 2-1 and pick up a first win in eight League Two matches.Lee Angol put the visitors ahead from the penalty spot, but Luke Offord and Danilo Orsi scored to win the game for the home side.Victory was the Dons’ first since late January, while Morecambe remain in the relegation zone, four points from safety.Alex Gilbey was denied by Harry Burg

Liverpool recovered from a Champions League hangover which threatened to produce the shock of the season to beat Southampton 3-1 and extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table to 16 points.At this stage of the season, a week is a long time in football but in the space of a few days, goalkeeper Alisson Becker went from hero to zero.After his self-proclaimed best performance of his car

Salford and Crewe shared a 1-1 draw in what turned out to be a pulsating finish at the Peninsula Stadium.After a drab first half, Kelly N’mai’s 68th-minute opener sparked life into the encounter before Connor O’Riordan’s spectacular strike 11 minutes later earned a point for the visitors.Salford shaded the first half with chances for N’mai and Hakeeb Adelakun, and too

Substitute Luke Robinson scored the only goal with 13 minutes remaining to give managerless Wigan a 1-0 victory over League One strugglers Cambridge.Robinson’s strike moved the Latics 10 points clear of the relegation zone and left their opponents the same number of points from safety.An early cross from on-loan Liverpool defender Luke Chambers – back in the Wigan side after a five-mon

Dillon De Silva was on target in the first half as Sutton returned to winning ways with a narrow 1-0 National League victory over relegation-threatened Maidenhead at York Road.Sutton’s Eduino Vaz sent a long-range effort past the post in the opening exchanges, while home midfielder Nathan Ferguson fired over at the other end.Midway through the first half, Maidenhead defender Manny Onariase b

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