Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson hailed the influence of veteran centre-forward Steven Fletcher after his goal, moments after coming off the bench, earned a 1-0 win at promotion rivals Huddersfield.The 37-year-old Scot finished off a penalty box scramble to ensure Wrexham remain just two points behind second-placed Wycombe in Sky Bet League One.Parkinson said: “When the games are coming thick and

Leyton Orient head coach Richie Wellens is calling for his team to be ruthless after their losing run continued with a 1-0 defeat at Rotherham.The Londoners were consigned to a fourth straight loss by Jayden Sweeney’s 60th-minute own goal, leaving them five points off the play-off places in League One.Orient had chances to go in front but Dan Agyei could not add the finishing touch to his me

Cambridge suffered a first defeat since Neil Harris returned as head coach as they lost 1-0 at home to Stevenage.All the evening’s action came in the second half after a first period desperately short on quality with no shots and only one corner.Stevenage became the dominant side after the break, with Nathan Bishop superbly tipping Brandon Hanlan’s effort onto the post after Jamie Reid

Liam Manning saluted Bristol City’s “grit” after they ended their winless run on the road with a 2-0 victory at Millwall.Second-half goals from unlikely duo Zak Vyner and Harry Cornick fired City to a first win away from home in 10 matches and lifted them right into the play-off picture, level with on points with sixth-placed West Brom.Long-serving defender Vyner scored just his

Substitute Tarryn Allarakhia’s late winner proved the difference as Rochdale beat play-off contenders Gateshead 1-0 in the National League.Tiernan Brooks made a great save to deny Kairo Mitchell in the fifth minute and Gateshead did well to defend two promising crosses from Leon Ayinde and Connor McBride.The Heed had chances of their own when Jovan Malcolm smashed an effort into the side of

Bromley moved up to ninth in League Two with a fantastic rearguard performance against high-flying Doncaster.A single goal from Deji Elerewe was all Bromley needed to seal the win.Rovers could have taken the lead inside the opening minute of the game but Joseph Olowu headed inches wide. Rob Street then drew a good save from Grant Smith as the away side made all the early running.However, it was Br

A second hat-trick of the season from Newport winger Bobby Kamwa sealed a comfortable 3-1 victory over fellow League Two strugglers Gillingham.It was the perfect response from County after back-to-back defeats, but it was another night to forget for John Coleman’s visitors.Kamwa – who also claimed a treble against MK Dons in December – was the inspiration as he netted three times

National League strugglers Aldershot and Dagenham shared the points from a drab goalless draw.Dagenham had the best chance of the night only three minutes in when Josh Rees struck the post at the end of a swift counter-attack, having been set up by Ryan Hill.But there was otherwise little to separate two sides who are hovering just above the relegation zone.Aldershot’s best chance came late

Reading’s League One play-off hopes suffered a setback when they were held to an uninspiring goalless draw at home to relegation-threatened Exeter.Neither side impressed in a scrappy and goalless first half but it was Exeter who provided more of a goal threat after the break.Reading went into the game on a six-match unbeaten run, winning 2-1 at Wigan on Saturday to leave them just three poin

Record-breaking Arsenal all but secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a stunning 7-1 win over PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of their last-16 clash at the Philips Stadion.Jurrien Timber opened the scoring after 18 minutes before teenager Ethan Nwaneri and Mikel Merino extended Arsenal’s advantage inside half an hour.Noa Lang gave PSV hope from the penalty spo