Alex Neil lauds Millwall display against Norwich as play-off hopes still alive

Millwall boss Alex Neil toasted one of the best performances since he took over after they roared back into the Championship play-off race with a 3-1 over Norwich at The Den.The Lions’ top-six hopes looked to have been dealt a fatal blow when they were thumped 4-1 at Blackburn on Friday.But Mihailo Ivanovic’s double and Femi Azeez’s goal – coupled with the four teams above

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Portsmouth secure safety with win over 10-man Watford

Colby Bishop’s goal earned Portsmouth a 1-0 win over 10-man Watford which sealed their safety in the Sky Bet Championship.Pompey are six points clear of the drop zone with two games to play but, with Hull and Derby still to play each other, their status in the second tier is secure.The hosts scored the only goal after 25 minutes through Bishop, who nodded the ball home from close range.Watfo

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Rochdale still in strong play-off position despite draw with Fylde

Rochdale missed the chance to virtually guarantee their National League play-off place with a goalless draw at home to relegated Fylde on a day when the club remembered Joe Thompson.The former midfielder, who died this week aged 36 after being diagnosed with cancer for a third time, was celebrated with a minute’s applause at kick-off and the whole ground rose again in minute 15, the number h

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Maidenhead take relegation battle into penultimate game after Wealdstone draw

Maidenhead picked up a valuable point in their National League relegation battle after playing out a 1-1 draw at fellow-strugglers Wealdstone.Brendan Kiernan gave the visitors an early lead when he latched onto Kane Ferdinand’s cut-back and tucked the ball home in the fourth minute.It was all square – six minutes before the break – after Kallum Cesay’s sharp effort caught t

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Southend move within two points of play-off places with win against Ebbsfleet

Southend strolled to a 4-0 win at relegated Ebbsfleet to stay in contention for the National League play-offs.Charley Kendall’s calm finish gave the Shrimpers a 15th-minute lead, and Mark Cousins made an excellent save to prevent a second for Tom Hopper before half-time.Oli Coker went close and created a chance which neither Gus Scott-Morriss nor Hopper could convert, before Coker himself do

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Hartlepool dent Gateshead’s play-off bid with 3-2 win

Promotion hopefuls Gateshead were handed back-to-back National League defeats after being beaten 3-2 by Hartlepool.Joe Grayson fired wide for the Heed in the early stages but Pools took the lead in the 25th minute when Luke Charman headed home from a free-kick.Reyes Cleary then had a shot cleared off the line as the hosts looked to extend their advantage and the forward soon struck in the 43rd min

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Will Wright own goal ends Swindon’s faint play-off hopes

A last-gasp Will Wright own goal earned Bromley a 1-0 win to kill off Swindon’s slim play-off hopes.Danny Imray nutmegged Tom Nichols on the byline and fired a hard, low ball into the box which bounced off the hapless defender’s shin in the 88th minute.By that stage Town had thrown all their forwards on after Kabongo Tshimanga missed a penalty just before half-time.In the opening minut

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Birmingham’s quick-fire double enough to see off Burton

Two goals in three first-half minutes from defender Alfons Sampsted and top scorer Jay Stansfield edged champions Birmingham to within a point of their century with a 2-1 win at Burton.Blues were given a run for their money in a keenly-contested first half as Burton looked for a result to bolster their hopes of avoiding relegation.For all their possession in the first half Birmingham rarely troubl

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Wycombe’s automatic promotion hopes dented after thrashing by Charlton

Wycombe’s top-two hopes suffered a huge dent as they were thrashed 4-0 at home by fellow League One promotion chasers Charlton.The Chairboys began the day in second, one point clear of Wrexham, but are now third with two games remaining.Charlton kept alive their own chances of joining Birmingham in the top two with them four points adrift of the Welsh side.They bossed Wycombe from start to f

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Luton boost survival bid with win over Bristol City

A terrific second-half display saw Luton give their hopes of staying up yet another huge boost by beating play-off chasing Bristol City 3-1 at Kenilworth Road.Thelo Aasgaard’s opener was cancelled out by George Tanner but Carlton Morris and Izzy Jones secured a vital victory.The visitors had looked the better side early on as Tanner eyed up the bottom corner from outside the box, only to sho

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