Walsall missed out on automatic promotion despite ending a 13-match winless run with a 1-0 victory at Crewe on the last day of the League Two season.George Hall’s 59th-minute strike put the Saddlers on the brink of a top-three finish, but rivals Bradford broke their hearts with a stoppage-time winner over Fleetwood.It means Mat Sadler’s side – who blew a 12-point lead at the top

Substitutes Josh Dacres-Cogley and Jake Young scored second-half goals as Bolton and Stevenage shared a 1-1 Sky Bet League One draw at the Toughsheet Community Stadium.Dacres-Cogley had only been on the pitch six minutes when he accepted Joel Randall’s pass to fire under Taye Ashby-Hammond for his first goal since March 2024.But Wanderers’ end-of-season fade continued as they chased a

Tawanda Maswanhise headed a stoppage-time winner as 10-man Motherwell secured William Hill Premiership safety with a 2-1 victory at Dundee.The substitute sealed a second-half comeback despite Johnny Koutroumbis receiving a VAR-assisted red card in the 80th minute.Dundee had taken a half-time lead through a brilliant strike from Antonio Portales, who soon had a second goal disallowed.But Tom Sparro

Reading fell at the final hurdle in their gallant bid to reach the League One play-offs as they lost 4-2 at home to Barnsley.The Royals had needed to better Leyton Orient’s result on the last day of the season to creep into the top six.But the defeat – and Orient’s 4-1 win at Huddersfield – meant it was the Londoners who finished sixth and took the final play-off slot.A scr

Bradford clinched automatic promotion to League One after a dramatic 1-0 win over Fleetwood.The Yorkshire side looked set for the play-offs after Walsall had beaten Crewe.But Antoni Sarcevic scored a deflected winner in the sixth minute of added time to spark two pitch invasions before the final whistle.Bradford made the early running as expected but the first big chance fell to Fleetwood after 24

Hibernian moved three points clear of Aberdeen in third place in the William Hill Premiership with a 3-1 win over Dundee United at Easter Road.Martin Boyle fired the home side ahead after just three minutes before fellow striker Mykola Kuharevich added a second after 14 minutes to give David Gray’s side a comfortable interval lead.Jim Goodwin needed to stir his lacklustre side at the break

Will Grigg scored the vital goal as Chesterfield beat Accrington 1-0 to snatch the final play-off spot in League Two.The Spireites were ninth at the start of the day and were relying on Salford and Grimsby not winning and for themselves to get at least a point at the Wham Stadium.It worked out perfectly for them to secure seventh spot but it was almost snatched out of their hands in added time as

Jamie Vardy ended Leicester’s long wait for a home goal in the Premier League as they defeated Southampton 2-0 in a clash between two already-relegated teams.Vardy’s opener at the King Power Stadium was the 38-year-old’s 199th goal in a Foxes shirt and set Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side on their way to a first win since January.Jordan Ayew added a second before half-time for th

David Watson and Danny Armstrong scored early in either half for Kilmarnock to leave St Johnstone’s William Hill Premiership survival hopes hanging by a thread.Watson’s fifth goal of the campaign after 12 minutes sent the visitors on the way to a comfortable 2-0 success.Saints missed chances in the first period in the hunt for a leveller, but did not cause Killie any serious problems a

Matty Godden’s double took his tally to 21 goals this season and helped Charlton finish fourth in League One as they saw off Burton Albion 3-1.The Addicks, unbeaten in 15 matches at The Valley, will face Wycombe in the play-off semi-finals.The Addicks fell behind in the 13th minute, Mason Bennett converting from the penalty spot after Fabio Tavares was brought down by goalkeeper Ashley Mayna