Cambridge kept their slim League One survival hopes alive with a 1-0 win over foot-of-the-table Shrewsbury.Dom Ballard scored the decisive goal after 75 minutes to move six points clear of their opponents.The visitors came closest to scoring early on, as Ryan Loft’s snapshot hit the outside of Jamal Blackman’s post and trickled wide.Cambridge thought they had grounds for a penalty soon

West Brom head coach Tony Mowbray will assess whether he keeps faith with Joe Wildsmith, after the goalkeeper’s error gifted Sunderland a 1-0 win at The Hawthorns in the Sky Bet Championship.Trai Hume’s 36th-minute free-kick evaded the grasp of Wildsmith to give the Black Cats their second successive win and leave Albion with consecutive defeats.It left Sunderland fourth in the table a

Scott Parker spoke of his pride as Burnley moved to the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 2-1 win at Coventry.Haji Wright controversially opened the scoring after five minutes before Jaidon Anthony scored either side of half-time to make it 27 league games unbeaten for the Clarets.“Immensely proud, a tough place to come, we knew that coming into the game,” said Burnley boss Parker

Leeds boss Daniel Farke felt his side’s 1-1 draw with struggling Luton at Kenilworth Road was definitely a point gained in their quest to reach the Premier League.The Hatters had taken the lead when Izzy Jones volleyed home his first goal for the club in the 15th minute before Daniel James curled home an equaliser just before the half-hour mark.Manor Solomon missed a glorious late chance to

Manager Grant McCann described Doncaster’s 2-0 League Two victory at 10-man Cheltenham as a “big win” as they kept their title hopes alive with two late goals.Jamie Sterry smashed home Rovers’ opener and his first of the season in the 89th minute before a second – deep into second-half stoppage-time – from former Robins striker Rob Street sealed maximum points.M

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson was delighted to see his side boost both their promotion push and goal difference with a 3-0 victory over Burton in front of watching owner Ryan Reynolds.Second-half goals from Steven Fletcher, Sam Smith and Jack Marriott earned Wrexham the spoils against a Burton side that had lost Charlie Webster to a red card after just 10 minutes.Victory sees Wrexham move six points

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is looking forward to “one of the most beautiful games in football” against Real Madrid after losing more ground on Premier League champions-elect Liverpool following a 1-1 draw at Everton.The Gunners boss was unhappy with the awarding of the second-half penalty for a soft foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly on Jack Harrison which allowed Iliman Ndiaye to cancel out

Wycombe head coach Mike Dodds urged his players to rediscover the art of goalscoring after firing a second successive blank in their 1-0 League One defeat at Reading.After a 0-0 home draw against struggling Shrewsbury on Tuesday, Wanderers again failed to find the net and were sunk by a 77th-minute penalty from Harvey Knibbs.The Chairboys now lie six points behind second-placed Wrexham but with a

Interim Tranmere boss Andy Crosby said his players would not be getting carried away after his side made it three home wins on the bounce with a 4-0 thrashing of Chesterfield at Prenton Park.Goals from Cameron Norman, Regan Hendry, Josh Davison and Sam Finley did the damage as Rovers put some daylight between themselves and the League Two relegation places.Tranmere have now lost just once in eight

Everton did near-neighbours Liverpool a favour by taking points off Arsenal in a 1-1 draw but judging by the Gunners’ performance they have already checked out of the title race.With the gap to the leaders still 11 points, Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final at home to Real Madrid has far greater significance for their season and that was reflected in Mikel Arteta’s team sel