Maidenhead’s battle against relegation from the National League was given a shot in the arm with a 2-0 victory at Gateshead.The visitors surged into the lead in the 15th minute when a Nathan Ferguson free-kick was headed home by Manny Onariase.Shawn McCoulsky then made certain of the win against play-off chasing Gateshead by capitalising on an error in defence in the 84th minute.The win lift

Rotherham manager Steve Evans was frustrated after his side missed “gilt-edged chances” to draw 1-1 against Exeter.Reece James and Alex Hartridge struck either side of the break and though the Millers pushed hardest for a winner, a point apiece was probably a fair result.Evans felt his side should have put the result to bed by the break, and said: “They’re hard to break dow

Jovon Makama scored his first professional hat-trick as Lincoln hammered Bristol Rovers 5-0 for the second successive season.Rovers failed to ease their relegation fears as they were put to the sword in the second half at Sincil Bank, where Tom Bayliss and James Collins were also on the scoresheet.Visiting goalkeeper Jed Ward produced good early saves to keep out Reeco Hackett-Fairchild and Makama

Burton boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation from League One with a 2-0 win at bottom-of-the-table Shrewsbury.Rumarn Burrell and Terence Vancooten netted inside the final 18 minutes to leave the Brewers six points behind Bristol Rovers in 20th, with the Shrews a further eight points adrift.The hosts created an opening on the half-hour when they worked the ball well to Dom Gape on the edge of

Forest Green let victory slip from their grasp after being held to a 2-2 National League draw by Southend at The New Lawn.Rovers took the lead when Adam May’s free-kick was nodded home by Ryan Inniss, only for Macauley Bonne to equalise for the visitors.The frantic pace continued when Jordon Garrick was on target for play-off chasing Forest Green despite losing a boot during a tackle by Nath

Ebbsfleet claimed only their second National League win of the season with a 1-0 victory over Fylde at the Kuflink Stadium.Alex Lankshear struck for the home side three minutes into the second half after connecting with Franklin Domi’s goalbound pass.Both sides had chances to add to the score but Lankshear’s goal was all that separated the rivals, who are both in the relegation zone.Th

Siriki Dembele struck eight minutes from time to give Oxford a crucial 1-0 victory over 10-man Watford and their first win in 10 Championship matches.The winger fired home right-footed from 10 yards after referee Bobby Madley played a good advantage when Mark Harris was fouled.It was Dembele’s first goal for the club and came just three minutes after Watford had James Abankwah sent off for a

League One play-off chasers Reading stuttered to an uninspiring 1-1 draw at home to Stevenage but still extended their unbeaten run to 10 matches.The visitors enjoyed marginally the better of a poor first-half spectacle but the Royals went in front four minutes after the interval through an own goal by defender Carl Piergianni.Yet the Boro skipper soon atoned for his error with an equaliser 11 min

Halifax strengthened their claim on a play-off place as they swept aside Sutton 3-0 on their own turf.Chris Millington’s Shaymen took control of the game in the opening seconds, with less than a minute on the clock when Zak Emmerson found himself in the right place and nodded home from close range.Former Kosovo Under-21 international Florent Hoti then imposed himself, his free-kick setting u

Max Clark blasted home a stoppage-time equaliser to rescue a point for Gillingham in their 1-1 draw with fellow strugglers Accrington.It looked like Benn Ward’s first Football League goal would be enough to secure a victory for Stanley, who were looking for back-to-back wins.But Armani Little’s short free-kick was lashed home by Clark to seal a point for Gillingham boss John Coleman on