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

Play-off hopefuls Halifax returned to winning ways in the National League with a 2-1 win over third-placed Forest Green.Going into Tuesday’s clash having drawn their last two fixtures, the Shaymen went ahead in the 12th minute when Max Wright played a ball into Zak Emmerson at the back post and the forward’s shot smashed off the bar and into the net.Jordon Garrick had an effort blocked

Fleetwood recorded a convincing 4-1 win at promotion-chasing Crewe who were hampered by the loss of striker Shilow Tracey to a serious-looking injury.First-half strikes from Ryan Graydon and Louie Marsh put the visitors in charge.Rhys Bennett and substitute Phoenix Patterson added further goals for the Cod Army late in the game before Alex substitute Chris Long’s consolation.The visitors wer

Jermaine Francis salvaged a point for 10-man Braintree as they clawed back a 3-3 National League draw with Maidenhead.Braintree struck four minutes in when Tom Blackwell’s corner reached Matt Robinson, who nodded the ball into the far corner and the Iron continued to threaten when John Akinde had an effort saved.They soon struck again when Kyrell Lisbie pounced on a loose ball at the back be

National League strugglers Boston battled their way to a creditable point against promotion hopefuls Oldham in a 0-0 draw.The strugglers might even have won the contest but Jai Rowe’s 78th minute header was ruled out for offside.Prior to that Boston arguably had the better of what chances there were at the Jakemans Community Stadium, with Tom Donaghy saving well from Jimmy Knowles in the fir

AFC Fylde moved out of the National League relegation zone after coming from behind to beat Hartlepool 2-1.Pools went ahead just four minutes into the match when David Ferguson’s free-kick smashed off the woodwork before bouncing into the net.However, Fylde responded only eight minutes later when Gavin Massey unleashed a powerful effort into the top corner to level.An entertaining start to t

Lee Angol’s first-half goal gave second-bottom Morecambe a vital 1-0 win over promotion-chasing AFC Wimbledon.Angol volleyed home from close range after 20 minutes to move the Shrimps one point from safety and condemn Wimbledon to a second successive defeat which harmed their automatic-promotion hopes.The visitors started the game on the front foot with Alistair Smith testing Harry Burgoyne

Grimsby stretched their unbeaten run to seven games with a 1-1 home draw against managerless Tranmere in League Two.Sam Finley gave Rovers a 10th-miute lead as they looked to end a run of 11 games without a win.But their wait went on as Danny Rose levelled from a 68th-minute penalty to move the Mariners two points off the play-off places.Finley put the visitors ahead with a swerving effort from in