Stoke manager Mark Robins urged his players to finish what has been a troubling season on a high after an impressive victory over QPR eased their relegation fears.The Potters’ problems can be highlighted by the fact that Robins is their third boss of the campaign, with his task since his appointment in January being to keep them in the Sky Bet Championship.His players took a step towards ach

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers accepted that Greg Taylor is likely to move this summer after the left-back again missed out on game time in a 3-0 win over Hearts.Taylor has played second fiddle to Jeffrey Schlupp in recent weeks and has not featured since being taken off at half-time in a defeat by Hibernian on February 22.The 27-year-old has played more than 200 times for Celtic but, with Kieran

Michael Carrick has backed Kelechi Iheanacho to build on his first goal for Middlesbrough and boost the push for a Sky Bet Championship play-off place.Boro moved level on points with sixth-placed West Brom and two points shy of Coventry in fifth after coming from behind to beat Oxford 2-1.Iheanacho’s strike in the 48th minute, when he powered in Samuel Illing-Junior’s cross, cancelled

Blackpool boss Steve Bruce was delighted to see his side come out on top in a local derby against Bolton at Bloomfield Road.In-form strike partnership Ashley Fletcher and Niall Ennis struck to help the Seasiders to a 2-1 win that moved their side to within five points of the top six.Bruce said: “It was a really hard fought and really competitive game and we’ve done very well to win it.

Valerien Ismael admitted he was concentrating on getting his first win as Blackburn boss rather than reaching the play-offs after watching his side lose 1-0 to Portsmouth.Ismael has only picked up a single point since replacing John Eustace in February as Rovers slipped to 11th in the Championship, five points adrift of the top six.Blackburn are on a four-match losing streak and have only won one

Wycombe head coach Mike Dodds admitted his side’s 1-0 win over Lincoln “wasn’t vintage” but he will “enjoy the moment” as the Chairboys continue to push for a place in the Sky Bet League One promotion places.The Adams Park side sealed their first Saturday victory in the division since January as they registered back-to-back triumphs in the division for the first

Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin was delighted with his side’s response to falling behind in their convincing 4-1 William Hill Premiership win over Motherwell.Callum Slattery gave the visitors the lead with their first chance after just five minutes, but the Dons rallied to turn things around through Alfie Dorrington and Leighton Clarkson.The Dons were well worth their lead and Kevin Nisbet netted

Norwich head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup believes his side could still gatecrash the Championship play-off party after seeing them clinch a dramatic 1-0 win over West Brom at Carrow Road.Josh Sargent’s well-taken stoppage-time strike took the Canaries to within five points of the play-off positions with seven games remaining and put a dent in the visitors’ hopes of finishing in the top

Fleetwood boss Pete Wild urged his side to “back up results” after they came from behind to claim an impressive 4-2 win against MK Dons.The home side opened the scoring through Danilo Orsi, but the game changed when Matty Virtue and James Bolton scored either side of half-time to put Fleetwood in front.Louis Marsh and Owen Devonport scored to give the visitors a commanding lead, with S

Northampton boss Kevin Nolan was furious with the officials for two key moments of his side’s 1-1 League One draw at Cambridge.It had looked set to be a successful day for Nolan’s side as they led at the interval thanks to Sam Hoskins’ opener, only to be pegged back when James Brophy scored past goalkeeper Lee Burge following a corner.The draw moves Northampton seven points clear