Morecambe boss Derek Adams praised his squad strength after their vital derby-day victory over Accrington.Second-half goals from Lee Angol and Ged Garner gave the Shrimps a third home win in four games to reduce the gap to four points between themselves and Stanley at the bottom end of the table.Adams said: “It was a really good performance and I thought we deserved the points.“We knew

Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin insists no one at Pittodrie was becoming panicked or stressed despite the long wait for a league win.The Dons finally sampled a William Hill Premiership victory at the 15th time of asking against Dundee at Dens thanks to goals from Kevin Nisbet and a wonder strike by Topi Keskinen.The Dark Blues pulled one back through Seb Palmer-Houlden but Aberdeen saw out the game to

Bolton boss Steven Schumacher believes there is still “loads to improve on and learn from” after the 3-2 win at Shrewsbury.After Vadaine Oliver put the Shrews ahead, the visitors struck back as Eoin Toal scored before John McAtee’s brace.Luca Hoole set up a nervy finish but Bolton survived, leaving them outside the League One play-off places on goal difference.“We didn&rsqu

Tranmere manager Nigel Adkins was keen to look at the positives after his side grabbed a vital point in their battle to avoid relegation following a 1-1 draw with MK Dons.A late Luke Norris penalty cancelled out Danilo Orsi’s first-half strike to ensure the spoils were shared at Prenton Park, with Rovers now just two points above the Sky Bet League Two drop zone.The visitors started brightly

Hartlepool lost more ground in the race for a National League play-off berth after a 0-0 draw at home to Maidenhead.Anthony Limbrick watched Pools once again struggle to create chances against the relegation-threatened visitors and they have now claimed only one victory from their last seven matches.This goalless draw places Hartlepool ninth in the division and five points off seventh-placed Altri

Fylde are a point from safety in the National League after they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Dagenham.Rafiq Khaleel broke the deadlock for Lewis Young’s visitors when he got on the end of a far-post cross from Shiloh Remy to put Dagenham in front, late in the first half.And that is the way it stayed until 20 minutes from time when Will Hugill collected the ball at a short corner and cu

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna hailed debutant goalkeeper Alex Palmer after his heroic performance in the 1-1 draw at Aston Villa.Palmer, a deadline-day signing from Championship club West Brom, played in the top tier for the first time at the age of 28 and it was worth the wait as the 10 men of Ipswich held on for a valuable point.He made a string of saves, including a last-gasp wonder stop, to keep

Derek McInnes reiterated his desire to lead Kilmarnock to another top-six finish in the William Hill Premiership after his side jumped back into the top half with a comprehensive 3-1 win over bottom side St Johnstone at Rugby Park.Killie took an early lead through Liam Polworth and extended their advantage after the break through Fraser Murray’s sensational free-kick and Bobby Wales’ c

Richie Wellens says his Leyton Orient side passed a “test of character” in their late 3-2 win over Lincoln.Sonny Perkins notched a first-half brace to give the hosts a two-goal lead but Lewis Montsma halved the deficit before the interval and then James Collins levelled the score after the break.But Charlie Kelman netted his 13th goal of the campaign in all competitions in the second m

Nigel Clough admitted to having mixed feelings following his Mansfield side’s 3-3 draw at Blackpool.The Stags may have ended their seven-game losing run at Bloomfield Road but, having come from behind to lead 3-1 thanks to goals from Will Evans, Keanu Baccus and Lucas Akins, they were pegged back late in the day and had to settle for a point.Despite his disappointment Clough was pleased with