Harvey Knibbs netted a last-gasp penalty as Reading boosted their League One play-off hopes with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Rotherham.Leading marksman Knibbs gave the hosts a 1-0 half-time lead after scoring in the 24th minute.Sam Nombe equalised from a penalty 12 minutes into the second period, but Knibbs grabbed the winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time to leave the Royals one point off

Joe Bryan scored his second own goal of the week as Millwall were held to a 1-1 draw against Sky Bet Championship play-off chasers West Brom.Bryan had put through his own net to open the scoring in the Lions’ 5-1 thrashing at Plymouth on Wednesday night and his latest unfortunate moment cancelled out Jake Cooper’s opener.Sixth-placed West Brom found themselves under severe pressure in

Birmingham extended their unbeaten Sky Bet League One run to 15 games as they beat Charlton 1-0 at St Andrew’s to increase their lead at the top of the table.Jay Stansfield’s 23rd-minute strike stretched their lead to nine points ahead of second-placed Wycombe and the Blues have a game in hand.The goal came after Ethan Laird flicked on a goal-kick from Ryan Allsop and Stansfield took i

Kilmarnock moved into the top six in the William Hill Premiership as they secured a comfortable 3-1 victory over bottom side St Johnstone at Rugby Park.Liam Polworth gave the home side an early lead as he dispossessed Elliot Watt before showing great composure to coolly dink over Andy Fisher in the St Johnstone goal.Two goals in three second-half minutes then put the game beyond St Johnstone just

A late goal from defender Anel Ahmedhodzic saw Sheffield United move to the top of the Championship as they picked up their fourth-successive victory when beating bottom-of-the-table Luton 1-0 at Kenilworth Road.The struggling Hatters had looked by far the better side in the first half, Thelo Aasgaard’s snapshot from 20 yards well handled by the retreating Michael Cooper.Luton kept the press

Daniel Udoh’s first-half equaliser gave second-placed Wycombe a 1-1 draw at relegation-threatened Crawley in Mike Dodds’ first league match in charge.Crawley were given an early boost when Will Swan curled in a beauty, but Rob Elliot’s men struggled to maintain a threat in the second half in earning a vital point.Wycombe looked the likelier to score in the closing stages and subs

Promotion hopefuls Bradford earned a point with a goalless draw at in-form Newport despite playing with 10 men for more than 70 minutes.Jack Shepherd was sent off for hauling down Courtney Baker-Richardson and denying a goalscoring opportunity with only 17 minutes on the clock.County, who were hunting a fifth successive win, sensed an opportunity and Matt Baker did curl a shot on to a post in the

Debutant goalkeeper Alex Palmer helped 10-man Ipswich hold off Aston Villa to earn a valuable point in their quest for Premier League safety after a 1-1 draw at Villa Park.Things looked dicey for the Tractor Boys when Axel Tuanzebe was sent off in the first half for picking up two yellow cards in the space of 12 minutes.But Liam Delap put them in front when he flicked home in the 56th minute.Ollie

Braintree shredded the Vanarama National League form book as they saw off promotion challengers Forest Green 2-0 at Cressing Road.It was a priceless three points for the Essex club as they gave themselves some breathing space above the relegation zone.Braintree stunned their high-flying opponents with a goal after just 10 minutes as Kyrell Lisbie put the Irons ahead.And it got even better for the

Adam Forshaw ended his nine-year goal drought as managerless Blackburn strengthened their Championship play-off credentials with a comfortable 2-0 win over Plymouth.Rovers made light of John Eustace’s departure to Derby and after a frustrating first half, put their obdurate visitors to bed in an impressive display, in front of perhaps their most famous manager of all – Premier League w