Carlisle boss Mark Hughes said his side’s 2-0 victory over Morecambe gives them belief that they can maintain their Football League status.Goals from Georgie Kelly and Terell Thomas gave Hughes’ side back-to-back wins for the first time since March 2023 to see them move ahead of the Shrimps at the foot of League Two and take them to within six points of safety with four games remaining

Michael Appleton was pleased Shrewsbury’s relegation fate was not sealed after a 1-1 draw at his former club Lincoln.Defeat would have seen the Shrews’ decade-long stint in the third tier ended.But Appleton, whose side need a miracle string of results to stay up, said: “It’s great for everyone [that we’ve not been relegated].“We’ve got a home game for peop

Burton head coach Gary Bowyer was keeping his feet on the ground despite seeing his side move out of the League One bottom four with a resounding 3-0 win over faltering Huddersfield.Albion hit the front early with Rumarn Burrell scoring the first of his two goals after nine minutes before capping a superb afternoon with a 10th of the season to wrap up the scoring, Julian Larsson crucially giving A

Unai Emery admits he needs to make a decision on his penalty taker against Paris St Germain on Tuesday after Marco Asensio’s nightmare double miss.Villa limbered up for the Champions League quarter-final second leg with a 3-0 win at Southampton.But Spanish midfielder Asensio saw two spot-kicks saved by Aaron Ramsdale to leave his boss with a late call to make.“We have our penalty shoot

Under-fire head coach Neil Critchley vowed that missing out on the top six of the William Hill Premiership this season would not define his Hearts team.The Englishman took charge in October when the Edinburgh side were two points adrift at the foot of the table and managed to elevate them into the top six by the end of February.After winning only one of their five matches before the split, however

Jim Goodwin believes Dundee United have given Aberdeen and Hibernian plenty to think about ahead of their games on Sunday.The Terrors made it three Premiership wins in a row with a narrow 1-0 victory over St Johnstone at Tannadice with defender Emmanuel Adegboyega scoring the only goal of the game.The win lifted United up to fourth in the table, above the Dons and level on points with Hibs.And Goo

Grimsby boss David Artell admitted he was left infuriated that Kieran Green’s stunning goal from inside his own half failed to inspire his team to victory at Harrogate.Midfielder Green brilliantly flighted the ball over James Belshaw’s head 10 yards from the halfway line after spotting the Harrogate keeper out of his goal to open the scoring in the 39th minute.Iceland international Jas

Andy Whing sprang to Mat Sadler’s defence despite an end-of-game rebuke from his best friend following Barrow’s deserved 2-0 win over faltering promotion contenders Walsall.Aaron Pressley and Emile Acquah netted the goals as the Cumbrians’ recent revival stretched to one defeat in nine games.Walsall, with only two wins from a possible 17, did not manage a shot on target, with a p

Interim Tranmere manager Andy Crosby believes Omari Patrick’s dramatic stoppage-time equaliser in the 3-3 draw at relegation rivals Accrington could be a ‘huge point for the future of the football club’.Stanley, who sit in 22nd place, raced into a 3-0 lead with Ben Woods blasting home after just 43 seconds before Tyler Walton’s header on 24 minutes.Josh Woods then stroked t

Port Vale manager Darren Moore said it was “perfect day” for his team after they capitalised on Bradford’s defeat to move top of the League Two table with a thumping 5-0 win over Bromley.Youngster Jack Shorrock gave the Valiants an early lead before in-form striker Lorent Tolaj scored a brace either side of substitute George Byers’ goal.Ryan Croasdale put the icing on the c