Scottish League One leaders Arbroath were held to a 1-1 draw by basement club Dumbarton at Gayfield Park.Sam Stanton fired the hosts ahead in the 12th minute but hopes of an upset were dashed when Michael Ruth produced a late equaliser.Cove Rangers and Stenhousemuir were unable to capitalise on Arbroath’s slip up after they also drew to keep them on 48 points in second and third place respec
Interim manager Andy Crosby praised Tranmere’s togetherness after they boosted their survival hopes with a first away win for five months.Josh Hawkes converted a second-half penalty to clinch a 1-0 win at second-placed Bradford.Their second consecutive win lifted Rovers six points clear of the relegation zone and maintained their unbeaten run under Crosby.He said: “Every single one of
Morecambe boss Derek Adams said his side pressed the “self destruct button” once again as they let a two-goal lead slip against Barrow and slipped to six points from safety in League Two.Adams saw his team take a two-goal lead into the break despite the sending off of Max Taylor on the half hour, but a huge missed chance from Andy Dallas and a critical goalkeeping error from Harry Burg
Reading manager Noel Hunt admitted to being frustrated at what he perceived as time-wasting tactics from Stevenage in a tame 1-1 draw.Boro skipper Carl Piergianni scored for both sides with headers, giving the Royals the lead in the 49th minute but then atoning for his error in similar style 11 minutes later.Reading, two points outside the play-off places, are unbeaten in 10 matches.“From ou
Boss Simo Valakari described St Johnstone’s 0-0 draw with Aberdeen at McDiarmid Park as “crappy” – but in a positive way.The home side, who booked a Scottish Gas Scottish Cup semi-final place against Celtic with a 1-0 win over Livingston on Monday night, had the best chance inside 10 minutes but striker Makenzie Kirk’s drive from 14 yards was brilliantly saved by Dons
West Brom head coach Tony Mowbray said his team must become more ruthless after the 1-1 Sky Bet Championship home draw with Hull.Isaac Price’s 68th-minute volley was his first goal in English football but Hull substitute Abu Kamara equalised in the 80th minute to make it 18 draws for the Baggies – more than any team in the top six tiers.The visitors were then denied three times by Albi
Chesterfield assistant manager Danny Webb admitted that losing the 2023 National League play-off final to Notts County had given his side an extra incentive ahead of Saturday’s 2-1 League Two victory at Meadow Lane.Two years after losing to their high-flying opponents at Wembley, Tom Naylor’s 88th-minute finish fired the visitors to a hard-fought victory over Stuart Maynard’s sid
Hibernian boss David Gray admitted it felt like two points dropped in their battle for third place in the William Hill Premiership after conceding a last-minute equaliser at Kilmarnock.However, he also pointed out that it could also turn out to be a “massive’ point gained come the end of the season.Hibs took the lead through Martin Boyle’s breakaway goal and the Edinburgh side do
Port Vale manager Darren Moore says returning club captain Ben Garrity’s late goal was the “icing on the cake” as his side got back to winning ways with a 3-0 victory over MK Dons.Garrity, who was sidelined for a month out with injury, came off the bench late on to seal a well-deserved victory for Vale, dinking the ball over Dons goalkeeper Connal Trueman after being played clean
Stephen Robinson expressed his disgust over the reaction of a section of Motherwell supporters to a head injury suffered by Caolan Boyd-Munce.The St Mirren midfielder left the field on a stretcher following a nasty-looking collision just after the hour at Fir Park.The Saints boss revealed Boyd-Munce suffered concussion and will now follow the two-week protocol relating to head injuries.“Some
