Walsall boss Mat Sadler insists his Sky Bet League Two leaders will take no notice of outside noise despite seeing their cushion at the top cut further by a 1-0 home loss to Swindon.The Saddlers led the division by 12 points in January, but the advantage is now down to four after Joel Cotterill’s second-half winner for Ian Holloway’s resurgent Robins.Walsall struggled creatively and sl

Grant McCann was delighted with Doncaster’s “complete performance” as they coasted to a 3-0 win over Newport.A brace from Rob Street and a fine Luke Molyneux strike saw Doncaster move three points ahead of fourth-placed Notts County.McCann was buoyed by the manner of his side’s control as they secured a third straight win, with attention quickly turning to the trip to Broml

Gillingham boss John Coleman was full of relief after his side eased their relegation fears with a 1-0 win against fellow strugglers Morecambe.Robbie McKenzie scored the only goal of the game late on to earn Coleman his first victory since taking charge — and ended the club’s worrying 13-game winless run.And Coleman, whose team are 12 points clear of the bottom two after their first wi

David Artell admitted to having mixed feelings after his Grimsby side hit back from a goal down to draw 1-1 at Cheltenham.Harvey Rodgers’ second-half strike cancelled out Ethan Williams’ opener for the home side but, despite controlling much of the second half, the Mariners could not find a second goal to extend their four-match winning streak.“On one hand I am happy with the poi

Rotherham manager Steve Evans praised two-goal match-winner Sam Nombe following a dramatic 3-2 victory over Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium.The Scot paid tribute to the former Exeter striker after his added-time heroics gave Rotherham a last-gasp three points.While Nombe eased the Millers’ League One relegation worries, he also deepened Rovers’ fears of the drop with the result

Barnsley head coach Darrell Clarke was pleased that his side secured a 4-3 home win against Lincoln but was dissatisfied with how they ended the game.Goals from Davis Keillor-Dunn, Adam Phillips, Georgie Gent and Max Watters took Barnsley to within four points of the play-off places.Tendayi Darikwa, Reeco Hackett-Fairchild and Jovon Makama scored for the visitors in a thrilling end but they ran ou

John Eustace insists his Derby side have the fighting qualities to get out of trouble in the Championship despite dropping to the bottom of the table after their 1-0 defeat at Middlesbrough.The Rams are now winless in 12 Championship games and Eustace has lost his first three since leaving Blackburn to take charge at Pride Park.They looked set to pick up what would have been a crucial point at the

John Doohan was left hugely “frustrated” with his Accrington players’ inability to follow his instructions when defending set-pieces during Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Harrogate.The Sulphurites opened the scoring when Jasper Moon headed in an Ellis Taylor corner and, although Josh Woods levelled things up just after half-time, the hosts sealed all three points thanks to a Josh

Tom Cleverley bemoaned Watford’s lack of cutting edge after their goalless draw with Stoke at the bet365 Stadium.The visitors dominated the game for more than an hour but could not score and in fact needed two late saves from Norwegian goalkeeper Egil Selvik to ensure they kept a third consecutive clean sheet.The draw leaves Watford three points off the top six, while Stoke sit five points a

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder felt the 2-1 victory at QPR was the “perfect response” to losing to promotion rivals Leeds – and said his players had lifted his spirits after a difficult week.The Blades clinched a fifth consecutive away win to cut the gap on Sky Bet Championship leaders Leeds to three points – five days after losing at home to them.Leeds’ five-matc