Stockport boss Dave Challinor hailed hat-trick hero Paddy Madden after his side remained top of League Two with a 3-1 win at Sutton.Madden, who also bagged a treble in the 8-0 demolition in the reverse fixture, nabbed his third hat-trick of the season as he took his tally to 18 in all competitions for the league leaders.And Challinor said: “It’s the time of the year where you need expe

Lee Bell admitted his Crewe side went “back to basics” to secure a goalless draw at Accrington as they look to cement a play-off place.The Alex manager has 10 first-team players missing through injury and results have slipped.However, the point at Stanley means they remain in sixth place, five points clear of eighth-placed AFC Wimbledon.This was not a classic match at the Wham Stadium

Dorking secured a valuable point in their relegation fight by holding promotion-chasing Altrincham to a draw in the National League.The fourth-placed visitors went into the game hoping to put pressure on the teams above them but had George Wilson sent off late on and had to settle for a point in a 0-0 stalemate.Dorking were lucky not to concede an early goal when a deflected cross from Regan Linne

Motherwell came from behind to secure a remarkable 3-2 victory against Dundee at a drenched Dens.The Dark Blues looked to be coasting after Jordan McGhee and Luke McCowan had given them a 2-0 lead.However, the Steelmen hit back with goals from Georgie Gent, Theo Bair and, deep into added time, Moses Ebiye.The game only went ahead after two game-day pitch inspections. Despite that, there were still

MK Dons’ automatic promotion hopes were handed a boost as goals in each half from Max Dean and Alex Gilbey sealed a 2-0 Sky Bet League Two win at bottom club Forest Green.Struggling Rovers pressed the self-destruct button five minutes before the break. Dominic Thompson inexplicably surrendered the ball to Dean, who finished well beyond Vicente Reyes.A scuffle ensued as both teams entered the

Dunfermline salvaged a valuable point in their push for the cinch Championship play-offs following a 1-1 draw with third-placed Partick Thistle at KDM Group East End Park.Brian Graham broke the deadlock in the 25th minute as the ball fell kindly to the 36-year-old striker, following Scott Robinson’s initial blocked effort, and managed to bundle over the line.Dunfermline replied, however, wit

Paul Mullin scored his 100th Wrexham goal as they came from behind to claim a 2-1 League Two victory at relegation-threatened Colchester.The hosts created chances in the first half, with Connor Hall lifting a first-time shot over and John Akinde heading over from close range.Alistair Smith fired over in the area for Colchester and Cameron McGeehan’s low strike from the edge of the box was we

Substitute Jayden Luker’s goal proved the difference as Woking edged five points clear of the National League drop zone with a 3-2 win over Dagenham.The hosts took a fifth-minute lead when Jermaine Anderson fired home after Luke Wilkinson had challenged goalkeeper Elliot Justham.But they were ahead for just six minutes as Josh Rees flicked on a Justham free-kick and Ryan Hill levelled.Dagger

Omar Bugiel’s header gave AFC Wimbledon a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Salford that kept their League Two play-off hopes flickering.It was the Dons’ first win in five games as they moved up to eighth in the table, still three points behind in-form Crawley, as the Ammies, who finished with nine players, fell to a third straight defeat.The best chance of a scrappy first half went to Salf

Boreham Wood thumped Wealdstone 4-0 in a huge match at the bottom of the National League table.The Wood began the day three points below their opponents but moved level and boosted their goal difference on a profitable afternoon.Kabongo Tshimanga scored the only goal of an even first half in the ninth minute but the hosts seized control of the contest from the hour mark, when Billy Sass-Davies gra