Danny Rose gives Grimsby a vital win in their battle against relegation

Grimsby strengthened their Sky Bet League Two survival bid with an important 1-0 victory over Newport at Blundell Park.Danny Rose netted the winner shortly after the half-hour mark as the Mariners moved five points above the relegation zone, consigning Newport to a fourth successive defeat in the process.Grimsby settled quickest as Charles Vernam and Kieran Green set their sights from the edge of

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Bojan Miovski’s late effort disallowed as Aberdeen held in Livingston stalemate

Bojan Miovski saw his late goal disallowed by VAR as Aberdeen were forced to settle for a point in a goalless cinch Premiership draw with Livingston at the Tony Macaroni Arena.The striker looked to have settled a poor-quality contest when he fired home from close range in the dying moments but Angus MacDonald was found to have been offside in the build-up following a VAR intervention.The Dons had

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Alfie May double secures 2-1 win for Charlton over Barnsley

Alfie May’s double for Charlton secured a 2-1 win over play-off hopefuls Barnsley at The Valley.May broke the deadlock with a tremendous free-kick in the 20th minute to fire Charlton ahead.Adam Phillips grabbed an equaliser for Barnsley eight minutes later from the penalty spot following a handball by Kayne Ramsay.But, after a dreadful miss from inside the six-yard box by Devante Cole, the A

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Port Vale move out of League One drop zone thanks to goalless draw at Wigan

Port Vale moved out of the Sky Bet League One drop zone thanks to a goalless draw at Wigan.The home side came close to scoring with their first attack, as Matt Smith’s shot took a huge deflection off Thelo Aasgaard, completely wrong-footing Connor Ripley, only for the ball to sail inches past a post.Former Wigan man Gavin Massey then had a great chance to mark his return to the DW Stadium wi

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Oxford beat Burton to move back into play-off places

Mark Harris’ double helped push Oxford back into the League One play-off places as they ruthlessly beat Burton 4-0 at the Pirelli Stadium.A long throw from Tom Hamer into the Oxford box was cleared and, when Tolaji Bola misjudged his header on halfway, Harris was able to race away, round keeper Max Crocombe and slot home midway through the first half.The Welsh striker continued to torment th

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Sheffield Wednesday boost survival hopes with vital victory at QPR

Goals from Djeidi Gassama and Anthony Musaba handed Sheffield Wednesday a vital 2-0 victory at fellow strugglers QPR to boost their chances of staying in the Sky Bet Championship.The win leaves second-from-bottom Wednesday just a point from Huddersfield in 21st.QPR’s own relegation fears were eased by recent back-to-back wins but this result leaves them just four points ahead of Wednesday &n

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Ethan Galbraith scores pick of goals as Leyton Orient cruise past Cheltenham

Leyton Orient found their shooting boots to inflict a 3-1 Sky Bet League One defeat on relegation-haunted Cheltenham.A dull opening period was lifted in the 34th minute by a superb Ethan Galbraith strike. Collecting a pass from George Moncur, he drilled a 25-yard drive past the despairing dive of goalkeeper Luke Southwood.The visitors, who showed little going forward before the interval and failed

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Mansfield’s promotion hopes dented as Crawley boost their own hopes of moving up

Classy Crawley coasted to a powerful statement 4-1 victory at promotion rivals Mansfield.That made it four away wins in a row with 13 goals scored and knocked Nigel Clough’s Stags out of the top-three places amid their heaviest defeat of the Sky Bet League Two campaign.Crawley began on the front foot with a strong wind at their backs and were rewarded with the opening goal after just four mi

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Raith beat Ayr to keep pace with leaders Dundee United

Raith kept pace with Scottish Championship leaders Dundee United with a 2-1 home victory over Ayr.Dylan Easton celebrated his 30th birthday in style by netting the opener on the stroke of half-time, curling an effort into the top corner from the edge of box.Ayr equalised 10 minutes after half-time when substitute Logan Chalmers struck.But Jack Hamilton restored Raith’s lead in the 65th minut

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Leaders Dundee United thrash Queen’s Park to maintain advantage

Kai Fotheringham scored twice to help keep Dundee United four points clear at the top of the cinch Championship with a 5-0 victory at Queen’s Park.The Terrors had to wait until the stroke of half-time to take the lead and it was Fotheringham who made the difference, stroking home Tony Watt’s cross.Louis Moult doubled the visitors’ advantage when he raced through and lifted the ba

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