John Eustace revels in ‘perfect’ Blackburn performance against Sunderland

John Eustace hailed an “all-round perfect performance” after Blackburn eased their Championship relegation worries with a 5-1 hammering of Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.The Rovers manager was also full of praise for his “unplayable” front four of Sam Gallagher, Sammie Szmodics, Tyrhys Dolan and Ryan Hedges.Szmodics’ double – his 22nd and 23rd goals of the s

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Boss does not add to Liam Kitching’s woe and sees loss as ‘one that’s got away’

Coventry manager Mark Robins refused to place the blame on Liam Kitching after the defender scored two own goals in his side’s 2-1 defeat against Cardiff.It was a result that damaged the Sky Blues’ chances of reaching the Championship play-offs as they remained four points behind sixth-placed Norwich, who were beaten at Leicester earlier on Easter Monday.The FA Cup semi-finalists&rsquo

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Darren Ferguson criticises Peterborough forwards despite win at Leyton Orient

Darren Ferguson pulled no punches in voicing his disappointment with his forwards despite his Peterborough side beating Leyton Orient 2-1.Former Orient man Hector Kyprianou and leading scorer Ephron Mason-Clark gave Posh a comfortable lead at half-time before the hosts reduced the deficit through Ethan Galbraith.However, the visitors squandered a number of chances, keeping the home side interested

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Crawley ready to ‘take on anyone’ – Scott Lindsey

Crawley manager Scott Lindsey believes his side can shock automatic promotion hopefuls Mansfield and Wrexham after a thumping 4-0 win at Newport.First-half goals from Dion Conroy and Ronan Darcy and second-half strikes from Laurence Maguire and Adam Campbell saw the visitors cruise to victory at Rodney Parade.The three points lifted Crawley to seventh in the table ahead of away trips to Mansfield

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Swansea boss Luke Williams left to rue lack of cutting edge

Swansea manager Luke Williams lamented his side’s failure to turn pressure into goals after they were beaten 1-0 by QPR.A 71st-minute volley from a corner by defender Steve Cook gave the Hoops a priceless victory in their fight against relegation from the Championship.Rangers are now six points clear of the relegation zone, a point behind the Swans, yet neither club can count themselves safe

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‘We are never going to give up’ says West Brom boss as they hit back for a point

Carlos Corberan insisted that West Brom will ‘never give up’ after watching his side fight back from two goals down to draw 2-2 against Watford at The Hawthorns.Watford struck twice in the space of 15 second-half minutes when Edo Kayembe broke the deadlock in the 51st minute, before Mileta Rajovic doubled the lead from close range.Albion, who increased their lead over the chasing play-

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Second win means ‘fantastic’ Easter weekend for Ged Brannan and Morecambe

Morecambe boss Ged Brannan hailed a “fantastic weekend” after his side sealed a second successive win to keep their play-off hopes very much alive.The Shrimps followed up a 2-1 win over Accrington on Good Friday with a similar success against Barrow, with early goals from David Tutonda and Gwion Edwards giving them the advantage before Ben Whitfield’s 89th-minute strike ensured a

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Port Vale boss Darren Moore rues wasteful finishing after defeat at Northampton

Port Vale boss Darren Moore rued his side’s wasteful finishing after they were beaten 2-0 by Northampton.The Valiants had their chances in an even contest at Sixfields but were plunged deeper into relegation trouble by Mitch Pinnock’s sweet first-half strike and a stoppage-time second from Shaun McWilliams.Vale remain in the relegation zone in League One, a point from safety, with six

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Barnsley boss Neill Collins salutes subs for inspiring second-half fightback

Barnsley boss Neill Collins hailed the impact of his half-time substitutes after seeing his side come from behind to win 3-1 at Burton.Collins brought on striker John McAtee and midfielder Adam Phillips, who were both ill in the build-up to the game, and McAtee responded with a quick-fire brace, his ninth and 10 League One goals of the season, before Luca Connell sealed victory with a third for th

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Mike Williamson looking to learn after MK Dons concede late equaliser

Mike Williamson insisted lessons would be learned from MK Dons’ 3-3 draw with Notts County after being unimpressed with what he saw at Meadow Lane.Substitute Ellis Harrison thought he had won the contest after scoring seven minutes from time with a fine finish, only for Aaron Nemane to net late on to share the spoils.“I thought we started slow,” Dons boss Williamson said. “

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