Arsenal regained top spot in the Premier League after goals from Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard secured a thumping 3-0 success which dented Brighton’s push for Europe.Mikel Arteta’s men arrived at the Amex Stadium having dropped to third place in the table following Manchester City’s 4-2 win at Crystal Palace in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off.Fit-again top sco

Birthday boy Max Wright celebrated in style as he fired Halifax into the National League play-off places with both goals in a 2-0 victory at struggling Kidderminster.Town striker Rob Harker found himself in on goal with 15 minutes gone but shot over and Luke Summerfield went wide from distance with the visitors making the early running.Charlie Weston flashed a 26th-minute effort wide and Amari Mor

Darren Moore felt his Port Vale side “could and should have taken maximum points” at Wigan after the sides shared the spoils in a Sky Bet League One 0-0 stalemate.Wigan’s Martial Godo came closest to breaking the deadlock, only to fire against a post in the second half.At the other end, Wigan were indebted to England Under-21 goalkeeper Sam Tickle for pulling off, in the words of

Manager Stephen Robinson praised his St Mirren players for sealing top-six football for a second successive season and urged them to now aim for Europe.The Paisley side lost 2-1 at home to Hearts, who forged into a two-goal lead thanks to Jorge Grant’s penalty and a Mikael Mandron own goal.Toyosi Olusanya’s strike wasn’t enough to prevent St Mirren slipping to defeat but Hibernia

Gavin Gunning was delighted as he watched his Swindon side upset the form book with a 2-0 League Two victory at Barrow but insisted their unlikely win was well merited.Not that opposite number Pete Wild or Barrow fans wanted to argue after their team was second best in virtually all departments.But for Bluebirds’ goalkeeper Paul Farman’s heroics, Swindon’s margin of victory could

Bolton manager Ian Evatt praised Aaron Collins after the 2-0 win at Bristol Rovers.Following a hat-trick against Reading on Easter Monday, Collins opened the scoring against Rovers, the club he left on February 1, with a 52nd-minute dinked finish.Cameron Jerome won a penalty in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time to allow Aaron Morley to wrap up the victory and put Wanderers just a poi

Salford head coach Karl Robinson was furious with the incident towards the end of his side’s 1-0 defeat at AFC Wimbledon that led to two of his players being sent off for their protests.The Ammies were given a free-kick on the edge of the Dons’ area deep into stoppage time, with the hosts desperately defending the lead given to them by Omar Bugiel’s header.But a home player appea

Wolves boss Gary O’Neil admitted he may face further disciplinary action after confronting referee Tony Harrington following his side’s 2-1 Premier League defeat to West Ham at Molineux.Wolves were angered when Maximilian Kilman’s goal in the ninth minute of stoppage time was disallowed, something O’Neil described as “possibly the worst decision I’ve ever seen&r

Everton manager Sean Dyche admits his change in tactics to “win ugly” paid off as a 1-0 victory over 10-man Burnley eased some of their relegation worries.Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who ended his six-month wait for a goal with the equaliser at Newcastle in the week, charged down Arijanet Muric’s clearance seconds before the end of the first half for the only goal and a first league w

Stephen Clemence admitted Gillingham have not scored enough goals this season as their play-off hopes diminished following Saturday’s 1-0 League Two defeat at Bradford.The narrow loss was their second in five days in Yorkshire and leaves the Kent side five points behind the top seven.Gillingham had several scoring chances before Brad Halliday scored the only goal just before half-time.Head c