Newport improve their play-off prospects with victory at Wimbledon

Kyle Jameson scored his first goal for Newport as they gave their Sky Bet League Two play-off hopes a big boost with a 2-0 victory at fellow contenders AFC Wimbledon.With a game in hand, the Exiles are now just two points behind the Dons, who kept hold of seventh place thanks to results elsewhere going their way.Newport led after nine minutes when Offrande Zanzala laid the ball off for Bryn Morris

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Ipswich storm back into top two after hitting Sheffield Wednesday for six

Ipswich swept back into second place in the Sky Bet Championship with an emphatic 6-0 win over relegation-threatened Sheffield Wednesday.A brace apiece by Omari Hutchinson and Ali Al-Hamadi helped Town leapfrogged above Leeds ahead of the Yorkshire side’s home match with Millwall on Sunday.Three first-half goals put Ipswich in complete control at Portman Road with Cameron Burgess and Nathan

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Rochdale shoot down Spitfires to maintain upward momentum

Rochdale extended their unbeaten run to three Vanarama National League games as they ran out 4-1 winners at Eastleigh.Dale took the lead in the 28th minute through Kairo Mitchell, but the Spitfires were soon level when Paul McCallum headed in.The visitors, though, were back in front just before half-time when Jimmy Keohane swept in a cross at the far post.Devante Rodney fired in Dale’s third

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Solihull held by struggling Dorking to dent play-off bid

Solihull Moors saw their Vanarama National League play-off push dented after being held to a 1-1 draw at relegation battlers Dorking.Wanderers, who had lost three games in a row, started brightly as Jason Prior saw his effort from a corner saved by Moors keeper Nick Hayes.The visitors – chasing third straight league win – were forced into a change after 28 minutes when forward Jack Ste

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Substitute Liam Millar earns Preston victory at Plymouth

Ryan Lowe’s Preston reignited their play-off hopes with a 1-0 win at his former club Plymouth.Substitute Liam Millar scored the decisive goal in the 43rd minute after a sweeping move down the left.The victory lifted North End up to ninth, five points off sixth-placed Norwich with a game in hand, and condemned Ian Foster’s struggling Argyle to a fourth successive home defeat.The hosts s

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Barnsley held to a draw by lowly Cheltenham

Promotion-chasing Barnsley failed to capitalise on their dominance as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home to relegation-battling Cheltenham in League One.The Tykes slipped seven points off the automatic promotion places and – with the four teams above them all playing each other – missed the chance to move up to fourth.Cheltenham remain in the bottom four and are without a win in six,

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Chris Conn-Clarke scores again as Altrincham beat Boreham Wood

Altrincham boosted their National League play-off hopes with a 1-0 win over 10-man Boreham Wood at Meadow Park.Ethan Ross denied the hosts twice in quick succession almost immediately after kick-off, but there was little to separate the sides in a first half which saw Altrincham forward Justin Amaluzor rattle the crossbar.The hosts were down to 10 men when Chris Bush was sent off for a heavy chall

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Oxford earn comfortable win at Port Vale

Oxford brushed aside Port Vale with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Vale Park.Ciaron Brown lashed home and Josh Murphy whipped a left-footed effort past Connor Ripley as the U’s dominated throughout.Murphy showed early glimpses of his quality down the left before playing in Billy Bodin. Vale’s Dan Jones on the line swept the effort clear.After 16 minutes, Brown notched the visitors in fro

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Josh Coley earns Sutton a survival lifeline at relegation-rivals Forest Green

Steve Morison’s Sutton were thrown a survival lifeline as Josh Coley’s first-half goal proved enough to earn a crucial 1-0 League Two victory at relegation-rivals Forest Green.Bottom-of-the-table Sutton planted the first glove on Rovers inside three minutes when Oli Sanderson’s flighted cross was nodded on to the top of Norwich loanee Vicente Reyes’ crossbar from Coley.Char

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West Brom extend unbeaten run to six matches with home defeat of Bristol City

West Brom extended their unbeaten Sky Bet Championship run to six matches as they signed off before the final international break of the season with a comfortable 2-0 home victory over Bristol City.Tom Fellows netted his fifth goal of the year to fire Albion in front in the final minute of the first half, before Jed Wallace doubled the lead in the 50th minute when he routinely tapped in Conor Town

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