Morecambe produce stunning comeback to beat Crewe

Promotion-chasing Crewe were stunned as Morecambe produced a late fightback to win 3-2.A first-half header from Elliott Nevitt, the striker’s 12th goal of the season, and a blast from Shilow Tracey soon after the interval appeared to have Crewe heading for their fourth win in their last five games.But Joe Adams, substitute Jordan Slew and skipper Farrend Rawson netted in less than a quarter

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Paul Mullin hits hat-trick as Wrexham thrash Accrington

Paul Mullin’s first-half hat-trick helped Wrexham thrash Accrington 4-0 at the Racecourse Ground.Mullin’s goals and Elliot Lee’s effort before half-time saw Wrexham return to League Two’s top three, with Stanley’s Lewis Shipley sent off late on.Accrington goalkeeper Radek Vitek kept out Ollie Palmer’s low shot but was unable to stop Mullin’s header from Ry

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Play-off hopefuls Preston and Hull draw a blank

Play-off hopefuls Preston and Hull drew a frustrating blank with a 0-0 draw at Deepdale that did neither club any favours.Preston boss Ryan Lowe knew victory for the ambitious Lilywhites would see them go level with the Tigers in the Sky Bet Championship table.However, neither team could create the one piece of magic needed for a precious three points.Lowe stuck with the same side which dazzled wi

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Luke Williams seals first home league win as Swansea boss by beating Blackburn

Luke Williams finally earned his first league home victory as Swansea head coach at the fifth attempt with a 2-1 win against Blackburn.Williams’ previous four Sky Bet Championship matches in front of Swansea fans had all ended in defeat, but first-half goals from Joe Allen and Jamie Paterson enabled him to break that sequence.The Championship’s top scorer Sammie Szmodics pulled a goal

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West Ham score twice in stoppage time to beat struggling Everton

West Ham scored twice in stoppage time to come from behind at Goodison Park as a mixed afternoon for Everton striker Beto ended in a 3-1 defeat.The Portuguese forward’s redemptive goal after missing the Toffees’ first penalty of the season had put his side ahead but his joy was short-lived.Kurt Zouma equalised within six minutes and then Tomas Soucek, with a brilliant outside-of-the-fo

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Dwight Gayle and Louie Sibley fire Derby to comfortable win over Port Vale

Dwight Gayle scored his first Derby goal and Louie Sibley bagged a brace in a comfortable 3-0 win over struggling Port Vale.It keeps Derby second in League One and leaves Vale without a win this year and deep in relegation trouble.Derby made a lively start and went ahead in the fourth minute through Sibley whose shot took a big deflection to beat Connor Ripley.The Vale keeper denied Derby a second

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Ipswich back up to second after victory at Plymouth

Ipswich moved back up to second place in the Sky Bet Championship following a 2-0 win at Plymouth.Kieffer Moore sealed Town’s win after Conor Chaplin’s shot was deflected in by home defender Brendan Galloway in the 63rd minute.Argyle’s top scorer Morgan Whittaker forced an early save from Ipswich goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky.The keeper palmed the ball to Darko Gyabi, but the Leeds lo

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Darwin Nunez snatches last-gasp win for leaders Liverpool at Nottingham Forest

Darwin Nunez marked his return to action with a stoppage-time winner to snatch Premier League leaders Liverpool a 1-0 victory at Nottingham Forest.The Uruguay striker headed home in the ninth minute of added time to lift Jurgen Klopp’s injury-hit side four points clear at the top of the table.It appeared that three games in seven days had caught up with the Merseysiders, but Nunez’s la

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Christian Saydee fires Portsmouth to victory over Oxford

Substitute Christian Saydee’s first league goal of the season saw leaders Portsmouth win 2-1 against Oxford at Fratton Park to move a step closer to promotion.In a fast and furious opening 45 minutes, the sides went in all square.Pompey took the lead in the second minute when a powerful shot from Callum Lang squirmed under goalkeeper Jamie Cumming.But Oxford equalised after six minutes when

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Ike Ugbo scores again to give Sheffield Wednesday hope of staying up

Sheffield Wednesday secured a valuable 1-0 win in their bid to beat the drop in the Championship by seeing off neighbours Rotherham.Ike Ugbo’s sixth goal in five games proved to be the difference between the two sides, leaving the Owls three points from safety.Defeat casts Rotherham a whopping 19 points adrift of safety at the bottom.Wednesday had more than enough chances to put the game to

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