Nathan Jones praised his Charlton players after they fought back to claim a 1-1 draw at home to Lincoln.The Addicks are only one place above the relegation zone with Port Vale and Cheltenham, the two clubs immediately below them, both with matches in hand.It needed a smart finish by Freddie Ladapo from the edge of the penalty area in the 73rd minute, just moments after he was brought on, to cancel

Stuart Maynard praised a superb collective effort from his Notts County players as he earned a first win as manager with a 3-1 victory at in-form Newport.Two headers from Macaulay Langstaff and a tap-in for David McGoldrick secured the points before the hour mark, while Will Evans’s 90th-minute penalty was nothing but a consolation for the hosts.“It’s good to get the first three

Karl Robinson has called for his Salford team to mirror the community and be “relentless” after they drew 2-2 with Doncaster.The Ammies head coach extended his unbeaten start at his new club to seven games since he came in, but had Luke Garbutt to thank for rescuing a late point with a free-kick.Own goals from Curtis Tilt and Richard Wood sent the Sky Bet League Two teams in level at t

Oxford head coach Des Buckingham was delighted with his team’s second-half performance as they beat Wigan 4-2 at the Kassam Stadium for their first win in six games.He praised 20-year-old Tyler Goodrham who provided the icing on the cake with the fourth goal as the U’s moved back into the top six.United’s other goals came from Josh Murphy, Cameron Brannagan and Ruben Rodrigues, w

Second-half goals from Sam Bell, Rob Dickie and Harry Cornick put a dent in Southampton’s bid for automatic promotion as Bristol City won an entertaining Championship clash 3-1 at Ashton Gate.The home side grabbed a 52nd-minute lead when Anis Mehmeti and Jason Knight exchanged passes on the right of the box and Mehmeti crossed low for Bell to net from six yards.Centre-back Dickie rose above

John Coleman praised two ‘special’ goals as his Accrington side boosted their play-off hopes with a 2-0 win over fellow promotion challengers AFC Wimbledon in Sky Bet League Two.Jack Nolan curled the ball in from the edge of the area on 50 minutes and Ben Woods blasted home from 25 yards with nine minutes remaining to make the win safe and move 12th-placed Stanley to within two points

Veteran striker Conor Sammon grabbed a late winner as Alloa edged past Annan to boost their play-off hopes in cinch Scottish League One.The 37-year-old pounced in the 85th minute to secure a 2-1 win after an early effort from Bobby Wales had been cancelled out by Aidan Smith’s 68th-minute leveller.Two goals from Joseph McGlynn helped Kelty Hearts heap more woe on bottom club Edinburgh City a

A pulsating second half at Brisbane Road saw Leyton Orient edge Northampton 4-3 thanks to a late brace from substitute Ruel Sotiriou.Orient had led on three occasions only for the Cobblers to level but they had no answer to Sotiriou’s late strike deep into added time.Ollie O’Neill notched his first goal since his January transfer from Fulham on 35 minutes only for Marc Leonard to resto

January signings Mikey Johnston and Andreas Weimann scored in either half as West Brom beat Cardiff 2-0 for a fifth straight Championship home win.Johnston struck inside the first minute when he turned home Tom Fellows’ delivery from the right. In the 80th minute, Weimann scored his second goal in Albion colours when he rounded off a smart move involving his captain Jed Wallace.It took West

Steve Cotterill earned his first win since taking charge at Forest Green as the visitors lifted themselves off the bottom of Sky Bet League Two with a 2-1 victory at Barrow.Relegation-threatened Rovers put a dent in the hosts’ promotion hopes as they ended a 15-game wait for a win.Kyle McAllister put the visitors ahead in the 21st minute with a deflected effort as he nodded in Fankaty Dabo&r