Leicester strengthened their position at the top of the Sky Bet Championship as captain Jamie Vardy scored against his boyhood club in a 2-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at King Power Stadium.Enzo Maresca’s side had the game won by half-time and are now 14 points clear of third-placed Southampton as they close in on promotion back to the Premier League.Vardy, who was released by the Owls

Derby boosted their League One promotion hopes with a comfortable 3-0 victory at Exeter.The Rams created the first chance with James Collins firing straight at Vili Sinisalo from 10 yards, while Exeter’s Reece Cole was off target with a shot from distance before sending a free-kick straight at goalkeeper Joe Wildsmith.Derby took the lead in the 24th minute. Ilmari Niskanen lost the ball to M

Fleetwood scored a last-gasp equaliser to earn a 1-1 home draw with Reading.Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu tapped home on the goal line deep in added time after the Royals had taken the lead through Lewis Wing’s stunning opener.After 15 minutes, a Fleetwood ball into the box was nodded on by Jayden Stockley to Promise Omochere whose header was tipped over by Royals goalkeeper David Button.Reading&rs

Mansfield closed in on top spot in League Two as they equalled the club’s all-time record league win from 1932 by destroying in-form Harrogate by an astonishing 9-2 scoreline.The visitors had won four and drawn two of their last six but were simply blown away, Hiram Boateng scoring a hat-trick in the highest-scoring Football League game since 2011.From the 13th minute when Lucas Akins buried

Substitute Aaron Cosgrove struck deep into stoppage time as Halifax left it late to secure a 2-1 Vanarama National League victory over Maidenhead.The home side were ahead within seven minutes of kick-off when January signing Adan George held off his man to fire firmly past goalkeeper Craig Ross, scoring his first goal for the club.George might have doubled his tally with 20 minutes gone, but this

Oxford came from behind to beat Wigan 4-2 in a thriller and record their first win in six matches.Jordan Jones fired the Latics in front in the 41st minute, sprinting past Sam Long before sending a low angled shot into the far corner.Josh Murphy drilled a shot past keeper Sam Tickle in first-half stoppage time to equalise for the U’s.Cameron Brannagan put the home side ahead 10 minutes after

AFC Fylde eased their Vanarama National League relegation worries by thrashing 10-man Aldershot 5-0 at the EBB Stadium.Jon Ustabasi began the rout when he was quickest to follow up a corner on the half-hour mark and when Josh Kay fired the second for the visitors shortly after, Cian Harries complained to the referee about an alleged shove and was sent off.Aldershot were rattled and they fell furth

Leeds swept aside Swansea 4-0 to claim a seventh-consecutive Sky Bet Championship victory and equal their biggest win of the season.The hosts were left facing an uphill battle that proved well beyond them after Crysencio Summerville and former Swansea striker Joel Piroe struck inside the opening 10 minutes.Wilfried Gnonto added a brace to make it four goals in as many games, with Daniel Farke&rsqu

Morecambe came from two goals down to take all three points in a dramatic 3-2 win over Tranmere at Prenton Park.Rovers opened the scoring after just four minutes when Harvey Saunders pounced on a defensive error to put the ball on a plate for Rob Apter who could not miss from three yards out.Six minutes later and the hosts doubled their lead when Saunders was tripped in the area and Connor Jenning

Elliot Bonds’ double ensured Cheltenham gave their Sky Bet League One survival chances a lift with a comfortable 2-0 home win over Blackpool.The midfielder scored the first brace of his career on his 100th Robins appearance, finding the net in each half.Cheltenham were on top for much of the first half, with George Lloyd heading over from close range in the 27th minute.And four minutes later