Vincent Kompany hopes David Fofana double ‘a turning point’ for Burnley

Vincent Kompany said David Fofana offers Burnley “something different” after the on-loan Chelsea striker came off the bench to rescue a point in a 2-2 draw against Fulham.Burnley looked destined to lose their 10th home game in 12 this season after Fulham took control with two goals in the space of five first-half minutes from Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Muniz – the Brazilian scorin

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Michael Skubala proud as 10-man Lincoln beat Burton

Lincoln boss Michael Skubala was proud of his side as they battled with 10 men for over an hour to grind out a 1-0 win over Burton.Reeco Hackett grabbed the winner early in the second half but Lincoln had already seen Alex Mitchell sent off for two quick yellow cards midway through the first half.“We knew it was going to be a battle, coming here, it’s a tough place to come to get a poi

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Shaun Maloney salutes Wigan after completing double over Peterborough

Wigan boss Shaun Maloney saluted his side after they completed the double over promotion-chasing Peterborough with a 3-2 victory.Maloney saw his 10 men survive the dismissal of Matt Smith and a late comeback bid to sink high-flying Posh in a thriller – after also winning the November reverse fixture.Thelo Aasgaard starred with a double thanks to the Latics’ 20th-minute opener and a thi

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Charlie Adam praises ‘magnificent’ Fleetwood after beating Port Vale

Charlie Adam praised his players’ “magnificent” performance in his first win as Fleetwood manager following a 3-0 victory over Port Vale.The result lifted Fleetwood off the foot of the Sky Bet League One table and they were comfortable winners with goals from Jayden Stockley, Ronan Coughlan and Ryan Broom.After his maiden victory, and Fleetwood’s first in 15 games, ex-Stoke

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Ian Evatt encourages Zac Ashworth to get in the box more after equalising goal

Zac Ashworth heeded manager Ian Evatt’s interval words of wisdom to rescue a battling point for Bolton against their play-off rivals as they drew 1-1 with Barnsley.Ashworth’s 64th-minute back-post header via new boy Aaron Collins’ first-touch assist cancelled out Devante Cole’s 17th goal of the campaign after five minutes.“At half-time we had words that’s where

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Accrington boss John Coleman hails on-loan keeper Radek Vitek after late save

Accrington manager John Coleman hailed on-loan Manchester United goalkeeper Radek Vitek after his stunning stoppage-time save secured a goalless draw at home to Grimsby.The January signing kept out Danny Rose’s header in the second minute of time added on to ensure play-off-chasing Stanley avoided defeat against their struggling visitors.Accrington’s best chances came in the first half

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Angelo Balanta helps 10-man Boreham Wood to win at Woking

Angelo Balanta scored the only goal as 10-man Boreham Wood held on for a 1-0 victory at Woking in the Vanarama National League.Balanta fired home after Chris Bush had headed across goal in the 14th minute.Woking rallied after Lee Ndlovu was sent off just before the interval following a clash with Dion Kelly-Evans.Jayden Luker, Lewis Walker, Max Dyche and Ricky Korboa all had chances but could not

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Matt Taylor praises Bristol Rovers’ ‘honest performance’ in win at Exeter

Matt Taylor enjoyed a triumphant return to former club Exeter and hailed a first clean sheet since his arrival as Bristol Rovers manager in December.On-loan Nottingham Forest midfielder Brandon Aguilera marked his Rovers debut with the only goal of the game, a stunning strike from 20 yards that flew into the top corner, after just 15 minutes at St James Park.“I really liked us first half, we

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Chesterfield move 19 points clear at top of table with win over 10-man Eastleigh

Chesterfield continued their seemingly unstoppable march towards promotion back into the Football League with a 3-1 victory at 10-man Eastleigh.The Spireites extended their lead at the top of the Vanarama National League to 19 points after claiming a sixth successive victory.James Berry opened the scoring in the 38th minute after combining with Will Grigg before Eastleigh suffered a major setback

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Doncaster denied two ‘blatant penalties’ before late leveller – Grant McCann

Doncaster boss Grant McCann hit out at referee Scott Simpson after his side’s 1-1 draw at Sutton.It was a real battle between two of the bottom three sides in the Football League.Craig Eastmond’s 78th-minute strike was cancelled out by Lee Angol’s stoppage-time penalty.But a frustrated McCann stressed his side had two “blatant” penalties earlier in the game not given

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