Marcus Forss rescues Middlesbrough as Rotherham are denied rare away win

Rotherham’s long wait for an away win continues after Marcus Forss struck late on to force a 1-1 draw for Middlesbrough.In freezing temperatures at the Riverside, Boro failed to find the firepower to turn possession into enough goals to close the gap to the Sky Bet Championship play-off spots.And it looked as if Rotherham, still rooted to the foot of the table, had made Michael Carrick&rsquo

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Jon Rowe on target again as Norwich beat West Brom

Norwich recorded a hard-fought 2-0 win over West Brom to move to within four points of the fifth-placed Baggies in the Championship promotion race.The Canaries found themselves on the back foot for long periods at Carrow Road but made two of their chances count to stay on the fringes of the play-off picture.Josh Sargent scored his second goal since returning from an ankle injury to set the ball ro

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Max Helm and John Brayford on target as Burton beat Charlton

Mark Helm and John Brayford scored the goals that gave Martin Paterson a first win as Burton boss as they beat struggling Charlton 2-0 at the Pirelli Stadium.Helm, who was starting for the first time since December after a spell out with injury, lit the game up with a pinpoint curling finish after Max Crocombe’s long clearance had been helped on by Joe Hugill midway through the first half.Ch

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St Johnstone suffer shock Scottish Cup upset

A Nikolay Todorov goal nine minutes into the second half was enough for Championship Airdrieonians pull off a shock and knock Premiership outfit St Johnstone out of the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup with a 1-0 win.Todorov pounced from 10 yards to score his fourth goal in as many matches after Liam McStravick’s cross was hooked back in at the far post.St Johnstone should have heeded the early war

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Four-goal thriller sees the points shared at Bromley

Kwesi Appiah struck his first goal since August to snatch Boreham Wood a point in a 2-2 draw at high-flying Bromley.Former AFC Wimbledon and Crawley striker Appiah, recently back from a long-term injury, stepped off the bench to head home an 89th-minute equaliser.The visitors had hit the crossbar through Tyrone Marsh before Billy Sass-Davies headed them into a 27th-minute lead.Bromley responded im

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Christian Doidge helps Hibernian beat Forfar in Scottish Cup

Christian Doidge helped Hibernian avoid Scottish Gas Scottish Cup humiliation with a 1-0 fourth-round victory against League Two side Forfar.A saved Joe Newell penalty along with plenty of missed chances led to a frustrating afternoon for the Premiership side before Doidge rose highest to grab the winner in the 69th minute.Lewis Stevenson returned to the starting line-up as Nick Montgomery made th

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Exeter fail to score again in goalless draw with Cambridge

Exeter remain just above the League One relegation zone after a goalless draw at home to Cambridge.The Grecians are four points clear of the drop zone after failing to score for the 15th time in 27 league games.The first half started brightly, with a corner for each team in the opening 60 seconds, but the lack of quality in both set-piece routines summed up what was an utterly forgettable half in

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Birmingham continue Tony Mowbray’s unbeaten start with win at Stoke

Tony Mowbray’s unbeaten start to life as Birmingham boss continued with an impressive 2-1 win at Stoke.Fulham loanee Jay Stansfield handed the visitors a dream opening when he fired in an eighth league goal of the season after 10 minutes.The Potters, who were unbeaten since Steven Schumacher’s appointment last month, reacted positively but struggled to create clear chances.Mowbray&rsqu

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Abu Kamara’s goal gives leaders Pompey victory over bottom club Fleetwood

Abu Kamara’s goal proved enough for Portsmouth as they won 1-0 at Fleetwood.The Sky Bet League One leaders saw off bottom side Fleetwood thanks to Kamara’s 25th-minute strike.The forward, on loan from Norwich, turned Josh Earl and ran unchallenged at the heart of the defence before curling a fine finish beyond Jay Lynch.Fleetwood, without a win since mid-November, had defended well, al

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Partick Thistle sting Staggies as Ross County are dumped out of Scottish Cup

Partick Thistle avenged their Premiership play-off loss to Ross County by knocking the Staggies out of the Scottish Cup with a 3-0 victory.Former County striker Brian Graham opened the scoring for the visitors, with Scott Robinson making it 2-0 in the closing stages of the first half.A stunning finish from Stuart Bannigan shortly after the restart put the result beyond doubt.If memories of their l

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