Ian Evatt says Bolton ‘got what we deserved’ with late winner at Lincoln

Bolton boss Ian Evatt hailed his side’s persistence after a last-gasp 1-0 win at 10-man Lincoln.The resolute Imps looked to have held on for a hard-fought point after Danny Mandriou was sent off in the second half.But Eoin Toal sent Evatt and the traveling Wanderers fans into scenes of jubilation with his dramatic 89th-minute winner.“I thought we played so good,” said Evatt. &ldq

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Liam Manning excited by Bristol City’s potential after Watford win

Liam Manning promised that his Bristol City side will get even better after their 4-1 victory at Watford.The Robins thoroughly deserved their triumph, their third straight win under former Oxford boss Manning, who arrived at Ashton Gate last month.It was also their first on the road under Manning, and City’s first back-to-back triple since November 2020.Manning said: “We’re going

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Darren Moore wants Huddersfield’s mindset to be focused on teams above not below

Darren Moore wants Huddersfield to start looking up the Championship table rather than over their shoulder after putting distance to the relegation zone with a 3-0 win over Blackburn.Jaheim Headley’s low strike handed the Terriers a first-half advantage which was added to after the break by Sorba Thomas and Delano Burgzorg as Moore’s men opened up a five-point gap to the bottom three.T

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Mat Salder: Analysts provide inspiration for Walsall victory

Walsall boss Mat Sadler said his number crunchers had provided the inspiration for the Saddlers to end a decade of despair against bogey side Crewe by beating the Railwaymen 2-0.Headers from Freddie Draper and Oisin McEntee gave Walsall only a second win in their past 20 meetings with the Alex – and a first victory in 11, a rotten run dating back to 2013.“I was told about that by my an

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Erol Bulut to meet Vincent Tan and agree transfer plans

Cardiff boss Erol Bulut is set to sit down with club owner Vincent Tan this week to thrash out a January transfer window policy in the wake of his side’s 2-2 home draw with Plymouth.The Bluebirds went 2-1 up before Morgan Whittaker added his second goal of the game in the 66th minute, and his 12th of the season, to bring the visitors back on level terms.“It is the first time I have met

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Barrow boss Pete Wild bemoans refereeing decision after Stockport draw

Barrow boss Pete Wild bemoaned a controversial decision which he felt cost his side two points in their clash with leaders Stockport.The Hatters had fought back from two goals down to level at 2-2 when George Ray thought he had scored a late winner for the Bluebirds, only for referee Martin Coy and his officials to spot a foul in the build-up.Wild was fuming, and said: “Barring a ludicrous r

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Cheltenham’s George Lloyd hailed as ‘unplayable’ after brace in win over Shrews

George Lloyd was described as “unplayable” by Cheltenham assistant boss Adam Murray after the striker’s brace helped the Robins move off the bottom of the League One table with a 2-0 home win over Shrewsbury.Lloyd nodded in the hosts’ opener in the first half before sealing matters with a second goal five minutes from time.Cheltenham have now picked up five wins from 12 gam

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Phil Parkinson admits Wrexham had to dig deep for win at Swindon

Phil Parkinson admitted his 10-man Wrexham side had to dig deep to get the three points with a 1-0 win over Swindon.James McClean’s early goal gave the visitors their first win at the County Ground since 1985.Parkinson said: “I am so pleased with the win. We should have been out of sight as we had some really good chances to extend the lead and their ‘keeper made some good saves.

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Ruben Selles hails Reading efforts after fighting back for Peterborough point

Proud Reading boss Ruben Selles saluted his team’s spirit and progress after they pocketed a precious point at promotion-chasing Peterborough.The struggling Royals twice battled back from behind to share the spoils with the League One top-scorers, as goals from Sam Smith and Femi Azeez cancelled out efforts from Josh Knight and Ephron Mason-Clark.Reading remain in the bottom four of League O

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Rob Edwards says alleged racist remark towards Carlton Morris reported to police

Luton boss Rob Edwards said South Yorkshire Police are investigating an alleged racist comment towards Carlton Morris in his side’s Boxing Day win at Sheffield United.The striker complained of a comment made from the home crowd late in the second half, which left him “pretty angry”, and the police have spoken to him.It soured what was a great day for Morris as he came off the ben

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