Ten-man Stoke hold Ipswich to goalless draw

Ten-man Stoke held promotion-chasing Ipswich to a goalless draw on New Year’s Day.Midfielder Jordan Thompson was sent off in the second half for two bookable offences as the resilient hosts’ held on for a well-deserved point.Southampton missed a glorious chance to slash Ipswich’s lead in second to just a point after they were held to a frustrating draw at Norwich.Steven Schumache

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AFC Fylde off the bottom following win over Rochdale

AFC Fylde moved off the bottom of the National League with a 2-0 win over Rochdale in a match marred by a serious injury to visiting winger Jesurun Uchegbulam.The match was delayed for around 20 minutes as Uchegbulam received treatment before being carried off to a standing ovation, having collided with an advertising hoarding.Danny Ormerod grabbed a quickfire brace in the 58th and 62nd minutes to

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Will Grigg hits winner as leaders Chesterfield come from behind to beat Solihull

Will Grigg grabbed the winner as Chesterfield hit back from 2-0 down to beat Solihull Moors 3-2 and regain their seven-point lead at the top of the National League.Visitors Solihull looked set to repeat their shock Boxing Day success as goals from Matty Warburton and Mark Beck either side of half-time put them in a commanding lead.But the Spireites responded with three goals in six second-half min

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Wigan fight back to earn valuable point at play-off hopefuls Barnsley

Wigan came from behind to take a point away from Oakwell in a 1-1 draw with Barnsley.Devante Cole opened the scoring for the hosts with his 14th of the season before substitute Jonny Smith equalised late on with a spectacular effort.The Latics should have broken the deadlock in the 18th minute when Martial Godo passed to Jordan Jones inside the box, but his effort flew over the crossbar.Neill Coll

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Patrick Bamford helps Leeds back to winning ways against Birmingham

Patrick Bamford marked his first Leeds start of the season with the opening goal in a 3-0 win over struggling Birmingham at Elland Road.It was far from the sort of free-flowing attacking football Leeds have been known for at home this season but it did not need to be against a fairly toothless Birmingham side.The victory ended a run of two successive defeats for Daniel Farke’s side and incre

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Carlisle claim late win over Port Vale to move out of League One basement

Carlisle moved off the bottom of the League One table after coming from behind to beat Port Vale 2-1 .Jon Mellish scored the winner in the third minute of stoppage time after Jordan Gibson’s penalty in the 80th minute cancelled out Ben Garrity’s opener just after half-time.The hosts had the better of the first-half chances and nearly broke the deadlock in the 11th minute when Sean Magu

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Ricky Jade-Jones nets last-gasp winner as Peterborough snatch points at Derby

Ricky Jade-Jones scored in stoppage time to give Peterborough a dramatic 3-2 win at rival League One promotion hopefuls Derby.Derby made a dream start with Tom Barkhuizen crossing for James Collins to head past Fynn Talley after only 22 seconds.But Peterborough hit back in the ninth minute when Kwame Poku got away on the right and picked out Harrison Burrows who found the bottom-left corner from 1

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Shaun Hutchinson earns Millwall last-gasp victory at Bristol City

Skipper Shaun Hutchinson struck an added-time winner to give Millwall a 1-0 Championship victory over Bristol City in a drab contest at Ashton Gate.The centre-back went forward for a corner from the right deep into five minutes of stoppage time and, when City failed to clear, thumped a sweet left-footed volley past Max O’Leary from 12 yards.It was enough to settle a poor quality game in whic

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Danilo Orsi bags brace as Crawley sink Swindon

Danilo Orsi scored twice as Crawley gained revenge for their 6-0 thrashing at Swindon at the end of August by easing to a 3-1 home victory.The former Grimsby striker hit a goal in each half to put his improving side on 11 league wins for the season – matching the total they achieved in the whole of last term.Crawley made an ideal start when leading scorer Orsi struck after only nine minutes,

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Blackpool continue brilliant home form after seeing off Lincoln

CJ Hamilton sealed a valuable 2-0 win for Blackpool over Lincoln after Oliver Casey had set them on their way at Bloomfield Road.The Seasiders have picked up 29 points at home in the 2023-24 season, more than any other team in Sky Bet League One so far this season.The best chance early in the game fell to Lincoln’s Alex Mitchell, but he volleyed well over.Casey headed Blackpool in front afte

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