Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers praised Kyogo Furuhashi for his persistence as the Japan striker ended a seven-game goal drought to send the champions on their way to a 2-0 win over Livingston.Furuhashi got on the end of Luis Palma’s curling effort to net the opener from close range 25 seconds into the second half, before defender Liam Scales headed home the Honduran winger’s corner fiv

Leeds boss Daniel Farke warned his players they won only three points after their resounding 4-0 victory against automatic promotion rivals Ipswich.Skipper Pascal Struijk’s early header, Leif Davis’s own goal against his former club and Crysencio Summerville’s penalty put Leeds 3-0 up at half-time.Farke’s side kept the hammer down after the break to the delight of a raucous

David Artell admits Grimsby got exactly what they deserved as Harrogate came away from Blundell Park with a 2-1 win.Goals from Liam Gibson – against his former club – and Matty Daly earned Town three points to move them up to 14th in the table.Grimsby were unbeaten in six Sky Bet League Two matches after sacking Paul Hurst and former Crewe manager Artell tasted defeat for the first tim

Dundee expressed their frustration at referee David Munro’s late decision to call off their game against Aberdeen.Munro deemed one of the Dens Park goalmouths waterlogged and the match was postponed about an hour before kick-off. But the rain soon stopped as forecast and Dundee went on to train on the pitch.It was the second cinch Premiership match to be postponed because of the wet weather

Darrell Clarke believes Cheltenham’s 1-0 win at Carlisle has now put them in the race to survive in League One this season.Many had written off the rock-bottom Robins by the time Clarke was appointed at the end of September and they endured a run of 11 games without even scoring at the start of the season.But Liam Sercombe’s first-half winner at Brunton Park means they have now scored

John Coleman said Accrington’s 2-1 win against Walsall was a “present for the fans” as they moved to within a point of the play-off places.Eighth-placed Stanley took the lead after nine minutes when Jackson Smith could only parry Joe Pritchard’s shot into the path of Tommy Leigh and he slotted home his sixth goal of the season.Walsall equalised in the fourth minute of added

Michael Doyle’s first game in charge of Woking ended in a goalless draw against Maidenhead at the Laithwaite Community Stadium.Doyle, who played for Coventry and Sheffield United, was named as the National League side’s new manager earlier this week following the dismissal of Darren Sarll in November.His debut match was one that lacked real quality with the best chance of the match arr

Nigel Clough hailed Mansfield’s attitude after a dominant 2-0 victory at managerless Sutton.The Stags maintained the pace at the top of League Two with a first ever win at Gander Green Lane after goals from veteran duo Stephen Quinn and Lucas Akins.It compounded a terrible week for the Football League’s bottom club Sutton, who sacked manager Matt Gray after last weekend’s 8-0 mau

Tranmere made it four League Two home wins on the bounce with a 2-1 comeback victory over Swindon at Prenton Park to move further away from the relegation zone.Rovers dominated the early stages and looked more likely to break the deadlock with Connor Jennings and Rob Apter both coming close.But it was the visitors who opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when Daniel Kemp fired the ball home from

Solihull Moors ended their four-match losing run in the Vanarama National League by coming from behind to win 2-1 at Oxford City.The match appeared to be heading for a draw with neither side able to seize control, only for City’s Zac McEachran to strike in the 59th minute.The goal came after slick build-up play with McEachran and Josh Parker combining in a one-two that carved the visiting de