Forest Green boss David Horseman believes his side’s performance in a 0-0 draw at Walsall is firm evidence they will soon escape the League Two drop zone.Rovers remained second-bottom, now two points from safety, but had the better of the first half against the Saddlers with Troy Deeney, Harvey Bunker and Kyle McAllister all going close.And while admitting their position is down to a failure

Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi made no apology for celebrating his side’s 3-2 win at Nottingham Forest like they had won the Champions League final.De Zerbi sprinted straight to the away fans at the City Ground, without shaking counterpart Steve Cooper’s hand, after his side ended a six-game winless run in a drama-filled Premier League encounter.The Seagulls looked primed for an easy t

Rob Edwards insists his Luton players have achieved nothing yet after a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace at Kenilworth Road saw them pull clear of the Premier League relegation zone.It was a first home victory on their top-flight return for Edwards’ side and it came courtesy of late drama, culminating in a winning goal prodded in by substitute Jacob Brown seven minutes from time.The game looked t

Graham Alexander thought Bradford were good value for his first league win in charge after they beat Accrington 1-0.Tyler Smith’s well-taken goal in the second half – the striker’s third in four games under the new manager – proved enough to end the Yorkshire side’s four-match losing streak.Alexander, who had lost both of his previous league outings, said: “We&r

Liam Manning admitted a cool exterior belied a racing heartbeat after his first home game as Bristol City head coach produced a 3-2 Championship victory from a five-goal thriller.The Robins looked on course for a comfortable win when Taylor Gardner-Hickman curled a superb first goal for the club after 37 minutes and Tommy Conway doubled the advantage with a penalty just before the break after Matt

Boss Andy Crosby wants Port Vale to “demand more of each other” after his side lost 2-1 to Shrewsbury to remain without a league win in over two months.Max Mata and Dan Udoh helped Shrewsbury return to winning ways, with Ben Garrity pulling a goal back.The Valiants’ last victory in the league was in the middle of September, beating Northampton 1-0 at home, and it is now 10 games

Wayne Rooney admitted he lost his voice ranting at his Birmingham players at half-time – but it seemed to work as they beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 at St Andrew’s for his first win since taking charge.Rooney collected his first win as Birmingham manager at the sixth time of asking against the Sky Bet Championship’s bottom club.Substitute Jordan James’s grabbed the 82nd-minu

Lee Bell saluted the resilience of his players as Crewe grabbed a stoppage-time winner following a lacklustre display in a 3-2 victory against Doncaster.The high-flying Railwaymen played second fiddle to Grant McCann’s Rovers for long periods and were pegged back by Joe Ironside’s second-half header after having come from behind to lead at the break through goals from defenders Luke Of

Steve Evans hailed his Stevenage side’s resilience after they overcame injury doubts and travel disruption ahead of their 3-0 win at Fleetwood.The visitors ran out convincing winners at Highbury thanks to Jamie Reid’s eighth-minute strike and second-half goals from Ben Thompson and Elliot List.And the performance delighted Evans, especially in light of their far-from-ideal build-up, wh

Jon Dahl Tomasson says his Blackburn side will “keep on dreaming” after they trounced Stoke 3-0.A fourth successive away victory and fifth win in seven league games sees Rovers close the gap on the Championship play-offs.Scott Wharton’s precise header handed the visitors early control and a lead which they never relinquished.Brighton loanee Andrew Moran followed up his earlier as