Blackpool beat Carlisle to keep up the pace in League One play-off race

Blackpool kept up the pace in the League One play-off race with a slender 1-0 victory over relegated Carlisle.Karamoko Dembele scored one of the quickest goals this season as he bagged the only goal of the game inside the first minute at Brunton Park.It was a third win in a row for Neil Critchley’s chasers, who are three points off the pace having played a game more than incumbents Oxford.Th

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Hartlepool rescue Dagenham point in final home match of National League season

Hartlepool came from behind to draw 1-1 with mid-table rivals Dagenham in their final Vanarama National League home match of the season at Victoria Park.The Daggers took the lead in the 37th minute through a fine individual goal from Dion Pereira.Pereira picked the ball up in the Hartlepool half and went on a surging run before slotting past Pools goalkeeper Peter Jameson.Hartlepool improved after

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Play-off chasing Gateshead slip up again as Maidenhead claim late win

Gateshead’s National League play-off push suffered another setback following a second defeat of the week after Maidenhead came from behind with two late goals to secure a 2-1 win.Having lost at Fylde on Thursday night, Gateshead got themselves in front through a penalty from Luke Hannant in the 54th minute.The Magpies, who were on an unbeaten four-game run, fought back to equalise with six m

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Nahki Wells denies former club Huddersfield vital win with last-gasp penalty

Nahki Wells struck a dagger into the heart of former club Huddersfield with a stoppage-time penalty that earned Bristol City a 1-1 Championship draw at Ashton Gate.When Josh Koroma fired the visitors in front in the 81st minute after a Jack Rudoni shot was deflected into his path, it seemed Huddersfield would lift themselves out of the relegation zone.But deep into added time Terriers substitute O

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Altrincham into fourth spot thanks to away win

Altrincham moved up to fourth in the Vanarama National League after a 2-0 win at Ebbsfleet.Promotion-chasing Altrincham did the damage in the first half with Alex Newby scoring in the 35th minute before Regan Linney added another from the penalty spot four minutes later.It helped Altrincham leapfrog Solihull Moors, who lost 3-0 at play-off rivals Bromley.The deadlock was broken when a shot by Mitc

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Bristol Rovers end seven-match scoring drought in style to beat Cheltenham

Bristol Rovers ended a seven-match scoring drought in style with a comfortable 3-1 win at relegation-threatened Cheltenham.Scott Sinclair opened the scoring in the first half, with Brandon Aguilera and Elkan Baggott adding two more after the break before Liam Sercombe’s stoppage-time consolation for the hosts.Rovers skipper Antony Evans also saw a first-half penalty saved, but Cheltenham off

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Dorking down after failing to beat Rochdale

Dorking’s relegation from the National League was confirmed after they were held to a 1-1 draw at Rochdale.Wanderers’ fate was all-but sealed on Thursday night after they had let slip a 2-0 lead at Wealdstone to lose 4-2.But they went down fighting at Spotland before Charlie Carter’s second-half opener for the visitors was cancelled out by Devante Rodney.Rochdale had goalkeeper J

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Relegation battling York secure vital victory over Woking

Billy Chadwick and Dipo Akinyemi scored second-half goals to move York to the brink of safety with a crucial 2-0 home win against Woking.Chadwick broke the deadlock just before the hour-mark and Akinyemi added a second as the Minstermen made it four wins from their last six matches to edge six points clear of the drop zone.Former Hull midfielder Chadwick had forced Will Jaaskelainen into a superb

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Wrexham seal successive promotions by thrashing Forest Green

Wrexham completed back-to-back promotions in style with a 6-0 thumping of Forest Green.Elliot Lee opened the scoring before Paul Mullin scored twice, either side of Ryan Inniss’ own goal, as Wrexham hit four before the break, with Ryan Barnett and Jack Marriott finding the net in the second half.Results elsewhere meant the victory secured Wrexham’s place in League One next season, whil

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Pierre Ekwah nets winner as Sunderland beat 10-man West Brom

Ten-man West Brom’s Championship play-off charge was dented as Sunderland won 1-0 at The Hawthorns.Pierre Ekwah netted the winner after connecting first time with a Callum Styles corner at the end of the first half.That immediately followed West Brom forward Brandon Thomas-Asante’s 43rd-minute red card for two bookable offences, the first Albion player to be sent off of Carlos Corberan

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