Striker Ben Whitfield came off the bench to score a brilliant goal but Barrow had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Accrington in Sky Bet League Two.The Cumbrians were heading for three points until Joe Pritchard netted a 71st minute point-saver.Stanley’s Shaun Whalley went closest to scoring in a poor first half before AFC boss Pete Wild introduced top-scorer Whitfield.The change had an almo

Sky Bet League One leaders Portsmouth had to settle for a point as their disappointing festive form continued with a goalless draw at struggling Exeter.Pompey created the first chance of the match when former Exeter man Jack Sparkes was played in on the left, but his shot was saved by Vili Sinisalo.Dion Rankine was also off target with a header from a well-worked corner routine for the home side b

Liam Cullen’s stoppage-time free-kick earned managerless Swansea a 2-2 draw at Coventry.The Swans had earlier been ahead through Liam Walsh’s first goal in almost four years, before Haji Wright and Ellis Simms put Coventry 2-1 in front.Swansea had been thrashed 5-0 by former head coach Russell Martin and Southampton on Boxing Day, but Cullen fired in a last-gasp set-piece to give his s

Grimsby claimed a first away win of the season with a 3-0 victory over managerless Salford at the Peninsula Stadium.Harry Clifton’s strike sent the Mariners in a goal up at the break before Toby Mullarkey and Danny Rose struck in the second half.Salford’s Matthew Lund and Grimsby’s Niall Maher both hit shots against the woodwork in the early stages.Clifton then came up with the f

Josh Davison and Joe Lewis’ doubles helped AFC Wimbledon move into the League Two play-off places with a thrilling 5-3 win over Colchester at Plough Lane.The visitors had led halfway through the opening 45 minutes but succumbed to a fifth successive away league defeat after finishing the match with 10 players.Both teams scored inside the opening seven minutes during an enthralling first half

Tom Bradshaw’s first-half strike helped Millwall extend their unbeaten run to four Championship matches with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Norwich at The Den.The Lions striker netted his second goal in two games to inflict back-to-back defeats on David Wagner’s inconsistent Canaries.City dominated possession throughout the first half but went into the break behind after Bradshaw poked hom

Second-half goals from Dion Charles and Victor Adeboyejo gave Bolton a well-deserved 2-0 win at Fleetwood.The visitors dominated throughout in atrocious conditions on the coast but had to wait until the 49th minute to lead, then seeing out the victory with little resistance and sealing it with a late goal from Adeboyejo.Title challengers Bolton made all the running in the first half but failed to

A clinical first-half strike from Marvin Johnson proved enough as 10-man Sheffield Wednesday edged to a 1-0 victory at Preston.The Owls, who remain rooted in the Championship drop zone, were forced to defend for their lives in the second half.They were reduced to 10 men when George Byers saw red late on but Wednesday held on to seal a potentially precious fourth victory in seven matches.In driving

Troy Deeney is still awaiting his first win in charge of Forest Green after Mathew Stevens missed a stoppage-time penalty in their 2-1 defeat to Swindon in League Two.Daniel Kemp’s brace had the Robins ahead going into eight minutes of added time.And they held on for a first win in five games as goalkeeper Lewis Ward saved Stevens’ spot-kick.Swindon took the lead 11 minutes into the se

Veteran striker Chris Martin came off the bench to secure Bristol Rovers a 2-1 victory over Charlton with a stunning double – including a stoppage-time winner – at the Memorial Stadium.Charlton began brightly and Alfie May almost opened the scoring after two minutes but his curling shot thudded against the crossbar with goalkeeper Matthew Cox well beaten.But Rovers gradually gained the