Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick takes the blame for Plymouth defeat

Middlesbrough head coach Michael Carrick wants to shoulder the blame for the way his side suffered a 2-0 defeat at the Riverside to Plymouth.Boro were booed off the pitch at half-time and full-time having been unable to break down a Plymouth side who scored twice in the first half.Matthew Sorinola’s seventh-minute opener arrived when he turned in the rebound following Tom Glover’s fail

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Lee Bell ready to let Crewe players ‘switch off’ after victory at Notts County

Crewe manager Lee Bell wants his players to relish their 3-1 victory at Notts County after they jumped back into the Sky Bet League Two automatic promotion places.Mickey Demetriou glanced Crewe’s opener home before Elliott Nevitt doubled their lead with a penalty. Josh Austerfield added the visitors’ third with a shot from outside the area and Jim O’Brien grabbed a consolation go

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Fleetwood should have won after second-half performance at Exeter – Charlie Adam

Fleetwood boss Charlie Adam felt his side could have won their 1-1 League One clash at Exeter after his quadruple half-time substitutions changed the course of the game.Exeter were the dominant force in the first half and Vince Harper opened the scoring with his first goal for the club, but Adam’s bold move at the break changed the flow of the game and Promise Omochere’s equaliser was

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Josh Sims scores dramatic winner as Ross County beat basement club Livingston

A stoppage-time winner by substitute Josh Sims in a 3-2 victory boosted Ross County’s survival hopes and drove a dagger into the hearts of bottom side Livingston.Having fought back from two goals down to level this bottom-of-the-table tussle, Livi threatened to turn the match on its head in the closing stages.Trailing to Eamonn Brophy’s first-half double in the space of seven minutes,

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Callum Stead double fires Barnet into second place with win over lowly York

Callum Stead struck in each half as Barnet beat York 2-0 at The Hive to move into second place in the National League.The Bees went ahead in the 27th minute when Stead sent a drive past goalkeeper George Sykes-Kenworthy and into the bottom corner.Stead then beat Sykes-Kenworthy again in a one-on-one just past the hour mark to double the hosts’ advantage.What was only a second victory in six

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Ebbsfleet edge away from relegation zone with comeback win at 10-man Dorking

Ebbsfleet edged away from the National League relegation zone as they came from behind to beat 10-man Dorking 4-1.Things had started well for the hosts when Charlie Carter put them in front after 23 minutes when he was left with an easy finish when the ball fell to him in the box from a free-kick.But the lead lasted only six minutes before Rakish Bingham beat Harrison Male with a shot that went in

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Raith Rovers continue charge for cinch Championship promotion with win at Ayr

Raith Rovers claimed a 2-1 victory over Ayr to stay within a point of league leaders Dundee at the top of the cinch Championship.Rovers striker Zak Rudden put them in good stead early on, netting after five minutes to give his side the advantage away at Somerset Park.But the hosts responded and levelled in the 11th minute through Roy Syla.However, Lewis Vaughan was the match-winner in the second m

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Maidenhead back to winning ways against Altrincham

Maidenhead’s four-match losing streak came to an end as Alan Devonshire’s men came from behind to win 3-1 against Altrincham at Moss Lane.After the home side led through Lewis Banks’ 12th-minute strike, the Magpies equalised on the half-hour mark courtesy of Kevin Lokko.Reece Smith then put them ahead just before the interval and Remy Clerima added a third three minutes into the

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Forest Green beat Tranmere to boost their League Two survival hopes

Ten-man Forest Green gave their League Two survival hopes a boost with a 1-0 home win over Tranmere.Charlie McCann’s stunning strike was enough for all three points despite Ryan Inniss being sent off late on.The returning Jordan Moore-Taylor headed narrowly past his own post after a mix-up with emergency loan goalkeeper Vicente Reyes.The impressive Rob Apter shifted a yard of space and struc

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Southend shoot down Aldershot with strong second-half show

Southend came from behind to deny 10-man Aldershot a third straight Vanarama National League win with a 4-1 triumph at Roots Hall.In the 19th minute Lorent Tolaj saw his shot blocked but Josh Stokes was well placed to put away the loose ball and give the Shots the lead.Aldershot lost a man in the 50th minute as Rollin Menayese fouled Danny Waldron on the edge of the area to deny him a goalscoring

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