Gillingham reach FA Cup third round with victory over Charlton

Gillingham beat League One side Charlton 2-0 to progress to the third round of the FA Cup.Former Addicks striker Macauley Bonne opened the scoring on 26 minutes before Timothee Dieng netted a second four minutes later.Jonny Williams’ ball forward was taken down by Jayden Clarke and he was met by the onrushing Ashley Maynard-Brewer, but picked out Bonne on the edge of the box who swept home h

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Rotherham dig in to deny Birmingham and Wayne Rooney

Birmingham failed to make it back-to-back home victories as managerless Rotherham earned a rare away point in the Sky Bet Championship as it finished 0-0 at St Andrews.In a game of few clear-cut chances, Rotherham picked up only their second point away from home this season and increased the scrutiny on home manager Wayne Rooney, who has just one win in his first eight games in charge of the Midla

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Portsmouth climb to the top with comfortable win at Northampton

Portsmouth returned to the top of League One with dominant 3-0 win over Northampton at Sixfields.The visitors were never in any danger once Sean Raggett headed them into an early lead, and Paddy Lane’s brace either side of half-time ensured they would go back above Bolton.Will Norris made a couple of routine saves from Mitch Pinnock and Sam Hoskins in the early stages before Pompey struck in

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Funso Ojo earns Port Vale FA Cup replay after draw at Stevenage

Stevenage and Port Vale will do it all again in an FA Cup second-round replay after a 1-1 draw at an extremely foggy Lamex Stadium.Goal machine Jamie Reid broke the deadlock with his 16th of the campaign for Stevenage but the lead lasted only seven minutes before Funso Ojo equalised from the spot.Vale had goals ruled out for offside in both halves and they will host Boro a week on Tuesday.Elliott

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Charlie Patino nets injury-time leveller as Swansea earn late Huddersfield point

Charlie Patino’s injury-time equaliser earned Swansea a late 1-1 Championship draw with fellow strugglers Huddersfield.The Terriers looked on course for back-to-back wins for the first time under Darren Moore after defender Ben Cabango turned into his own net from Jaheim Headley’s cross in the third minute.The Swans dominated after that early setback and created numerous openings &ndas

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Sam Barratt scores twice as Maidenhead ease to Oxford City victory

Maidenhead cruised to a 4-1 win at Oxford City to extend their unbeaten run in the Vanarama National League to six games.Sam Beckwith, Sam Barratt and Reece Smith scored between the 18th and 26th minutes as the Magpies took a firm grip on proceedings.Barratt, back for a second spell at Maidenhead after returning on loan from Barnet, added a fourth on the hour mark with a superb shot from distance.

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Hearts up to third with win at Kilmarnock

Hearts moved up to third in the cinch Premiership with a spirited 1-0 victory over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.A goalkeeping error from Will Dennis was enough to ensure that Derek McInnes marked his 700th game in management with a defeat.Dennis turned Lawrence Shankland’s shot into his own net after 18 minutes and, despite controlling possession for much of the game, the hosts were unable to co

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Brentford beat Luton with strong second-half show

Brentford scored three second-half goals to edge an important Premier League victory over Luton at Gtech Community Stadium.Neal Maupay opened the scoring and Ben Mee added a second soon after. Although Luton’s Jacob Brown pulled a goal back, Shandon Baptiste sealed a 3-1 success for Thomas Frank’s men with nine minutes remaining.However, the Bees’ injury troubles worsened when Kr

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Conor Wilkinson snatches Motherwell a point against Dundee

Substitute Conor Wilkinson’s stoppage-time strike snatched 10-man Motherwell a 3-3 draw at home to Dundee.Stuart Kettlewell’s side went in front through Mika Biereth only for the visitors to hit back through first-half goals from Lyall Cameron and Owen Beck.Bevis Mugabi drew Motherwell level midway through the second half before Harry Paton was shown a straight red card for serious fou

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Jamie Gullan scores last-gasp penalty to fire Raith to victory at Inverness

Jamie Gullan’s penalty four mintues into time added on earned Raith a come-from-behind 2-1 win at Inverness.The home side had led thanks to Billy Mckay’s goal just after the hour, but Lewis Vaughan’s late equaliser and Gullan’s even later penalty turned things around.Caley went ahead when Mckay met David Wotherspoon’s 61st-minute cross with a terrific header.But the v

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