Late leveller earns Huddersfield draw with Southampton

Ben Jackson’s 87th-minute equaliser cancelled out Adam Armstrong’s first-half opener to earn Huddersfield a 1-1 draw at home to Southampton.The first half was largely lacking in quality and entertainment, but Southampton squeezed ahead in added time thanks to Adam Armstrong’s 10th goal of the season.But the visitors could not hold out as Jackson’s late leveller rescued batt

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Late drama as Aldershot beat Halifax

Aldershot beat Halifax 1-0 as Lorent Tolaj scored a winner eight minutes into added time.Tolaj had gone close in normal time, taking aim 11 minutes in as Shots looked to build on their win over Bromley and maintain their pursuit of the leaders.At the other end, Millenic Alli hit the bar for Halifax as both sides looked to win it.Tolaj eventually did so at the death, tapping in a cross squared in b

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Harry Cardwell gets back among the goals to earn Southend a draw at Gateshead

Harry Cardwell ended his six-game goal drought to earn Southend a battling point at Gateshead with a 1-1 draw in the Vanarama National League.Cardwell had reached double figures in quick time for Kevin Maher’s side this season, but failed to find the net since October 7 ahead of the clash in the north-east.Promotion hopefuls Gateshead made a strong start and took the lead when Stephen Wearne

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Northampton hold off Cambridge to secure back-to-back wins

Northampton secured back-to-back League One wins by edging a tight game 2-1 against Cambridge.Kieron Bowie gave the Cobblers the lead after a goalless first half before Sam Hoskins scored his 10th of the season just five minutes later, with Gassan Ahadme’s late goal nothing more than a consolation.Northampton started in the ascendancy and had the better of the early chances with Marc Leonard

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Cardiff bag stoppage-time double to leave Preston shell-shocked

Karlan Grant and Ike Ugbo both scored in stoppage time as Cardiff snatched a dramatic 2-1 victory at 10-man Preston.Grant bundled the ball over the line in the 96th-minute to equalise, before Ugbo’s excellent glancing header three minutes later sparked pandemonium in the away end.Milutin Osmajić’s 48th-minute goal put Preston ahead but the hosts were on the backfoot for much of th

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Peterborough maintain strong home form with routine win over Burton

Promotion-chasing Peterborough maintained their formidable home form with an emphatic 4-0 win over Dino Maamria’s patched-up Burton in Sky Bet League One.First-half goals from Joel Randall and Ephron Mason-Clark put the hosts in cruise control, before Cole Stockton’s own goal and a Kwame Poku close range finish completed the rout after the break.The visitors will be left wondering if t

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TJ Eyoma’s late equaliser earns Lincoln point against Barnsley

TJ Eyoma’s struck late to grab his first goal of the season and earn Lincoln a 2-2 draw against Barnsley in manager Michael Skubala’s first home game in charge.Barry Cotter and John McAtee both scored in the second-half to cancel out Danny Mandroiu’s penalty early on, but Eyoma’s leveller in the 88th minute ensured the spoils were shared.Lincoln took the lead in the fifth m

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Mark Sykes scores second-half winner as Bristol City edge Middlesbrough

Mark Sykes blasted a 67th-minute winner as Liam Manning’s first home game as Bristol City head coach ended with a 3-2 Championship victory over Middlesbrough.The home side took a 37th-minute lead when young midfielder Taylor Gardner-Hickman cut in from the left and netted his first Robins goal with a superb curling right-footed effort that went in off the crossbar at Ashton Gate.It was 2-0 i

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Jake Young at double as Swindon inflict first loss on Mansfield

Jake Young’s dramatic brace ended Mansfield’s unbeaten season as they lost 2-1 against Swindon.Swindon carved out the first big chance as Dan Kemp clipped a cross to Remeao Hutton on the edge of the area. He looked to volley the ball first time but Christy Pym got across his line to make the save.Town then took the lead after 37 minutes when Kemp clipped a free-kick into the path of Yo

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Hearts edge win over St Johnstone on Craig Levein’s return to Tynecastle

Recently-appointed St Johnstone boss Craig Levein endured a fruitless return to Tynecastle as his former club Hearts eked out a 1-0 win to make it three cinch Premiership victories in a row for the first time in almost two years.Four years after being sacked by the Jambos, the 59-year-old was back in the technical area of a ground at which he spent the bulk of his career as a player, two-time mana

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