Interim head coach Scott Marshall says it has been a difficult time at Colchester but their 1-0 win over in-form Accrington has given them a welcome boost.Ben Garner was sacked on Monday, with Matthew Etherington overseeing their win over Grimsby in midweek.However, they found out on Friday night that Etherington could not take charge again due to a contract dispute with his previous club Crawley.

Jude Bellingham scored twice – including a dramatic injury-time winner – as Real Madrid came from behind to beat arch-rivals Barcelona 2-1 on Saturday.The England midfielder struck a stunning equaliser after 68 minutes at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium and then settled his first El Clasico with a close-range volley in the dying moments.Barcelona had led at the interval through form

Phil Parkinson believes Wrexham’s 2-0 win over Notts County is one of the best from his time with the Welsh club.Goals in the second half from Elliot Lee and Ollie Palmer saw the Red Dragons move level on points with their opponents, who they fought with for automatic promotion in the National League last season.Parkinson praised his side for overcoming several setbacks in the lead up to the

Rochdale survived a late onslaught to claim a 3-2 National League victory at Hartlepool – their first win in seven games.They opened the scoring after two minutes when a ball over the top from goalkeeper Louie Moulden picked out Cian Hayes and he finished neatly past Joel Dixon.The visitors’ second goal was as simple as the first with a ball forward flicked on by the head of Kairo Mitc

David Wotherspoon’s debut goal earned three points for Inverness as they held off a second-half fightback from Airdrieonians.Veteran Wotherspoon fired Inverness in front eight minutes before the break with a fine low finish on his first appearance since ending his 10-year association with Premiership side St Johnstone.Airdrie’s Adam Frizzell and Caley Thistle’s Charlie Gilmour we

Southend saw their winning run end as Borehamwood fought out a 1-1 draw in their Vanarama Nationals League match at the Mangata Pay UK Stadium.The Shrimpers had been chasing a fifth straight victory and went ahead in the 21st minute through a penalty from Jack Bridge.Borehamwood, though, equalised at the start of the second half when Erico Sousa got clear down the right before cutting inside to sl

MK Dons made it back-to-back wins as they defeated Swindon 3-2 in League Two at Stadium MK.Max Dean’s goal had the Dons ahead at half-time but substitute Jake Young equalised after the break.Warren O’Hora and George McEachran’s own goal saw the hosts take the points, although Frazer Blake-Tracy’s last-minute reply meant they had to survive a late scare.Swindon were looking

Alex Neil claims the last seven days have shown what his Stoke side are capable of in the remainder of the Sky Bet Championship season.Having started the campaign reasonably slowly, the Potters have exploded into life in the past week with successive victories over Sunderland, Leeds and Middlesbrough.The latest of those wins saw them triumph 2-0 over Boro at the Riverside Stadium thanks to first-h

Charley Kendall’s late goal sealed all three points for Dagenham & Redbridge as they earned a 1-0 win at Ebbsfleet.Both sides had their fair share of chances, but neither team could make anything significant come from them early on.Craig Tanner and Dominic Poleon had opportunities for Ebbsfleet in the second half, with Tanner shooting over the bar.Kendall found Dagenham a late winner, de

Callum Stead was on target with a first-half double to fire Barnet to a 2-0 victory away at Oxford City.The 23-year-old’s opener was in large part thanks to imposing forward Nicke Kabamba, who provided the pinpoint flick for Stead to poke past Marcin Brzozowski.Stead linked up with Kabamba again for his second, a sharp strike into the top corner giving the Hoops goalkeeper little chance of a