Reading moved off the bottom of the League One table with a thumping 5-1 home victory over fellow strugglers Carlisle.Carlisle skipper Sam Lavelle sparked a spell of four goals in 13 first-half minutes when turning a cross into his own net under little pressure.Luke Plange levelled quickly for the visitors but Harvey Knibbs struck twice to make it 3-1 to the hosts at the interval.Lewis Wing and Fe

Stockport were left ruing a host of missed chances as Salford held the League Two leaders to a goalless draw.The Hatters, whose 12-match winning run in League Two was ended by Newport at the weekend, failed to take advantage of their dominance.A bright start for the hosts culminated in Nick Powell meeting a Macauley Southam-Hales cut-back, only to blast a venomous strike onto the crossbar.The ex-M

Two late goals gave QPR a 4-2 victory over 10-man Stoke – their first win in 13 matches and only their second at home since October last year.After Lyndon Dykes put the hosts ahead, Ryan Mmaee’s third goal in his past six appearances brought Stoke level.Enda Stevens was sent off early in the second half but Wouter Burger put the Potters ahead before Dykes netted his second of the night

Exeter’s winless run in Sky Bet League One stretched to nine games after a dire 0-0 draw with Shrewsbury, which did nothing to ease the pressure on under-fire manager Gary Caldwell.Shrewsbury started well and created a couple of half-chances, but it was Exeter that had the best opportunity when makeshift striker Cheick Diabate headed over from Reece Cole’s cross.Yanic Wildschut fired s

A late own goal from Bristol Rovers substitute Tristan Crama helped Leyton Orient secure a 1-1 draw at the Memorial Stadium.Rovers goalkeeper Matt Cox saved defender Dan Happe’s header with seconds of the game remaining but Crama could only direct the ball inadvertently into his own net, securing Orient a fifth draw in seven League One outings.Grant Ward had stabbed home in the fourth minute

Yaser Asprilla’s goal saw Watford come back from 2-0 down to beat Norwich 3-2 in an entertaining contest at Vicarage Road.Danny Batth headed home his first Canaries goal before Hwang Ui-jo doubled the lead with a long-range strike.Watford levelled thanks to two goals in three minutes after the half-hour mark from Ismael Kone and Mileta Rajovic.Colombia forward Asprilla completed the comeback

Tyreece John-Jules opened his Derby account as the Rams secured their first away league win for almost two months with a 1-0 victory at Port Vale.The Arsenal loanee came off the bench to score the only goal of the game as Paul Warne’s side cut the gap on the automatic promotion places.Vale keeper Connor Ripley produced a string of fine saves to keep the visitors at bay.Before the break he ke

David Artell’s first game as Grimsby head coach ended in a 1-1 League Two draw with MK Dons.Rekeil Pyke gave the Mariners a deserved lead before Jack Payne’s second-half equaliser ensured the visitors drew for the third-consecutive game.Artell was confirmed as Paul Hurst’s replacement the day before the trip to Milton Keynes and his side made the brighter start.They found the bre

Doncaster returned to winning ways with a 3-1 triumph over Colchester.The two sides started the night level on points in the lower reaches of League Two but an own goal, a header from Mo Faal and a Joe Ironside penalty saw Rovers to a seventh win from their last nine home matches.The hosts had the better of the early chances before taking the lead after 33 minutes when a Jack Senior corner rattled

Wrexham squandered a two-goal lead as Dean Cornelius and Anthony O’Connor replies earned spirited Harrogate a 2-2 draw in Sky Bet League Two.Visiting midfielders Andy Cannon and Elliot Lee, with his 11th goal of the season, had put the Dragons in the ascendancy but Harrogate, without a home win for more than two months, were good value for a point by the final whistle.Earlier, home goalkeepe