Ian Evatt happy but sees things to work on as Bolton beat Northampton

Bolton boss Ian Evatt revealed Randell Williams saved himself an ear-bashing from team-mates by scoring the decisive goal in Wanderers’ mixed-bag display as they beat Northampton 2-1.Williams scored for the first time since last February while the former Exeter and Hull player’s shot also led to Northern Ireland international Dion Charles opening Bolton’s account.Sam Hoskins&rsqu

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Darren Ferguson admits Peterborough did not deserve their point against Wycombe

Darren Ferguson was disappointed by the performance of his Peterborough players despite their unbeaten League One run stretching to seven games.Ferguson was also unhappy with the failure of referee Andrew Kitchen give his side a late penalty after Peter Kioso was sent tumbling in the box – an incident which could have led to an undeserved victory.Brandon Hanlan fired Wycombe ahead in the 35t

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James Norwood strike helps Oldham edge seven-goal thriller against Rochdale

James Norwood’s 72nd-minute strike helped Oldham edge out Rochdale in a seven-goal thriller at Crown Oil Arena.Jimmy Keohane netted a hat-trick for hosts Rochdale, but it failed to halt the winless run of James McNulty’s team, which has now extended to eight games in all competitions after this 4-3 loss.Nathan Sheron put Oldham ahead after 16 minutes before a goal frenzy occurred follo

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Millenic Alli brace helps Halifax claim points against struggling Kidderminster

Millenic Alli’s double gave Halifax a 2-1 win over struggling Kidderminster.The forward struck after 28 minutes and then five minutes after the break with Halifax sitting seventh in the National League.Second-bottom Kidderminster did equalise through Amari Morgan-Smith in the first half.But Alli, who ended a five-game drought with his first, won the game just after the break with his fourth

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Derek McInnes says Kilmarnock ‘needed to win’ after beating Livingston

Derek McInnes felt it was vital that Kilmarnock got back to winning ways after a double from Kyle Vassell helped them sink Livingston 3-1 at home.The Rugby Park side had not won in the league since defeating Rangers on the opening day of the season but were relatively comfortable here as they moved up to fifth place in the table.Danny Armstrong’s early goal was cancelled out by a Sean Kelly

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Neill Collins delighted with never-say-die attitude from Barnsley at Orient

Neill Collins was delighted with the way his players responded as Leyton Orient ended Barnsley’s hopes of setting a new club record with a sixth successive away win.The visitors, who finished with 10 men following the dismissal of substitute Sam Cosgrove for two yellow cards in the closing stages, had fallen behind when the O’s were awarded a first-half penalty that Joe Pigott converte

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Olufela Olomola bags brace as Bromley beat struggling Oxford City

Olufela Olomola scored a brace as Bromley claimed a 3-1 National League victory at home to Oxford City.The hosts opened the scoring, with Olomola opening his Bromley account just six minutes in.Oxford soon struck back with a Josh Parker penalty levelling the scores midway through the first half.Olomola put the home side back in front after 65 minutes and Louis Dennis put the score beyond doubt at

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Russell Martin challenges ‘brilliant lad’ Ryan Fraser to kick on at Southampton

Russell Martin challenged Ryan Fraser to kick on after the Scotland international’s late goal maintained Southampton’s promising run with a 2-1 win at Hull.The on-loan Newcastle winger opened his Saints account in the fifth minute of stoppage time to settle a fascinating game of end-to-end football.Martin said: “People ask me, ‘what’s he like as a person?’ &ndas

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Michael Appleton praises ‘ruthless’ Charlton after Reading put to the sword

Michael Appleton was delighted with the “killer instinct” of his Charlton team as they produced a second-half blitz to deepen Reading’s woes with a 4-0 rout.Chuks Aneke, Tyreece Campbell, Alfie May and Miles Leaburn scored after the restart for the Addicks to ensure the visitors still have not collected a single point on the road this season.Charlton are flying under former Black

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Wigan end losing run with hard-fought League One victory at Exeter

Wigan ended a run of four-successive defeats in League One with a hard fought 2-0 win at Exeter.It is now five-straight defeats for Exeter, who made a slow start to the game and paid the price for that as the Latics opened the scoring after eight minutes.Pierce Sweeney came out second best in an aerial duel and the ball fell kindly for Stephen Humphreys, who advanced down the left and picked out M

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