Barnsley head coach Daniel Stendel was disappointed with his side’s finishing as they battled to a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Portsmouth.Pompey took the lead through Gareth Evans before Cauley Woodrow equalised for the hosts.Stendel said: “The performance was very good.“Our plan against Portsmouth was good as we outplayed them most of the time. Only the result was not what we wa...Full Story »

Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes praised his side’s appetite as they saw off St Mirren 2-1 to move up to fourth in the Ladbrokes Premiership.Stevie May and Sam Cosgrove netted for the Dons who have now won three of their last four, while Cammy MacPherson registered his first goal for the bottom of the table Buddies.And it was the fact the Dons ground out the three points on a wild Paisley day t...Full Story »

Southend manager Chris Powell was back in positive spirits following his side’s 3-0 win against Accrington at Roots Hall.The injury-hit Shrimpers headed into the clash on the back of five defeats in their last six league games.Powell was delighted to return to winning ways as Southend moved back into the top half of the table.“It’s three points, three goals and a clean sheet to...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Jos Luhukay fumed at his defenders after they conceded twice in a minute in their 2-1 defeat at Swansea.The pressure looked like it was going to be lifted on the Owls boss when Marco Matias stole the ball from defender Joe Rodon and found the back of net after 63 minutes.But the introduction of Bersant Celina on 66 minutes turned the game in Swansea’s favour.The...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Danny Cowley revealed Jason Shackell had been lobbying him to take free-kicks after the defender’s stunning strike in the 3-1 victory over Morecambe.The Imps climbed back to the top of League Two thanks to Harry Anderson’s seventh-minute goal, John Akinde’s penalty on 33 minutes and Shackell’s stupendous set-piece four minutes later.Morecambe could not recove...Full Story »

Oldham manager Frankie Bunn praised a “near-perfect” first-half performance after his side earned a hugely entertaining 4-2 League Two win against Bury.The Latics were 3-0 up at the break and, despite Bury threatening a fightback, Bunn’s men sealed the points against their local rivals when striker Chris O’Grady completed his hat-trick.Oldham struck twice in the opening 1...Full Story »

Charlton boss Lee Bowyer revealed Lyle Taylor played through the pain barrier to help sink his former club AFC Wimbledon in what turned out to be a controversial south London derby.The Addicks were a man down after just 56 seconds when Naby Sarr saw red for a late challenge on Tennai Watson.Wimbledon’s numerical advantage proved short-lived after Mitch Pinnock picked up two yellows –...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Tony Pulis claimed poor refereeing decisions led to his side’s defeat against QPR.Promotion-chasing Boro went down 2-1 at Loftus Road, where Nahki Wells netted the winner on the hour mark.Wells scored nine minutes after George Saville had volleyed home an equaliser for Pulis’ side to cancel out Pawel Wszolek’s early opener.Pulis insisted referee Oliver Langfo...Full Story »

Steve Lovell was trying to only take the positives after his Gillingham side hit back to claim a share of the spoils in a 2-2 draw with in-form Wycombe Wanderers. But the Gills boss had to admit that his side’s slow starts were becoming a problem after Adam El-Abd and Nathan Tyson both struck inside the first 20 minutes for the Chairboys. But Lovell and his side turned things around after ...Full Story »

Burton Albion boss Nigel Clough was not happy with the horrendous weather conditions in their 1-0 defeat at Fleetwood Town as he questioned whether the game should have gone ahead.The wind, rain and low temperatures hampered proceedings at Highbury but Ched Evans’ 51st minute penalty was the difference.The forward was impeded by Jake Buxton and dusted himself down to net his eighth of the ...Full Story »