Sky Bet League Two Northampton striker Sam Hoskins scored two minutes from time to rescue a 1-1 draw against Mansfield. With leaders Leyton Orient facing nearest challengers Stevenage on Tuesday, the Cobblers had the chance to move into second. But they needed a late goal from Hoskins - his 14th of the season - to secure a point after Will Swan gave sixth-placed Mansfield a 84th-minute lead. In-form Carlisle climbed into fourth, seven points behind Northampton, with a 1-0 win over Bradford at Brunton Park. United's winner came in the 34th minute when Paul Huntington got on the end of a corner and nodded home, condemning Bradford to their third straight league defeat.
An own goal from Lee Peltier saw Rotherham and Stoke share the spoils from a 2-2 draw. The Millers initially took the lead through a Jordan Thompson own goal, before Tyrese Campbell pulled level. Conor Washington then fired Rotherham back in front only for Peltier to put through his own net 10 minutes from time. Cardiff and QPR were forced to share the spoils from a goalless draw in south Wales. Sky Bet League One Plymouth held on to top spot in Sky Bet League One thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 win at Cheltenham.
We had the better chances and their goalkeeper’s got man of the match – that tells you everything you need to know about the game. ” Grimsby Town come into Saturday’s game without a league win since mid-October – picking up just two points since then, despite qualification to the Emirates FA Cup Third Round, where they will face Burton Albion at home. A win would lead Tranmere nicely into two important home fixtures before the New Year period, when Crawley Town and Doncaster Rovers visit Prenton Park. One To Watch: Harry Clifton Harry Clifton, born in Grimsby, is a midfielder for Grimsby Town – the top scorer for the club in the 2022/23 season. Town’s number 15 has made 161 appearances so far for the Mariners – scoring 15 goals since his first professional contract back in 2015.
Tranmere come into the game just three points ahead of Grimsby in 14th – but a win for the visitors could push them into 10th – potentially just three points from the play-offs. After Rovers’ goalless draw away at Northampton Town last weekend, boss Micky Mellon said, “We’re disappointed that we haven’t taken three points.
Bottom-of-the-table Huddersfield pulled off a big win against Preston after coming from behind to beat them 2-1. Ched Evans put the Lilywhites ahead, but two goals in 10 minutes from Jordan Rhodes and Kaine Hayden saw the Terriers come back to snatch three points. West Brom move up to 12th in the table after goals from Matt Phillips and Brandon Thomas-Asante saw them beat Bristol City 2-0. Oscar Estupinan earned a point for Hull against 10-man Blackpool as they drew 1-1. Sonny Carey put the Tangerines in front but they were reduced to 10 when Jordan Thorniley was shown a red card. Estupinan notched his ninth goal of the Tigers' campaign, finding the equaliser with 13 minutes to go.
Match Preview: Grimsby TownTranmere Rovers look to build on last weekend’s encouraging point away at Northampton, with Micky Mellon’s side visiting Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon to face Grimsby Town. Tranmere will be aiming to turn recent draws in valuable wins, starting this Saturday afternoon in Lincolnshire. The hosts, Grimsby Town, sit 16th in the table, however a win for the Mariners would push them onto the same points as Rovers, with a game in hand.
Jordan Stevens rescued a point for Barrow to cancel out Matt Smith's earlier goal in a 1-1 draw with Salford, who were forced to play almost an hour with 10 men after Callum Hendry was sent off. Stockport continued to climb the table as they eased to a 2-0 victory over Crewe thanks to second-half efforts from Paddy Madden and Will Collar. AFC Wimbledon made it nine games unbeaten as they played out a 1-1 draw with Newport, despite playing the final quarter of the game with 10 men. Ethan Chislett opened the scoring for the Dons just before the hour mark but the turning point came in the 66th minute when Kyle Hudlin was sent off for an off-the-ball incident. Four minutes later Nathan Moriah-Welsh was brought down in the box by Huseyin Biler, and Offrande Zanzala made no mistake in levelling things up from the spot.
Ten man Luton secured a 2-1 win against Norwich in Rob Edwards' first home game in charge. Teemu Pukki had cancelled out Allan Campbell's strike, but the Hatters were reduced to 10 in the 80th minute when Gabriel Osho was shown his second yellow card. Despite this, Cauley Woodrow found a winner in the 89th minute as the hosts climbed to 12th in the table. Sunderland are also pushing for a play-off spot after a late stoppage-time goal from Ellis Simms saw the Black Cats come from behind to beat Blackburn 2-1. On his first start for the club since returning from injury, Ross Stewartscored the first goal of the game with an unfortunate own goal from Tyler Morton's free-kick. The Scot quickly put Sunderland back on level terms by scoring from the spot at the other end of the pitch before substitute Simms snatched the win with a neat finish in the bottom corner towards the end of the game.
League Two reports and resultsLeague Two tableLeague Two highlightsManny Monthe scored late on for Walsall as they came from behind to beat Swindon 2-1 at the County Ground. Ellis Iandolo edged Swindon in front before Remeao Hutton's own goal levelled things up and Monthe completed the turnaround when he was first to react from a corner and put the ball in the back of the net deep into stoppage time.
Clifton has made 6 appearances for Wales U21s – before making his first professional appearance for Grimsby, which was in 2017. Clifton signed a new 2-year deal with Saturday’s hosts in June 2022, lasting until summer 2024. The midfielder has scored 5 goals and had 1 assist in 23 appearances in all competitions this season – leading the line as Grimsby’s top scorer. The Manager: Paul Hurst Hurst began his footballing career as a player for Rotherham United – where he signed his first professional contract in 1993, aged 19 – featuring as a left back. Hurst went on to make 438 appearances for the Millers, scoring 13 goals from the defence – solidifying himself as a legend at the New York Stadium.
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Cambridge scored at home in League One for the first time in seven games as they came from behind to beat Shrewsbury 2-1. Christian Saydee fired the visitors into the lead on 64 minutes but Shilow Tracey's superb equaliser turned the game and Sam Smith scored the winner 14 minutes from time. Shrewsbury's Ryan Bowman was shown a red card in injury time after catching Greg Taylor with his arm. Charlton were unable to mark new manager Dean Holden's first game with a win as Jonson Clarke-Harris cancelled out the opener from Miles Leaburn to give visitors Peterborough a point from a 1-1 draw. Exeter and Portsmouth played out the day's only goalless draw.
Burton's bid to climb out of the relegation zone received a major boost as they cruised to a 3-0 win over Lincoln, the goals from Sam Hughes, Jonny Smith and a Victor Adeboyejo penalty all coming in the first 27 minutes. Morecambe remain rooted to the bottom of the table after losing 1-0 at Port Vale, where Gavin Massey scored the only goal five minutes before half-time. The visitors' misery was compounded when Donald Love was sent off deep into injury time. MK Dons are just a point from safety after beating fellow strugglers Forest Green 1-0 in new manager Mark Jackson's first game in charge, Daniel Harvie scoring the winner shortly before the hour mark.
Hurst led the team to promotion from the National League in the play-off final at Wembley, with a 3-1 win over Forest Green Rovers. Stints at Shrewsbury Town came in 2016, after Micky Mellon departed to become manager of Tranmere Rovers – and short spells at Ipswich Town and Scunthorpe United – all of which ended relatively unsuccessfully. Hurst returned to Blundell Park in 2020, but despite his best efforts, Town were relegated again to the National League.
James Norwood gave the visitors the lead early on but Tommy Leigh equalised from the spot just after the hour mark after Liam Kitching was penalised for handball. Wycombe moved into the play-off places with a 2-1 win over Bristol Rovers, who had taken a fourth-minute lead through Josh Coburn. David Wheeler's deflected shot got Wycombe back on level terms midway through the first half and Lewis Wing scored the winner just three minutes into the second period.
In the first attempt, they bounced back up to League Two, with the Mariners beating Notts County this summer in the play-off final at the London Stadium. Hurst signed a new contract in September to keep him at Grimsby for the foreseeable future. Match Coverage: Due to the upcoming FIFA 2022 World Cup, all of our upcoming games during the tournament will be streamed live on iFollow! Usually, only supporters living abroad are eligible to stream games on Saturday at 3pm but this rule will not be in place during the World Cup with UK supporters having access to all games with a match pass. To purchase you pass for each upcoming games, simply click here to access the ‘next match’ table followed by the ‘Buy a video pass option’.
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He went out on loan to Burton Albion, who were in the conference at the time, to regain fitness after a lengthy injury. Despite being offered a trial at Mansfield Town following being released from Rotherham in 2008, he turned it down to pursue a career in management. Hurst started his management career at Northern Premier League Premier Division outfit, Ilkeston Town, in January 2009 as joint manager with former Rotherham team mate, Rob Scott – leading the team to promotion to the Conference North in 2009 in their first season. Scott and Hurst made the move to Boston United in the summer of 2009 – also gaining promotion and completing the treble in the 2009-10 season – NPL Challenge Cup, League Play-Off Final and the Lincolnshire Senior Shield. The pair moved to Grimsby Town in 2011, before Rob Scott parted ways with Town – leading Paul Hurst to take the team alone.
EFL goals and round-up: Sheffield United, Middlesbrough and West Brom all winSheffield United continue to push for top spot in the Sky Bet Championship after beating Coventry 3-1. The win sees the Blades move level on points with top-of-the-table Burnley after James McAtee fired the hosts into the lead. Coventry had the chance to equalise just after the break, but Viktor Gyokeres had his spot-kick saved. Ciaran Clark and Tommy Doyle then added two more for United before Gyokeres pulled one back for Coventry, but the Blades were forced to play out the rest of the game with 10 men after John Egan was shown a second yellow card in the 78th minute. Championship reports and resultsChampionship tableChampionship highlightsA Chuba Akpom hat-trick saw Middlesbrough return to winning ways with a 4-1 victory against Wigan at the Riverside Stadium to go 10th in the table.
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