Bolton still in the mire despite reaching positive points total – Keith Hill
Keith Hill believes Bolton have not yet overcome all their psychological barriers despite a late winner against MK Dons moving them on to a positive points total.
League 1
Warne delighted to watch Rotherham grind out victory against Accrington
Rotherham boss Paul Warne praised his side for winning ugly in their 1-0 triumph against Accrington.Carlton Morris bagged the winner with half an hour played to move Rotherham up to sixth in Sky Bet League One.The on-loan Norwich striker rose above the Accrington defence from Ben Wiles’ free-kick and planted his header firmly into the bottom corner before the hosts held onto victory following Chiedozie Ogbene’s dismissal with eight minutes remaining.Warne feels there is more to come from his team.“I think we will play a lot better than that and lose, so I’m not complaining. In the first half we were good and caused them problems,” Warne said.“Carlton took his goal really well. It was a good header. We just needed the second goal really. In the second half they put us under pressure.“It felt a bit edgy, but at the end of the season those three points will mean the same as a 3-0 win.“To go down to 10 men showed a lot of character and I thought the fans got behind the team. They helped the lads out. In a perverted sort of way, it helped us.“It’s nice to win and going up to sixth position is good. I still think there’s a lot to come from the team.“People always tell me it’s a sign of a good team if you win when you’re not at your best. It’s all about winning.“Accrington made it difficult for us. We knew it was going to be tough and if you had offered me 1-0 before the game I would have taken it.”Stanley manager John Coleman said: “We had 14 shots and only one on target. “It wasn’t really a good shot on target, to be honest, just a scramble on the goal-line which gets cleared. Unfortunately that is the reason we are in the position that we are.“We are more than matching teams. Rotherham started strong but we held them at bay. We conceded a poor goal from a set-play.“They have rarely troubled us second half but I think we had 10 shots in the second half and missed the target. Three beat the keeper hands down but were inches wide.“We haven’t scored a goal in five games and that is killing us. We have played better than what our position suggests but that is what is plaguing us at the minute. An inability to hit the target.“I thought the lads battled hard today. There were lots of enforced changes and I thought the lads who came in acquitted themselves really well. “Rotherham are always going to be a strong side here but there was nothing in the game.”
That’s the worst performance from any team I’ve ever managed – Michael Appleton
An embarrassed Michael Appleton tore into his Lincoln players after they produced “the worst performance from any team” he had ever managed in a 1-0 loss at Gillingham.
Glyn Hodges rues unforced errors in AFC Wimbledon’s defeat to Blackpool
AFC Wimbledon boss Glyn Hodges was left ruing a self-inflicted downfall as Armand Gnanduillet’s second-half double consigned the Dons to a 2-0 loss at Blackpool.
Liam Walsh’s strike will live long in the memory – Coventry boss Mark Robins
Coventry manager Mark Robins hailed Liam Walsh’s wondergoal which gave his side all three points in a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Rochdale.
Mikael Mandron scores the only goal as Gillingham see off Lincoln
Mikael Mandron’s first-half goal was enough for Gillingham to see off an out-of-form Lincoln 1-0 at Priestfield.
Armand Gnanduillet at the double as Blackpool beat AFC Wimbledon
Armand Gnanduillet scored twice as Blackpool crept back into the League One play-off places with a 2-0 home win over AFC Wimbledon.
Daryl Murphy quickly goes from zero to hero as Bolton wipe out points deduction
Daryl Murphy made amends for his 90th-minute penalty miss by scoring in stoppage time to secure Bolton a 1-0 victory against 10-man MK Dons.
Wondergoal from Walsh wins it for Coventry
A wonderful Liam Walsh solo goal saw Coventry come back from a goal down to beat Rochdale 2-1.
Ten-man Rotherham hold off Accrington to move into top six of League One
Rotherham moved into the play-off spots thanks to a 1-0 win over Accrington.With most of their top-half rivals without a fixture, the Millers, even with 10 men, took advantage and moved from mid-table into sixth with a hard-earned victory.Carlton Morris’ early effort forced Accrington goalkeeper Dimitar Evtimov into action before Chiedozie Ogbene’s curler was just wide of the far post as Rotherham started the better side.The home side took the lead in the 30th minute with Morris rising above the Accrington defence to power in Ben Wiles’ free-kick.The lively Morris almost doubled Rotherham’s advantage before the break but his effort curled just wide.Accrington started to enjoy more possession in the second half and substitute Sean McConville almost nipped in to head the leveller at the near post.Rotherham’s response saw Wiles fire a stinging effort from the edge of the box, which Evtimov saved.Ogbene was given his marching orders in the 82nd minute for his second yellow card following a dive and the weakened Rotherham had to see out a late onslaught to claim the three points.