Shepherd was sent off for hauling down Courtney Baker-Richardson and denying a goalscoring opportunity with only 17 minutes on the clock.

John McAtee inspired League One play-off chasers Bolton to a 3-2 win at struggling Shrewsbury. After Vadaine Oliver put the Shrews ahead, the visitors struck back as Eoin Toal scored before McAtee’s ...

Debutant goalkeeper Alex Palmer helped 10-man Ipswich hold off Aston Villa to earn a valuable point in their quest for Premier League safety after a 1-1 draw at Villa Park. Things looked dicey for the ...

Jota and Adam Idah both hit spectacular goals as Celtic moved 16 points clear of Rangers in the William Hill Premiership with a routine 3-0 home victory over Dundee United. Portuguese winger Jota was ...

The struggling Hatters had looked by far the better side in the first half but Ahmedhodzic won it for the visitors after 79 minutes.

Wealdstone boosted their National League survival hopes with a 2-1 win at Yeovil. The visitors went ahead in the 15th minute through Enzio Boldewijn’s header into the far corner. Yeovil almost got ...

Luke Thomas and Isaac Hutchinson scored late goals as Bristol Rovers beat Burton 3-1 at the Memorial Stadium. It was tough on Burton, who recovered well following Chris Martin’s first-half opener and ...

Daniel Udoh’s first-half equaliser gave second-placed Wycombe a 1-1 draw at relegation-threatened Crawley in Mike Dodds’ first league match in charge. Crawley were given an early boost when Will Swan ...

Jockey Jordan Gainford was taken to Aintree Hospital following a fall from Minella Sixo at Haydock on Saturday but was later allowed to go home. The Gordon Elliott-trained six-year-old was just ...

Niall Ennis’ goal rescued a point for Blackpool from their 3-3 draw at home to Mansfield. The visitors had come from behind to lead 3-1 but two strikes in six minutes from Ashley Fletcher and Ennis ...

Famous Bridge was a popular winner of the Oddschecker Grand National Trial Handicap Chase at Haydock for Nicky Richards. The Greystoke handler suffered serious injuries in a gallops fall in November ...

Battle Born Lad looked a very promising prospect for Mark Walford in making all the running to win the Albert Bartlett Prestige Novices’ Hurdle at Haydock. The clues were there that he was above ...