Rival bosses Ian Evatt and Darren Ferguson go into the League One play-offs in confident mood – after watching their respective Bolton and Peterborough sides serve up a 3-3 final-day thriller.Third-placed Wanderers arrived with faint automatic promotion hopes and Kyle Dempsey’s header and Dion Charles’ penalty had them in the driving seat inside eight minutes.But they were then s

Darrell Clarke vowed to bounce back after Cheltenham were relegated from Sky Bet League One on the final day of the season.A late Nick Freeman goal saw the Robins fall to a 2-1 loss at Stevenage when only a win would have been good enough to keep the visitors up.Clarke’s side ended up two points behind Burton, who also lost their final game, to bring an end to their three-year stay in the th

Cambridge boss Garry Monk was a relieved man after the club secured their Sky Bet League One status with a goalless draw at Port Vale.The U’s knew a point would be enough to stay up and they got the job done at relegated Vale.“There’s a mix of joy and relief,” said Monk.“I think you could see from the game there was a team playing with pressure and a team playing with

Des Buckingham urged Oxford to enjoy the experience as they booked a place in the play-offs with a 2-1 win at Exeter.United capitalised on two defensive howlers from Exeter to score through Mark Harris and a Cameron Brannagan penalty before Millenic Alli pulled a goal back for Exeter early in the second half.The Grecians went on to dominate the rest of the game but could not find an equaliser, mea

Martin Devaney does not know if he will be asked to lead Barnsley in the play-offs.The Tykes parted company with Neill Collins this week with a game of the season to go, asking club stalwart Devaney to deliver the result they needed to make the top six against Northampton.A 1-1 draw means they will face Bolton over two legs, but Devaney is unsure as to who will prepare the side.“I don’

Burton avoided relegation by the skin of their teeth after they were thumped 3-0 at Fleetwood on the final day.The Brewers will contest a seventh season in Sky Bet League One thanks to rivals Cheltenham’s failure to beat Stevenage.Fleetwood went ahead when Carl Johnston drilled his first goal of the season high into the corner after meeting Ryan Graydon’s through-ball.It was almost two

Jurgen Klopp’s long Liverpool farewell is in danger of turning sour after a touchline row with Mohamed Salah during a 2-2 draw at West Ham which hammered another dent into their fading title hopes.Salah, surprisingly left out of the starting line-up, was summoned from the bench by Klopp in the 79th minute after Michail Antonio equalised for West Ham.The Egypt striker had a heated exchange wi

Barnsley made it into the League One play-offs despite conceding late on to draw 1-1 with Northampton.The Reds head into the play-offs with just one win in their last nine and under the interim care of Martin Devaney after Neill Collins’ departure earlier in the week.Herbie Kane netted a first-half opener before Louis Appere equalised in the dying embers.Barnsley opened the scoring in the 18

A goal in either half from Josh Magennis and Jonny Smith gave Wigan a well-deserved 2-0 victory over Bristol Rovers at the DW Stadium.Baba Adeeko saw a powerful early shot tipped round the post by Rovers goalkeeper Jed Ward before Magennis headed wide from a Smith cross.Ward made a fine save to keep out Thelo Aasgaard’s header off a Charlie Hughes cross while ex-Wigan man Scott Sinclair had

Oxford clinched the final League One play-off place and can look forward to facing Peterborough after a 2-1 win at Exeter.The U’s knew they had to rely on results elsewhere and Lincoln’s home defeat to Portsmouth and Barnsley’s draw with Northampton opened the door for them to finish in fifth place, which they did.Oxford went in front in the 13th minute after a horrendous error b