EFL goals and first leg: Bournemouth move closer to promotion as Derby relegated | Football news

Derby were relegated from the Sky Bet Championship after losing 0-1 to QPR.

Luke Amos strikes two minutes after cutting the knife into Wayne Rooney’s Rams.

Derby, who suffered a 21-point deduction for their involvement in management and breach of the EFL’s financial rules, decided their fate when Reading equalized at the last minute to draw 4-4 at Swansea.

Reading fought back in sensational style after leading Swansea 4-1 with half an hour left.

Lucas Joao netted a third-minute penalty for the Royals, but Hannes Wolf quickly equalized with a beautiful cut into the top corner.

A Joel Piroe brace, including Swansea’s first penalty of the season and a brilliant Michael Obafemi strike put the visitors in control.

But Tom Ince gave Reading hope and Joao came back home before Tom McIntyre equalized in fifth minute of injury time.

Peterborough raised their hopes of survival with a 2-0 win over bottom club Barnsley, who played one game less than Derby.

Goals from Jack Marriott and Frankie Kent put Posh six points behind Reading with three games remaining.

Bournemouth boosted their automatic promotion hopes with a 3-0 win at Coventry.

Jamal Lowe’s header put the Cherries ahead, and Dominic Solanke scored either side of the break to take his tally for the season to 27.

Huddersfield is still 4 points behind Bournemouth after a 2-0 win at Middlesbrough.

Former Boro striker Jordan Rhodes marked his return to Riverside with an assist and a goal as the in-form Terrier picked up 10 points from four games.

Rhodes hit Naby Sarr’s close-range header four minutes before half-time before scoring his second goal of the season at one o’clock.

Boro, who has dropped to ninth, is now without a win in four games and is indeed in danger of missing out on the playoffs.

Luton is in fourth place after Hatters’ Welsh boss Nathan Jones enjoyed a happy comeback in south Wales.

Harry Cornick’s 71st-minute header gave Luton the win on a day where they were plagued by injuries likely to be caused by goalkeepers James Shea, James Bree and Fred Onyedinma.

Millwall went on to make the hunt for the playoffs by beating Hull 2-1 at the Den.

A lucky trick from Scott Malone gave them the lead shortly after the interval, and Tom Bradshaw quickly added another as the Lions swam six wins from eight games.

Tom Eaves claimed a belated consolation for the Tigers, but Millwall climbed to seventh after Blackburn’s 1-0 defeat at home to Stoke.

Jacob Brown’s fourth-minute strike for the Potters proved decisive at Ewood Park.

Blackpool beat Birmingham 6-1 as Jake Beesley marked his first game since moving to Rochdale in January with a brace.

CJ Hamilton, Kenny Dougall, Jerry Yates (pen) and Callum Connolly are also targets for the Seasiders, with Ivan Sunjic providing little solace for Birmingham.

Sky Bet League One

League One promotion hopes Plymouth and Sunderland were knocked out in a goalless draw at Home Park.

Opportunities for both sides exist but neither of them can take advantage of the opportunity to close the gap in automatic promotion position.

Plymouth saw Ryan Hardie narrowly head, while Niall Ennis was forced to make a good save by Anthony Patterson in the first half.

Sunderland looked stronger after the break, but Nathan Broadhead was denied twice, with a brilliant save by Michael Cooper before Dan Scarr had the shot wide open.

The draw leaves Sunderland sixth, two points behind Plymouth in fourth and tied with Wycombe on goal difference after the hosts drew 1-1 at AFC Wimbledon.

Things could have been worse for Wycombe, who led to Alex Woodyard’s strike in the 21st minute.

But Adebayo Akinfenwa came on from the bench to deny his former club his first win in 25 games, heading in from Sullay Kaikai’s cross with 10 minutes left of the game.

The draw leaves Wimbledon four points ahead of safety.

There is no change at the top, with the top trio of Wigan, Rotherham and MK Dons all set to act on Tuesday.

The relegation clash between Gillingham and Fleetwood took a turn for the worse as both sides had players sent off in a fiery 0-0 draw.

Both sides squandered their chances before Charlie Kelman and Paddy Lane saw the red for plunging into a 50-50 challenge against each other late in the game.

The draw left Gillingham in a safe last place, one point and one place ahead of Fleetwood.

Morecambe is currently two points ahead of Gills after Jonah Ayunga’s injury-time goal earned a 1-1 draw against Portsmouth, ending the visitors’ hopes of reaching the playoffs.

Ayunga successfully delivered the ball after Gavin Bazunu mishandled Greg Leigh’s corner, nullifying Sean Raggett’s success in the first half.

Lincoln’s relegation fears were over after a 3-0 win over Cheltenham, with all goals coming in the first 20 minutes of the first half.

Morgan Whittaker’s first goal was just four minutes away and Lewis Fiorini hit the post as Anthony Scully doubled the lead after Owen Evans denied Liam Cullen.

Whittaker added a third in the 19th minute and there was no way back for the visitors.

Kyle Knoyle’s injury-time goal capped the superb return of Doncaster, who took a 3-0 first-half lead to draw 3-3 with Shrewsbury, although it seemed too little to save them from conceding a goal. .

The Shrews dominated the first half as Daniel Udoh, Ryan Bowman and Shaun Whalley put them in positions they should not have been.

But Mipo Odubeko and Reo Griffiths put Doncaster back in there before Knoyle grabbed a deep point in extra time.

Substitute Jon Dadi Bodvarsson scored twice to help Bolton win 3-1 over Accrington.

Dapo Afolayan’s 14th goal gave Wanderers the lead, but Jay Rich-Baghuelou equalized early in the second half.

Bodvarsson was called up from the bench in the 67th minute and needed just two minutes to fire back at Bolton up front, adding one more late in the game after Accrington’s Rosaire Longelo was flushed red by a high challenge to Aaron Morley.

Sky Bet League Two

Forest Green moved one step closer to League One promotion with a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Oldham.

Regan Hendry’s clearance put Rovers ahead after eight minutes and Jamille Matt headed home a second before half-time.

Oldham had a golden opportunity to equalize with 10 minutes left but mChristopher Missilou missed the penalty that went over the bar.

Second-placed Exeter was beaten 2-0 by Tranmere in the play-off-chase thanks to goals from Josh Hawkes and Elliott Nevitt in each half.

Port Vale, in third place, could not take advantage of the advantage despite taking the lead after just two minutes thanks to Jamie Proctor.

Rovers quickly equalized through Elliot Anderson and took the lead through a James Connolly shot from close range before Ryan Loft made it 3-1 in the closing minutes.

Sam Hoskins crossed 50 goals for Northampton with a brace in a 3-0 win over Harrogate, with Louis Appere also on target.

There was controversy at Carlisle when Mansfield’s Jamie Murphy hit the underside of the crossbar and the ball appeared to go over the touchline, but the goal was not scored. Omari Patrick rubbed salt into the wound with a goal that sealed a 1-0 victory for the home team in the 56th minute.

Sutton moved ahead of Mansfield to break into the top six after Rob Milsom’s penalty in first-half injury time helped them win 1-0 over Newport.

Harry Bunn’s goal in the 15th minute gave Scunthorpe a 1-1 draw with Stevenage, who took the lead thanks to Jamie Reid’s clever spin and successful shot eight minutes into the second half.

Goals from Myles Kenlock, Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu and Freddie Sears gave Colchester a 3-0 win over Mark Hughes’ Bradford, who had Paudie O’Connor dispatched.

Ian Henderson climbed onto the bench to deliver a 2-2 draw for Salford against Barrow. City took the lead thanks to a Ryan Watson strike but Josh Gordon and Aaron Holloway put Barrow ahead with a late Henderson header.

Two goals from Omar Beckles helped Leyton Orient win 2-1 at Swindon despite playing more than an hour with 10 men after losing to Hector Kyprianou for a second yellow card. Joshua Davison reclaims a goal for Swindon.

Eoghan O’Connell’s goal in three minutes of stoppage time gave Rochdale a 2-1 win over Hartlepool, and Isaac Hutchinson was on target as Crawley beat Walsall 1-0.