EFL: Relive Saturday's action as Bristol Rovers seal dramatic promotion

Summary

Bristol Rovers win 7-0 to pip Northampton to promotion on goals scored
Cobbers win 3-1 at Barrow but must settle for play-offs
Forest Green win title after draw at Mansfield & Exeter defeat
League Two play-offs: Northampton v Mansfield; Port Vale v Swindon
Luton beat Reading to finish sixth in Championship
Sheff Utd thump champions Fulham to finish fifth in table
Millwall & Middlesbrough miss out on top six after defeats
Championship play-offs: Luton v Huddersfield; Sheff Utd v Nottingham Forest

Live Reporting

Ian Woodcock, Sophie Hurcom and Chris Peddy

GOAL: Bristol Rovers 6-0 Scunthorpe Unitedpublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
Aaron Collins (79 mins)
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What on earth is happening in Bristol this afternoon! If the Memorial Stadium had a roof it would have lifted off by now.
Bristol Rovers are up to six - yes, SIX - goals and are only one away from catching Northampton and moving up to automatic promotion.
Harry Anderson cut the ball back into the box and Aaron Collins is ready to slot it into the net for his second.
Postpublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
Leyton Orient 0-1 Tranmere
Hang about.
Leyton Orient have a penalty for handball but then they don't and it's a free-kick for Tranmere instead.
Postpublished at 16:34 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
Barrow 1-3 Northampton
If Barrow can pull another one back here...
Elsewhere...published at 16:33 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
It’s 3-3 at Oldham – Aramide Oteh has equalised for Crawley. They’ve fought back again!
Corrie Ndaba has pulled a goal back for Salford against Stevenage, they now trail 3-2 having lead 1-0 earlier in the game.
Jamie Walker has doubled Bradford’s lead at home to Carlisle, Mark Hughes will be a happy man at Valley Parade.
Sutton still lead Harrogate 1-0, while Colchester lead 2-0 at Hartlepool.
GOAL: Bristol Rovers 5-0 Scunthorpe Unitedpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
Anthony Evans (76 mins)
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Northampton better start looking over their shoulders, as Bristol Rovers are on one massive mission this afternoon.
They're up to 5-0 through top scorer Anthony Evans, who gets his second of the afternoon with an excellent free-kick from 25 yards out.
It goes up and over the wall and straight into the top corner.
The way Rovers are playing, there could easily be more goals in this match.
Postpublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
Leyton Orient 0-1 Tranmere
Tranmere sub Jay Spearing hits a low shot just past the post.
Looks like being another season in the fourth tier for Rovers unless there's some late goals in other games.
Postpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
Exeter City 0-1 Port Vale
Right, Exeter are now NOT going to win the League Two title as it stands.
The home side are pushing but Vale need to hold on to make sure of their play-off place.
GOAL: Mansfield 1-1 Forest Green Roverspublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
Ebou Adams (64 mins)
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Massive, massive goal at Field Mill as Ebou Adams gets Forest Green back into this and, as it stands, gives them the League Two title.
Jamille Matt plays in Adams as Forest Green break on the counter attack. The goalkeeper comes out, but can't collect the ball, and Adams gets it past him into the net.
Mansfield slide down to seventh as it stands, one point ahead of Sutton and on the same goal difference.
Postpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
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Just a reminder, if Bristol Rovers win by FIVE more goals than Northampton they will go up automatically instead of the Cobblers...
Elsewhere...published at 16:23 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
What a game we’ve got at Boundary Park! Oldham are bidding goodbye to the Football League today but they’re putting on a real show.
Oldham had raced into a 2-0 lead against Crawley before the Reds clawed it back to 2-2 – but Oldham have the lead again through Jordan Clarke!
Stevenage have scored again – Michael Bostwick with his side’s third goal against Salford. Salford’s opener from Liam Shephard is feeling like a long time ago now!
Colchester have doubled their lead at Hartlepool through Chay Cooper.
Bradford lead Carlisle and Sutton lead Harrogate, both by one goal to nil.
GOAL: Bristol Rovers 4-0 Scunthorpe Unitedpublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
Anthony Evans (60 mins)
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They couldn't, could they??
Anthony Evans is next to add his name to the Bristol Rovers scoresheet, sending a thumping right-footed shot into the bottom left corner.
Bristol Rovers really are throwing everything at this, just as Joey Barton said they would - the stat count says they're up to 21 shots with half an hour still to go.
The goal difference gap to Northampton is now down to three.
HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
Barrow 1-3 Northampton
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Josh Gordon hits the crossbar for the home side.
A second Barrow goal would really put the Cobblers on edge.
Postpublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
Mansfield 1-0 Forest Green Rovers
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Ebou Adams sees a shot go wide for Forest Green as they look to claw their way back into this match and turn the fixture around.
Despite the visitors having more efforts on goal, their shots on target tally still stands at just two.
With Exeter trailing Port Vale, the title is there for the taking but Forest Green will need a goal fast.
Postpublished at 16:13 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
Exeter City 0-1 Port Vale
Exeter are going to win the title if results stay as they are even though they're losing.
The Grecians are already promoted and I doubt they'll be too concerned about defeat today.
GOAL: Bristol Rovers 3-0 Scunthorpe Unitedpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
Aaron Collins (53 mins)
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Well, Bristol Rovers are doing their bit to reduce that goal deficit to Northampton Town.
This time, it's Aaron Collins with his 17th goal of the season, who looks up, picks his spot and smashes the ball beyond Owen Foster.
Tellingly Elliot Anderson is involved, again, with his third assist of the afternoon.
Postpublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
Bristol Rovers 2-0 Scunthorpe United
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Some afternoon Elliot Anderson is having. He almost, almost makes it 3-0 to Bristol Rovers almost immediately. His curling shot goes wide though.
Second halfpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
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We're back under way for the final time in the regular EFL season. Bit emotional.
Here we go.
As it stands...published at 16:00 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
#bbcefl
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As it stands, Northampton will claim the final automatic promotion spot - Bristol Rovers need to score another five goals against Scunthorpe to overtake the Cobblers, who are 3-1 up at Barrow.
The play-off positions are also as they were before kick-off.
That, of course, could still change.
'This is where you earn your corn'published at 15:54 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
League Two title race
Joe Thompson
Former Rochdale and Tranmere midfielder on Squad Goals
Both the Exeter and Forest Green managers have got a huge 15 minutes on their hands.
This is where you earn your corn and this is where they can turn it around and earn that League Two title.
League Two half-time headlinespublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 7 May 2022
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- Exeter set to win the title despite trailing 1-0 at home to Port Vale as Mansfield lead against second-placed Forest Green.
- Northampton on to finish third as they lead Barrow 3-1, while fourth-placed Bristol Rovers are two goals to the good against relegated Scunthorpe.
- Swindon easing into the play-offs with a 3-0 half-time lead at Walsall.
- Sutton and Tranmere 1-0 up at Harrogate and Leyton Orient respectively but both set to miss out on the play-offs.