Play-Offs - Howard puts Rams in control
Play-Offs - Rovers win first leg
Dunfermline relegated
Stevenage win first Wembley final
Derby County beat Southampton 1-2 at St Mary’s Stadium in this Championship play-off semi-final. Andrew Surman gives the Saints an early lead before the Rams fought back with a Steve Howard double to take a vital one-goal advantage into the second leg at Pride Park on Tuesday.
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Bristol Rovers beat Lincoln City 2-1 at the Memorial Ground in the first leg of their League Two play-off semi-final. Craig Disley and Richard Walker are on the mark for Rovers either side of a Jeff Hughes free-kick goal.
In the Scottish Premier League, Dunfermline Athletic are relegated after losing 2-1 at against Inverness Caledonian Thistle while relegation rivals St Mirren beat Motherwell 2-3 at Fir Park. St Mirren are 11th in the 12-team league with 36 points while Dunfermline are bottom with 32 with one match left.
In the first final to be played at the new Wembley Stadium, Stevenage Borough come from two down to beat Kidderminster Harriers 3-2 in the FA Trophy final. James Constable gives Harriers a 2-0 half-time lead but Boro stage a thrilling second-half comeback with goals from Mitchell Cole, Craig Dobson and Steve Morison. The attendance of 53,262 is the highest in the 37-year history of non-league football’s top cup competition. The previous record was 34,842 who saw Wycombe Wanderers beat Kidderminster Harriers 2-1 in the 1991 final.