Swansea City head coach Russell Martin has pointed the finger at Ryan Lowe for starting the mass brawl that erupted between players, coaches and staff of Swansea City and Preston on Wednesday night. At least 30 people were involved in the mayhem near full-time as punches were thrown amid the pushing and shoving in a match the Swans ended winning, 4-2. Players and officials from both clubs joined in and soon referee Oliver Langford had lost complete control.

Part one is done and part two is now the focus for Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson. The club are on the brink of a return to the Football League after an absence of 15 years following a 3-0 victory over Yeovil, who suffered relegation after defeat.

Boss Phil Parkinson will be on the touchline for Wrexham’s crunch National League game against Yeovil on Tuesday, despite his weekend red card at Barnet. Parkinson was dismissed for his post-match protestations over Callum McFadzean being sent off after catching goalkeeper Laurie Walker with his trailing right leg during their goalless draw at Barnet.

Haverfordwest County fans can start thinking of some decent trips overseas after the club clinched Europa League qualification. The Bluebirds have done it the hard way, via the JD Cymru Play-Off Conference table which they top from Pontypridd United.

Ryan Manning wants to end his time with Swansea City on a high by getting them as close to the play-off as possible. The defender still has an unsigned new contract on the table and appears intent on leaving according to head coach Russell Martin.

Sabri Lamouchi has told his Cardiff City players they have five “Cup finals” to save themselves from relegation in which they have to find a “killer instinct.” Lamouchi watched his Bluebirds crash to a 4-1 defeat at Sheffield United that leaves them out of the Championship bottom three only by goal difference. They could well drop into the drop zone if they lose their next game – away at Watford next Wednesday – after which they will have four more games against Stoke City, Rotherham, Huddersfield and Burnley.

Cardiff City boss Sabri Lamouchi admits he never experienced a relegation battle as a player and is learning with every game as his side attempts to avoid the dreaded drop into League One next season. The Bluebirds are just a point outside the bottom three with six games to go, two of which are away to the top two sides in the Championship – starting at Sheffield United today.

The Welsh Rugby Union believe they can add the Euro 2028 football tournament to a long list of sporting events that have been staged successfully in Cardiff. The WRU have backed the Football Association of Wales’ joint bid with the other UK and Ireland associations to host the tournament after the 10 short-listed stadiums were revealed. The 2017 Champions League final, FA Cup Finals, Olympic Games matches, play-off finals, League Cup finals, Wales internationals and a host of others sporting events have been held in Cardiff since the stadium was built 24 years ago.

Wales manager Gemma Grainger has described the confirmation of a prized fixture against the USA as “a compliment” to her rapidly improving team. The FAW announced the fixture on the evening Grainger’s team earned another impressive result – a 1-1 draw in a friendly in Portugal.

Ben Foster has saluted Wrexham’s Hollywood owners as “top of the class” after being rewarded with a Rob McElhenney kiss “fully on the lips” for his penalty-saving heroics. The 40-year-old former England goalkeeper, in the fourth game of his second Wrexham spell, was the hero as the Dragons beat Notts County 3-2 on Easter Monday to strike a potentially decisive blow in the Vanarama National League title race.

Wales defender Ffion Morgan is relishing a “scary” end to the season for club and country. Morgan is part of the Wales squad seeking to build on Thursday’s impressive 4-1 friendly victory over Northern Ireland against World Cup-bound Portugal.

Sabri Lamouchi insisted he had a major regret over his eye-catching double Cardiff City substitution after just half an hour of their defeat to Sunderland – he should have done it sooner. The Bluebirds boss hooked Jaden Philogene and Sheyi Ojo after just 36 minutes of their deeply damaging 1-0 reverse at home to the Black Cats.

Ryan Reynolds punched the air before turning to embrace Rob McElhenney as the Hollywood stars moved a big step closer to their dream of leading Wrexham to promotion. The pair celebrated at the end of a game that had all the thrills of a big screen blockbuster and the ultimate twist as former Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster pulled off a penalty save in the seventh minute of stoppage time to secure a 3-2 win against closest rivals Notts County on Monday.

Phil Parkinson has insisted Wrexham’s promotion focus has not wavered in a “unique” season and his players enter the title showdown with Notts County determined to deliver the Football League dream that Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney crave. Runaway top two Wrexham and Notts County meet in a crunch Vanarama National League clash on Easter Monday in a match billed as the biggest non-league fixture ever.

Swansea City head coach Russell Martin has praised Andy Fisher for keeping the clean sheet that earned his side a point in an otherwise disappointing 0-0 draw at home to Coventry City. Fisher pulled off two saves to keep play-off-chasing Coventry scoreless and extend the Swans’ unbeaten stretch to three matches.

Sabri Lamouchi exhaled a sigh of relief over Connor Wickham’s timely pay back to Cardiff City. The Bluebirds boss insisted had apologised after a social media video emerged of him apparently inhaling ‘laughing gas’ in the wake of the club’s derby defeat to Swansea last weekend. Wickham made headlines for all the right reasons as Cardiff thrashed Championship relegation rivals Blackpool 3-1 at Bloomfield Road.

Russell Martin has urged his Swansea City team to remain focused and make it three wins in succession by beating Coventry City on Good Friday. The Swans have beaten Bristol City and arch-rivals Cardiff City in their previous two games and have an opportunity to win three on the bounce for the first time since October when the Sky Blues visit.

Wales boss Gemma Grainger praised her side’s finishing after a 4-1 friendly victory over Northern Ireland ended their quiet streak in front of goal. Wales had scored only six goals in their previous nine matches and had failed to find the net more than once in a game during that sequence.

Cardiff City manager Sabri Lamouchi hopes the laughing gas joke will end up on Blackpool and their former Bluebirds boss Mick McCarthy. Lamouchi has not seen the funny side over Connor Wickham’s nitrous oxide video but won’t stop the Frenchman from picking his striker to face Blackpool on Good Friday.

Steve Cooper – the only Welsh manager in the Premier League – will remain as Nottingham Forest boss but “results and performances must improve immediately”, the club have said. Forest sit above the bottom three only on goal difference having not won any of their last eight matches.