Forest Green beat The Iron to extend their lead at the top

FOREST Green extended their lead at the top of the League Two table to four points with victory over troubled Scunthorpe.

The Iron sit bottom of the table and, a week after their 6-1 hammering by Harrogate, some fans protested outside the stadium against owner Peter Swann.

They kept out Forest Green for an hour but Jamille Matt picked himself up to convert a penalty after being fouled by Jai Rowe and Ebou Adams made it 2-0 five minutes later.

Second-placed Harrogate lost just their second game of the season, going down 1-0 to Sylvester Jasper’s late goal for Colchester, while Port Vale are up to third thanks to a 3-1 victory over Barrow.

The visitors took the lead through Ollie Banks in the 33rd minute but Dennis Politic equalised six minutes after the break and an own goal from James Jones five minutes later completed the turnaround before Malvind Benning added a third late on.

Fourth-placed Tranmere have struggled away from home but they secured their first win on the road - and first goal - with a 1-0 victory over struggling Carlisle thanks to Rod McDonald’s own goal.

Sutton’s good start to Football League life continued with a 1-0 win at Crawley - Isaac Olaofe scoring the only goal in the 84th minute.

Swindon slipped down to sixth despite salvaging a 2-2 draw against Rochdale.

They took the lead through Ben Gladwin in the 37th minute but George Broadbent levelled in the 57th minute and Liam Kelly looked to have grabbed the winner only for Jonny Williams to pop up in injury time and net his first goal for Swindon.

It was a big day for Oldham down the bottom of the table, with Davis Keillor-Dunn scoring an early double and Dylan Bahamboula adding a third in the second half in a 3-0 victory over Stevenage.

Exeter came from behind twice in a 2-2 draw against Newport.

Matt Jay cancelled out Robbie Willmott’s opener but Courtney Baker-Richardson put County back ahead before the break.

Sam Nombe scored for the fifth successive game in the 55th minute, though, to earn the Grecians a point.

Aaron McGowan and Fraser Horsfall scored for Northampton in a 2-0 victory over Mansfield while Salford won by the same score against Hartlepool thanks to an early goal and a late one from Tom Elliott and Matthew Willock, respectively.

Leyton Orient and Walsall both had to settle for a point in a 0-0 draw.