Cookie’s aces Power into Championship
LEADERS Wigan secured a deserved promotion back to the Championship with a 4-0 win at Fleetwood.
Third-placed Shrewsbury could only manage a 1-1 draw at home against relegated Bury, to all but end their hopes of finishing in the top two.
Latics went in front in the 33rd minute through Max Power (below) before Gavin Massey fired in a fine individual effort.
Defender Dan Burn made it 3-0 with a low finish in the 57th minute, with Chey Dunkley adding a fourth from close range as Paul Cook’s side delivered promotion in style.
Things had looked good for the Shrews when midfielder Abobaker Eisa put them in front in the 13th minute.
Bury, though, were back on level terms though Jay O’Shea’s strike just after the hour.
Fourth-placed Rotherham secured their play-off spot with a 2-0 win over Bristol Rovers at the New York Stadium.
Michael Smith put the hosts ahead after nine minutes, with substitute Caolan Lavery adding a second just before full-time.
Charlton kept alive their own top-six push with a
1-0 win at Portsmouth after Nick Ajose’s goal on
40 minutes. Scunthorpe Walsall Northampton Plymouth, whose own play-off ambitions suffered a setback. Charlie Wyke’s goal in stoppage time gave Bradford a
1-1 draw at Rochdale, who remained in the bottom four.
Duckens Nazon scored twice as Oldham battled to a 2-2 draw at AFC Wimbledon which leaves them just a point above the drop zone.
MK Dons remain deep in trouble after going down 4-0 at Southend, where Theo Robinson scored a hat-trick.
Elsewhere, Oxford won
1-0 at Doncaster with a header from sub James Henry and Blackpool ran out 3-0 winners against Gillingham.