Nothing fishy about Barton’s first victory
JOEY BARTON claimed his first win as Fleetwood boss with a 2-0 victory at Oxford United.
Loan signing Ched Evans fired the Cod Army ahead with his first goal since December 2016 and Paddy Madden settled matters with a late penalty.
There was also a first for Accrington at Bristol Rovers as Sean McConville’s brace gave Stanley a historic victory.
McConville (below) opened the scoring in the sixth minute and struck again in the 90th after Stefan Payne’s late equaliser to secure John Coleman’s side their first win in League One.
Barnsley are the early pacesetters after beating Bradford 2-0 to hold top spot on goal difference, with Tom Bradshaw and Victor Adeboyejo finding the net.
Doncaster, Gillingham, Peterborough and Portsmouth also have
100 per cent records after two games.
Doncaster beat Wycombe 3-0, with Mallik Wilks, Joe Wright and John Marquis all second-half scorers.
Peterborough trailed to Ian Henderson’s
17th-minute penalty at Rochdale but responded with goals from Jason Cummings, Matt Godden and a Mark O’Hara brace to cruise to a 4-1 win.
Gillingham fought back to beat Burton 3-1 after Liam Boyce’s 26th-minute header had put the Brewers in front.
Substitute Tom Eaves scored twice while Luke O’Neill was also on target.
Ex-Derry forward Ronan Curtis scored his first goals in English football as Portsmouth won 2-1 at Blackpool to heap more misery on a Blackpool side rocked by the midweek departure of manager Gary Bowyer.
Charlton overcame Shrewsbury 2-1 thanks to Karlan Ahearne-Grant’s injury-time winner, while AFC Wimbledon and Coventry fought out a goalless draw in South West London.
Graham Carey and Jason Demetriou both scored penalties in a 1-1 draw between Plymouth and Southend and Scunthorpe and Walsall produced the same scoreline through Zeli Ismail and Lee Novak.
Promotion favourites Sunderland are sixth after only managing a 1-1 at Luton, with Josh Maja’s opener cancelled out by Matty Pearson.