Imps get breathing space at the summit
LINCOLN are three points clear at the top of the League Two table after an emphatic 3-0 win at Exeter City.
Lee Frecklington and John Akinde quickly turned the game in the Imps’ favour as half-time approached before a Troy Brown own goal at the start of the second half put the result beyond doubt.
New Notts County boss Harry Kewell sat in the stands and watched his team slip to a 3-1 home defeat against Forest Green.
Liam Shephard put the visitors ahead and things got worse for the Magpies when Dan Jones was sent off after 52 minutes. Reuben Reid extended the lead shortly afterwards.
Jon Stead pulled a goal back but sub Dayle Grubb restored Rovers’ two-goal cushion.
Macclesfield sit directly above Kewell’s team after they were beaten 3-0 at Crewe, who triumphed thanks to a goal from Charlie Kirk and a double from Jordan Bowery.
Newport are up to second in the table after a 2-1 win at Port Vale. Scot Bennett and Dan Butler scored either side of Tom Pope’s equaliser.
Joe Walsh’s early goal looked like it would give MK Dons all three points at Swindon but an injury-time equaliser from Elijah Adebayo ensured it finished 1-1.
Northampton and Tranmere also shared a
1-1 draw after Junior Morias cancelled out James Norwood’s opener.
Colchester won 3-1 at Cheltenham, while substitute Sam Surridge scored two minutes from time to give Oldham a 2-1 home victory against Crawley.
Tyler Walker’s 55thminute penalty saw Mansfield beat Carlisle
1-0 at Field Mill, while Yeovil were 1-0 winners at Grimsby, substitute Omari Patrick with the
78th-minute goal.
Bury got their first win since the opening day as they beat struggling Morecambe 3-2. Adam Thompson put the hosts ahead but Rhys Oates equalised. Dominic Telford scored late in each half to give Bury breathing space before Liam Mandeville pulled a goal back.
David Amoo’s first-half goal gave Cambridge a
1-0 win at Stevenage. READING’S hopes of a first league win of the season were gone in 15 seconds to leave boss Paul Clement frustrated and disgusted.
The Royals are second-bottom after failing to claim victory in any of their first six games of the campaign.
Wednesday made it three Championship wins in a row as Adam Reach struck in the first half before Lucas Joao’s effort 15 seconds into the second half settled things.
Not even Liam Moore’s consolation could lift the mood around the Madejski Stadium.
And miserable Clement said: “It was a nightmare start to the second half. There is no excuse in that situation after coming out after 15 minutes of rest and recovery.
“It was a bad situation, we keep shooting ourselves in the foot.
“We could do without having to climb a