Dan backs title bid right up to the Hylt
LUTON kept up the pace at the top with a 2-0 home win over Rochdale, who finished with 10 men.
Danny Hylton broke the deadlock after 59 minutes.
Rochdale saw midfielder Ethan Hamilton dismissed for a second caution with five minutes left and James Collins added a second for the Hatters in stoppage time.
Second-placed Barnsley saw midfielder Jacob Brown sent off in the first half but still ran out 3-0 winners at Southend as they remain five points behind the leaders.
Brown was dismissed 10 minutes before the break. The Tykes wrapped up the points with secondhalf goals from Cameron McGeehan (above), Cauley Woodrow and Jordan Green.
Sunderland stay third after a 2-0 home win over Plymouth, with goals from Lee Cattermole and George Honeyman.
Portsmouth recorded a first league win since January 1 with a 5-1 trashing of managerless Bradford at Fratton Park.
A penalty from Gareth Evans set them on their way after 23 minutes with Tom Naylor doubling the lead just before half-time.
Bradford, who saw David Hopkin stand down as manager after just six months in charge, got back into the match through Hope Akpan’s close-range effort.
The two-goal lead was restored when Jamal Lowe made it 3-1 two minutes later and midfielder Ben Close hit a late double.
Doncaster and Charlton drew 1-1 at the Keepmoat Stadium. Peterborough moved level with sixthplaced Rovers after beating Wycombe 4-2.
Bristol Rovers boosted their survival hopes with a 4-0 win over Blackpool with a hat-trick from Jonson Clarke-Harris at the Memorial Stadium.
Fellow strugglers Oxford made it two wins from two as they beat Scunthorpe 2-1 at home.
Coventry won 1-0 at Accrington Stanley, Burton drew 0-0 at home against Walsall, while it was also goalless between Shrewsbury and bottom club AFC Wimbledon.
James Husband scored a free-kick in stoppage time to salvage a 1-1 draw for Fleetwood against Gillingham.