Grigg’s vital winner relights Mackem fire

WILL GRIGG and Lee Cattermole helped

blow the race for automatic promotion wide open after they came from behind to beat 2-1.

With second-placed Barnsley dropping two points at Doncaster on Friday, the Black Cats cut the gap to two points thanks to Cattermole and Grigg (below).

Walsall had gone ahead in the fourth minute through Josh Gordon but Jack Ross’ side battled back for a vital win.

Leaders extended their unbeaten run to 25 games but they were held to a 2-2 draw by

The

Hatters, marching towards the Championship, twice led through Danny Hylton and Jack Stacey but Tom Eaves’ 19th of the season and Luke O’Neill’s 79th-minute strike earned a point.

also got themselves back in the race for a top-two spot with a 2-0 win over

Omar Bogle opened the scoring 19 minutes from time before Jamal Lowe made the game safe.

saw their hopes of sneaking into the last play-off place boosted with an impressive 2-1 win at who they leapfrogged in the table.

Amadou Bakayoko put them ahead three minutes before the break, with Bright Enobakhare adding a second shortly after. Louis Reed scored a late consolation for Posh deep into stoppage time. beat

2-0 as Jason Holt and Ashley Hunter both scored late goals. Jamie Mackie’s strike in the third minute of injury time moved

also nabbed a vital win with two late goals in a 2-1 success over who led through Jason McCarthy’s free-kick.

Omar Beckles levelled for the Shrews in the 87th minute before Ollie Norburn struck a penalty in added time.

beat 3-0,

of the bottom four with a 1-0 win over struggling

while Joe Piggot’s goal sealed a 1-0 win for at and drew 0-0 and saw their