Ellison the hero for Flynn’s flying Exiles

SUBSTITUTE Kevin Ellison prodded home a winner six minutes into stoppage time to earn

Newport a 1-0 victory over 10-man Port Vale and extend their lead at the top of the table.

His close-range winner sent Michael Flynn’s men three points clear of second-placed

Cheltenham, who kept up their chase with a 3-0 win against Walsall.

Dan Scarr’s own goal was followed by strikes from Matty Blair and Ben Tozer.

Leyton Orient beat

Harrogate 3-0 courtesy of a hat-trick from Danny Johnson (above).

Carlisle won by the same score at Crawley, sending the hosts to their first defeat at home in 15 league matches.

Rhys Bennett opened the scoring before Joshua Kayode and Aaron Hayden found the net in the second half.

Exeter lost ground on their promotion rivals as their 13-match unbeaten run in all competitions was ended in a 2-1 defeat to Oldham.

Danny Rowe clinched the three points with an unstoppable free-kick.

Nicky Cadden’s last-gasp free-kick stole a point for Forest Green in an entertaining

2-2 draw at Barrow.

Two first-half goals from Eoin Doyle and Ali Crawford provided enough of a cushion for Bolton to see of Stevenage

off a struggling side s with a

2-1 win. James Vaughan s scored a fi first-half brace as Tranmere

made it three league wins on the bounce and put Grimsby to the sword in a 5-0 victory.

Aaron Wildig netted a stoppage-time equaliser as Morecambe

snatched a 1-1 draw at improving Scunthorpe,

who had taken the lead

10 minutes from time through Manny Onariase.

First-half goals from Luke Burgess – who hit two – and Ian Henderson saw Salford to a 3-0 win at home to Bradford.