Daily Star Sunday

Smith is Jonny on the spot for Brewers

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A LAST-MINUTE goal from Jonny Smith on his debut helped bottom club Burton secure a shock 1-0 victory over high-flying Hull.

Their deadline day signing made a big impact after coming on as a second-half sub.

City’s defeat means

Lincoln stay top courtesy of a 3-0 win at

Gillingham on Friday night while Doncaster

drew level on points with Hull thanks to a 3-2 win that ended the

13-match unbeaten run of Oxford,

with goals from Jon Taylor, Fejiri Okenabirhi­e and Taylor Richards.

Sunderland lost ground in the play-off race after being held to a

2-2 draw at MK Dons.

James Bolton’s last-gasp goal earned

Portsmouth a point as Kenny Jackett’s men scored twice in as many minutes to draw 2-2 with

Plymouth.

League One top-scorer Luke Jephcott’s double looked to have earned Plymouth the victory but Republic of Ireland winger Ronan Curtis gave Pompey hope in the 86th minute before Bolton levelled.

Wimbledon climbed out of the relegation zone with a 3-2 win over fellow strugglers Wigan at the DW Stadium, their first success in 12 matches.

Simon Grayson’s first game in charge of

Fleetwood ended in disappoint­ment as they were held to a goalless draw at home by

Bristol Rovers.

Joe Pritchard was sent off for

Accrington Stanley for two yellow cards in their goalless clash with

Northampto­n.

Charlton had a 2-0 victory at Rochdale, with goals from Chuks Aneke (above) and Deji Oshilaja. Peterborou­gh beat Crewe 2-0, while a strike from Harry Chapman was enough for Shrewsbury to see off relegation rivals Swindon 1-0. Ipswich were 2-0 winners at home to Blackpool.

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