Magennis gives Hull big promotion boost Declan sends the U’s home and Dry

HULL are within touching distance of a return to the second tier after beating Fleetwood 2-1.

Goals from Josh Magennis (below) and Keane Lewis-Potter moved the Tigers 11 points clear of thirdplaced Sunderland and

13 ahead of fourthplaced Lincoln.

It leaves City, who had fallen behind to Kyle Vassell’s strike, needing two wins from their final four games to guarantee promotion.

The Black Cats’ automatic promotion hopes suffered a blow following a 1-0 defeat at promotion rivals

Blackpool.

Luke Garbutt scored the only goal of the game.

Lincoln kept their automatic hopes intact and pushed 10-man

Bristol Rovers to the brink of relegation with a

1-0 win at the Memorial Stadium. Anthony Scully’s goal was enough for the Imps after Ed Upson’s first-half red card for Rovers.

Wigan saw off 10-man

DECLAN DRYSDALE (below) struck with

11 minutes to go to send Cambridge top with a 1-0 win at play-off contenders

Newport.

United went two points clear of

Cheltenham, who were not in action.

Morecambe boosted their automatic promotion hopes with a

4-3 home win over

Oldham as Carlos Mendez Gomes scored twice while thirdplaced rivals

Bolton suffered a surprise 2-1 loss at bottom side

Grimsby.

Morecambe moved to within a point of Bolton as Aaron Wildig and Cole Stockton also found the target. Conor McAleny, Cameron Borthwick-Jackon and Kyle Jameson scored for the visitors.

Jay Matete and Ira Jackson netted for the Mariners.

Southend had a goalless draw at Exeter which leaves them a point above Grimsby.

Forest Green enjoyed a

3-2 home win over

Crewe 2-0 at the DW Stadium to take a big step towards safety. They took the lead through Joe Dodoo, with Lee Evans adding a second from the spot after Omar Beckles was sent off for fouling Callum Lang.

Rochdale beat

Accrington 3-1. Jimmy Keohane, Jake Beesley and Conor Shaughnessy boosted Rochdale’s survival hopes, with Ben Barclay on target for the visitors. A goalless draw did little for

Charlton and

Ipswich’s respective play-off hopes, while Scott Fraser’s penalty gave MK Dons a 1-0 win over Portsmouth, who had Jack Whatmough sent off late on.

Doncaster enjoyed a

2-0 win at Shrewsbury and Burton and

Plymouth played out a

1-1 draw.

AFC Wimbledon beat Swindon 4-1 and Oxford came from behind to beat Gillingham 3-2.

Scunthorpe in their first game since the departure of manager Mark Cooper.

Goals inside the last 20 minutes from Ebou Adams and Chris Stokes secured Green’s win.

Harrogate striker Jack Muldoon scored the opening goal to send his side on their way to a 2-1 win over Bradford. Andy Cook levelled matters with 18 minutes to go but Josh McPake struck late to secure the points. Second-half goals from Daniel Happe and Dan Kemp earned Leyton Orient a 2-0 home win over

Barrow, while

Mansfield boosted their survival hopes as Ryan Sweeney scored the only goal at Stevenage.

Play-off contenders

Tranmere were held 0-0 at home by Salford and

Carlisle’s game with

Port Vale also ended goalless.

Colchester won the late game 2-1 at home to Walsall.