Salford heartache after late penalty
JOSH Sheehan’s injury-time penalty salvaged a point for SKY BET LEAGUE TWO leaders Newport in a 1-1 draw at Salford City.
The home side looked set to heap more woe on the Exiles, beaten at Leyton Orient on Saturday, after Tom Clarke opened the scoring with a 44th-minute header.
But after Ian Henderson had a penalty saved by Newport keeper Nick Townsend, the visitors grabbed their chance in time added on after a foul by Di’Shon Bernard in the box.
Oldham’s Carl Piergianni scored at both ends as his side were beaten 3-2 at home by Walsall, who blew a two-goal lead before snatching victory through Elijah Adebayo.
Second-placed Carlisle kept up the pressure as they claimed their fourth straight league win with Omari Patrick’s 39th-minute strike proving enough to see off Mansfield at Brunton Park.
But Cheltenham’s hopes of maintaining the pressure on the two teams above them were dashed in dramatic fashion as Ryan Delaney grabbed an injury-time winner for visitors Bolton.
Forest Green earned a point at Port Vale after Aaron Collins cancelled out a Chris Stokes own goal in a 1-1 draw.
Managerless Bradford ended a run of six straight league defeats but had to settle for a point at Crawley after Lee Novak’s early opener was cancelled out by Harry Pritchard’s 25th minute own goal.
Southend’s resurgence continued as the league’s bottom club claimed their second straight win with a 3-1 success against Grimsby.
Paul Mullin scored twice as Cambridge ran out 2-1 winners over Colchester, who replied through Michael Folivi.
Orient were brought back down to earth after their win over leaders Newport on Saturday, as goals from Sam Lavelle and Carlos Mendes Gomes saw hosts Morecambe come back from behind to grab a 2-1 win.
Jordan Clarke struck a lastminute winner in Scunthorpe’s 2-1 win over struggling Barrow, and Jack Muldoon’s 75th-minute effort saw Harrogate end a run of three straight league losses with a 2-1 win at Exeter.
AT the bottom of SKY BET LEAGUE ONE, Wigan’s recent revival came to a crashing halt as they were thumped 5-0 at home by Rochdale, for whom Kwadwo Baah, Matthew Lund and Stephen Dooley all scored before the hour mark prior to Alex Newby’s late brace.
Grant McCann’s Hull clung on to top spot despite suffering their second consecutive defeat in a dramatic finish against Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.
Reeling from Saturday’s home defeat to Shrewsbury, Mallik Wilks had given the Tigers a 38th-minute lead but goals from Jerry Yates and Keshi Anderson swung the tie in Blackpool’s direction.
Lincoln went down 1-0 at home to the resurgent Shrews, who claimed another notable scalp through Shaun Whalley’s 38th-minute winner. Portsmouth were held to a goalless draw by Fleetwood at Fratton Park while Peterborough’s hopes of going top were undone by Cameron Jerome’s 78th-minute equaliser at MK Dons, after Posh had led through Jonson ClarkeHarris. Sunderland earned a point in a 1-1 draw at home to Wimbledon.
Burton’s hopes of moving off the foot of the table were dashed in a 2-1 defeat at Ipswich. Goals from Colby Bishop and Dion Charles saw Accrington return to winning ways with a 2-0 win at Gillingham, while Charlie Kirk and Owen Dale scored in Crewe’s 2-1 win over Plymouth.