Clarke-harris thwarts Wigan with double-barrelled blow
PETERBOROUGH left it late to come from behind to beat Wigan 2-1 and extend their lead at the top of the table.
Thelo Aasgaard put
Latics ahead 18 minutes from time only for Jonson Clarke-harris (right) to level with eight minutes remaining and then hit the winner from the spot after Funso Ojo had brought down
Siriki Dembele. Lincoln lost ground after they slipped to a 4-3 defeat to Plymouth.
Kellandwatts and Danny Mayor had put the Pilgrims in control within 13 minutes but Conor Mcgrandles made it 2-1 at half-time. Jorge Grant then converted two penalties to put the Imps ahead only for Conor Grant to equalise and Joe Edwards’ stoppage-time strike sealed it.
Hull kept the pressure on with a comfortable 3-0 win at relegationthreatened AFC Wimbledon thanks to Josh Magennis, Reece Burke and a Mallikwilks spot-kick. Sean Raggett put
Portsmouth ahead against Gillingham but Vadaine Oliver secured a 1-1 draw.
Chris Maguire’s last-minute strike earned Sunderland a 2-2 draw with Crewe, who went two up via Chris Porter (left) and Tom Lowery.
Jordan Jones gave the Black Cats hope before Maguire saved their day.
LIAM O’NEIL’S fine late finish was enough to keep Cambridge top with victory at Port Vale.
O’neil scored from outside the box with five minutes remaining to give the U’s a 1-0 win.
Cheltenham remain two points behind after leaving Glanford Park with a 2-0 victory over Scunthorpe.
Sam Smith put the visitors ahead and Leicester loanee
Callumwright wrapped up the points before half-time.
Tranmere kept up the pressure on the leaders as they ran out 3-1 winners at Leyton Orient.
Paul Lewis scrambled Rovers ahead at the break before goals from Kaiynewoolery and Kieron Morris extended the advantage.
The win lifted them above
Morecambe, who lost 1-0 at Mansfield courtesy of Jordan Bowery’s clinical finish four minutes from half-time.
At the wrong end of the table, Barrow suffered a 1-0 defeat at Bolton, Shaun Miller hitting the only goal in stoppage time.
Grimsby lost and remain rooted to the bottom after Mark Beck headed the only goal at Harrogate.