HOSKINS HAMPERS DERBY’S HOPES
DERBY missed the chance to make up ground at the top of League One as they lost 1-0 at NORTHAMPTON. Sam Hoskins won it with a fine volley on 23 minutes.
Paul Warne’s Rams, looking to capitalise on their promotion rivals not being in action because of international call-ups, finished with 10 men after Sonny Bradley was shown a red card in stoppage time.
STEVENAGE kept alive their hopes of making the play-offs as they came back from 2-0 down to draw at CARLISLE.
Daniel Butterworth put the hosts ahead in the
13th minute and fired in a second just after the hour.
Stevenage reduced the deficit with eight minutes left through a penalty from Alexander Macdonald before Terence Vancooten scrambled in an equaliser deep in stoppage time.
PORT VALE boosted their hopes of staying up with a 1-0 victory at BURTON. Ryan Loft scored with just seven minutes left to leave Vale three points from safety after ending their 14-game winless run.
In League Two, leaders MANSFIELD were held to a 1-1 draw at home by relegation battlers COLCHESTER. Harry Anderson gave the U’s a shock early lead but Lewis Brunt equalised in the second half.
WREXHAM closed to within three points of Mansfield after a 3-1 win at GRIMSBY, Andrew Cannon scoring the first two.
Play-off hopefuls CREWE were held 1-1 at home by WIMBLEDON, who led inside two minutes through John-kymani Gordon but Rio Adebisi soon levelled.
BARROW beat NEWPORT 1-0 with a first-half goal from Cole Stockton, while CRAWLEY are seventh after winning 3-1 at TRANMERE, Jeremy Kelly and Jay Williams making it 2-0 inside 10 minutes.