LEAGUE ONE

SHEFF UTD 2 BOLTON 0 CAPTAIN fantastic Billy Sharp scored twice to keep Sheffield United clear at the summit. Boss Chris Wilder said: ‘The club has got its head down and doing the talking on the pitch.’ PORT VALE 1 BRADFORD 2 ALEX JONES haunted his old club by scoring Bradford’s winner after JJ Hooper and Romain Vincelot goals. ‘It is difficult to take,’ said Port Vale caretaker-boss Michael Brown. AFC WIMBLEDON 1 WALSALL 0 NEAL ARDLEY was grateful for a change in fortune as Lyle Taylor’s goal gave Wimbledon a rare win. Taylor swung and missed before scoring and boss Ardley said: ‘It was scrappy, but a good finish.’ PETERBOROUGH 3 ROCHDALE 1 RED cards for Joe Rafferty and Donal McDermott put paid to Rochdale’s hopes as Jack Baldwin, also sent off, Tom Nichols and Paul Taylor all scored. Joe Thompson replied. BRISTOL R 1 SCUNTHORPE 1 TOM LOCKYER’S own goal kept Scunthorpe in second spot after Ollie Clarke put Bristol Rovers in front. Relieved Scunthorpe boss Graham Alexander admitted: ‘Our goal was fortuitous.’ OLDHAM 0 MILLWALL 0 NEIL HARRIS defended Lee Gregory after his striker saw two injury-time penalties saved by Connor Ripley. Millwall boss Harris said: ‘We will pick him up. He will win games for us.’ CHARLTON 0 BURY 1 RYAN LOWE’S first-half winner boosted Bury’s survival hopes and earned the praise of new manager Lee Clark. ‘He has done it throughout his career and has still got the knack,’ said Clark. MK DONS 2 SHREWSBURY 1 KIERAN AGARD and Paul Downing gave MK Dons victory, but boss Robbie Neilson was more concerned by Stephen Humphrys’ late reply. ‘We need to be more ruthless,’ he said. CHESTERFIELD 0 OXFORD 4 STRUGGLING Chesterfield were put to the sword by Conor McAleny’s hat-trick after Rob Hall opened the scoring. ‘We said at half-time about being as ruthless as we possibly can,’ said Oxford manager Michael Appleton. GILLINGHAM 2 SOUTHEND 1 ADY PENNOCK hailed his Gillingham side as ‘first class’. Two first-half goals from Josh Wright saw off Southend, who had Ryan Inniss sent off, before Nile Ranger’s consolation. COVENTRY 1 SWINDON 3 NICKY AJOSE’S double, either of Jonathan Obika’s effort, boosted Swindon’s survival hopes. Kwame Thomas scored a late goal for bottom side Coventry, but boss Russell Slade admitted: ‘They were better than us in both boxes.’ FLEETWOOD 3 NORTHMPTON 0 DEVANTE COLE, Bobby Grant and David Ball goals moved in-form Fleetwood closer to the top two. Boss Uwe Rosler said: ‘We knew if we got the chances, we would score them.’