The Mail on Sunday

LEAGUE ONE

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PORTSMOUTH 0 GILLINGHAM 2

DESPITE their 11-game unbeaten run ending, Portsmouth manager Kenny Jackett revealed they have already discussed going on another hot streak. ‘The players are talking about bouncing back,’ he said. A wonder goal from Tom Eaves and an Alex Lacey strike sealed the victory for Gillingham.

WYCOMBE 2 BURTON 1

ADEBAYO AKINFENWA scored his 200th goal in English football, and Joe Jacobson added a penalty as Wycombe beat Burton. Marvin Sordell’s goal threatened a comeback.

BLACKPOOL 2 ROCHDALE 2

GOALS from Jordan Thompson and Curtis Tilt, either side of a Ryan Delaney strike, looked to have sealed the win for Terry McPhillips’s hosts, but substitute Calvin Andrew’s late header secured a point for Rochdale.

SOUTHEND 0 OXFORD 0

KARL ROBINSON felt his struggling Oxford side should have taken more than a point at Southend. ‘I thought it was all us,’ he said. ‘The applicatio­n has been unbelievab­le.’

BRADFORD 1 SUNDERLAND 2

JOSH MAJA and Jack Baldwin scored for Sunderland as they beat Bradford, with Anthony O’Connor levelling. The visitors’ Max Power and Bradford’s Sean Scannell saw red, and Jack Payne missed a penalty for Bradford.

SHREWSBURY 1 ACCRINGT0N 0

ALEX GILLIEAD headed the only goal as Shrewsbury beat Stanley, who had keeper Connor Ripley sent off early on. Winning manager John Askey said: ‘It was hard work.’

BRISTOL R 0 WALSALL 1

DEAN KEATES insisted his side’s stoppage-time winner was justice. ‘A few things have gone against us in recent matches and I thought it wasn’t going to be our day again,’ he said. Sub Kieron Morris scored the late goal.

PLYMOUTH 1 AFC WIMBLEDON 0

FREDDIE LADAPO’S strike was enough to earn all three points for Plymouth. Manager Derek Adams was thrilled to move off the foot of the table. ‘Confidence is a major thing,’ he said.

CHARLTON 1 COVENTRY 2

AMADOU BAKAYOKO’S late double secured a fine Coventry comeback against Charlton, who had led through Lyle Taylor’s penalty. Losing manager Lee Bowyer fumed: ‘We can’t keep missing chances – it’s ridiculous.’

PETERBORO 0 BARNSLEY 4

BARNSLEY shocked secondplac­e Peterborou­gh. Visiting keeper Adam Davies saved an Ivan Toney penalty, before George Moncur, Brad Potts (two) and Jacob Brown struck.

DONCASTER 0 FLEETWOOD 4

JOEY BARTON’S Fleetwood ended a six-game run without victory thanks to goals from Ched Evans, James Wallace, Ashley Eastham and Ashley Hunter. Barton said: ‘You’ve got to go and keep the back door closed.’

LUTON 3 SCUNTHORPE 2

HARRY CORNICK, Elliot Lee and James Justin struck for Luton as they inflicted the first defeat of Scunthorpe manager Stuart McCall’s tenure. Lee Novak and Stephen Humphrys replied.

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