LEAGUE TWO

LINCOLN 1 CREWE 0

TOM PETT came off the bench to fire Lincoln to victory after Lee Fracklington had missed a penalty. Manager Danny Cowley was relieved with the win. ‘If you can’t aesthetically please the supporters then it’s important to at least be efficient,’ he said.

YEOVIL 2 EXETER 2

YEOVIL manager Darren Way claimed: ‘Making mistakes isn’t failure, it just means you’re learning,’ after Jayden Stockley’s well-taken double cancelled out strikes by Exeter’s Jordan Green and Alex Fisher.

BURY 2 MANSFIELD 2

NICKY MAYNARD’S dramatic stoppage-time goal to add to his earlier scissor-kick strike earned Bury a point. Mansfield had led twice thanks to Danny Rose and Matt Preston.

SWINDON 1 NORTHAMPTON 1

MATT TAYLOR’S free kick rescued a point for Swindon against Northampton, who had led through John-Joe O’Toole. The hosts’ manager Phil Brown said: ‘The response from the players is what I want from minute one.’

CRAWLEY 2 CAMBRIDGE 0

LATE goals from Luke Gambin and Ollie Palmer gave Crawley their fourth successive home victory. Manager Gabriele Cioffi was understandably delighted and said his side were ‘relaxed’.

STEVENAGE 3 COLCHESTER 1

KURTIS GUTHRIE’S goal against his old club, added to a penalty from Ben Kennedy and an Emmanuel Sonupe strike saw off Colchester, who had taken the lead after only 86 seconds through Sammie Szmodics.

FOREST GREEN 1 NEWPORT 1

NEWPORT boss Michael Flynn refused to blame Mickey Demetriou after his miss from the spot. Dayle Grubb’s opener for the hosts was cancelled out by Padraig Amond.

OLDHAM 1 CARLISLE 3

CARLISLE boss John Sheridan said his side were ‘brilliant’ as he made a triumphant return to his former club. Goals from Hallam Hope, Ashley Nadesan and Jack Sowerby saw off Oldham, who scored through Ishmael Miller.

GRIMSBY 2 PORT VALE 0

MICHAEL JOLLEY said he was ‘really pleased overall’ after his Grimsby side triumphed over Port Vale. Wes Thomas’ strike inside the first minute and JJ Hooper’s goal saw them home.

MORECAMBE 3 TRANMERE 4

HARVEY GILMOUR’S brace added to goals from Ollie Banks and Johnny Smith won it for Rovers, whose goalkeeping coach Eric Nixon saw red at the end of the game. Rhys Oates, Vadaine Oliver and A-Jay Leitch-Smith replied.

MACCLESFIELD 0 NOTTS CO 1

MACCLESFIELD manager Mark Yates was furious after Jon Stead’s penalty handed Nott County victory. ‘We were worth a point, but we shot ourselves in the foot,’ Yates said.

MK DONS 3 CHELTENHAM 0

CHUKS ANEKE, Rhys Healey and Robbie Simpson all found the net, as Paul Tisdale’s MK Dons won for the first time at home since August. However, the manager admitted: ‘We’re nowhere near the finished product.’