The Mail on Sunday

LEAGUE ONE

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PLYMOUTH 0 LUTON 0 LUTON boss Mick Harford was delighted with his table-topping side as they equalled last season’s record of 11 unbeaten away games. He said: ‘We came down here with a very positive attitude and I am absolutely thrilled we kept a clean sheet.’ Argyle keeper Matt Macey (above) made three superb stops to keep them at bay as Luton extended their unbeaten run to 23 games. Argyle boss Derek Adams said: ‘It was a good football match. It was very competitiv­e.’ AFC WIMBLEDON 2 DONCASTER 0 STEVE SEDDON and Shane McLoughlin fired bottom club Wimbledon to a crucial win against 10-man Doncaster. Promotion-chasing Rovers had John Marquis sent off for two bookable offences. WALSALL 2 FLEETWOOD 0 GOALS from Morgan Ferrier and Dan Scarr gave Walsall a vital win in their survival fight. It gave Walsall back-to-back home league wins for the first time since August. BARNSLEY 2 ACCRINGTON 0 DIMITRI CAVARE’S effort and an own goal from Will Wood saw Barnsley maintain their push for automatic promotion. Manager Daniel Stendel said: ‘It was not our best performanc­e but we deserved to win.’ SCUNTHORPE 0 BRISTOL R 1 BRISTOL ROVERS boss Graham Coughlan praised his side after Jonson Clarke-Harris got the only goal. He said: ‘The attitude, work-rate and commitment were different class.’ BRADFORD 3 PETERBOROU­GH 1 THREE goals in 16 second-half minutes gave Gary Bowyer his first win as Bradford City manager. Jacob Butterfiel­d, Eoin Doyle and Lewis O’Brien got the goals before Marcus Maddison’s consolatio­n penalty. ROCHDALE 2 SHREWSBURY 1 ROCHDALE started life after Keith Hill with a win over fellow strugglers Shrewsbury. Brian Barry-Murphy saw Kgosi Ntlhe and Jim McNulty score before Craig Docherty’s consolatio­n. CHARLTON 2 PORTSMOUTH 1 LYLE Taylor grabbed his 13th goal of the season to seal a vital win for Charlton against promotion rivals Portsmouth. Joe Aribo put them ahead before Ronan Curtis levelled, but Taylor closed the gap at the top to two points. GILLINGHAM 1 OXFORD 0 OXFORD boss Karl Robinson called for referee Ollie Yates to be sacked after being denied a penalty, saying: ‘He was poor. Get rid of him, sack him.’ Brandon Hanlan won it. WYCOMBE 1 SUNDERLAND 1 AN added-time equaliser from Duncan Watmore (right) maintained Sunderland’s record of scoring in every league game this season in a game of three late red cards. Alex Samuel put Wycombe ahead before Watmore denied them. A late brawl involving the two benches saw Nathan Tyson and George Honeyman sent off, and Marcus Bean followed for his second yellow card. PORT VALE 2 MANSFIELD 1 RICKY MILLER’S double gave John Askey his first win as Vale boss. Nicky Ajose pulled one back but also had a penalty saved by Scott Brown. STEVENAGE 0 BURY 1 NICKY MAYNARD struck in added time as Bury kept the pressure on leaders Lincoln. Boss Ryan Lowe admitted: ‘I wanted to run on at the end, but I managed to keep my emotions in check – just.’ CARLISLE 2 SWINDON 1 ON-LOAN Aston Villa man Callum O’Hare’s late winner saw Carlisle end a five-game winless run. Hallam Hope’s first-half effort was cancelled out by a Kyle Bennett freekick for Swindon. MORECAMBE 3 FOREST GRN 0 MORECAMBE’S first home win since December was ‘long overdue’, admitted boss Jim Bentley. Rhys Oates, Lewis Ward and Alex Kenyon got the goals.

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