The Mail on Sunday

LEAGUE ONE

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HULL 1 BLACKPOOL 1

JERRY YATES’ late goal earned Blackpool a point at 10-man Hull. The hosts had taken the lead through Mallik Wilks, but after Reece Burke was sent off, Blackpool equalised. Hull head coach Grant McCann has become frustrated by side’s inability to defend set-pieces. ‘It was our downfall,’ he admitted.

WIMBLEDON 0 SUNDERLAND 3

CHARLIE WYKE hit a hat-trick as Sunderland continued their push for a play-off spot. ‘I’m delighted for Charlie, like any striker he’s had to work his socks off,’ said manager Lee Johnson. ‘He’s been battered from pillar to post by the two centre halves and dealt with it.’

FLEETWOOD 0 PORTSMOUTH 1

JOHN MARQUIS’ clinical header, his first goal for nearly two months, helped Portsmouth claim a battling win. ‘It was a great win for us,’ said their delighted manager Kenny Jackett. Fleetwood’s interim boss Simon Wiles added: ‘There were a lot of plusses to take from the game.’

SWINDON 1 DONCASTER 2

FEJIRI OKENABIRHI­E’S brace secured the win for Darren Moore’s promotion-chasing Doncaster. The manager said: ‘We’ve had to maintain our profession­alism and come here with a game plan.’ Hallam Hope got Swindon back in it.

PETERBOROU­GH 3 MK DONS 0

DARREN FERGUSON was left delighted by his side’s derby victory. ‘Three points, three goals and a clean sheet so I’m a very happy manager,’ he said. Sammie Szmodics hit a double for the hosts, with leading scorer Jonson Clarke-Harris also netting.

BRISTOL R 0 CHARLTON 1

JAKE FORSTER-CASKEY scored direct from a corner as 10-man Charlton beat Bristol Rovers. Winning manager Lee Bowyer said it was deserved. ‘We were very good,’ he said. Albie Morgan received a second yellow card for the visitors.

PLYMOUTH 1 CREWE 1

PLYMOUTH boss Ryan Lowe was delighted with another ‘point in the right direction’. Luke Jephcott scored a penalty, his 15th goal of the season, for Plymouth. Oli Finney levelled for Crewe, whose manager David Artell said: ‘If one team was going to win the game, it was going to be us.’

BURTON 0 IPSWICH 1

MARK McGUINNESS’ first senior goal secured a much-needed win for Ipswich. Assistant manager Stuart Taylor, standing in for Paul Lambert who is recovering from Covid, was relieved. ‘It was fine margins,’ he said. ‘That is what this league is like.’

ACCRINGTON 0 GILLINGHAM 1

STEVE EVANS said his Gillingham side were ‘outstandin­g’ as they beat in-form Accrington Stanley. ‘I was disappoint­ed it was only 1-0 at the interval,’ he said. ‘We were at the races for 90 minutes, but I felt comfortabl­e with the side.’ Captain Kyle Demspey scored the only goal of the game.

ROCHDALE 3 WIGAN 3

A 96TH-MINUTE header from Stephen Humphrys, his second of the game, rescued a point for 10men Rochdale, who had Jim McNulty sent off. Beesley also scored for the hosts, with Kyle Joseph, Callum Lang and Will Keane netting for Wigan.

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