LEAGUE ONE
SUNDERLAND 2 ACCRINGTON 1
LEE JOHNSON expected a ‘difficult game’ as Sunderland saw off Accrington. Dan Neil’s first senior goal put the home side ahead, before Michael Nottingham headed the visitors back into the game. Carl Winchester broke free from the right-hand side into the box from Aidan McGeady’s through ball and stroked the ball into the corner.
PLYMOUTH 3 SHEFFIELD WED 0
RYAN LOWE is not getting carried away by Plymouth’s win. Goals from Joe Edwards, Dan Scarr and Ryan Law did the damage, with the boss saying: ‘It’s just another performance, now we move on.’
IPSWICH 2 BOLTON 5
PAUL COOK felt Ipswich’s loss was his ‘toughest’ day in management. Goals from Macauley Bonne and a Ricardo Santos own-goal were in vain as Oladapo Afolayan (two), Josh Sheehan, George Johnston and Eoin
Doyle’s penalty saw Bolton prevail.
MK DONS 1 PORTSMOUTH 0
PORTSMOUTH head coach Danny Cowley was disappointed by his side’s reaction to going a goal down to Ethan Robson. Cowley said: ‘Conceding should not take you away from the way you play.’
BURTON 1 GILLINGHAM 1
BURTON boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was left to reflect on a third successive league draw. Vadaine Oliver put the visitors ahead after 18 minutes, but Kane Hemmings levelled. Hasselbaink said: ‘They are a really difficult side.’
OXFORD 0 WYCOMBE 0
GARETH AINSWORTH was happy Wycombe came away with a point. Clear-cut chances were few and far between, but Ainsworth said: ‘It’s been a real ding-dong battle, but this was a good point today.’
WIGAN 2 DONCASTER 1
RICHIE WELLENS wondered if he’d ‘run over another black cat’ after his Doncaster side fell to defeat. Tommy Rowe had put the away side ahead, but Will Kean responded two minutes later, before scoring the winner in the 52nd minute.
MORECAMBE 3 AFC WIMBLEDON 4
AYOUB ASSAL earned Wimbledon the points when he struck late on. Anthony Hartigan, Ethan Chislett and Will Nightingale also netted for the visitors with Cole Stockton (2) and Shane McLoughlin in reply.
CHARLTON 1 CHELTENHAM 2
MICHAEL DUFF applauded his side after their historic win over Charlton. On their first visit to The Valley goals from Matty Blair and Taylor Perry were enough, despite Jonathan Leko’s reply. Duff said: ‘We have shown that we can be competitive.’
CAMBRIDGE 1 LINCOLN 5
MICHAEL APPLETON praised the ‘ruthlessness’ of his Lincoln side. Hakeeb Adelakun, Anthony Scully (two), Conor McGrandles and Lewis Fiorini netted, rendering Joe Ironside’s goal a consolation.
ROTHERHAM 2 FLEETWOOD 4
CALLUM MORTON, Ged Garner, Danny Andrew and Callum Camps goals secured victory for Fleetwood, who had trailed to Michael Smith and Kieran Sadlier efforts. Away boss Simon Grayson said: ‘A result like this show what we are doing is right.’
SHREWSBURY 1 CREWE 1
DAVID ARTELL insists Crewe showed ‘character’ to come from behind to pick up an away point. Sam Cosgrove put Shrewsbury ahead after 19 minutes, before Mikael Mandron levelled.