league2round-up

Billy Kee’s second-half strike helped Accrington win 1-0 at Colchester to chalk up a seventh straight victory and leave themselves on the brink of automatic promotion.

Kee netted from close range in the 63rd-minute, after Colchester keeper Sam Walker had only parried Jordan Clark’s cross into the striker’s path, to seal another victory for the leaders.

Morecambe suffered a second-half collapse, losing 3-0 at Cheltenham after going in at the break goalless.

Jerell Sellars, Will Boyle and Harry Pell cashed in for the Robins.

Carlisle picked up a point at fellow play-off hopefuls Swindon in a 0-0 stalemate, but the draw ultimately did nothing to enhance each side’s top-seven ambitions.

Crewe blew Mansfield away in the first half at Field Mill, but were left hanging on at the end as they won 4-3.

James Jones, Jordan Bowery, Harry Pickering and Charlie Kirk had the Railwaymen 4-1 up after just 27 minutes – Lee Angol replied, but Kane Hemmings and sub Ricky Miller reduced the deficit to leave Crewe sweating.

In a huge game at the bottom, Grimsby picked up their first win in 21 matches when Mitch Rose’s 88th-minute penalty secured a crucial 1-0 win over Chesterfield.

Jonathan Forte scored twice as Notts County defeated Coventry 2-1 at Meadow Lane.