Eaves leaves mark on leaders Pompey
PORTSMOUTH slipped to their first league defeat of the season as they lost 2-0 to Gillingham at Fratton Park.
Tom Eaves fired the Gills ahead and Alex Lacey struck their second in first-half stoppage time.
Pompey’s closest rivals Peterborough were thumped 4-0 by Barnsley at London Road with goals from George Moncur, Brad Potts’ double and Jacob Brown’s late fourth.
Fleetwood won 4-0 at high-flying
Doncaster.
Ched Evans converted an early penalty before James Wallace, Ash Eastham and Ash Hunter finished the scoring.
Sunderland earned a 2-1 win at Bradford, where Bantams defender Anthony O’Connor cancelled out Josh Maja’s opener. They regained the lead two minutes later through Jack Baldwin (above).
Alex Gilliead headed the only goal for Shrewsbury against 10-man Accrington.
Walsall sub Kieron Morris struck in stoppage time to clinch a 1-0 win at Bristol Rovers and two late goals from Amadou Bakayoko secured Coventry their first win in four, 2-1 at Charlton after Lyle Taylor’s penalty gave the home side the lead.
Luton beat Scunthorpe 3-2 as Hatters’ pair Harry Cornick and Elliot Lee scored either side of Lee Novak’s equaliser for the visitors.
After James Justin made it 3-1, Stephen Humphrys added their second consolation.
Oxford remain winless on the road after a goalless draw at Southend, while Rochdale twice hit back to draw 2-2 at Blackpool. Ryan Delaney cancelled out Jordan Thompson’s early opener and Calvin Andrew headed a late equaliser after the hosts had regained the lead through Curtis Tilt.
Wycombe clinched their first home league win of the season with a 2-1 win against Burton.
Joe Jacobson’s penalty and Adebayo Akinfenwa’s header gave them a 2-0 half-time lead. Marvin Sordell replied soon after the restart.
Plymouth registered their first league win of the season thanks to Freddie Ladapo’s second-half header in a 1-0 home victory against AFC Wimbledon.