Cox’s treble stuns Pompey
SOUTHEND’S Simon Cox hit a stunning hat-trick as his side came back from three down to win a point in a 3-3 draw with Portsmouth.
It meant that Pompey slipped further behind at the top as leaders Luton won 2-1 at Fleetwood with goals from George Moncur and Pelly Ruddock Mpenza, while Barnsley stay second after beating Wycombe 2-1 with a Cauley Woodrow double.
Ivan Toney’s goal snatched the points for Peterborough in a 1-0 win at Oxford and Coventry kept their slim hopes of a play-off slot alive with a 3-0 home victory over Walsall.
Mark Byrne’s long-range shot lifted Gillingham clear of the relegation zone with a 1-0 win over Scunthorpe.
Neither Charlton nor Blackpool could break the deadlock at the Valley in a goalless draw that produced only three on-target efforts. Stalemate too at Shrewsbury with Tyrese Campbell’s early goal cancelled out within three minutes by Burton’s David Templeton in a 1-1 draw. Mansfield Notts County,