Two-goal Gavin a bit of all Whyte as Tigers go top
HULL moved top on goal difference as they beat Bristol Rovers 2-0 while Peterborough lost 2-1 to Burton.
A double from Gavin Whyte (right) gave the Tigers a third straight win.and it proved a significant result as Burton’s Kane Hemmings and Hayden Carter scored to inflict defeat on the previous leaders. Harrison Burrows hit a consolation for Posh. Third-placed Lincoln also kept up the pace with a 3-0 win over Crewe, Morgan Rogers with the opener before Conor Mcgrandles and Brennan Johnson struck. Sunderland were 2-0 winners against struggling Rochdale, Dion Sanderson with the first before Charliewyke (below) hit his 25th of the season.
Tom Anderson and Omar Bogle earned Doncaster a 2-1 win over Plymouth, Niall Ennis pulling one back, but Portsmouth were hammered 4-1 by Northampton. Ryan Watson’s double was added to by Fraser
Horsfall and Sam Hoskins, meaning that Ellis Harrison’s penalty was just a consolation. Paul Cook’s reign at Ipswich started with a 3-1 defeat as Gillingham’s Vadaine Oliver scored twice in the final 20 minutes. Luk e Chambers had cancelled out Jack Tucker’s opener but defeat leaves Town outside the play-off places.
CHELTENHAM held off a late fightback from struggling Port Vale to remain a point clear of last-gasp winners Cambridge at the top of the table.
Alfie May’s 14th-minute opener and an own goal from former Town goalkeeper Scott Brown soon after set Cheltenham on their way to fifth win in their last six games.
Liam Sercombe added a third in the second half beforevale scored two late goals throughwill Swan and Alex Hurst.
Cambridge needed 90th-minute effort from League Two’s leading scorer Paul Mullin – his 23rd of the season – to secure a 1-0 win over Walsall.
That meant Forest Green missed the chance to to go second, despite their 2-1 win at rock-bottom Grimsby.
Morecambe are up to fourth after brushing aside Carlisle 3-1, while Tranmere lost 1-0 at home to Crawley,tom Nichols striking a second-half winner.
At the other end of the table, Barrow moved out of the bottom two with a 2-0 victory over Mansfield, who had defender Ryan Sweeney sent off.