TITLE FIGHT TO FOLLOW AS PAIR ARE PROMOTED
PLYMOUTH and IPSWICH were both celebrating promotion to the Skybet Championship after victories yesterday.
Niall Ennis’ goal was enough for leaders Plymouth to edge out BURTON 1-0, while Ipswich confirmed their own rise with a more emphatic 6-0 rout of EXETER. Five of the goals came in a 25-minute spell in the first half as Conor Chaplin scored twice.
With only one point between the top two, the title race will go down to the final day.
BOLTON made sure of a play-off place with a 2-0 win over 10-man FLEETWOOD, as seventh-placed PETERBOROUGH were held to a
0-0 draw by BRISTOL ROVERS.
Sixth-placed DERBY drew 1-1 with PORTSMOUTH, leaving them two points clear. Third-placed SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY swept aside SHREWSBURY 3-0 but fourth-placed BARNSLEY had to come from 4-1 down in the last 20 minutes to earn a 4-4 draw at MK DONS, with Max Watters scoring twice in the comeback.
PORT VALE are now safe despite going down 3-2 away to CHARLTON. And OXFORD are effectively safe after a 3-0 win at FOREST GREEN.
MORECAMBE are still alive after coming from 2-0 down to beat LINCOLN 3-2. CAMBRIDGE are in 22nd after a 2-1 victory over ACCRINGTON STANLEY who are now effectively down, three points from safety with a dismal goal difference.
In League Two, STEVENAGE secured promotion with a 2-0 win over GRIMSBY. That win lifted them to second as NORTHAMPTON blew their chance of securing promotion as Romoney Crichlow’s stoppage-time strike earned a 2-1 win for play-off chasing BRADFORD.
Fourth-placed STOCKPORT won 3-0 at the home of champions LEYTON ORIENT to keep hopes of automatic promotion alive.
SALFORD all but secured a play-off place with a 3-2 win away to promotion rivals CARLISLE, moving them three points clear of MANSFIELD, who lost 2-1 at home to HARROGATE. CRAWLEY secured their League Two survival with a goalless draw at home to WALSALL, a result which relegates HARTLEPOOL despite their 3-1 home win over BARROW.