Bodvarsson snatches point to deny Wigan the top spot
WIGAN missed the chance to go top of Sky Bet League One after Jon Dadi Bodvarsson snatched a late point in a bad-tempered Lancashire derby against Bolton at the DW Stadium.
James Mcclean’s fortunate crossshot put the Latics in front after seven minutes but Mcclean was lucky to stay on the pitch after a bad challenge on Dapo Afolayan late in the first half.
Wigan were left to rue their missed chances in the first half as Bodvarsson came off the bench to head home Will Aimson’s cross in the 83rd minute and secure a 1-1 draw.
It leaves Leam Richardson’s men looking over their shoulders after goals from Mo Eisa and Scott Twine saw third-placed MK Dons narrow the deficit to a single point with a 2-0 win over Shrewsbury.
Fourth-placed Plymouth got their promotion hopes back on track as Joe Edwards’ 56th-minute volley sealed a hard-fought 1-0 win over fifth-placed Oxford at Home Park.
Lee Gregory struck deep into stoppage time to snatch a 2-1 win for Sheffield Wednesday over AFC Wimbledon and ensure Mark Bowen’s first game as Dons boss ended in heartbreak.
Jack Hunt’s early opener for the Owls was cancelled out by Ayoub Assal but Gregory headed home in added time to send Wednesday up to fifth in the table.
Wycombe did enough to see off second-from-bottom Doncaster, Garath Mccleary heading home from an Anis Mehmeti cross on 18 before Mehmeti got on the scoresheet himself midway through the second half to wrap up a 2-0 win.
Free-falling Fleetwood finally claimed their first win in 14 attempts as they beat bottom club Crewe 3-1 at Gresty Road.
Harvey Macadam’s early header was cancelled out by Chris Long for the hosts on the stroke of half-time, but any hopes the Grecians had of ending a run of five straight losses were ended by second-half goals from Anthony Pilkington and Ellis Harrison.
Goals from Arthur Gnahoua, Adam Phillips and Cole Stockton gave Morecambe a 3-0 win over Burton, who had Conor Shaughnessy sent off two minutes before halftime.
Ipswich crashed to their first defeat in 12 games as Dominic Thompson’s 56th-minute own goal proved enough for Mark Bonner’s Cambridge to take all the points in a 1-0 win at Portman Road.
William Boyle grabbed a stoppage-time leveller for Cheltenham in an action-packed 4-4 draw with Accrington at the Wham Stadium.
Lincoln won 2-1 at Charlton in a game that saw both teams finish with 10 men.
Morgan Whittaker opened the scoring for the visitors in the 33rd minute before Charlton’s Alex Gilbey was sent off for violent conduct.