Promotion race heats up as top three all see wins
PLYMOUTH, Ipswich and Sheffield Wednesday all won as the race for automatic promotion from League One heated up.
Argyle beat Cambridge 3-1 to stay top, one point ahead of the Tractor Boys, who won 3-0 at Peterborough, with the Owls one point further back following a 2-1 win over Exeter.
A 15th-minute strike from Callum Wright, pictured, gave Plymouth the lead and, despite Cambridge levelling through Sam Smith, Joe Edwards and Niall Ennis gave Argyle their third straight win.
Posh slip– ped out of the play-off places after Wes Burns, Conor Chaplin and Freddie Lad– apo struck for Ipswich.
Sheffield Wednesday, who have played a game more, went behind to Josh Key’s goal shortly after half time before turning it around with goals from Lee Gregory and Callum Paterson.
Barnsley are six points behind second-placed Ipswich after Slobodan Tedic’s double secured a 2-0 home win over relegationthreatened Oxford, who sit above the bottom four on goal difference.
Josh Sheehan’s stunning 25-yard effort ensured Bolton beat out-ofform Shrewsbury 1-0.
David Mcgoldrick’s penalty helped Derby leap-frog Peterborough into sixth with a 1-0 victory over local rivals Burton.
Accrington suffered a huge blow in their fight for survival as they were defeated 1-0 by Portsmouth thanks to Joe Pigott’s 75th-minute effort.
Wycombe’s play-off hopes were ended with a 2-0 defeat to Lincoln, with Dylan Duffy opened the scoring in the seventh minute and Lasse Sorensen sealing the points 20 minutes from time.
Cole Stockton’s double helped Morecambe make it back-to-back wins and move to within goal difference of jumping out of the relegation zone with a 3-2 win over Charlton.
Promise Omochere’s goal just before the break handed Fleetwood a 1-0 triumph over MK Dons.
Ellis Harrison and Tom Pett scored two goals in seven first-half minutes to give managerless Port Vale their first win in nine outings, beating Bristol Rovers 2-0.
Cheltenham cruised to a first win in six after a first-half double from Alfie May and Aidan Keena’s strike gave them a 3-1 win over relegated Forest Green.