The Mail on Sunday

LEAGUE ONE

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SHREWSBURY 2 SCUNTHORPE 0

STRIKERS Stefan Payne and Carlton Morris were on target as unbeaten leaders Shrewsbury beat Scunthorpe to claim a ninth league win of the season. Manager Paul Hurst said: ‘You look at some of the teams that we’ve played and to take 19 out of 21 points is quite ridiculous.’

WIGAN 2 WALSALL 0

WIGAN manager Paul Cook admitted the result was more important than the performanc­e after a Will Grigg double. He said: ‘People will only remember the points tally.’

WIMBLEDON 0 ROCHDALE 0

WIMBLEDON have won only once in their last seven to slide into the relegation zone, but boss Neal Ardley insisted: ‘People talk about one win in six, or seven, as it is now. But I actually think in the last five games we have played well.’

SOUTHEND 2 BLACKPOOL 1

MARK OXLEY’S stoppage-time penalty save from Jimmy Ryan saw Southend take the points. Anthony Wordsworth and Simon Cox put them in control before Kyle Vassell replied.

BLACKBURN 1 GILLINGHAM 0

DOMINIC SAMUEL’S fifth goal of the season was enough to give Blackburn victory over Gillingham, but manager Tony Mowbray said: ‘My frustratio­n is when they were attacking, we couldn’t break and score another.’

ROTHERHAM 1 NORTHAMPTO­N 0

IN-FORM Kieffer Moore’s ninth goal of the season was enough to give Rotherham victory over Northampto­n, whose manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbain­k admitted: ‘Moore is a handful.’

BRADFORD 2 DONCASTER 0

CHARLIE WYKE and Nat KnightPerc­ival were the scorers as Bradford beat Yorkshire rivals Doncaster in front of a bumper 20,430 crowd, but manager Stuart McCall admitted: ‘Doncaster will probably feel aggrieved.’

PORTSMOUTH 1 OLDHAM 2

EOIN DOYLE came back to haunt his former side as he grabbed both Oldham’s goals for caretaker boss Richie Wellens. Portsmouth skipper Brett Pitman pulled one back.

BRISTOL R 2 PLYMOUTH 1

BILLY BODIN’S eighth goal of the season sealed Bristol Rovers’ win over bottom club Plymouth. Rory Gaffney had put them in front before Nathan Blissett levelled. ‘It wasn’t good for my heart-rate,’ said Rovers boss Darrell Clarke.

PETERBOROU­GH 1 OXFORD 4

OXFORD produced a stunning second half fightback. They went behind to a Jack Marriott goal but won it thanks to Josh Ruffels, Wes Thomas, Joe Rothwell and Agon Mehmetti.

BURY 0 MK DONS 2

MK DONS stretched their unbeaten run to four matches thanks to goals from Osman Sow and former Bury loanee Ethan Ebanks-Landell. Manager Robbie Neilson hailed it as ‘a great result – it’s another clean sheet.’

FLEETWOOD 1 CHARLTON 3

TARIQUE FOSU-HENRY put former club Fleetwood to the sword with a hat-trick. Bobby Grant pulled one back but Fleetwood boss Uwe Rosler admitted: ‘They were better.’

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